Ohio State posted a new season high, doing so on the road. Colleen Dean of the Buckeyes set a new personal best in the AA with a 39.225 win. Dean also tied for the UB title with teammate Rebecca Best. Frosh Melanie Shaffer of the Buckeyes won both VT and FX while classmate Sarah Miller won the BB.
Link: Ohio State Release
Frosh Jenna Van Dusen led Ithaca with a 37.45 AA win.
Link: Springfield Release
Penn State led the way with a 351.8 as they defeated Army and host Temple's season high 341.4. PSU was powered by a new school record on the PH (59.1), led by Felix Aronovich's 15.1.
Link: Temple Release
Bama defeated three returning National qualifiers in a special meet held along side the Metroplex Invitational in Dallas. Bama posted a season high 196.825 to distance themselves from the rest of the field: Nebraska 195.6, LSU 195.55 (season high), and Missouri 193.4. Bama's Kayla Hoffman won the AA with a career high 39.525 and tied for three event titles. She tied for 1st on vault with NU's Erin Davis, on UB with teammate Ashley Sledge (career high 9.925), and on BB with teammate Geralen Stack-Eaton (back in the AA with a 39.475). Bama frosh Diandra Milliner tied with LSU frosh Maliah Mathis for the FX title.
Link: Missouri Release and Bama Release and Gymnastike Video Coverage
TWU won the quad meet at home, led by Brittany Johnson's wins on BB and FX. Teammates Rashonda Cannie won UB while Bethany Larimer won VT.
Link: TWU Release
WVU defeated EAGL foes Rutgers and Pitt in action Saturday night. Super frosh Hope Sloanhoffer led WVU, winning BB and tying for 1st on VT with teammates Amy Bieski and Tina Maloney, Pitt's Molly Moyer, and Rutgers frosh Luisa Leal-Restrepo. Leal powered Rutgers, scoring the win in the AA. WVU's Emily Kerwin won the UB.
Link: WVU Release
OU defeated Minnesota on Saturday evening in front of 1,098 fans. They claimed five of six events as a team. Sophomore Jake Dalton of OU won FX, VT and HB to lead the way. His VT score of 16.55 tied the school record and matched his mark from last week.
Link: OU Release
Both teams posted season bests as Minnesota triumphed over Air Force. The Gopher's Kendra Elm won the AA with a 39.225, capturing the BB title along the way. Lucy Ennis and Kayla Slechta tied for the VT title while teammate Kristin Furukawa won the UB. Shannon Golich completed the Minn sweep of the event titles by winning FX.
Link: Minn Release
Despite counting a fall on BB, Michigan defeated Kent State, Maryland and UIC. Kylee Botterman led Michigan, posting a big 39.525 in the AA. She won the FX, BB and tied for the UB with Kent State's Lindsay Runyan. Kent States Christina Lenny won VT.
Link: Michigan Release
Towson defeated visiting GWU in the home opener for the Tigers. Avis Hixon led the way on VT for Towson, while teammate Kacy Catanzaro won the UB. For GWU, Leslie Delima won the FX and the AA while teammate Kayla Carton won BB.
Link: Towson Release