Michigan State 196.85 at Ohio State 197.075 Colby Miller won UB and Jenna Hlavach won the FX to lead the Buckeyes. On VT, tOSU's Sydney Jennings tied with MSU's Lauren Hsu for the title. MSU's Skyla Schulte won the AA (39.425) and tied for the BB title with four others including teammates Baleigh Garcia, Giana Kalefe and Gabi Stephen and Buckeye Stephanie Berger.
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Angelica Labat won the AA (39.475) and teammate Alana Laster won the VT to lead Ill St to the win. For SEMO, senior Anna Kaziska won BB and FX to make the most of SEMO's Senior Night sendoff. Teammate Jolie Miller won the UB.
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Cal's Maya Bordas won the UB, BB and the AA with a 39.575 to lead the Bears. Teammate Nevaeh DeSouza won the VT. On FX, Cal's Grace Quinn tied with Wildcats Malia Hargrove and Caroline Herry.
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OU 198.175, Washington 196.825, Stanford 195.45, Denver 195.05 OU's Ragan Smith posted 9.975s to win BB and FX. Teammate Jordan Bowers tied at 9.975 for the VT title with teammate Katherine LaVasseur. The pair tied with Sooner Audrey Davis for the UB title. DU's Jessica Hutchinson won the AA with a 39.6.
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UNC was led by Lali Dekanoidze, who won the AA with a 39.55, took the UB and tied for the VT title with teammates Julia Knower and Cory Shinohara. Knower won the BB. UNC's Elizabeth Culton tied for 1st on FX with Temple's Faith Leary
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We're just over half way through the season, and we are about to transition to final stretch. After a rough first few weeks as many teams worked through various COVID protocols and the resulting cancelled meets, we have settled into a regular pattern of meets. Teams are breaking records left and right, and the average teams scores are on a record pace this season. Here's a few thoughts and impressions about the season thus far.
SJSU's Emma Milne won BB and tied for the UB with teammate Jada Mazury as SJSU set a new school record. Lauren McPherson added a win in the AA (39.325) while Jaudai Lopes and Madison Kirsch tied for 1st on VT. UC Davis' Megan Ray won FX.
Link: SJSU Release
This year's recruiting class has been impacted by two major forces: the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the NCAA's new rules for Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). Normally, an Olympic year causes a relatively small number of potential high impact gymnasts to defer entry until the Games are completed. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics were pushed out by another year, causing an additional year of top athletes to defer entry. In addition, new rules on Name, Image and Likeness mean that athletes that may have foregone their NCAA eligibility are now able to continuing their careers in the NCAA, without foregoing lucrative opportunities to earn money. As a result, for the first time, a reigning Olympic AA champion has entered the NCAA as a frosh. See how all the top teams stack up in the 2021-2022 edition of our annual look at the Top 10 Recruiting Classes.
Stanford has signed top recruit Asher Hong of Cypress for 2022-2023. At the 2021 Winter Cup, he won the AA, FX, PH, SR and PB. They are also expected to sign #8 recruit Arun Chhetri (Gymnatsics Olympica), Kaien Orion (Gymnastics Olympica) and Marcus Kushner (Stanford Boys). Their class was named the top men's recruiting class by the College Gymnastics Association, the men's coaching association. They also selected Hong as the top recruit.
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Ohio State capped off a superb recruiting class with six signees: Justin Ciccone (Bright Raven), Kristian Grahovski (RGA), Maximilian Olinger (Lakeshore), Jesse Pakele (HITS), Caden Spencer (Bozhi's), and Parker Thackston (Gymland Arena)
Link: Ohio State Release