Sophomore Ali Marrero celebrates with her Kent State gymnastics teammates after her performance on the bars. The Flashes defeated George Washington and Northern Illinois Universities at the tri-meet on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.
George Washington University edged the Flashes by a quarter of a tenth of a point for a final score of 196.075-196.050. Northern Illinois University took third at the meet with 193.900 points. Biggin said the Flashes competed well as a whole, but mistakes from two seniors kept them out of first place.
“Overall, we’re certainly getting better on every event, but we took a step backward on two floor routines that .