Oklahoma 198.150, Iowa State 195.675 [Results]

What a season it’s been for the Sooners so far this year, and now they’ve reached the 198 mark on the road?! It’s astounding, and they deserved every bit of that score. The team began on bars with an incredible rotation, including a 9.925 from leadoff Rebecca Clark in one of the best sets I’ve seen her do and then a 9.95 from Wofford, who had gorgeous handstands and a stuck full-out. Dowell unfortunately had to take an extra swing after her Church and only received a 9.3, though at that point they’d already earned a 49.525 so it was no big deal, and she came back to earn a 9.9 for her 1.5 on vault. Keeley Kmieciak also brought in a 9.9, and then both Chayse Capps and Haley Scaman earned 9.95s for their beautiful FTYs. On floor, Dowell and Ali Jackson earned 9.95s, with Dowell nailing her double front to stag and Jackson hitting an awesome piked full-in to open her routine. Finishing on beam was no problem for Oklahoma, where Kara Lovan and Erica Brewer (on the best routine I’ve seen her do) both brought in 9.925s and Capps anchored with a 9.95 after hitting a bhs loso to beat jump and a stuck gainer full dismount.

Iowa State had a great day, though obviously were no match for Oklahoma. On vault, Haylee Young anchored with a 9.875 for her lovely FTY. Briana Ledesma fell on her Tkatchev on bars, but the team rallied with Hilary Green earning a 9.85 after sticking her double layout and anchor Caitlin Brown went 9.825 after catching a great giant full to Gienger to overshoot. They earned their best overall score on beam, despite a fall from Sammie Pearsall on her bhs loso early in the rotation. Both Brown and Kelsey Paz earned 9.825s, with Brown competing a beautiful one-armed bhs loso and Paz finishing with a nice front layout full, and then Alex Marasco brought in a 9.875 after hitting her cartwheel to side aerial to layout full. On floor, Micole O’Dell put her hands down on her double tuck, but again the team fought back, and Young anchored with a 9.8 for her great double tuck, front full to front layout, and double pike.

LSU 198.075, Georgia 196.850 [Results]

Like Oklahoma, LSU has also reached 198 territory, and they did it without all-star senior Jessie Jordan, who was dealing with a sore trap after tweaking it in a vault warmup. Rheagan Courville led the team with a commanding all-around performance, earning a 39.825 after sweeping all event titles with a 9.95 on vault, bars, and beam and then a 9.975 on floor. The landings on vault still need a little work, but they had Ashleigh Gnat compete her DTY again. It’s amazing that she throws it, but it really isn’t a clean vault at all and I don’t understand the risk! Gnat fell on bars, but the rest of the rotation went smoothly, and then beam and floor were killer for everyone on the squad. Erin Macadaeg tied Courville for the title after an incredible effort on her part, and then both Gnat and Lloimincia Hall came in with 9.95s on floor.

Georgia had a great night, and it seems some of their scores are starting to pick up as a whole. On vault, Brandie Jay nailed her Yurchenko 1.5 for a 9.925, and then put up a solid bar routine early in the lineup, hitting a big Ray with ease, though it was Chelsea Davis and Brittany Rogers with the team high score of 9.875 there, with Davis competing one of the most reliable Tkatchevs in NCAA. On beam, they had great work from Ashlyn Broussard for a 9.875, and then though Broussard fell on floor, the rest of the rotation went smoothly enough for them to finish with a 49.075 on the event; senior Mary Beth Box posted a 9.875 for her sassy routine there.

Utah 197.825, Arizona State 194.100 [Results]

This was a fantastic home meet for Utah, beginning with a huge 49.625 on vault after Tory Wilson and Georgia Dabritz got back-to-back 10s. I still think Wilson’s should have been slightly lower, as she kind of hopped in place on the landing, but Dabritz with her perfectly stuck 1.5 was everything a perfect 10 should be. She lost her club coach to cancer earlier in the week and reportedly had a tough warmup, complete with lots of tears, but it’s clear she went out there with a strong desire to compete at her very best, and she did just that on all of her events, winning titles everywhere but beam in addition to the all-around, which she hit for a 39.675. On bars, her 9.95 came after she hit a great Comaneci, Jaeger, and stuck full-in, and Wilson earned a 9.9 there after hitting a Gienger to overshoot and another stuck full-in. On beam, Baely Rowe was the strongest, winning the title with a 9.9 for her powerful front toss and 1.5 layout dismount; Maddy Stover was also beautiful here, hitting her front aerial, bhs loso, and gainer full for a 9.875. Corrie Lothrop earned a 9.925 on floor after nailing her tucked full-in and double pike, and then Dabritz pulled in another 9.95 for her piked full-in, Rudi loso, and excellent triple full.

Arizona State’s standout was actually former Utah gymnast Taylor Allex, who put on quite a show in front of the team she competed for as a freshman. Allex had the best ASU all-around finish with a 39.375 after nailing her Yurchenko 1.5 on vault for a 9.9, and bringing in a 9.875 on floor for her big double arabian, 1.5 to front full, and Rudi. Natasha Sundby was also excellent on these two events, hitting her Yurchenko tucked 1.5 for a 9.9 and also notching a 9.85 on floor; she unfortunately fell on both her bhs loso and punch front on beam, however, and then Allie Salas fell on her routine later in the rotation, causing them to count a fall there. Stephanie Miceli’s beam, featuring a bhs bhs loso and excellent switch leap to sheep jump, was excellent and earned a 9.85, and Carissa Kraus, who was injured on bars a week ago, had a solid 9.8 for her lovely set on that event in Utah.

Alabama 197.325, Auburn 196.825 [Results]

Alabama continued to prove that they’re on top of their game on Friday night, though they also showed that they still have some work to do. Namely, on hitting landings. I’m guessing they’re waiting for the end of season to get closer, but I don’t think any vault this week was stuck. Still, they saw solid scores, including a 9.9 from anchor Kayla Williams. Bars went really well despite a fall from Kaitlyn Clark on her Ray, which she tumbled out of but looked fine. Katie Bailey and Lauren Beers each posted a 9.9, with Bailey hitting her Jaeger and full-out while Beers had a nice double front with a small step. We saw two more 9.9s from Beers and Keely McNair on beam; Beers looked best on her side somi, bhs loso, and 1.5 while McNeer hit her front aerial to bhs and a stuck 1.5. Floor was best overall for the Crimson Tide, with 9.9s from Clark, Beers, and Aja Sims, helping them to a 49.45 on the event.

Though Auburn was edged out by about half a point, their score was huge considering they were on enemy territory. Beginning on bars, after an otherwise great rotation, Megan Walker was a little short on a half pirouette after her pak salto and landed on her side under the low bar, though Caitlin Atkinson finished things up, hitting her bail to toe shoot, floaty Tkatchev, and stuck full-in for a 9.875. On vault, both Atkinson and M.J. Rott brought in 9.9s with Atkinson hopping forward slightly on her 1.5 and Rott nailing a huge FTY with a step back, though Lexus Demers was best here, earning a 9.925 for her lovely stuck FTY. Floor was overall a tad bit weak for the Tigers, where they notched a bunch of 9.8s in addition to a 9.825 from Rott, who had a big double layout and double pike, but they came back with an awesome 49.4 on beam, where they tallied 9.9s from Demers, Atkinson, and Walker, who really redeemed herself after her bars fall and hit a great front toss to beat jump, bhs loso, and hitch kick to stuck gainer full here.

Nebraska 197.325, Iowa 195.175 [Results]

It was an explosive night for Nebraska at home on Saturday, as they earned their season high after looking super focused across the board. They began with a 49.475 on vault after three 9.925s in a row from Hollie Blanske, Ashley Lambert, and Jessie DeZiel. Moving to bars, they managed to bring in three 9.8s and then a 9.9 from anchor Jennie Laeng. Things picked up again on beam, where Blanske and Grace Williams each earned a 9.85 and then DeZiel notched a 9.925 in the anchor spot, and on floor they counted all scores at 9.85 or above, with especially solid work from DeZiel and Lambert for a pair of 9.9s and then another 9.925 from Blanske.

Iowa began with a solid bar rotation, where both Sydney Hoerr and Johanny Sotillo did great work, earning a 9.8 and a 9.825, respectively. On vault, however, the first two up had problems, and the team was forced to count Hoerr’s 9.225. Ashleigh Edlin got them back on track with a 9.85, a score matched by anchor Angel Metcalf, and from there it was smooth sailing, as Hoerr managed a 9.875 on floor, helping the team to a 48.875. Beam was best overall for Iowa, tallying a 49.1 event total after Metcalf earned a 9.85 and Alie Glover showed a clean set for a 9.875.

Florida 197.200, Arkansas 195.375 [Results]

With Bridget Sloan still out, Kennedy Baker taking a break due to a concussion, and Kytra Hunter having an off night, the Gators still managed to go 197.2 after an especially strong vault rotation, where they earned a 49.45 after Bridgey Caquatto nailed her FTY and Alex McMurtry had a lovely, huge FTY with a bounce back for a 9.95. Weirdly, Kytra Hunter sat her 1.5, despite looking powerful and clean in the air; she was just a tiny bit short on the landing and didn’t have the fight to hold it up, though they still managed a solid score without her. On bars, Hunter also had issues, letting go a bit too early for her full-out and taking a giant step forward, looking visibly angry after making the error. Their highest score here was a 9.85, which Claire Boyce, Ericha Fassbender, and Bridgey Caquatto all brought in; I thought Fassbender was lovely on her big Tkatchev and arabian double front, and Caquatto stuck her double layout dismount. Beam was strong, but again not their best, though Boyce and Rachel Spicer both really stepped up here for a pair of 9.875s, each capping off a solid routine with a stuck gainer full. On floor, Hunter finally got some redemption, nailing her huge double layout and double tuck with ease for a 9.925.

Arkansas started out strong with a big 49.425 on vault, where they saw back-to-back 9.925s from Paige Zaziski and Amanda Wellick, both of whom had beautiful FTYs. Bars was a bit weaker as a whole, but Zaziski anchored with a team high of 9.85 after hitting her giant full to Tkatchev and stuck double layout. Beam was unfortunately a minor disaster, with falls from Wellick on her bhs loso, Samantha Nelson on her wolf to standing back loso, and Keara Glover, who basically caught the bhs out of her side aerial on her elbows, though she had a fantastic bhs 3/4 earlier in the routine. Zaziski was once again solid, though, earning a 9.875 for an effortless routine, a score matched by anchor Sydnie Dillard, who had a solid bhs loso and stuck 1.5. In the final two spots on floor, Heather Elswick and Wellick both notched 9.875s, with both opening with big double pikes and closing with double tucks.

Michigan 197.125, Maryland 194.575 [Results]

Michigan had a strong finish on the road this Saturday, where they looked especially fantastic on bars, earning a 49.475 in their first rotation. They had three 9.9s from Sachi Sugiyama, Brianna Brown, and Brooke Parker, and then a 9.925 from Austin Sheppard, who hit a big Tkatchev and stuck double front to earn the title. They fielded only five gymnasts on vault, with Talia Chiarelli, Nicole Artz, and Sugiyama getting back-to-back-to-back 9.875s for their big vaults (two powerful FTYs and a 1.5 for Sugiyama). Moving to floor, Sugiyama easily nabbed the title with a 9.925 after hitting a big piked full-in in her opening pass, and though Chiarelli fell on her cat leap to side aerial in the anchor position, the first five to go up all hit with no problems, and Artz, who went up right before Chiarelli, brought in another 9.925 for the team after hitting her front aerial to bhs and 1.5 dismount.

Maryland began the meet with six FTYS and six big bounces. Once they get a little more control they could be solid on this event, but for now their best was Katy Dodds with a 9.8. On bars, Abbie Epperson fell back on her double back half-out dismount, though the Tangs each had clean routines, with Kathy posting a 9.8 and Karen posting a 9.825. The team unfortunately counted a fall on beam after both Dominiquea Trotter and Shannon Skochko went down on their bhs loso series, but they had steady work from Stephanie Giameo, who hit her Silivas mount, one-armed bhs loso, and gainer full for a 9.825. The Terps finished with a solid floor rotation, where Ebony Walters hit for a 9.85, hitting a double pike, front layout front full, and stuck double tuck.

Penn State 197.025, Michigan State 193.425 [Results]

Penn State had an incredible meet on Saturday, defeating Big 10 foe Michigan State by nearly four points and posting a big 49.4 on floor. Briannah Tsang continues rocking her freshman year with a 39.475 all-around win after posting three 9.875s as well as a 9.85 for her bar routine, where she showed a great Jaeger, pak, and double layout with a small step. Emma Sibson and Sidney Sanabria-Robles were right behind her in the all-around race, going 39.4 and 39.375 respectively, with Sibson hitting an exceptional handspring front pike half for a 9.9. Krystal Welsh had an excellent bar routine, earning a 9.9 after hitting a bail to Ray, Tkatchev, and a stuck double front half-out; both she and Oni Timothy also notched a pair of 9.9s on floor. On beam, Nicole Medvitz led off with a fantastic routine, earning a 9.875 after nailing her illusion turn, one-armed bhs loso, and a layout full dismount.

Michigan State started off with a rough bar rotation, fielding only five athletes and forced to count a 9.025 after Brittany Holmes hopped off when she lost her swing after her giant full. Anna Gamello also had a rough outing, taking an extra swing and bringing in just a 9.45. The other three each did very well, however, with Lisa Burt anchoring with a 9.875 for her great Gienger and double layout. Vault was much better, though Victoria Huehn missed hers; Elena Lagoski came in big with a 9.875 for her super clean FTY, however, and Nicola Deans anchored with a 9.825. Huehn struggled a bit on floor in the leadoff spot, sitting a punch front tuck, though the rest of the rotation was solid, and Lagoski anchored with a 9.9 for her awesome routine, tying for the title. Lagoski then fell on beam, unfortunately, and was immediately followed by falls from Gamelo and Holly Ryan, though they finished on a high note with a fantastic routine from Burt, who earned a 9.8; Huehn also brought in a 9.8 earlier in the rotation to tie for the top team score.

UCLA 197.000, Washington 194.500 [Results]

Finally, UCLA is on their game and looking like a team that could make a last-minute push for a great post-season. They posted their highest score on vault, earning a 49.45 on an event that was a mess for them just a year ago, thanks to a little lineup change that put freshman walk-on Sonya Meraz in the leadoff spot. Meraz started them off with a 9.8 for her FTY, which was a little short, but clean. Both Sam Peszek and Sadiqua Bynum earned 9.9s for their efforts, and Jordan Williams anchored with a 9.95 for her huge stuck FTY. On bars, Meraz arched over on a handstand after her Tkatchev but saved it (though incurred a sizable deduction) and Hallie Mossett caught her pak salto too close, also arching over after her kip cast and taking an extra swing. Otherwise, they were great here, with Sophina DeJesus bringing in a 9.9 after her giant full to Gienger, bail to toe shoot, and stuck full-in. It was a solid routine, but there are so many form issues, I’m not quite sure it was truly a 9.9, though it was nice to see her go big. Beam was smooth nearly from start to finish, with Danusia Francis bringing in a big 9.925 after nailing her sideways side aerial to gainer full, though Peszek had a weird fall in the anchor spot. She looked way off on her switch leap to split jump, and fell, looking like she might have tweaked something. The coaching staff chatted to her, but Peszek hopped back on and finished nicely. On floor, Jenni Pinches looked like a whole new gymnast with her full-in upgrade; it was probably her best floor routine this season, and she also nailed her 1.5 through to double full and double pike for a 9.825. Bynum was best here, however, anchoring with a 9.925 after hitting a great double layout and front tuck through to double tuck.

Washington’s night was a bit of a bummer, despite a steady start on bars, where they counted a pair of 9.825s from Janae Janik (who had a nice Maloney to pak salto) and Allison Northey (who competed a big piked Jaeger to overshoot) for a 48.8 team total. On vault, Northey hit the table a little too high and finished short, crashing her FTY to her hands, and they had to count a couple of scores in the 9.5 range after Stephanie Stowe and Zoey Schaefer had some issues (a bad block for Stowe and a deep landing for Schaefer). Hailey Burleson finished off the rotation with a clean, stuck FTY for a 9.85. On floor, Burleson got off to a great start with her double pike and 1.5 to front tuck, but then fell out of bounds on her 2.5, which was rough to see, and then Schaefer in the anchor spot landed her double tuck weirdly on her left foot, fell, and had to be helped off the floor, suffering what was clearly an Achilles injury based on the angle of her foot. Very sad, though otherwise Janik, Northey, and Faith Morrison all had great work, each bringing in a 9.8. I especially loved Morrison’s huge double arabian. On beam, the girls looked a little down and out, but they made it their best rotation of the night, counting a pair of 9.825s from McKenzie Fechter and Jackie McCartin, and then a 9.875 from anchor Janik, who had a lovely front aerial to bhs, cat leap to side aerial, and gainer pike dismount, helping the team to a 49.025 finish.

Boise State 196.625, Denver 196.150, Brigham Young 195.450 [Results]

What an awesome day this was for Boise State. Though their score wasn’t their season best, it was a big one, especially on the road and considering they had to start on beam. They earned a pair of 9.875s right off the bat from Lianna Josbacher (who had a lovely bhs loso, switch to gainer layout, and stuck 1.5) and Krystine Jacobsen (who showed off a gorgeous press mount, bhs loso to bhs, and another stuck 1.5). Moving to floor, we got two more 9.875s from the final two in the lineup, Maddie Krentz (who nailed her double tuck and 1.5 to front lay) and Mackenzie Bennion (who had a great double arabian and whip half to front layout full). There wasn’t a weak spot in the vault lineup, and both Krentz and Kelsey Morris earned 9.925s for their gorgeous FTYs. The team finished with a big 49.4 on bars, where they counted nothing less than a 9.85, including a pair of 9.9s from Jacobsen and Ciera Perkins, who had a great clear hip to Tkatchev and a huge stuck full-out.

Denver got off to a rough start on bars, with the first three routines all finishing in the 9.5 range after some form issues, and I believe Rachel Feeken hit her heels on the bar on her Jaeger. Nina McGee was the best here, earning a 9.8 after her giant full to Gienger to overshoot and double layout with a small hop. The team was fantastic on beam, however, earning a 49.3 despite a fall from McGee on her bhs loso; Leah Lomonte earned an impressive 9.95 after looking lovely on her front aerial, gainer loso, and 1.5 dismount. Floor was also excellent, and it was McGee’s turn to earn a 9.95 for her big double layout, front full front layout, and double pike. On vault, the girls were clean, with both McGee and Rachel Fielitz hitting 9.875s in the final two spots; McGee had a big tsuk full with a small bounce while Fielitz hit her FTY with just a step.

Though BYU couldn’t contend with the top two teams, they had a solid meet of their own, looking consistent all day and finishing with a big 49.05 on floor. On vault they saw two 9.8s from Makenzie Johnson and all-around champ Jill Van Mierlo, who had a big FTY with just a step. Van Mierlo was also excellent on bars, hitting a toe shoot, straddle Jaeger, bail, and full-in for another 9.8, and she brought in a big 9.925 on beam, where she anchored with a nice switch to straddle 1/4, bhs loso, and stuck gainer pike. Though Emily Vidmar brought in the first fall of the day on her 1.5 to front layout on floor, the team rallied for their best event score of the meet, with KayCee Gassaway earning a 9.85 and Johnson notching the team high of 9.9 after hitting a great double tuck, Rudi, and 1.5 to punch front layout.

New Hampshire 196.525, West Virginia 195.300, Towson, 194.975, Brown 193.475 [Results]

UNH was fantastic in their defeat of east coast rival West Virginia by over a point on Sunday afternoon. Meghan Pflieger had an outstanding day, winning the all-around title with a 39.375 in addition to collecting the beam title with a 9.875 and then dominating on floor with a huge 9.95 for the title there as well. She shared her beam win with teammate Kelsey Aucoin, who also won the vault title with a 9.875 and earned a 9.9 on floor. Casey Lauter hit a 39.225 in the all-around while helping out with a 9.825 on beam and a 9.875 on floor, Lia Breeden earned a 9.85 on beam and a 9.9 on floor, and specialist Elizabeth Mahoney notched a 9.85 on vault.

WVU couldn’t quite match UNH’s attack, though they didn’t have any major issues of their own. Zaakira Muhammad shared the vault title after earning a 9.875, and also brought in the team’s high of 9.825 on bars; on beam, Jordan Gillette’s 9.775 was the team’s best there, and Melissa Idell topped WVU’s floor rotation with a 9.875.

In third place was Towson, who struggled to put up big numbers on vault and beam, though did really well on floor, earning a 49.225 for the event. Tyra McKellar was excellent across the board, placing third in the all-around with a 39.175 while also earning a pair of 9.9s on bars and floor. On vault, Katie Sassa was the team’s strongest with her 9.825, a score she matched on floor where both Nicolette Vignola and Lauren Cahalan earned 9.85s.

Brown had to count a fall on bema, taking them out of the race, though we saw strong work from Diana Walters on vault (9.775), beam (9.85), and floor (9.7), Alexandra Chretien on bars (9.8), Caroline Morant on vault (9.75), bars (9.75), and beam (9.825), and Danielle Hoffman on floor (9.825).

Oregon State 196.250, Arizona 195.100 [Results]

Oregon State had a clean meet at home, with zero falls all night and 49+ finishes on all four events. On vault, Erika Aufiero earned a 9.875 for her clean FTY while Taylor Keeker won the event title with a 9.9 for her Yurchenko half with a tiny hop to the side. Aufiero was best on bars, where she anchored with a giant full to Tkatchev and stuck double layout for her second 9.875 of the night. Risa Perez was the title winner on beam, earning a 9.85 after competing a confident front aerial to bhs, sheep jump, and gainer full with a small hop. The Beavers finished strong on floor, where Kaytianna McMillan stepped in for the first time all season to earn a 9.875 in the anchor spot to win the title after hitting her front layout front full, 1.5 to front layout, and a Rudi to finish.

Arizona had a few struggles including a fall on bars, though they were able to fight to finish with consistent 48.825s on three of their four events. Bars was the weakest for the team, where Lexi Mills fell after slipping on her layout Gienger; the team’s best was just a 9.775 from Selynna Felix-Terrazas, who had a giant full to Tkatchev to overshoot and a giant full to double tuck with a hop. On vault, they pretty much all showed FTYs with hops or bounces, with Gabby Laub and Jessie Sisler both bringing in a 9.8. As they moved to floor, Allison Flores anchored for a team high 9.85 after hitting her Rudi loso and double pike, and then anchored beam to earn the team high there as well, a 9.825 for her bhs bhs loso and stuck 1.5 dismount.

Kentucky 195.825, Missouri 195.150 [Results]

It was a great day for Kentucky, who hit their team high after solid, consistent performances throughout the night against SEC rival Missouri. Beginning on bars, the team posted a 48.975, posting scores 9.775 and higher including a pair of 9.8s from Kayla Hartley and Sydney Waltz as well as a 9.825 from Marissa Beucler, who has been incredible stepping in for the injured Alexis Gross. On vault, Sydney Waltz hit her FTY for a 9.875, though a fall from Shelby Hilton caused them to count some low 9.5-9.6 range scores. The team’s best was floor, where they earned a 49.15 after 9.825s from four of the girls, and then a 9.85 from Taylor Puryear. They also looked great on beam; despite a couple of falls from Cori Rechenmacher in the fifth spot, they managed a 49.0 with anchor Shannon Mitchell bringing in a 9.875 to match Montana Whittle for the title.

Missouri had a strong start on vault, where freshman all-around champ Shauna Miller earned the title with a 9.9 for her big FTY. On bars, Miranda Eubank had a fall, while Miller added another title to her collection after posting a 9.85. Beam was a bit rough, as Laura Kapler fell and there were mistakes from Briana Conkle and Tia Allbritten; Becca Schugel and Alyson Heimsath both earned 9.775s as the team high there. The team finished well on floor, however, despite a fall from Schugel in the fifth spot in the lineup. They included a 9.85 from freshman Kennedi Harris and then Miller fought hard in the anchor spot to bring in a second 9.85 to help them to a 48.9 total.

Illinois 195.775, Minnesota 195.375 [Results]

The Illini managed to edge out Minnesota despite counting a fall on beam on Saturday. Beginning on vault, both Mary Jane Horth and Giana O’Connor earned 9.85s for their FTYs to help the team to a solid 48.95 to begin their day. The team’s bars rotation was excellent, with Sunny Kato earning a 9.9 for her big piked Jaeger, floaty pak salto, and stuck double layout, and then Horth coming in with a huge 9.975 for a very deserving routine that featured gorgeous handstands, a great van Leeuwin, a huge layout Gienger to overshoot, and a stuck full-out. On beam, O’Connor fell in the leadoff spot on her standing back loso, though the rest of the girls fought back, with Kato adding another 9.9 to their score, anchoring with a bhs loso, cat leap to front aerial, and lovely sheep jump. There were some minor problems on floor, though both Heather Foley and Horth looked great for a pair of 9.8s, with Foley hitting her double tuck and Rudi very nicely, and Horth nailing her 1.5 to straddle jump and front full to front tuck.

Though Minnesota had a relatively good day, they just couldn’t make up for some rough routines on bars, their first rotation, including a fall from Ciara Gardner in the leadoff spot and some uncharacteristic form issues from Ciara Tomson, including bent knees on her huge Tkatchev. Lindsay Mable had the team high of 9.875 here after hitting a nice layout Gienger, pak salto, and stuck full-out, and then she went on to win the vault title with a 9.9 for her beautiful FTY. Floor went smoothly, with Mable again winning the title after earning a 9.875 for her effortless double pike and 1.5 to front layout, and she (unsurprisingly) also won the beam title with a 9.925 for her clean and smooth routine. Jenny Covers also had a great beam set in the leadoff spot, earning a 9.85 after hitting her bhs loso, front toss to beat jump, and gainer full.

Iowa State 195.775, Centenary 187.250 [Results]

Iowa State looked fantastic on Sunday from start to finish. On vault, they earned a 49.025 after a pair of 9.825s from Micole O’Dell and all-around winner Haylee Young, and then a 9.85 from title-winner Caitlin Brown. On bars, Brown brought in a 9.875 while Hilary Green earned a 9.9 for the title, helping the team to a 49.15 overall. On beam, Allie Hansen started off the lineup with a 9.825, a score matched by Young, and then Kelsey Paz grabbed the title with a 9.875. Brown unfortunately fell here, taking her out of the all-around race, though it happened in the anchor spot so there was no resulting catastrophe. She finished up nicely with a 9.8 on floor, matching Kristen DeCosta, while Young anchored with a 9.825.

Centenary had a few bumps and bruises, but still saw some great work from a few of their athletes, and overall looked sharp on vault and floor. Beginning on bars, they counted a 9.575 from Ashley White and a 9.65 from their top all-arounder Allison Scates, who also brought in one of the team’s two 9.525s on vault. The other was from Kellie Slater, and then Noel Stubbs earned a 9.625 for the team high there. On floor, Scates notched a 9.5 while White had the team high of 9.55, and they finished up on beam, where Stubbs’ 9.3 was the team’s best.

George Washington 195.725, UC Davis 194.250 [Results]

What a year it’s been for GWU, who looked explosive in their road meet at UC Davis, toppling their season high by nearly a point and breaking their all-time vault record by earning a 49.275. The team began with a decent bars rotation, where all-around champ Jillian Winstanley earned the title after posting a 9.825. On vault, they brought in a 49.275 overall after a 9.875 from Chelsea Raineri, a 9.9 from Winstanley, and a massive 9.925 from Cami Drouin-Allaire, who won the title there. Moving to floor, they had great work, especially from title-winner Raineri for a 9.875, and they finished up with an awesome 49.075 on beam after three 9.825s from Alex DeMoura, Sara Mermelstein, and Liz Pfeiler, though the title there again went to Winstanley, who notched a 9.85.

Though UC Davis struggled on beam and were forced to count two falls, they were otherwise consistent on their remaining events. Katy Nogaki posted the team high of 9.9 on vault, Kala DeFrancesco and Dani Judal tied for the bars title with a pair of 9.825s, Judal also tied for the beam title with a 9.85, and Stephanie Stamates earned a 9.875 on floor to tie for the title there.

Ohio State 195.650, Bowling Green 195.200 [Results]

Ohio State had a solid night on Friday, defeating host team BGSU by about half a point with an especially strong performance on floor. On bars, Samantha Kent had a rough set that included a couple of falls, though the team featured three 9.775 performances from Sarah Grady, Tenille Funches, and Rachel Abrams. On vault, Stefanie Merkle and Taylor Harrison both brought in 9.85s, and then on floor OSU counted all scores 9.8 and above for a 49.2 total, including a 9.85 from Harrison and a huge 9.925 from Alexis Mattern. Beam also went well, with a pair of 9.8s from Grady and Harrison as well as a 9.875 from Funches.

BGSU had a consistent day, counting no falls into their day, though they just weren’t quite as polished as Ohio. Alyssa Nocella had a fabulous day, especially on beam, posting a 9.825, and floor, where she notched a 9.85 as the anchor, earning the all-around title with a 39.175. Lauren Feely was a standout on vault for a 9.825, both Laura Mitchell and Amanda Lievendag earned 9.825s on bars, Mitchell nabbed a second 9.825 on beam, and Gina Locigno matched Nocella’s 9.85 on floor.

Cal 195.575, Stanford 195.325 [Results]

What an awesome and thrilling meet this was between two closely-ranked Pac-12 rivals. In the end, Cal put up a huge last-ditch effort on floor, and though Stanford had the lead after their final beam performance, Toni Ann Williams sealed the deal with a brilliant performance in the anchor spot to give them a narrow win over Stanford. Cal got off to a strong start on vault, with Charlie Owens earning a 9.85 for her FTY with a tiny bounce and Williams bringing in a 9.875 for her huge FTY with a step back. The team was actually a bit low-balled on bars, where they had some small mistakes but overall were deserving of at least an additional 3-4 tenths in the team score. Amber Takara’s 9.775 was the team’s best, as she hit a great clear hip to Gienger to overshoot and stuck full-in. On beam, Zoey Draghi fell on her bhs loso in the second spot, though the rest of the team fought like hell on what is typically their weakest event, and Desiree Palomares anchored with a gorgeous routine that included a front aerial, bhs loso, full turn in attitude, a side aerial, straddle to sheep jump, and a stuck gainer full for a 9.9. On floor it was one hit routine after another, and though things got scary for a bit after Arianna Robinson came in a little bit short on her double pike, Williams really brought it home to earn a 9.975 after sticking her double layout and double tuck absolutely cold.

Stanford actually began their day with a pretty abysmal bar rotation after Elizabeth Price’s injury the week before and Taylor Rice withdrawing from the event after tweaking her shoulder on vault in warmups. Leadoff Becky Wing had a lovely routine but for some reason dismounted with a layout flyaway, losing major SV tenths. Nikki McNair then stumbled back and sat her full-in dismount, and Ivana Hong shockingly over-arched a handstand and fell (though she finished with an incredible double layout). The team’s top score was Sami Shapiro’s 9.825 for her lovely pak salto and great double layout. On vault, the team could field only five athletes, though they got the job done, earning a 49.3 after a 9.9 from Nikki McNair and a 9.925 from Kristina Vaculik, both of whom had lovely FTYs. They continued their fight back on floor, where again they sent only five athletes up to compete. It wasn’t the greatest rotation, but they had all hit routines, including a 9.9 from Rice, who nailed her double pike and double tuck. You’d have no idea she was injured! They finished with six beautiful beam routines, including a 9.875 from Hong, who was definitely low-balled quite a bit, as her routine was smooth and skilled, including her front aerial to bhs, bhs loso, and a stuck gainer pike.

Bowling Green 195.500, Ball State 193.875 [Results]

In their second meet of the week, BGSU managed to improve their score by three tenths to earn the win over BSU after hitting consistently throughout their day. Alyssa Nocella won the all-around with a great 39.35 after going 9.8 on vault and beam, 9.825 on bars, and then anchoring floor with a huge 9.925. In the final spots on vault, Amanda Lievendag and Lauren Feely each brought in a 9.825, standout Laura Mitchell notched a 9.85 on bars, and Jordan Rae earned a 9.825 on beam.

Ball State overall looked rough on vault and bars, though they finished off well on floor and then looked great on beam, where they had the highest event score of the day with a 49.125. Brooklyn Schumacher and Kayla Beckler stood out on bars with a 9.7 and 9.75, respectively, and then Sarah Ebeyer and Erin Patchey were each able to manage a 9.8 on vault, which overall was weirdly off, even for the typically excellent Denasiha Christian. On floor, Ebeyer and Patchey were again the strongest, going 9.8 and 9.825, respectively, and then on beam we saw a pair of 9.825s from Ebeyer and Christian followed up by a pair of 9.85s from Beckler and anchor Jessica Leko.

Southern Utah 195.375, San Jose State 193.975 [Results]

SUU was in great shape for the most part on Friday night, even though they did have to count a fall on beam. They went over 49 on two events, including a 49.075 on vault and a 49.125 on floor, where they posted three 9.85s from Virginia Brownsell, Ana Jaworski, and Stacie Webb. Webb had an outstanding night, also posting a pair of 9.925s on vault and beam, while Jaworski went 9.8 on beam. Kirsten Yee was the team best on bars for a 9.85 while Jamie Armijo and Danielle Ramirez each earned a 9.825 there; Ramirez also brought in a 9.875 on vault.

San Jose State didn’t include any falls in their score, though had a few rough sets and some sloppy landings, though floor was mostly solid, with a 48.85 finish there. Standouts include Maddie Herr, who won the all-around with a 38.95 after posting a 9.775 on bars and a 9.825 on floor, Cami Guyer, who brought in a 9.775 on both beam and floor, Gabby Kambur with a 9.825 on beam, and Kiley Field with a 9.8 on floor. The highest team vault scores of 9.675 went to Rachel Heinl and Alyssa Montalban.

NC State 195.075, Pittsburgh 194.150 [Results]

NC State had a great win on the road this weekend, counting no falls and posting a big 49.0 on floor. Michaela Woodford reached a 39.1 in the all-around after especially great routines on beam, where she won the title with a 9.825, and floor, bringing in a 9.8. Chelsea Knight earned the vault title with a 9.8, though struggled on bars and beam. Brittni Watkins competed just on bars, where she earned the team high of 9.85, and Nicole Wild had a great beam set for a 9.8. On floor, Mackenzie Itchush brought in a 9.825 and Lane Jarred notched a 9.85 for the team high.

Pittsburgh struggled quite a bit on vault, and then had a few rough patches on beam, though both bars and floor looked strong. Tracey Perason earned a 9.775 on both vault and floor, which was the team high on the former, Taylor Laymon won the bars title with a 9.875 while also bringing in a 9.85 on floor, and Lindsay Offutt, who fell on vault, had the team high of 9.75 on beam before going on to hit a massive 9.925 to win the floor title. Also standing out was Miya Dotson on vault (9.725) and bars (9.825).

Ohio State 194.875, Rutgers 193.800 [Results]

Ohio State managed to pull out a win by just over a point despite counting a fall on beam, thanks to Rutgers counting two falls on the event. Tenille Funches won the vault title with a 9.875 after sticking an awesome and big FTY, and then Rachel Abrams won the bars title with a 9.825, anchoring with a straddle Jaeger to overshoot and a great double layout with a hop forward. On beam, it was actually the first four up who performed best, with 5th spot Funches falling her on her bhs loso, and anchor Taylor Harrison matching her 9.3; the high score for the Buckeyes was Sarah Grady’s 9.75 for her bhs loso, beat to gainer layout to sissone, and 1.5 dismount. The team posted their best effort on floor, earning a 49.125 with both Stefanie Merkle and Alexis Mattern posting 9.875s to share the title; Merkle looked awesome on her 2.5 to punch front and solid double tuck while Mattern had a big double layout and front layout to front full.

Rutgers got off to an okay start with a slightly messy, yet serviceable, bar rotation, where Jenna Williams had the top score of 9.775, and Charly Santagado posted a 9.75 after hitting a great pak salto and double layout. Vault was mostly solid for the team, who all competed FTYs, though all had steps or hops on the landings; April Baker’s big FTY was the biggest and the best, and she brought in a 9.825 to win the title. On floor, Santagado was notable for her gorgeous triple spin, though Baker again posted the team’s top score of 9.825 after hitting a double pike and front full to front layout. The team finished on a bad note, however, counting two falls on beam after Luisa Leal fell on her flight series, Williams went down at one point, and Anastasia Halbig missed her one-armed bhs loso. Claire Jones ended up winning the event with a 9.8, however, anchoring with a great routine that included a hit bhs loso loso.

Utah State 194.725, Seattle Pacific 192.075 [Results]

Aside from counting some rough routines on beam, Utah State had a nice night, especially as McKinzey Martinez won the all-around with a big 39.3 after posting 9.8s on vault and beam and 9.85s on bars and floor. Sarah Landes was also a big standout, with a 39.125 in the all-around thanks to 9.8s on bars, beam and floor, Miranda Kerr earned a 9.85 on vault, and Hayley Sanzotti came through with a 9.875 on floor.

Seattle Pacific had a couple of falls, though didn’t post any into their total score, improving on last week’s outing by nearly three points. On vault, Ariana Harger posted a 9.825, Shannon Escarra and Cara Lord shared the bars high of 9.55, Tracie Villanueva brought in a 9.775 on beam, and Sydney Clark earned a 9.775 on floor.

Eastern Michigan 194.700, Kent State 193.800 [Results]

EMU came in for a great win at home on Saturday, with Anna Willette taking the all-around title after notching a 38.975. Willette was especially solid on vault, where she won the title with a 9.825, and on floor, where she earned a 9.8. Kendall Valentin was also strong, going 9.775 on vault and then earning a pair of 9.75s on bars and beam, Chantelle Loehner won the floor title with a 9.825,  Nikki Paterson had the team’s best bars score of 9.775, Sydney McEachern nabbed a 9.8 on floor, and Julia Schwartz earned a 9.8 on vault.

Kent State got off to a strong start on bars, earning a 48.8 after counting five great routines including a 9.8 from Chelsea Drooger, who won the title. They continued with six solid vaults, where Drooger added a second 9.8, but then ran into trouble on floor, where they were forced to count a fall. Jordan Hardison and Skyelee Lamano both earned 9.8s here, however, and though there were no major problems on beam, the little things added up, with Rachel Stypinski’s 9.8 title-winning routine the one solid set of the bunch.

George Washington 194.625, Sacramento State 193.575 [Results]

GWU remains undefeated after six weeks of competition in their defeat of Sacramento State. It wasn’t their best day; they had a fall on both bars and beam, and though they didn’t count into the total score, it forced them to count some lower scores they likely would have dropped. Jillian Winstanley won the all-around with a 39.125 after going 9.875 on vaul and 9.8 on bars, Chelsea Raineri also earned a 9.875 on vault, Liz Pfeiler had the team high of 9.825 on beam, and both Raineri and Cami Drouin-Allaire hit floor for a pair of 9.85s to count in their 49.025 finish.

Sacramento State began their day with a rough vault rotation, and though they looked good on bars and great on floor, they had to count a fall on beam, where they earned just a 47.625. Julia Konner notched a 9.875 on vault and a 9.8 on floor, Cassie Benning brought in a 9.85 for her beautiful bar routine, Courtney Soliwoda had a 9.8 for the team’s best on beam, and both Benning and Dallas Smith looked great on floor, bringing in a 9.875 and a 9.85 respectively.

Missouri 194.550, Lindenwood 193.675 [Results]

After counting a fall on bars and then two on beam, it looked like the DII squad from the young Lindenwood program might pull out a win, though in the end Mizzou finished up strong on floor, posting a 49.15 to seal their win. They started off with a 49.175 on vault with a field of just five athletes after a 9.875 from Laura Kappler and a 9.9 from Katelyn Trevino, giving freshman standout Shauna Miller a rest. On bars, both Kappler and Trevino fell, though not all hope was lost after Briana Conkle and Becca Johnson earned 9.875s in addition to Miller’s 9.9. On beam, Conkle was one of three falls, and the three remaining routines each posted a 9.775, including from all-around winner Becca Schugel. But things bounced back for a great floor rotation, where Kappler and Alyson Heimsath earned a pair of 9.85s and Kennedi Harris brought in a big 9.9.

Lindenwood was steady on bars and then vault, with both Courtney Heise and Valeri Ingui bringing on 9.85s on the former and then Kiersten Sokolowski adding her own 9.85 on the latter. They picked up the pace for a 48.825 on floor after a 9.8 from Rachel Zabawa and a 9.825 from Ingui, who came second in the all-around with a 39.075. But the team unfortunately struggled on beam, with Laura Cartmell’s 9.775 the best there and two falls counting to their total. One of these days they’ll override Mizzou, even if that day couldn’t be this weekend.

North Carolina 194.425, William & Mary 192.800 [Results]

Despite counting a couple of falls on beam, UNC managed to pull off the win by nearly two points after hitting great rotations on vault and bars. Morgan Lane had a great day, posting a 39.0 after earning a 9.775 on bars and a 9.85 on floor. Kaitlynn Hedelund brought in a big 9.85 on vault and a 9.825 on bars, Haley Watts notched another 9.825 on bars while Lexi Cappalli earned a 9.85 there in addition to a 9.825 on floor, and Sarah Peterson went 9.75 on beam for the top score there.

W&M had lower-scoring routines overall but were pretty consistent, not counting any falls into their total. Brittany Stover was a rock, earning top scores for the team on vault (9.875) and bars (9.7), while Larson Lasek brought in a 9.75 on beam and Maggie Lundeen earned a 9.8 on floor.

Western Michigan 194.425, UIC 193.025 [Results]

WMU managed a great road score in Chicago on Sunday after looking solid on vault and floor, and not counting any falls to their total. Standouts include all-around winner Anna Corbett, who totaled 38.9 after hitting a pair of 9.75s on vault and bars, Jessi Buis, who earned the vault title with a 9.875, Jessie Peszek, who won the bars title with a 9.775 and the beam title with a 9.8, and Kelsey Hood, who won floor with a 9.825.

UIC couldn’t match their guests after finishing up their day with somewhat rough rotations on beam and floor, though they had some solid hits on their first two. Gabrielle May, who tied with a 38.9 for the all-around title, had the team best 9.825 on vault and then tied for the bars title with a 9.775 on bars. The team’s best on beam was Emily DeCesare with a 9.75, and then May’s 9.7 was their top score on floor.

Bridgeport 194.125, West Chester 191.825, Ursinus 190.325, Rhode Island 175.400 [Results]

Bridgeport tallied their best score of the year thus far with a big 194.125 after looking pretty solid across the board on Saturday. Sasha Tsikhanovich didn’t have her best meet, showing minor mistakes on bars and beam, though she still brought in a 9.7 on vault and a 9.875 as the anchor on floor. Hope Tralli hit vault for a 9.775, Amber Hill was killer on bars for a 9.85, and Rachel Dicarlo was at the top on beam for a 9.85.

West Chester had a largely good day, beam aside, and they killed it on floor, going 48.675 after counting five great routines, including a 9.8 from Majesta Valentine. Valentine actually won the all-around, narrowly edging out Tsikhanovich with a 38.775 after also tallying a 9.7 on vault and a 9.75 on bars. Also strong for West Chester were Meghan Brannon on vault (9.8) and Lindsay Knapp on beam (9.6).

Ursinus, the little DIII team that could, continues to impress, was a tiny bit weak on bars, but showed great work throughout the rest of the day. Kristina Steffenhagen brought in a 9.8 on vault and a 9.625 on beam, Vanessa Scalora earned a 9.575 on bars, Jillian Casarella notched a 9.625 on beam, and on floor, there were three excellent routines in a row from Monique Brooks (9.775), Kaelin Ruoss (9.7), and Kelsey Jewell (9.725).

RIC dealt with some major struggles on bars, as they were without freshman standout Samantha Lemire and could only field five athletes. They also weren’t at their strongest on floor, yet they still did some good work, especially on vault where Victoria Costello managed a 9.4. On bars, Courtney Osborn was the strongest, earning an 8.85 after hitting an overshoot to toe shoot and a nice double tuck, and beam looked pretty good, as Emily Murphy hit a lovely bhs loso in her set for a 9.425 while Emma Hartan brought in a 9.475 after hitting her front handspring to back tuck. Erin Shea in her collegiate debut notched an 8.8 on floor, while Hartan had the team high of 8.9 after showing a nice front lay front lay.

Northern Illinois 194.025, Central Michigan 193.925 [Results]

In this super close meet, NIU managed to earn the win by a tenth after a very consistent day. They began with a big 48.6 on bars, where Meg Piepenbrink had the routine of a lifetime for a 9.825; the majority of the rotation was also solid, as they counted a 9.725 from Ashley Potts, a 9.75 from Jamyra Carter, and a 9.775 from Lauren Africano. There were some small mistakes on vault, though Megan Gilliam was able to bring in a 9.725 and Megan Greenfield tacked on a 9.75, and floor was outstanding, as they posted a 48.825 after counting nothing lower than a 9.7, including a pair of 9.775s from Courtney Dowdell and Brittany Wenzel as well as a 9.825 from Kelly Nortz. On beam, there was a scary moment as Jaelyn Olsen fell in the 5th spot to earn just a 9.05, but anchor Greenfield saved the meet with a huge 9.825 as the anchor.

CMU started and ended on a high note, but after counting a fall on bars and then two on beam, they were unable to keep pace with the visiting team. On vault, they earned a 49.025 after both Kirsten Petzold and Rachel Carr went 9.825, and though they did have to count a bars fall, the rest of the rotation looked great, including a 9.85 from Karlee Teet and a huge 9.925 from specialist Kylie Fagan. Beam was rough overall; Caroline Fitzpatrick fell early in the rotation, and though Rachel Carr was able to bring it back around with a 9.7 followed by Taylor Bolender’s 9.675, both Preslee Harrald and Megan Lamphere fell in the final two rotation spots, with both scores counting to their total of just 47.45. The Chippewas finished great on floor, earning a 49.125 after a 9.825 from Becca Druien, a 9.85 from Bolender, a 9.875 from Petzold, and a big 9.9 for Halle Moraw to take the title.

SEMO 192.625, Illinois State 191.575 [Results]

SEMO hit some great rotations on bars and beam to come out over a point ahead of the Illinois State host team on Friday night. Ashley Thomas was superb on vault for a 9.85, and also brought in a 9.7 on bars and a 9.8 on beam, though a fall on floor put her out of the race for the all-around title, which went to Alyssa Tucker, who posted a 9.75 on both beam and floor and finished with a 38.7 overall. Bars, the team’s best rotation as a whole, saw standout performances from Lauren Israel (9.725), Alexandria Stokes (9.75), and McKenna Stanley (9.775) in addition to Thomas’ score.

Illinois State started out well on their first three events, though they saw a few crashes on floor and counted two falls into their total. Kristyn Bossle was fantastic on vault, her one event, earning a 9.825 for second place. Amanda Mohler brought in a 9.85 on bars and a 9.825 on beam, Samantha King had a 9.825 on bars, and Danci Cha had a 9.825 to earn the title on floor.

Air Force 192.500, Texas Woman’s 191.850 [Results]

Air Force finished up a homestand with a nice win against TWU after hitting consistently throughout the night. On vault, Jessica Wallander earned a huge 9.825 as the anchor, and then brought in a 9.775 as they moved to bars, where there was a fall from Lindsay Ebel though they fortunately didn’t have to count it. They did count Ebel’s fall on beam, however, though they saw good work from all-around winner Kara Witgen, who earned a 9.7, as well as Annie Graft, who brought in a 9.725. The team finished up on floor, where Witgen added another title to her collection after earning a 9.8.

The meet was actually super close before the final rotation, with Air Force leading by less than a hundredth of a point, but despite a great start to their day, TWU couldn’t hold on when they got to beam, counting two falls to their finish. On bars, they saw great work from Courtney Cochefski, who earned a 9.775 in the anchor spot. On vault, Kayla Jones anchored with a 9.8 while Maddie Nettles earned a 9.85 to win the title. As they moved to floor, they had a few rough routines, though Spencer Jones and Kayla Jones both brought in 9.775s, while Schyler Jones – Spencer’s freshman sister – earned a 9.7, helping her to a 38.5 to tie Witgen in the all-around. TWU counted two falls on beam, though Brandi Lazarus did some nice work for a 9.625 and leadoff Stephanie Repp brought in the team’s high of 9.675.

Penn 192.475, Temple 192.150 [Results]

Penn brought in a narrow win at home over Temple on Saturday after a mostly consistent day. Carissa Lim had a great day on vault (posting a 9.725 for the title) and floor (9.75), Wynne Levy had a solid vault (9.7), Elyse Shenberger won the bars title (9.875), Amber Hu was great on beam (9.725), and Megan Finck won the floor title (9.875).

Temple was pretty consistent across the board in their performance, though in counting a fall on floor they lost their win on the road. The powerful Briana Odom had the team’s highest score on vault with a 9.625, Kerry Arone was fantastic on bars (9.85), Alexis Arena won the beam title with a 9.85, and both Stephanie Verry and Lauren Capone brought in 9.8s on floor.

Cornell 190.625, Brockport 189.425, SCSU 187.300, Ithaca 183.475 [Results]

Cornell came through with excellent performances on bars and floor to take the team win in this quad meet at home. Alicia Bair had the top score on vault with a 9.55, Courtney Spitzer did great work on bars (9.75) and beam (9.725), Elana Molotsky put up big scores on bars (9.7) and floor (9.7), and Joy Gage stood out on beam (9.675) and floor (9.75).

DIII Brockport finished about a point behind DI Cornell, though it was a great meet for them, as they posted their best finish of the year, performing especially well on floor, where they counted scores all 9.65 and above. Vault was the weakest event overall, though Olivia Sylvestro posted a 9.525 followed by a 9.55 from Ananda Carney. On bars, Amanda Rota posted a 9.525 while Madison O’Braitis earned a 9.5, and on beam Rota brought in a 9.675 as the leadoff. The top scores on floor went to Lexi King with a 9.7 and Lily Jagodzinski, who earned a big 9.775 for the title.

SCSU had some mishaps on beam, but otherwise had a decent meet. Nicole Pruchnik had a 9.525 on vault and beam and a 9.75 on floor, the team high for all three. Other standouts include Rachel de la Torre with a 9.6 on bars, Kasey Kilmurray with a 9.675 on bars, and Chelcie Rosborough with a 9.65 on floor.

Ithaca had a mostly consistent day, though counted some rough routines on floor for just a 45.15 total on the event. As the only all-arounder to compete on Saturday, Megan Harrington won the title with a 36.95 after contributing solid scores, including the team high of 9.5 on floor. Also strong were Valerie Cohen on vault (9.325) and floor (9.275), Kelly Nash on bars (9.575), and Rachel Lee on beam (9.65).

Centenary 190.325, Eau Claire 187.850 [Results]

Aside from a rough rotation on bars, Centenary looked solid in their meet against DIII team Eau Claire, earning the win by about 2.5 points. On vault, Noel Stubbs and Ashley White were especially strong, bringing in a 9.7 and 9.725 respectively. White also had the team’s high score on bars with a 9.65 and posted a 9.675 and 9.7 on beam and floor for a 38.75 to win the all-around. Kellie Slater was also a standout on beam for a 9.75 and on floor, where she matched White’s 9.7.

Eau Claire couldn’t match Centenary, though they did have a relatively good day, with floor looking especially solid for a 47.8. On vault, Julia Stedman earned a 9.55, Bailey Peter had the team’s best on bars for a 9.425, Victoria Erickson was best on beam for a 9.575, and then both Stedman and Elizabeth Stubbs were fantastic as the final two up on floor, bringing in a 9.7 and 9.75, respectively.

Cortland 189.225, SCSU 187.525 [Results]

Cortland was consistent across all four events on Sunday, reaching their season high as well as posting a nice 47.675 on floor. Amanda Scanlon won the all-around with a 38.0 after reaching a 9.525 on vault, a 9.65 on beam, and a 9.625 on floor. Elise Konikoff was fantastic, winning the vault and beam titles with a 9.65 and a 9.7, respectively, while specialists Meghan Cobb won the bars title with a 9.625 and Allison Osmundsen won floor with a 9.7.

SCSU looked incredibly solid on both vault and floor, but falls on bars and beam kept them one step behind Cortland. Overall, we saw good work from Alexandra Avendano, who brought in team highs of 9.6 on vault and 9.675 on floor in addition to a 9.45 on beam, where Chelcie Rosborough’s 9.475 was their best. On bars, Rachel de la Torre earned a 9.6 for the top SCSU score there.

Whitewater 189.025, Gustavus 178.950 [Results]

Despite a fall on bars in their first rotation and some small issues on vault, Whitewater had a solid meet on the road at Gustavus on Saturday. Katie Fiorilli won the all-around with a 37.775 after going four-for-four, including a 9.525 on vault and a 9.5 on floor. Lewa Evans also had big scores on vault (9.55) and floor (9.425) while posting a 9.45 on beam, Cici Talcott posted 9.575s on bars and floor, Stephanie Cross had a lovely bar routine for a 9.55, Alexis Williams nailed beam for a 9.55, Stephanie Heuer went 9.525 on beam and 9.5 on floor, Hannah Lee hit vault for a 9.45 and beam for a 9.525, and Courtney Pickett killed it on floor for a 9.7.

Gustavus struggled quite a bit on bars to start and finished on a rough note on beam, though floor was a highlight in their day, with Alexandra Kopp earning a 9.4 and Rachel Thiner bringing in a 9.375. Kopp was also a standout on vault with a 9.4, and posted the highest bars score for the team with her 8.95, while Thiner’s beam score of 9.075 was the highest there.

Yale 188.650, Springfield 184.250 [Results]

Yale got off to a good start on vault despite a fall from anchor Anna Merkuryev, with Morgan Traina hitting a solid tucked FTY for a 9.6 followed by Camilla Opperman nailing a tucked tsuk full for a 9.7. It was unfortunately not their day during the rest of the meet, however, as they counted two routines with falls on bars, an 8.3 from Joyce Li’s falls on beam, and another fall on floor. Li had a great bars set, though, showing tidy form on her Tkatchev, bail, and giant full to double tuck for a 9.675 while both Traina and Sooksengdao went 9.775 on beam. Traina’s bhs loso was close to perfect, and she also had a nice side aerial, wolf 3/4, and stuck tucked gainer full off the end of the beam, and Sooksengdao had a gorgeous bhs loso loso flight series along with a stuck 1.5. Opperman anchored the floor rotation with a 9.775 after hitting a great double pike, 1.5 to front tuck, and a double tuck.

Springfield counted two falls on bars to begin their day, though anchor Lauren Pocius came through with a solid 9.55 after hitting her giant full to Gienger and giant full to double tuck with no problems. The team sailed through vault as a whole, where Marissa DeAngelo posted a 9.525 as their top score for her Yurchenko layout. They counted a fall on floor, but even with the fall managed a 47.275 after four super solid routines from Pocius, Jenna Croteau, Abby Clark, and Nicole Silva. Clark brought in a 9.6 for a routine that included a great double tuck while Silva earned a 9.625 after absolutely nailing her opening double pike and front full to front tuck. After such a great rotation, however, they finished up with only one hit beam routine from anchor Clark, who competed a bhs loso (with a small wobble), a front handspring, a big switch side, and a gainer pike with a step for a 9.6.

Check out The Gymternet’s videos from the meet thanks to contributor David F. Pendrys!

La Crosse 186.400, Stout 181.350, Hamline 178.500 [Results]

La Crosse managed a decisive win against Hamline and UW rival Stout on Friday night, finishing five points above second place Stout after great rotations on bars and floor. Amy Enright won the all-around with a 37.425 after posting a big 9.725 to win the title on bar as well as a 9.55 on floor. Samantha Wiekamp won the title on floor with a 9.375 while also posting solid scores on bars (9.5) and beam (9.15). The team high on beam was Kerry Scafidi’s 9.375, while floor specialists Kelsi Vomacka and Elsa Spitzmueller placed first and second on floor with a 9.65 and 9.675, respectively.

Stout had some struggles throughout their night, especially on bars, but had a strong finish on floor, where Kaylee Jondahl posted a big 9.6 for third place. Jondahl earned a 36.825 to place second in the all-around after also earning the team high of 9.225 on vault. Sara Perez was excellent on vault (9.05) and bars (9.45), while Kelly Huseman won the title on beam with a 9.425.

There were some solid performances from Hamline, as well as an exceptional rotation on floor, though bars was the team’s downfall, as they counted a couple of falls there. Jacklyn Clement had the team’s high score on vault with a 9.175, which was also the team’s best on bars, earned by Sarah Dyer. Sela Fadness had a 9.15 for the high on beam, while Erika Briscoe’s 9.575 on floor was the strongest there.

Oshkosh 184.150, Winona State 183.975 [Results]

Home team Oshkosh won a narrow victory over Winona State despite some low scores throughout the night after nailing a standout floor rotation, where they posted a 46.45. Krystal Walker won the all-around with a 37.225 after reaching solid scores across the board, including a 9.5 on floor. Other standouts include Kimberly Robertson on vault (9.375), Amanda McBrayer on vault (9.325) and beam (9.25), Elizabeth Kiel on bars (9.275), Kasandra Stamopoulos on bars (9.25), and Danielle Turner on floor (9.6).

Winona State had a pretty solid day, including a 46.8 on floor, though one too many issues on beam kept them just shy of the win. Jade Donaldson won the vault title with a 9.45 and hit a great floor routine for a 9.475, Katie Carling looked great on bars (9.425) and beam (9.225), Kathryn Pipp was lovely on bars, earning the title with a 9.5, and Brooke Hiestand tied for the title on floor (9.6).

Winona State 183.100, Gustavus 172.850 [Results]

Winona State had great vault and floor rotations in their Tuesday night meet, going 46.525 on the latter despite fielding just five gymnasts there. Jade Donaldson won the all-around with a 37.0 after hitting big scores on vault (9.4), beam (9.325), and floor (9.325). Other standouts include Taylor Lewis on vault (9.35), Olivia Cattelino on bars (9.35), Katie Carling and Cassidy Kleven on beam (9.325 and 9.375, respectively), and Veronica Peterson and Brooke Hiestand on floor (9.4 and 9.45).

It was a rough night for Gustavus, who finished six full points lower than they did just three days earlier. Alexandra Kopp still managed some strong routines on vault (9.375) and floor (9.25), Emily Anderson earned a 9.15 on vault, and Lauren Kershner brought in a 9.1 on vault and a 9.175 on floor, but these were the only scores to go above 9. Kopp had the top score on bars with an 8.7 while Kershner was the team’s best on beam with an 8.975.

Article by Lauren Hopkins