Arkansas scored an important road win at Maryland, posting a solid 196.15. Gym Back Amanda Wellick led the way, winning the VT and BB and taking the AA with a 39.375. Teammates Erin Freier and Paige Zaziski tied for the UB title with Maryland's Abbie Epperson. Maryland's Kathy Tang won the FX.
Link: Release
Winona State shined on Senior Night, sweeping event titles in a big win over Hamline. Winona State's Eboni Jackson won VT, UB and the FX en route to a 38.25 AA win. Teammate Katie Pipp won the UB.
Link: Release
SUU took advantage of Michigan's woes on BB to score the upset home victory. SUU was led by Virginia Brownsell's 9.95 FX win; they posted a 49.45 on FX for the win. Teammate Natalie Trejo tied for the BB title with Michigan's Lauren Marinez and UC Davis' Katy Nogaki. For Michigan, Olivia Karas won the VT and Austin Sheppard and Nicole Artz tied for the UB title. Wolverine Brianna Brown won the AA with a 39.225
Link: Michigan Release
Krystine Jacobsen scored a near-perfect 9.975 to lead the Broncos to the win over Ohio State. Frosh teammate Shani Remme won the BB while Broncos Maddie Krentz and Sandra Collantes tied for the FX title. For Ohio State, Taylor Harrison won the VT and the AA (39.175).
Link: Ohio State Release
Florida posted a season-high road score to defeat host Missouri. Bridget Sloan led the way, winning VT and the FX, the latter with a near-perfect 9.975. Teammates Bridgette Caquatto, Alex McMurtry and Kennedy Baker won the UB, BB and AA (39.575), respectively.
Link: UF Release
Illinois posted a 196.3 to defeat host MSU on their Senior Night. Illinois was led by Giana O'Connor, who won the VT and the AA (39.325). She also tied for the FX title with MSU's Drew Hendershot, Kira Frederick and Elena Lagoski. Illini Sunny Kato won the BB. MSU also picked up a tie for first from Jessica Ling and Lisa Burt on UB.
Link: Release
AU set a road score record but it wasn't enough as LSU exploded to a 197.825 tally. LSU's Ashleigh Gnat won VT with a near-perfect 9.975 and then followed with a 10.0 on FX to seal the win. She also tied for the BB title with teammate Myia Hambrick. Hambrick won the UB and the AA (39.625)
Link: AU Release
Jillian Winstanley won the VT and the AA (39.175) to lead the Colonials to the quad meet victory. Teammate Alex DeMoura tied with UNH's Meghan Pflieger and Jess Gracia for the BB title. UNH's Danielle Mulligan won the UB. For UNC, Morgan Lane won the FX.
Link: UNH Release
EMU contined to roll with a big win over WMU. Natalie Gervais, Lacey Rubin and Sydney McEachern won UB, BB and VT, respectively, for EMU. WMU's Anna Corbett won the VT and the AA (39.1)
Link: WMU Release
Morgan Oldham, L10 at Sonshine Gymnastics, has committed to Arkansas. Last season she finished 14th AA at the NIT. She recently placed 2nd AA at the Sand Dollar Invitational.
Ohio State's Sean Melton was the leader after Day 1 of the Men's Winter Cup. He also tied for the top mark on Rings and was 2nd on PB. The NCAA season pauses this weekend as the men compete in this important elite meet. OU's Yul Moldauer was 2nd (1st on PB), and former NCAA champ Sam Mikulak, on his way back from injury, was 3rd. Mikulak was 1st on PH and tied for 1st on HB.
Former Illini CJ Maestas was fourth while Stanford's Akash Modi was fifth. Former Stanford standout Eddie Penev was sixth, but was 1st on FX and 2nd(t) on VT. Other NCAA athletes in the Top 10 include Ohio State's Alec Yoder in 8th and OU's Allan Bower in 10th.
Up for grabs are 8 spots on the Men's Senior National Team. Many of the top gymnasts did not compete AA, as World Champinship team members are already on the National Team. In the complex system for naming a team, having several strong, consistent events with high start values and good execution is better than having lower, but even, placements with lower start value across the events.
Link: USA Gymnastics
Tori Edwards, L10 at GMS in Virgina, has committed to Temple. This season she placed 2d AA at the COTC and she placed 1st AA at the Ozone Invitational (1st V/FX) as well as the Arizona Classic Rock (1st UB/FX).
Morgan Bixler, a L10 with Frederick in Maryland, is committed to Maryland for 2016-2017. At the 2015 Region VII L10 Regionals, she won the VT and placed 16th AA. She was also 15th AA at Regionals in 2014.
Link: Web Site
Alexandra Dudschus has committed to Cal for 2016-2017. She's a L10 at Airborne. At the 2015 Region I L10 Regionals, she finished 9th AA. As a Level 9 in 2014, she finished tied for 6th AA and 2nd on VT at the Western Nationals.
Link: Video
Taylor Chan, a former high performance and National Open athlete from Canada, has signed with San Jose State. She trains at TAG in British Columbia. At the recent Elite Canada, she finished 26th AA. As a National Open athlete in 2015, she placed 20th AA and 8th(t) on VT at the Canadian Championships.
Link: San Jose State Release
OU is the top squad in the Men's CGA National Rankings for the week of February 16th, reclaiming every first place votes this week after Stanford's low score this weekend. Stanford is 2nd and Ohio State has moved up to 3rd after their 440+ score.