Auburn earned a road win at BYU, posting a 195. BYU swept the individual events, led by a win in the AA by Jennifer Lezue. She also added the BB title. Frosh Haylee Rollins won the FX while classmate Kaycee Gassaway won the VT. BYU's Madeleine Johnson won the UB.
Link: AU Release
Florida posted a solid 197 on the road to defeat Utah. The crowd of 15,558 was the largest ever to watch an NCAA women's gymnastics meet, according to Utah. Numerous ties crowded the individual event podium. Ashanee Dickerson earned ties on VT and BB while teammate Alaina Johnson earned ties for titles on VT and UB for the Gators. Teammate Marissa King added a tie on VT while frosh Mackenzie Caquatto added another tie for first on UB. For Utah, Stephanie McAllister won AA, FX and tied for 1st on the UB. Teammates Fumina Kobayashi and Cortni Beers tied for the BB title as well.
Link: Utah Release
LSU rebounded this week and posted a 196 to celebrate Senior Night. Senior Samantha Engle celebrated by winning the FX title. Frosh Sarie Morrison added a win on UB. UNH's Chelsea Steinberg led her squad with wins on VT and BB. Teammate Austyn Fobes won the AA.
Link: LSU Release
Minnesota tied host Iowa State on Senior Night. The Cyclones Michelle Browning led her squad, winning the AA and the FX. ISU senior Jody McKellar won the UB. Minnesota frosh Kayla Slechta won the VT while classmate Dusti Russell took the BB.
Link: Iowa State Release
Arkansas celebrated Senior Night with another 196+ mark. Junior Jaime Pisani led the way once again, winning the AA with a 39.525 and taking titles on VT and FX as well as tying for first with senior Michelle Stout on UB. Frosh Katherine Grable won the BB.
Link: Arkansas Release
Missouri celebrated Senior Night with a quad meet win. Senior Alex Gold celebrated by winning VT. Teammate Mary Burke added a win on BB and in the AA. Allie Heizelman added a win on UB for Mizzou. Tiger Lauren Swankoski tied with Temple's Corrine Williams for the FX title.
Link: Mizzou Release
UW La Crosse's Christa Booman won the AA, UB and FX to lead her squad to victory.
Link: UW La Crosse Release
Naomi DeLara led UW Stout by winning two events.
Link: UW Stout Release
OU broke the 197 mark to win a quad meet at home. OU was led by Megan Ferguson, who won UB and FX. Teammate Sara Stone won VT, while Natasha Kelley won BB. Kayla Nowak completed the sweep with a win in the AA.
Link: Illinois Release
Kentucky's Andrea Mitchell posted a big 39.55 to win the AA and lead her squad to victory. Mitchell also won BB, FX, and tied for the UB title with teammate Storey Morris. Teammates Colleen Williams and Phylicia Reshard tied with BGSU's Danielle Wishart for the VT title.
Link: GWU Release
Penn State joined the 197 club Friday night with a season-high 197.075. PSU's Sharaya Musser posted a big 39.725 to win the AA. Musser also won the VT, UB, BB and FX to complete a dominating performance.
Link: PSU Release
For Towson, Megan Wooden and Avis Hixon tied for the VT title. Teammate Lindsay Poplaski added a win on BB while another teamamte, Sasa Golub, won FX. Penn's Dana Bonincontri won the AA and tied with teammate Kirsten Strausbaugh for the UB title.
Link: Penn Release
Bama travelled north to Michigan and posted a 197.075 for the win. Bama's Kayla Hoffman tied for the top spot on UB and the AA to lead Bama. Teammate Diandra Milliner added a win on VT, while classmate Sarah DeMeo tied with Bama's Geralen Stack-Eaton and Michigan's Jordan Sexton for the BB title. Michigan's Kylee Botterman tied for the AA title while Trish Wilson tied for the UB title. Teammate Natalie Beilstein claimed the FX title.
Link: Bama Release
In a rare Tuesday night meet, both teams soared to new season highs. UIC has not score this high in four years, and NIU in two years. Cynthia LeMieux-Guillemette led UIC with a win in the AA and BB, plus a tie on the UB with teammate Chantel Turk and NIU's Ashley Guerra and Shonda Clore. Turk added a win on the FX, while another teammate, Sarah Murray, won VT.
Link: NIU Release
OU tops the Troester.com GymInfo Men's National Rankings for the week of February 28th. Stanford remains in second, with Illinois third.
OU's Steven Legendre remains the top AAer and top FX worker. Illinois' Daniel Ribeiro remains #1 on PH and Ohio State's Brandon Wynn is #1 on Rings. OU's Jake Dalton, who is 2nd in the AA standings, is the leader on VT and PB. Illinois' Paul Ruggeri, who is currently injured, is still #1 on HB.
This week's Troester.com GymInfo National ranking show considerable movement from last week. Due to the nature of the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) system, some teams were not able to get a RQS for last week's rankings or were carrying very low scores in their average.
Florida once again leads the Top 25 rankings, in team total and on each event, despite losing on the road this past weekend. Stanford holds on #2, but #3 Bama is closing the gap.