Saturday, 23 March 2013 17:54

NU Wins Big 10 Title

Paced by a school-record 49.725 on vault, NU won the Big 10 Title with a 197.8.  Michigan was 2nd with a 197.225, Minnesota 3rd at 196.775, and Illinois 4th with a 196.475 from the 1st session.  Ohio State was next, with a 195.95, and PSU sixth at 195.825.  MSU posted a 195.45 to finish 7th while Iowa had a 193.4. for 8th. 

Emily Wong was dominant for NU, winning the AA with a 39.725.  She also won floor with a 9.975, bars, and shared the beam title. 

Michigan's Katie Zurales shared the vault title with NU's Hollie Blanske, Jessie DeZiel, Janelle Giblin and Brittany Skinner.

NU's Jennifer Lauer also grabbed a share of the beam title, along with Lindsay Mable of Minnesota, Alyssa Marohn of Ohio State and teammate Sarah Miller. 

Link:  NU Release

Saturday, 23 March 2013 16:46

CMU and WMU Share MAC Title

CMU and host WMU tied with 194.8 to share the MAC title.  Kent State was a shade behind in 3rd with a 194.775.   NIU was 4th with a 194.05, following by BGSU (193.75), EMU (193.675) and Ball State (192.5).

Kent State's Marie Case won the AA with a 39.25.  Teammate Rachel Guida won the bars.  WMU's Jessi Buis and BGSU's Jamilah Ali tied for teh vault title, while BGSU's Alyssa Nocella won beam and CMU's Halle Moraw won the floor. 

Link:  WMU Release

Saturday, 23 March 2013 16:41

OU Wins 11th Big 12 Title

OU won its 11th Big 12 title, posting a 197.2 to best Iowa State's 196.175 and WVU's 194.675.  OU's Taylor Spears, the Big 12 Gymnast of the Year, won the AA with a 39.6.  She also shared the title on bars and beam.  Sooner frosh Maile'ana Kanewa and Haley Scaman won vault and floor, respectively.  OU's Brie Olson nabbed a share of the bars title while teammate Rebecca Clark shared the beam title.

Sooner Lauren Alexander was named Specialist of the Year while Scaman was named Newcomer of the Year.  Head Coach KJ Kindler was named Big 12 Coach of the Year.

Link:  OU Release

Saturday, 23 March 2013 16:33

NC State Wins EAGL Championships

NC State won the EAGl Championships with a 195.175 on Saturday  afternoon.  They edged Maryland, who posted a 195.1.  Pitt was close behind in third at 194.875, and GWU just back with a 194.75.  UNC posted a 194.225, UNH 194.175, Rutgers a 193.925 and Towson a 192.675.

NC State was led by wins from Rachel Fincham on bars and Stephanie Ouellette on floor.

In the AA, Pitt's Alyssa Adrian took the title with a 39.25.  Maryland's Ally Krikorian won vault while UNH's Kayla Gray won beam. 

Link:  NC State Release

Saturday, 23 March 2013 13:13

Penn Wins ECAC Championships

Penn won the ECAC Championahips, holding off Cornell and William and Mary for the title.

1.  Penn 193.725  2.  Cornell 193.25  3.  W&M 192.95, Temple 192.175, Yale 192.1 and Brown 191,5.

W&M's Brittany Stover won the AA with a 38.95.  For Cornell, Sarah Hein won vault and Melanie Jorgensen won bars.  Yale's Brittney SOoksengao won beam while W&M's Maggie Lundeen won floor. 

Link:  Cornell Release

Friday, 22 March 2013 21:07

UW Whitewater Wins NCGA Title

Wisconsin-Whitewater took the NCGA (Division III) National Team Title on Friday night.  They tied for the title last season.  UW La Crosse took 2nd.

1) Wisconsin-Whitewater – 189.75
3) Wisconsin-La Crosse – 186.575
3) Cortland – 185.90
4) Brockport - 185.30
5) Wisconsin-Eau Claire – 184.55
6) Ursinus - 181.325

Individually, Sarah Nadrowski of Cortland State won the NCGA National AA title with a 38.1.  Katie Thompson of UW Whitewater was 2nd with a 37.95 and Brittany Baglow of Springfield was third. 

Link:  Cortland State Release

The Men's National Rankings from Troester.com GymInfo switch this week to the Four Meet Average.  The FMA is comprised of the four highest scores, with no more than two home scores, with the highest score dropped.

With the change, PSU remains in the top spot, with OU in 2nd and Michigan 3rd.  Individually, Michigan's Adrian de los Angeles takes over the top spot in the AA ranking.  Stanford's Eddie Penev leads on floor, while Army's Garek Hojan-Clark takes over the top spot on PH.  Ohio State's Mike Wilner still reigns on ring, but PSU's Tristan Duverglas takes back the top spot on vault.   On  PB, PSU's Felix Aronovich takes over the lead while teammate Wasef Burbar remains the leader on HB.

Despite a loss this past weekend, Florida takes over the top spot in the Troester GymInfo National Rankings for Women this week.  OU is 2nd and Bama moves up to third.  The regional races are quite tight heading to the final weekend, with the Top 18 determining the Regional seeds. 

Individually, UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa holds the top spot in the AA.  On vault, UF's Kytra Hunter takes over the top spot.  Teammates MacKenzie Caquatto and Bridget Sloan are now tied with UGA's Chelsea Davis for the top spot on bars.  OU's Taylor Spears remains alone atop the beam standings, as does Michigan's Joanna Sampson in the floor standings. 

Sunday, 17 March 2013 18:24

Arkansas 196.6 at UCLA 197.425

UCLA celebrated Senior Day with a win over Arkansas.  Senior Vanessa Zamarripa made the most of the day, winning the AA with a 39.675 and scoring a 10 on vault.  She also won bars.  Teammate Danusia Francis won beam, while Alyssa Pritchett and Olivia Courtney tied for the floor title. 

Link:  Arkansas Release

Sunday, 17 March 2013 18:22

Men's: Temple 407.65 at UIC 412.55

Host UIC triumphed over Temple, led by Daniel Zerbel's wins on floor and PB. 

Link:  UIC Release

Sac State triumphed at home, defeated Air Force.  Kalliah McCartney led the way, winning the AA (39.25) and floor.  Teammates Nicole Meiller, Kaila Kilwein and Kailey Hansen won vault, bars and beam, respectively. 

Link:  USAF Release

Sunday, 17 March 2013 14:52

2013 L10 State Meet Recap

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A few states held their state championship meets this weekend. Below is a list of the top ten all around and individual event winners who have committed for 2013 and 2014.  For all others, refer to the complete stats for each state.  If you find a meet link before we do, please send it to us.  We'll continue to update the list as scores become available.  Most state meets are scheduled for next weekend.

Colorado  (complete scores)

Sr A
2 - Bailie Holst, Minnesota ('14); 1st V/BB/FX
5 - Claire Hammen, Denver
 
Sr B
2- Bailey Abernathy, Minnesota '13;1stV

Kansas (complete scores)

Level B
1 – Pua Hall, UCLA (’14); 1st BB/FX
2 – Allie Wismer, NCSU (’14); 1st V/UB

Oklahoma (complete scores)

Sr. 18
1 – Charity Jones, OU (’13); 1st UB/FX
2 – Katie Brown, USU (’13); 1st BB
3 - Mackenzie Valentin, Arizona (’13); 1st V
 
Sr.17
1 – Reagan Hemry, OU (’13); 1st UB/FX
2- Gabby Bowling, Arizona (’13); 1st V

Texas (complete scores)

Sr. C
1 – Rachel Daum, Stanford (’13); 1st V/FX
2 - Leah Lomonte, Denver (’13)
3 – Ashlyn Broussard, UGA (‘13)
4 – Dana Ho, Cal (’13)
5 – Chelsi Hamilton, SEMO (’13)
6 – Mitzi Sosa-Unda, Yale (’13)
7- Alyson Heimsath, Missouri (’13)
*8 – Emily Richardson – early commit to Arkansas, but did not sign in the fall*
9 - Jessica Howe, Cal (’13)
10 – Casey Dreyer, SJSU (’13)
Sarah Lyons, Illinois (’13) 1st UB
Megan Marenghi, UNC (’13) 1st BB
 
Sr. B
1 – Mackenzie Wofford, OU (’14);1st UB
2 – Nicole Guerrero, Alabama (’14)
3 – Chayse Capps, OU (’13); 1st V
4 – Emily Schein, UNC (’14); 1st BB
5 – Abbie Epperson, Maryland (’14)
6 – Hayley Sanders, UGA (’14)
7 – Jamie Gerow, Missouri (’14); 1st FX
8 - Lauren Li, PSU ('14)
9 -  Jordyn Givens, Illinois (’14)
10 – Ciara Gardner, Minn. (’14)
 
Sr. A
1 - Samantha Partyka, Utah (’14) ; 1st V/BB
2 - Erica Fassbender, Florida (’14)
4 – Braie Speed, Arkansas (’14)
5T – Madison Cindric, Arizona (’14)
5T - Mackenzie Bannon, Alabama (’14); 1st UB/FX
7 – Sarah Moore, Kent State (’14)

Army defeated host Springfield, led by Kip Webber's 84.0 AA tally, including wins on floor and rings. 

Link:  Springfield Release

Maryland overcame a season-high effort from GWU to record a key road score and win the quad meet.  Terrapin Stephanie Giameo led the way, winning vault and taking the AA with a 39.325.  Teammate Ebony Walters won the beam, while teammate Ally Krikorian tied with GWU's Stephanie Stoicovy for the floor title.  For GWU, Kiera Kenney won the bars title. 

Link:  GWU Release

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