LSU posted a 198.1125 to win the first Semi-Final session at the NCAA Championships. Cal was 0.4 behind with a 197.7125 to also move ahead. Stanford posted a 197.075 and Arkansas 196.475 to conclude their seasons. LSU's Haleigh Bryant scored a 39.7125 to take the lead in the All-Around. Scores from Session 1 and 2 will be combined to determine the AA and event champions. Tying for second in the AA in Session 1 at 39.6375 were former clubmates Mya Lauzon of Cal and Anna Roberts of Cal. The leaders on the other events:
VT: Anna Roberts, Stanford, 9.95
UB: Courtney Blackson, Boise State; Bryant; Lily Smith, UGA; Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, Washington; Reese Drotar, Arkansas 9.925
BB: Bryant and Lauzon, 9.95
FX: Aleah Finnegan, LSU, 9.9625
Link: Results
Patience Miyashiro, a L10 at Realis, has committed to Air Force, starting in 2024-2025. She recently tied for 14th AA at the Region 1 L10 Regionals. She also qualified to Regionals in 2023.
Link: Insta
National champions where named at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals (W) on Sunday. On VT, Kyrstin Johnson of Talladega won the VT while Jordan Coleman of West Chester won the UB title. Air Force's Clara Wallace won the BB while teammate Maggie Slife won the FX.
Kieran Ross of Bridgeport was named winner of the Mari-Rae Sopper Spirit Award. Catelyn (nee Orel) Branson of Lindenwood won Head Coach of the Year while Lion assistants Sienna Crouse and Sam Scherwisnki were named co-Assistant Coaches of the Year.
Link: USAG Release
LSU's Haleigh Bryant was named the winner of the 2024 AAI Award. Voted upon by the Head Coaches, the AAI Award honors the top senior female gymnast.
Link: LSU Release
In a bittersweet end to their program, Lindenwood took another USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National title, posting a 195.7 to hold off TWU's 195.45. Air Force was not far behind at 194.85 for 3rd, with host West Chester in 4th at 193.525. Lions Kaylee Cooper and Hannah Moon tied with AF's Maggie Slife for 1st on UB. Teammate Nya Kraus tied for 1st on FX with TWU's Sophie Hernandez. Slife was the top AAer for the day, with a 39.375. TWU's Kaitlyn Hoiland was 1st on VT while teammate Emma Brkljacic tied for 1st on BB with AF's Clara Wallace.
The event finals are on Sunday.
Lindenwood won the evening session at the Women's USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals. They will advance, along with West Chester, to face TWU and Air Force in the finals. Lion Jaly Jones posted a 39.15 in the AA to lead the way. Teammate Reese Baechle posted the top mark on VT while Lion Hannah Appleget had the top mark on UB. Lindenwood's Nya Kraus posted the top mark on BB while Brown's Maya Davis posted the top mark on FX.
The overall AA champion came from Session 1, Morgan Price of Fisk. She's the first champion from an HBCU. Jaly Jones of Lindenwood was 2nd and Krystin Johnson of Talladega was 3rd.
Link: Results and Lindenwood Release
TWU won the evening session of the USAG Women's Collegiate Nationals, advancing to the final with Air Force. Fisk's Morgan Price was the top AAer with a 39.225. She also tied for 1st on UB with SCSU's Gigi Mastellone and Air Force's Maggie Slife. Talladega's Krystin Johnson was the top vaulter while Air Force's Kylee Greene posted the top mark on BB. Cornell's Sydney Beers was the top placer on FX.
Link: Results
The Women's Development Program Level 10 Regionals are this weekend, with the top athletes in each Region competing for a spot at Nationals. The Top 9 are highlighted below, as long as they scored over 35.0 (the minimum score to qualify to Nationals). Only the Senior divisions plus Junior F 2025 grads (with commits) will be listed, and full results are linked by the name of the division in each Region. The Top 7 will advance to Nationals with their Regional team. Additional National qualifiers will be named, if Regions do not use their full 7 slots allotted. These will be allocated to the top three Regions with the most competitors (in sequential order). Additional athletes will qualify to the All-Star session, if they do not make the criteria above: Two AAers from each age group in the Region and five individuals per event from all age groups in that Region.
The Women's USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championshipss are slated for April 12th to the 14th. The Championships are for programs from Division 1, 2 and 3 who offer less than 8 scholarships. Lindenwood seeks to defend their title, in their final meet(s). Challengers include Brown, Cornell, TWU, Air Force and host West Chester. Here's the schedule and live links:
Friday, April 12th: Preliminaries and AA
Session 1 (2 pm ET): Virtius Stats and YouTube
Session 2 (7 pm ET): Virtius and YouTube
Saturday, April 13th: Team Final, 7 pm ET Virtius Stats and YouTube
Sunday, April 14th: Event Finals, 1 pm ET Virtius Stats and YouTube
The NCAA has confirmed the fields for the NCAA Championships, in an announcement on Monday, April 8th.
Cal hit for a 198.275 to win the Cal Regional. Bay Area rival Stanford broke the bracket to advance, with a 197.575. Denver was 3rd at 197.45 and ASU 4th at 196.75. Cal's Mya Lauzon won the AA with a 39.75 and VT with a 10. She also tied for 1st on BB with DU's Bella Mabanta and Stanford's Chloe Widner. Widner won FX with a 10. Widner also shared 1st on UB with Cal's Andi Li, Gabby Perea and Madelyn Willliams.
Florida posted a big 198.325 to win their Regional, while Utah overcame some problems on UB to hold off Mizzou for the 2nd spot to Nationals, 197.575 to 197.325. MSU was back in 4th at 196.625 after counting a miss on BB. Gators Ellie Lazzari and Anya Pilgrim tied for 1st in the AA; Lazzari tied for 1st on BB with Ute Maile O'Keefe and Mizzou's Sienna Schreiber. Pilgrim shared 1st on FX with teammate Leanne Wong, Mizzou's Kennedy Griffin and Utes Abby Paulson and Jaylene Gilstrap. Utah's Grace McCallum won UB while MSU's Sage Kellerman was 1st on VT (9.975).
Here are the event winners at the Men's Big Ten Championships: FX: Landen Blixt, Michigan and Connor McCool, Illinois PH: Brandon Dang, Illinois R: Ashton Anaya, Illinois VT: Amari Sewell, Illinois PB: Crew3 Bold, Michigan HB: Michael Jaroh, PSU
Link: Results
Stanford posted a big 422.7 to defeat OU's 418.4 and win its third MPSF title in a row. Cal was 3rd at 405.6 and Air Force 4th at 395.45. Stanford was led by Khoi Young, who won the AA with an 86.35. Young also won VT and PB. Teammate Asher Hong won R. For OU, Emre Dodanli won FX, Ignacio Yockers won PH and Kelton Christiansen won HB.
Link: Results and Stanford Release