On Saturday night at 6 pm Central in Birmingham, six squads will fight for a chance at the title, Just 0.55 points separate the qualifiers, making it anyone's meet. Host Bama will have the support of the home crowd, while defending champ Florida will look to take them down to the wire. First session winner OU is nearly dead even with the pair, and will provide a strong challenge. UGA is peaking at the right time, while LSU will look for redemption after a third place finish in the morning session. NU will also look to surprise them all, and win their first title.
Here's the qualfiers to the Event Finals, based on the top four finishers from each session:
Vault
Brandie Jay, UGA
Lindsay Mable, Minn
Lindsey Cheek, UGA
Ashleigh Gnat, LSU
Rheagan Courville, LSU
Sachi Sugiyama, Michigan
Maile'ana Kanewa, OU
Haley Scaman, OU
Katherine Grable, Arkansas
Olivia Courtney, UCLA
Bridget Sloan, UF
Georgia Dabritz, Utah
Uneven Bars
Lindsey Cheek, UGA
Kristina Vaculik, Stanford
Rheagan Courville, LSU
Joanna Sampson, Michigan
Taylor Spears, OU
Shona Morgan, Stanford
Samantha Shapiro, Stanford
Bridget Sloan, Florida
Kim Jacob, Bama
Mackenzie Caquatto, UF
Alaina Johnson, UF
Samantha Peszek, UCLA
Beam
Taylor Spears, OU
Hanna Nordquist, Minnesota
Madeline Gardiner, Oregon State
Mary Beth Box, UGA
Lindsey Cheek, UGA
Sydney Ewing, LSU
Chayse Capps, OU
Kristina Vaculik, Stanford
Kim Jacob, Bama
Sarah DeMeo, Bama
Alaina Johnson, UF
Mackenzie Caquatto, UF
Hollie Blanske, NU
Jamie Schleppenbach, NU
Jessie DeZiel, NU
Emily Wong, NU
Floor
Joanna Sampson, Michigan
Maile'ana Kanewa, OU
Haley Scaman, OU
Brandie Jay, UGA
Jessica Savona, LSU
Lara Albright, OU
Katherine Grable, Arkansas
Kim Jacob, Bama
Emily Wong, NU
Lauren Beers, Bama
Diandra Milliner, Bama
Becky Tutka, Utah
Nansy Damianova, Utah
Link: Recap Video
Bama's Kim Jacob rode the home crowd momentum to become Bama's sixth NCAA AA Champion in history. UF's Alaina Johnson and Arkansas' Katherine Grable were second at 39.6, just 0.025 behind Jacob's 39.625.
Defending champ Bridget Sloan had a fall and numerous balance issues on BB.
Final results are still pending.
Florida and Bama tied for the 2nd session title and advanced to the Super Six to face OU, UGA and LSU. Both squads wavered but never counted a fall. Florida blasted to a 49.55 on UB while Bama tumbled to a 49.575 on FX. Neither squad finished below a 49.3.
NU capitalized on shakiness from UCLA and Utah on BB to advance. NU did so by absolutely nailing beam with the highest team total of the day, and advanced four Huskers to the finals. Beam wins Championships, or in this case, Super Six slots.
| 1 | Alabama | 197.650 |
| 1 | Florida | 197.650 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 197.100 |
| 4 | Utah | 197.025 |
| 5 | UCLA | 197.000 |
| 6 | Penn State | 194.825 |
Note: UF wins the tie-breaker.