Host PSU held off Stanford for the top spot in the evening session at the Men's NCAA Championships. Iowa nipped Cal for the third spot by just 0.1 points. These three teams will be chasing first session leader Michigan for the title. OU and Illinois will also be in the hunt for the title on Saturday.
Link: Session 2 Results
It all came down to the last rotation, but in the end, Alabama, OU and UCLA will advance to the Super Six. As the final round approached, OU was in the "dugout" with a 197.2, highlighted by a 49.5 UB rotation. In the final round, Bama was on vault, UCLA on UB, and Utah on beam.
Bama hit their vaults well enough to post a 49.35 and win the session. They were led by Kim Jacob's 39.425 AA win. UCLA survived a few scares on UB (low landing by Zamarripa, improvisation by De La Torre) to tie OU. Utah had a shaky leadoff and then suffered two more falls to drop out of the running.
Early wobbles on beam took Michigan out of the running. However, their two AAers, Joanna Sampson and Katie Zurales, posted the highest scores of the session. Arkansas placed sixth, after some problems on UB and a slow start on vault.
Link: Results
Michigan won the afternoon session at the Men's NCAA Gymnastics Championships. They compiled a total of 443.85, led by Adrian de los Angeles' 89.65 AA tally. OU was 2nd at 433.85 and Illinois third at 426.9.
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Univ. Of Michigan | 443.850 |
| 2 | Univ. Of Oklahoma | 433.850 |
| 3 | Univ. Of Illinois | 426.900 |
| 4 | Univ. Of Minnesota | 424.700 |
| 5 | U.S. Air Force Academy | 417.900 |
| 6 | Univ. Of Nebraska | 417.550 |
Link: Results
Florida, led by frosh Bridget Sloan's leading 39.6 AA tally, powered to the top spot in Session 1. After a shaky opening BB set, UF closed out the meet with a 49.475 on beam. In fact, the Gator's top two scores of the day occured on bars and beam.
LSU came in second, paced by Rheagan Courville's 39.575 AA tally. LSU closed out the meet with a 49.5 on vault and a 49.475 on bars, with a series of stuck landings on the final event. They suffered a slow opening, posting a 49.0 on beam to start.
UGA came in a close third, after some wobbles on beam. Their best event was their first, a big 49.5 to start on bars. They closed out the meet with a 49.45 on vault, with Brandie Jay leading the way on her stuck Yurchenko Layout Full.
Minnesota was steady for fourth, hitting their floor sets for a 49.2. A sub 49 effort on their weak event, UB, kept them off the pace of the leaders. Illinois overcame a low bars tally to finish strong on FX, hitting 49.2 to finish fifth in the session. Stanford tumbled to sixth after two falls on bars, and a what appeared to be an injury to Ivana Hong.
Link: Session 1 Results
Bridgeport amassed a big 196.5 to run away with the 2013 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National title, its fifth straight. TWU was 2nd, Centenary third and Brown fourth.
Link: USA Gymnastics Release
TWU and Brown advanced from Session I of the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals on Friday. Brown edged Air Force for the 2nd slot. Cornell was 4th. They will be joined by Bridgeport and host Centenary. Centenary edged SPU and held off Penn in a close evening session.
Bridgeport's Sasha Tsikhanovich won the AA title with 39.375 points.
Link: Session II Results
Highlighting the top 10 AA Senior L10 competitors and individual event winners:
Region 1 (scores)
Sr. A
The USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals take place this weekend, hosted by Centenary. Online coverage appears to be limited. Here's the site home page:
Link: Meet Host Page
Head Coach Rob Drass has resigned at Missouri, according to a school release.
Link: Mizzou Release
The Women's final NQS (National Qualifying Score) rankings, the last before the National meet, have been released by Troester GymInfo. The NQS is composed of the RQS (Regional Qualifying Score) plus the Regional score. However, the top 12 National qualifiers will hold the Top 12 spaces after Nationals, and the remaining nonqualifiers will be ranking in order, pushing Auburn to #13 and elevating current #16 Illinois.
The Florida Gators hold a huge lead on the field in the NQS Rankings, but all of that does not matter once the meet begins.
| Team | Regional | Regional Score | National Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | Gainesville | 198.400 | 396.240 |
| Oklahoma | Norman | 197.375 | 394.945 |
| Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 197.400 | 394.815 |
| Georgia | Corvallis | 197.425 | 394.685 |
| LSU | Columbus | 197.275 | 394.455 |
| UCLA | Columbus | 196.950 | 394.150 |
| Michigan | Morgantown | 196.725 | 393.960 |
| Minnesota | Gainesville | 197.100 | 393.715 |
| Stanford | Norman | 196.800 | 393.510 |
| Utah | Tuscaloosa | 196.400 | 393.505 |
| Arkansas | Corvallis | 196.950 | 393.385 |
| Illinois | Morgantown | 196.025 | 392.235 |
| Qualifier | School | Regional | Regional Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aubree Cristello | Arizona | Columbus | 39.375 |
| Melanie Shaffer | Ohio State | Columbus | 39.325 |
| Chelsea Tang | Oregon State | Corvallis | 39.300 |
| Brittany Harris | Oregon State | Corvallis | 39.125 |
| Bri Guy | Auburn | Gainesville | 39.400 |
| Caitlin Atkinson | Auburn | Gainesville | 39.275 |
| Emily Wong | Nebraska | Morgantown | 39.225 |
| Jessie DeZiel | Nebraska | Morgantown | 39.200 |
| Lauren Rogers | Washington | Norman | 39.375 |
| Sharaya Musser | Penn State | Norman | 39.375 |
| Moriah Martin | Denver | Tuscaloosa | 39.150 |
| Michelle Shealy | Iowa State | Tuscaloosa | 39.050 |
| EVENT/QUALIFIER | SCHOOL | REGIONAL | REGIONAL SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vault: Brittany Skinner | Nebraska | Morgantown | 9.950 |
| Beam: Sarah Miller | Ohio State | Columbus | 9.950 |
| Floor: Makayla Stambaugh | Oregon State | Corvallis | 9.950 |
The NCAA has officially announced the Team and Individual Qualifiers, as shown above.
Link: NCAA Release
Here's a recap of the Women's Regionals this Saturday. The NCAA qualifiers are shown in bold.
Event champions at the Big 10 Men's Championships:
FX: Stacey Ervin, Mich, 15.8
PH: Craig Hernandez, PSU 15.475
R: Javier Balboa, Iowa, 15.5
VT: Fred Hartville, Illinois, 15.425
PB: Syque Caesar, Michigan, 15.025
HB: Sam Mikulak, Michigan, 15.7
Link: Gopher Release
OU won its 20th MPSF Championship, posted a 433.35 to defeat Stanford (425.95), Cal (419.55) and Air Force (416.4). Stanford's Eddie Penev won the AA with an 88.2. He also took the title on FX. OU's Sergey Resnick won PH, while teammate Michael Squires won Rings. On Vaul, Alec Rubin took the title, while teammate Wiliam Clement won HB. On PB, MPSF Gymnast of the Year Presten Ellsworth tied with Stanford's Cameron Foreman.
Link: OU Release