With a season-best performance this weekend, PSU takes over the top spot in the Troester GymInfo National Rankings for the Week of March 4th. OU is 2nd and Stanford is 3rd.
The Men's rankings from Troester GymInfo are now using the "Four Meet Average". To get this average, the four highest scoring meets are taken, of which no more than two are home meets, the high score dropped, and the remaining three are averaged.
Individually, Jake Dalton of OU holds the top spot in the AA. He is also the leader on floor and PB. This week, the big change is that PSU's Craig Hernandez takes over the top spot on PH. Teammate Scott Rosenthal retains his lead on Rings. Stanford's Eddie Penev ranks first on vault. On the pipe, Illini Paul Ruggeri also retains his lead.
| Rank | Team |
Team Four Meet Average |
| 1 | Penn State | 355.600 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 354.167 |
| 3 | Stanford | 352.650 |
| 4 | Illinois | 352.133 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 347.267 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 345.467 |
Link: Troester GymInfo
The NCAA has officially announced the fields for the 2012 Women's Regional competitions. The NCAA implemented one of two clear options for the Regional seeds, sending Bama/LSU/Arizona to Seattle and OU/Stanford/DU to Champaign. This was the only remaining question following this weekend's competition, as the rest of the placements were relatively straightforward after the seeding rules were considered. As OU is higher ranked than Bama, the committee elected to place them at the Regional site closest to them geographically (Bama is even closer but has the lower rank). Top ranked Florida received, as expected, the site closest to their school. The remaining seeds follow the rule that they are "anchored" by the host school.
The seeds four to six show a bit more mixing, with some teams being sent out of their Regions.
Auburn Regional1. Georgia
2. Oregon State
3. Auburn
4. Michigan
5. West Virginia
6. Michigan State
Champaign Regional
1. Oklahoma
2. Stanford
3. Denver
4. Illinois
5. Kentucky
6. Illinois-Chicago
Fayetteville Regional
1. UCLA
2. Arkansas
3. Boise State
4. Missouri
5. New Hampshire
6. Maryland
Raleigh Regional
Teams
1. Florida
2. Ohio State
3. Penn State
4. North Carolina State
5. Kent State
6. North Carolina
Salt Lake City Regional
1. Nebraska
2. Utah
3. Minnesota
4. Iowa State
5. Arizona State
6. San Jose State
Seattle Regional
1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Arizona
4. Washington
5. Iowa
6. Central Michigan
The full list, including the individual AA and event qualifiers, is at the link.
The rotation order is as follows:
Vault: Seed 4
Bye before Bars: Seed 3
Bars: Seed 1
Beam: Seed 5
Bye Before Floor: Seed 2
Floor: Seed 6
This rotation draw adds to the excitement, as the 2nd seed has to end on beam. Seeds 3 and 4 get much better starting positions, with Seed 3 starting on bars after a bye and Seed 4 getting the Olympic rotation.
Link: NCAA Release
The final Regional Qualifying Scores have been published by Troester GymInfo, and the Top 36 is now finalized (the scores submitted to the NCAA take precedence).
Florida continues to hold the top space in the rankings, just ahead of OU. ULCA moves up to #3.
Cal won all six events as a team to defeat UIC. Cal's Jean Montecarlo won the AA and the rings, while teammate Glen Ishino won floor and PH.
Link: Cal Release
UCLA won the inaugural Pac-12 Championships, posting a 197.425 to edge host Utah's 197.375. Utah's tally included a counting fall on beam. 2011 Pac 10 champ Oregon State was third, and Stanford, who lead the field heading into the final event, only to suffer a counting fall.
Ute Corrie Lothrop won the AA with a 39.625. Teammate Georgia Dabritz won the bars. UCLA's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs won the beam with a 9.975, while Stanford's Ashley Morgan posted a 9.95 to win floor. On vault, UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa and Olivia Courtney tied with Stanford's Ivana Hong for the title.
In Session I, Arizona posted a 195.9, while ASU (194.55), Washington (194.125) and Cal (193.525) dealt with falls.
The two sessions were attended by 19,734 fans.
Link: Utah Release
Denver posted a 196.35 to win the WAC title. Sac State hit for a 195.675 and 2nd, SUU third at 195.025, SJSU foruth at 194.8 and USU close behind at 194.775. DU captured a seeded spot for Regionals, and SJSU held onto a Regional qualifier spot as well.
DU was led by Moriah Martin and Melodie Pulgarin Linero, who tied for the vault title. Sac State's Kailey Hansen had a career day, winning floor and beam. SUU's Alyssa Click won the bars.
San Jose State's Thomasina Wallace won the AA with a 39.4.
Link: DU Release
UC Davis won the MPSF title handily, posting a 193.675 to defeat SPU (191.15), Air Force (189.125) and Alaska (188.3). Davis frosh Tiana Montell was the AA winner with a career high of 38.725. MPSF Gymnast of the Year Katie Yamamura of UC Davis won the vault and bars. Teammate Madeline Kennedy won the bars. For SPU, Sherah Veron won the floor.
Link: UC Davis Release
Illinois State won the MIC Championships, defeating UIC 194.8 to 194.725. TWU was third with a 194.05, Centenary 4th with a 191.3, and SEMO fifth with a 191.225.
Kim Genereux led Illinois State, winning the AA with a 39.0. Teammate Apollonia Barrientos tied for the floor title with TWU's Kristin Edwards. Another Redbird, Robin Wiessman, tied for the bars title with UIC's Andrea Skala and Cynthia Lemiuex-Guillemette. TWU's Kayla Jones won vault, while SEMO's Taylor Westrick won the beam.
Link: TWU Release
OU overcame host Minnesota's season high to get the win. Ohio State was third.
Link: Gopher Release
NU celebrated Senior Night with a win over Iowa. Wyatt Aycock led the way, winning the pommel horse and tying for the p-bar title.
Link: NU Release
PSU celebrated Senior Night with the nation's top score. Felix Aronovich led the way for the Nittany Lions, winning the p-bars and high bar, tying or breaking career highs on both, en route to an 89.1 AA tally.
Link: PSU Release
Competition at the NCGA ("Division III") Championships concluded today with the event finals.
On vault, Ursinus' Monica Durham was 1st, followed by Marissa Goodstein of Cortland and Teagan Oare of UW LaCrosse.
On bars, Michaela McCamey of UW Eau Claire won the title, followed by Siri Wischmann of UW Whitewater and Mary Kate Young of UW Whitewater.
On beam, UW Whitewater's Allyse Dieringer won the title, followed by teammate Katie Thompson. Brockport's Natalie Manga was 3rd.
On floor, Taylor Wierzba of Brockport took the title. Hamline's Courtney Benson was 2nd, and UW LaCrosse's Jenna Swails was 3rd.
Link: Brockport Release
CMU powered to the MAC title, powering past their conference foes and likely pushing their squad into Regionals. CMU was led by Brittany Petzold's AA win (39.15) and Kristin Teubner's win on FX and tie (with teammate Taylor Noonan) on beam. Teammate Meaghan McWhorter won the vault. Ball State's Julie Cotter won the bars.
Link: CMU Release