OU leads the way for the men this week, with a narrow lead over Penn State. Illinois follows closely behind in third.
Individually, OU's Jake Dalton holds the top spot in the AA and on the floor. Cal's Glen Ishino is still tops in PH while PSU's Scott Rosenthal holds sway on Rings. Stanford's Eddie Penev is the top vaulter, while Michigan Sam Mikulak holds #1 on PB. Illini Paul Ruggeri retains his large lead on the pipe.
| Rank | Team |
Three Meet Average |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 350.817 |
| 2 | Penn State | 350.767 |
| 3 | Illinois | 349.533 |
| 4 | Stanford | 345.767 |
| 5 | California | 343.750 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 343.667 |
Link: Troester.com GymInfo
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Florida takes over the top spot in the rankings this week, with Oklahoma in 2nd. UGA and Bama are now tied for third, with Utah dropping to fifth place. Bama is the top squad on vault, while UF is the leader on bars and beam. Utah still holds the lead on floor.
Individually, Bama's Ashley Priess and UGA's Kat Ding are still tied for the top spot in the AA standings. UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa is the top vaulter, while NU's Janelle Giblin leads on bars. OU's Erica Brewer takes over the top spot on beam after her debut. Arkansas' Jaime Pisani still leads on floor.
Next week, the rankings will switch to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), and the rankings will get shuffled once again.
Illinois defeated ASU at home, led by Kelsey Joannides. The Illini won the beam and the AA (39.325), as well as tying for the vault title with ASU's Callie Price. Teammate Alina Weinstein tied with ASU's Beate Jones for the floor title. ASU's Kohoku Palafox won the bars title.
Link: ASU Release
Rebecca Brady won vault and floor while senior Mallory Miller celebrated Senior Day with a win on beam as SCSU swept past West Chester and Springfield.
Link: SCSU Release and Video
Frosh Elise Konikoff won vault and beam while teammate Courtney Mangini won floor and AA as Cortland rolled past visiting Wilson.
Link: Cortland St Release
Jenna Swails won vault and floor to lead UW La Crosse to the win. Teammate Morgan Shene added a win on bars and in the AA.
Link: Winona State Release
Kent State posted a new season high, led by soph Marie Case. Case won the beam and tied with teammates Rachel Goldenberg and Amiah Mims for the floor title. Teammate Lauren Wozniak won the vault, while teammate Lindsay Runyan won the bars.
Link: Kent State Release
CMU posted a 49.125 to pull away from GWU and post the home win. Kristin Teubner led the way for the Chippewas, winning vault, beam and tying for the floor title with teammates Halle Moraw and Brittany Petzold. Petzold won the bars.
Link: CMU Release
In a meet with an all-star team from Japan, Cal defeated Stanford. The Japan all-stars posted a score of 354.7 to win the meet easily.
Link: Stanford Release
Ashley Morgan led Stanford, winning the bars and tying with teammate Nicole Pechanec for the floor title. Teammate Shona Morgan won the beam. Bridgeport's Monica Mesalles Sallares won the vault with a 9.9 and took the AA with a 39.05.
Link: Stanford Release
Senior Adam Al-Rokh led Temple, winning Rings and the AA. Teammate Taylor Brana won the PB and Owl Allan Malone won HB.
Link: Temple Release
Michigan used a season high to defeat Ohio State and SUNY Brockport. Michigan sophomore Sam Mikulak dominated, winning five events and the AA, breaking 90 in the process. Teammate Michael Myler won the PH, the only event not taken by Mikulak.
Link: Michigan Releaes
Ohio State set a new school record as they soared to a big home win over visiting DU. Buckeye Sarah Miller led the way, winning vault and beam with 9.95s and floor with a near-perfect 9.975. Teammate Colleen Dean won the AA with a 39.6. For DU, Louise Mercer posted a 9.9 to win bars.
Link: DU Release and Video
#3 PSU edged #3 Illinois in Men's Big 10 action Saturday. PSU was led by Scott Rosenthal, who won rings, and Craig Hernandez, who won PH. For Illinois, Paul Ruggeri won the floor, vault, and parallel bars. Teammate CJ Maestas added a win on HB.
Link: PSU Release
Air Force defeated Army and Navy to defend their All Academy title. Air Force posted a 327.8 to surpass Navy's 325.65 and Army's 317.6. James Okamoto led Air Force, winning PH and HB. Frosh teammate Josh Ramos won floor while Falcon senior Devin Menefee won rings. Navy was led by Andrew Faulk, who won the vault, PB and the AA.
Link: Air Force Release