CMU posted its best score in an opener since 2004 in defeating UAA, UW-LaCrosse and Sac State.  Andrea de la Garza led CMU, winning the AA with a 38.725 and tying for 1st on BB with frosh teammate Emily Heinz.  Fellow frosh Alyssa Wilson won the UB.  CMU's Darian Tissenbaum…
Saturday, 08 January 2011 00:32

LSU 193.35 at Oregon State 195.35

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Oregon State defeated LSU, led by junior Leslie Mak.  Mak won the AA with a 39.375, and captured the BB title.  She also tied for 1st on VT in her first collegiate attempt, with teammate Becky Colvin.  Finally, she tied for the FX title with two teammates -- Makayla Stambaugh…
Friday, 07 January 2011 21:30

UCLA 195.3 at Utah 195.7

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Utah held off UCLA to win the opener for both squads.  UCLA posted a pair of falls on BB to halt their comeback attempt, after falling behind early.  Stephanie McCallister led the Utes, winning the AA with a 39.175 and tying for the FX title with UCLA frosh Olivia Courtney. …
Friday, 07 January 2011 21:26

SUU 193.475 at USU 192.8

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SUU held off an upset minded USU squad 193.475 to 192.8.  USU's Brooke Cerosimo and Ari Lamb tied for AA honors with a 38.875.  Lamb won the BB while teammate Shannon Coughlin tied for the FX title with USU's Lyndsie Boone.  Boone also won the vault.  USU's Nicole Simoneau won…
Friday, 07 January 2011 21:20

Arkansas 195.075 at OU 195.475

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OU held off Arkansas to secure the win in the "Beauty and the Beast" meet held at the same time as a wrestling match with Army.  (Viewers of the live feed saw a number of wrestling rounds, and may have been entertained as the color commentators tried to explain the…
Friday, 07 January 2011 21:16

Auburn 192.775 at Iowa State 193.475

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Iowa State posted an opening victory, led by by junior Michelle Browning's 39.175 AA win.  Browning capped off her victory with a win on FX.  Frosh teammate Michelle Shealy won the BB.  For AU, Petrina Yokay won the VT while teammate Kylie Shields won the UB.  .  Link:  Iowa State…
Friday, 07 January 2011 21:11

WVU 194.5 Over Missouri 191.575

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Down in Cancun, WVU served notice of their strength by posting a 194.5 to upset Missouri. Frosh Hope Sloanhoffer and senior Amy Bieski led the Mountaineers, with the former winning VT with a 9.925 and tying for first on FX with Bieski and Mizzou's Lauren Swankoski.  Bieski also picked up…
Friday, 07 January 2011 21:08

PSU 192.75 at Bama 195.35

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A young Bama squad won their season opener, paced by senior Kylea Hoffman.  Hoffman won the AA with a 39.5 and tied with frosh teammate Diandra Milliner for the VT title.  Hoffman floated a nice Yurchenko Layout Full while Milliner drilled her Yurchenko 1 1/2.  Another frosh, Sarah DeMeo, won…
Friday, 07 January 2011 21:06

Ball State 190.475 at Pitt 192.0

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Pittsburgh won its opening meet, led by Molly Moyer's AA win and Alicia Talucci's two wins.  Talucci won BB and tied with Moyer and Ball State's Nicole Allen on VT.  Pitt frosh Brittney Harris won the UB.  Link:  Pitt release
Friday, 07 January 2011 21:02

NU 194.95 at Florida 196.925

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Florida just missed the 197 mark in their season opener, as both teams avoided a major mistake.  Gator Ashanee Dickerson was dominant, winning VT, BB, FX and the AA (39.55).  Right behind her was frosh Alaina Johnson, who won UB and posted a 39.425 in her debut.  Link:  NU Release
Friday, 07 January 2011 20:59

Michigan 195.7, Iowa 193.825, WMU 192.05 at MSU 191.85

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Michigan won their opening quad, led by senior Kylee Botterman's 39.4 AA win.  Botterman also won VT and BB.  Teammate Sarah Curtis tied with Michigan State's Jackie Berg for the UB title.  On FX, Wolverine Natalie Beilstein tied with Iowa's Rebecca Simbhudas for the win.  Link:  MSU Release
Sunday, 12 December 2010 13:57

Elite Canada: Lee Wins AA

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New UCLA signee Peng Peng Lee won the AA on the first day at Elite Canada.  Iowa commit Emily Bigras was 19th.  Link:  Results and Interview with Lee
Friday, 03 December 2010 19:50

Kentucky Defeats Ball State in Exhibition

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Kentucky defeated Ball State in an exhibition match Friday evening.  Scores were kept, but full team scores are unavailable. Link:  Ball State Release
Sunday, 24 October 2010 09:40

World Championships: Event Finals Day 2

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On the Women's side, Ana Porgras won the BB while American Rebecca Bross earned a tie for silver.  Ex-Brown athlete Alicia Sacramone was 5th.  On FX, Aussie Lauren Mitchell won Gold.  American Alexandra Raisman finished just outside of the medals in fourth. In the Men's competition, France's Thomas Bouhail won…
Saturday, 23 October 2010 10:41

World Gymnastics Championships: Event Finals

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Alicia Sacramone of the US (ex-Brown) won the World title on the VT, after capping a successful comeback from retirement.  She defeated the World AA champ, Aliya Mustafina, when Mustafina's 2nd vault was downgraded for not showing the intended position.   Veterans and post-college age athletes dominated in the AA final,…
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