The club gymnastics team wrapped up their season at the 2026 National competition this past weekend. Nearly 1,300 students from across the country traveled to Birmingham, Alabama to compete in the nation's largest NAIGC competition of the year.

"Nationals was in Birmingham, AL this year which was so much fun. It was nice to be in the warm sunny weather when we weren't competing. NAIGC puts so much time into planning this meet and you can absolutely tell," stated sophomore and president of the team, Emily Lapa. "The atmosphere is absolutely amazing and everyone supports one another no matter what level you are or if you are competing MAG, WAG, or trampoline & tumbling."

While competition was tough, it was nothing the Falcon's couldn't handle. Below are the athletes' scores.

Silver

Sarah Cosgrove
Bars: 9.400
Beam: 9.200
Floor: 9.225

Megan Rainwaters
Vault: 9.475
Bars: 9.500

Elizabeth Raymond
Vault: 9.400
Bars: 9.300 
Beam: 9.400 (15th place)

Maria Stewart
Vault: 7.500
Bars: 8.850
Beam: 9.000

Platinum

Megan Husted
Vault: 9.150
Bars: 9.025
Beam: 8.650
Floor: 9.025
All Around: 35.850

Emily Lapa
Vault: 9.175
Bars: 9.375
Beam: 8.900
Floor: 9.050
All Around: 36.500

Diamond

Ruby Clogston
Vault: 8.350
Bars: 7.350
Beam: 8.825
Floor: 8.825
All Around: 33.350

Leah Fitzsimonds
Vault: 8.450
Bars: 9.550
Beam: 9.600 (6th place)
Floor: 9.550 (11th place)
All Around: 37.350

Lilly Gibbs
Vault: 9.100
Bars: 9.400
Beam: 9.300
Floor: 9.550
All Around: 37.350

Ava Noonan
Beam: 8.800

Day one of competition was a success for the Falcons, highlighted by an impressive performance from freshman Leah Fitzsimonds. Her standout routines earned her a spot in the event finals the following day, where she competed on both beam and floor. Below are her scores from the event finals.

Beam: 9.200
Floor: 9.650

"The girls did absolutely amazing and I am so beyond proud of them," Lapa said. "Nationals is a great bonding experience and something I look forward to every year. Being in a leadership position this year I was definitely nervous going into this meet, but everything went smoothly! I put so much time and effort into planning out the details and it was awesome seeing everything play out like I hoped."

The team is sad to say goodbye to the '25-'26 season but is eager to make improvements for next years competitions. Be sure to follow @bgsuclubgym on Instagram to stay updated with the team and future events.