Items filtered by date: Saturday, 10 April 2010

UCLA and Arkansas advanced easily out of the Los Angeles Regional.  UCLA posted a nation-high 197.825 to defeat Arkansas' 196.675.  Anna Li led UCLA, posting a 10.0 on UB and winning VT.  Teammate Vanessa Zamarripa edged her for the AA title with a 39.675.  Teammate Brittani McCullough won the FX.  For Arkansas, Casey Jo Magee won the BB.

Advancing as AAers are Iowa State's Michelle Browning and ASU's Mary Atkinson.

Team Scores:

Florida posted a big 197.675 to defeat host Utah.  Utah posted a 196.9.  Ashanee Dickerson led Florida, posting a 39.7 for the AA win.  She dominated throughout.  Dickerson also won the BB and tied for the UB with teammates Maranda Smith and Amanda Castillo, and Utah's Daria Bijak.  Dickerson also tied for 1st on FX with a host of others.

Boise State's Hannah Redmon won the VT with a near perfect 9.975, advancing to Nationals on that event.  She also tied for first on FX, where she tied with Utah's Annie DiLuzio, Auburn's Rachel Inniss, and Washington's Kristen Linton and Samantha Walior.  It has not been determined if these other FX co-champs advance.

Two other DU athletes advanced as AAers, with Kelley Hennigan taking the first spot and Brianna Artemev winning the tiebreaker for the 2nd slot.

Link:  Utah Release

Host #15 Missouri, the #3 seed, advanced as one of three Big 12 teams to advance.  They posted a 196.5 for the win.  Oregon State posted a 196.275 for 2nd.

There will be a new national champion this season as UGA does not advance, losing on the tiebreaker to the Beavers.

Missouri was led by Sarah Shire, who won the AA with a 39.625.  She dominated the Regional, winning VT and tying with Oregon State's Laura Ann Chong on UB and UGA's Courtney McCool on FX.  McCool won BB to advance to Nationals there and on FX.

Iowa's Rebecca Simbhudas advanced as an indvidual AAer.  Minnesota's Alexis Russell won the tiebreaker to advance in the 2nd slot for Nationals.

Link:  UGA Release

Alabama posted a 197.4 to win the Lexington Regional.  Nebraska followed with a 195.975 to secure the second slot.

Gerelan Stack-Eaton of Alabama won the AA with a 39.55, edging teammate Ashley Priess.  Stack-Easton tied for 1st on VT with teammate Kayla Hoffman, NU's Erin Davis and Illinois' Allison Buckley and Whitney Rose and on UB with teammate Kassi Price and NU's Britnee Habbib.  Priess won the BB while Bama's Morgan Dennis won the FX.

Sarah Schmidt of Illinois and Nicole Curler of MSU advanced as the top two AAers not on a qualifying squad.

Team Scores:

1. Bama 197.4
2.  NU 195.975
3.  Illinois 195.425
4.  CMU 195.1
5.  UK 194.975
6.  MSU 194.475

Link:  Bama Release

Oklahoma took the regional at University Park, posting a 197.25.  LSU, with a 196.4, stayed ahead of host PSU at 196.05 to grab the other slot.

Brandi Personett (39.55) and Sharaya Musser (39.2) of Penn State went 1-2 in the AA, grabbing the two qualifying spots to Nationals in the process.  Personett and Jackson tied for the VT title.  Jackson also picked up the title on UB.

OU's Hollie Vise won the BB while teammate Jackie Flanery won the FX.

Link:  OU Release

Stanford won the Morgantown Regional with a score of 196.775.  Michigan was second with a 195.8 and advances.

Michigan's Kylee Botterman won the AA with a 39.55, just ahead of Stanford's Carly Janiga.  Stanford's Shelley Alexander won the VT and BB.  Michigan's Jordan Sexton won the UB, while Botterman and teammate Natalie Beilstein tied for the FX title.

The two AAers advancing who are not part of a qualifying team are Taylor Seaman of NC State and Elise Wheeler of SUU.

Team Standings:

Link:  Michigan Release