Briannah Tsang of Burnaby had a super start in her NCAA Division I debut with the Penn State women’s gymnastic team.
The defending Canadian national championship gold medalist in the vault won her specialty event, tied for top spot on the balance beam and took the women’s all-around in Penn State University’s season-opening quad meet on Saturday.
The No. 16-ranked Nittany Lions also claimed the team event over Cornell, New Hampshire and Rutgers universities.
Tsang won the all-around with a competition score of 39.225, edging Penn State teammates Krystal Welsh and Lauren Li for top spot on the podium.
The Flicka Gymnastics Club product won the vault with a 9.850 score and shared first place on beam with Welsh, both with 9.800 scores.
Tsang also scored a third-place score of 9.800 on the uneven bars, while claiming a share of third in floor exercises at 9.775 with teammate Lexi Carroll.
Following her successful debut, Tsang was named co-freshman of the week in women’s gymnastics in the Big 10 conference.
Penn State will meet No. 9 Nebraska next Saturday, Jan. 17.
