In action Sunday, BGSU defeated UIC. BGSU's Dawn Christman led BGSU with a win on the FX and in the AA. Teammate Danielle Wishart won VT while teammate Sunny Marchand won UB. BGSU's Monica Eaton tied with Erin Duggan on BB.
Link: BGSU Release
After one weekend of action, Florida tops the National rankings for the women. With most teams in action already, the rankings are shuffled from the Preseason rankings, and a number of new teams are in the Top 25. Florida also leads the teams on FX, and is tied for first on BB with Stanford. Utah leads vault while Washington holds the top spot on UB.
Individually, Florida's Ashanee Dickerson is the top AAer. She is also tied with Bama's Sarah DeMeo for the top BB spot, and with Utah's Kyndal Robarts and WVU frosh Hope Sloanhoffer for the top VT spot. Gator teammate Alaina Johnson leads the UB. On FX, Kentucky's Andrea Mitchell holds the top spot.
| 1 |
Florida | 196.925 |
| 2 | Stanford | 196.625 |
| 3 | Utah | 195.700 |
| - | Michigan | 195.700 |
| 5 | UCLA | 195.613 |
| 6 | Georgia | 195.575 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 195.475 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 195.388 |
| 9 | Alabama | 195.350 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 195.075 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 194.950 |
| 12 | Kent State | 194.775 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 194.500 |
| - | New Hampshire | 194.500 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 194.475 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 194.350 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 193.925 |
| 18 | Iowa | 193.825 |
| - | Arizona | 193.825 |
| 20 | Washington | 193.675 |
| 21 | Illinois-Champaign | 193.650 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 193.575 |
| 23 | Southern Utah | 193.475 |
| - | Iowa State | 193.475 |
| 25 | L.S.U. | 193.350 |
Stanford opened in a big way, posting the nation's highest road total of the weekend, winning the Pac-10 showcase with a 196.625. The Cardinal were strong on all four events, starting off with VT but really distancing themselves from the field on BB. UCLA was second with a 195.925, after troubles on the BB. A strong FX rotation closed out the day for them. Oregon State was third with a 195.375, with some problems staying in bounds on FX. Fourth with Arizona, which overcame an early counting fall on UB with strong vaults to edge Washington, 193.825 to 193.675. The Huskies struggled with nerves on FX, their first event. ASU started off strong but encountered problems on UB and BB to edge out Cal, 191.85 to 191.675. After some problems on UB, Cal remained steady.
Individually, UCLA's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs posted a 39.55 to win the AA. She also captured the BB and FX titles with matching 9.95s. Olivia Vivian of Oregon State hit her UB to also post 9.95. Four gymnasts tied for 1st on VT with 9.875s: Shelley Alexander and Alyssa Brown of Stanford, Deanna Graham of Arizona and Brittani McCullough of UCLA.
The TV broadcast will be on Fox Sports starting on Thursday. Check listings for your regional affiliate for details.
Link: Scores
Senior Marcy Miller won the AA with a 38.775 to pace UC Davis to the win on Sunday afternoon. Teammate Erica Van Dyke won FX to lead an Aggie 1-2-3 sweep on the event. Katie Merritt won the VT for SJ State, while fellow Spartan Thomasina Wallace won the UB. Alaska's Kaelei Spoor won the BB.
Link: UC Davis Release
Kent State opened with a big win, posting a 194.775 over visiting Maryland. Frosh Marie Case led Kent State, winning the AA (39.075), FX and BB. Teammate Lindsay Runyan won the UB for Kent State. Frosh Katy Dodds won the VT for Maryland.
Link: Kent State Release