The Nastia Luikin Cup is scheduled for March 1st. The meet will be broadcast and streamed live by Universal Sports. This year's field of competitors includes the following college commits:
Alabama: Mackenzie Brannen (14-15) and Aja Sims (14-15)
Arizona: Kari Lee (14-15)
Arkansas: Amanda Wellick (13-14)
Florida: Alex McMurtry (15-16)
Georgia: Brianna Brown (14-15) and Kiera Brown (13-14)
LSU: Ashleigh Gnat (13-14)
North Carolina: Lindsey Lemke (14-15)
Oklahoma: Charity Jones (13-14)
Oregon State: Kaytianna McMillan (13-14)
Stanford: Rachel Daum (13-14)
Utah: Samantha Partyka (14-15)
The women's National Rankings as compiled by Troester GymInfo switch to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) this week, and as expected, we're seeing a lot of change in the rankings. The RQS is calculated by taking the teams top THREE (3) AWAY meet scores, taking the next THREE (3) scores (home or away), tossing out the HIGHEST and averaging the remaining five.
Rising to the top this week is Oklahoma, followed closely by Florida. Michigan is in third. The standings are extremely close in ranks 15 to 25 -- just 0.38 of a point separates all those teams. Over the next several weeks, you will see a lot of movement in the rankings as teams drop out low scores. The top 36 qualify to Regionals, and that race is tight as well. The Top 18 are seeded, and it will be a toss-up heading into the final weeks.
Individually, UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa remains the top AAer. She's also tied with LSU's Lloimincia Hall for the top spot on floor. Utah's Tory Wilson remains the leader on vault, and UGA's Chelsea Davis holds the top spot on bars. On beam, OU's Taylor Spears leads the way.
Michigan held off host WVU's upset bid, helped by two event wins each from Katie Zurales and Joanna Sampson. Zurales won vault and beam, while Sampson won bars and tied for the floor title with WVU's Kaylyn Millick. Millick won the AA with a 39.35, with Michigan fielding no AAers.
Link: Michigan Release
UIC triumphed in the quad meet, although they had no individual winners at the meet. Centenary's Robyn Price won the AA with a 38.85, taking a share of the bars title with teammate Stephanie Strickler and Air Force's Linnaea Hance. For host TWU, Bethany Larimar won vault, Spencer Jones won beam, and Kristin Edwards won floor.
Link: TWU Release
Iowa State knocked off Minnesota, celebrating Senior Day with an upset, taking advantage of Minnesota's problems on bars. Camille Santerre-Gervais led the way with Iowa State, winning bars and helping the Cylcones to a 1.025 advantage on that event. Gopher Lindsay Mable won beam, floor and shared the vault title with teammate Jenny Covers. Covers won the AA with a 38.95.
Link: Iowa State Release
Minnesota took the win at UIC, winning all but PH as a team.
Link: UIC Release
Illinois State posted a season high mark, the highest under Coach Bob Conkling. Sami King led the way, winning the AA with a 39.1 and the beam with a personal best 9.875. Teammate Elise Gray won vault.
Link: Illinois State Release
CMU's Brittany Petzold won the AA with a 39.075 to help CMU power past in-state rival WMU. Teammates Meaghan McWhorter, Emily LaFontaine, and Taylor Noonan won vault, bars and beam, respectively. WMU's Lauren Bledsoe took the floor.
Link: WMU Release
Utah held off Stanford for the home victory in front 13,357 fans and live TV audience. Lia Del Priore topped things off with a 10.0 on floor. Teammate Georgia Dabritz won the bars while Ute Tory Wilson tied with Stanford's Nicole Dayton for the vault title. Stanford's Amanda Spinner won the beam. Cardinal Ashley Morgan posted a 39.45 to take the AA win.
Link: Utah Utes
Jacoby Rubin won the PH with a 15.15 en route to an 86.9 AA win to lead the Sooners to a win. Teammate Danny Berardini chipped in wins on PB and HB.
Link: OU Release
Wasef Burbar posted 16.0 on HB to set a new school record and propelled PSU to a large margin of victory.
Link: PSU Release
Kent State picked up a big road score at host NIU. Rachel Guida led the way for Kent State, winning vault and the bars. Teammate Marie Case won beam, while KSU's Whitnee Johnson won the AA with a 39.15. For NIU, Marisa Liptak won FX.
Link: Kent State Release
Host BGSU won the tri-meet with a solid 194.525. BGSU was led by Megan Harrington, who won the AA with a 38.9. She also tied for the beam title with teammate Gina Locigno and the floor title with teammate Alyssa Nocella. Bowling Green's Jamilah Ali won vault while teammate Amanda Lievendag won bars.
Link: Ball State Release
Illinois edged host Ohio State. Illinois used a big advantage on rings and HB to cover lower scores on the other four events as a team.
Link: Ohio State Release
Iowa claimed five event titles to take the win. Mitchell Landau won HB and PB to lead the Hawkeyes.
Link: Iowa Release
PSU matched its season-high at 196.7, which was enough to hold off visiting Michigan State. Sharaya Musser led the way once again, posting a 39.575 in the AA. She also tied for the titles on beam and floor. Teammate Madison Merriam won bars while Lexi Carroll tied with Musser on the floor. For MSU, Taira Neal won vault and frosh Lisa Burt won a share of the beam title.
Link: PSU Release