Alyssa Bertoni, L10 at Frederick's in Maryland, has committed to Kentucky. Alyssa is a three-time regional qualifier. This season she placed 7th AA at her state meet and 19th AA at regionals.
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Brian Manning from Intrastate Gymnastics in Massachusetts has committed to Penn State for 2013-3014.
Link: YouTube Interview
Rebecca McRobbie has signed with Iowa State and she will join the team next fall. Rebecca is a L10 at WOGA.
Krista Collins, L10 at Southeastern in North Carolina, has committed to Pitt. Krista qualified to the NIT last season and finished 6th AA. This season she placed in the top 10 AA at her meets, including a 6th place finish at her state meet and a 7th place finish at regionals.
Region 7 JO regional was held this past weekend. Here are the top 10 AA Seniors:
Sr. A (Scores)
Here are the final Men's National Rankings, as compiled by Troester GymInfo:
Rank | Team Name | NCAA Final | NCAA Qualifier |
1 | Michigan | 443.200 | 443.850 |
2 | Oklahoma | 440.100 | 433.850 |
3 | Stanford | 436.150 | 435.850 |
4 | Penn State | 436.100 | 436.900 |
5 | Iowa | 426.450 | 426.550 |
6 | Illinois | 422.550 | 426.900 |
7 | California | 426.450 | |
8 | Minnesota | 424.700 | |
9 | Ohio State | 421.950 | |
10 | Air Force Academy | 417.900 |
Link: Rankings
The Troester GymInfo Final National Rankings are comprised of:
1. Finish of the Top 6 in the Super Six
2. Scores in Prelims for Ranks 7 to 12
3. NQS for Ranks 13 to 36
4. RQS for beyond
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The finals of the 2013 Women's NCAA Championships produced five National Champions:
Vault
On vault, Rheagan Courville of LSU stuck her Layout Yurchenko Full, achieving some of the greatest distance in the meet. She was later tied with Bama's Diandra Milliner, who blasted a Yurchenko 1 1/2. A small hop meant she would have to share the title. UCLA's Olivia Courtney was third.
Bars
Gator Alaina Johnson hit her Ray release and stuck her double layout dismount to edge out teammate Bridget Sloan and Utah's Georgia Dabritz, who shared second. Her 9.9125 was just enough to outdistance the pair.
Beam
AA champ Sloan won a title of her own on BB, covering an off-balance on her flip-flop layout successfully and managing to hold her feet still on the dismount. In second were Michigan's Katie Zurales and Minnesota's Hanna Nordquist. Zurales nailed her aerial back-handspring series while Nordquist showed the even more difficult aerial back layout.
Floor
Michigan's Joanna Sampson hit some of the biggest tumbling of the meet, opening with a tidy double layout and ending with a sky high double pike. Sampson actually shows a complete opening from her double pike, a level of amplitude rarely seen even at the elite level. Bama's Diandra Milliner was second, drilling her double Arabian mount to a perfectly stuck landing. In third was NU's Emily Wong, who opened with a tight and complete triple twist.
Link: Results
Julia Konner, L10 at Apollo in Pa., has committed to Sacremento and will join the team next season. Julie finished in the top 10 AA at her meets this year, including a 4th place finish at her state meet.
Michigan's Sam Mikulak won PB and HB as action wrapped up at the Men's NCAAs. His 16.1 on the pipe was a meet-high. On Floor, Trevor Howard of PSU won with a 15.8. On PH, Ohio State's Michael Newburger was the only finalist above 15 (15.45) to win. Sooner Michael Squires hit for 15.775 to win rings, while on vault, Illini Fred Hartville won with a 15.425.
Link: Results
Michigan, led by AA Champ Sam Mikulak, won the 2013 Men's NCAA National Team title. Their 443.2 was good enough to best OU's 440.1. Stanford was third at 436.15, edging host PSU's 436.1. Iowa was 5th at 426.45, with Illinois 6th at 422.55.
Olympian Mikulak ran away with the AA title, posting an impressive 91.15 to defeat teammate Adrian de los Angeles. Stanford's Eddie Penev was third.
Link: Michigan Release and Full Results
Florida overcame a counting fall in their first event, the Balance Beam, to power back with near-perfect routines on the remaining events to overtake the leaders and secure their first ever National Title. The Gators become just the fifth team in NCAA history to win the title. They were paced by NCAA champion Bridget Sloan, who posted a 39.75 AA during the final.
UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa was named the winner of the 2013 AAI Award. The award goes to the top senior.
Link: UCLA Release