LSU took the title, holding off Alabama 197.75, Kentucky 197.6 and Florida 197.3. LSU's Haleigh Bryant won the AA with a 39.8 and took 1st on VT (9.975). Teammate Konnor McClain won BB with a 10. LSU's KJ Johnson and Kiya Johnson tied for 1st on FX with UK's Raena Worley (9.975). LSU's Ashley Cowan tied for 1st on UB with Mizzou's Mara Titarsolej (from Session 1).
Link: Results Session 2 and Results Session 1 and LSU Release
Kentucky was led by Raena Worley, who won the BB (9.975) and tied for the AA title with Auburn's Cassie Stevens (39.65). Stevens won the VT while teammate Creslyn Brose won the FX (9.975). On UB, AU's Aria Brusch and Kentucky's Jillian Procasky tied for first.
Link: Results
Suki Pfister won VT and FX to lead Ball St. Teammate Megan Teter won the AA (39.175) and tied for 1st on UB with teammate Ashley Szymanski and NIU's Alyssa Al-Ashari. Ball St's Grace Sumner won BB.
Link: NIU Release
Lily Tisdale, a L10 at Crenshaw, has committed to a full scholarship at Arizona, starting in 2025-2026. She's a two-time L10 National qualifier
Link: Insta
We're in mid-February and it's time to assess the season so far. The first half has gone in a blink of an eye, and the expansive coverage across multiple platforms has made NCAA gymnastics available to a wider and wider audience. Here's a few thoughts so far.
Stanford posted a 410.3 to place second in a tri-meet that heavily featured their own current and former gymnasts. Winning the meet was a "Team USA" that included four current Cardinal stars along with former Cardinal Riley Loos, with all five competing AA. A third squad included additional Cardinal alumni. Stanford's Asher Hong, competed for Team USA, won the AA with an 86.85. Hong had the top scores on FX, R, PB and HB. He also tied for 1st on VT with teammate Khoi Young. Young won the PH.
Link: Release
Jordyn Ewing lead the Panthers, who post a mark that tied the 3rd highest score in school history. She won FX and tied for the UB title with teammate Arayah Simons and UNC's Lali Dekanoidze. Pitt's Jah'Liyah Bedminster won VT while teammate Hallie Copperwheat tied for 1st on BB with UNC's Taylor Schulze. UNC's Julia Knower won the AA
Link: Pitt Release
OU is #1 in the Nation with an average of 197.875, according to the statistics compiled by the RoadtoNationals.com. In 2nd is Cal, coming off a strong weekend at the Sprouts ESPN Collegiate Quad. Bama is #3 and Arkansas #4, with UCLA rounding out the Top 5.
This year's rankings were exceptionally difficult, with a large number of teams battling for the Top Ten and three in close competition for the top spot. Some teams that were in the Top 10 a year ago have fallen out of this year's ranking. In the end, Florida rebounds this year to take the top spot in the rankings.
Jayda Lewter, a L10 from Legacy, has committed to Minnesota, starting in 2024-2025. In 2023, she placed 9th AA at the Region 4 L10 Regionals and qualified to Nationals as an event specialist on VT. She also placed 9th AA at Regionals in 2022, and qualified to Nationals on VT.
Link: Insta