Taylor Ingle of Southeast Missouri State added all-around gold to her trophy case, and defending champions Texas Women’s University posted the top overall team score in qualifying to kick off the 2026 Women’s Collegiate National Invitational Championships Friday night.

WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania – Taylor Ingle of Southeast Missouri State added all-around gold to her trophy case, and defending champions Texas Women’s University posted the top overall team score in qualifying to kick off the 2026 Women’s Collegiate National Invitational Championships Friday night.

Ingle stepped up from her runner-up finish in 2025 to win Friday’s all-around with a 39.275, thanks to strong performances on each apparatus. The senior from Coppell, Texas, had the top score of 9.850 on vault while adding 9.850s on floor and beam and a 9.725 on uneven bars. Amara Nelson of the University of Bridgeport was second in the all-around (38.985) and had the top qualifying score on beam (9.875), with Abigail Kenney of the University of Bridgeport completing the all-around podium with a 38.775 for her second consecutive all-around podium at the event.

TWU led qualifications into Saturday night’s team final with their score of 195.250, with Southeast Missouri State qualifying second with a 194.350. Bridgeport (193.250) and West Chester (1.92.725) round out the final four set for Saturday night’s team battle.

Other top individual qualifiers advancing to Sunday’s apparatus finals were a trio Texas Women’s athletes: Sophia Isbell on floor (9.875), Caroline Bowns on bars (9.90) and Alaina Reid, who matched Ingle’s 9.850 score on vault, along with Maribelle Albert of the University of Alaska Anchorage.

The championships continue Saturday with team finals at 7 p.m. ET, followed by individual event finals on Sunday. Fans can continue to watch live and follow along with live scores on virti.us.