#21 Wolfpack Places Second at 2026 Metroplex Challenge

Sunday, February 15

Fort Worth, Texas

8:15 PM ET

NC State

196.100

196.375

North Carolina

#21 Wolfpack Places Second at 2026 Metroplex Challenge

2/15/2026 11:31:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 21 NC State gymnastics placed second at the 2026 Metroplex Challenge on Sunday at the Fort Worth Convention Center, scoring a 196.100. The Wolfpack finished behind No. 13 UNC (196.375) while topping No. 17 Auburn (196.075) and Boise State (194.825).

NC State recorded two 9.900+ scores on the night, highlighted by Elle Hadrick's career-high and event-winning 9.925 on bars and Syniya Thomas' personal-best 9.900 on beam. With the performances, both gymnasts now own five career scores of 9.900 or better.

The Wolfpack moves to 6-3 on the season following its first quad meet of the year.

Bars (49.125)
NC State opened the meet with a 49.125 on bars, led by Hadrick's career-best 9.925 that helped her to a tie of the top spot on the podium with North Carolina's Gwen Fink. The mark was her second career 9.900+ on bars and fifth overall, tying Caroline Volk for the highest bars score by a Pack gymnast this season.

Katie Harper and Ava Myers each scored 9.825, while Volk added a 9.800 to give the lineup four scores of 9.800 or better. Emerson Fisk made her collegiate debut in the event, posting a 9.750.

Beam (49.175)
The Wolfpack moved to beam in the second rotation and totaled a 49.175. Harper and Volk opened with matching 9.750s before Autumn Rardin recorded a career-best 9.850.

Maddie Hall followed with a 9.800, and Adasyn Tackett matched her career high with a 9.875. Thomas closed the rotation with a personal-best 9.900, her fifth career 9.900+ score, marking NC State's first 9.900 on beam this season and its highest beam score of the year.

Floor (49.000)
NC State posted a 49.000 on floor in the third rotation. Thomas anchored the lineup with a 9.875, while Hadrick added a 9.850. Meg Adler contributed a 9.825 to give the Pack three scores of 9.825 or better in the rotation.

Vault (48.800)
The Wolfpack closed the meet on vault with a 48.800. Lauren Wright matched her career high with a 9.850 to lead the rotation, while Myers and Thomas each added 9.800s.

Up Next
NC State returns home to host Stanford for the program's annual Pink Meet on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. ET inside Reynolds Coliseum. The meet will air on ACC Network Extra.

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