SUU posted a 193 to capture the road win. SUU was led by Brooke Cersosimo, who won the AA with a 38.65 and the BB. Teammates Lindsey Schutz and Alyssa Click added wins on the FX and UB, respectively. CSUF's Shelley Cooper won the VT.
Link: CSUF Release
Chelsea Drooger, L10 at Champion Gymnastics USA, has committed to Kent State for the 2011-12 season. So far this season she has finished 7th AA at Gymnastics on the Grand, 12th AA at the Twistars Invite and 4th AA (1st V/BB) at the OC Classic. She finished 19th AA at the 2010 JO Nationals meet.
Chantel Turk tied for event titles on VT and UB to lead the Flames to a win over visiting Ball State. Catherine Dion of UIC won BB while teammate Sarah Murray won the FX. Ball State's Nicole Allen tied for the VT title while teammate Brittney Emmons tied for the UB title. Emmons won the AA with a 38.5.
Link: UIC Release
Utah just missed the 197 mark in defeating Washington in front of 12,359 fans. Frosh led Utah once again. Mary Beth Lofgren won the VT and BB while classmate Corrie Lothrop won the FX and AA (39.5). Stephanie McAllister won the UB for Utah.
Link: Utah Release
BYU posted a season high 195.2 to defeat TWU, which managed just 188.525. On VT, BYU's Mickell Merrell and Natalie Eyre tied with TWU's Bethany Larimer for the title. On UB, the Cougar's Madeleine Johnson tied with teammate Haylee Rollins. TWU's Brittany Johnson won the BB while BYU's Jennifer Lezeu won the FX.
Link: BYU Release
ASU rebounded from an injury plagued meet last weeked to post a 194.45 to defeat Cal. No squad was likely happier tonight than Cal, which found out the program will be reinstated and no longer terminated after the end of the season. ASU's Beate Jones won the AA and tied with teammate Madison Snowden for the FX title. Frosh Sammie Seaman won the VT and tied for the UB title with teammate Stephanie Hangartner. On BB, ASU's Christina Salavec tied with Cal's Nicolette Lew for the title.
Link: ASU Release
Stanford edged Pac 10 rivals Oregon State and UCLA in another showdown. Stanford posted a 196.475, led by Shelley Alexander's wins on the BB and in the AA. Teammate Ashley Morgan tied for the FX title with UCLA's Olivia Courtney. UCLA posted 196.3 for third, led by Tauny Frattone's win on the VT. Oregon State edged UCLA with a 196.35, with Leslie Mak tying for the UB title with Stanford Allyse Ishino and Nicole Pechanec and UClA's Samantha Peszek and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs.
Link: Stanford Release
Arkansas' Mariah Howdeshell won the UB and teammate Jamie Pisani tied for the FX title to lead the Gym Backs. LSU frosh Maliah Mathis won the BB and tied for the FX title. LSU's Sarie Morrison won the AA and tied for the VT title with teammate Ashley Lee.
Link: LSU Release
Bama defeated visiting AU, breaking the 197 mark with a 197.075. Bama was led by Kayla Hoffman, who won the AA with a 39.525 and who picked up the win on FX and a tied on VT with frosh teammate Diandra Milliner. Teammates Ashley Sledge and frosh Jordan Moore tied for the UB title. On BB, it was two more frosh, Kim Jacob and Sarah DeMeo, who tied for the title.
Link: AU Release
Illinois held off hosts Missouri 195.4 to 195.0, to claim the title in the Pink Out meet. Allison Buckley won the AA for Illinois with a 39.25, and tied for the VT title with Mizzou's Sandra Ostad. Illini teammate Melissa Fernandez won the BB. Mary Burke tied for two event titles for Missouri, tying with teammate Allie Heizelman on the UB and Lauren Swankoski on the FX. .
Link: Mizzou Release