NU rolled to a big 197 to hand Arkansas a defeat at home. Huskers Emily Wong and Janelle Giblin led the way, tying for bars title with teammate Lora Evenstad and Arkansas' Jaime Pisani. Wong won the beam while Giblin won vault. For Arkansas, Pisani added a win on the floor and in the AA.
Link: NU Release
SEMO defeated visiting Illinois State, with wins from five athletes. Taylor Huey won the vault, while Emma Garrett won the floor. Taryn Vanderpool and Megan Fosnow tied for the bars title. Finally, Taylor Westrick tied with Illinois State's Samantha King for the beam title. King's teammate Kim Genereaux won the AA.
Link: Illinois State Release
Michigan State improved their team score for the sixth straight week and defeated visiting Ball State. Jackie Berg led the way, winning bars and beam. Teammate Danielle Levy added a win on floor. Ball State's Nicole Allen won the vault.
Link: MSU Release
Frosh Kytra Hunter powered Florida to a big win over SEC rival UGA. Hunter also picked up wins on vault and floor. Gator Marissa King took the bars and beam to complete the sweep.
Link: UGA Release
Senior Elizabeth Durkac won the AA with a 39.275 to lead the Tar Heels to a win over GWU. She also tied for the floor title with teammate Kristin Aloi. UNC completed a sweep, with Morgan Evans winnning vault, Zoya Johnson winning UB, and Maura Masatsugu winning beam.
Link: UNC Release
Maddy Nilsson signed with BYU last fall, according to her family. Nilsson is a L10 from Adrenaline in Colorado who tied for 9th on VT and placed 32nd AA at the 2011 L10 JO Nationals. As a L9 in 2010, she placed 1st on BB, 4th(t) UB and 5th AA at the Level 9 Western Nationals.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Miranda Telmanik, L10 from Docksiders in Maryland, has committed to Auburn. This season she has competed in the Commonwealth Cup (5th AA), the COTC (1st place on bars), the World Class Invite (8th AA) and the PKI (11th AA).
Kerensa Mitchell, who competes as a National Open level gymnast for Flicka in B.C., Canada, has committed to UIC. Last season she placed 6th AA at Canadian Nationals.
Three more early commits earned spots on the Liukin roster this past weekend: Emily Brauckmuller (Maryland), Ashleigh Gnat (LSU), Charity Jones (Oklahoma)
Committed qualifiers:
OU leads the way for the men this week, with a narrow lead over Penn State. Illinois follows closely behind in third.
Individually, OU's Jake Dalton holds the top spot in the AA and on the floor. Cal's Glen Ishino is still tops in PH while PSU's Scott Rosenthal holds sway on Rings. Stanford's Eddie Penev is the top vaulter, while Michigan Sam Mikulak holds #1 on PB. Illini Paul Ruggeri retains his large lead on the pipe.
| Rank | Team |
Three Meet Average |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 350.817 |
| 2 | Penn State | 350.767 |
| 3 | Illinois | 349.533 |
| 4 | Stanford | 345.767 |
| 5 | California | 343.750 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 343.667 |
Link: Troester.com GymInfo
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Florida takes over the top spot in the rankings this week, with Oklahoma in 2nd. UGA and Bama are now tied for third, with Utah dropping to fifth place. Bama is the top squad on vault, while UF is the leader on bars and beam. Utah still holds the lead on floor.
Individually, Bama's Ashley Priess and UGA's Kat Ding are still tied for the top spot in the AA standings. UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa is the top vaulter, while NU's Janelle Giblin leads on bars. OU's Erica Brewer takes over the top spot on beam after her debut. Arkansas' Jaime Pisani still leads on floor.
Next week, the rankings will switch to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), and the rankings will get shuffled once again.
Illinois defeated ASU at home, led by Kelsey Joannides. The Illini won the beam and the AA (39.325), as well as tying for the vault title with ASU's Callie Price. Teammate Alina Weinstein tied with ASU's Beate Jones for the floor title. ASU's Kohoku Palafox won the bars title.
Link: ASU Release
Rebecca Brady won vault and floor while senior Mallory Miller celebrated Senior Day with a win on beam as SCSU swept past West Chester and Springfield.
Link: SCSU Release and Video
Frosh Elise Konikoff won vault and beam while teammate Courtney Mangini won floor and AA as Cortland rolled past visiting Wilson.
Link: Cortland St Release
Jenna Swails won vault and floor to lead UW La Crosse to the win. Teammate Morgan Shene added a win on bars and in the AA.
Link: Winona State Release