Erika Reichert, L10 at Orlando Metro in Florida, has committed to William and Mary. Erika has finished in the top 5 AA at most of her meets this season, including 3rd place finishes at the Sand Dollar and the Gasparilla meets. She recently placed 5th AA (1st BB/FX) at the Florida state meet.
The NCAA has officially announced the fields for the 2012 Women's Regional competitions. The NCAA implemented one of two clear options for the Regional seeds, sending Bama/LSU/Arizona to Seattle and OU/Stanford/DU to Champaign. This was the only remaining question following this weekend's competition, as the rest of the placements were relatively straightforward after the seeding rules were considered. As OU is higher ranked than Bama, the committee elected to place them at the Regional site closest to them geographically (Bama is even closer but has the lower rank). Top ranked Florida received, as expected, the site closest to their school. The remaining seeds follow the rule that they are "anchored" by the host school.
The seeds four to six show a bit more mixing, with some teams being sent out of their Regions.
Auburn Regional1. Georgia
2. Oregon State
3. Auburn
4. Michigan
5. West Virginia
6. Michigan State
Champaign Regional
1. Oklahoma
2. Stanford
3. Denver
4. Illinois
5. Kentucky
6. Illinois-Chicago
Fayetteville Regional
1. UCLA
2. Arkansas
3. Boise State
4. Missouri
5. New Hampshire
6. Maryland
Raleigh Regional
Teams
1. Florida
2. Ohio State
3. Penn State
4. North Carolina State
5. Kent State
6. North Carolina
Salt Lake City Regional
1. Nebraska
2. Utah
3. Minnesota
4. Iowa State
5. Arizona State
6. San Jose State
Seattle Regional
1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Arizona
4. Washington
5. Iowa
6. Central Michigan
The full list, including the individual AA and event qualifiers, is at the link.
The rotation order is as follows:
Vault: Seed 4
Bye before Bars: Seed 3
Bars: Seed 1
Beam: Seed 5
Bye Before Floor: Seed 2
Floor: Seed 6
This rotation draw adds to the excitement, as the 2nd seed has to end on beam. Seeds 3 and 4 get much better starting positions, with Seed 3 starting on bars after a bye and Seed 4 getting the Olympic rotation.
Link: NCAA Release
The final Regional Qualifying Scores have been published by Troester GymInfo, and the Top 36 is now finalized (the scores submitted to the NCAA take precedence).
Florida continues to hold the top space in the rankings, just ahead of OU. ULCA moves up to #3.
Cal won all six events as a team to defeat UIC. Cal's Jean Montecarlo won the AA and the rings, while teammate Glen Ishino won floor and PH.
Link: Cal Release
UCLA won the inaugural Pac-12 Championships, posting a 197.425 to edge host Utah's 197.375. Utah's tally included a counting fall on beam. 2011 Pac 10 champ Oregon State was third, and Stanford, who lead the field heading into the final event, only to suffer a counting fall.
Ute Corrie Lothrop won the AA with a 39.625. Teammate Georgia Dabritz won the bars. UCLA's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs won the beam with a 9.975, while Stanford's Ashley Morgan posted a 9.95 to win floor. On vault, UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa and Olivia Courtney tied with Stanford's Ivana Hong for the title.
In Session I, Arizona posted a 195.9, while ASU (194.55), Washington (194.125) and Cal (193.525) dealt with falls.
The two sessions were attended by 19,734 fans.
Link: Utah Release
Denver posted a 196.35 to win the WAC title. Sac State hit for a 195.675 and 2nd, SUU third at 195.025, SJSU foruth at 194.8 and USU close behind at 194.775. DU captured a seeded spot for Regionals, and SJSU held onto a Regional qualifier spot as well.
DU was led by Moriah Martin and Melodie Pulgarin Linero, who tied for the vault title. Sac State's Kailey Hansen had a career day, winning floor and beam. SUU's Alyssa Click won the bars.
San Jose State's Thomasina Wallace won the AA with a 39.4.
Link: DU Release
UC Davis won the MPSF title handily, posting a 193.675 to defeat SPU (191.15), Air Force (189.125) and Alaska (188.3). Davis frosh Tiana Montell was the AA winner with a career high of 38.725. MPSF Gymnast of the Year Katie Yamamura of UC Davis won the vault and bars. Teammate Madeline Kennedy won the bars. For SPU, Sherah Veron won the floor.
Link: UC Davis Release
Illinois State won the MIC Championships, defeating UIC 194.8 to 194.725. TWU was third with a 194.05, Centenary 4th with a 191.3, and SEMO fifth with a 191.225.
Kim Genereux led Illinois State, winning the AA with a 39.0. Teammate Apollonia Barrientos tied for the floor title with TWU's Kristin Edwards. Another Redbird, Robin Wiessman, tied for the bars title with UIC's Andrea Skala and Cynthia Lemiuex-Guillemette. TWU's Kayla Jones won vault, while SEMO's Taylor Westrick won the beam.
Link: TWU Release
OU overcame host Minnesota's season high to get the win. Ohio State was third.
Link: Gopher Release
NU celebrated Senior Night with a win over Iowa. Wyatt Aycock led the way, winning the pommel horse and tying for the p-bar title.
Link: NU Release
PSU celebrated Senior Night with the nation's top score. Felix Aronovich led the way for the Nittany Lions, winning the p-bars and high bar, tying or breaking career highs on both, en route to an 89.1 AA tally.
Link: PSU Release
Competition at the NCGA ("Division III") Championships concluded today with the event finals.
On vault, Ursinus' Monica Durham was 1st, followed by Marissa Goodstein of Cortland and Teagan Oare of UW LaCrosse.
On bars, Michaela McCamey of UW Eau Claire won the title, followed by Siri Wischmann of UW Whitewater and Mary Kate Young of UW Whitewater.
On beam, UW Whitewater's Allyse Dieringer won the title, followed by teammate Katie Thompson. Brockport's Natalie Manga was 3rd.
On floor, Taylor Wierzba of Brockport took the title. Hamline's Courtney Benson was 2nd, and UW LaCrosse's Jenna Swails was 3rd.
Link: Brockport Release
CMU powered to the MAC title, powering past their conference foes and likely pushing their squad into Regionals. CMU was led by Brittany Petzold's AA win (39.15) and Kristin Teubner's win on FX and tie (with teammate Taylor Noonan) on beam. Teammate Meaghan McWhorter won the vault. Ball State's Julie Cotter won the bars.
Link: CMU Release
Nebraska powered to the Big 10 title, posting a 197.1 to outdistance 2nd place Ohio State (196.225). NU soph Emily Wong won the AA with a career high 39.6. In a solid meet for all the teams, the field from 2 to 7 was separated by just 0.8 points.
Wong also tied for the beam title with Illinois' Kelsey Joannides and for the floor title with teammates Jessie DeZiel and Lora Evenstad. Evenstad won the bars. For Michigan, frosh Sachi Sugiyama won the vault title, performing out of session 1.
Team Standings:
1. NU 197.1
2. Ohio State 196.225
3. Minnesota 195.95
4. Michigan 195.875
5. Illinois 195.85
6. PSU 195.7
7. Iowa 195.425
8 MSU 194.675
Link: NU Release
Florida was victorious at the SEC Championships, posting the only score over 197 to win the meet. UF posted a 197.15, with Bama 2nd at 196.775. Georgia was 3rd at 196.575, and LSU 4th at 196.425. UK posted a 194.35 to defeat Arkansas (194.175) and AU (194.1).
Super frosh Kytra Hunter won the AA with a 39.625, including a 9.975 vault win. Teammate Alaina Johnson won the bars. Another frosh, Lloimincia Hall, won the floor for LSU. Arkansas' Jaime Pisani won the beam.
Jaime Pisani of Arkansas was named Gymnast o fthe Year. Kytra Hunter of Florida was named Frosh of the year. Jeff Graba of AU and Rhonda Faehn of Florida were named Coaches of the Year.
Link: LSU Release