OU's Jake Dalton leads after the preliminary session at USA Gymnastics Winter Cup competition. Cal's Glen Ishino is third. Alexander Naddour of OU is sixth, while Sooner teammate Steven Legendre is eigth.
Link: USA Gymnastics Story and Gymnastike.org Videos
Iowa signed four gymnasts for 2010-2011, as just announced in a recent press release: Emily Bigras, Sydney Hoerr, Jessica Morreale and Sarah Wolford. The commits of all four were covered in prior news items.
Link: Iowa Release
Stanford retains the top spot this week in the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings but only leads the FX as a team. Cal holds the lead on two events, PB and HB. #3 Illinois leads the tough PH, while OU leads vault. PSU is the top Rings squad. With a light weekend of competition, there were very few changes.
In the individual standings, Glen Ishino of Cal remains the top AAer and the top HB worker. OU's Jake Dalton is tied with Stanford's Eddie Penev for the VT lead and also leads PB, while teammate Steven Legendre leads the FX. Illinois' Daniel Ribeiro leads the PH while Ohio State's Brandon Wynn leads the Rings.
| Rank | Team |
Ave |
| 1 | Stanford | 356.55 |
| 2 | California | 354.225 |
| 3 | Illinois | 353.933 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 349.833 |
| 5 | Penn State | 348.125 |
| 6 | Michigan | 346.0 |
Link: Troester.com GymInfo
| nk | Team Name | Team Ave | Region | Conference | High | 3 Ave | Home Meets | Away Meets |
| 1 | Stanford | 356.550 | W | MPSF | 364.400 | - | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | California | 354.225 | W | MPSF | 358.800 | - | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Illinois | 353.933 | E | Big 10 | 355.400 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 349.833 | W | MPSF | 358.350 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Penn State | 348.125 | E | Big 10 | 351.800 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Michigan | 346.000 | E | Big 10 | 346.900 | - | 0 | 2 |
Florida continues to hold the top spot in the Troester.com GymInfo women's rankings. Florida continues to hold the top spot on each event, except for BB, where Stanford leads. UGA's Lindsey Cheek still holds the top AA spot, although she did not do the AA this weekend. She also holds the top spot on UB. Kyndal Robarts of Utah remains the top vaulter. Oregon State's Leslie Mak took over sole possession of 1st on BB this week. Stanford's Ashley Morgan remains the leader on FX.
| Rank | Team |
Ave |
| 1 | Florida | 196.906 |
| 2 | Stanford | 196.550 |
| 3 | Utah | 196.075 |
| 4 | Georgia | 196.060 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 195.860 |
| 6 | Alabama | 195.850 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 195.595 |
| 8 | UCLA | 195.430 |
| 9 | Michigan | 195.344 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 195.188 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 195.031 |
| 12 | Kent State | 194.925 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 194.819 |
| 14 | Washington | 194.769 |
| 15 | Boise State | 194.658 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 194.644 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 194.594 |
| 18 | North Carolina State | 194.592 |
| 19 | Illinois-Champaign | 194.563 |
| - | Southern Utah | 194.563 |
| 21 | Penn State | 194.444 |
| 22 | Auburn | 194.419 |
| 23 | Iowa | 194.375 |
| 24 | L.S.U. | 194.344 |
| 25 | Denver | 194.280 |
Link: Troester GymInfo
Cal earned a win over Alaska-Anchorage Sunday afternoon. Cal frosh Dallas Crawford posted a meet high 9.775 to win the UB while teammate Mariesah Pierce won the FX. Cal's Madisyn O'Brien won the AA. For UAA, Kaelei Spoor won the BB while Kelsey Fullerton and Shake Sanders tied for the VT title.
Link: Cal Release
Nebraska defeated Air Force, winning four individual events in the process.
Link: NU Release
Illinois State put a scare into #24 DU, but the Pioneers held on for a win. Brianna Springer led the way for DU, winning the AA with a 39.225 and scoring a win on UB and a tie for 1st on VT with teammatte Melodie Pulgarin Linero. Illinois State's Hannah Deutsch won BB while teamamte Erica Schick won the FX.
Link: Illinois State Release
UNC defeated host W&M, led by Morgan Evans 39.05 AA win. Evans also picked up wins on the UB and BB. UNC frosh Kristin Aloi won the FX, while teammate Zoya Johnson took the VT.
Link: W&M Release
Frosh Erin Machado won the FX while teammates Danielle Reibold and Katie Lawrence picked up wins on UB and BB respectively. UNH's Austyn Fobes and Bridgeport's Monica Mesalles tied for the VT title, but it was Mesalles who came out on top in the AA.
Link: UNH Release
CMU powered to a big win over NIU, led by Kristin Teubner's 39.25 AA win. Teubner bounded to a win on VT and on FX (9.925). Teammates Brittany Petzold and Emily Heinz won UB and BB, respectively.
Link: CMU Release