Utah's Kim Tessen won VT with a 9.925 for a stuck Yurchenko 1 1/2 and then won UB with a 9.9 and then tied for 1st on FX at 9.95 with teammate Sydney Soloski (double layout mount) to lead the Utes in their win over the Wildcats. Teammate Cristal Isa won BB with a 9.925. Tessen did not compete BB. UK's Mollie Korth led a pair of UK AAers with a 39.375. The Utes went 49+ on all four events, while UK's best event was BB at 48.975, as neither team counted a fall.
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UGA posted a win at the Critique Classic Invitational in Kissimmee, FL on Friday night. They posted a 195.1 to defeat Oregon State (194.45), Iowa (192.7), and Bridgeport. UGA's Rachael Lukacs won the AA with a 38.775 and the FX with a 9.9. Teammates Mikayla Magee and Rachel Baumann tied for 1st on BB for the GymDogs. Oregon State's Sabrina Gill won the UB while Iowa's Lauren Guerin won VT with a meet high 9.925.
The season is right around the corner, and with the New Year, we've prepared a new set of capsule Season Previews. We're covering 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.
Former Cal standout Toni-Ann Williams has accepted a position on the Towson staff.
Oklahoma tops the Women's Preseason Coaches' Poll, as compiled the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA). They captured 1,813 points and 36 first place votes. LSU was 2nd at 1,755 (11 1st place votes), and Florida is 3rd (2). UCLA is just 9 points behind Florida in 4th, with Utah in fifth, closely followed by Michigan and Denver (1).
Michigan just missed the 196 mark with a 195,.975 to win an exhibition quad meet with CMU (194.5), WMU (193.4) and EMU (192.4). Michigan frosh standout Sierra Brooks won UB and the AA (39.425). Teammate Natalie Wojcik won the BB and FX. For CMU, frosh star-to-be Hannah Demers won VT and placed 2nd AA (39.3).
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NIU has promoted Dawnita "Nita" Teague to Associate Head Coach.
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Langley has filled coaching positions at USAF for the past several seasons.
Kentucky has signed Bailey Bunn, Carissa Clay, Isabella Magnelli and Krista Zultevic for 2020-2021. They also signed Ashlyn LaClair, who will join the team to begin in January. The commits of all but Clay were covered previously.
Air Force Men's program has hired Sergey Resnick as an assistant coach. He's a two-time All American from OU. He had been coaching at Enrich Gymnastics in Houston.
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Emmons is a former NCAA gymnast who has coached at SEMO and Utah State.
Warde Allan, a former gymnast and coach, has joined the BYU staff
Simone Biles won two more gold medals to bring her career total to 19 as the World Championships concluded. Her 25 overall medals are the most by any gymnast, male of female. AU commit Sunisa Lee won the silver on FX. Utah commit Kara Eaker was 4th on BB while UCLA commit Brooklyn Moors was 7th on FX. On the Men's side, former NCAA Champ (Michigan) Sam Mikulak was fifth on HB. Former Illini All-American Tyson Bull of Australia was 7th.
Simone Biles hit a nearly perfect Amanar to win her 22nd World Championship medal and her third Gold of the championships. Oregon State commit Jade Carey won the silver. On UB, AU commit Sunisa Lee won the broze. Belgium's Nina Derwael won the Gold.