Leah Messelt, L10 at American Gold Gymnastics in North Dakota, will join the Winona State team this fall. She has placed in the top 5 AA at most of her meets this season and she earned 1st place beam honors at the Crystal Classic and the Chicago Style.
San Jose St posted a 193.925 to hold off Alaska-Anchorage and host SPU. For the Spartans, Joslyn Ray tied for first on VT with UAA's M'rcy Matsunami. Teammate Allison Bellingham tied with SPU's Maria Hundley for the BB title, while Spartan Maddie Herr tied with Hundley for the UB title. SPU's Ariana Harger won the FX while Hundley won the AA (39.125)
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Boise State posted a strong 196.425 on the road to hand USU's its first home loss of the season. Shani Remme won the AA with a 39.175 as the Broncos swept the individual events. She tied for the BB title with teammate Paige Urquhart. Teammates Maddie Krentz, Krystine Jacobsen and Sandra Collantes won VT, UB and FX, respectively.
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Host Arkansas tied the best score in school history to defeat Kentucky. Amanda Wellick led the Gym Backs, winning the AA with a 39.6 and taking the FX. Arkansas' Erin Freier, Braie Speed and Paige Zaziski posted the top mark on UB as the Gym Backs posted the six top scores in the meet. For Kentucky, Katie Stuart won VT and Alex Hyland won BB.
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NC State scored a key road win in a victory over #23 GWU, W&M and Towson. Brittni Watkins led the way, winning VT, FX, and the AA (39.525). For GWU, Alexandra Zois won the UB. Towson's Mary Elle Arduino won the BB.
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Wisconsin-Eau Claire won their final home meet of the season with a win over Wisconsin Oshkosh. Four different UW-Eau Claire athletes scored event wins: Hannah Wendel on VT, Lauren Zurowski on UB, Tori Erickson on BB and Liz Stubbs on FX.
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#1 OU defeated the visitors from #4 Michigan to score a decisive win. The Sooners posted a 198.075, a new season high. Chayse Capps led the way for OU once again, winning the AA with a 39.675 and tying for the BB title with Michigan's Lauren Marinez. She also tied for the UB title with teammate Nicole Lehrmann. Sooner Haley Scaman was near perfect on FX, posting a 9.975 for the win. OU's AJ Jackson won the VT.
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LSU handed Florida a key defeat at home, winning by just 0.025. It was the Gator's first home loss since January 18th, 2008. Ashleigh Gnat led LSU, winning the VT and FX and tying for top honors on BB with UF's Alicia Boren and Alex McMurtry. Gator Bridgette Caquatto won the UB while teammate Kennedy Baker won the AA with a 39.625.
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Host Bama scored a big win over rival UGA, paced by a series of perfect and near-perfect wins. Senior Lauren Beers celebrated Senior Night with a 10 on VT and a 9.975 tie on FX. She tied on FX with teammate Kiana Winston. Winston posted the same mark on UB to win the event. Teammate Nickie Guerrero won the BB with a 9.95. For UGA, Brandie Jay won the AA with a 39.35.
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Illinois posted a season-high on Senior Night to defeat the visitors from Iowa State. Giana O'Connor led the Illini with a 39.525 AA tally. She also tied for the BB title with classmate Sunny Kato and tied for the FX title with teammate Erin Buchanan.
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Host Auburn held off the Tigers of Missouri to score the win. Caitlin Atkinson led the way for AU, winning the UB, FX and the AA (39.625). For Missouri, Britney Ward won the BB while Kennedi Harris and Morgan Porter tied for the VT title.
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SEMO's Lauren Israel won the UB and BB while teammate Alexis Brawner won VT and FX but it wasn't enough, as Air Force used their superior depth to defeat the Redhawks. For AF, Kara Witgen won the AA with a 38.975.
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Host UNH came from behind on Senior Night to score the win over Maryland. Kelsey Aucoin won the BB for the Wildcats, while teammates Danielle Mulligan and Makenzie Kerouac won the UB. Maryland's Kathy Tang won the VT and FX.
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Rutgers defeated host UNC, led by Riannah Ali's win on VT. Rutgers went 1 through 4 on the event. UNC's Morgan Lane won the UB, BB, and FX en route to a 39.2 AA win. However, the Scarlet Knight's superior depth made the big difference.
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WVU won the five team meet hosted by a record-breaking West Chester squad. The Mountaineers were led by Kirah Koshinksi, who won the VT title. Teammate Melissa Iderll tied with PSU's Nicole Medvitz for the BB title. For PSU, Kiera Brown won the VT and the AA (39.475). Teammate Briannah Tsang won the FX title.
Link: WC Release
I meet with club gymnasts and parents every week. After getting to know their backgrounds, skill level and goals, I ask them a question. “Can you define a scholarship?” What I have found is that most parents and gymnast have a basic idea of what a scholarship contains, but they do not know the details.