UCLA has hired Janelle McDonald as their new Head Coach. She has been an assistant at Cal for the last four seasons. Prior to that she coached athletes through all levels up to elite during stints at WOGA, Legacy Elite and Desert Lights.
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Oklahoma won the 2022 NCAA Team title, fending off Florida in the final round, after a superb comeback from a shaky first round in the finale. Here's a few impressions from the season.
In a webcast today, the NCAA announced the team seeds and placements for the 2022 Women's Gymnastics Regional Competitions for both teams and individuals. Teams are listed after the link, in seed order. The last two teams are in the "play-in" round. All Regionals will be on ESPN+.
Illinois blasted to the second highest score in the NCAA this year to win the meet hosted by Air Force. The Illini were led by wins from Ian Skirkey on PH and Hamish Carter in the AA (82.9). For Air Force, Oliver Zavel won FX with a strong 14.6. Navy's Isaiah Drake won the VT and HB to lead his squad. Teammate Josh Williams won R while teammate Dhiren Lutchman took the PB.
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Washington's Skylar Killough Wilhelm won BB and the AA (39.425). On FX, Husky Amara Cunningham tied with Stanford's Kyla Bryant and USU's Brie Cark. Cunningham and Bryant also tied for 1st on VT with USU's Rebecca Wells. Stanford's Grace Waguespack won the UB. Stanford's final score was impacted by a 0.1 neutral deductions.
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For Ithaca, Dallas Rachal won VT and Marlena Bailey won UB won the FX. For Springfield, MacKenzie MacLeod won the BB and FX.
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The Terps were led by Audrey Barber, who won the AA (39.45) and the VT. Teammate Aleka Tsiknias won the UB while Terp Reese Mcclure won the BB. NC St's Emily Shepard won the FX.
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Kyla Kessler won the FX and the AA with a 39.425 to lead UC Davis. Fellow Aggie Keanna Abraham tied for titles on VT (with teammate Emily Pires and Sac St's Emma Morgenthaler) as well as BB (with teammate Rachel Schuelke-Lombardi). Aggie Thea Michovsky and Hornet Destiny Watley tied for top honors on UB.
Jada Mazury won UB and FX to lead the Spartans. Teammate Emma Milne tied with Aggie Kyla Kessler for 1st on BB. Kessler won the AA with a 39.375. UC Davis' Keanna Abraham and Emily Pires tied for 1st on VT. UC Davis hit a conference record on VT and San Jose St broke the school record.
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