Junior Ally Krikorian won the AA title with a career-high 38.8 to lead the Terrapins to the win. She also picked up victories on the vault and floor (tied with teammate Katy Dodds). Frosh teammate Stephanie Giameo won the BB. Bridgeport's Emily Turik won the UB.
Link: UMD Release
A record crowd saw the Gym'Backs post a new school record at the meet celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the Arkansas program. Arkansas' Katherine Grable posted a huge 39.725 to win the AA, posting 9.95s on vault (tying for the title with LSU's Ashley Lee and Tiger frosh Rheagan Courville) and on floor, where she tied with teammate Jaime Pisani. Pisani posted another 9.95 on UB to win there. Grable added a 9.925 to win the BB title, the only event where Arkansas did not break 49.4.
Link: Arkansas Release
Mizzou edged visiting DU by just 0.1. Super frosh Rachel Updike led the way, winning the vault, beam and floor events. Teammate Allie Heizelman won the bars title. For Denver, Melodie Pulgarin Linero won the AA with a 38.9.
Link: Mizzou Release
Kent State rebounded from a season opening loss to win at home versus EMU. They were led by Rachel Goldenberg, who won floor and vault. Golden Flash frosh Whitnee Johnson won the AA with a 38.8, while teammate Rachel Guida won the UB. For EMU, Shawna Ciaramella won the BB.
Link: Kent State Release
Georgia held off host AU to win on the road Friday night. For UGA, Kat Ding won the VT and frosh Chelsea Davis tied for the BB title with AU's Kylie Shields. Shields also won the AA. AU frosh Brianna Guy won the FX, while teammate Allyson Sandusky won the UB.
Link: AU Release
Penn edged visiting Rutgers on Friday evening. Penn was led by Kirsten Strausbaugh who tied with Rutger's Danielle D'Elia for the UB title and the FX title with D'Elia and teammate Alexis Gunzelman. Teammate Amanda Schlaefer won the BB. Rutgers' Danielle D'Elia also won the AA, while teammate Alyssa Straub captured the vault.
Link: Rutgers Release
Nebraska swept the event title en route to a 195.775 tally at Iowa State. Lora Evenstad led the Huskers, winning the AA with a 39.45. She also won the floor. Frosh sensation Jessie DeZiel won the BB and tied for first on vault with teammate Emily Wong. Another Husker, Janelle Giblin, won UB.
Link: NU Release
Florida rolled to a win over a young Kentucky squad Friday night. Frosh standout Kytra Hunter continued to excel, winning the vault and balance beam while tying for the uneven bar title with teammate Marissa King. King tied for the FX title with Florida's Ashanee Dickerson.
Link: UK Release
Multiple knee injuries have taken a toll and Ettl has decided to retire.
After a series of serious injuries over the past few years, Natasha Kelley has retired from the sport.
LSU has announced that junior Brittany Taylor, a transfer from CMU, has joined the roster.
Auburn recruit Kait Kluz and Michigan State recruit Lisa Burt qualified this past weekend to the 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup. The third qualifier, Jessica Ling, is an uncommitted 2015 graduate.
Nebraska tops this week's Troester.com GymInfo Rankings. Utah is 2nd and Arkansas 3rd. NU's superfrosh Jessie DeZiel is the top AAer. Her teammate, Emily Wong, is the top BB worker. Another frosh, Utah's Georgia Dabritz, is the top FX worker. Bama's Geralen Stack-Easton tops the vault rankings, while UNC's Morgan Evans and UGA's Kat Ding are tied for the top spot on UB. The rankings this week are by season averages, so many teams have just their one score to count. Rankings during these first few weeks will shift quite a bit.
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Using a strong floor rotation, Stanford held off San Jose State for the win. Ashley Morgan and Nicole Pechanec posted 9.9s on FX and UB, respectively, for the event wins. Pechanec also tied teammate Nicole Dayton for the VT win. For San Jose State, Thomasina Wallace won the BB and the AA with a 39.15.
Link: Stanford Release
UCLA powered to the road win at Berkeley, led by Sam Peszek 39.45 AA win and Vanessa Zamarripa's 10.0 on vault. Zamarripa added a win on UB while Peszek tied for the BB title with teammates Lichelle Wong and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs. Hopfner-Hibbs won the floor to complete the sweep.
Link: UCLA Release
A New Year is upon us and opportunity lurks. That being said, those who organize best, execute well developed plans and beat the bushes will maximize their success in college recruiting. You have the chance to create change, new commitments, a clean slate and a fresh opportunity to approach the recruiting process with renewed passion. This article attempts to outline general “class tips” that current prospective student-athletes can use in maximizing the college search in 2012.