Brittney Emmons won the AA with a 38.825 to lead Ball State to the big win over NIU. She also won the FX. Teammate Nicole Allen won the VT, while another teammate, Kayla Kmiecik, won UB. NIU's Holly Reichard won the BB.
Link: Ball State Release
West Chester swept all four events and set a new school record on UB in the win. Ali Aquila won the AA and the BB to lead West Chester. Teammates Melissa Voskian, Karen Laskaris and Rachel Pearson added wins on VT, UB and FX.
Link: WC Release
UNH posted a 194.375 on the road to defeat Bridgeport. Chelsea Steinberg won the AA with a 39.3 and captured the BB to lead UNH. Teammate Ali Carr won the UB. Bridgeport's Monica Mesalles won the VT and the FX, the latter with a school record 9.9.
Link: UB Release
Caitlin Mann, L10 at Tumbleweeds in Arizona, has committed to Boise State and will join the team next season. We previously reported her verbal to OU, but she did not sign there in the fall.
Mann has had a very competitive club career. This season she placed 2nd AA (1st V) at the National Judges Cup; 2nd AA at the Arizona Grand Invite; 1st AA (1st V/UB/BB/FX) at the Classic Rock and 1st AA (1st V/BB) at the Fiesta Bowl, where she qualified to the Liukin Cup. Last season she finished in the top three AA at most of her meets, including 2nd place AA finishes at her state and regional meets.
CMU wrapped up a share of the MAC regular season title with a win Thursday night. CMU's Britney Taylor and Andrea de la Garza led the way. de la Garza won the AA and was part of a six way tie for 1st on VT, a logjam that included Taylor (plus CMU's Meaghan McWhorter and Kristin Teubner, plus EMU's Nicole Viltz and SEMO's Brianna Gaddie). Taylor also won the FX. Teammates Brittany Petzold and Emily Heinz won UB and BB, respectively.
Link: CMU Release
Alyssa Nocella, L10 from Silvias Gymnastics in Pa., has committed to Bowling Green. As a first year L10 this season, she placed 2nd AA (1st V/BB) at the Metroplex meet. She recently qualified to the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup after placing 2nd AA (1st FX) at the Presidential Classic. In 2010, she was the Level 9 Region 7 Vault champion and Eastern National FX champ.
Cari DuBois will step down from her position at Cal at the end of the season.
This week's Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings are led by Oklahoma. The rankings this week by a three meet average. OU's Steven Legendre leads the AA ranking, and is also the leader on FX. Teammate Jake Dalton holds the lead on VT and PB. On PH, Illinois' Daniel Ribeiro is the leader, while on Rings, Ohio State's Brandon Wynn leads the way. On HB, Paul Ruggeri of Illinois retains the lead (although is he out with an injury).
| Rank | School |
3 Meet Ave |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 358.817 |
| 2 | Illinois | 353.933 |
| 3 | California | 353.383 |
| 4 | Penn State | 352.067 |
| 5 | Stanford | 350.933 |
| 6 | Michigan | 345.350 |
Link: Troester.com GymInfo
In another Monday night meet, UW Stout edged the host Winona State Warriors. Stout's Naomi DeLara won VT, BB, and FX.
Link: Winona St Release
UCLA jumped to a season high 197.475, in hosting a Monday meet with NC State. UCLA was led by frosh Sydney Sawa and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs. The pair tied for the FX title while Sawa won the AA with a 39.275. Hopfner-Hibbs tied for the BB title at 9.95 with teammate Brittani McCullough. Teammate Tauny Frattone won the VT with a 9.95 while Bruin Monique de la Torre won the UB.
Link: UCLA Release
There are big changes in the rankings this week as the Troester.com GymInfo National Ranking shift to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) as a method for ranking.
Some things don't change, as Florida continues its domination of the rankings, with an RQS that already breaks the 197 mark. They also hold the lead on all four events as a team. Next is Stanford, but they are nearly a half a point behind. Spots 9 to 17 are separated by only 0.3 points, so much movement is possible before the end of the season.
Kimberly Ebeyer, a L10 at Wright's, has reportedly committed to EMU. The 2012 grad finished 22nd AA at the 2010 Region V L10 Regionals.
Link: Video
Springfield posted a 323.05, led by Ty Evans 83.55 AA win.
Link: Springfield Release
Minnesota defeated Iowa State 195.6 to 194.95, led by AA champ Kendra Elm and frosh Kayla Schlecta's win on VT and tie for first on FX. Teammate Lucy Ennis added a win on UB while teammate Shannon Golich claimed the BB crown. For ISU, Michelle Browning tied for first on FX.
Link: UMinn Release
Kent State posted a 194.8 to run past the season high mark for NIU. Christina Lenny led Kent State, posting a win in the AA with a 39.275. She also posted a win on the FX and a tie for 1st on the VT with teammate Rachel Goldenberg. Teammate Lindsay Runyun won the UB. NIU's Holly Reichard won the BB.
Link: NIU Release
Nicole Allen led Ball State to a big win over Bowling Green. She posted a 38.725 to win the AA and the VT title. Teammate Brittney Emmons tied fo rthe FX title with BGSU's Dawn Christman. Bowling Green's Megan Harrington won the BB while BGSU's Monica Eaton won the UB.
Link: BGSU Release