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Monday, 27 February 2012 21:59

2012 Superlatives Debut

Our annual listing of "Superlatives" makes its 2012 debut!  A "Superlative" is our listing of FIG "E" or higher level skills and 5.3 Start Value and higher vaults that have been attemped in NCAA competition.  It's a way to recognize those athletes who continue to challenge themselves and the sport…
OU leads the way in the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings for Men, for the week of February 27th.  PSU is 2nd and Illinois is 3rd. Stanford's Eddie Penev takes over the top spot in the AA rankings, in addition to the vault standings.  OU's Jake Dalton is still king of…
Florida holds the number spot in the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings this week.  The rankings this week shift to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS).  It is calculated by taking the top three "AWAY" meet scores, the next three highest scores (regardless of location), tossing out the high, and averaging the…
Sunday, 26 February 2012 18:56

Men's: Michigan 341.7 at Stanford 351.05

Host Stanford defeated Michigan on Sunday afternoon, winning all six events but gaining the biggest advantage on rings and p-bars.  Stanford was led by Eddie Penev and Cameron Foreman.  Penev won the AA with a 87.35, plus the FX, while Foreman won the PB and HB.  Link:  Michigan Release
Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:28

ASU 194.85 at UCLA 198.05

UCLA became the first team to surpass 198 this season, with a big 198.05 at home.  Vanessa Zamarripa made her AA debut, posting a 39.625 win for the Bruins.  She tied for the beam title with teammates Samantha Peszek and Mattie Larson.  UCLA's Olivia Courtney won the vault and tied…
Navy held off W&M, using their highest team score of the year.  Andrew Faulk led the way, winning the AA (85.5), FX, PH, R, and PB.  Link:  Navy Release
Temple celebrated Senior Day by defeating Air Force and Brockport. Senior Adam Al-Rokh led the way, winning the AA with an 83.1.  He also tied for the rings title with Air Force's Devin Menefee.  Link:  Temple Release
Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:52

CMU 194.95 at NIU 193.925

CMU posted a 49.0 on beam in the last rotation to hold off NIU.  CMU was led by Kristin Teubner, who won the AA with a 39.15, the BB with a 9.875 and tied for the vault title (with teammate Meaghan McWhorter).  The Chippewas' Kari Dieffenderfer won the bars.  For…
Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:49

Minnesota 195.15 at Iowa State 195.975

Iowa State celebrated Senior Night by defeating visiting Minnesota.  Iowa State senior Michelle Browning led the way, winning the AA with a 39.3.  She also tied for the floor title with Gopher Dusti Russell.  Classmate Celine Paulus added a win on bars while frosh Caitlin Brown tied with Minnesota's Shannon…
Penn posted a season high road score to win the Ivy Classic, led by Dana Bonincontri's first place finishes on the bars, floor (tied with teammate Kirsten Strausbaugh) and AA (39.1).  Yale's Morgan Traina took the beam, while Cornell's Tiffany Chen and Brown's Michelle Shnayder tied on vault.  Link:  Penn…
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