Greg

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 23:43

2010 Superlatives

The 2010 Superlatives list has been published.  This is our annual listing of the FIG E, F and G skills (and vaults of FIG 5.3 point start value and above) competed in the NCAA.  The list is incomplete, so send in your submissions of successfully completed and credited skills, and we'll continually update the list.  You can reach the listing under the top menu item for News, then Features.  Or you can jump straight to the link after the "Read the Full Story" button.

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 22:15

Towson 193.125 at GWU 193.65

In a St. Patrick's Day contest, GWU defeated Towson.  Junior Leslie Delima led GWU with a 38.925 AA win. She also tied for the FX title with teammate Megan Quinn.  Another teammate, Amanda Murphy, tied for the VT title with Towson's Megan Wooden and Alise McDonald.  Towson's Jackie Schweitzer won UB and BB to lead Towson.

Link:  GWU Release

For the men this week, the rankings from Troester.com GymInfo are still done by the average of three meets.  This week, Stanford retains the top spot, followed by OU and Illinois.  OU's Steven Legendre takes over the lead in the AA and retains his lead on the FX.  Illinois' Luke Stannard takes over the top spot on PH for the only change this week.  Once again, the remaining events show no change.  Ohio State's Brandon Wynn remains in the top spot on Rings.  On VT, Tim Gentry of Stanford stays into the lead.  On PB, Cal's Kyle Bunthuwong is the leader, while on HB, Illinois' Paul Ruggeri is the leader.

Rank Team 3 Score Average
1 Stanford
359.917
2 Oklahoma
359.667
3 Illinois
356.917
4 Michigan
356.433
5 Ohio State 353.433
6 Minnesota
350.900
7 California 350.033
8 Penn State 349.033
9 Nebraska
346.050
10 Iowa
344.767

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Link: Troester GymInfo

Alabama holds onto the top spot in this week's rankings, with OU second and UCLA third.  Missouri's Sarah Shire takes over the top spot in this week's AA rankings.  LSU's Susan Jackson still leads the vault, while UCLA's Anna Li retains the top spot on UB.  Hollie Vise of OU claims sole possession of the lead on BB, while teammate Jackie Flanery takes over the lead on FX.

Air Force posted a 62.35 on VT to boost their squad to victory.  Nash Mills won the AA with a 86.3 to lead the Falcons.  Teammate Dan Klimkowski added wins on PH and Rings.

Link:  Springfield release

UCLA won the tri-meet on Senior Day, posting a 196.525 to surpass Michigan State.   Vanessa Zamarripa won UB and BB en route to a career high 39.7 AA win.  UCLA's Tauny Frattone and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs tied for the VT title at 9.95.  Hopfner-Hibbs added a win on FX.

Link:  UCLA Release

Frosh Katie Yamamura led UC Davis to a season best 194.6.  Yamamura won the AA (39.1) and set career highs on both the VT and FX.  She tied for 1st place honors on FX with Cal's Avery Gee and teammate Erika Van Dyke.  Van Dyke also won BB.  Aggie Lida Gehlen tied with TWU's Rashonda Cannie on UB.

Link:  UC Davis Release

Sunday, 14 March 2010 17:36

NC State 193.9 at UGA 196.8

UGA honored five seniors with a win over NC State.  UGA's Kathryn Ding won VT and UB to pace Georgia. Teammate Courtney McCool added a near perfect 9.975 to win FX, while teammates Hilary Mauro and Christa Tanella won BB.  Cassidy McComb added an AA win to complete the sweep.

Link:  UGA Release

Sunday, 14 March 2010 17:04

Iowa State 196.125 at Nebraska 196.45

Nebraska held off Iowa State Sunday afternoon, 196.45 to 196.125.  On VT, NU scored 49.3, led by Erin Davis at 9.925.  On UB, Brittne Habbib won the event to lead the Huskers.  On BB, Iowa State outpointed NU, led by Ashley Kent's tie for the BB title with NU's Kassandra Nathe.  On FX, Husker Lora Evenstad took top honors.

Link:  NU Release

Christine Abou-Mitri posted a career high 39.375 in the AA to lead Kent State to victory.  Abou-Mitri won BB and captured a share of event titles on UB and FX.  She tied with teammate Rachel Guida on UB and Lydia Barrett on FX.  Bowling Green's Danielle Wishart won the VT.

Link:  Kent State Release

 

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