Thomasina Wallace of San Jose State was dominant on Friday night, winning or tying for all four events to rack up a 39.25 AA victory. She tied for the BB title with frosh teammate Julia Greer and Sac State's Lissa Zamolo. On FX, she tied with teammate Katie Valleau.
Link: SJ State Release
UC Davis defeated host SPU, 192.375 to 191.15. UC Davis was led by Anna Shumaker, who won the VT and BB. Teammates Michello Ho and Marcy Miller won the FX and AA, respectively. Betsy Snook of SPU won the UB.
Link: SPU Release
Stanford nailed clutch balance beam routines to defeat Utah and hand the Utes a rare home loss. Stanford posted a 49.325 on the rail to secure the win. Allyse Ishino led the Cardinal, winning the AA with a 39.475, the UB with a 9.9 and tying with Utah's Mary Beth Lofgren and teammate Ashley Morgan for the BB title. Morgan also won the FX for Stanford, while teammate Shelley Alexander won VT.
Link: Stanford Release
Arizona's Miranda Russell won UB and the FX to lead the Wildcats to the big win over the Broncos. For Boise State, Amy Glass won the AA (39.25), VT and BB (tied with Arizona's Katie Matusik).
Link: Boise State Release
ASU struggled on BB but rallied to hit five for five routines on FX to win the meet. Madison Snowden led ASU, winning FX and the BB. Teammate Mary Atkinson won the VT while Sun Devil frosh Emily Warfield and teammate Tina Salavec tied for the UB title.
Link: ASU Release
Arkansas overcame AU 195.325 to 195.15 in a tight meet in Auburn. Jaime Pisani led Arkansas, winning the AA with a 39.425 and tying for 1st on UB with AU's Leah Vining and Kylie Shields. Rachel Inniss won a pair of events for AU, winning FX and tying for the BB title with teammate Allyson Sandusky. The Tigers Toi Garcia won the VT.
Link: AU Release
Christa Booman of UW La Crosse won the AA, UB and tied for 1st on VT with teammate Tegan Oare.
Link: UW-L Release
DU held off host SEMO 194.775 to 194.075, in action broadcast live on local TV. Louise Mercer led Denver, winning the AA with a 39.05 and capturing the FX. Teammate Taylor Sanford won the BB. For SEMO, Brianna Gaddie won VT and teammate Christina Sundgren won the UB.
Link: SEMO Release
Army defeated Springfield, as junior Chase Brown picked up a pair of wins on VT and HB. Teammate Tim Tieng won PH while teammate Kip Webber won Rings. Ty Evans won the AA and PB for Springfield, while teammate Jimmy Pezzino won FX.
Link: Army Release
Florida posted an NCAA high 197.5 in an impressive win over NC State and PSU. Alaina Johnson led the Gators, winning the AA with a 39.6, including a pair of 9.95s in wins on VT and UB, plus a 9.925 win on the FX. Teammate Ashanee Dickerson posted a 9.975 to win BB.
Link: NC State Release
Georgia defeated Kentucky, posting a 195.55 in the road contest. Kat Ding led UGA with a solo win on the UB. Teammates Cassidy McComb, Christa Tanella, and Shayla Worley tied for the UB title. For Kentucky, Phylicia Reshard won the AA with a 39.25, tying for the FX title with teammate Jasmine Minion. Teammate Whitney Rose won the VT.
Link: UGA Release
As reported earlier, MSU's Kathryn Mahoney suffered a recent spinal injury. It is now reported that she remains paralyzed from the neck down, but there is hope that she will continue to regain some function according to published reports. Our thoughts are with Kathryn, her family and her team.
Those interested in making a contribution to her support fund can donate via several methods outlined in the link below. You can also send her your well wishes to her rehabilitation facility in Chicago.
Brittany Marcsisin, L10 from Arena Gymnastics in Hamilton, NJ, has committed to join the University of Pittsburgh this fall. Her 2010 season was highlighted by a 2nd AA finish at the Robin Cone Memorial meet and a 3rd AA finish at the Long Island Classic. She recently competed two events at the Star Struck Invitational, finishing 2nd on V.
Madison Sevilla, L10 from Flips Gymnastics in Minnesota, has committed to Wisconsin-Stout. Sevilla competed beam and floor through the 2010 season, finishing 3rd on both events at the Salto National Invitational.