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Oklahoma 197.825, Georgia 195.300 [Results]

Once again, the Sooners proved to be in postseason shape, posting the top score in the country this week thanks to effortless work across the board. Though there were a few weaker-than-expected beam sets and a fall on floor, the team looked fantastic overall thanks to star performances from everyone on the squad, with freshman Olivia Trautman continuing to impress with her enormous power on vault and floor. Georgia unfortunately couldn’t replicate the magic they made in week one, counting a fall on bars in the first rotation in addition to underperforming on beam and floor, but Rachel Baumann continues to look fantastic on beam, and Sabrina Vega continues to lead the program with excellent work on beam and floor.

AA: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma, 39.650
VT: Jade Degouveia, Oklahoma, & Sydney Snead, Georgia, 9.950
UB: Brenna Dowell & Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma, 9.950
BB: Anastasia Webb, Oklahoma, 9.925
FX: Maggie Nichols & Olivia Trautman, Oklahoma, 9.925

UCLA 197.700, California 196.075, Michigan State 194.900, UC Davis 194.125 [Results]

A typical week for UCLA where nothing exciting at all happened. Just kidding, Kyla Ross was perfect on bars, Katelyn Ohashi was perfect on floor (with a split-leg double layout!) to go viral for the second time in the past year, Norah Flatley did the all-around, and Margzetta Frazier made her much-awaited floor debut, and her routine is absolutely killer. With pretty much everyone on the team absolutely destroying at this meet, including four 9.925s on floor for a team total of 49.7, it was the kind of meet where you want to mention literally everyone, so congrats yet again, Bruins, for blowing us all away.

Cal also showed some tight performances on Saturday, beginning to look like a well-oiled machine with only a couple of bumps along the way. Freshman Milan Clausi looked fab on her three events – vault, beam, and floor – and won the vault title, while Rachel Mastrangelo was clutch on vault and floor. Michigan State had some weak spots on bars, but overall looked good at this point in the season, with floor a standout and Gabriella Douglas leading them there and on beam. UC Davis had some weak routines on bars and floor, but managed to hold off from counting a fall, and beam was excellent, including three 9.8+ scores with Yasmine Yektaparast a standout there as well as on vault and floor.

AA: Kyla Ross, UCLA, 39.700
VT: Milan Clausi, California, 9.900
UB: Kyla Ross, UCLA, 10.000
BB: Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA, 9.975
FX: Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA, 10.000

Florida 197.300, Missouri 196.450 [Results]

After a slow start with nervous landings on vault, the Gators looked to be in end-of-season form for the rest of their events, led by Alicia Boren, Rachel Gowey, and freshman standout Trinity Thomas, who looked incredible on bars and floor. With an injury to Alyssa Baumann in practice a day earlier, the Gators had to sub in a few athletes, including freshman Leah Clapper on beam, who put up a super steady performance to post a 9.875, third-best of the day on this apparatus. Missouri, which actually had a lead over the Gators after the first rotation, also had an impressive day, hitting 49+ on every event with Aspen Tucker a top contributor across the board while I loved what freshman Hannah McCrary brought to the table on vault and floor.

AA: Alicia Boren, Florida, 39.575
VT: Alicia Boren, Florida, & Hannah McCrary, Missouri, 9.875
UB: Trinity Thomas, Florida, 9.950
BB: Alicia Boren & Rachel Gowey, Florida, 9.900
FX: Alicia Boren & Nya Reed, Florida, 9.925

Utah 197.250, BYU 196.475 [Results]

With killer rotations on vault and floor, where junior standout MyKayla Skinner once again stunned, the Utes finished another meet in style even with a few hiccups here and there. MaKenna Merrell-Giles also continues to kill it as MyKayla’s second-in-command, and Kari Lee, Macey Roberts, and Missy Reinstadtler were all on fire this week as well. Meanwhile, host team BYU threw together one of the best meets in the country this week to currently sit in sixth nationally. Shannon Evans looked better than ever on bars and floor while the team absolutely destroyed beam, where Abbey Miner and Natasha Marsh picked up a pair of 9.9s. I was also excited to see redshirt freshman Helody Cyrenne put up fab routines on bars and beam after missing almost all of her 2018 season due to injury.

AA: MyKayla Skinner, Utah, 39.600
VT: MyKayla Skinner, Utah, 9.975
UB: MyKayla Skinner, Utah, & Shannon Evans, BYU, 9.875
BB: Natasha Marsh & Abbey Miner, BYU, 9.900
FX: MyKayla Skinner, Utah, 9.950

Auburn 196.700, LSU 196.275 [Results]

In one of a couple of upsets on Friday night, Auburn took down SEC rival LSU, looking sharp and on the attack all night while LSU struggled with landings on vault in addition to seeing uncharacteristic mistakes on beam and floor. For Auburn, bars was what brought the meet home, featuring three 9.9 performances from Drew Watson, Taylor Krippner, and Samantha Cerio in addition to a 9.925 from Abby Milliet, who also crushed it on beam and floor. Derrian Gobourne killed it in the all-around as well, but pretty much everyone seemed to be on fire here, especially under the pressure that comes with facing such a legendary program this early in the season. For LSU, it was business as usual for Sarah Finnegan and Lexie Priessman, and Reagan Campbell also looked clean on beam and floor to help them out of a couple of binds on both events.

AA: Derrian Gobourne, Auburn, & Sarah Finnegan, LSU, 39.475
VT: Derrian Gobourne, Auburn, 9.900
UB: Kennedi Edney, Lexie Priessman, & Sarah Finnegan, LSU, & Abby Milliet, Auburn, 9.925
BB: Abby Milliet, Auburn, 9.900
FX: Derrian Gobourne, Auburn, 9.950

Boise State 196.400, San Jose State 193.050, Air Force 191.875 [Results]

Boise State crushed records in its home opener this year, posting the eighth-best score in the nation led by Shani Remme with a fabulous all-around performance, including a 9.95 for a near-perfect beam routine. Courtney McGregor continued to stand out as an all-arounder as well, while Sarah Means was stellar on vault, beam, and floor, and we also got to see Isabella Amado back in action on beam, where she put up a solid set. Air Force counted falls on bars and floor, but Anna Salamone put up a stellar bars set and Cam Barber came back from a rough bars with a fantastic beam, where she and teammate Daija Stevenson posted a pair of 9.825s.

AA: Shani Remme, Boise State, 39.500
VT: Sarah Means, Boise State, 9.825
UB: Courtney McGregor & Emily Muhlenhaupt, Boise State, 9.875
BB: Shani Remme, Boise State, 9.950
FX: Shani Remme, Boise State, 9.900

Denver 196.275, Alabama 196.175, Michigan 196.025, Bowling Green 189.675 [Results]

I said in our preview that I thought Denver would get the upset over the historically stronger programs Bama and Michigan, and this ended up being spot on as the Pioneers opened up their season with hit after hit, fighting through some weak spots and falls to count only the best routines, including a rockstar vault and floor from Lynnzee Brown, Maddie Karr’s always exemplary all-around work, and a bars rotation where everyone looked absolutely beautiful.

Bama started out strong on vault and bars, and though some weak sets on beam held them back from taking the win, they finished on a high note on floor, where freshman Shallon Olsen anchored with a 9.9 after also looking excellent on her DTY earlier in the meet. Michigan, meanwhile, gave away some tenths on bars and floor, though they were excellent on vault and beam, with freshman Natalie Wojcik again sticking her Yurchenko 1.5 to get a 9.95 after also anchoring the team with excellent work on bars and beam.

Unfortunately, BGSU had to count a couple of falls on nearly every event at this outing, including a couple of scores in the eight-range on bars, putting them far below what they’re capable of and what we can expect later in the season. Jovannah East was great on her events, however, while Leslie Delgado gets a shoutout for bars and Julia Beyer gets one for beam.

AA: Natalie Wojcik, Michigan, 39.450
VT: Natalie Wojcik, Michigan, 9.950
UB: Maddie Karr & Alexandria Ruiz, Denver, 9.875
BB: Natalie Wojcik, Michigan, 9.875
FX: Lexi Graber & Shallon Olsen, Alabama, 9.900

Ohio State 196.025, NC State 194.925 [Results]

This was an excellent road appearance for Ohio State, where they made major improvements compared to week one, especially on bars, overcoming an early-rotation fall to get through the rest of the meet seamlessly. All-arounders Olivia Aepli and Jamie Stone were mostly on the money, with Jenna Swartzentruber also a standout on bars and beam. NC State, meanwhile, was a little weak to start on vault, but they quickly picked up the pace, with Drew Grantham a standout anchor on beam and floor while Alexa Phillips was a top contributor on vault and floor.

AA: Jamie Stone, Ohio State, 39.200
VT: Alexa Phillips, NC State; Olivia Aepli & Jamie Stone, Ohio State, 9.825
UB: Jenna Swartzentruber, Ohio State, 9.875
BB: Morgan Lowe, Ohio State, 9.850
FX: Jamie Stone, Ohio State, 9.875

Arkansas 195.800, Arizona 194.725 [Results]

The hog nose-wearing Razorbacks had some little bumps in this week’s performance, but nothing too damaging, allowing them to get close to a 196 thanks to good recoveries and stellar work on vault and beam. Sydney McGlone is back leading the team on vault with her crazy power, earning a 9.875 which was matched by Kennedy Hambrick, also a standout on beam. Sophia Carter was magnificent on beam and floor, and I loved Hailey Garner’s beam set as well, though the whole team was on fire there, posting a 49.1. Arizona had a solid meet across the board aside from counting a fall on bars, but even with the fall there, it was still their best overall apparatus with some gorgeous late-in-the-lineup routines from Maddi Leydin, Danielle Spencer-Bearham, and Christina Berg.

AA: Sarah Shaffer, Arkansas, 39.150
VT: Kennedy Hambrick & Sydney McGlone, Arkansas, 9.875
UB: Danielle Spencer-Bearham & Christina Berg, Arizona, 9.875
BB: Sophia Carter, Arkansas, 9.900
FX: Sophia Carter, Arkansas, 9.875

Arizona State 195.675, Texas Woman’s 193.550 [Results]

The Sun Devils made it through this week’s performance with no major mistakes, notching a road win thanks to a truly excellent team effort. Anne Kuhm competed well on all four events, leading the team on vault, while Justine Callis was her usual gorgeous self on beam, and everyone brought it on floor, with my favorite performance coming from Kaitlyn Szafranski. Though D2 Texas Woman’s couldn’t end up challenging after counting a fall on floor, I was super impressed with how well many of their athletes did, especially with Bria Northrop crushing every event to win the all-around ahead of two ASU gymnasts. Hope Parkin was also a standout on vault, beam, and floor, while Isabel Goyco won beam with a 9.825 and Erin Alderman contributed a 9.85 on floor.

AA: Bria Northrop, Texas Woman’s, 39.225
VT: Hope Parkin, Texas Woman’s, & Anne Kuhm, Arizona State, 9.850
UB: Cairo Leonard-Baker, Arizona State, 9.850
BB: Isabel Goyco, Texas Woman’s, 9.825
FX: Bria Northrop, Texas Woman’s, & Cairo Leonard-Baker, Arizona State, 9.875

Minnesota 195.600, Hamline 183.500, Winona State 182.325, Gustavus 182.175 [Results]

The underclassmen continue to be brilliant for Minnesota, with superstar Lexy Ramler putting up one of the best all-around performances in the country this week, her bars and beam sets rivaling any of those in the top-ten programs. Ivy Lu was also beautiful on bars, as always, and Paige Williams did strong work on vault and floor.

This “Best of Minnesota” quad also featured the state’s three D3 programs. It was close between them, but in the end, Hamline won it with solid work everywhere but bars, seeing standout work from Nikki Johnsen on vault and beam, while Darby Slater led the team on floor. Winona State and Gustavus each had some rough routines on bars and beam, but for Winona, Anna Hiller, Natalie Koehler, and Kelly Johnston went above and beyond here while Kennedy Utz was fab on vault and floor, and for Gustavus, Amanda Malo had a pretty solid day on all four events, while Samantha Tonjes and Katy Trunk put up great work on beam.

AA: Lexy Ramler, Minnesota, 39.475
VT: Paige Williams & Ona Loper, Minnesota, 9.825
UB: Ivy Lu, Minnesota, 9.925
BB: Lexy Ramler, Minnesota, 9.925
FX: Lexy Ramler, Minnesota, 9.850

Nebraska 195.550, Washington 195.250 [Results]

Despite having to count a low score on bars after a fall in the leadoff spot, Nebraska once again looked gorgeous on this event for the most part, with especially beautiful routines from Taylor Houchin and all-around champ Sienna Crouse, who also led the team on vault, while Sierra Hassel stood out with great routines on beam and floor. Visiting Washington showed a few weak moments as they work to fill some major gaps left by last year’s graduating seniors, but the bits and pieces are already starting to come together, with Madison Copak stepping up on her three events, while Evanni Roberson was solid in the all-around and Maya Washington got over a bars fall to crush her beam and floor sets.

AA: Sienna Crouse, Nebraska, 39.200
VT: Sienna Crouse, Nebraska, 9.850
UB: Taylor Houchin, Nebraska, 9.900
BB: Sierra Hassel, Nebraska, 9.900
FX: Taylor Houchin, Nebraska, 9.875

West Virginia 195.500, Pittsburgh 194.750, Utah State 194.600, Eastern Michigan 192.700 [Results]

WVU was absolutely solid on vault and floor this weekend, fighting through a few bobbles on beam to ensure a big win thanks to some genius work from Kirah Koshinski on vault and floor, as well as standout performances from Jaquie Tun on vault, bars, and floor, while freshman Esperanza Abarca gave a brilliant leadoff routine on bars to lead the team with a 9.8.

Battling it out between second and third were Pitt and Utah State, with Pitt getting the edge thanks to some strong vault and floor performances of their own. Alecia Petrikis was great on both events, while Lucy Brett and Olivia Miller led the team on bars in addition to putting up solid work elsewhere, and Charli Spivey was key with her leadoff vault and anchor floor set. Utah State gave up some tenths on bars and beam, but fought past falls on both to finish strong. Madison Ward unfortunately had a fall in the anchor spot on beam, but she came back to absolutely crush the rest of her routines, winning titles on bars and floor, while Leighton Varnadore was solid on vault and Autumn DeHarde and Emily Briones both helped the team to an excellent floor finish.

Eastern Michigan counted a fall on bars and some generally weak scores across the board, with vault the best rotation for the team. Ciara Gresham was a standout there as the anchor in addition to looking excellent on floor, while Cortney Bezold had a solid bars set and Megan Hultgren was steady on vault and beam.

AA: Olivia Miller, Pittsburgh, 39.050
VT: Kirah Koshinski, West Virginia, 9.925
UB: Madison Ward, Utah State, 9.825
BB: Brittany West, Pittsburgh, 9.800
FX: Madison Ward, Utah State; Jaquie Tun & Kirah Koshinski, West Virginia, 9.900

Central Michigan 195.275, Illinois State 190.050 [Results]

Central Michigan worked through four great rotations on Friday, fighting back from falls on bars, beam, and floor to come out with strong numbers, thanks especially to Gianna Plaksa’s clean and confident all-around performance in addition to a standout performance from Skyler Memmel on beam while Abbie Rose Zoeller was key on bars and floor. Illinois State had a weirdly terrifying vault rotation, leaving them far from what they’re capable of, though the rest of their events went much better, with Kylie Meyer and Mia Quigg giving excellent performances on bars, beam, and floor.

AA: Gianna Plaksa, Central Michigan, 39.050
VT: Meredith LaRoche, Illinois State, 9.775
UB: Gianna Plaksa, Central Michigan, 9.800
BB: Skyler Memmel, Central Michigan, 9.800
FX: Nora Fettinger & Gianna Plaksa, Central Michigan, 9.850

Oregon State 195.225, Illinois 195.175, Kentucky 195.100, Lindenwood 192.525 [Results]

This was such a great fight-to-the-end meet between three of the most underrated programs in the country, but it was Oregon State that gained the edge with a fantastic opening floor rotation that held them aloft for the rest of the meet. Savanna Force led the team there, with additional awesomeness brought by Isis Lowery, who was also key in the bars and beam lineups. Halli Briscoe led the team on bars, and freshman Madi Dagen was fab on vault and beam…

…but most exciting of all was FINALLY seeing that Madi’s sister, Lacy Dagen, is a human person who EXISTS! The junior, who started her career at Florida in 2016 before transferring to OSU last season, has been injured on-and-off, and though she performed a few vault and beam exhibitions for OSU last year, this is her first time making a lineup for the Beavers…and her second time making one in the four years she’s been in the NCAA. She was one of my favorite incoming gymnasts back in the day so I’m thrilled she’s finally getting out there and hope to see continued improvement.

Illinois came back strong after a rough week one performance, making it through a slow start on vault to put up great work on the rest of their events to finish with a 49 on floor. Mary Jane Otto – formerly Horth – won the bars and beam titles with beautiful routines, while Kylie Noonan capped off an overall great day with a fab anchor routine on floor. Kentucky, meanwhile, struggled a bit on floor, but otherwise it looks like they’re getting into a good place for the season, with Mollie Korth excellent on vault, bars, and floor, while Sidney Dukes was great on beam and floor, and freshman Jose Angeny put up a fab beam set of her own.

D2 Lindenwood came up short with some weak vaults and a few landing issues on floor, but they actually had some excellent overall work on bars and beam. Ryan Henry and Courtney Mitchell were fantastic on both, with Courtney also providing some of the team’s top vault and floor scores to finish with a solid 38.85 in the all-around, and Jordan Boogerd was great on vault.

AA: Mollie Korth, Kentucky, 39.075
VT: Mollie Korth, Kentucky, 9.850
UB: Mary Jane Otto, Illinois, 9.875
BB: Mary Jane Otto, Illinois, 9.875
FX: Kylie Noonan, Illinois, 9.900

Penn State 195.150, Temple 194.700, Towson 190.125 [Results]

Beautiful bars and floor rotations got Penn State above the 195 mark even with a rough opening on vault, and if they can figure out that apparatus, they’ll be back as one of the sleeper hit teams with some absolutely gorgeous work on most of their events. Sabrina Garcia was a standout on bars and floor, as always, while Kourtney Chinnery led the team on vault and floor, Kristen Politz and Tess McCracken were great on beam, with McCracken also stepping up on bars and floor, and Melissa Astarita won the floor title with a 9.9.

Temple had an excellent meet to nearly defeat the historically stronger Penn State on the road, but some vault missteps of their own held them a few tenths back from making it happen. Still, we got standout all-around performances from Ariana Castrence and Monica Servidio, while Jazmyn Estrella crushed vault and bars, and India Anderson was clutch on floor. With five-woman lineups on vault and floor, Towson was at a disadvantage from the start, so counting falls from the final two in the floor lineup in addition to also counting falls on bars and beam made this a struggle of a meet. Corti Baker did good work on her three events, however, and Emerson Hurst was fantastic on beam, posting a 9.875.

AA: Ariana Castrence, Temple, 39.150
VT: Ariana Castrence, Temple, 9.825
UB: Sabrina Garcia, Penn State, 9.900
BB: Emerson Hurst, Towson, 9.875
FX: Melissa Astarita, Penn State, 9.900

Western Michigan 195.075, Northern Illinois 193.950 [Results]

Rachael Underwood continues to be a bright light for the WMU program, leading the team on vault, beam, and floor in addition to providing a solid leadoff bars set to help the squad get this week’s win at home. Amelia Mohler also had a couple of fab performances on bars and beam, with Morgan Spence putting up a 9.875 to win bars while contributing strong scores on her other three events as well. Though vault and bars were a little weak for NIU, the team crushed the other two events, getting a 49.1 on floor with the latter half of the lineup seeing a 9.8 from Allison Richardson, a 9.85 from Amanda Bartemio, and a 9.9 from Anna Martucci, while Catherine Biddle and Mia Lord were the beam standouts.

AA: Rachael Underwood, Western Michigan, 39.275
VT: Rachael Underwood, Western Michigan, 9.800
UB: Morgan Spence, Western Michigan, 9.875
BB: Rachael Underwood, Western Michigan, 9.850
FX: Rachael Underwood, Western Michigan, & Anna Martucci, Northern Illinois, 9.900

Iowa 194.700, S.E. Missouri 180.925 [Results]

With a slow but steady start, Iowa counted only hit routines into its win on Friday. Bridget Killian proved to be key on vault, bars, and beam, while Clair Kaji put up solid routines everywhere but vault, Misty-Jade Carlson was a top performer on vault and beam, and Nicole Chow put up a 9.8 to win bars. With a meltdown on bars to start the competition followed by a 7.6 counting in a five-person field on vault, SEMO started off looking rough, but they looked mostly strong on floor and ended with a surprisingly strong beam rotation that included fantastic work from Anna Kaziska and Michael Sanders.

AA: Anna Kaziska, S.E. Missouri, 38.825
VT: Misty-Jade Carlson & Bridget Killian, Iowa, 9.775
UB: Nicole Chow, Iowa, 9.800
BB: Anna Kaziska, S.E. Missouri, 9.850
FX: Lauren Guerin, Iowa, 9.875

Stanford 194.650, Sacramento State 190.000, Seattle Pacific 189.825 [Results]

Stanford ended up having some #StanfordProbs on bars this week, counting an 8.925 on the event, but hey – at least they have six in the lineup! Kyla Bryant remains the standout for the program, and Aleeza Yu did a fantastic job stepping up with solid scores on vault and bars this week. Host team Sac State also struggled on bars, counting two falls there in addition to some low scores elsewhere, though floor was a saving grace, with some solid performances from the upperclassmen, including Alexis Belkoff, who also had the team’s top vault. D2 SPU did a fantastic job almost upsetting the D1 host team, but like everyone else here, bars was their downfall, aside from a stunning performance from Darian Burns, who was phenomenal across the board this week.

AA: Kyla Bryant, Stanford, 39.175
VT: Rachael Flam, Stanford, 9.850
UB: Kyla Bryant, Stanford, 9.850
BB: Taryn Fitzgerald, Stanford, 9.850
FX: Morgan Hoang, Stanford, & Darian Burns, Seattle Pacific, 9.875

UIC 194.200, Kent State 191.250, Oshkosh 185.750, Centenary 181.800 [Results]

Nothing says “we want to save our program” like winning a quad meet with a score that generally takes this team at least the halfway point in the season to work up to. The Flames got started a bit slow on the first two events, but came back with a fantastic beam rotation and then a killer floor, seeing four 9.8+ scores, including a 9.875 from Alisa Sheremeta, also key to the lineups on bars and beam. Kayla Baddeley was also on fire on vault, beam, and floor, and Mikailla Northern’s all-around performance got her the win with her standout routines coming in the anchor spots on beam and floor.

Kent State counted a couple falls on beam in addition to working through some weak spots on their other events as well, with a 9.8 from floor anchor Abby Fletcher the highlight, while Dara Williams also performed well anchoring vault and bars. D3 Oshkosh had an absolutely incredible day on beam, capped off with a 9.7 from Kaira Hammond, who was also clutch on bars, and fellow D3 Centenary looked rough on bars but made up for it with solid beam and floor performances, especially from Navia Jordan, who anchored both events with solid routines.

AA: Mikailla Northern, UIC, 39.050
VT: Dara Williams, Kent State, 9.750
UB: Mikailla Northern & Toni Alicke, UIC, 9.725
BB: Kayla Baddeley, UIC, 9.850
FX: Alisa Sheremeta, UIC, 9.875

North Carolina 194.175, George Washington 193.525, Ball State 193.200, Cornell 190.750 [Results]

It was a big EAGL victory for UNC on the road at rival GWU this weekend, with the Tar Heels pulling it off thanks to an outstanding floor performance that included a pair of 9.875s from Madison Hargrave and Khazia Hislip, both of whom also brought in solid scores on vault, while freshman McKenna Appleton impressed with one of three 9.7s on beam, and Grace Donaghy did solid work on bars and beam. After losing roughly one billion seniors last year – quite possibly the most talented collective grouping of athletes this program has ever seen – we knew it was going to be a slower start to the season for this squad, but Alexandra Zois has stepped beautifully into a leadership role, freshmen Olivia Raymond and Simone Banen* were beautiful on bars and beam showing that the future of this program has the potential to be just as fantastic as the past, Deja Chambliss was a standout on vault, and Cydney Crasa brought in the meet-best score of 9.875 on floor.

Ball State counted a fall on beam, but saw strong work on bars and floor, with floor seeing three 9.8+ scores, including a 9.8 from all-arounder Kaitlyn Menzione, who was equally impressive on bars and beam. Jordyn Penny led bars and also put up a good beam set, while Maddie MacDonald was a standout on vault, bars, and floor. For Cornell, Kaitlin Green stunned as always with her gorgeous work on beam, though the team overall couldn’t produce here, counting a couple of falls. Other standouts included Lyanda Dudley on vault, bars, and beam, Kelsy Kurfirst on vault and bars, Malia Mackey on vault and beam, and Maci Prescott on vault and floor.

*Pointless story…Simone Banen started going to elite qualifiers around the same time Simone Biles was coming up in elite and I used to get them confused all the time because of the whole Simone B. thing and because Banen’s last name was basically the same as Biles’ gym name at the time, Bannon’s. Then Biles became Biles and I figured it all out.

AA: Alexandra Zois, George Washington, 39.050
VT: Khazia Hislop, North Carolina, 9.825
UB: Jordyn Penny, Ball State, 9.850
BB: Simone Banen, George Washington, 9.825
FX: Cydney Crasa, George Washington; Khazia Hislop & Madison Hargrave, North Carolina, 9.875

New Hampshire 193.950, Iowa 193.500 [Results]

In its second meet of the weekend, UNH improved slightly to get a big win over Iowa thanks to a solid comeback on floor after counting a fall on beam, though we saw some good early lineup performances there from Riley Freehling and Hannah Baddick. Erin Carroll was key on vault with a 9.825, while Nicole O’Leary was also strong there and on floor, and Emma Winer was another standout on floor, also hitting beam. Iowa had a rough start to its meet, counting a fall on bars and then looking weak on vault, though the team came back with some great performances on floor and beam, where Clair Kaji was excellent on both, while Allie Gilchrist and Bridget Killian brought in a pair of 9.825s on beam. Charlotte Sullivan also looked great on bars, notching a 9.825, and she anchored the vault rotation with a 9.6.

AA: Danielle Mulligan, New Hampshire, 38.700
VT: Erin Carroll, New Hampshire, 9.825
UB: Danielle Mulligan, New Hampshire, 9.875
BB: Allie Gilchrist & Bridget Killian, Iowa, 9.825
FX: Emma Winer, New Hampshire, 9.850

Maryland 193.850, West Chester 190.650, Pennsylvania 190.550, Cortland 183.450 [Results]

Maryland won a quad meet at home this weekend, counting a fall on beam but otherwise showing a good fight. Sabriyya Rouse was excellent on beam and floor, Alecia Farina nailed vault, bars, and floor, and Sanya Glauber was a bars standout for the Terps. D2 West Chester got a nice upset over D1 Penn, defeating the team by a tenth after finishing the meet with an exemplary beam rotation where specialists Sarah Boyd and Yolanda Nodarse were fantastic. Penn counted falls on bars and floor, but they also put up some great beam sets, including a 9.775 from Natalie Yang and a 9.8 from Caroline Moore, and D3 Cortland saw great beam and floor work from Emma Schulz while Rachel Filipski topped vault and Megan Hanley led the team on bars.

AA: Kirsten Peterman, Maryland, 38.500
VT: Collea Burgess, Maryland, 9.775
UB: Emilie Leblanc & Alecia Farina, Maryland, 9.875
BB: Caroline Moore, Pennsylvania, 9.800
FX: Alecia Farina, Maryland, 9.750

Yale 193.775, Bridgeport 193.750, Rutgers 193.175, Southern Conn. 190.275 [Results]

Yale continues to rise in the sport, defeating historically stronger programs like Rutgers and D2 Bridgeport thanks to an incredible all-around performance from Jade Buford in addition to standout performances from Charlotte Cooperman on vault, Jessica Wang on bars, Jacey Baldovino on bars and beam, and Alyssa Firth on floor. The Ivy squad counted no falls to come in a quarter of a tenth ahead of host team Bridgeport, which counted a fall on beam, though there were many fab individual standouts from this program, including Crystal Gwinn on vault and floor, Maya Reimers on beam and floor, and Thomara Powell-Brown on bars.

Rutgers improved a ton after their Cancun performance, and saw some promising scores from Kaitlyn Hall on vault, Belle Huang on beam and floor, and Riahanah Ali on floor, but a handful of weak performances continued to hold them back from reaching their potential, while D2 Southern Conn. had some weak routines on bars in an otherwise good meet, seeing standout work from Tiffany Coleman on vault, Cadi Borsellino on vault and floor, Morgan Gatewood on beam, and Jacqueline Kutcher on bars.

AA: Jade Buford, Yale, 38.650
VT: Kaitlyn Hall, Rutgers, 9.800
UB: Thomara Powell-Brown, Bridgeport, & Jessica Wang, Yale, 9.775
BB: Belle Huang, Rutgers, 9.825
FX: Maya Reimers, Bridgeport, 9.800

Southern Utah 193.700, New Hampshire 193.525 [Results]

Southern Utah got its first win of the season at home thanks to a consistent performance with no falls. New Hampshire looked to be the stronger team from the start, but in the third rotation, the Wildcats had to count an 8.95 on floor with falls from Riley Freehling and Danielle Doolin, holding them just a couple of tenths back from getting the win despite a fantastic finish on beam.

AA: Danielle Mulligan, New Hampshire, 38.975
VT: Erin Carroll, New Hampshire, 9.900
UB: Danielle Mulligan, New Hampshire, 9.775
BB: Hannah Nipp, Southern Utah, 9.900
FX: Karen Gonzalez & Molly Jozwiakowski, Southern Utah, 9.775

Alaska 192.400, Brown 186.800 [Results]

Competing a second double-header weekend in a row, Alaska continued to rise in their performance in Friday’s set, doing some great work on beam and especially on floor, where Sophia Hyderally and Isabelle Fox put up beautiful routines to lead the team there and on beam. Brown, meanwhile, struggled through rough beam and floor performances, though vault looked pretty solid and they had a couple of individual standout performances throughout the night, including Kate Nelson on bars, Julia Green on vault and floor, and Emma Hansen on bars, beam, and floor.

AA: Isabelle Fox, Alaska, 38.275
VT: Ali Marvel, Alaska, & Gabrielle Hechtman, Brown, 9.775
UB: Kate Nelson, Brown, 9.800
BB: Sophia Hyderally, Alaska, 9.850
FX: Sophia Hyderally, Alaska, 9.850

Alaska 191.025, Brown 188.900 [Results]

In the second matchup of the weekend between these two programs, Alaska once again came out on top, though the team wasn’t quite as tight as they were on Friday. Isabelle Fox came back from falls on bars and beam to put up a beautiful floor set, while Sophia Hyderally was perfection on beam and floor in addition to showing fab work on bars, which also saw top performances from Kennedy Green and Hope Nelson. Mei Li Costa led Brown on vault and bars, getting a 9.85 on the latter, while Rose Domonoske led the team on beam and floor, with floor a bit disastrous for the team on Sunday. I blame flying 5,000 miles across the country into a frozen tundra.

AA: Isabelle Fox, Alaska, 37.000
VT: Mei Li Costa, Brown, 9.675
UB: Mei Li Costa, Brown, 9.850
BB: Sophia Hyderally, Alaska, & Rose Domonoske, Brown, 9.825
FX: Sophia Hyderally, Alaska, 9.850

Brockport 186.575, Cortland 182.950 [Results]

The first great D3 battle of the season between upstate New York rivals Brockport and Cortland ended with Brockport getting a road win despite some weak spots on most events. Bars actually began remarkably well for the team, and beam was pretty solid as well, though floor had some mistakes they’ll hope to work out before the next outing. Cortland, meanwhile, had a rough day on bars and beam, though they ended on a super strong note with some fantastic floor routines, including from Emma Schulz, Rachel Filipski, and Lily Szafranski.

AA: Megan Hanley, Cortland, 36.700
VT: Stephanie Mager, Brockport, 9.625
UB: Candis Kowalik, Brockport, 9.500
BB: Alexis Frankowski & Dorothy Wernick, Brockport, 9.425
FX: Taylor Keough, Brockport, 9.750

Brockport 186.300, Springfield 183.300, Ursinus 180.125, Rhode Island College 177.200 [Results]

This D3 quad at RIC saw Brockport add three more wins to its list this season, with especially steady performances on vault and floor giving them a three-point lead ahead of the rest of the field. Candis Kowalik was a top-earner on pretty much all events, as usual, while Jamie Sklenar led the team on vault and Courtney Kamberalis was best on bars. Coming second a full three points of their own ahead of Ursinus, Springfield had an excellent floor rotation, especially from the latter half of the lineup, seeing a huge 9.825 from Tali Twomey, who also won the vault title with a 9.5. Additionally, Jess Clemens won bars with an excellent set, though the team struggled there overall as well as on beam.

Ursinus had a rough competition on bars, but showed some great individual efforts on beam and floor, with Kaylin Knapsack anchoring the beam lineup with a 9.4 while Eleanor LaFountain notched a 9.775 on floor in addition to putting up the second-best beam score for the team. For RIC, bars and beam saw some weak spots, but the team came together for an outstanding floor rotation, breaking a 47, which I’m fairly certain is a program best, with all scores counting at a 9.3 or higher, including a 9.575 for Allie DiBiase.

AA: Candis Kowalik, Brockport, 37.975
VT: Tali Twomey, Springfield, 9.500
UB: Jess Clemens, Springfield, 9.575
BB: Candis Kowalik, Brockport, 9.625
FX: Tali Twomey, Springfield, 9.825

La Crosse 184.125, Eau Claire 181.100 [Results]

The visiting team from La Crosse had a few shaky moments on Friday, but a strong vault rotation and a solid beam to finish kept them on top. Aside from beam, where pretty much everyone looked great, Kacey Mortenson looked solid on vault, bars, and floor while Megan Hawkins was sold on vault and Faith Sersland put up a solid floor set. The host team got started with great vault work, though struggled through bars and beam to drop their early lead. Amelia Moorehouse was a solid leader on vault and floor, and Megan Fayler led the team on bars with a lovely set.

VT: Megan Hawkins, La Crosse, 9.550
UB: Dani Barmore, La Crosse, 9.600
BB: Jessica Ahrens, La Crosse, 9.500
FX: Kiya Bjorge, Eau Claire, 9.400