Kent State Head Coach Brice Biggin has announced he will retire at the end of the season, his 35th. A national hunt for a replacement will be taken. Biggin has won 11 MAC regular season and 8 MAC Conference titles during his reign. He was named National Coach of the Year in 2011, after his team made Nationals.
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With a limited number of meets this weekend, we're presenting a truncated list of the National Rankings, as compiled by RoadToNationals. UCLA leads the way, with Missouri second, and Utah in 3rd.
Hannah Horton led Missouri to a big win over Iowa State, winning the UB, FX, and tying for the VT title with teammate Railey Jackson. Mizzou's Addison Lawrence won the BB. Frosh Kimarra Echols won the AA at 38.65.
Link: Results
Quinn Kuhl led the Tigers to the win, taking the UB and tying for the BB title with teammate Lilly Lippeatt. Teammate Brie Clark won the FX while teammates Madison Minner and Tara Walsh tied for first on VT. For Towson, Isabella Minervini won the AA at 39.2.
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Gabrielle Dildy led Rutgers to the win over Temple and Brockport. She won the AA with a 39.325, took the FX with a 9.9, and tied for the UB title with Temple's Robyn Dunne. She was also 2nd to teammate Emily Lease on VT, and 2nd to teammate Delaney Adrian on BB.
Link: Results and Rutgers Release
Frosh Casey Mooney led the Broncos to an opening win, winning the AA with a 38.725 and tying for the VT title with teammate Brooke Galesko. WMU swept the remaining events, with Julie Korfthage winning UB, Reese Samuelson taking the BB and Hannah Milton the BB.
Link: Results and WMU Release
UW Oshkosh won their opening meet with a strong 192.1 win over Winona State, UW Stout and Greenville. For Oshkosh, Lydia Hayden won the UB while teammate Reanna McGibboney won the FX. Greenville's Amara Nelson won the AA and took the BB. For Stout, Jessica Qualich won the VT.
Link: UW Oskosh Release
UCLA took the "Best in the West" meet, posting a 196.975 to defeat Cal, Washington and Oregon State in front of an all-time record sellout Husky crowd. Jordan Chiles of UCLA led the way, winning the AA with a 39.725. She also won the BB with a 9.975, won the VT and FX and tied for the UB title with Cal frosh Tonya Paulsson and Oregon State's Taylor DeVries. (Final score updated for Cal)
Link: Results and UW Release
Utah kicked off the NCAA season with a win over Minnesota and Iowa, in front of 11,191 fans at Huntsman Center. Ella Zirbes led the way for the Utes, winning the AA with a 39.35, taking the FX and tying for the BB title with teammate Avery Neff. Ute Makenna Smith won the UB while teammate Zoe Johnson took the BB.
Link: Utah Release
The 2026 NCAA season is about to start, and we're here to recap each of the top 16 teams, as ranked in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Preseason Coaches' Poll. We'll also give a brief overview preview of each team's prospects and challenges.
Oklahoma, garnering 39 first place votes and 1960 points, tops the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Associate Preseason Coaches' Poll for the 2026 season. LSU is 2nd, with 1859 points (5 first place votes), Florida 3rd at 1804 points (4), UCLA closely behind in 4th at 1784 points (4), Utah fifth at 1751 points (1), MSU 6th back at 1638 points and Missouri 7th (2) at 1589.
The full top 25 is below:
UCLA confirmed the signing of a class that includes Zoey Molomo, Michelle Pineda, Cami Tassone and Brooke Katz. The commits of all four were covered previuosly.
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Giorgia Wilson, a Canadian L10 from Gemini, has committed to a full scholarship offer at Alaska-Anchorage, starting in 2026-2027. In 2024, she placed 4th AA and 2nd on BB at the Ontario Provincial Championships.
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Arkansas' Joscelyn Roberson won the bronze medal on VT, behind Angelina Melinikova (gold) and Canada's Lia Monica Fontaine. Floida's Skye Blakely finished 3rd on UB, and event won by Algeria's Kaylia Nemour with a huge 15.566.
On the Men's side, Donnell Whittenburg became the first American man to win the gold on rings. Air Force grad Patrick Hoopes placed third on PH, just a heartbreaking 0.004 out of the gold medal position taken by China's Yanming Hong, in a tiebreaker. Cal's Aidan Li, representing Canada, placed 8th. Ohio State grad Kameron Nelson placed 4th on FX. Jake Jarman of the UK won the Gold.