Ball State held off the visitors of WMU to hold down the win on Friday night. Densiha Christian won VT while Jessica Leko won BB to pace Ball State. Erin Patchey added a 9.875 win on FX to seal the victory. For WMU, Jessie Peszek won the UB while Anna Corbett took the AA (38.8).
Michigan powered to a win at Michigan State, paced by senior Sachi Sugiyama. She won the AA with a 39.55 and the VT with a 9.9. She also tied for the floor title with teammate Talia Chiarelli. Wolverines Brianna Brown and Nicole Artz won UB and BB, respectively.
Link: Michigan Release
Parkettes' Taylor Lawson has committed to Arizona. Last season she qualified to compete as an elite at the US Secret Classic and the P&G Championships. So far this season she has competed at the Brestyan's Invitational (4th AA; 1st vault) and the PKI (9th AA).
Alexandra Ruiz, L10 from ACE Gymnastics in Forida, has committed to DU. She finished 1st AA at the 2013 JOs. Last season she finished 1st on vault at the National Elite Qualifier. This season she earned a near sweep of events at the Ozone Invitational and she placed 2nd AA and 1st on floor at the Sand Dollar meet.
OU still holds the top spot in the Men's Poll, but there has been activity in the poll this week. PSU is now in 2nd and Illinois in 3rd. Both received a first place vote in this week's poll.
UCLA broke through the 197 barrier, using big advantages on VT and FX to defeat Washington. Four different Bruins won individual honors: Jordan Williams on VT, Sophina DeJesus on UB, Danusia Francis on BB and Sadiqua Bynum on FX. Frosh Sonia Meraz won the AA in her debut (39.025).
Link: Results
Jade Brown, L10 at Gedderts in Michigan, has committed to Kent State. She competed at Level 9 last season and finished with a trip to Eastern Championships, coming away with 1st place finishes on bars and floor. This season, as a first year L10, she has competed at the Twistars Invitational and the No Limit Invitational (1st AA and floor).
Cortland State defeated Southern Connecticut on Sunday. Elise Konikoff led SUNY-Cortland, winning vault and beam. Teammate Meghan Cobb won the bars. For SCSU, Nicole Pruchnik won the FX.
Link: SCSU Release
Springfield's men's squad posted a 404.95 to outlast teams from MIT, Brockport, Vermont and Temple. Temple's Jakob Welsh won the AA with an 83.65.
Link: Release
GWU completed their NorCal swing with another great road score, posting a 195.725 to defeat UC Davis. GWU was led by frosh Jillian Winstanley, who posted a 39.175 to win the AA. She also tied for BB title with UC Davis' Dani Judal and the UB title with UC Davis' Kala DeFrancesco and Judal. GWU's Cami Drouin-Allaire won the VT while teammate Chelsea Raineri tied for the FX title with UC Davis' Stephanie Stamates.
Link: Scores
Link: UC Davis Release