BYU won the tri meet at home, defeating ASU and Boise State. ASU's Mary Atkinson won the AA with a 39.3, winning the FX and tying for the VT title with Boise State's Hannah Redmond. The Bronco's Amy Glass and Taylor Jacob tied with BYU's Madeleine Johnson for the UB title. On BB, BYU's Jennifer Lezeu and Kaylee Gallup tied for top honors.
Link: BYU Release
SJSU's Thomasina Wallace won the UB and BB en route to a 39.325 AA win. Teammates Tiffany Louie and Gabriela Targosz tied with Lyndsie Boone of USU. USU's Heather Henrich won the VT.
Link: USU Release
Utah held off Oregon State to win the quad meet at home. SUU upset PSU to finish third. Utah was led by Annie DiLuzio and Daria Bijka. DiLuzio won the FX and tied for 1st on VT with Oregon State's Becky Colvin. Bijak won the UB and added a win in the AA at 39.575. On BB, Ute Kyndal Robarts tied with PSU's Sharaya Musser for the win.
Link: Utah Release
Hollie Vise celebrated Senior Night by posting a 39.6 in the AA to lead the Sooners. She also picked up wins on BB and UB, earning a 10 from one judge (9.95). Teammate Natasha Kelley won the VT while fellow senior picked up a 10.0 from one judge en route to winning FX with a 9.95. The visiting Huskies took home a season high.
Link: OU Release
Brianna Gaddie won VT and FX while Frosh Jordan Salsberg won the AA with a 38.775 to lead SEMO to another win over Centenary. She also tied for the UB title with teammates Christina Sundgren and Kelley Krengiel. Teammate Taylor Westrick won the BB.
Link: SEMO Release
LSU set a new season high of 197.15, led by senior Susan Jackson. She recorded her ninth AA win with a 39.525. She also won the FX, UB and tied on VT with classmate Kayla Rogers. Teammate Samantha Engle won BB.
Link: LSU Release
Casey Jo Magee led Arkansas to the big win, winning or tying for every event title. Her AA tally of 39.625 included a 9.95 on FX and 9.9s on BB and UB. She tied with teammate Jamie Pisani on VT.
Link: Arkansas release
Kentucky celebrated Senior Night with a win, posting a 194.65. Senior Emily Green posted two wins to lead the Wildcats, winning BB and FX. Teammates Whitney Rose, Storey Morris and Andrea Mitchell picked up wins on the VT, UB and AA, respectively.
Link: UK Release
Maryland won the quad meet hosted by Penn, posting a 194.45. For Maryland, Ally Krikorian won VT while Kaitlin Joseph won UB. Another Terrapin, Michelle Brenner, won the FX. Temple was led by Katie Canning and Corrinne Williams, who tied for the BB title. Penn's Kirsten Straubaugh won the AA with a 38.75.
Link: Penn Release
Senior Sarah Curtis won the AA with a 39.375 to lead Michigan to the victory over visiting UGA. Frosh teammates Natalie Beilstein and Britnee Martinez captured VT and UB, respectively. Michigan's Kylee Botterman won the FX with a 9.95 as well. For UGA, Grace Taylor won the BB.
Link: UGA Release
UNH came from behind to defeat NC State. UNH's Chelsea Steinberg won the AA with a 39.1 and tied for 1st on FX with teammate Julie Sauchuk and NC State's Brooke Barr and Jess Panza. Barr also won VT. Teammates Rachel Fincham and Lauren Deuser won UB and BB, respectively.
Link: UNH Release
For the men this week, the rankings from Troester.com GymInfo are still done by the average of three meets. This week, Stanford takes over the top spot, with their big win over OU. OU's Jake Dalton remains the top AAer, while teammate Steven Legendre still leads the FX. Illinois' Daniel Ribeiro is also still on top on the PH, while Ohio State's Brandon Wynn remains in the top spot on Rings. On VT, Tim Gentry of Stanford leaps into the lead. The remaining events show no change. On PB, Cal's Kyle Bunthuwong is the leader, while on HB, Illinois' Paul Ruggeri is the leader.
ank | Team Name | Team 3 Ave |
1 | Stanford Univ. | 359.917 |
2 | Oklahoma U. of | 358.750 |
3 | Illinois U. of | 355.283 |
4 | Michigan U. of | 354.033 |
5 | Ohio State | 350.850 |
6 | Penn State | 349.033 |
7 | Minnesota U.of | 347.883 |
8 | Nebraska U. of | 346.050 |
9 | California | 345.433 |
10 | Iowa U. of | 342.583 |
Link: Troester GymInfo
➽ Like many elite gymnasts, Chelsea DAVIS has had her share of injuries. The 2008-09 National Team member was sidelined by injury for more than a year, but after missing the 2009 season she’s back. She competed two events at the Metroplex Challenge in February, and she recently swept the elite qualifier event at the Buckeye Classic and qualified to the 2010 National Championships. Davis committed to UGA last fall for the 2011-12 season. She talked about her comeback and her college choice in a January interview with Gymnastike. Here’s a peek at her bars routine at the Buckeye Classic:
Chelsea DAVIS is one of the “big names” coming up through the elite ranks. Most gym fans are familiar with her and look forward to watching her unfold a stunning collegiate career. Lloimincia HALL, on the other hand, is just making a name for herself as a L10 powerhouse. If her 5th place finish at JOs last year is any indication, she was already operating at a high standard coming into this season. In January she told Gymnastike that she planned to take it up a notch this year. So far she’s right on target, winning the CGA (1st V/BB); the Texas Prime (1st UB); WOGA (1st BB); the Kurt Thomas Invite (1st BB/FX); and finishing 4th AA at the Metroplex. She competed in the Liukin Cup last Friday, finishing 13th AA. Take a look at Hall’s floor routine at the Texas Prime meet. HALL recently committed to LSU for the 2011-12 season. She’ll join 2010-11 signees Sarie MORRISON and Maliah MATHIS, who are having stand out seasons of their own.
Amber SEE is also having an excellent season as she winds up her L10 career before heading to Illinois next fall. SEE won the Tampa Bay Invite, the San Diego Classic, and the GymQuarters Invite and picked up a variety of 1st place event finishes along the way. She just swept all events at the Northern Lights Classic this past weekend and scored a perfect 10.0 in the event finals with her unique vault (which earned a 9.875 in the AA competition).
Speaking of unique skills, take a look at M’rcy MASTUNAMI'S interesting bars release (toe on counter Kim) at the Northern Lights Classic. MATSUNAMI is just a high school sophomore, but she told Gymnastike that she's interested in Nebraska.
➽ Kassandra LOPEZ, Utah commit, and Diandra MILLINER, Alabama commit, finished 2nd AA and 3rd AA (1st V/FX) respectively in the inaugural Nastia Liukin Cup last Friday. The Liukin Cup drew qualifiers from meets across the country throughout the season. It was a great opportunity for qualifiers to test themselves head to head with some of the best talent out there - and to do it in a top notch venue in conjunction with the Tyson American Cup. Congratulations to all of the competitors who worked hard to earn a spot in this meet. See video of LOPEZ on beam and MILLINER on vault and floor.
➽ With state meets just a couple of weeks away, the L10 season will soon be winding down. The athletes who have already signed with or committed to colleges constitute recruiting classes of the future. So far we’ve looked at the recruiting classes from 13 schools. Next up: Boise State, Missouri, Nebraska, NCSU, PSU, Oregon State, Southern Utah, and WVU.
Team |
2010-11 Signees |
2011-12 Commits |
Boise State |
Amanda OTUAFI |
Kelsey BLACK
Roseville: competed two events
Snowflake Inv: 1st AA; 1st V/UB/BB/FX Wine Country: 6th AA Golden State: 4th AA; 1st V/FX Ciera PERKINS San Diego Classic: 6th AA; 1st UB Vegas Cup: 1st AA; 1st UB/BB/FX
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Missouri |
Taylor MEDREA
Reg. 5 Cup: competed two events CGA: competed two events Brittani PRICE
UGA Inv: 2nd AA Rock the House: 5th AA
Sand Dollar: 5th AA
Arena Cl: 13th AA
Katelyn TREVINO Texas Prime: competed two events WOGA: 2nd AA; 1st V HNI: 6th AA |
Colleen MULCAHY |
Nebraska |
Jamie SCHLEPPENBACH |
Jessie DEZIEL
2009 Peppermint Twist: 2nd AA; 1st V 2010 Gopher Women's 1st AA; 1st V 2010 Winters Challenge: 1st AA; 1st V 2010 Chicago Style: 3rd AA; 1st V Northern Lights: 1st AA; 1st V/FX
Northern Lights Event Finals: 1st FX
Amanda LAUER |
NCSU |
Diahanna HAM (has not signed)
Lady Luck: 4th AA San Diego Classic: 2nd AA; 1st FX Vegas Cup: 2nd AA; 1st V/FX Cactus Cooler: 2nd AA Kristen HARABEDIAN COTC: 4th AA Robin Cone Mem. Inv: 2nd AA; 1st UB Ellen MARION Teddy Bear Tumble: 2nd AA; 1st V Lady Luck: 13th AA Tiger Paw: 2nd AA; 1st FX Beach Break: 1st AA; 1st V/UB Gamecock Inv: 3rd AA; 1st V
Stephanie OUELLETTE |
Naomi DEVRIES |
Oregon State |
Brittany HARRIS |
Cerise WITHERBY |
PSU |
Brittney HARRIS |
Alexis CARROLL
COTC: 5th AA Maryland Classic: 1st AA; 1st UB/BB/FX PKI: 1st AA; 1st UB All Olympia: 1st AA; 1st V/UB/BB/FX Nastia Liukin Cup: 16th AA Krystal WELSH COTC: 1st AA; 1st FX World Class: 1st AA; 1st UB/FX Brestyans: 2nd AA Metroplex: 1st AA; 1st FX Classic Rock: 4th AA Sweetheart Meet: 2nd AA; 1st BB Northern Lights: competed one event
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SUU |
Alexys ABEN |
Stacey SORENSEN |
WVU |
Makenzie BRISTOL |
Dayah HALEY |
OU's big victory over Bama this weekend didn't lift them to the top spot in the RQS rankings, as it counted as an away score for Bama. Thus, Bama remains #1 this week as they were able to replace a 196.05 with a 197.275 in their average. UCLA is just behind OU in third, as they picked up a big road score with a season high at UGA.