Hamline won its home opener, posting a 183.1 to down UW Eau Claire's 181.8. Frosh Lydia Ingram won the BB while classmate Caitlin Cooper won the VT for the Pipers.
Link: Release
Host WVU upset DU to win a quad meet on Sunday. They posted a 196.3 to edge DU's 195.9. Towson posted a season-best 194.775 while Temple broke the school record with a 193.625. For WVU, Tiara Wright and Alexa Goldberg shared the UB title with DU's Sam Ogden and Julia Ross. Teammate Kirah Koshinski tied for the FX title with DU's Nikole Addison. DU's Ross also won the BB and the AA (39.4). Frosh teammate Maddie Karr won VT but struggled on BB.
Link: WVU Release
Host Illinois posted a 416.5 to hold off the Gophers 413.75 and secure a win. The Illini only won three events but used a big 71.2 to pull away from Minnesota on the HB.
Link: Minnesota Release
Host Air Force posted a big 409.15 to defeat Army's 389.25 and score a big service academy win. Air Force won five of six individual events, with five different winners: Aaron Nubine (FX), Tim Wang (PH), Fletch Braunton (R), Casey Branin (PB) and Eric Klein (VT).
Link: Air Force Release
Utah posted a 197.15 to defeat Washington's 196.3 in Seattle. MyKayla Skinner led the way once again with a 39.575 win in the AA. She also won the FX, BB and tied for the VT title. Ute Baely Rowe won the UB title while Tiffani Lewis shared the VT title.
The Utes suffered another blow when frosh Kim Tessen tore her Achilles in warmup.
Link: Utah Release
Winona State edged host UW Oshkosh 182.65 to 182.175 in action on Friday evening. Alyssa Carroll of Winona State won the FX to lead her her squad. Baylee Tkaczuk of Oshkosh won UB and BB en route to a 37.35 AA win. Teammate Danielle Turner won VT.
Link: Results
W&M posted strong individual performances at their State Open, with no team scores kept in the competition.
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Illinois posted a 412.15 to win the Windy City Invitational. Ohio State was 2nd at 403.45, while Michigan (397.1) nipped Minnesota (397.0) for 3rd. Iowa was fifth at 387.55 while UIC was sixth at 360.25. For Illinois, Bobby Baker won VT while Johnny Jacobson won the PB. Teammate Matt Foster tied with Ohio State's Alec Yoder on PH, while on Rings, Alex Diab tied with Ohio State's Tristan Burke. Ohio State's Jake Martin won the AA with an 83.4. Michigan's Emyre Cole won the FX.
Link: Ohio State Release
Host Ohio State edged Michigan, 195.8 to 195.725, taking advantage of the latter's problems on BB and using an early lead to hold off the Wolverine's late charge. Washington debuted at 195.175 and Kent State posted a 192.975. Alexis Mattern led the way, tying for the VT title with Michigan's Olivia Karas. Kent State's Rachel Stypinski won the UB and took the AA with a 39.4. Michigan's Nicole Artz won the FX while Washington's Joslyn Goings won the BB.
Link: Release & Video
The first big weekend of the season is in the books, and what did we learn? OU and LSU are off to a quick start in the Championship Race, and the others have a lot of work left to do to close the gap they've established. There was a lot of great gymnastics and a lot of opportunity out there. Here's our rewind of the weekend performances of the Preseason Top 25.