Florida won the Lou Quad in St. Charles, Missouri. Leanne Wong of UF won the AA (39.725), BB (9.975) and tied for the FX title with Mizzou's Amari Celestine. Teammate Sloane Blakely won the VT. Mizzou's Mara Titarsolej won the UB with a 10.0.
Link: UF Release
Oshkosh posted a big number on Friday, with wins from Mia Lucero on VT, Amaya McConkay and Kaylie Berens on UB, Lydia Hayden on BB and Emily Buffington in the AA (38.475). Teammate Reanna McGibboney tied with UW-Eau Claire's Andrea O'Connell for 1st on FX.
Link: UW Eau Claire Release
Brooke Donabedian won BB and FX to lead the Owls. Teammate Sarah Stallings tied for 1st on the UB with SCSU's GiGi Mastellone. For SCSU, Hannah Zebdi and Lexi Bracher tied for 1st on VT.
Link: Temple Release
CMU was led by Luciana Alvarado-Reid, who won the AA (39.025), UB and BB. Teammate Elizabeth Cesarone won VT while Chippewa Hallie Hornbacher won FX.
Link: CMU Release
ASU won the gymnastics matchup over cross-state rival Arizona, in the "Territorial Cup". For ASU, Jada Mangahas won the AA (39.225) and Anaya Smith and Alex Theodorou tied for 1st on VT. Teammates Emily White and Hannah Scharf tied for 1st on FX with Arizona's Caroline Herry. Arizonsa's Sophie Derr won UB while Emily Mueller won BB.
Link: ASU Release
Reina Marchal, a L10 from Academy of Gymnastics/Salcianu's, has committed to Oregon State, starting in 2024-2025. Marchal finished 10th AA at the 2023 Region 1 L10 Regionals. She also placed 30th AA at the 2021 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
Isabella Hoskins, a L10 from Brown's Las Vegas, has committed to Air Force, starting in 2024-2025. She was 5th on UB and 14th AA at the 2021 Level 9 Western Nationals.
Link: Insta
We're in mid-February and it's time to assess the season so far. The first half has gone in a blink of an eye, and the expansive coverage across multiple platforms has made NCAA gymnastics available to a wider and wider audience. Here's a few thoughts so far.
OU retains the top spot in the Women's National Rankings for the week of February 12th. Cal holds onto 2nd, with LSU in 3rd. Utah is close behind in 4th, with Kentucky and Florida within the next tenth back.
Springfield posted its highest score since 2016 in a win over W&M. Sam Kaplan led SC with a win in the AA at 79.6. He also won the PB. They also picked up wins from Will Wilson on FX and R plus Peyton Cramer and Felix Kriedemann on PH. For W&M, Same Lee won VT and Rickey Pizem won the HB.
Link: Release
NCSU's Emily Shepard won UB and FX while tying for the VT title with teammate Ashley Knight, on her way to a 39.525 AA win. Teammate Alexis Ortega won the BB.
Link: NCSU Release
Jessica Hutchinson of DU posted a 10 to win VT and a 39.825 to win the AA. She also won VT and BB. Mia Hebinck disrupted her teammate's near sweep by winning the UB.
Link: Iowa St Release
Cal rallied from a shaky beam rotation to overtake Arizona for the win. Cal was led by eMjae Frazier, who won the AA (39.575), the BB and tied for for 1st on FX with teammate Kyen Mayhew. Cal's Madelyn Williams won UB. For Arizona, Malia Hargrove won VT (9.975). Cal star Mya Lauzon missed the meet.
Link: Cal Release
EMU's Raisa Boris won UB and FX on her way to a 39.35 AA win. Teammate Alana Fisher won VT. Fisk's Morgan Price won the BB.
Link: BGSU Release
UAA was led by Claudia Lessig, who won the AA (38.825) and tied for 1st on the UB with Talladega's Kiora Peart-Williams. Talladega's Alondra Maldonado won BB and FX. Teammate Krystin Johnson won VT.
Link: Centenary Release
Towson's Elise Tisler won VT while teammate Grace Vaillancourt tied for 1st on BB with Rutger's Stephanie Zannella. For Rutgers, Avery Balser won UB. On FX, Kylie Gorgenyi of UNH, Julia Bedell of Brown and Emily Leese of Rutgers shared the top mark.
Link: UNH Release