The Gators continued on a roll, breaking LSU's ten meet home win streak. Florida's Ashanee Dickeson posted a 39.475 to win the AA and dominate the meet. She won VT, BB and FX (9.95), and then tied for 1st on UB with four others (LSU's Sarie Morrison plus Gators Nicole Ellis, Elizabeth Mahlich and Alicia Goodwin).
Link: LSU Release
Iowa State defeated the visiting Tigers of Missouri 195.25 to 194.55 in a "Beauty and the Beast" match (combined with wrestling). For the Cyclones, Shea Anderson won VT, Jody McKellar won UB and Michelle Shealy won BB. Teamamate Michelle Browning tied for the FX title with Missouri's Lauren Swankowski and Mary Burke. Burke also captured the AA with a 39.2.
Link: Iowa St Release
Arkansas defeated the host Wildcats 194.975 to 193.525. Jamie Pisani led Arkansas, winning the AA and FX. Teammate Jordan Salsberg won the BB. UK struggled on that event, but Whitney Rose won VT and Caitlyn Ciokajlo led UK on the UB.
Link: UK Release
Only a counting fall on UB kept UGA from the 197 mark this evening. The GymDogs were led by frosh Lindsey Cheek, who posted a 39.55 to win the AA. Cheek also won the VT while tying teammate Kat Ding fo rthe UB title. She added a fourth crown by tying AU's Rachel Inniss on the BB. UGA senior Cassidy McComb finished the day strong, posting a 9.95 to win the FX.
Link: UGA Release
Abigail Adams led Maryland, posting a 38.85 in the AA for the win. She also won the BB and the FX. Teammate Katy Dodds won the VT while teammate Kaitlin Joseph won on UB.
Link: Ball State Release
NC State edged WVU on the last routine on FX to win 194.55 to 194.475. WVU's Amy Bieski won the AA and tied for 1st on VT with NC State's Brittany Vontz. She also tied for 1st on FX with teammate Hope Sloanhoffer and NC State's Stephanie Ouellete (piked full-in mount). Sloanhoffer, a WVU frosh, won BB. NC State's Rachel Fincham took sole possession of the UB title.
Kimberly McRobbie, L10 at WOGA, has committed to compete for Air Force. McRobbie placed no lower that 10th AA in any her meets last season, including 2nd AA finishes at the Pikes Peak meet and the Houston National Invitational.
Illinois tops the Men's National Rankings for the week of January 17th, according to Troester.com. Cal is 2nd and Stanford is third. Cal's Glen Ishino is the top AAer. He also leads the high bar. Illinois' Chad Wiest leads FX, while Ohio State's Ty Echard is the top PH worker. Brandon Wynn of Ohio State is the top Rings man while Steven Legendre of OU is the top vaulter. Penn State's Warren Yang leads PB. Rankings are by season average.
Link: Troester GymInfio
UIC defeated visiting WMU in a Monday afternoon meet, holding off WMU on the last event. UIC was led by Andie Skala, who won the AA and the FX. WMU's Caitlin Sullivan won the UB and tied for 1st on VT with teammate Lauren Bledsoe and UIC's Chantel Turk. WMU's Brynn Wienckowski won the UB.
Link: Results
Georgia posted a 196.725 in rolling to a win at home over WVU. That's the nation's 2nd highest score thus far. Cassidy McComb led the way for UGA, winning BB and FX en route to a 39.525 AA win. Frosh teammate Lindsey Cheek won the VT while Kat Ding won the UB.
Link: UGA Release