PSU captured the regular season Big Ten Conference title with a narrow 0.2 win over Nebraska. They posted a big 329.05. Josh Karnes led PSU with wins on PB and HB. Teammate Matthew Underhill won the R while teammate Matt Cormier tied for 1st on VT with NU's Chase Mondi. For the Huskers, Taylor Christopulos won the FX while Yanni Chronopoulos won the PH.
Link: PSU Release
We're coming up on Conference Championship weekend, and we still have 45 teams in contention for a spot at Nationals, with 33 that have locked up a spot. At the top, OU remains in the lead, with LSU just a .035 behind. Florida holds third, with Utah passing UCLA for 4th. Here are the women's National Rankings for the week of March 17th, as compiled by RoadtoNatioonals.
Cal easily won the 2nd of two quad home meets on Sunday. Mya Lauzon led the way for Cal, winning the AA with a 39.675. She also won the BB with a 9.975 and took the FX. Teammate Madelyn Williams tied with Stanford's Ui Soma for 1st on UB. Stanford's Taralyn Nguyen won the VT.
Link: Results and Cal Release
Host Springfield defeated Simpson on Sunday. Owen Carney led the way, winning FX and HB for Springfield. Teammate Devon Felsenstein won the PH while teammate Matt Browne tied for 1st on R with Simpson's Brian Rollison. For Simpson, Braxton Jones won the VT while Alex Catchpole won the PB.
Link: Results and Springfield Release
Minnesota held off Iowa to win the home quad. Iowa posted a critical score to life themselves into Regionals and into a battle for the last seeded team. Teryn Crump tied for titles on VT and UB to lead the Gophers. She tied on VT with GymHawks Gianna Masella and Aurelie Tran. She also tied for 1st on UB with Tran and teammate Jordyn Lyden. Gopher Mya Hooten won the FX. On BB, Gopher Emily Koch tied for 1st with Tran and Iowa's Adeline Kenlin. Tran won the AA at 39.5.
Link: Results and Iowa Release
Ohio State won their home quad meet on Sunday, as a closely grouped set of contenders for the last remaining slots at Regionals all improved their scores. For the Buckeyes, Sidney Washington won the FX while teammate Tory Vetter tied for the BB title with WVU's Karleigh DiCello. Sophia Rice of the Mountaineers won the VT. For Kent State, Charlie Behner won the UB.
Link: Results and tOSU Release
Rutgers posted a big 196.55 to defeat host UNH and boost their shot at a spot at Regionals. Their new season high combined with a sub 195 score puts them into an excellent position to gain one of 6 reachable spots at Regionals. Rutgers was led by Delaney Adrian, who won the AA with a 39.3 and who tied for the FX title with teammate Gabrielle Dildy and UNH's AIne Reade and Anne Chapman. Dildy also won the BB while teammate Rachael Riley won the VT. For UNH, Serena Mullin won the UB.
Link: Results and UNH Release
MSU posted a 197.375 to defeat BGSU as they won on Senior Day. Nikki Smith led the way, winning the AA at 39.5. She also tied for 1st on VT with teammate Gabrielle Stephen and for 1st on UB with teammate Sage Kellerman. Teammate Giana Kalefe and Cady Duplissis tied for first on BB while Elle Beaufait won the FX.
Brown defeated host Bridgeport to win UB's Senior Night quad. Brown was led by wins from Emily Ford on BB and Avery Walters on FX. For Bridgeport, Nova Staruk won the VT and Emily Hernandez won the UB.
Link: Results and UB Release
Illinois posted a 194.875 to defeat NIU. The Illini struggled on BB, posting just a 47.85 on the event. They were led by Chloe Cho, who tied for 1st on three events. She shared the VT title with teammate Mareli Mueller. She also shared the UB title with teammates Makayla Green and Destiny Denning. Finally, she shared the FX title with teammate Eden King. On BB, Olivia Coppola and Ruthuja Nataraj tied for 1st on BB with NIU's Mikayla Brown.
Link: Results and Illini Release
Maryland held off Towson to win on Sunday. Towson was not much behind, and strengthened their bid for a spot at Regionals. Madeline Komoroski was the sole event champion for Maryland, tying for 1st on BB with GWU's Deana Sheremeta. GWU was led by Delaney DeHaan, who won the AA at 39.375, won the VT and the FX. Towson's Clara Hong won the UB.
Link: Results and UMD Release
Host Utah won the Senior Night showdown between the former Pac 12 rivals. Ute senior Grace McCallum won the BB with a 10. Teammate Makenna Smith took the AA at 39.7, won the FX at 9.975 and tied for the UB title with UCLA's Frida Esparza. Ute Avery Neff won the VT.
Link: Results
Nebraska held off Iowa State and TWU to win the quad meet at home. Iowa State picked up a key high road score that helped moved them back into contention for a spot at Regionals. Nebraska was led by Whitney Jencks, who won the AA at 39.4 and who tied for the UB title with teammate Emma Spence. NU also picked up wins from Emma Simpton on BB and Sophia McClelland on FX. Temple's Krystin Johnson won the VT.
Link: Results and NU Release
Host Stanford defeat Cal on Senior Day. Senior Taylor Burkhart won the AA with an 80.4 to lead Stanford. He also won the FX and tied for 1st on PH with Cal's Aidan Li. Cardinal senior Brandon Nguyen won PB while classmate Ian Lasic-Ellis won HB. For Stanford, Asher Hong won R and Cooper Kim won VT.
Link: Results and Stanford Release
Host Illinois State posted a strong 195.875 to pull themselves up in the National Rankings and keep themselves in the running for Regionals. Jaye Mack and Reese Grolla led Illinois State. Mack won VT and FX while Grolla won BB and tied for the UB title with teammate Sara Wabi. SEMO's Taylor Ingle wont he AA at 39.2.
Link: Results and SEMO Release
Bama defeated host Michigan on Saturday. Lilly Hudson led the way for the Tide, winning the AA at 39.5. She also won the BB with a 9.975 and tied for the FX title with teammate Shania Adams and Michigan's Sophie Parenti and Carly Bauman. Adams also won the UB for Bama. The Tide's Jordyn Paradise won the VT.
Link: Results and Bama Release