Boise State posted a new season high with a 196.55 to defeat SJSU. Hannah Redmon led Boise State, winning VT, FX and tying with teammate Amy Glass for the UB title. Lindsay Kazandjian won the BB title for the Broncos.
Link: Boise State Release
Sac State posted a big 194.65 road score to win at USU. USU's Heather Heinrich celebrated senior night with a 39.075 AA win. She also won VT, FX and tied for the UB title with teammate Jackie Dillon. Cayla Boyce led Sac State to a 1 through 5 sweep of BB.
Link: USU Release
Both teams posted seasons highs, but Bama prevailed on Friday night. Senior Morgan Dennis capped her last regular season meet with a 9.95 FX win. She also tied for the VT title with Michigan's Kylee Botterman. Teammate Ashley Priess captured the UB and tied for the BB title with Michigan's Kelsey Knutson. Michigan's Botterman led her squad with a 39.55 AA win.
Link: Bama Release
OU posted another big road score to defeat Arkanasas. Casey Jo Magee led Arkansas with two school records, a 9.95 to win BB and a 39.675 to win the AA. Magee also tied with OU's Sara Stone on VT and teammate Jamie Pisani and OU's Jackie Flanery on the FX. For OU, Hollie Vise and Megan Ferguson tied for the UB title but they outscored Arkansas on every event, including .925 points on BB.
Link: Arkansas Release
TWU set a new school record to edge visiting UNH. UNH set a new road high, tying its season best at home. Rahonda Cannie led TWU, setting a school record in the AA with a 39.15 win and winning the UB. Teamamte Kristin Edwards tied the school record on FX with a 9.9 win. For UNH, Helena Diodati won VT and Katie Lawrence won BB.
Link: TWU Release
LSU rolled to victory, led by Susan Jackson. Jackson won her 10th AA of the season with a 39.5, including wins on UB and FX. Teammates Ashley Lee and Kayla Rogers tied for the VT title, while Samantha Engle won the BB.
Link: Centenary Release
WVY posted a 194.725 to defeat Bridgeport. Amy Bieski led WVU with a 38.85 AA win. She also won the FX. Teammate Chelsi Tabor added a win on VT, while teammate Nicole Roach won BB. Bridgeport's Emily Repko tied WVU's Shelly Purkat on BB.
Link: WVU Release
Florida tied their season high at 197.55 to defeat Utah. Florida was led by frosh Marissa King, who won the BB and AA at 39.575. Frosh teammate Ashanee Dickerson won the FX, while teammates Nicole Ellis and Amanda Castillo won the VT and UB, respectively.
Link: UF Release
Taylor Seaman made the most of Senior Night, posting a 39.475 AA to lead NC State to a season high. She also won the BB, FX and tied for the VT title with teammates Brooke Barr and Brittany Vontz. Frosh teammate Rachel Fincham won UB.
Link: NC State Release
Megan Melendez, L10 out of Apollo Gymnastics in Virginia, has committed to Northern Illinois for the 2010-11 season. Melendez has had an active competition season,finishing in the top five AA at the Richmond Fall Classic, the Greater NY Invite, the Cancu Classic, the Maryland Classic, the Magical Classic and the Apollo Rock N Roll meet.
Kailyn Hawkins, L10 at Southeastern in N.C., has reportedly committed to Nebraska for the 2011-12 season according to a Facebook entry. Hawkins, a 3 time JO qualifier, finished 19th AA (3rd V, 12th UB, 9th FX) in the 2009 JO Jr. D session. She has had a strong 2010 season, winning the all around in her session of the Twin City Invite, the Hilton Head Invite, the Chicago Style and the Charleston Cup, and finishing in the top three of all of her other meets.
The 2010 Superlatives list has been published. This is our annual listing of the FIG E, F and G skills (and vaults of FIG 5.3 point start value and above) competed in the NCAA. The list is incomplete, so send in your submissions of successfully completed and credited skills, and we'll continually update the list. You can reach the listing under the top menu item for News, then Features. Or you can jump straight to the link after the "Read the Full Story" button.
In a St. Patrick's Day contest, GWU defeated Towson. Junior Leslie Delima led GWU with a 38.925 AA win. She also tied for the FX title with teammate Megan Quinn. Another teammate, Amanda Murphy, tied for the VT title with Towson's Megan Wooden and Alise McDonald. Towson's Jackie Schweitzer won UB and BB to lead Towson.
Link: GWU Release
For the men this week, the rankings from Troester.com GymInfo are still done by the average of three meets. This week, Stanford retains the top spot, followed by OU and Illinois. OU's Steven Legendre takes over the lead in the AA and retains his lead on the FX. Illinois' Luke Stannard takes over the top spot on PH for the only change this week. Once again, the remaining events show no change. Ohio State's Brandon Wynn remains in the top spot on Rings. On VT, Tim Gentry of Stanford stays into the lead. On PB, Cal's Kyle Bunthuwong is the leader, while on HB, Illinois' Paul Ruggeri is the leader.
Rank | Team | 3 Score Average |
1 | Stanford |
359.917 |
2 | Oklahoma |
359.667 |
3 | Illinois |
356.917 |
4 | Michigan |
356.433 |
5 | Ohio State | 353.433 |
6 | Minnesota |
350.900 |
7 | California | 350.033 |
8 | Penn State | 349.033 |
9 | Nebraska |
346.050 |
10 | Iowa |
344.767 |
Link: Troester GymInfo