Media Credit: File Photo by Dean Whitelaw | Staff Photographer Nearly all of the team's 16 members last year are returning to compete this year. Courtside By Emily Maise Jan 25, 2021 12:30 AM Gymnastics will kick off the 2021 season Sunday, the team announced in a schedule release Tuesday. Gymnasts will compete at seven meets this season – down from their usual 10-plus competitions – and will host two in the Smith Center. The Colonials were picked to finish third in the East Atlantic Gymnastic League preseason poll and were tabbed No. 35 in the Women’s College Gymnastics Association preseason poll. Among EAGL teams, GW nabbed 46 points, including two first place votes. The squad finished just behind 2020-Champion NC State and Pittsburgh, who collected 59 and 49 points, respectively. Among WCGA voting, the squad accumulated 160 points and were the third EAGL team to appear among the top 35 teams in the nation.