Kent State’s home meet this afternoon may be one of the closest of the weekend, with them being only 0.045 behind the visiting Central Michigan in NQS. Each of the two teams lead the MAC on their standout event – the Golden Flashes perennially strong on floor, and the Chippewas comfortably ahead of the conference on bars for almost two months. Both teams have begun their end-of-season upswing on vault, likely leaving the team title to whoever can count five stronger routines on beam. Neither team has hit the 49.000 mark on the event this season, but have shown the depth to do it today.
Senior Rachel Decavitch, the Golden Flashes’ sole all arounder this season, will go head to head with Central Michigan’s Hannah DeMers and Luciana Alvarado-Reid. All three are strong competitors who coincidentally highlight their team’s highest scoring events. The Chippewas will begin the meet on theirs at bars, while the Golden Flashes will end the meet on theirs at floor.
Looking beyond these team’s traditionally strong events, be ready for vaults from specialists. Central Michigan’s Elizabeth Cesarone stuck her Yurchenko full last weekend for a near-perfect 9.925, earning conference honors for the first time. Kyndall Gilbert has been Kent State’s image of consistency on…
