Samantha Ward, L10 at Unique Sports Academy in Maryland, has committed to Towson. Ward qualified to regionals last season. This season she has finished 5th AA at the Maryland Classic and 4th AA at both Circle of Stars and the I Love NY Cup, where she finished 1st AA on…
Tiffany Foy, L10 at Everest in North Carolina, has committed to EMU. Foy qualified to JO Nationals last year. This season she won the Crown of the Carolinas (1st AA; 1st UB/BB/FX), finished 3rd AA at the National Judges Cup and 7th AA at the Atlanta Crown meet. Video Channel
Alix Faden, a L10 at Gold Medal, has reportedly committed to PSU. At the 2011 L10 Nationals, she placed 41st AA. At the 2012 Parkette Invitational, she placed 3rd AA in her division. Link: YouTube.com Channel
Chelsea Raineri, L10 at Silvia's in Pa., has committed to ISU. Raineri competed in the 2011 NIT, finishing 3rd AA. This season she has finished in the top five in all of her meets, including a first place finish (1st AA; 1st V/FX) at the Maryland Classic. She has picked…
Our annual listing of "Superlatives" makes its 2012 debut! A "Superlative" is our listing of FIG "E" or higher level skills and 5.3 Start Value and higher vaults that have been attemped in NCAA competition. It's a way to recognize those athletes who continue to challenge themselves and the sport…
OU leads the way in the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings for Men, for the week of February 27th. PSU is 2nd and Illinois is 3rd. Stanford's Eddie Penev takes over the top spot in the AA rankings, in addition to the vault standings. OU's Jake Dalton is still king of…
Florida holds the number spot in the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings this week. The rankings this week shift to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS). It is calculated by taking the top three "AWAY" meet scores, the next three highest scores (regardless of location), tossing out the high, and averaging the…
Host Stanford defeated Michigan on Sunday afternoon, winning all six events but gaining the biggest advantage on rings and p-bars. Stanford was led by Eddie Penev and Cameron Foreman. Penev won the AA with a 87.35, plus the FX, while Foreman won the PB and HB. Link: Michigan Release
UCLA became the first team to surpass 198 this season, with a big 198.05 at home. Vanessa Zamarripa made her AA debut, posting a 39.625 win for the Bruins. She tied for the beam title with teammates Samantha Peszek and Mattie Larson. UCLA's Olivia Courtney won the vault and tied…
Temple celebrated Senior Day by defeating Air Force and Brockport. Senior Adam Al-Rokh led the way, winning the AA with an 83.1. He also tied for the rings title with Air Force's Devin Menefee. Link: Temple Release
CMU posted a 49.0 on beam in the last rotation to hold off NIU. CMU was led by Kristin Teubner, who won the AA with a 39.15, the BB with a 9.875 and tied for the vault title (with teammate Meaghan McWhorter). The Chippewas' Kari Dieffenderfer won the bars. For…
Iowa State celebrated Senior Night by defeating visiting Minnesota. Iowa State senior Michelle Browning led the way, winning the AA with a 39.3. She also tied for the floor title with Gopher Dusti Russell. Classmate Celine Paulus added a win on bars while frosh Caitlin Brown tied with Minnesota's Shannon…
Penn posted a season high road score to win the Ivy Classic, led by Dana Bonincontri's first place finishes on the bars, floor (tied with teammate Kirsten Strausbaugh) and AA (39.1). Yale's Morgan Traina took the beam, while Cornell's Tiffany Chen and Brown's Michelle Shnayder tied on vault. Link: Penn…