Jeff Robinson is leaving his coaching post and joining a Cirque du Soleil project.
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Michigan has signed Sierra Brooks for 2019-2020. The L10 from Aspire will graduate high school one year early and join the Wolverines for next season.
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Gail Goodspeed has coached UNH for 40 years.
Maryland has added Auistynn Lacasse, Sophia LeBlance and Emma Silberman as walkons for 2019-2020, according to a school release. The commits of all three were covered previously.
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Mykayla Skinner has announced her decision to resume elite training and test the waters for an Olympic run. The Utes are holding her spot in the event that she returns in the fall.
With the retirement of Megan Marsden, Utah quickly moved to hire Carly Dockendorf as Assistant Coach. Dockendorf, a former gymnast with UW, coached gymnastics and track and field at SPU. She joined Utah's staff two years ago as Volunteer Coach. This season she has been the director of recruiting and development for Utah's gymnastics team.
Utah co-Head Coach Megan Marsden has announced her retirement after 35 years in coaching. The former Ute standout and National Champion had been co-Head Coach since 2010. Her husband Greg Marsden retired in 2015. Current co-Head Coach Tom Farden will take over as the sole Head Coach for the Utes.
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Battling through the last event trailing the heavaily favored OU, Stanford rocked their Rings sets to pull out the win, 415.222 to 414.556. OU was the four time defending champions but suffered too many more serious mistakes. Nebraska was third at 407.489 and Michigan 4th at 406.354. Host Illinois was close behind with a 405.358 for fifth, while PSU rounded out the field with a 399.725.
Oklahoma is your 2019 Women's Team Champion! They posted a big score of 198.3375 for the win. LSU was 2nd at 197.825, Defending champ UCLA was 3rd at 197.5375. DU placed a historic 4th at 197.0.
Oklahoma won Session 2 of the Men's NCAA Preliminaries, posting a 419.191. Host Illinois was 2nd at 410.324 and PSU was third at 404.287. Those three will advance to the finals. Iowa (404.39), Ohio State (399.754) and Army (383.855) completed the field. Iowa's Bennet Huang was the session's Top AAer at 80.365. The Finals are Saturday with OU, Illinois, Michigan, Stanford, Nebraska and PSU.
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OU's Maggie Nichols posted a 39.7125 to defend her NCAA AA title. She held off Minnesota's Lexy Ramler and UCLA's Kyla Ross, who tied for 2nd at 39.6625.
OU won the evening session easily, posting a 197.85 for the win. Denver also qualified, posting a 197.0375 to hold off Oregon State (196.9). UGA completed the field at 196.4625. OU and DU will face UCLA and LSU for an all-out final on Saturday, at 6 pm CT.
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Link: OU Release
Michigan won the first of two qualifying sessions at the Men's NCAAs, posted a 408.389 to beat Stanford (407.588) and Nebraska (405.823). All three advance to the finals. Minnesota (396.059), Navy (393.123) and Cal (390.859) rounded out the field.