Kendall Valentin led a 1-2-3 EMU sweep of the VT as EMU scored a big win. Maryland's Abbie Epperson took the UB. For Pitt, Lindsay Offutt won the BB, FX and the AA (39.1).
Link: Pitt Release
PSU scored its 47th straight victory over Army on Saturday afternoon. Trevor Howard led the way for the Nittany Lions, winning the AA with an 85.5. He also won the SR andf VT. Teammates Alexis Torres and Leroy Clark, Jr added a pair of wins. Torres won FX and tied with Clarke on PH. Clarke won the PB. Army's Jesse Glenn won the HB.
Link: PSU Release
Led by Kierstin Sokolowski VT win, LU used a balanced effort to defeat rival SEMO. Lion Valeri Ingui tied for the UB title with SEMO's Lauren Israel. SEMO frosh McKinzie Jones won the BB and FX. Teammate Ashley Thomas led a trio of AAers for the Redhawks.
Link: LU Release
The season begins this evening with the Cancun Classic! Arkansas, Iowa, and Michigan meet at 6pm Central.
Coverage is being handled by FloGymnastics ($ Fee) (the former Gymnastike). You can follow the Twitter streams of each teams for each update, aggregated through our Twtter Feed.
Mackenzie Black, a L10 from United Sports Academy, has committed to WVU for 2018-2019. In 2015, she finished 8th AA at the Region VII L10 Regionals, and qualified to the JO NIT Meet, where she won VT and placed 3rd on FX. She also finished 17th AA at Regionals in 2014.
Jessie Bastardi, a L10 at Centre Elite, has committed to WVU for 2017-2018. She is the daughter of former PSU assistant and standout Jessica Bastardi. In 2015, she tied for 13th AA at the Region VII L10 Regionals.
Link: Videos
Oklahoma tops the Women's Preseason Coaches' Poll, with Florida 32 points behind in second. Bama is third, just four points ahead of Utah. OU amassed 29 first place votes, while Florida has 15. Utah has 14 first place votes. The Poll is now administered by RoadToNationals (replacing Troester.com).
SEMO has signed Megan Dennis and Courteney Taylor for 2016-2017. Taylor's commit was covered in a prior news item.
Dennis is a L10 who trains at Achievers in Denton, TX. In 2015, Dennis qualified to the JO NIT after placing 10th AA at Regionals. She was also 11th AA at Regionals in 2014.
Link: SEMO Release
Morgan Alfaro, a L10 from Gym Max, has committed to Southern Utah. At the 2015 L10 JO Nationals, she tied for 26th AA. She also finished 2nd AA at the 2014 JO NIT meet.
Link: Videos
Kennedy Rae Johnson, a Level 10 from Gymstars in Tennessee has committed to Central Michigan University. In 2015, she placed 11th AA and 9th(t) on BB at Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals. In 2014, she finished 2nd on VT, 4th on BB and 15th AA at the Region VIII L10 Regionals.
Link: VIdeo