WEST CHESTER, Pa. (April 12, 2024) – Morgan Price of Fisk University claimed a historic all-around gold medal, and the fields for team and individual event finals were set Friday evening at the 2024 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships in West Chester, Pa.

Price became the first athlete from a historically black college and university (HBCU) to win the all-around title, topping the competition with a 39.225 on the strength of her scores on floor exercise (9.850), uneven bars (9.850), balance beam (9.725) and vault (9.800). Jaly Jones of Lindenwood University repeated as silver medalist with a 38.850, and Kyrstin Johnson of Talladega College was third with a 39.050 giving HBCUs two spots on the all-around podium. Fisk was the first HBCU to field a gymnastics team, starting competition in 2023, while Talladega began competition this year.

After two sessions of semifinal competition, Lindenwood, Texas Women’s University, the U.S. Air Force Academy and West Chester booked spots to Saturday’s team final at the championships by placing in the top two of their respective sessions. In Session 1, TWU posted an overall 195.175, just ahead of Air Force in second with a 193.675. Cornell University was third with a 193.025.

Lindenwood was top qualifier to the team final in the second session with a score of 195.700. West Chester clinched the last team final spot with a 193.975. Brown University was third with a 192.525.

Competition continues Saturday at 7 p.m. ET when Lindenwood, TWU, USAF and West Chester will battle for the 2024 team title.

Individual apparatus competition is Sunday. The gymnasts with the top five scores, including ties, on each apparatus per session, limited to three per school, qualified to the individual event finals. All qualifiers are listed alphabetically by apparatus below.

Fans can watch the live stream and follow along with live scores throughout the meet.

Women’s Collegiate National Championships individual event qualifiers

Floor exercise
Libby Allen — SCSU
Sydney Beers — Cornell
Caroline Cascadden — West Chester
Maya Davis — Brown
Sophia Dewar — Brown
Gayla Griswold — Lindenwood
Kyrstin Johnson — Talladega
Jaly Jones — Lindenwood
Ava Kelly — SCSU
Josie Moylan — Cornell
Morgan Price —Fisk
Alexandra Quiana — Cornell
Maggie Slife — Air Force
Olivia Williams — Centenary

Uneven Bars
Hannah Appleget — Lindenwood
Jordan Coleman — West Chester
Kaylee Cooper — Lindenwood
Asta Farrell — Brown
Brooke Ferrari — TWU
Nya Kraus — Lindenwood
Gigi Mastellone — SCSU
Morgan Price —Fisk
Maggie Slife — Air Force
Kami Zariengo — TWU

Balance Beam
Sydney Beers — Cornell
Mikayla Burton — Cornell
Kylee Greene — Air Force
Kyrstin Johnson — Talladega
Jaly Jones — Lindenwood
Lauren Kramer — Brown
Nya Kraus — Lindenwood
Alondra Maldonado — Talladega
Lily McFarland — West Chester
Emily Six — TWU
Clara Wallace — Air Force

Vault
Julia Bedell — Brown
Sydney Beers — Cornell
Reese Baechle — Lindenwood
Sarah Eskew — West Chester
Gayla Griswold — Lindenwood
Kaitlyn Holland — TWU
Sophia Isbell — TWU
Kyrstin Johnson — Talladega
Jaly Jones — Lindenwood
Abigail Kenney — Bridgeport
Kiora Peart-Williams — Talladega
Morgan Price —Fisk
Angela Xing — Brown