Host EMU posted a big 195.95 to defeat Ball State's 194.225. EMU was led by Kendall Valentin, who won UB with a meet-high 9.925. Teammate Natalie Gervais won BB and Catie Conrad posted a 39.3 to take the AA. For Ball State, Kaitlyn Menzione won FX while Maddie MacDonald and Bri Slonim tied for the VT title.
Link: Release
Maryland won the Pink Invitational hosted by West Chester, posting a 195.225. Temple was 2nd at 193.9, host West Chester 3rd at 193.6 and SCSU last at 191.275. WCU's Majesta Valentine led the way, winning BB, the AA (39.3) and tying for the FX title with Maryland's Alecia Farina. Terrapin Sarah Faller won the VT. For Temple, Alexa Phillip won the UB.
Link: Maryland Release
Florida posted a big 197.9 to secure the win over the Tigers, who posted their 2nd highest road score in school history. Alex McMurtry posted a 10 to win the FX and hit 9.975 on VT to tie for first there with teammate Rachel Slocum. Gator Amelia Hundley also received a near-perfect 9.975 to win UB. She followed up with the AA title at 39.625. Missouri's Britney Ward won BB.
Link: Release
Wildfire Gymnastics has announced that Sydney Gonzales has committed to Oregon State. She competed to a 7th place finish at JOs last season and placed 1st on vault. This season she won the Palm Springs Cup and San Diego Classic. She has placed 1st on vault in all of her meets so far this season.
PSU has announced that Head Coach Jeff Thompson has been dismissed.
Arkansas: Gillian Rutz
Arizona: Cristal Isa
Auburn: Cassie Stevens
Cal: Nevaeh DeSouza , Andrea Li
UCA: Colbi Flory
Denver: Lynnzee Brown, Rose Casali, Rylie Mundell
Florida: Magen Skaggs
Georgia: Rachael Lukacs
Illinois: Shaylah Scott
LSU: Kai Rivers
Michigan: Carly Bauman, Abby Heiskell, Gabryel Wilson, Natalie Wojcik
Oklahoma: Anastasia Webb
Stanford: Rachael Flam
Utah: Mikayla Magee
Samantha Smith, L10 at Auburn Gymnastics in Washington, has committed to Boise State. She has won 3 of her 5 meets this season. She has also raked in individual event titles: FX (4), BB (1), V (3).
Kathryn Jakalski has committed to UIC. She is a Level 10 at Bartlett's in Illinois. She recently won her session of the Chicago Style and she has earned three floor titles and one beam title this season.
Amanda Wiltsie, L10 at USA Gymnastics World, has committed to SUU. She has competed to top 10 finishes in all of her 2017 meets so far.
Dominika Bonzagni, L10 at US Gold in Texas, has announced her commitment to TWU. She has placed in the top ten AA at all of her meets this season, including a recent 6th place finish at the WOGA meet.
Lingering injuries have forced Boyce to step away from competition. ANNOUNCEMENT
Host EMU posted a 196.0 to easily defeat Towson's 193.075. Kendall Valentin led the way for the Eagles, winning UB and BB. Teammates Ciara Gresham and Sydney McEarchern tied for the FX title while Eagle Catie Conrad won AA. Towson's Erin Tucker won the VT.
Link: Release
Host UCLA (195.875) held off USU (195.7) and Bridgeport (193.225) in a meet on Monday afternoon. The meet was the 2nd of the weekend for the Bruins, and they changed up their lineups. Kyla Ross of UCLA led the way, winning BB with a 10 and taking the VT and AA (39.225). Teammate Peng-Peng Lee won the UB while Bruins Katelyn Ohashi and Macy Toronjo tied for the FX title.
Link: USU Release
The Women's Rankings for the Week of February 20th switch to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), the formula by which Regional post-season qualification is determined. It is calculated by taking the team's top three Away meet scores, the three highest other scores, tossing out the highest, and averaging the remaining five. OU still holds the lead.