USU capitalized on SUU's struggles on the beam to defeat the visitors for the first time in 25 tries. USU was led by Paige Jones, who won the floor and vault, and led a trio of USU AAers. Teammate Rebecca Holliday won bars. For SUU Caitlin Kennedy won beam.
Link: SUU Release
Stanford won, led by Eddie Penev's wins on floor and in the AA. Teammate Cale Robinson won vault and PB. Cardinal James Fosco added a win on Rings while Cameron Foreman won High Bar. Buckeye senior Ty Echard notched a huge 15.9 on PH for the win.
Link: Ohio State Release
Army edged springfield, led by Garrek Hojan-Clark's school record on the pommel horse (15.2).
Link: Army Release
William and Mary earned a road win at SUNY Brockport. Daniel Potemski led W&M with the squad's top mark on floor and rings, while JJ Jindra earned the top marks on vault (tie) and high bar.
Link: W&M Release
LSU posted a 196.3, led by Lloimincia Hall's 9.95 on the vault. Teammate Sarie Morrison added a win on the bars. For Iowa, Jessa Hansen won the beam, floor and the AA (39.425)
Link: LSU Release
Sophomore Stephanie Ouellette led the Wolfpack, winning the vault, floor and the AA (39.175). Teammate Diahanna Ham won the vault. NC State senior Jess Panza celebrated Senior Night with a win on beam.
Link: NC State Release
UGA defeated host Michigan, using a few changes in the lineup. For Michigan, Katie Zurales won the AA with a 39.45 and tied for first on vault and beam. Zurales tied with teammate Joanna Sampson the vault. Sampson won the floor. For UGA, Kat Ding won bars and Laura Moffat tied for the beam title.
Link: Michigan Release
Katie Brown, L10 at Bart Conner in Oklahoma, has committed to Utah State. Katie finished 18th AA at the 2011 JO nationals. This season she picked up first place all around finishes at the Alamo Classic (1st V/BB) and the Nadia Comaneci Invite (1st FX). She placed 5th AA (1st FX) at the WOGA meet and 12th AA at the Tim Rand meet.
Jessica Peszek, L10 from DeVeau's School of Gymnastics in Fishers, Ind., has committed to Western Michigan University. Last season she won bars at State and Regional Championships. She also took third on beam and fifth in the all-around at Regionals. At 2011 JO Nationals she took ninth on bars. She started out this season with an all around win at the Sun and Surf Spectacular, Wright's For Love or Money, and Circle of Stars and was 3rd-AA at Jazz Invitational.
BYU defeated host USU in a Monday night matchup. BYU's Raquel Willman led her squad, winning beam and tying for the bars title with USU's Paige Jones. Teammates Krysten Koval and Jennifer Lezeu tied for the floor title. Jones won the AA (39.2) and vault as well to lead the Aggies.
Link: USU Release
OU leads the Men's National Rankings from Troester.com GymInfo for the Week of March 5th. PSU is 2nd and Illinois is third.
Individually, Jake Dalton of OU is the top AAer and leads on floor and p-bars. Cal's Glen Ishino and PSU's Scott Rosenthal remain on top of the PH and Rings standings, respectively. Stanford's Eddie Penev is first on vault, while Illinois' Paul Ruggeri still leads the high bar standings.
| Rank | Team |
Average of Three Meets |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 355.483 |
| 2 | Penn State | 352.667 |
| 3 | Illinois | 352.400 |
| 4 | Stanford | 350.283 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 346.483 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 346.133 |
Link: Troester GymInfo
Lauren Feely, L10 at Ultimate Gymnastics in Illinois, has committed to BGSU. Lauren was the 2011 Illinois L10 State Vault Champion and also placed 3rd on beam and 3rd all-around. At L10 Regionals she placed 5th on vault. In 2009, Lauren was L9 Regional Champion on floor exercise and a L9 Eastern National Qualifier where she placed 3rd on uneven bars.
Lauren is also a two time Illinois High School Association State Beam Champion (2011 and 2012) and is a two-time member of the IHSA State champion team from Carmel Catholic High School. At a high school competition in January 2012, Lauren scored a perfect 10.0 on vault, sticking her Yurchenko Full.
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Aja-Monet Sims, L10 at Brandy Johnson's in Florida, has committed to Alabama. Sims finished 4th AA at JOs last year and launched into a string of strong finishes this season, winning the Tampa Bay Turners Invite (1st AA; 1st V/BB/FX) , the Kurt Thomas Invite (1st AA; 1st V/UB/FX) and the Tim Rand meet (1st AA; 1st V/UB/BB). She finished 2nd AA and 1st FX at the Presidential Classic.
Florida holds onto the top spot in the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings for the Week of March 5th. OU follows closely behind in 2nd. Florida is the top team on bars and beam, while OU is the top team on FX. UCLA is third overall and the top team on vault.
Nicole Meiller and Kailey Hansen won two events each to lead the Hornets to the win over UAA. Meiller won bars and tied for the vault title with Alaska's Shakea Sanders. Hansen won beam and floor. Sac State frosh Kalliah McCartney won the AA.
Link: Sac State Release