Host OU dominated the preliminary sessions of the Men's NCAA Nationals, posting a huge 450.75 to win the evening prelim session. Michigan posted a 437.0 and Iowa posted a 435.05 to advance to the final. Stanford won Session 1 with a 435.85, with Cal 2nd at 433.7 and PSU 3rd at 432.9. The Sooner's team total was nearly 15 points higher than the next squad.
Minnesota Mens Gymnastics has announced that Ellis Mannon has been named the 2015 recipient of the Nissen-Emery Award. The award honors the nation's most outstanding senior gymnast.
Ava Caravela, L10 from North Stars Gymnastics, has committed to Ohio State. Last season Ava placed 1st on bars and floor and 4th AA at the Eastern L9 Championships. In her first season at Level 10, she has three vault wins and he has placed in the top 3 AA at her regular season meets.
Minnesota has named Jenny Hansen as Head Coach for Minnesota. She served in an interim position this season.
National Team member Olivia Trautman has committed to Oklahoma. Olivia trains at Twin City Twisters in Minnesota. She competed at the 2014 Secret Classic and P&G Championshiips. She recently competed at Jesolo, finishing 6th AA
Amanda Malo, L10 at Classic Gymnastics, has committed to Gustavus Adolphus. Last season she qualified to the L9 Western Championships and finished 6th AA. This season she has had a string on top five finishes at her meets and she picked up floor titles at the Midwest Harley meet and the Gasparilla.
Taylor Keough, L10 from Phantom Gymnastics, will join the Bridgeport team this fall. Last season, in her first season at Level 10, she qualified to regionals and placed 8th on floor. This season she won the Yellow Jackets Holiday Invite and placed 1st on bars, beam and floor.
Mia Sundstrom, L10 at Airborne Gymnastics in Colorado, has committed to Denver. Mia finished 5th AA at the 2013 NIT. This season she earned 1st place finishes at the Metroplex Challenge (1st AA/BB) and her state meet (1st AA/V/UB). She placed in the top three all around and picked up event wins at a number of other meets.
All of the Top 2 seeds advanced with no upsets this season, although some #2s knocked off the #1 seed in their Regional. Here's the full list of qualifiers (based on tentative results from live stats).
Georgia avoided counting a mistake to win the Berkeley Regional with a 197.025. They outdistanced Utah, who counted a miscue on BB. Cal was in close chase, but ended on BB, their weakest event, and managed just a 48.7. Boise State was next at 195.375, and suffered the loss of standout Ciera Perkins on FX. USU was just behind at 195.15 after a solid evening, and BYU posted a 194.15 after troubles on BB.
Utah's Georgia Dabritz won the AA with a 39.75, taking UB, BB(!), FX and tying for the VT with Cal's Toni Ann Williams. Williams nabbed one of the two slots at Nationals for AAer, with Boise State's Kelsey Morris getting the other one.
This year, all of the Top 2 seeds advanced to the National meet.
Link: Results
Alabama posted a 197.575 to defeat Auburn's 196.9 as both seeds easily advanced to the National meet. Alabama's Lauren Beers tied with Minnesota's Lindsay Mable for the AA title. Maryland was well back in 3rd at 195.15, edging Minnesota's 195.025 (big problems on UB). Iowa was in fifth at 194.675 and GWU posted a 194.15 for 6th.
Mable and Beers tied for the FX title with Bama's Carley Sims. Mable tied with Bama's Mackenzie Brannan for the VT title while Beers won the BB title. Bama's Kaitlyn Clark won the UB title.
GWU's Cami Drouin-Allaire grabbed the other available AA slot for Nationals.
Link: Results
Samantha Peszek and Christine "Peng Peng" Lee powered UCLA to a big win over Michigan, 197.5 to 197. Peszek won the AA with a 39.675. She took the FX and tied for the BB title with Lee and teammate Danusia Francis. Lee won the UB and tied for the VT title with Michigan's Sachi Sugiyama.
CMU posted a 195.925 to edge Arizona's 195.8 for 3rd. The host Buckeyes posted a 195.65, and Kentucky was not far behind with a 195.45 for sixth.
Qualifying as individuals in the AA were a pair of frosh: Ohio State's Taylor Harrison and Kentucky's Sydney Waltz.
Link: Results
Oklahoma easily won the Norman Regional, as expected, posting a 197.625. Oregon State pulled away from the field on FX and VT to take the second slot.
Oregon State's Madeline Gardiner won the AA with a 39.4.
SUU posted a 196.275 to lead the chase pack. Missouri was close behind at 196.1, and NC State followed at 195.775. PSU finished 6th after big mistakes on their first event.
NC State's Brittni Watkins and Michaela Woodford qualifed to Nationals as individual AAers.
SUU's Jamie Armijo won the UB to qualify to Nationals. Teammate Ana Jaworski tied for the BB title with OU's Haley Sorensen, and will also travel to Nationals.
OU's Ali Jackson won the VT while teammate Haley Scaman won the FX.
Link: Results
LSU posted a 197.175 to hold off Nebraska's 196.95 as both squads cruised through and qualified to Nationals. LSU's Jessie Jordan won the AA with a 39.575. She also won the BB and tied for the FX title with NU's Hollile Blanske.
DU led the rest of the field with a 195.95. MSU edged Iowa State 195.375 to 195.35, while Washington struggled to a 193.675.
DU's Nina McGee and Iowa State's Caitlin Brown qualified to Nationals as AAers. McGee also tied for the UB title with LSU's Rheagan Courville. Nebraska's Jessie DeZiel won the VT.
Link: Results
Florida posted a 197.475 to win the Morgantown Regional, led by Bridget Sloan's 39.8 AA win. Stanford powered to a 197 to outpace Illinois (196.675) and Arkansas (196.5). Host WVU was fifth at 195.65 and UNH posted a 194.825.
Illini Giana O'Connor and Mary Jane Horth grabbed the two individual qualifying spots in the AA (top 2 not on a qualifying team).
Sloan won vault and tied for the UB and FX titles. She tied on FX with teammate Kytra Hunter. Illini Sunny Kato tied for the UB title to grab an individual slot at Nationals. Stanford's Ivana Hong captured the BB title.
Link: Results
Allie Riddle, L10 at Planet Gymnastics, has committed to Auburn. She is a first year Level 10. She recently competed three events at her state meet, finishing 2nd on beam and floor.