UGA posted a season high 197.225 but it wasn't enough as rival Bama posted a 197.675 for the win. Bama's Kayla Hoffman won the BB en route to a big 39.675 AA win. For UGA, Kat Ding won the UB and tied with Bama's Ashley Sledge and Geralen Stack-Easton for the VT title. UGA's Cassidy McComb won FX.
Link: UGA Release
Kentucky posted a season-high 195.575 to defeat visiting LSU, staying consistent on the BB while LSU struggled. Phylicia Reshard won the AA and FX to lead the Wildcats. Teammate Caityln Ciokajlo won the UB while another teammate, Andrea Mitchell, led the winning effort on BB. On VT, UK's Jasmine Minion tied with LSU's Sarie Morrison for the title.
Link: UK Release
Illinois edged host MSU 195.225 to 195 on Friday night. Illini Allison Buckely posted a 39.475 to win the AA, capturing the FX title and tying with teammates Melissa Fernandez and Kelsey Joannides for the BB title. Joannides added a win on VT, while MSU's Jackie Berg won UB.
Link: MSU Release
Petrina Yokaay of AU won the AA and the UB to lead the Tigers. Teammate Toi Garcia won the VT while Tiger Kylie Shields won BB. THe FX crown was won by Laura Lane.
Link: Pittsburgh Release
Springfield's Brittany Baglow won the AA, BB and FX to lead her squad to the win over visiting RIC.
Link: Springfield Release
Towson's Kacy Cantanzaro won the VT and BB to lead her squad to a home win. Teammate Alexa Davis captured the UB, while another teammate, Britney Russell, won the FX. Tiger Lindsay Poplaski captured the AA title.
Link: Towson Release
Brittney Emmons won the AA with a 38.825 to lead Ball State to the big win over NIU. She also won the FX. Teammate Nicole Allen won the VT, while another teammate, Kayla Kmiecik, won UB. NIU's Holly Reichard won the BB.
Link: Ball State Release
West Chester swept all four events and set a new school record on UB in the win. Ali Aquila won the AA and the BB to lead West Chester. Teammates Melissa Voskian, Karen Laskaris and Rachel Pearson added wins on VT, UB and FX.
Link: WC Release
UNH posted a 194.375 on the road to defeat Bridgeport. Chelsea Steinberg won the AA with a 39.3 and captured the BB to lead UNH. Teammate Ali Carr won the UB. Bridgeport's Monica Mesalles won the VT and the FX, the latter with a school record 9.9.
Link: UB Release
Caitlin Mann, L10 at Tumbleweeds in Arizona, has committed to Boise State and will join the team next season. We previously reported her verbal to OU, but she did not sign there in the fall.
Mann has had a very competitive club career. This season she placed 2nd AA (1st V) at the National Judges Cup; 2nd AA at the Arizona Grand Invite; 1st AA (1st V/UB/BB/FX) at the Classic Rock and 1st AA (1st V/BB) at the Fiesta Bowl, where she qualified to the Liukin Cup. Last season she finished in the top three AA at most of her meets, including 2nd place AA finishes at her state and regional meets.
CMU wrapped up a share of the MAC regular season title with a win Thursday night. CMU's Britney Taylor and Andrea de la Garza led the way. de la Garza won the AA and was part of a six way tie for 1st on VT, a logjam that included Taylor (plus CMU's Meaghan McWhorter and Kristin Teubner, plus EMU's Nicole Viltz and SEMO's Brianna Gaddie). Taylor also won the FX. Teammates Brittany Petzold and Emily Heinz won UB and BB, respectively.
Link: CMU Release
Alyssa Nocella, L10 from Silvias Gymnastics in Pa., has committed to Bowling Green. As a first year L10 this season, she placed 2nd AA (1st V/BB) at the Metroplex meet. She recently qualified to the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup after placing 2nd AA (1st FX) at the Presidential Classic. In 2010, she was the Level 9 Region 7 Vault champion and Eastern National FX champ.
Cari DuBois will step down from her position at Cal at the end of the season.
This week's Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings are led by Oklahoma. The rankings this week by a three meet average. OU's Steven Legendre leads the AA ranking, and is also the leader on FX. Teammate Jake Dalton holds the lead on VT and PB. On PH, Illinois' Daniel Ribeiro is the leader, while on Rings, Ohio State's Brandon Wynn leads the way. On HB, Paul Ruggeri of Illinois retains the lead (although is he out with an injury).
| Rank | School |
3 Meet Ave |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 358.817 |
| 2 | Illinois | 353.933 |
| 3 | California | 353.383 |
| 4 | Penn State | 352.067 |
| 5 | Stanford | 350.933 |
| 6 | Michigan | 345.350 |
Link: Troester.com GymInfo
In another Monday night meet, UW Stout edged the host Winona State Warriors. Stout's Naomi DeLara won VT, BB, and FX.
Link: Winona St Release
UCLA jumped to a season high 197.475, in hosting a Monday meet with NC State. UCLA was led by frosh Sydney Sawa and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs. The pair tied for the FX title while Sawa won the AA with a 39.275. Hopfner-Hibbs tied for the BB title at 9.95 with teammate Brittani McCullough. Teammate Tauny Frattone won the VT with a 9.95 while Bruin Monique de la Torre won the UB.
Link: UCLA Release