Kirsten Stambaugh, L10 at Prestige in Pennsylvania, has committed to Central Michigan. She is a four-time regional qualifier. This season she placed 4th AA at her state meet and 12th AA at regionals.
Bailey Gallagher, L10 at Berks in Pennsylvania, has committed to Towson. Bailey qualified to JOs last year and she qualified to regionals this season.
Abigail Bensley, L10 from AJS Pancotts, committed to Southern Connecticut. She qualified to the NIT last season. She recently finished 8th AA at her 2013 regional meet.
Taylor Puryear, L10 from Unique Sports Academy in Maryland, has committed to Kentucky. Taylor is a five-time L10 regional qualifier. This season she won the March Madness meet and placed 1st on floor. She placed 4th AA at her state meet and qualified to regionals.
Briana Odom, L10 from Unique Sports Academy in Maryland, has committed to Temple. Briana qualified to the NIT last season. This season she placed 5th AA at her state meet and qualified to regionals.
Alyssa Bertoni, L10 at Frederick's in Maryland, has committed to Kentucky. Alyssa is a three-time regional qualifier. This season she placed 7th AA at her state meet and 19th AA at regionals.
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Brian Manning from Intrastate Gymnastics in Massachusetts has committed to Penn State for 2013-3014.
Link: YouTube Interview
Rebecca McRobbie has signed with Iowa State and she will join the team next fall. Rebecca is a L10 at WOGA.
Krista Collins, L10 at Southeastern in North Carolina, has committed to Pitt. Krista qualified to the NIT last season and finished 6th AA. This season she placed in the top 10 AA at her meets, including a 6th place finish at her state meet and a 7th place finish at regionals.
Region 7 JO regional was held this past weekend. Here are the top 10 AA Seniors:
Sr. A (Scores)
Here are the final Men's National Rankings, as compiled by Troester GymInfo:
Rank | Team Name | NCAA Final | NCAA Qualifier |
1 | Michigan | 443.200 | 443.850 |
2 | Oklahoma | 440.100 | 433.850 |
3 | Stanford | 436.150 | 435.850 |
4 | Penn State | 436.100 | 436.900 |
5 | Iowa | 426.450 | 426.550 |
6 | Illinois | 422.550 | 426.900 |
7 | California | 426.450 | |
8 | Minnesota | 424.700 | |
9 | Ohio State | 421.950 | |
10 | Air Force Academy | 417.900 |
Link: Rankings
The Troester GymInfo Final National Rankings are comprised of:
1. Finish of the Top 6 in the Super Six
2. Scores in Prelims for Ranks 7 to 12
3. NQS for Ranks 13 to 36
4. RQS for beyond
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The finals of the 2013 Women's NCAA Championships produced five National Champions:
Vault
On vault, Rheagan Courville of LSU stuck her Layout Yurchenko Full, achieving some of the greatest distance in the meet. She was later tied with Bama's Diandra Milliner, who blasted a Yurchenko 1 1/2. A small hop meant she would have to share the title. UCLA's Olivia Courtney was third.
Bars
Gator Alaina Johnson hit her Ray release and stuck her double layout dismount to edge out teammate Bridget Sloan and Utah's Georgia Dabritz, who shared second. Her 9.9125 was just enough to outdistance the pair.
Beam
AA champ Sloan won a title of her own on BB, covering an off-balance on her flip-flop layout successfully and managing to hold her feet still on the dismount. In second were Michigan's Katie Zurales and Minnesota's Hanna Nordquist. Zurales nailed her aerial back-handspring series while Nordquist showed the even more difficult aerial back layout.
Floor
Michigan's Joanna Sampson hit some of the biggest tumbling of the meet, opening with a tidy double layout and ending with a sky high double pike. Sampson actually shows a complete opening from her double pike, a level of amplitude rarely seen even at the elite level. Bama's Diandra Milliner was second, drilling her double Arabian mount to a perfectly stuck landing. In third was NU's Emily Wong, who opened with a tight and complete triple twist.
Link: Results
Julia Konner, L10 at Apollo in Pa., has committed to Sacremento and will join the team next season. Julie finished in the top 10 AA at her meets this year, including a 4th place finish at her state meet.