Pua Hall, 2014 grad from Kansas, has announced her commitment to UCLA. We previously announced her commitment to Arkansas.
OU took over the top spot in the Troester.com GymInfo Natonal Rankings this week, followed by Florida and Michigan. As we approach the last weeks of the season, the battle for the Top 18 Regional seeds and Top 36 Regional qualifiers is getting intense.
UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa remains the top AAer, but six others are within a tenth. Utah's Tory Wilson stills leads vault, while UGA's Chelsea Davis retains her lead on bars. On beam, OU's Taylor Spears has the top spot, while Michigan's Joanna Sampson takes over sole possession of the top spot on floor.
Brockport, Courtland and Ursinus advance to the NCGA (Div III) National Championships on March 22nd and 23rd.
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
1) Brockport - 190.775
2) Cortland - 188.125
3) Ursinus - 185.725
4) Springfield - 184.625
5) Ithaca - 183.95
6) Rhode Island College - 175.625
Cortland's Sarah Nadrowski won the AA with a 38.7. She also won bars and vault.
Gymnast of the Year: Sarah Nadrowski (Cortland)
Rookie of the Year: Cherise Lee (Rhode Island College)
Asst. Coach of the Year: John Dao (Ursinus)
Coach of the Year: John Feeney (Brockport)
Link: ECAC Div III
Michigan used its highest score of the season to defeat the host Bruins. Joanna Sampson led the way for Michigan, winning the AA with a 39.575 and tying for the floor title with UCLA senior Alyssa Pritchett. Teammate Sachi Sugiyama won bars. Two Bruins tied for the vault title: Olivia Courtney and Vanessa Zamarripa. For ISU, Michelle Shealy won beam.
Link: Michigan Release
TWU defeated host Lindenwood, paced by Spencer Jones' 9.875 win on beam. Teammate Courtney Cochefski won bars, while TWU's Kristin Edwards won floor. For Lindenwood, Rachel Zabawa tied with Bethany Larimer for the floor title.
Link: Lindenwood Release
Katy Dodds won vault and floor to lead Maryland to the win. Teammate Ally Krikorian won beam with a 9.925, including a 10 from one judge. Terrapin senior Kesley Cofsky won the AA title. CMU's Brittany Petzold led a 1-2-3 CMU sweep on bars.
Link: Maryland Release
Illini senior Alina Weinstein won vault, floor (9.975) and the AA (39.5) to lead her squad to the win. Teammate Sunny Kato won bars, while teammates Giana O'Connor and Elizabeth McNabb won beam.
Link: Ball State Release
Stephanie Ouellette won the AA with a 39.275 and earned a share of the floor title with W&M's Jessica Pritchard to boost the Wolfpack to the win. Teammates Diahanna Ham, Rachel Fincham and Kristen Harabedian won vault, bars and beam, respectively.
Link: NC State Release
WVU defeated host GWU. For GWU, senior Nefertiti Ray won floor with a 9.95. Teammate Stephanie Stoicovy and Taylor Henderson shared the bars title with WVU's Kaylyn Millick.
Link: WVU Release
Frosh Haley Scaman won vault and floor to lead the Sooners to a Senior Day victory. Teammate Brie Olson won bars while Sooner Taylor Spears won beam. For Stanford, Ashley Morgan won the AA.
Link: OU Release
Host WMU took advantage of NIU's troubles on beam and powered to a win. WMU's Lauren Bledsoe won vault and floor to lead her squad. Teammates Caroline O'Brien and Kayla Weber won bars and the AA, respectively. For NIU, Megan Melendez won another beam title.
Link: NIU Release
Brown's Michelle Shnayder won the floor and teammate Julia Meyer won beam to lead their squad to a quad meet win. For Cornell, Melanie Jorgensen won the bars. SCSU's Rebecca Brady won the vault while teammate Megan Cole won the AA.
Link: SCSU Release
Maiko Suarez, L10 from Brown's-Las Vegas, has committed to Penn according to her local newspaper. Maiko, in her first year at level 10, won the Lady Luck Invite and finished 1st on vault. She competed three events at the Gliders and Classic Rock meets.
Anna Bowers, L10 at National Elite Gymnastics in Texas, has committed to Missouri. Anna qualified to JOs in 2012 as a first year L10. So far this season, she has won the Tiger Classic (1st AA; 1st UB/FX) and the Metroplex Challenge (1st AA; 1st BB/FX). She also won the beam title at the WOGA classic.
Kaitlyn Szafranski, L10 from Parkettes in Pa., has committed to LSU. This season she won the Maryland Classic, picking up bars and floor titles as well. She placed 1st on vault at the COTC and 4th AA at the Parkettes Invitational.
Makayla Stambaugh won bars and floor en route to a 39.6 AA win to lead the Beavers to the win. Teammate Kelsi Blalock won vault, while Beavers Chelsea Tang and Melanie Jones tied for the beam title.
Link: UW Release