BYU slipped by SUU on the last event, to edge the hosts by 0.025. BYU was led by wins from Makenzie Johnson on BB and Eliane Kulczyk on VT. BYU frosh Jill Van Mierlo tied for the FX title with SUU's Ana Jaworski and Tyly Bozzuto. Bozzuto won the AA with a 39.175. Teammate Kirsten Yee won the UB with a school record 9.95.
Link: SUU Release
Auburn defeated visiting Air Force handily on Friday night. Junior Caitlin Atkinson won her third straight AA title with a 39.4. Atkinson also added a win on FX. Teammates Megan Walker won UB and BB while Lexus Demurs completed a sweep with a win on VT.
Link: AU Release
Amy Enright of UW-La Crosse won the AA with a 37.8 and tied for the bars title with teammate Carly Kiesow as UW-Lacrosse won its 15th Gershon/McLellan Invitational in history.
Link: UWL Release
Missouri's Laura Kappler posted a 39.175 to lead the Tigers to the tri-meet win. Kappler also tied for the beam title with teammate Becca Schugel. Schugel also won the FX. Teammate Becca Johnson won the UB with a 9.9. For SEMO, Alyssa Tucker won the beam.
Link: Missouri Release
UGA challenged the host Gators, but the Kytra Hunter-led Florida squad picked up the win. Hunter went for 39.675 to win the AA; she also won the vault with a near-perfect 9.975 and tied for the FX title 9.975 with teammate Kennedy Baker. UGA's Ashlyn Broussard won the BB while Gym Dog Kiera Brown tied with Florida's Alex McMurtry for the bars title.
Link: UGA Release
Alabama defeated host Kentucky, paced by Lauren Beers and Carley Sims. The pair tied for VT, and then Beers won UB and Sims won FX. Teammate Kaitlin Clark won the BB.
Link: Bama Release
Kent State powered to a season high score and the win, led by frosh Rachel Stypinski's wins on BB and FX. Teammate Brooke Timko won the vault while teammates Ali Marrero and Rebecca Osmer tied for the UB title.
Link: Kent State Release
Oklahoma scored a big win at DU, posting a 197.65 road score at the Mile High city. Sooner Haley Scaman led the way once again, winning VT and tying for the UB title with teammate McKenzie Wofford. Teammate Kara Lovan won the BB while Brenna Dowell picked up the title on FX to complete a sweep.
Link: Sooner Release
Another weekend has passed, and we've see more questions open up about the season as the rankings have shuffled once again. Team that started strong have since wobbled a bit, while others with some early stumbles have steadily climbed. And we've seen some others that have been steady and consistent in the meets thus far, and have solid Top 25 positions to show for it. As 197 becomes the new 196, let's see how the week has gone....
The College Gymnastics Association (CGA) posted their week three rankings for the men, for the week of January 26th. The rankings, unlike for the women, are based on a survey of coaches. Oklahoma leads the poll, followed by Stanford and PSU. OU was not an unanimous choice this week; one first place vote went to PSU.
Stanford's Elizabeth Price vaulted to her first 10 and swung the nation's toughest routine to a tie on UB (with Oregon State's Chelsea Tang) to lead the Cardinal to the win. Teammate Taylor Rice won the FX and took the AA with a 39.475. Stanford's leadoff, Rebecca Wing, took the BB with a full twisting backhandspring and a fully connected front aerial to back handspring to back layout series.
Link: Stanford Release
Emily Ogelsb, L10 at AIM-Texans in Texas, has committed to EMU. She is the 2014 state bars champ. She recently finished 2nd AA and 1st on floor at the Alamo Classic.
After the the third full weekend of competition, we're still seeing a lot of movement in the National Rankings for Women, as published by Troester.com GymInfo. OU holds the top spot, as LSU moves into 2nd. Florida slips to third. As teams travel and get more meets under their belt, early season inconsistency and nerves can cause quite a fluctuation in the rankings.
North Carolina captured the quad meet hosted by Towson, led by Morgan Lane's 39.25 AA win. She also won the BB and tied for the FX title with teammate Lexi Cappalli and Towson's Nicolette Vignola. Cappalli also won the UB. For W&M, Brittany Stover won the VT.
Link: W&M Release
Cal held off DU to win a big quad meet at home. Frosh Toni Ann Williams led the way, winning VT, FX and the AA (39.475). She also shared the UB title with teammates Charlie Owens and Emily Richardson, and San Jose State's Maddie Herr. Cal's Desiree Palmares won the BB.
Link: ASU Release and Results
Michigan hit 24-24 to defeating the visiting Illini squad. Sachi Sugiyama had another big day for Michigan, winning the AA with a 39.425, the bars with a 9.875 and tying for first on vault with Illinois' Giana O'Connor. Teammate Nicole Artz added wins on FX and BB.
Link: Michigan Release