Minnesota opened with a 194.45 to hold off CMU's 193.4. Gopher star Mya Hooten won the VT and tied for the FX title with CMU forsh Ava Wellmeier. Minnesota's Jordyn Lyden won UB while Gopher frosh Ava Stewart won the BB.
Link: Results and Minn Release
NC State posted a solid 195.825 to defeat Towson on Saturday afternoon. NCSU got wins from Ashley Knight on VT, Maddie Hall on BB and Syniya Thomas and Chloe Negrete on FX. Towson's Isabella Minervini won the UB.
Link: Results and Towson Release
MSU opened with a big 196.75 to defeat WMU's 194.675. Spartan Nikki Smith led the way, posting a 39.475 in the AA while taking the titles on VT and UB. Teammate Gabrielle Stephen won the FX. WMU's Emily Krzciok won the BB to prevent a sweep.
Link: Results and MSU Release
Cal won the first session of the American Gold meet, posting a 196.275 to defeat Oregon State (195.775) and UCLA (195.25). Cal's Mya Lauzon capture a share of two events, sharing the VT title with UCLA's Jordan Chiles and the FX title with UCLA's Brooklyn Moors and Oregon State's Jade Carey. BEar teammate Madelyn Williams won the UB. Carey won the AA with a 39.625 and took the BB with a 9.95.
Link: Scores and Ore St Release
WVU posted a win at Temple, sweeping all four individual events. Sophia Rice won the VT. Brooke Alban, Anna Leigh and Trinity Macy tied for 1st on UB. On BB, Julia Brown and Kaylei Adams tied for first. Finally, Mountaineer Amber Lowe won the FX.
Link: Results and WVU Release
Utah overcame small problems on VT and FX to post a solid 196.775 and defeat Utah State's 194.45. Makenna Smith led the Utes, winning the AA with a 39.55 and taking the FX. Teammate Ashley Glynn won VT while soph Cami Winger won BB with a 9.95. Utes Amelie Morgan and Grace McCallum tied for the UB title.
Link: Results and USU Release
Missouri opened the season with a strong no-counting fall effort, posting a 196.7 to easily defeat Ball State (194.925), Illinois St (194.775) and SEMO (190.475). Tiger Hannah Horton won the VT, UB and tied for the FX title with teammates Jocelyn Moore and Amari Celestine. Celestine won the AA with a 39.35. Mizzou's Addison Lawrence, back after sitting out 2024 with an injury, won the BB.
Link: Scores and Mizzou Release
The 2025 NCAA season is just around the corner, and we'll soon find out who will be able to prevent LSU from defending their 2024 National TItle. This year we are publishing, in a slightly abbreviated format, Season Previews for the entire Top 25 teams, as ranked by the Coaches' Preseason Poll. In each Preview, we've summarized the team's returning routines, their lost routines, their returning starters and the rest of their roster, with a special focus on their newcomers. We'll also give a brief overview preview of their prospects and challenges. In a change for this year, we've incorporated our recruit ratings for your reference.
Once again, Oklahoma has topped the women's Preseason Coaches Poll, this time for the 2025 season. They earned 42 first place votes to outpace LSU in 2nd, with 6 first place votes. Florida is 3rd (5 first place votes), Cal is 4th (1) and Utah is 5th (1). Here's the rest of the top 25, after the break.
Elizabeth "Lizzy" Ryan, a L10 at ENA, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Penn State, starting in 2024-2025. Last season, she placed 24th AA at the 2024 Women's Development Program Level 10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
Signing Day begins for the new period (2025-2026), starting Wednesday, November 2023. Committed athletes will signs contracts of financial and athletic aid, in what was formerly known as National Letter of Intent day. An air of uncertainty looms over college athletics, due to a pending settlement in the House vs. NCAA. That settlement received preliminary approval by the court but will not be granted final approval until April. Until then, a number of objections and potential conflicts will need to be resolved.
CMU has hired George Young as an assistant. Young is an owner and coach at Mid-Michigan Gymnastics.
Link: Insta
Taylor Colwell has been named the new Head Coach at Long Island University. She was previously an assistant at CMU, SEMO and Lindenwood. She was also a competitor for Lindenwood.
Link: Release
Talia Cotter, a L10 from Metro South, has committed to Kentucky, starting in 2025-2026. She's a two-time L10 Regional qualifier.
Link: Insta