The NC State gymnastics team will be competing in a quad meet this Friday at 7 p.m. in Towson, Maryland.

The Wolfpack will be competing against Cornell, William & Mary and Towson. Towson will be the Pack’s first EAGL matchup of the season. The Pack improved from its scores from its first meet to its last meet against Ohio State and will look to build on that progression again.

The Pack is in a good place to take on its next three competitors as Towson and Cornell have top scores that are slightly above 190.000. The Pack has scored higher than that in both its meets with scores of 193.750 and 194.925.

Last season, the Wolfpack participated in the Towson Meet against Towson, Cornell, William & Mary and West Virginia. The Pack came in second place with a finishing score of 196.550. The team fell short to West Virginia, who scored 196.775, only a 0.225 difference.

At the Towson meet, junior Drew Grantham placed fifth all-around with a score of 38.800. Grantham also tied for fourth on the beams with a score of 9.875, the highest scorer from NC State. Senior Alexa Phillips tied for fifth on the vault, scoring 9.825. Both Phillips and Grantham tied for fourth place on the floor at 9.875 points.

Comparing last year’s Towson Meet to the Pack’s most recent meet, the team’s scores for each event are slightly lower. However, last year’s Towson Meet was towards the end of the Pack’s season in March while the Pack has barely begun its current season and is doing well in its improvements to reach the scores it did last year.

Last year at Towson, the Pack’s lowest team score was on the vault at 48.925. The bars, beams and floor all had scores over 49.000.

The Pack’s current scores are reaching for 49.000 but aren’t quite there. The Pack is in a good position to defeat its three opponents in this meet but more importantly, it’s another opportunity for the Pack to better its own personal scores.