SEMO won the tri-meet at Air Force by a large margin, employing a balanced attack with no all arounders. Brianna Gaddie and Jordan Salsberg led SEMO. Gaddie won VT and FX while Salsberg tied with teammate Christina Sundgren on UB and SPU's Anissa Madrid on BB.
Link: Air Force Release
Illinois picked up a big road score of 196.325, defeating the Gophers. Allison Buckley led the way, winning the AA with a 39.4 and taking the vault title. Teammates Melissa Fernandez and Sarah Schmidt won the UB and FX, respectively. Kristin Furukawa of Minnesota captured the BB to prevent the sweep.
Link: MN Release
Senior Brandi Personett won her fifth AA title of the season with a career high 39.7. Personett won the VT with a 9.95, BB with a 9.925, and FX with a 9.95. Teammate and fellow senior Alexandra Brockway won UB with a 9.925.
Link: PSU Release
A consistent NC State knocked off Nebraska, who struggled on the BB. Individually, NC State's Rachel Fincham tied with NU's Kylie Stone for the UB title. Husker Erin Davis won VT while teammate Lora Evenstad won FX. UNC's Christine Nguyen won the AA with a 39.375, capturing the title on BB along the way.
Link: NC State Release
In a showdown, #2 Oklahoma defeated #3 Michigan by 0.45 points. OU was led by wins from Steven Legendre on FX, Bobble Shortle on VT, Alex Naddour on PB, and Jake Dalton's 87.65 AA wom/ For Michigan, Thomas Kelley won the Rings and HB. Mel Anton Santander added a win on PH.
Link: Mich Release
Host Towson took the Shelly Calloway Memorial Invitiational for the sixth straight time. Towson's Megan Wooden led her squad, taking 1st AA. Cornell's Emily Santoro won the VT and FX to lead her team. Teammates Bethany Neczypor and Melanie Standridge won UB and BB, respectively.
Team Scores: Towson 192.15, Cornell 190.85, Penn 186.4, Temple 184.75, Ursinus 184.575
Link: Towson Release
Yale celebrated senior night, but strong performances by their graduating seniors were not enough to overcome Bridgeport. Yale senior Brigitte Kivisto won the AA with a 38.5 while classmate Allison Mak tied for the BB title with Bridgeport's Emily Repko. Lorraine Galow won UB and placed 2nd AA to lead Bridgeport. Bridgeport's Monica Mesalles, a 2004 Olympian, posted a 9.9 to win VT, while Yale's Tara Feld won the FX.
Link: Yale Release
Frosh Shanthi Teiki led MSU to victory, compiling a personal best 39.1 in the AA. Teiki also tied for the BB title with teammate Kelsey Morley. Morley added a tie on UB with teammate Nicole Curler while another teammate, Emily Lopatofsky, won FX.
Link: MSU Release
Erin Machado, a L10 at O'Leary's, has committed to UNH according to a site submission and a newspaper article. At the 2009 Region VI L10 Regionals, she placed 11th AA, 1st(t) on BB and 2nd on FX. In 2008, she qualified to the L10 Nationals as a Junior D, placing 50th AA.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Alaska won the first of two matchups with Brown. Shakea Sanders led Alaska, winning the AA in her first ever try and capturing the VT. Teammate Kaelei Spoor added a win on FX. For Brown, frosh Julia Meyer won the UB and BB.
Link: UAA Release