At the conclusion of the second semi-final, NCAA Champions were crowed in the individual events. AA: Maile O'Keefe, Utah, 39.7625 VT: Olivia Tratuman, OU, 9.95 UB: Jordan Chiles, UCLA, 10 BB: O'Keefe, 10 FX: Chiles, UCLA, 9.9875
Utah posted a 198.225 to win Semi-Final #2. OU was just behind at 198.1625. UCLA was 3rd at 197.9125, held back by just a 49.175 on VT. Kentucky was 4th at 197.125. Utah's Maile O'Keefe won the AA with a 39.7625, ahead of UCLA's Jordan Chiles (39.7125) and LSU's Haleigh Bryant (39.6875 in the 1st session).
LSU stayed the most consistent overall to win Semi-Final #1 with a score of 197.475. Florida was second at 197.4, after posting a shakey (but no-fall) 49.0875 on BB. UB was Cal's problem event, with a counting fall while DU struggled on BB (48.55). LSU's Haleigh Bryant was the top AAer in Semi-Final 1 at 39.6875. Top marks by event: VT - Lynnzee Brown, DU & Courtney Blackson, Boise St 9.925; UB - Trinity Thomas, UF, 9.95; BB -- Chloe Widner, Stanford 9.95; FX -- Leanne Wong, UF and Aleah Finnegan, LSU 9.9625. The AA and event champions will be determined after Semi-Final #2 tonight.
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OU junior Meilei Sullivan has been award the NCAA Elite 90 Award for Women's Gymnastics. The award is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at the Championships. She holds a 4.0 GPA with a major in Arts & Sciences Planned Major.
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Michigan's Sierra Brooks has been named the winner of the 2023 AAI Award. The award is given to the top senior athlete.
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The Event Finals at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals crowned event champions on each event. TWU's Daisy Woodring won Vault. Lindenwood's Kaylee Cooper won the UB while teammate Nya Kraus won BB. Brown's Julia Bedell won FX.
In a thrilling and close finale, Lindenwood took the USAG Collegiate Natonial title. They posted a 195.325 to defeat last year's champ TWU, at 194.9. SEMO was just a sliver behind at 194.875, and Air Force just 0.05 behind in 4th at 194.825.
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Iowa State has announced a coaching change: Head Coach Jay Roynane will depart after 17 years. The Cyclones failed to make Regionals for only the 2nd time since 1996-1997 (excluding the abbreviated 2019-2020 season).
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Session 1 winner Lindenwood (195.625) and Air Force (193.85) will join Session 2 winner TWU (195.475) and SEMO (194.3) in the Finals at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals. The Finals will be held Friday. Air Force's Velandra Brochi won the AA title, edging Lindenwood's Jaly Jones with a 39.125 to 39.1. SEMO's Lydia Webb was third.
Pitts has announced a coaching change and that former Head Coach Samantha Snider will be departing the program. Pitt failed to qualify for Regionals, an event they hosted. Pitt AD Heather Lyke said, "Watching the NCAA Gymnastics Regional Championships at the Petersen Events Center this past weekend only reinforced my belief that our program can be a major contender in the ACC and nationally". This begins the annual post-season coaching shuffle, as well as the potential recruiting shuffles.
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OU placed first in the final National Rankings for the week of March 20th, as compiled by RoadToNationals.com. The teams are ordered by taking their last Regionals score and adding it to their final NQS score. The teams are clustered by how far they advanced through the Championships: Top 8, Top 16, Top 32, Top 36 and final NQS.
Host Denver won the Denver Regional with a 197.875, despite missing standout Rylie Mundell LSU and Michigan tied at 197.75 but LSU triumphed in the tiebreaker (all six score count). Oregon State was just behind at 197.65. Michigan loses the tiebreaker with LSU for 3rd. Oregon St just behind at 197.65. Denver's Lynnzee Brown won AA with a 39.8, won VT and tied for 1st on FX with LSU's Haleigh Bryant. Bryant also won UB at 9.975.On BB, DU's Bella Mabanta and Oregon St's Jade Carey tied for 1st at 9.975. Just another reminder that every score matters and that every last step, hop and wobble can make the difference.
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Cal posted a 198.075 to win the Pittsburgh Regional and advance to Nationals. Also making the cut was Florida, who placed 2nd at 197.8. MSU was not far behind at 197.6 while ASU was a step back at 197.475. For UF, star Trinity Thomas missed the competition, while MSU could have used the standout VTs of frosh Sage Kellerman. Cal's eMjae Frazier won FX (9.975) to seal the win. UF's Leanne Wong won the AA (39.775), BB and UB (both 9.975). UF's Payton Richards and ASU's Anaya Smith tied for 1st on VT.