Jaedyn Rucker, L10 from Desert Devils, has committed to Utah. Her 2017 season featured many AA wins and a trip to the Nastia Liukin Cup (three events). Her many event wins include vault wins in every regular season meet that she competed. She placed 2nd AA and 1st on FX at her state meet. She placed 1st AA and 1st on V at regionals.
Francis Bidwill, L10 from Desert Devils, has committed to Missouri. She was back this season after a break from gymnastics and accomplished mostly top three finishes over the course of the season. She placed 3rd AA at her state meet and she won the floor event (8th AA) at regionals.
The NCAA has announced future National and Regional sites for the years 2019-2022.
Samantha Betz, L10 at Fredericks in Maryland, is set to join the SUNY Cortland team next season. She recently finished 11th AA at her state meet and 13th AA at regionals.
OU powered to their third NCAA title, posting a 198.3875 to win the Super Six. LSU was 2nd at 197.7375, overtaking Florida's 197.7. UCLA was fourth at 197.2625 while Utah was fifth at 196.5875. Bama suffered through problems on UB and BB to post a 196 for sixth.
Gold Medal Gymnastics in Arizona has announced that Gabrielle Adams signed with SEMO this week. Gabrielle all top 5 finishes in the regular season this year, including a 1st place win at the Chicago Style. She placed 7th AA at states and 11th AA at regionals.
Here are the complete results from Session 1 and 2 of the NCAA Semi-Finals (PDF): Link
In the NCAA Semi-Finals, event winners were crowned in each event. Below are the top five by score
Florida's Alex McMurtry won the AA, posting a 39.8125 in the second session to win the title. Utah's MyKayla Skinner was 2nd, and Bama's Kiana Winston was 3rd.
LSU powered to a 198.275 to win Session 2 of the NCAA Semi-Finals. Florida posted a 197.725 to best Bama's 197.6. All three teams advance to the NCAA Super Six Finals, joining OU, UCLA and Utah.
Oklahoma shook off a few mistakes in their opening FX rotation and an unexpected fall from star Maggie Nichols on BB to post a 197.725 and win Session 1. UCLA, led by Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian, posted a strong 197.5 for second. Utah, led by Session 1 AA winner MyKayla Skinner, posted a 197.05 to secure the last spot in the Super Six.
It's Championships Weekend in St. Louis, and 12 teams are ready to battle it out for the Super Six Finals. Check out all the live links above. Here's a few notes in advance of the meet.
Auburn welcomes Jada Glenn for 2017-2018, according to a release. She's a L10 at Adrenaline Gymnastics Academy in Colorado. A 2017 JO National qualifier, she recently won VT and placed 3rd AA at the Region 3 L10 Regionals. Her VT is a Yurchenko 1 1/2 and should give the Tigers a boost. In 2016, she placed 14th AA and tied for 6th on VT at the Region 3 L10 Regionals.
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Arizona has signed Laura Leigh Horton for 2017-2018. She will be graduating early to join the Wildcats this fall. She's a L10 from Stars in TX. In 2016, she finished 9th on VT and 41st AA at the L10 JO Nationals. She finished 5th AA at the JO NIT meet in 2015.
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Temple has added Tori Edwards for 2017-2018. The L10 trains at GMS Gymnastics. She recently placed 10th AA at the Region 7 L10 Regionals. She was 2nd at the 2017 Virginia State championships.
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Florida's Alex McMurtry won the Elite 90 Award for women's gymnastics. The award goes to the athlete with the highest GPA on the site of the final competition in the sport. She has a 4.0 GPA.
Link: UF Release