LSU posted a 197.425 to easily defeat Missouri's 195.425, despite some issues throughout. Head Coach D-D Breaux claimed "We really struggled tonight for everything". LSU's Ashleigh Gnat won FX and tied for the VT title with teammate Myia Hambrick. Tiger Sarah Finnegan won the BB while frosh Ruby Harrold took the UB. LSU frosh Kennedi Edney won the AA (39.375).
Link: LSU Release
Host Alabama shook off last week's problems and exploded to a 197.825 tally to defeat the Florida Gators (197.425) in front of 14,423 fans. Kiana Winston led the Tide, winning the FX with a 10.0. She also posted a 39.7 to win the AA, and picked up a win on UB. Teammate Nickie Guerrero won the BB and tied for the VT title with UF's Rachel Slocum.
Link: UF Release
Arkansas overcame host Auburn, 196.375 to 196.075, in a battle of two teams impacted by injury. Samantha Cerio led the GymBacks, winning the UB and FX. Teammate Samantha Nelson tied AU's Taylor Krippner for the BB title. AU's MJ Rott won the VT.
Link: Release
Host OU posted another huge score, a 197.675, to easily defeat Denver (194.5), Nebraska (194.45), and TWU (193.0). Sooner frosh superstar Maggie Nichols was stellar once again, posting a 39.85 in the AA. She posted a 10 on BB and 9.975 on FX, but "just" a 9.925 on VT and 9.95 on UB. That magical "40" seems closer and closer in reach.
Denver ran into big problems with just five gymnasts on VT, and counted a fall on UB while NU struggled on BB and FX.
Host UW LaCross posted an 187.65 to easily defeat UW Oshkosh's 181.775. For LaCrosse, Amy Enright won UB while Abby Ostrovsky won FX. Teammate Kari Willett won VT while Samantha Wiekamp won the AA. For Oshkosh, Baylee Tkaczuk won the BB.
Link: Release and Highlights
Hamline won its home opener, posting a 183.1 to down UW Eau Claire's 181.8. Frosh Lydia Ingram won the BB while classmate Caitlin Cooper won the VT for the Pipers.
Link: Release
Host Iowa State dominated the tri meet, posting a 195.775 to easily defeat SEMO's 189.475 and Centenary's 183.4. Cyclone Haylee Young led the way, winning VT, FX, the AA (39.325) and tying for the BB title with teammates Kelsey Paz and Cassie Diaz. Teammate Hilary Green completed the sweep with a win on UB.
Link: ISU Release
Winona State posted a 187.65 to win Stout's John Zuerlein Invitational. UW Stout posted an 185.7 whle Gustavus Adolphus talled a 181.925. Winona St was paced by Eboni Jackson, who won the VT, FX and the AA (38.325). Teammates Kathryn Pipp (UB) and Sunny Hasebe (BB) completed the sweep.
Link: UW Stout Release
Host NIU posted a solid 194.875 to defeat Bowling Green. Katherine Prentice led the way, winning the AA with a 39.175 and tying for the BB title. Teammate Courtney Dowdell won the UB while teammate Anna Martucci won the FX. For BGSU, frosh Jovannah East won the VT and shared the BB with Prentice and teammate India McPeak.
Link: NIU Release
Host UGA held off Kentucky, 196.5 to 196.15, to secure a win. GymDog Morgan Reynolds led the way, winning the VT and the AA (39.4). Frosh Sabrina Vega added a win on FX while classmate Rachel Dickson tied teammate Natalie Vaculik for the UB title. Kentucky's Sidney Dukes and Alex Hyland tied for the BB title to lead a Wildcat sweep of the event.
Link: UGA Release
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Oklahoma lead the Men's National Poll for the Week of January 30th, as voted by the College Gymnastics Association. However, this week #2 Stanford peeled away one of their first place votes. Illinois is 3rd.
OU and Maggie Nichols continue to leadthe weekly Women's National Rankings during the Week of January 30th, as administered by RoadToNationals.com.
Jenna Squillo won VT, Riley Cholod won UB and Mikailla Northern took the AA (38.55) as UIC downed host Illinois State. For the Redbirds, Demi Pas won another BB title and Gabrielle Cooke won FX.
Link: Illinois State Release
PSU travelled to Springfield and came home with a 408.1 to 384.55 win. PSU's Dominic DiFulvio and Sam Zakutney led the way. DiFulvio won FX, SR and VT while Canadian frosh Zakutney won PB, HB and the AA (82.65). Teammate Stephen Nedoroscik won the PH.
Link: PSU Release