Illinois won their fourth consecutive Big 10 Team title on Friday, posting a 352.95 for the win. Michigan was 2nd and #1 PSU could only manage third. Illinois was led by CJ Maestas, who posted the top AA score of the night at 89.5. Michigan's Sam Mikulak was 2nd, and Illini Paul Ruggeri was third.
Team:
1. Illinois - 352.95
2. Michigan - 351.85
3. Penn State - 350
4. Minnesota - 345.8
5. Ohio State - 343.65
6. Iowa - 342.8
7. Nebraska - 340.7
Link: NU Release
Temple won the men's ECAC Championships this Friday with the highest score in program history, a 349.4. They now qualify on to the NCAA Championships.
1. Temple - 349.4
2. Springfield - 332.6
3. UIC - 332.3
4. William & Mary - 330.4
5. Navy - 330.3
6. Army 325.7
Navy's Andrew Faulk won the AA with a career-high 86.0
Link: Navy Release
Jane Winstead, L10 at Apollo Gymnastics in Virgina, has been offered a spot on MSU's team beginning with 2013-14 season. A first year L10, Jane missed most of the 2012 season due to an ankle injury, but she competed at the Emerald City Classic and finished first on beam. She qualified to the L9 Eastern nationals in 2011.
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Delina Phillips, L9 at All American Flames in Michigan, has committed to UW-Whitewater. She picked up floor titles this season at the Twistars Royal Bash, the Splitz Super Bowl and the Chicago Style, where she also won the all around title. She recently placed 1st on vault at her state meet and placed 4th in the all around.
The Lindenwood gymnastics program has accepted an invitation to join the Midwest Independent Conference (MIC), joining Centenary, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State, Southeast Missouri, and Texas Women's.
Miranda Kuehl, L10 at Success Gymnastics in Iowa, has committed to Ball State. She is a 4-time JO qualifier and finished 21st AA in 2010. She recently won her 4th straight State Championship along with the BB title.
The AAI award is given to honor the Outstanding Senior Gymnast from all NCAA teams. The winner will be announced at the NCAA banquet in conjunction with NCAA Championships. The nominees:
Kat Ding of Georgia
Megan Ferguson of Oklahoma
Amy Glass of Boise State
Leslie Mak - OSU
Jaime Pisani of Arkansas
Geralen Stack-Eaton of Alabama
Grace McLaughlin, an Elite and National Team Memberfrom WOGA, has committed to Florida according to Gym-Style.com, her webmaster. Grace won the 2011 American Classic and placed 10th AA at Nationals.
Kennedy Baker has announced via Twitter her commitment to Florida. Baker, a Jr. Elite National Team Member from Texas Dreams, placed 7th AA at the 2011 National Championships and 8th AA at the Covergirl Classic.
Chloe Nelson, L10 at Olympic Warrior Gymnastics in Mississippi, will join the Yale team this fall. She qualified to JOs in 2011. This season she won the Manhattan Classic (1st V, UB, BB) and she recently picked up state championship titles in vault, bars and floor.
Kristyn Bossle, L10 at Phenom Gymnastics in Illinois, has committed to Illinois State, where she'll join her sister, Jenna. She has placed in the top five AA at most of her meets this season, including a 2nd place finish at the Love or Money meet. She recently placed 4th AA at her state meet.
Clair Jones, L10 at Precision Gymnastics in North Carolina, has committed to Rutgers. She has finished no lower than 4th AA in her meets this year and she won the Hilton Head (1st UB/BB/FX) and the Charleston Cup (1st BB). She recently finished 4th AA at her state meet.
National Champions were named at the Men's USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals on Saturday night.
The new champions are:
Floor: Jimmy Pezzino, Springfield
PH: Chris Junghans, Navy
Rings: Ryan Ponce, Springfield
Vault: Ben Zaiser, Air Force
PB: Josh Ramos, Air Force
HB: Mac Ritchie, Air Force
Link: Air Force Release
Air Force defended its Men's USAG Collegiate National Championship title on Friday, posting a season-high 341.05 for the home win. William and Mary was 2nd at 331.85, Navy 3rd at 326.9 and Springfield 4th at 324.35. ASU won the Men's club title with the 3rd highest team total on the night.
In the AA race, Navy's Andrew Faulk won the title with an 84.3. Event finals are Saturday night.
Link: Air Force Release
Jessica Savona, Canadian High Performance gymnast, has tweeted about her commitment to LSU. She recently competed at the Gymnix, finishing 4th in the all around and 12th on bars in the event finals. Last season she finished 2nd AA at the Canadian Championships and 1st on beam and floor in the event finals.