Sunday, 06 May 2012 12:08

Men's: 14 Qualify to VISA Championships

Fourteen men, nearly all with current, past or future NCAA affiliations, qualified to the VISA Championships at the Men's qualifier.  They are: Jake Martin, U.S. Olympic Training Center (future Ohio St) Alex Buscaglia, Stanford Josh Dixon, U.S. Olympic Training Center (ex Stanford) Mackenzie Dow, PSU Ryan Lieberman, Stanford Edward Mesa,…
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Sunday, 22 April 2012 12:18

Women's NCAA Event Finals: Recap

Kat Ding of Georgia won bars and floor to lead all athletes at the NCAA Women's Event Finals for 2012.  AA champ Kytra Hunter added a title on vault, while Bama's Geralen Stack-Eaton won the beam.
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Saturday, 21 April 2012 19:48

Men's NCAA Event Finals: Champions Crowned

 Eddie Penev of Stanford won floor and tied for the Vault title with Illini Paul Ruggeri to set the pace the event finals at the 2012 Men's NCAA Championships.  Cal' Glen Ishino won PH, while Illini CJ Maestas scored the win on Rings.  AA champ Jake Dalton won the PH,…
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Saturday, 21 April 2012 15:47

NCAA Finals: Alabama Wins 2012 NCAA Team Title

In a thrilling finish, defending National Champion Alabama edged Florida and UCLA to successfully defend their crown. Bama started strong, posting the night's top marks on floor (49.45) and vault (49.625), highlighted by Geralen Stack-Eaton's stuck Yurchenko Layout Full (9.975).  Then, on UB, perhaps their weakest event, Sarah DeMeo had…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 20:07

Men's NCAA Finals: Illinois Wins 2012 Title

Illinois won the 2012 Men's NCAA Team title on Friday night, posting a solid overall performance to defeat host OU.  PSU was third. OU was led by AA champ Jake Dalton, who was unstoppable with a 91.0 tally.  Tied for 2nd at 89.7 were Michigan's Sam Mikulak and Illini CJ…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 18:05

NCAA Women's Session II: Bama, Florida, Arkansas Advance

Alabama edged Florida to take the evening session of the NCAA Women's Preliminaries.  Bama opened the meet with a huge 49.6 on beam and then battled back and forth with Florida all night long.  A 49.4 on bars was enough to pass Florida, who managed a 49.275 on floor after…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 12:06

Women's NCAA Prelims, Session 1: UCLA, Utah, Stanford Advance

UCLA, Utah and Stanford advanced out of Session I of the NCAA Preliminaries, making it an excellent afternoon for the Pac 12 squads.  UCLA powered to a 197.4 to win the session, despite noncounting mistakes from stars Samantha Peszek (overcooked her closing double pike on FX) and Vanessa Zamarripa (Fall…
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 20:28

Men's NCAA Prelims Session II: Illinois, OU and Cal Advance

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Illinois edged Oklahoma for the top spot in the evening session at the Men's NCAA Championships.  Cal claimed the third spot.  They will be joined by Michigan, PSU and Stanford in the finals.    FX PH SR V PB HB Total  Illinois 59.50 58.80 58.15 59.55 60.15 60.10 356.25  Oklahoma…
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:05

Men's NCAA Prelims Session 1: Michigan, PSU, Stanford Advance

Here are the unofficial results from the preliminary Session 1 at the Men's NCAA Championships in Norman: 1 Univ. Of Michigan 353.45 2 Penn State Univ. 353 3 Stanford Univ. 348.5 4 Ohio State Univ. 345.35 5 Univ. Of Nebraska 340.55 6 Univ. Of Iowa 336.65 Michigan's Sam Mikulak was…
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:46

Washington Signs Graber

Kiersten Graber has signed with Washington, according to a school release.  The early graduate's commit was covered in a prior news item. Link: UW Release
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Saturday, 14 April 2012 17:14

USAG Collegiate Nationals: Event Finals

Bridgeport's Monica Mesalles Sallares dominated the event finals at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals, taking the titles on vault, beam and floor.  The former Spanish National Team member and 2004 Olympian won the AA on Thursday.  TWU frosh Courtney Cochefski won the bars.  Link:  Bridgeport Release
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Friday, 13 April 2012 19:34

USAG Collegiate Nationals: Bridgeport Wins Fourth Straight Title

Host Bridgeport ran away with its fourth straight USAG Collegiate National Championship, totalling a big 195.575 to down TWU (193.7), Penn (193.475) and Air Force (191.075).  Bridgeport's Monica Mesalles, the AA Champ on Friday, posted the night's high scores on vaut and floor.  Penn's Dana Bonincontri was the night's top…
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 21:26

USAG Collegiate Nationals: Preliminary Results and AA Final

TWU won the afternoon session at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals, advancing to the finals.  Air Force edged William & Mary for the 2nd spot in the finals. During the evening session, Bridgeport posted a huge 195.525 to win the session, followed by Penn at 193.9.  Bridgeport's Monica Messales Sallares…
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Saturday, 07 April 2012 22:20

Women's Regional Results

Here are all the results from the 2012 NCAA Women's Regionals (Teams in bold advance to Nationals): Raleigh:  Results 1  University of Florida 197.325  2  Ohio State 196.225  3  North Carolina State University 195.975  4  Penn State 195.650  5  North Carolina 194.025  6  Kent State 193.575  Also advancing in the…
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Saturday, 07 April 2012 21:57

Salt Lake City: Utah and Nebraska Advance

Host Utah knocked off #5 NU 196.825 to 196.525, as both squads easily advanced to the National meet.  3rd place Minnesota posted a 194.8, to finish ahead of ASU (194.4), San Jose State (193.4) and Iowa State (193.15). Frosh Jessie DeZiel paced the Huskers, winning the AA (39.4), Vault and…
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