Mizzou posted a solid 195.85 to defeat host Arkansas, 195.85 to 193.95. The GymBacks suffered a big blow before the meet, as superstar Amanda Wellick went down with an injury. Morgan Porter returned to competition for Missouri and won the UB and FX en route to a 39.175 AA win. Teammate Britney Ward won the VT. For Arkansas, frosh Jessica Yamzon won BB.
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UGA defeated host Auburn 196.8 to 196.075. In the process, the overcame the struggles of last weekend and emerged as a new team. They were led by Sydney Snead, who won the UB and who tied for the VT title with teammate Lauren Johnson. She also posted a 39.45 in the AA. Teammate Rachel Schick won the BB as the Gym Dogs posted the top five marks on the event. For AU, MJ Rott won the FX.
Link: UGA Release
Host Pitt downed the Mountaineers, 194.025 to 193.875, holding off WVU's late comeback. Rachel Dugan won the UB while teammates Brittany West and Kelly Burak tied for the BB title to lead the Panthers to a win. For WVU, Kirah Koshinski won the FX and tied for the VT title with teammate Zaakira Muhammad.
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West Chester's Majesta Valentine dominated the meet, winning every event en route to posting a 39.10 AA win.
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Host William & Mary defeated Alaska-Anchorage 191.325 to 188.95 in a rare Wednesday night meet. Tribe senior Briana Gironda led the way, winning the AA (38.7) and the FX. She also tied for 1st on UB and BB. Teammate4 Caroline Caponi tied for the UB title while Alaska's Tere Alonso tied for the BB title. W&M's Katie Webber and Olivia O'Connor tied for the VT title.
Link: W&M Release
Lauren Wong, a L10 at USA Gymnastics World (Utah), has committed to Washington for 2018-2019. She tied for 15th AA and placed 3rd on BB at the 2016 Region I L10 Regionals. She also qualified to Regionals in 2015.
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Brockport State defeated Cortland State on Tuesday state. Brockport used 24 different athletes on 24 different events, a true team effort in their opening meet. Kendra Bushart won the BB while teammate Brittany Vasile won the FX for Brockport. Rachel Filipski won VT and Meghan Cobb won UB for the hosts.
Link: Cortland St Release
Katelyn Goldstrom, L10 at Gymsport Athletic Center, has committed to Bowling Green. She competed only partial meets through last season, but here her VIDEO channel.
Host Cal won the NorCal Classic on Monday night with a 195.325, defeating rivals from Sac State (194.475), UC Davis (193.875), Stanford (193.25) and San Jose State (192.6). Stanford's Elizabeth Price won VT and UB with matching 9.95s. She sat out the FX. Cal's Toni-Ann Williams won the FX with her big double layout, and tossed a huge Hindorf on UB. She did not compete BB. Cal teammates Desiree Palomares and Sofie Seilnacht tied for the BB title. Sac State stayed consistent throughout, and Julia Conner claimed the AA title with a 38.975. Cal counted a fall on UB and had a few issues on FX as well. Stanford started slowly on BB and then suffered a series of falls on FX, but rebounded strongly in the second half.
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Link: UC Davis Release
The first big weekend of the season is in the books, and what did we learn? OU and LSU are off to a quick start in the Championship Race, and the others have a lot of work left to do to close the gap they've established. There was a lot of great gymnastics and a lot of opportunity out there. Here's our rewind of the weekend performances of the Preseason Top 25.
From Road to Nationals.com LSU posted the high score of the weekend, closely followed by OU. Florida is third. A number of Preseason Top 25 teams have not yet competed.
NIU (194.825) scored a big win over Iowa (194.2), WMU (193.25) and Lindenwood (192.075) in their home opener on Sunday. The Huskies took advantage of Iowa's struggles on the UB to pull past the Hawkeyes on the final event. They were led by junior Katherine Prentice, who won the BB, the AA (39.0) and who tied for the FX title with Iowa's Melissa Zurawski. Teammate Ashley Potts tied for the UB title with Iowa frosh Clair Kaji. For Iowa, Rose Piorkowski tied for the VT title with WMU's Anna Corbett.
Link: NIU Release and Results
Florida broke 197 in their opening meet to defeat the host NC State Wolf Pack 197.1 to 194.925. Kennedy Baker led a Gator sweep in the AA, posting a 39.5 to edge teammates Alica Boren's 39.475 and Amelia Hundley's 39.375. Baker also won the FX title while Boren won the VT and BB titles. Teammate Alex McMurtry took the UB.
Link: NC State Release
Katy Clements won three events to lead the Chippewas (192.075) to a home win over UW Eau Claire (188.7) and Hamline (183.875). Clements won the VT, FX and tied for the BB title with teammate Caroline Fitzpatrick. Chippewa Bryttany Kaplan won the UB while teammate Denelle Pedrick won the AA with a 38.85.
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WVU defeated host Maryland, 194.4 to 193.95, paced by wins from sophomore Kirah Koshinski on VT and FX. Teammate Jordan Gillette won the BB. For Maryland, Shynelle Agaran won the UB.
Link: Maryland Release
Air Force posted its highest opening meet score since 2003, a 190.875, to defeat Winona State's 184.75. Junior Casey Bell led the way, winning the FX with a meet-high 9.825. Frosh Anna Salamone added a win on VT while sophomore Analise Howard, how missed her frosh season with injury, won the UB. Cadetmate Marian Murphy won the AA with a 38.35. For Winona State, Kelly Johnston won the BB with a 9.625.
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