NCAA Week Eight Live Blog

Welcome to week eight on our NCAA live blog! Just a reminder that updates will come every few minutes, usually after a routine has finished. Just refresh your browser and the most recent will appear at the top. Enjoy!

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27

6:00 pm. UCLA wins 196.625 to Arizona State’s 192.950.

5:51 pm. Bynum, UCLA, FX- Big double layout right into the corner. Double tuck side pass. Always great. Nails last pass.

5:50 pm. Conrad, ASU, BB- Bhs loso, switch to back tuck, side somi, cat leap to switch side, front layout full a little short but hit. They won’t count a fall! WOOT.

5:47 pm. DeJesus, UCLA, FX- Front double full, kinda messy and a little stumble. Great double tuck. Nails last pass, 1.5 front lay down into the split.

5:44 pm. Allex, ASU, BB- Full turn, slight check, bhs loso, slight check but doesn’t even really need to fight. Switch to straddle 1/4. Front toss, front 1.5 dismount with a hop. Good.

5:42 pm. Hall, UCLA, FX- 1.5 through to low double tuck, comes in with almost no energy and I’m actually shocked she hit it though she is a bit short. 1.5 front pike. Good double pike to finish.

5:41 pm. Utah wins 197.025 to Cal’s 196.75.

5:40 pm. Belkoff, ASU, BB- Bhs bhs loso, check, then fall. 1.5 dismount, little bounce.

5:39 pm. Draghi, Cal, FX- Double tuck, step back. Hit middle pass and Rudi to finish. She’d need over a 10 to win but either way, a super close meet. She and Meraz have the same music which was super creepy almost back to back.

5:37 pm. Stover, Utah, BB- Front aerial to bhs, bhs loso with a slight check, full turn, stumble on sissone, hit gainer full.

Honest, UCLA, FX- Big double pike, front lay front full I think is the second pass, she hit it. Big double tuck.

5:36 pm. Udowitch, ASU, BB- Clean front aerial to bhs. Nice full turn, front toss, nails gainer full.

5:34 pm. Williams, Cal, FX- Big double layout. Front lay front full. Double pike super powerful and over-rotated, steps OOB.

5:32 pm. Rowe, Utah, BB- Switch to straddle 1/4, check. Nails bhs bhs loso. Great rest of the routine, including a near-stuck 1.5 dismount. Shoutout to the guy in the crowd holding a BAELY sign upside-down.

Meraz, UCLA, FX- Hit double tuck. 1.5 to front pike. Great double pike, chest slightly down.

5:30 pm. A. Robinson, Cal, FX- Big double arabian! 1.5 to front layout. Great double pike. THEY WANT THIS WIN SO BAD.

Callis, ASU, BB- Solid bhs loso, she took out one of the back handsprings she used to do. Smart. Switch to split jump. Side aerial with a slight check. Full turn, side aerial layout full, great landing.

5:28 pm. Lopez, Utah, BB- Bhs loso is great. Nails front tuck to beat jump. Great dismount.

Gerber, UCLA, FX- Double tuck is awesome. Whip to 1.5 with a form break in the air on the latter. Double pike, chest a little low.

5:27 pm. Howe, Cal, FX- Nice double pike, great landing. Beautiful middle pass, I missed the beginning but it was clean in the air and landed well. 1.5 to front layout.

Salas, ASU, BB- Punch front. Switch to pike jump. Front layout full dismount.

5:25 pm. Hughes, Utah, BB- Bhs loso with bent legs and a fall. Full turn. Hit jumps. Side aerial to loso.

5:22 pm. Palomares, Cal, FX- Great double pike to start. TINIEST bit short on the double tuck. Nails front layout to front full. YAY!!!!

5:20 pm. Merrell, Utah, BB- Front aerial, wobble. Switch to split jump, bhs loso, check. Full turn, front toss to beat jump, nailed dismount.

5:19 pm. Owens, Cal, FX- Nails double tuck to start. Great Rudi. Great 1.5 to front layout.

UCLA leads Arizona State 147.15 to 144.325.

5:18 pm. Partyka, Utah, BB- Hit routine, including 1.5 dismount. I missed most of it because of Nikki Shapiro.

5:15 pm. Shapiro, UCLA, BB- Bhs bhs loso, slips on the second bhs and lands her loso on her crotch but like, poses out of it? AND LAUGHS. IT’S HILARIOUS ACTUALLY. Rest of the routine is fine and she hits the dismount and comes off laughing. BLESS. MISS VAL’S FACE IN THE SLO MO HAHAHAHAHA. I would seriously just credit it as a bhs bhs Korbut and give her a perfect 10.

5:12 pm. Allex, ASU, FX- Double arabian with a hop. 2.5 to front full is great. Clean Rudi to finish.

5:10 pm. DeJesus, UCLA, BB- Front aerial to back tuck, good. Front toss, switch to Shushunova, full attitude turn, front gainer full with a hop.

Utah leads Cal 147.825 to 147.525!

5:08 pm. Salas, ASU, FX- Front layout to front full. Double pike. I think I missed her first pass but this was a great routine.

5:05 pm. Hughes, Utah, FX- Double pike is excellent. Hit 1.5 to front layout. Double tuck a bit low but landed well.

Ohashi, UCLA, BB- Her return after four weeks. Bhs bhs layout, YAS. Switch to beat jump. Full turn, switch to straddle, side somi, bhs loso layout full with a tiny step. YAY KATELYN.

5:03 pm. Draghi, Cal, BB-Front aerial, bhs loso is super steady. Pike jump to sheep jump. Stuck gainer full.

Udowitch, ASU, FX- Solid double pike. 1.5 to front pike is landed well. Rudi is a bit short and she loses form before the landing.

5:01 pm. Schwab, Utah, FX- Good double pike. Clean 1.5 to front layout. Great 2.5 to finish.

Savvidou, UCLA, BB- YAY her first time on beam! Double wolf turn, mostly clean! Bhs loso, bent legs on loso and a step back. Switch to split jump, side aerial to layout full with a little hop. YAY. Much better than her bars debut.

5:00 pm. Belkoff, ASU, FX- Great double pike. Front double full is also nice. 1.5 to front layout. Great job!

Howe, Cal, BB- Front aerial with a pause into the split to ring jump. Slight check after bhs loso. Full turn, cartwheel to layout full, stuck with chest slightly down.

4:59 pm. Stover, Utah, FX- Front double full, front lay front full with a step forward. Nails the Rudi.

4:58 pm. Meraz, UCLA, BB- Bhs bhs loso, super solid. Switch half, switch to straddle jump with great amplitude. 1.5 with a little stumble.

4:57 pm. Palomares, Cal, BB- Front aerial to straddle jump, bhs loso, both solid. Full attitude turn, pike jump to sheep jump, stuck gainer full. Great!

4:56 pm. Callis, ASU, FX- Wow, ASU once again can’t field full rotations. Only did five on vault and now floor. Oy. 2.5 over-rotated with a big step stumbled forward. Switch ring is lovely. Also has an illusion turn. Lots of potential here. 1.5 to front layout stumbled forward with her toes RIGHT on the line.

4:54 pm. Rowe, Utah, FX- Double pike, good. Great Rudi loso. 1.5 to front layout, good.

4:53 pm. Gerber, UCLA, BB- Wolf full, front aerial to beat jump, bhs loso is solid, switch to split jump, side somi. Gainer full, excellent landing.

Williams, Cal, BB- Front tuck to loso, good. Switch to straddle, full turn, front layout full with a hop.

4:52 pm. Katelyn Ohashi’s beam dismount will be a LOSO into a full. “The last time she did a LOSO on beam, she was nine.” LOL YAAAAAS because she was too busy doing layout fulls.

4:51 pm. Lewis, Utah, FX- First pass double back, way short, almost puts hands down. Front lay front full, two tiny steps forward. Double tuck, into a controlled lunge.

4:49 pm. Owens, Cal, BB- Bhs bhs loso, knees are bent and she wobbles on the landing. Good jumps and leaps. Double full dismount is good. Tiniest hop.

4:48 pm. Merrell, Utah, FX- Hit first pass, then 2.5 to front tuck, good. Rudi to finish.

4:46 pm. Sofie Seilnacht, Cal, BB- Full turn, bhs loso is solid, nice beat jump to split full, hit leaps, hit dismount.

4:45 pm. Utah leads 98.575 to Cal’s 98.35.

UCLA leads 97.925 to Arizona State’s 95.325.

Southern Utah wins 196.0 to BYU’s 195.75.

4:43 pm. Halliday, BYU, FX- Full-in tucked, slightly short. Great Rudi. This routine makes me laugh so hard…it’s just so white. But she has fun and that’s all that matters. 1.5 front layout, excellent. Awesome senior meet for her. HERE COME THE TEARS.

4:42 pm. DeJesus, UCLA, UB- Giant full to gienger (leg sep), bail (ankle sep), short last handstand, full-in stuck but with messy form in the second flip.

4:40 pm. Bayer, SUU, BB- Roundoff loso, nice. Full turn, punch front tuck, hit 1.5 dismount.

 

4:39 pm. Douglas, BYU, FX- Great double pike. Double tuck, excellent landing. 1.5 front layout landed just OOB.

Honest, UCLA, UB- Clear hip to big Tkachev, nice! blind change to straddle back, full-in comes off a little early but she still has a good landing. Good save.

4:37 pm. Webb, SUU, BB- Excellent flight series. Cat leap to side aerial, switch to straddle 1/4, great amplitude. Side aerial to layout full with a slight hop.

Allex, ASU, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, big, a little off-center, hop forward.

4:35 pm. Williams, Cal, UB- Shaposh supposed to connect but doesn’t, clear hip to bail, full-in stuck but with a fight.

Vidmar, BYU, FX- Nice 2.5. Rudi, step back. Hit final pass.

Salas, ASU, VT- FTY, big and clean, just a little bobble on the landing. Loses form at the very end.

Lewis, Utah, VT- Clean FTY, big bounce back.

Metcalf, UCLA, UB- Maloney (leg sep) to bail (leg sep), toe-on arched over, to toe shoot. Double front super cowboyed with a hop back.

Sternberg, Cal, UB- Just saw the bail, short last handstand, stalder to double tuck, clean, good landing but squatted.

4:33 pm. Howe, Cal, UB- Giant full to big Tkachev, pak, full-in with a step. Good routine.

Kraus, ASU, VT- FTY, tucked, big hop back and over to the side.

Ramirez, SUU, BB- Front aerial to bhs, great! She had a check on something, a side aerial or side somi maybe. 1.5 with a hop over.

Hughes, Utah, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, hop back.

Shapiro, UCLA, UB- Nice straddle Jaeger, short on bail, giant full to double tuck a bit low.

 

4:31 pm. Sofie Seilnacht, Cal, UB- Piked Jaeger, clean bail, short handstand, blind change to ooh, 1.5 layout dismount. Interesting.

Trejo, BYU, FX- Good 1.5 front lay. Ooh, whip to double full! Great work.

Dennis, UCLA, UB- Giant full clean gienger overshoot, good. Giant full to double tuck with a little hop on the landing. She is VERY clean.

Rowe, Utah, VT- Clean FTY, tad short, but good landing.

4:30 pm. Takara, Cal, UB- Gienger to overshoot, full-in hop.

 

Meraz, UCLA, UB- Toe-on to messy bail, messy double layout with a step.

Bozzuto, SUU, BB- Bhs loso, hit. Wobble on jumps. Nice gainer full.

Muhaw, Utah, VT- I’ve literally never heard of her. FTY with a big bounce back.

Belkoff, ASU, VT- Great FTY! Maybe a tiny bit short.

4:29 pm. Udowitch, ASU, VT- Yurchenko layout, off-center and piked down.

Lopez, Utah, VT- Great FTY.

4:28 pm. To, BYU, FX- Double pike, good landing. Front full front layout.

E. Richardson, Cal, UB- Toe-on to big Tkachev to overshoot, nice. Short handstand, good landing on the double layout.

4:27 pm. Merrell, Utah, VT- Clean stuck FTY, chest down.

 

4:25 pm. Yee, SUU, BB- Front aerial, big stumble but doesn’t fall. Split jump to split 3/4, a little short. Full turn. Front aerial with a big pause into her Korbut, probably making up for that missed connection at the very beginning. Still a shady connection though. Stuck gainer pike in a squat.

4:23 pm. Hill, BYU, FX- Double pike, stumble back. Double tuck, great landing. Chest just a bit low. Hits front full front layout.

4:21 pm. Utah leads Cal 49.3 to 49.175 and UCLA leads Arizona State 48.625 to 46.975.

Trejo, SUU, BB- Split to loso, wobble but holds it. Full turn. Bhs loso, little check. Switch to switch side. Great double full dismount.

4:17 pm. Rowe, Utah, UB- Pikes hips on giant full before Tkachev, bail, double layout slight hop. I wanna see Greg Marsden go through and break this down the way he’s doing with the Florida routines if it goes over a 9.9 lol.

Preston, UCLA, VT- Lovely big FTY! Slight bounce back.

 

Udowitch, ASU, UB- Blind change (ankle sep) to Jaeger, good. Bail is a disaster and then she brushes her legs on the ground but keeps her swing. Giant full, loses form and has to hop off. RIP to their bars lineup once again. Hit double tuck dismount.

Southern Utah leads 146.925 to BYU’s 146.55 going into the final rotation, by the way!

4:15 pm. Hughes, Utah, UB- Hit Tkachev, bail, Full-in, slight form break in the second flip, good landing. 9.9

Callis, ASU, UB- Jaeger, super piked feet, fall. Their second fall. Hit the rest.

Williams, Cal, VT- FTY, big bounce back.

4:13 pm. Hall, UCLA, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, very messy form, squats, down to the knee, big step forward. That was a mess, to be fully honest.

Lopez, Utah, UB- Hit release, bail, great double layout.

Bynum, UCLA, VT- Yurchenko arabian with a big step forward.

E. Robinson, Cal, VT- Great tsuk full, slight bounce back.

4:11 pm. Schwab, Utah, UB- Toe-on to low Tkachev,nice bail, stalder to double tuck, great landing.

Kraus, ASU, UB- Tkachev to overshoot, double layout with a hop back.

BYU, BB- Wobble on flight series but saves it. 1.5 is messy with a hop.

Sylvie Seilnacht, Cal, VT- Yurchenko layout half, good.

4:09 pm. Belkoff, ASU, UB- Clear hip to Ray, hit. Giant half to bail,

Trejo, SUU, FX- Hit routine.

Gallarzo, Cal, VT- Yurchenko layout half, way off to the side.

Lewis, Utah, UB- Big Tkachev. Great double layout.

Robinson, Cal, VT- Front handspring onto the springboard, front pike, big step forward.

Dennis, UCLA, VT- FTY, piked down, big jump back.

4:08 pm. Halliday, BYU, BB- Good so far. Front aerial to scale. Hit routine.

Honest, UCLA, VT- FTY, a little piked and her form isn’t eat.

4:05 pm. Brownsell, SUU, FX- Great double pike. Front full to front tuck, a little short but still landed well.

4:03 pm. Vidmar, BYU, BB- Front aerial to scale, slight wobble. Otherwise a good routine, I WAS EATING A PICKLE AND MY HAND WAS TOO WET TO TYPE. Cartwheel into gainer full, good.

4:01 pm. Webb, SUU, FX- Double pike, good, chest maybe slightly down. 1.5 to front pike. Good Rudi to finish. 9.875

3:59 pm. Jones, BYU, BB- Random cartwheel lol. Switch to split 3/4. Bhs loso, fall. Uh oh. 1.5, squatted with a hop. 9.25

3:57 pm. Gonzalez, SUU, FX- Great landing on her double tuck. Step out of front layout front full. A little out of control on her Rudi.

3:55 pm. Kulczyk, BYU, BB- Bhs layout, falls. Hit jumps. Big wobble on a front toss. Front full with a hop. 9.0

3:52 pm. Blake, SUU, FX- 2.5 to punch front tuck is great. Punch Rudi is solid. 9.85

3:51 pm. Van Mierlo, BYU, BB- Bhs loso, check. Switch to straddle 1/4. Full turn. Side aerial, slight check, missed connection into a leap. Stuck gainer full.  9.75

3:48 pm. Bozzuto, SUU, FX- Good double pike. Front layout front full. Punch Rudi. Great routine. 9.75

3:46 pm. Trejo, BYU, BB- Front aerial to bhs, clean. Beat to side aerial, big check. Switch to straddle. Full turn. Stuck gainer full. 9.725

3:37 pm. BYU extends the lead over Southern Utah, 98.25 to 97.975. SUU has their best events coming up.

3:36 pm. Kulczyk, BYU, UB- Clear hip to huge Gienger, leg sep. Way short on bail. Great last handstand, and a beautiful stuck double layout. What an awesome rotation for them. 9.85

3:35 pm. Bozzuto, SUU, VT- FTY, least clean in the bunch, big bounce back. 9.7

3:34 pm. Douglas, BYU, UB- Great Gienger, bail, full-in stuck! The BYU commentator just yelled “HOLY MOLY” LOL. 9.825

3:33 pm. Brownsell, SUU, VT- Piked Cuervo with a step back. Good job. 9.85

3:32 pm. Wilde, BYU, UB- Clean giant full to lovely big laid out Gienger, bail, short last handstand, big PERFECTLY stuck double layout. WOW. 9.9

3:31 pm. Ramirez, SUU, VT- Beautiful clean FTY. Nearly stuck. 9.875

3:30 pm. Van Mierlo, BYU, UB- Blind change to big straddle Jaeger, clean bail, stuck full-in with her chest down and her butt out. 9.875

3:29 pm. Webb, SUU, VT- Great form on the FTY, tiny bounce back. 9.85

3:28 pm. Vidmar, BYU, UB- Blind change to straddle Jaeger (piked feet), clear hip to bail, loses herself a little in the middle of her giant full but gets it under control and hits the double tuck, a little cowboyed but the landing is good. 9.775

3:27 pm. Blake, SUU, VT- FTY with a hop back, and her knees are bent in the air. 9.775

3:26 pm. Halliday, BYU, UB- Giant full to low Tkachev, giant full, full-in with a great landing. 9.85

3:24 pm. Kessel, SUU, VT- Good distance on her FTY but she’s a bit low and has a deep squat in addition to a step back. 9.7

3:18 pm. BYU leads 48.95 to Southern Utah’s 48.925 going into the second rotation. A NICE CLOSE ONE.

3:17 pm. Gonzalez, SUU, UB- Weird mount…hecht over the low bar but she looks crooked and has a form break. Blind change (ankle sep) to straddle Jaeger to overshoot. Clean double layout with a slight step back. 9.75

3:16 pm. Westergard, BYU, VT- FTY tucked. A little short, and then a big bounce back. 9.6

3:15 pm. Yee, SUU, UB- Hop change to piked Jaeger to overshoot, great. Super clean double layout with a step back. 9.85

3:14 pm. Halliday, BYU, VT- GORGEOUUUUUS FTY. Perfectly stuck. Like, legit stuck. DAYUM. I mean…GOLLY. #Mormon 9.875

3:13 pm. Kessel, SUU, UB- Just wanna say how bloody impressed I am with this broadcast, tbh. Giant full to HUGE layout Gienger! NICE! Clean bail, full-out with a step back. 9.775

3:12 pm. Douglas, BYU, VT- Yurchenko tucked 1.5 with a hop forward. 9.75

3:11 pm. Shettles, SUU, UB- Toe-on to big Tkachev to overshoot, slight leg sep. Big stuck double layout! Great job aside from the tiny breaks. 9.825

3:10 pm. To, BYU, VT- Crazy distance on her FTY but not as much height. Slight bounce back on the landing. 9.8

3:09 pm. Townsend, SUU, UB- Giant full, a little archy, Gienger, bail (ankle sep), great last handstand, giant full to double tuck, stuck with a deep knee bend. 9.725

3:08 pm. Hill, BYU, VT- Clean FTY, tries to stick but is a little too far forward and has to hop. 9.75

3:07 pm. Ramirez, SUU, UB- Toe-on to bail to toe shoot, all clean. Handstands are nice, but she breaks form in her giant full going into her double tuck. Hop back. 9.725

3:06 pm. Jones, BYU, VT- Nearly stuck FTY, excellent form, slight pike. 9.775

3:05 pm. Senior night at BYU. Their leos are…something else!

Screen Shot 2016-02-27 at 3.05.26 PM.png

2:57 pm. BYU and Southern Utah coming up in a few!

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26

10:40 pm. Boise State wins 196.425 to Utah State’s 194.675.

10:38 pm. McIntyre, USU, FX- Full-in, great landing. Front full front lay. Nails last pass.

10:36 pm. Urquhart, BSU, FX- Bhs bhs loso, small check. Full turn. Switch to split half, side aerial, 1.5 with a great landing.

10:35 pm. Martinez, USU, FX- Double pike, good landing. Front full to punch front. Great routine, and a good comeback after two falls.

10:33 pm. Jacobsen, BSU, BB- Bhs loso bhs, good. Switch to straddle 1/4, switch to back pike, 1.5 with a step.

10:32 pm. Sanzotti, USU, FX- Hit first two passes and a big awesome double tuck to finish.

10:30 pm. Remme, BSU, BB- Switch half to beat jump, front aerial to split half, nice! Solid 1.5 to finish.

10:28 pm. Ezell, USU, FX- Great double tuck, front lay front full is also good. Double pike to finish. Excellent routine.

10:27 pm. McFarland, BSU, BB- Bhs bhs loso, EXCELLENT. Full turn. Stuck 1.5.

10:25 pm. Peel, USU, FX- Rudi, and a great 2.5 as her second pass. 1.5 front layout, good.

10:24 pm. Collantes, BSU, BB- Side aerial, 1.5. I missed a lot of this.

10:22 pm. I missed the first BSU beam routine because I just found out my lil friend is going to be on UNH’s team!!!!!! and I was screaming. CONGRATS ANNA!

USU, FX- Big double pike, bounced back, maybe slightly OOB. 2.5, excellent!

10:11 pm. Boise State leads 147.3 to Utah State’s 145.6 going into the final rotation.

10:08 pm. Wossner, BSU, FX- Nice high double pike. Front layout front full. Solid double tuck.

10:06 pm. Rainbolt, USU, BB- Bhs loso, fall. Front aerial, check, leg comes up and she turns it almost into a scale. Switch + split jump + sheep jump is nicely connected. Gainer full dismount.

10:04 pm. Collantes, BSU, FX- Tucked half-in half-out, nice and big. 1.5 to front layout is great. Double pike to finish is also really well done.

I think Bama had a 197.55 while Georgia had a 195.7. They took the scores down too quickly.

10:03 pm. Sanzotti, USU, BB- Bhs loso, slight check. Great straddle full, front walkover down to the low beam is very nice choreo, beat to ring jump, stuck gainer full.

10:01 pm. Krentz, BSU, FX- Excellent high double tuck. 1.5 to front layout. Great double pike.

C. Sims, Alabama, FX- She did a great high open double tuck at the same time as Krentz, Bless! Front full front pike. Double pike is short.

10:00 pm. Oster, USU, BB- Wobble on bhs loso, full turn, stuck 1.5.

Box, Georgia, BB- Front aerial to scale, hit dismount. That was all I saw.

9:57 pm. Briones, USU, BB- Lovely front aerial, full turn, bhs loso, solid. Good jump series, double full with a step back.

Beers, Alabama, FX- Front lay front full with a step. Good double tuck.Crowd wants a 10. Jetter is like 10? 10? I DESERVED A 10 MORE. She doesn’t get a 10 and middle aged white women in the crowd angrily yell “COME ON!!!” LOLOLOL.

Remme, BSU, FX- Front double full is great. She punches into it. Solid double tuck. Whip half to front full.

9:55 pm. Jacobsen, BSU, FX- Graet double pike. Her leaps are solid. Whip half to front full, great. Solid double tuck.

Broussard, Georgia, BB- Bhs (one-armed) to loso, falls. GREAT. Full turn, cat leap to stuck gainer full.

9:52 pm. Babalis, Georgia, BB- Caught it from the front toss, punch front full, looks happy so I’m guessing I didn’t miss a fall.

Urquhart, BSU, FX- Front double full, and the feet totally shut off after this. I missed the rest. Based on the score she hit. 9.8

Martinez, USU, BB- Tour jete half, bhs loso and a fall. Second fall of the day for her. Front tuck full dismount.

Bailey, Alabama, FX- Skids on double arabian when trying to stick and takes two steps back. Front lay front full hit. Nails Rudi.

9:49 pm. Peel, USU, BB- Excellent flight series. Switch half to beat jump, full turn, Side aerial layout full with good landing.

Winston, Alabama, FX- Hits opening pass. Front full front layout. Great double tuck to finish.

9:48 pm. Rogers, Georgia, BB- Front aerial to wolf jump, switch half to beat jump, full twisting bhs, solid bhs loso, full turn, bhs 1/4 to stag, stuck 1.5 with feet apart.

9:46 pm. Jetter, Alabama, FX- Nails stuck arabian double tuck! 1.5 to front full which she dances right out of, covering up what could’ve been a wonky landing. Nails last pass. Awesome routine.

9:44 pm. Jay, Georgia, BB- Full turn, cat leap to side aerial is solid, front toss to bhs slight check, Shushunova to back hip circle, nails 1.5.

9:42 pm. Guerra, Alabama, FX- Double tuck. I want her DLO full back so badly. 1.5 punch front. Double pike, slight stumble back but controls it.

9:40 pm. McIntyre, USU, UB- Loses form on a handstand and falls, Gienger, overshoot, full-out stuck. Shame about the fall.

Vaculik, Georgia, BB- Hit jumps, switch to straddle 1/4, bhs loso, falls. WELP. We had a good run. Side somi, Side aerial to layout full.

Alabama 148.05 to Georgia 147.175 at the halfway point, by the way.

9:38 pm.Martinez, USU, UB- Deltchev, misses it unfortunately! Falls. Toe-on to bail, big double layout with a step.

BSU, VT- FTY, good.

9:37 pm. Looks like Arkansas only put up five on floor because they were already at a 197.225!!! NICE. So excited for them! Kentucky also kills it, 196.7, which has to be their best score of the season by a lot.

Collantes, BSU, VT- FTY, step back. Nice in the air.

9:36 pm. Peel, USU, UB- Higgins turn to straddle Jaeger to overshoot, great! giant full to double tuck, stuck. NICE.

9:35 pm. Kentucky, BB- Bhs bhs loso, great, switch to split, just fell on something, GRR. 1.5 with a step off the mat.

Bennion, BSU, VT- Yurchenko Arabian, looks like a step forward.

9:33 pm. USU, UB- I missed their second routine

Krentz, BSU, VT- FTY, little pike down, bounce back.

Oster, USU, UB- Lovely first handstand, Gienger is super clean, blind change to straddle back to toe shoot, great! Stuck dismount.

9:31 pm. Jay, Georgia, FX- Half-in half-out, great. 1.5 to front layout. Great routine.

Ward, USU, UB- Hit routine, including deep but stuck full-in

Hyland, Kentucky, BB- Front aerial with a slight check into bhs. Good bhs loso. Cat leap side aerial layout full. Great work.

BSU, VT- Handspring front pike half-out, big rebound back and kinda flies back.

9:30 pm. C. Sims, Alabama, BB- She’s back!! Split 3/4, bhs loso, slightly sloppy legs. Full turn, switch leap, misses connection to beat jump so she does beat to straddle. Front toss to beat jump, gainer full, not bad for first routine back!

Wellick, Arkansas, FX- Beautiful double pike. 1.5 to front layout. Double tuck to finish.

Urquhart, BSU, VT- FTY a little short but nice in the air.

9:28 pm. Box, Georgia, FX- My feed cut out for most of this, I saw a layout out of one pass. Double tuck to finish is a bit low.

Dukes, Kentucky, BB- Switch half, very nice. Full turn, bhs loso, check. Switch to straddle 1/4. Great 1.5 dismount.

9:26 pm. Guerrero, Alabama, BB- Hit flight series, awesome bhs loso loso, good jumps, full turn, nails 1.5 dismount. Looks SO excited.

Arkansas, FX- Nice double pike to start, 1.5 to front layout. Double tuck to finish.

9:24 pm. Marino, Georgia, FX- Big double layout to start. Good 1.5 to front layout. Love her headstand, good double pike to finish.

Rechenmacher, Kentucky, BB- Front aerial, bhs loso, gainer pike dismount with a hop.

Boise State leads Utah State 49.1 to 48.975.

9:21 pm. Stockwell, BSU, UB- Toe-on to Gienger, pak, short handstand, full-in stuck.

I missed an Arkansas floor routine.

Stuart, Kentucky, BB-Good jumps. Hit routine.

Rogers, Georgia, FX- Saw the double pike which was short.

Chappel, USU, VT- Yurchenko 1.5 with a hop forward.

Bailey, Alabama, UB- Off on side somi, looks freaked out. Good jumps. Double full.

Jacobsen, BSU, UB- Piked Jaeger, bail, stuck dismount. 9.9

9:19 pm. Roemmele, Kentucky, BB- Full turn, solid bhs loso, falls but I missed on what, beat to straddle 3/4, 1.5 dismount.

Sims, Alabama, BB- Great bhs loso, double tuck with a step.

Ward, USU, VT- Again missed their fourth vaulter. They don’t show them until they’re like, mid-air! Think this was a Yurchenko Arabian.

Collantes, BSU, UB- Jaeger to bail, good dismount.

Yasukochi, USU, VT- Great FTY! Nearly stuck.

9:17 pm. Dillard, Arkansas, FX- 1.5 to layout good. Wow, that’s all I saw from this I guess. Just the last pass.

Babalis, Georgia, FX- Double tuck, 1.5 front lay to stag, double pike.

USU, VT- I missed their third vaulter.

Mejia, BSU, UB- Giant full to Gienger, very clean. Full-in dismount a little short.

9:15 pm. Brown, USU, VT- Yurchenko arabian, great vault, just bent knees on the landing.

Whittle, Kentucky, BB- Side aerial to Korbut, gainer pike dismount.

McNeer, Alabama, BB- Bhs loso is solid, switch to split jump, Rudi, good routine.

BSU, UB- Shaposh to clear hip to bail, YAS. Hit dismount with a step.

9:13 pm. Snead, Georgia, FX- Rudi to split jump is nice. Double pike, chest down.

Martinez, USU, VT- FTY, bounce back.

Remme, BSU, UB- Jaeger, bail, giant full to double tuck, little bounce.

9:12 pm. Brannan, Alabama, BB- Great bhs loso, switch to ring jump, check. full turn, front toss to beat jump, 1.5 with a small hop.

9:10 pm. Arkansas  leads Kentucky 147.875 to 147.325 going into the final rotation. Arkansas is on pace to go 197+!!!!!

9:06 pm. Dukes, Kentucky, FX- Double pike, good start. 1.5 to front layout, good double tuck.

9:04 pm. Bargiacchi, Arkansas, BB- bhs loso with a check, punch front, Rudi dismount with a slight hop.

Bailey, Alabama, UB- Nice Jaeger, hit full-in dismount with a step.

9:02 pm. Brannan, Alabama, UB- Nice Jaeger, bail, super clean lines, double layout with a slight step.

Puryear, Kentucky, FX- Hit first pass though I missed specifics. Oh, it’s a Rudi loso with messy legs. Double tuck, chest down, step forward.

Jay, Georgia, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, tiny hop back.

9:00 pm. Nelson, Arkasas, BB- Good jumps, bhs loso is solid, 1.5 with a step over.

Winston, Alabama, UB- Ray (flexed feet), pak (super clean), double layout, small hop.

Rogers, Georgia, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, landed with feet apart, tiny hop forward.

8:58 pm. Marino, Georgia, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, solid landing but feet apart.

Phipps, Kentucky, FX- Double tuck, slightly cowboyed. Front full front lay, slightly loose in her form. Good Rudi to finish.

Jetter, Alabama, UB- Ray, bail, double front (clean) with a small hop forward.

Snead, Georgia, VT- Stuck clean FTY.

8:56 pm. Freier, Arkansas, BB- Nice full turn, bhs loso, clean. Cat leap to side aerial, beat jump to ring jump, wobble. Stuck gainer full.

Johnson, Georgia, VT- FTY, bounces in place, somewhat messy legs.

Guerra, Alabama, UB- Jaeger, bail, stuck double layout with butt out and feet apart.

8:54 pm. Stuart, Kentucky, FX- Double pike, 1.5 to front layout, and a Rudi to finish, all good.

8:52 pm. I was having wordpress issues. Apparently things hadn’t been updating since 7:23 and I wasn’t getting any comments. TADA, here’s everything. I missed a couple for Kentucky and Arkansas, though…Alex Hyland maybe for Kentucky and I think Amanda Wellick for Arkansas.

8:50 pm. Zaziski, Arkansas, BB- Switch side, good bhs loso, switch to straddle 1/4, hit dismount.

8:49 pm. Alabama leads 49.6 to Georgia’s 48.95.

8:48 pm. Roemmele, Kentucky, FX- Double pike, chest a little low. Rudi, 1.5 to front layout, clean.

Rogers, Georgia, UB- Stalder to Ricna to pak, bends elbows when she catches. van Leeuwen comes up a little too high and she drops down. They’ll have to count a fall. Hits dismount.

8:47 pm. Dillard, Arkansas, BB- Front aerial to bhs loso, slight check. Side somi, good jumps, side aerial to split jump, nails dismount.

Beers, Alabama, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, super clean and STUCK! That could go 10. Maybe not, in slo mo the landing looks very tentative. But still. It’s a home meet yo. Yup, 10, hahaha.

8:46 pm. Jay, Georgia, UB- Toe-on to bail, super clean. Shushunova, stuck cold full-twisting double layout!

8:45 pm. Bailey, Alabama, VT- FTY, chest fully down, little wobbly on the landing.

8:44 pm. Schick, Georgia, UB- Short handstand, I missed a skill because my feed froze I think, prob her Tkachev? Piked Jaeger, bail, both good. Short handstand, clean double layout hop forward.

8:43 pm. Brannan, Alabama, VT- She got like a 39.55 last weekend! I missed that meet. Huge Yurchenko 1.5, tiny step. YAS! Bends knees slightly before landing though.

8:42 pm. Snead, Georgia, UB- Clear hip to Tkachev, bail (ankle sep), clean stuck double layout. GORGEOUS dismount, actually.

8:41 pm. Bresette, Alabama, VT- Good FTY, leg sep, nice flair, hop back.

8:40 pm. Cherrey, Georgia, UB- Ray, short handstand, toe-on to bail, short handstand, double layout, piked in the first flip, legs apart, hop.

8:39 pm. Guerrero, Alabama, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, quite messy in the air, hop forward.

8:38 pm. Vaculik, Georgia, UB- Piked Jaeger, knees bend on bail and basically throw her off the bar. Full-in with a step.

8:37 pm. DID I SAY LSU WON, BY THE WAY?!??!?!? THEY DID. 197.9 to 197.7.

Arkansas leads Kentucky 98.55 to 98.15.

McNeer, Alabama, VT- Perfectly stuck FTY!!!

8:33 pm. Zaziski, Arkansas, UB- Giant full to Tkachev, bail, double layout nearly stuck.

8:32 pm. Dukes, Kentucky, VT- Yurchenko arabian, good landing.

8:31 pm. Speed, Arkansas, UB- Big Jaeger, bail, giant full to stuck double tuck, feet apart.

8:30 pm. Stuart, Kentucky, VT- Great stuck FTY

8:29 pm. Wellick, Arkansas, UB- Shaposh (leg sep) to bail (leg sep), Tkachev, WOW and a stuck double front! Cowboyed but GREAT landing.

8:27 pm. Arkansas, UB- Toe-on to bail, double layout chest down and a hop.

Rosa, Kentucky, VT- Great FTY, good distance, not a ton of height.

8:25 pm. Caquatto, Florida, FX- 1.5 or 2.5 to punch front, I missed the beginning. Rudi, loses air awareness punching out into the split jump and wildly waves her arms around, good double pike.

Canizaro, Arkansas, UB- Hit routine

Kentucky, VT- FTY, clean in the air, hop back

8:24 pm. Gnat, LSU, BB- Lovely front aerial, full turn, hit jumps, switch side with a slight check, bhs loso, double full is nearly stuck.

Coca, Kentucky, VT- FTY, clean, step back

8:23 pm. Beucler, Kentucky, VT- FTY, leg sep

Glover, Arkansas, UB- OMG HER HAIR IS IN PIGTAILS WITH RIBBONS ADORABLE. Straddle Jaeger, bail, good handstands, giant full to clean double tuck stuck cold. YAS!

8:21 pm. Baker, Florida, FX- Super open piked double arabian, big double pike, hit last pass. Excellenteeee!

8:20 pm. Finnegan, LSU, BB- Wobbly triple wolf turn, hits flight series, check after jumps, side aerial to layout full with a step.

8:18 pm. Sloan, Florida, FX- 1.5 through to 2.5 stuck cold on both feet. Double pike scooted back OOB, two steps. Nails 1.5 to front layout.

8:16 pm. Ewing, LSU, BB- Bhs layout with a slight check. Cat leap to switch side, full turn, standing loso to straddle 1/4, 1.5 with a tiny step.

8:15 pm. McMurtry, Florida, FX- Floor debut! Triple full! Loses leg form at the end but she’s a great twister. Front lay front full with a little bounce. Double tuck gets good air but she doesn’t rotate fast enough and lands a little short.

Arkansas leads 49.0 to Kentucky’s 48.975. CLOOOOSE!

8:14 pm. Gauthier, LSU, BB- Hits bhs loso, switch to tuck full with a wobble but she saves it, 1.5 with a tentative step forward.

8:13 pm. Beucler, Kentucky, UB- Nice Jaeger to overshoot, full-in with her legs a mess in both flips, step back.

8:12 pm. Boren, Florida, FX- Tucked full-in a little wild, 1.5 to front lay is good, and a solid double tuck.

Dukes, Kentucky, UB- Toe-on to low Tkachev, pak (leg sep), double layout with some iffy leg form but a decent landing.

Anderson, Arkansas, VT- Big FTY, pikes it down, step back.

8:11 pm. Wellick, Arkansas, VT- FTY, opens up well but too much power, big hop back.

8:10 pm. Hambrick, LSU, BB- Hitch kick to side aerial, good jumps, bhs loso with a big wobble but saves it, sticks the double full dismount.

Rechenmacher, Kentucky, UB- Blind change to straddle Jaeger, good. Clean bail. Giant full to double tuck, short, step forward.

8:09 pm. McGlone, Arkansas, VT- Huge FTY, big rebound back.

8:08 pm. McLaughlin, Florida, FX- Front layout front full with a jump forward. Rudi and then hits her last pass. Meh. Not bad, just not thrilling.

Waltz, Kentucky, UB- Jaeger, good (last week she landed it ON the bar!), giant full to bail, giant full to double tuck, bounce back.

8:07 pm. Speed, Arkansas, VT- Clean FTY, slight bounce back.

8:06 pm. Macadaeg, LSU, BB- Good switch to switch half, front aerial to straddle, stuck gainer full.

Stuart, Kentucky, UB- Tkachev, bent legs, bail with slight ankle sep, full-twisting double layout with a step.

8:05 pm. Zaziski, Arkansas, VT- FTY, slight hop back.

8:04 pm. Coca, Kentucky, UB- Nice Jaeger. Full-out dismount was a little low.

8:03 pm. Nelson, Arkansas, VT- FTY, step back.

7:59 pm. Gonna throw Arkansas and Kentucky into the mix in a few!

7:58 pm. Florida leads 148.4 to LSU’s 148.325 going into the final rotation.

7:56 pm. Gnat, Florida, FX- Excellent double layout. 2.5 to punch front tuck. Double pike is a tiny bit short though the landing in terms of not moving her feet is good.

7:54 pm. Sloan, Florida, BB- Front aerial with a tiny check into the beat jump, bhs loso, good. Switch to split jump, full turn, side aerial with a wobble and then a fall. DAMN, Bridget. Double full with a step. 9.3

7:52 pm. Wyrick, LSU, FX- Tucked full-in, whip half to front lay to front layout half, awesome. Double tuck, little lunge back to control it.

7:51 pm. McMutry, Florida, BB- Cat leap to front toss, bhs loso (bent leg on the latter), Shushunova to back hip circle is good as usual, double full, little bounce.

7:49 pm. Savona, LSU, FX- I cried at this routine last week for some reason. 1.5 through to double tuck, bounces a little. Full-in with a slide back. Great double pike.

7:48 pm. Boren, Florida, BB- Front toss, bhs loso, both solid. Switch jump to big straddle jump, cat leap to loso, tiny check. Full turn, gainer full tiny bounce.

7:45 pm. Kelley, LSU, FX- Big double layout, front layout front full with a big bounce forward. Double tuck is short, looks like she held back on the power so she wouldn’t bounce out of it.

7:44 pm. Fassbender, Florida, BB- Front aerial, lovely bhs loso, beat jump to sheep, knees apart on the latter. Side aerial layout full with a little bounce back. 9.9

7:42 pm. Hambrick, LSU, FX- Big double layout to start, 1.5 to punch front tuck, step forward to control it. Double pike, bends her knees a bit to land it, but mostly good.

7:40 pm. Ernst, Florida, BB- Front aerial, bhs loso, little stumble back. Good jumps (especially the sheep!) and a great gainer pike off the end.

7:38 pm. Ewing, LSU, FX- Front double full, maybe a tad short, 1.5 to front layout is good, excellent start.

7:37 pm. Baker, Florida, BB- Wolf turn, front aerial to bhs, good jumps, nails side aerial to layout full.

7:32 pm. Florida and LSU are TIED at 98.875!!!

7:31 pm. McMurtry, Florida, UB- Loses form in a handstand and starts regrouping but then as she’s starting to kip cast again, she just flies off the bar and falls?! That was…super weird. Bail to toe shoot, sky high full-in. 9.025

7:30 pm. Gnat, LSU, VT- DTY, little bounce back. In the air it’s actually her best form ever I think, though still a tiny bit separated in the ankles. 9.95

7:29 pm. Sloan, Florida, UB- Ray, toe-on to bail (a little crooked) to toe shoot, double layout with a big bounce back. 9.9

7:28 pm. Hambrick, LSU, VT- Clean GORGEOUS stuck FTY. JEEEEEEZ. I’m dead at these FTYs. 9.925

7:27 pm. Caquatto, Florida, UB- Great handstand, Ray is huge, toe-on to bail is nice, beautiful double layout, stuck with her chest angled to the floor. 9.925

7:26 pm. Savona, LSU, VT- First vault of the season! FTY, huge, but not a great job controlling the power, big step back. 9.8

7:25 pm. Dancose-Giambattisto, Florida, UB- Toe-on to Maloney to bail, short handstand, double layout piked in the first flip, leg sep in the second flip, and she takes a big step back. 9.825

7:24 pm. Macadaeg, LSU, UB- Big clean FTY. Wow, their body positions are INCREDIBLE. They land with chests totally straight up, zero pike or bend. 9.9

7:23 pm. Boren, Florida, UB- Tkachev, clear hip to bail a little over, short on handstand, good double layout, cheats the stick. 9.85

7:22 pm. Ewing, LSU, VT- Super clean Yurchenko 1.5 with a tiny step forward. 9.9

7:21 pm. Baker, Florida, UB- Huge Ray, bail (ankle sep) to toe shoot, toe-half to cowboyed double front, bounces a tiny bit in place. 9.875

7:20 pm. Cannamela, LSU, VT- FTY with a late twist and an awesome landing, great body position. 9.875

7:15 pm. Florida leads LSU 49.5 to 49.325.

7:14 pm. Zamardi, LSU, UB- I missed the beginning, bail, giant half to Markelov, arabian double front dismount with a hop 9.875

7:13 pm. McMurtry, Florida, VT- Big clean FTY, nearly stuck. Body position on the landing is gorgeous, but yeah, she def bounces back a few inches. 9.925

7:12 pm. Finnegan, LSU, UB- Ray, toe-on to bail to toe shoot, double layout with a step back 9.9

7:11 pm. Baker, Florida, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, basically stuck. Tiniest little movement but let’s just say stuck. In slo mo you can see her form is a teeny tiny bit loose in the air. 9.925

7:10 pm. Wyrick, LSU, UB- Giant full to Tkachev, good. Clear hip to bail, double layout, a little bounce in place 9.825

7:09 pm. Boren, Florida, VT- Yurchenko 1.5, nice form in the air, rebound forward 9.9

7:08 pm. Cannamela, LSU, UB- Toe on to big Tkachev, bail with ankle sep, VERY clean full-in, tiny step 9.85

7:07 pm. Sloan, Florida, VT- Huge stuck FTY, chest down. 9.9

7:06 pm. Hambrick, LSU, UB- Big Ray, giant full is a little crooked, to bail to toe shoot, full-in with a little step. 9.875

7:05 pm. Fassbender, Florida, VT- Beautiful FTY, just slightly piked at the end, nearly stuck. 9.85

7:04 pm. Savona, LSU, UB- Shaposh to bail, short handstand, giant full is late, double layout with a tiny bounce back. 9.825

7:03 pm. Caquatto, Florida, VT- FTY, piked down, bounces back. 9.85

6:59 pm. Florida vs LSU coming up in about a minute!

 

Article by Lauren Hopkins

Leave a comment