“It’s great to win it, but we want the team winning and that was the most satisfying part of it all,” Stoicovy said.
The mission for the team is to compete at the regional level this season, and its depth can only help. Zander had a career-high 9.740 on the uneven bars, and placed third on the balance beam. Sophomore Elena Corcoran tied for second place in her first career floor exercise competition, finishing with a 9.775.
The only freshmen competing for GW Sunday was Taylor Redmond, who had limited practice time over the last week after spraining her ankle. Though she fell during her balance beam routine, there was nothing but praise for the young talent after competition ended. Zander touched on her positive attitude and Stoicovy called her a “rock” and said she was looking forward to the rest of the season with her freshman teammate..
With a maximum of 12 scholarships to be used, Foster-Cunningham said the future of the program this year and in years to come is bright.
“We want to be that dog, not the one on the porch but the one that comes off the porch and works really hard and goes after it. I love the aggressive nature of the athletes today,” Foster-Cunningham said. “They believed in themselves and you could see that today.”