By Emily Howell-Forbes We’re back today with the top 10 bar routines from the incoming freshmen. Putting up six consistent high scoring routines can be a struggle for many teams. These freshmen routines have scored consistently well and several are headed to schools that struggled on bars in 2017. Because the requirements for J.O. are different than those in NCAA, there are a few routines that will need to be upgraded or reconstructed to be considered “up to level” in NCAA.
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By Emily Howell-Forbes
With the sheer number of incoming freshmen it can be difficult to sort out who may consistently deliver a high score on an event week after week. In an attempt to narrow it down, we broke down the top 10 on each event based on their average score in J.O. this season (plus a few honorable mentions that either did not make nationals or haven’t been mentioned previously).
For the sake of an accurate picture of a gymnast’s abilities, a single low score on each event was left out of the average if it was more than a point lower than the next lowest score. This prevents bad days and injuries from majorly skewing a gymnasts’ average. Also, for fairness, gymnasts with less than three scores on an event were not included to prevent skewing in the other direction. Over the next four days, take a look at the top gymnasts across the four events that will be joining your favorite team in 2018. Today we’ll look at vault, followed by bars on Tuesday, beam on Wednesday and rounding things out with floor on Thursday. By Luci Lantos May has been an exciting month for NCAA gymnastics recruiting. The J.O. championships concluded, resulting in many athletes announcing their next steps. See where your favorite gymnasts are heading in the future and get to know the budding stars of your favorite college teams.
By Elizabeth Grimsley, Caroline Medley and Christina Marmet Only a few years ago, NCAA gymnastics was all about the big four teams with Georgia, Utah, Alabama and UCLA being the only teams to have won a national championships. But in 2017, there was more parity than ever with Florida and Oklahoma adding their names to the list. But it’s not just about that equality at the top of the standings. Many teams are on the verge of breakthroughs for making nationals or even squeezing back into regionals after years and years on the outside looking in. While many teams fit this bill, there are a few in particular we can’t wait to see grow.
By Christina Marmet, Elizabeth Grimsley and Caroline Medley Since we certainly loved judging leos every week, we decided to keep it going during the off season by looking back at some throwback competitions and what the fashion choices looked like back then. With the recent comeback of Courtney Kupets and Suzanne Yoculan at Georgia, what better meet to start with than their last official one in 2009 before retirement?!
The criteria is the same as during the season. But to refresh your memories: up to three points for design; two points for fabric, sparkle, etc.; and two points for school spirit; three points for overall appearance. |
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