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.
Cal posted a huge 196.9 on the road at ASU to easily defeat the Sun Devils. Cal's Toni-Ann Williams dominated, winning VT, UB, BB and FX (tie) en route to a 39.7 AA win. ASU's Taylor Allex tied for the FX title.
Link: ASU Release
OU retains the top spot in the Women's National Rankings for the week of February 15th, as compiled by roadtonationals.com. UF is 2nd and Michigan is 3rd.
Host UIC held off the Seawolves, led by Mikailla Northern's win on VT. Teammates Riley Cholod and Nicole Szabo tied for the UB title. For UAA, M'rcy Matsunami won BB and the AA (39.05). Teammate Simone Penker won the FX.
Link: Release
Gustavus scored the third highest total in school history for the win. Alex Kopp led the way, winning VT, FX, BB and the AA (37.775). For the hosts, Briana Bridgeford won the UB.
Link: Release
Rutgers defeated host Maryland on Valentine's Day, winning 194.85 to 194.425. Rutgers was led by Libby Groden, who won the AA with a 39.05. Teammate Nicolette Wilson won the VT, while teammate Makenzey Shank won UB. Scarlet Knights Claudia Salinas and Claire Jones tied for the BB title with Maryland's Evelyn Nee. Terrapin Macey Roberts won FX.
Link: Release and Video
Bama broke through 197 to defeat WVU in front of 12,476 fans on Valentine's Day. Bama's Aja Sims posted a 9.95 to win BB, the same score Lauren Beers posted to win FX. Teammates Mackenzie Brannam and Amanda Jetter tied for the UB title. The Tide's Kiana Winston tied for the VT title with WVU's Zaakira Muhammad.
Link: Bama Release