By Christina Marmet, Elizabeth Grimsley and Caroline Medley
The meets did not disappoint as the regular season wrapped up and teams took one last chance to celebrate their seniors before getting down to business with the conference championships and postseason kicking into full gear next weekend. While some scores were a bit outlandish, most stayed out of the crazy-zone, giving some teams a good idea of what postseason will bring. But with so many meets, we didn’t expect you to catch them all. Catch up with recaps of the top matchups, as well as full results and event winners for every meet that took place over the last few days.
while the Golden Bears put up a good enough score to stay in the seeded spots for regionals and jump to a tie for No. 16 with Iowa. Fellow senior Emily Richardson matched the top score on beam with a 9.900 for her phenomenal set while Jessica Howe finally broke into the beam lineup one last time after struggling with injuries during the season. Amber Takara also capped off her senior regular season with scores at 9.800 or above on vault and bars. Finally, Charlie Owens added one last joyful, floor routine to the mix. Oklahoma chugged along as always, putting up a 197.800 to match UCLA’s high score of the day. Maggie Nichols was still being rested because of a sore knee but competed bars and beam still for 9.900s on each. Brenna Dowell won a share of the vault and bars titles while Chayse Capps notched a season high on vault with a 9.925, also winning beam and the all around. AJ Jackson wrapped things up with a 9.950 on floor with her routine that even got the California fans drawn in.
her night with a big 39.700 all-around score. The trio of seniors will close out their careers undefeated at home all four years. Sophomore McKenna Kelley also finally unveiled her new handspring pike half vault that we had heard so much about during preseason. It is doubtful we will see it in postseason, but it was great to see Kelley get out there and try that vault. The Wildcats had a decent night, highlighted by a strong performance on balance beam to close off the meet. They did have to count a few low scores on the other three events, which hampered their hopes of reaching the 196 mark.
tied with Amelia Hundley, who has also been working on her form in recent weeks, showcasing her Maloney to pak salto with legs glued together. Beam is still the Gators’ weakness, with a fall from Alicia Boren, but five other strong routines, including McMurtry’s title-winning 9.95, still gave Florida a competitive total. Floor saw the return of powerhouse Kennedy Baker, and it was like she was never even out. A 9.975 wrapped up the event title and gave her the highest score on any apparatus of the night. Ashley Hiller made her competitive debut, filling in for the resting Hundley, but had a fall on her middle pass that kept the team from hitting six for six on yet a second rotation. On the opposing side, the Mountaineers of WVU had a strong showing, mostly marred by little form details - short handstands on bars, some bobbles on beam—and a lower level of difficulty on vault and floor. However, they made up for it with consistency. West Virginia hit 24 for 24 routines for the second time this season, which is more than Florida could say at this meet. Its brightest spots were 9.9s on bars and floor from Alexa Goldberg and Kirah Koshinski, respectively. Zaakira Muhammad also impressed with her high-flying vault and powerful tumbling on floor, the latter of which earned her a 9.85, her team’s second-highest score on the event.
Hallie Mossett, Angi Cipra and Mikaela Gerber. Lee, who has petitioned for a sixth-year of eligibility, scored a perfect 10 on beam while Mossett ended the meet with a 9.975 on floor with her Beyonce-inspired routine that has gone viral over the past couple of weeks. Sophomore Katelyn Ohashi also earned her second perfect 10 in as many tries on beam. But the most important thing to come out of the meet was the Bruins earning the exact score they needed to move ahead of Florida in the rankings to No. 3. However, the margin between the two teams is slim, so next week’s conference championships will be interesting to watch unfold. North Carolina, despite not really coming close to winning, did what it needed to do score-wise to put itself in a safer position in the regionals picture, moving up to No. 33 with a strong 195.400. Morgan Lane had herself a meet in Los Angeles, notching a career-high 9.875 on vault for her stuck Yurchenko full-on pike off, as well as two 9.900s on beam and floor, winning the all around with a 39.375. Khazia Hislop also delighted the UCLA crowd with exciting gymnastics that included a double front on floor and sky-high double tuck.
disappointment, the Utes got their first taste of postseason-style scoring, which should be a huge help to get perspective going into the actual postseason. Georgia, on the other hand, held its own senior night, featuring five fourth-years who each competed on at least two events. Seniors Lauren Johnson and Morgan Reynolds shared the vault title with 9.900s. But the other gymnasts showed the future's still bright for the team as junior Hayley Sanders and freshman Rachel Dickson shared the bars title, and GiGi Marino and Dickson shared the floor title. Utah’s Kari Lee also competed in the all around for the first time since her major injury last season, winning the title as well as beam, and snapping teammate MyKayla Skinner’s all around title streak.
stellar, stuck Yurchenko 1.5 for a 9.950 and Kiana Winston won beam with a nearly flawless 9.975. But Iowa State wouldn’t be overshadowed. The Cyclones not only posted a season-high 196.600, but Hayley Young won the all around competition with a 39.525, highlighted by her beam and floor routines which earned 9.875s. She added another 9.875 on bars as well as a 9.900 on vault to her standout performance in front of a semi-home crowd as the Georgia-native was only one state away from home.
the Pioneers shouldn’t be disappointed by their performance by any means, despite the loss. The team produced a 197.150 on the road and bumped its RQS over 197 for the first time. The score helped bump the team to No. 7 in the rankings, ahead of Georgia, while Boise State dropped to No. 11 even with the season high. Both teams will have one last chance at their respective conference championships to either maintain or move up in the rankings before regional selections on March 20. It was a meet of highs for both teams as Bronco freshman Courtney McGregor tallied a career-high 9.950 on bars to win the event while Shani Remme tied for the beam title with Denver’s Julie Ross with 9.925. Floor saw Sandra Collantes and Ann Stockwell match Nikole Addison’s 9.925 for the floor win. Pioneer first-year Maddie Karr won vault with a 9.950, as well as the all around with a 39.625.
around with a 39.650, her third top mark in a row. Fellow senior Maddie Gardiner won beam with a 9.925, capping off a stellar career in Gill and sending the Beavers into the postseason with an even better chance than in past years of taking the next step and qualifying to nationals.
Big 10 Qualifier: No. 11 Michigan, No. 34 Minnesota, No. 36 Penn State, No. 46 Rutgers at No. 16 Iowa
Full Results | UM: 197.150 | Iowa: 196.400 | PSU: 195.450 | Minn: 194.825 | Rutgers: 192.650 VT: Karas 9.950 | UB: Metcalf, Zaziski 9.950 | BB: Drenth, Medvitz 9.900 | FX: Artz, McLean, Williams 9.900 | AA: Holst 39.425 No. 12 Kentucky at No. 15 Missouri Full Results | Mizzou: 197.150 | UK: 196.925 VT: Ward, Rosa 9.900 | UB: Korth 9.925 | BB: Ward 9.975 | FX: Schugel 9.925 | AA: Korth 39.525 Big 10 Qualifier: No. 32 Maryland, No. 39 Michigan State, No. 13 Nebraska, No. 24 Ohio State at No. 19 Illinois Full Results | Neb: 196.650 | Illinois: 196.450 | Ohio State: 195.350 | MSU: 194.650 | Maryland: 193.375 VT: Lambert, Stone, Crouse, Aepli 9.850 | UB: Horth 9.950 | BB: Williams 9.950 | FX: Leduc 9.925 | AA: Laeng 39.400 No. 65 Seattle-Pacific at No. 14 Washington Full Results | UW: 196.925 | SPU: 194.100 VT: Yacalis, Burleson 9.825 | UB: Duranczyk, Burleson 9.875 | BB: Burleson, Goings 9.925 | FX: Yacalis 9.925| AA: Goings 39.350 No. 44 N.C. State, No. 28 Stanford, No. 61 Yale at No. 18 George Washington Full Results | GWU: 196.500 | NCSU: 194.825 | Yale: 194.575 | Stanford: 193.275 VT: Drouin-Allaire 9.875 | UB: Price 9.925 | BB: N. McNair, Tai 9.875 | FX: Drouin-Allaire 9.900 | AA: Drouin-Allaire 39.375 No. 49 Pittsburgh at No. 20 Auburn Full Results | Auburn: 196.300 | Pitt: 194.200 VT: Rott 9.850 | UB: Day 9.900 | BB: Slappey, Cerio 9.825 | FX: Rott 9.950 | AA: Becker 38.925 No. 21 Southern Utah at No. 23 Utah State Full Results | SUU: 195.675 | USU: 194.600 VT: Webb 9.850 | UB: Bozzuto, Oster, Ward, Jeppesen 9.875 | BB: Bozzuto, Yee 9.875 | FX: Blake-Howard, Ward, Jorgensen 9.875 | AA: Bozzuto 39.375 No. 21 Southern Utah at No. 37 BYU Full Results | BYU: 195.650 | SUU: 195.625 VT: Douglas 9.875 | UB: Trejo, Hortman, Van Mierlo 9.875 | BB: Webb 10.000 | FX: Hortman, Douglas, Greenlief, Blake-Howard 9.875 | AA: Hortman 38.800 No. 50 Bowling Green at No. 25 Eastern Michigan Full Results | EMU: 195.225 | BGSU: 194.675 VT: Feely, East 9.900 | UB: Valentin 9.925 | BB: Valentin 9.875 | FX: Gresham 9.875 | AA: Feely 39.150 No. 27 Arizona at No. 37 BYU Full Results | BYU: 196.350 | Arizona: 195.525 VT: Hortman 9.875 | UB: Felix-Terrazas, Van Mierlo 9.900 | BB: Howard 9.925, Cindric 9.925 | FX: Pearson 9.875 | AA: Cindric 39.325 No. 67 Centenary, No. 47 San Jose State at No. 29 Arkansas Full Results | Arkansas: 196.150 | SJSU: 193.875 | Centenary: 188.250 VT: Elswick, MacMoyle, Speed 9.825 | UB: Garner 9.925 | BB: Nelson, Burton 9.825 | FX: McGlone, Chan 9.900 | AA: Yamzon 39.025 No. 45 Ball State at No. 31 Kent State Full Results | KSU: 196.425 | BSU: 195.000 VT: Hardison 9.825 | UB: Stypinski 9.900 | BB: Stypinski 9.950 | FX: Hardison 9.925 | AA: -- No. 43 Northern Illinois at No. 35 Central Michigan Full Results | CMU: 196.575 | NIU: 196.150 VT: Van Voorhis 9.900 | UB: Carter 9.950 | BB: Fitzpatrick 9.900 | FX: Dowdell 9.900 | AA: Potts 39.250 No. 45 Ball State, No. 55 UIC at No. 38 Western Michigan Full Results | BSU: 195.450 | UIC: 195.175 | WMU: 194.300 VT: Menzione 9.875 | UB: Northern 9.850 | BB: Peszek 9.875 | FX: Underwood 9.875 | AA: Northern 39.325 No. 64 SEMO at No. 38 Western Michigan Full Results | WMU: 195.475 | SEMO: 193.100 VT: Corbett 9.850 | UB: Corbett 9.875 | BB: Peszek, Jones 9.850 | FX: Brawner 9.875 | AA: Brawner 39.200 No. 56 Air Force at No. 40 UC Davis Full Results | UC-Davis: 195.775 | AFA: 193.350 VT: Brown 9.825 | UB: Kreager 9.875 | BB: Brown 9.900 | FX: Yektaparast 9.875 | AA: Brown 39.050 No. 53 Bridgeport, No. 52 Sacramento State at No. 41 Arizona State Full Results | Sac State: 195.275 | UB: 195.050 | ASU: 194.925 VT: Reimers 9.825 | UB: Christopherson 9.875 | BB: Comport 9.925 | FX: Brenner, Lentz 9.850 | AA: Lentz 39.225 No. 42 Towson at No. 44 N.C. State Full Results | NCSU: 196.150 | Towson: 194.025 VT: Knight 9.875 | UB: Fillard, Knight 9.925 | BB: Knight 9.900 | FX: Philips 9.850 | AA: Knight 39.525 No. 68 Brockport, No. 58 Cornell at No. 42 Towson Full Results | Towson: 194.625 | Cornell: 193.500 | Brockport: 192.425 VT: Tucker, Mager 9.775 | UB: Green 9.800 | BB: Dudley, Arduino, Temkov 9.875 | FX: McKellar 9.925 | AA: Yarussi 39.050 No. 48 Lindenwood at No. 57 Illinois State Full Results | Illinois State: 193.025 | LU: 191.650 VT: Sokolowski, Cooke 9.775 | UB: Ward, Horn, Marema 9.775 | BB: Sokolowski 9.800 | FX: Ward, Cooke 9.825 | AA: Cooke 39.000 No. 60 Brown, No. 82 Rhode Island, No. 71 SCSU at No. 53 Bridgeport Full Results | UB: 194.450 | Brown: 193.425 | SCSU: 190.350 | RIC: 182.950 VT: Stewart 9.825 | UB: Liautaud, Powell-Brown 9.750 | BB: Comport 9.950 | FX: Comport, Reimers 9.900 | AA: Reimers 38.925 No. 54 Temple at No. 63 William & Mary Full Results | W&M: 193.100 | Temple: 192.450 VT: Todd 9.725 | UB: Gironda 9.800 | BB: Oliveri, Gipson 9.725 | FX: Kerr 9.850 | AA: Gironda 38.675 No. 76 Ithaca, No. 62 Penn, No. 71 SCSU at No. 54 Temple Full Results | Temple: 194.975 | Penn: 193.950 | SCSU: 190.500 | Ithaca: 189.650 VT: Moore 9.850 | UB: Cullen 9.925 | BB: Moore 9.875 | FX: Odom 9.850 | AA: Todd 38.825 No. 70 Ursinus at No. 59 West Chester Full Results | West Chester: 193.675 | Ursinus: 191.500 VT: Valentine 9.725 | UB: Valentine, Marshall 9.750 | BB: Ruoss 9.900 | FX: Valentine 9.875 | AA: Valentine 39.175 No. 60 Brown, No. 74 Cortland, No. 82 Rhode Island at No. 75 Springfield Full Results | Brown: 193.425 | Springfield: 189/050 | Cortland: 188.425 | RIC: 182.575 VT: Mitchell 9.775 | UB: Olson 9.700 | BB: Mitchell 9.775 | FX: Mitchell 9.850 | AA: Mitchell 38.875 No. 80 Hamline at No. 69 UW-Whitewater Full Results | UW-W: 192.125 | Hamline: 188.850 VT: Fiorilli 9.675 | UB: Smith 9.800 | BB: Hutton, O’Donnell 9.550 | FX: O’Donnell 9.800 | AA: O’Donnell 37.775 No. 72 UW-La Crosse at No. 81 Gustavus Adolphus Full Results | UW-LC: 188.900 | Gustavus Adolphus: 184.725 VT: Willett 9.600 | UB: Wilson 9.725 | BB: Willett 9.600 | FX: Kopp 9.650 | AA: Kopp 38.000 No. 73 Winona at No. 78 UW-Eau Claire Full Results | Winona: 185.200 | UW-EC: 184.975 VT: Lewis 9.525 | UB: Zurowski 9.400 | BB: Johnston 9.550 | FX: Olson 9.700 | AA: Erickson 36.700 No. 79 UW-Oshkosh at No. 77 UW-Stout Full Results | UW-S: 189.350 | UW-O: 186.825 VT: Jondahl 9.675 | UB: Nicholson 9.775 | BB: Hyde 9.725 | FX: Jondahl 9.800 | AA: Nicholson 37.475 Want to receive the latest collegiate gymnastics news in your inbox? 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Rotem
3/16/2017 04:37:54 pm
Where did you hear about Lee petitioning for a 6th year of eligibility?
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