Tori Kinamon, L10 from Newnan Gymnastics in Georgia, has committed to Brown. Last season she finished 6th AA at her state meet and qualified through regionals to the NIT.
DU powered to a big opening win, paced by Nina McGee's wins on UB and FX. The sophomore missed last season with an injury. She tied on FX with PSU's Sharaya Musser, who won the AA with a 39.3. Teammate Jorie Hall won the BB. PSU's Madison Merriam won the vault.
Link: DU Release
OU scored its first ever win in Athens over UGA, taking advantage of UGA's numerous problems in the final round by staying steady on all events. Taylor Spears led OU, winning the AA with a 39.375 and taking a share of the bars title with teammates Brie Olson, Haley Scaman and UGA's Chelsea Davis. Frosh Scaman added a win on FX. FOr UGA, Cat Hires won Vault while Shayla Worley won beam.
Link: OU Release
Link: Hamline Release
CMU posted its highest ever opening meet score, powered by Halle Moraw's wins on BB and FX. Teammates Kiersten Petzold won VT and Emily LaFountaine won UB. Chippewa Becca Druien added a win in the AA to complete a sweep.
Link: CMU Release
Sarah Miller won VT (9.95), BB and FX to lead the Buckeyes to the win. Teammate Melanie Shaffer won the AA and tied for the bars title withe teammates Aly Marohn and Colleen Dean.
Link: Ohio State Release
Nicole Daylton posted a meet-high 9.95 to lead the Cardinal to victory. Teammates Ivana Hong and Amanda Spinner tied for the beam title, while teammate Ashley Morgan tied for the bars title with UC Davis' Michelle Ho. San Jose State's Julia Greer won the FX while Sac State's Kalliah McCartney won the AA.
Link: San Jose State Release
Michigan posted a big 196.575 to defeat BYU (194.475) and Oregon State (193.6) at the Cancun Classic. It was the highest ever opening score for the Wolverines. Junior Joanna Sampson posted a career-high 39.425 to win the AA, with sophomore Sachi Sugiyama in 2nd. Sampson won the vault and tied for the bars title with teammate Sugiyama and BYU's Raquel Willman. Sugiyama also won the FX while teammate Katie Zurales won the Beam.
Link: Michigan Release
Coach D-D Breaux notched her 600th career win as the Tigers rolled to their highest season opening total in history. They were paced by Rheagan Courville, who posted a 9.975 on FX en route 39.5 AA win. She also won the beam title. Teammate Sarie Morrison won the vault and bars.
Link: LSU Release
Florida powered to a 196.575, let by Kytra Hunter's wins on UB and FX. Ashanee Dickerson was Florida's only AAer, and she won the title. Frosh Bridget Sloan made her debut and tied for the vault title with Dickerson. Mackenzie Caquatto won the beam.
Link: UF Release
Happy New Year! The season kicks off January 4th, and just in time, we've updated quick capsule previews of the Preseason Top 25 teams. See who's graduated, who's incoming, and how many routines are returning from last season. Check out the link in the News/Features section of the site.
Alyssa Baumann, an junior elite from WOGA, has committed to Florida according to Gym-style, her webmaster. Alyssa competed at US Nationals in 2010 after making the jump to elite from L9. She won her L9 Western national meet that year.
Elana Molotsky, L10 from Jersey Jets Gymnastics, will join the Cornell team this fall. Elana qualified to regionals in 2011 and 2012.
Arianna Ruth, L10 at Desert Lights in Arizona, has committed to Arizona State. Last season she finished 1st AA at her state meet and went on to qualify to the NIT, where she finished 19th AA.
Anna and Grace Glenn, L10s from Southeastern in North Carolina, have committed to UCLA. At the 2012 Region 8 Championships, Anna placed 1st AA, 2nd(t) on VT and UB and 2nd on BB. She was 1st UB, 2nd BB and 4th VT at 2012 JO Nationals. Grace finished 2nd AA, 1st VT and BB and 3rd FX at the 2012 Region 8 Championships. At 2012 JO Nationals, she was 3rd(t) AA and 4th(t) UB. Grace is a member of the 2012 JO National Team.
Makenzie Anderson, L10 at Twin City Twisters in Minnesota, has committed to Arkansas. Last season she won her regional beam title on the way to a 2nd place regional finish and she qualified to JOs. She recently won vault at the Peppermint Twist meet.
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