Led by frosh AA Champion Yul Moldauer, OU finished its second consecutive undefeated season and won its 10th title overall. They posted a 443.4 for an easy win. Stannford was 2nd at 434.05, a point ahead of Ohio State. Illinois was just back in 4th at 432.75. PSU was fifth at 425.4 and Minnesota was sixth at 424.4.
Florida's Bridget Sloan posted a 39.7 to win the AA at the 2016 NCAA Championships. Her score in Session I held throughout the day. OU's Chayse Capps was 2nd at 39.6125 and LSU's Myia Hambrick was third at 39.5625.
At the Men's NCAA Prelims, OU posted the top score of the day, a 441.2, to lead all qualifiers into Saturday's finals. Minnesota was 2nd in Session I at 426.4, with PSU third at 423.95. NU was fourth at 423.55, Cal fifth at 421.35 and Navy 6th at 410.1.
In Session II, Stanford posted a 434.35 to slip past Ohio State's 433.4. Illinois was close behind at 432.05. All three advance to the finals. Iowa hit for a 423.25, Michigan posted a 422.15, and Air Force posted a 412.65.
Link: OU Release for Session I and Session II Results
OU posted the high score of the day, a 197.7875, to win the evening session at the NCAA Semi-Finals and advance to the NCAAs. Bama kept things close with a 197.3875 for third. UCLA posted a 196.7 to easily take the third spot.
It was an SEC sweep as Florida, LSU and UGA advanced to the Super Six Finals from today's Session 1 Preliminary round. UF tallied a 197.475 to edge LSU's 197.3375. UGA was safely in third at 196.725. Stanford was well back at 195.575, ahead of AU at 195.1 and Minnesota trailing at 194.9875. All three squads advancing did not count a fall.
Minnesota's Lindsay Mable won the AAI Award, the award given to the nation's most outstanding senior. She is the first Gopher to win the award.
Link: Release
Jesse Glenn of Army won the Nissen-Emery Award, the first time an Army gymnast had won this prestigious honor. It's awarded to the nation's most outstanding senior male gymnast.
Link: Release
NCAA athletes had a good day at the Pacific Rim Championships, where event finals were decided. UGA's Brittany Rogers (Canada) took a silver on VT and bronze on UB. OU's Breanna Dowell won a silver on FX and took fifth on UB. OU commit Ragan Smith won the BB. Boise State incoming frosh Courtney McGregor won the bronze on VT and placed 6th on BB and 8th on FX. Washington incoming frosh Madison Copiak was fourth on UB while Iowa incoming frosh Charlotte Sullivan took 4th on BB. UGA commit Megan Roberts was 5th on BB and 6th on FX.
On the Men's side, former Sooner Jake Dalton won FX while former Stanford star Eddie Penev took 2nd. Penev later won the VT. Cal's Aaron Mah was 3rd on FX and 5th on HB. Former OU star Alex Naddour won the PH while former NCAA champ Sam Mikulak of Michigan was 2nd.
Link: Women's Results
Link: Men's Results
Link: Videos
Here's the JO L10 National qualifiers by Region and their signed/committed school.
The US women won the Gold medal at the Pacific Rim Championships, easily outpacing the field. Canada was 2nd and Australia 3rd. World Champion Simone Biles continued her domination, posting a 62.45 in the AA for the win.
OU's Brenna Dowell had the fourth highest score in the AA and qualified to the AA final. UGA's Brittany Rogers (Canada) qualified to the VT and UB finals. Washington incoming frosh Madison Copiak (Canada) was fifth AA (8th by score) and qualified to the UB final. Maryland incoming Kirsten Peterman (Canada) was 10th AA (by score). Boise State signee Courtney McGregor was 7th AA (11th by score) and also made the VT, BB and FX finals. Iowa signee Charlotte Sullivan made the BB final.
Link: Team Results AA Results
Link: Event Final Qualifiers
Link: All Videos
Host Lindenwood defended their USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Team Title, edging Briidgeport 195.875 to 195.8. SPU was third qt 194.875 and Brown was fourth at 194.5. LU scored a new team scoring record.
Link: LU Release
Despite some mistakes, the US won the men's team gold at the Pacific Rim Championships. China's Cai Wefeng posted the top AA score, followed by the USA's Donnell Whittenburg and ex-NCAA champ Sam Mikulak. China was 2nd and Canada third.
The US squad also included ex OU standouts Alex Naddour and Jake Dalton, plus ex Stanford star Eddie Penev. Minnesota's Justin Karstadt, competing for Canada, placed 8th AA. Gopher teammate Joel Gagnon also competed. Canadian Aaron Mah, a Cal frosh, was 12th.
Link: Results
Link: Video
At the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals Team Semi-Finals, Bridgeport and SPU advanced from the first session and Brown and Lindenwood advanced from the evening session. They will battle for the title on Saturday, as four closely grouped teams.
SPU's Maria Hundley, a senior, won the AA title with a 39.4. It was her sixth National title.
Link: Results Session 1 and Session 2
Link: SPU Release
Teams and individual competitors have been announced. The sessions and rotations are set. Check the NCAA.com site for details: