Stephanie Stoicovy

McDowell graduate Stephanie Stoicovy concluded her college gymnastics career at George Washington University in the NCAA Division I Gainesville Regional in Florida Saturday night.

She tied for sixth place among 42 performers in the floor exercise with a score of 9.875. That helped Stoicovy finish 16th among 20 gymnasts with a 38.525 in the all-around.

Stoicovy also placed 37th (9.60) on the vault, 37th (9.45) on the balance beam and 38th (9.60) on the uneven bars. She did not advance to NCAA Championships.

No. 1-ranked Florida, the host team, won the team event.

Marie Case

Another Erie gymnast, Mercyhurst Prep graduate Marie Case, closed her junior season with Kent State by competing at the Tuscaloosa Regional in Alabama Saturday.

Case placed 10th among 16 competitors in the all-around with a 38.700.

Out of 42 gymnasts in each individual event, she finished 26th (9.650) on the beam, 27th (9.750) in the floor, 27th (9.675) in the uneven bars and 39th (9.625) in the vault.

No Kent Sate performers advanced. No. 3 Alabama won the team regional while No. 23 Kent State placed sixth among six teams.

Stoicovy and Case are former Lakettes Academy stars.

Stephanie Stoicovy

Marie Case

Erie gymnasts Marie Case and Stephanie Stoicovy will participate in NCAA Regionals tonight.

Case, a Mercyhurst Prep graduate, will compete with her Kent State team in the Tuscaloosa Regional beginning at 7 p.m. Alabama is the host team. Check out this link for live stats. Case, a junior, is a two-time Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Year. Read more in Kent State’s preview story.

Stoicovy, a McDowell graduate and a senior at George Washington, will compete as an individual in the all-around today at 6 p.m. at the Gainesville Regional, which Florida will host beginning at 6 p.m. Fans can use these links to follow live video and live stats tonight.

Check out a photo gallery featuring Stoicovy.

Here’s a Kent State video including Case:

Stephanie Stoicovy

Marie Case

Two area gymnasts, Mercyhurst Prep graduate Marie Case and McDowell graduate Stephanie Stoicovy, have qualified for the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships.

Both will compete in NCAA Regionals on April 6.

Case, a junior, has qualified with her Kent State team for the Tuscaloosa Regional, which will be hosted by Alabama starting at 6 p.m. The regional team competition also will include Utah, Denver, Brigham Young and Iowa State.

Case won the all-around at the Mid-American Conference championships Saturday and was named MAC gymnast of the year for the second straight year. She won the award outright in 2012 and shared the award with another gymnast this year.

Stoicovy, a senior at George Washington, has qualified in the all-around for the Gainesville Regional, which Florida will host beginning at 6 p.m. In addition, Minnesota, Auburn, Maryland, Bridgeport and Pittsburgh will compete as teams. Individuals from GW, Towson and William & Mary also will compete.

Both Case and Stoicovy were standouts for Lakettes Gymnastics Academy.

Marie Case

Mercyhurst Prep graduate Marie Case turned in an outstanding performance Saturday at the Mid-American Conference gymnastics championships at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Case, a junior at Kent State, won the MAC all-around championship and was also named co-MAC gymnast of the year. Case also was the 2012 MAC gymnast of the year.

Case, a former Lakettes Academy standout, claimed the all-around title with a total of 39.250 after posting scores of 9.775 (vault), 9.775 (uneven bars), 9.800 (balance beam) and 9.900 (floor exercise). She tied for second in the floor and the beam and tied for sixth on the bars.

Despite her efforts, Kent State (194.775) finished third in the team standings, just behind Western Michigan and Central Michigan, who had 194.800. Kent State was the MAC regular-season champion.

Stephanie Stoicovy

▀ McDowell grad Stephanie Stoicovy, a senior at George Washignton, tied for second in the floor exercise and tied for eighth in the all-around Saturday at the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championship in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Stoicovy, a former Lakettes Academy gymnast, had a 9.850 on the floor and a 39.025 in the all-around.

She also had scores of 9.70 on the vault, 9.725 on the uneven bars and 9.75 on the balance beam.

Stoicovy was named to the all-tournament team in the floor exercise. On Friday, she was named to the all-EAGL first team in both the all-around and the floor exercise.

Lindsay Stamp

Zhane Brooks

Stephanie Stoicovy

Marie Case

A pair of former teammates at Lakettes Gymnastics Academy recently faced each other in a college meet, and the results were impressive. Marie Case and Stephanie Stoicovy finished first and second, respectively, in the all-around competition.

Read more about them in today’s On Campus college notebook.

Also, check out notes on IUP’s Zhane Brooks and Lindsay Stamp, Mercyhurst’s Luis Leao and Gannon’s Jen Papich, among others.

Every Sunday the Erie Times-News publishes the On Campus notebook, which helps area readers catch up with local high school stars who have taken their games to the college level.

Last Sunday’s On Campus notebook featured items on former Fairview divers Danny Roberts, now with Cleveland State, and Carolyn Eckendof, now with Grove City College. Harbor Creek grad Jessica Zoltowski, an Elmira basketball player, was also featured, along with three former area standouts who now play women’s basketball for LeMoyne. Find out who else we mentioned. Check out the link above.

The Jan. 20 On Campus notebook took a look at Girard native Curt Miller and his affect on the Indiana women’s basketball program. George Washington gymnast Stephanie Stoicovy and Buffalo swimmers Tommy Steele and Rachael Ragen also were featured. We caught up with other athletes as well.

Look for another On Campus in tomorrow’s Erie Times-News.

Marie Case of Erie sent the competition tumbling Sunday in her debut for the Kent State gymnastics team.

Case, a Mercyhurst Prep graduate and former Lakettes Gymnastics Academy student, won the all-around, floor and beam and finished second on the vault to lead the Flashes past Maryland 194.775-193.125 in Kent, Ohio.

“She performed well, and her teammates did a tremendous job helping her with solid performances of their own,” Kent State coach Brice Biggin said. “She certainly had a great meet, and we’re more than pleased with how she performed.”

Check out a photo gallery from the competition.