Denver won the first sesson of the Collegiate Challenge at the California Grand invitational, led by Alexis Vasquez and her 10 on BB. It was the first ten of the season. Vasquez hit a front aerial to back handspring to back layout combo, switch split to split jump, Memmel turn and aerial to layout full dismount. Teammates Maddie Karr and Lynzee Brown tied for AA honors at 39.55. Brown won FX with a 9.95 and UB with a 9.925. Auburn's Derrian Gobourne and Drew Watson stuck Yurchenko 1 1/2 for first on VT.
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LSU frosh Kiya Johnson won VT with a 9.9 with a double twisting Yurchenko and FX with a 9.95 (full-in mount). Teammate Reagan Campbell won BB with a 9.925 while Tiger Kennedi Edney took the AA at 39.35. Arizona's Christina Berg won UB at 9.9 as the Wildcats hung close to LSU through three events. LSU posted a 49.275 on FX to secure the win, after counting a fall on BB and a mistake on UB.
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Utah's Kim Tessen won VT with a 9.925 for a stuck Yurchenko 1 1/2 and then won UB with a 9.9 and then tied for 1st on FX at 9.95 with teammate Sydney Soloski (double layout mount) to lead the Utes in their win over the Wildcats. Teammate Cristal Isa won BB with a 9.925. Tessen did not compete BB. UK's Mollie Korth led a pair of UK AAers with a 39.375. The Utes went 49+ on all four events, while UK's best event was BB at 48.975, as neither team counted a fall.
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UGA posted a win at the Critique Classic Invitational in Kissimmee, FL on Friday night. They posted a 195.1 to defeat Oregon State (194.45), Iowa (192.7), and Bridgeport. UGA's Rachael Lukacs won the AA with a 38.775 and the FX with a 9.9. Teammates Mikayla Magee and Rachel Baumann tied for 1st on BB for the GymDogs. Oregon State's Sabrina Gill won the UB while Iowa's Lauren Guerin won VT with a meet high 9.925.
Gillian Fletcher from Upstate Gymnastics has committed to WVU. Last season she finished 1st vault and beam at her state meet and qualified to regionals. She got an early start to this season, already logging her first two meets. She won the 2019 Winter Invitational.
Emily Leese from Prestige Gymnastics has committed to Rutgers. She qualified to regionals last season and finished 9th AA
Elizabeth Cesarone from Prestige has committed to CMU. Last season she qualified to regionals and finished 12th AA
Madison Whitaker from Prestige has committed to West Chester. She qualified to regionals last season and finished 16th AA
Brooklyn Kopsack competed as a L9 in 2018. She qualified to Western Championships and finished 15th AA.
Genevieve Sabado Baez trains at Charter Oaks Gliders. Last season she qualified to JOs and finished 9th AA