Aspen Tucker, L10 from Coast Elite Gymnastics in Florida, has committed to Missouri. She qualified to JOs last season. This season she has placed in the top three in several meets and she has has earned event titles: vault titles at the Presidential Classic and the Greensboro Invite, beam title at the Greensboro Invite, and floor title at the Presidential Classic.
Frankee Hutton-Lau, L10 at Classic Gymnastics in Minnesota, has committed to UW-Whitewater. Frankee has been limited to two events this year, but she won beam at the Classic Spectacular and the Harley Davidson Invite.
Brielle Nguyen, L10 at Gym-Max in California, has committed to Illinois. This season she won beam at the Gymnastics Legends meet and finished 7th AA at the Corona Open.
The SEC is one of the strongest conferences in women’s gymnastics to date. In the last 10 NCAA National Championships, an SEC team has won the title 9 times. Three different teams within the SEC have held the NCAA National Title: Florida, Georgia and Alabama. In last year’s Super Six (final 6 teams contending for the title), four teams represented the SEC. This year, all 8 SEC teams have consistently held a top 25 spot the entire regular season.
With talent, determination, and redemption at an all time high, this year’s SEC Championship in Duluth, GA will be a tight meet to the end.
OU tops the Men's CGA Coaches' Poll for the week of March 16th, capturing all 18 first place votes. Stanford is 2nd and Michigan moves into 3rd.
Leah Bivrell, L10 at Colorado Gymnastics Institute, has committed to OSU. A second year Level 10, she recently won the beam title at the Manhattan Classic and the bars title at the Spring Fling.
We're in our final weekend of competition, and the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings are showing a tight battle for the Top 18 and Top 36. The Top 36 teams qualify to the Regionals and there are a number of teams that are battling to NOT be #37. The race for the Top 18 is also intense, and it has implications for the Regional lineups. OU continues to lead the National Rankings, after a weekend that saw numerous season highs, school records, and career bests.
USU posted the fourth highest score in school history to defeat Sac State's 196. USU was led by JoAnna Cuba, who tied with teammate Keri Peel for the UB title and Sac State's Kayle Wonderly for the BB title. Teammate Bailey McIntire won the FX while Aggie Sarah Landes won the AA with a 39.25. Sac State's Jula Konner won the VT with a 9.875.
Link: USU Release
NIU broke the school team scoring record with a 195.8 to celebrate Senior Day and take the win over EMU. Amanda Stepp led NIU, winning the VT and the FX. EMU's Kendall Valentin won the UB while teammate Natalie Gervais won the BB. EMU's Anna Willette won the AA with a 39.0.
Link: NIU Release
UW Whitewater won the NIAC CHampionships, which also serve as the NCGA West Regional. They posted a 191.75 to defeat UW La Crosse (190.875) and UW Stout (187.825). Those three teams advance to the NCGA Championships in two weeks.
Winona State was close behind at 187.675, followed by Hamline with a season high 187.1 UW Eau Claire (184.475) was next, followed by UW Oshkosh (181.625) and Gustavus Adolphus (180.025).
UW Whitewaters Courtney Pickett won the AA with a 38.3. Teammate Katie Fiorilli won the VT, while teammate Kate Mierow won the BB. La Crosse's Amy Enright won the UB with a 9.85, while Stout's Kaylee Jondahl won the FX with a 9.825.
Link: Hamline Release
Minnesota posted a big quad meet win, defeating PSU, Iowa and NU.
Here were the event winners:
FX: Dominic DiFulvio, PSU
PH: Ellis Mannon, Minnesota, 15.8!R: Alexis Torres, PSU
VT: Andrew Botto, Iowa and Yaroslav Pochinka, Minnesota
PB: Sam Chamberlin, NU
HB: Torres, PSU
PSU's Torres won the AA with an 89.5.
Link: NU Release
Host Brown triumphed over Ivy League rival Yale Sunday afternoon. The Bears were led by jr Diana Walters, who won the AA with a 38.875. Teammates Brooke Williams and Caroline Morant tied for the FX title. For Yale, Anna Merkuyryev, Morgan Traina and Joyce Li won VT, UB and BB, respectively.
Link: Brown Release
CMU posted a 196.225 to defeat WMU's season high 195.725. CMU was led by Halle Moraw, who won the FX and tied for the VT title with teammate Karlee Teet and WMU's Jessi Buis. Teammates Kylie Fagan and Taylor Noonan won UB and BB, respectively.
Link: Release
The two squads, who met on Friday night, recovened on Sunday. UNH broke the 196 mark to overcome Centenary's season high mark. Meghan Plieger led UNH, winning the AA with a 39.325, winning the vault and tying for the FX title. She tied on FX with teammates Catarina Broccoli and Erika Rudiger. Teammate Adrienne Hill won the BB. Ashley White of Centenary tied with UNH's MaKenzie Kerouac for the UB title.
Link: SEMO Release
UIC powered past the visitors from SEMO, led by Gabrielle May. May took the AA with a 39.225, including a win on UB, FX and a tie on VT. She tied on VT with teammate Nikki Woodruff and SEMO's Ashley Thomas. Thomas also won the BB.
Link: UIC Release
Oregon State posted a big 197.075 in their final home meet for an easy win. The tally included a big 49.675 on FX, featuring a tie at 9.95 between Risa Perez and Chelsea Tang. The Beavers were led by Madeline Gardiner, who won the BB and the AA with a 39.45. Erika Aufiero added ties for the VT and UB titles. Teammate Taylor Keeker tied her on VT. On UB, teammate Kaytianna McMillan tied for first with Aufiero and Lindenwood's Courtney Heise and San Jose State's Maddie Herr.
Link: Results
Link: LU Release