Texas Dreams has announced Kiana Winston's verbal commitment to Alabama. The International Elite was named to the 2011 Jr. National Team last season. She finished 12th AA at the 2011 Covergirl Classic and 8th AA at the Visa Championships.
Boise State celebrated Senior Night with a 196.2, which was good enough to raise their RQS to a 196.055. BYU, however, failed to raise their RQS. Thus, as they stand in 34th place currently, they will anxiously await to see if three teams can pass them on Saturday.
The Broncos were led by Brittany Potvin-Green, who won the vault, floor and AA. She tallied a 39.6 AA. Redshirt senior teammate Amy Glass won the bars. BYU's Krysten Koval won the beam with a 9.9.
Link: Boise State Release
Brockport and Wisconsin-Whitewater tied for the NCGA Championships Team title on Friday. The two squads posted 188.05 points. Wisconsin-La Crosse, who had won the last four team titles, placed 3rd at 187.2.
Brockport was led by AA champ Elizabeth Levy. Whitewater's Katie Thompson was 2nd, and Cortland's Courtney Mangini was 3rd.
Final Team Results
| 1 | The College at Brockport | 188.050 |
| 1 | UW-Whitewater | 188.050 |
| 3 | UW-La Crosse | 187.200 |
| 4 | Cortland | 185.550 |
| 5 | UW-Eau Claire | 183.700 |
| 6 | Ithaca College | 182.650 |
Link: Cortland Release
Anna Corbett, L10 at Aerials Gymnastics in Illinois, has committed to Western Michigan. Anna competed in the 2011 JOs, finishing 9th AA in the Jr. D session. This season finished 6th AA at the Circle of Stars, 3rd AA at the Chicago Style and 1st AA at the Midwest Open.
Kayla Beckler, L10 at Perfection Gymnastics in Ohio, has committed to Ball State. This season she won the TOPS Challenge (1st AA; 1st UB) and picked up a couple of other individual event wins during the season. She finished in the top five all around at most of her 2012 meets. She was a 2011 regional qualifier and she finished 2nd AA at the 2010 NIT.
Kamerin Moore, L10 at Geddart's in Michigan, has tweeted about her verbal to Nebraska. She has accumulated a number of event titles this season (2 on each event over the course of the season) and she has finished no lower than 4th AA in any of her meets. In 2011 she finished 22nd at JO Nationals.
OU holds the top spot in the Men's Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings for the week of March 19th. PSU is in 2nd and Stanford is third.
The Men's rankings from Troester GymInfo switch this week to the "Four Meet Average". To get this average, the four highest scoring meets are taken, of which no more than two are home meets, the high score dropped, and the remaining three are averaged.
Individually, Jake Dalton of OU holds the top spot in the AA. He is also the leader on floor and PB. With the new average methodology, Stanford's Gabe Alvarado and John Martin hold the top spot on PH. Teammate Eddie Penev ranks first on vault. PSU's Scott Rosenthal remains the top Ring man. On the pipe, Illini Paul Ruggeri retains his lead.
| Rank | Team Name | Four Meet Average |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 356.267 |
| 2 | Penn State | 355.600 |
| 3 | Stanford | 354.233 |
| 4 | Illinois | 353.683 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 347.450 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 347.267 |
Link: Troester GymInfo
SUU defeated BYU in a rare Monday afternoon contest. Alyssa Click led SUU, winning the beam and tying for the bars title with BYU's Kaycee Gassaway and Natalie Eyre-Pickard. Eyre-Pickard also tied for the vault title with teammate Krysten Koval. SUU's Brittney Jensen and BYU's Mickell Merrell tied for the floor title.
With those scores, BYU does not improve their 34th place in the standings. SUU retains a shot at Regionals.
Link: BYU Release
Katie Stebick, L10 at Lakettes Gymnastics in Pennsylvania, has committed to Rutgers. She qualified to regionals last season. This season finished 2nd AA (1st BB) at the Black Eyed Susan, 6th AA at the Rock and Roll Classic and 4th AA at the Rochester Classic.
The Race for the Regionals is heading into its final week! Check back on Tuesday for a full recap of the potential shifts during the last weekend of competition. The Top 18 rankings have tightened up, with several teams contending for a seeded position at Regionals. The race for the top 36 Regional qualifiers is also intense; several teams still have a shot at post-season competition.
Florida continues to hold the top space in the rankings, just ahead of OU. Bama is now #3.
Washington defeated host Cal on their Senior Night, posting a solid 196.25 to raise their RQS to 195.595 (22nd). Washington's Ruby Engreitz, McKenzie Fechter and Lauren Rogers eached picked up a share of two individual titles. Engreitz won bars and tied for the floor title with Rogers. Rogers tied for the vault title with Fechter, who also won the AA with a 39.225. Teammate Paige Bixler completed the sweep with a win on beam.
Link: Cal Release
Kent State posted a 196.025 on Senior Night, helping to raise their RQS to a 195.085 (27th). The effort was led by Marie Case, who won the AA with a 39.275. She also won the beam with a 9.925 and the floor with a 9.95, including a 10 from one judge. Teammate Rachel Goldenberg won the vault while Erin Rothrock and Rachel Guida tied for the bars title.
Link: Kent State Release
Towson powered to a 195.25, led by a standout performance by Kacy Catanzaro. She won the AA with a 39.4, and collected titles on vault, bars, and beam. Teammate Brittney Russell won the floor.
Link: GWU Release
W&M sophomore Jessica Pritchard won FX and the AA with a career-high 38.95, but it wasn't enough as visiting Temple downed W&M. Teammates Kristin Milardo, Carleigh Wrobel and Brandy Stover won vault, bars and beam, respectively.
Link: W&M Release
The Illini defeated host Iowa, led by CJ Maestas' 86.7 AA tally. Maestas won floor and rings with matching 15.6s and also tied for the vault title.
Link: Iowa Release