UCLA has announced the signing of Asi Peko, in a school release. The L10 was expected to sign in the fall but was finally inked this Wednesday.
Link: UCLA Release
TWU won the afternoon session at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals, advancing to the finals. Air Force edged William & Mary for the 2nd spot in the finals.
During the evening session, Bridgeport posted a huge 195.525 to win the session, followed by Penn at 193.9.
Bridgeport's Monica Messales Sallares won the AA title with a 39.35. Penn's Dana Bonincontri was 2nd at 39.275, with teammate Kirsten Strausbaugh 3rd at 38.95.
Link: TWU Release and Penn Release
New Image Gymnastics has announced that Tara Kilkenney has signed with Temple. She finished 17th AA at the 2011 NIT and she placed 3rd AA at this year's Balloon Classic.
Jennifer Rochefort, L10 from the Georgia Gymnastics Academy, will sign with Souther Connecticut State this week. This season she won the Ozone Invite, the Tiger Paw Classic (1st UB) and her state meet (1st UB/BB). She also won the bars and beam titles at the Cloverleaf Invite.
Danielle Ramirez, L10 at Wildfire Gymnastics in California, has verballed to Southern Utah according to a post on her club's site. This season Danielle finished 3rd AA at the Crystal Cup, the California Classic and the SoCal state meet. She also won the SoCal vault title.
Cally Elkin, L10 at DeVeau's in Indiana, will join the Ball State team this fall. She finished 8th AA at the L9 Eastern Championships in 2010 and qualified to regionals last year as a first year Level 10. This season she finished 6th AA at the Galaxy Invite, 8th AA at the Circle of Stars and 4th AA at the Sun and Surf Spectacular.
The NCAA has released the Women's Qualifying Field and the rotation assignments. Here's how the preliminary sessions shake out:
Afternoon Session:
| Vault | Bye | Bars | Beam | Bye | Floor |
| UCLA | LSU | Nebraska | OU | Stanford | Utah |
Evening Session:
| Vault | Bye | Bars | Beam | Bye | Floor |
| Florida | Ohio State | Georgia | Bama | Oregon State | Arkansas |
#1 seed Florida starts on vault, while defending Champion Bama (along with OU) starts on beam. For Stanford, Utah, Oregon State and Arkansas, they will have to attempt to make the Super Six by ending on beam.
Link: Qualifier Release and Rotation Announcement
The final rankings using the National Qualifying Scores (NQS) have been published by Troester.com GymInfo. These will be the final National finish for teams ranked 13 and lower. The final top spots will of course be determined at Nationals.
Florida takes the top spot heading into Nationals, with UCLA 2nd. OU is third.
Here are all the results from the 2012 NCAA Women's Regionals (Teams in bold advance to Nationals):
Raleigh: Results
| 1 | University of Florida | 197.325 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 196.225 |
| 3 | North Carolina State University | 195.975 |
| 4 | Penn State | 195.650 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 194.025 |
| 6 | Kent State | 193.575 |
Also advancing in the AA: Sharaya Musser (PSU), Morgan Evans (UNC)
Also advancing: Rachel Fincham (NC State), UB
Fayetteville: Results
| 1 | UCLA | 197.225 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 196.825 |
| 3 | Boise State | 196.050 |
| 4 | Missouri | 195.450 |
| 5 | Maryland | 194.400 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 193.900 |
Also advancing in the AA: Amy Glass (Boise State), Rachel Updike (Missouri)
Champaign: Results
| 1 | University of Oklahoma | 197.025 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 196.675 |
| 3 | University of Illinois | 195.725 |
| 4 | University of Denver | 194.875 |
| 5 | University of Kentucky | 194.750 |
| 6 | UIC | 194.150 |
Also advancing in the AA: Alina Weinstein (Ill), Moriah Martin (DU)
Also advancing: Taylor Westrick (SEMO), BB
Auburn: Results
| 1 | UGA | 197.100 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 196.450 |
| 3 | Michigan | 196.325 |
| 4 | Auburn | 196.100 |
| 5 | WVU | 195.900 |
| 6 | MSU | 194.050 |
Also advancing in the AA: Katie Zurales (Mich), Brianna Guy (AU)
Also advancing: Kylie Shields (AU) and Joanna Sampson (Mich), VT
Salt Lake City: Results
| 1 | Utah | 196.8250 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 196.5250 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 194.8000 |
| 4 | ASU | 194.4000 |
| 5 | SJSU | 193.4000 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 193.1500 |
Also advancing in the AA: Dusti Russell (Minn), Kayla Slechta (Minn)
Seattle: Results
| 1 | Alabama | 197.025 |
| 2 | LSU | 196.075 |
| 3 | Washington | 195.825 |
| 4 | Arizona | 195.075 |
| 5 | Iowa | 194.600 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 194.150 |
Also advancing in the AA: Aubree Cristello (Ariz), Aliza Vaccher (UW)
Host Utah knocked off #5 NU 196.825 to 196.525, as both squads easily advanced to the National meet. 3rd place Minnesota posted a 194.8, to finish ahead of ASU (194.4), San Jose State (193.4) and Iowa State (193.15).
Frosh Jessie DeZiel paced the Huskers, winning the AA (39.4), Vault and sharing the FX title with Utah's Kyndal Robarts. Ute frosh Georgia Dabritz won the bars, while NU's Emily Wong won the beam.
For the individuals, Dusti Russell and Kayla Slechta of Minnesota qualified as AAers.
Link: NU Release
MPSF Gymnast of the Year Jake Dalton of OU was the star of the Championships, leading his squad to a win over Stanford, 355.6 to 352.1. Cal was third at 345.95 while Air Force posted a 335.95.
Dalton won the AA with a 89.25, winning at least a share of title on Rings, PB, and HB in the process. Stanford's Eddie Penev triumped on floor and vault, while teammate James Fosco earned a share of the Rings title. Cal's Donovan Bailey won the PH.
Link: OU Release and Results
The Big 10 Championships concluded with the event finals. Sam Mikulak of Michigan and Paul Ruggeri of Illinois won two events each.
Floor: Paul Ruggeri, Illinoiis
Rings: Scott Rosenthal, PSU
PH: Craig Hernandez, PSU and Ty Echard, Ohio State
Vault: Ruggeri, Illinois
PB: Sam Mikulak, Michigan
HB: Sam Mikulak, Michigan
Link: Michigan Release
Navy's Andrew Faulk dominated the event finals at the ECAC Championships, winning at least a share of titles on PH, PB and HB. He won the AA and was named Gymnast of the Year.
Temple's John Leonard won the floor. On PH, Joseph Hodges tied with Faulk for the title. Dan Zerbel of UIC and Alex Tighe of Temple tied Faulk for the PB title. Temple's Matt Martin won the vault, while Ryan Ponce of Springfield won the Rings.
Link: Navy Release
Georgia posted a 197.1 to win the Auburn Regional. Oregon State (196.45) used a strong final beam routine from Leslie Mak (she won the event) to pass Michigan (196.325) for the 2nd ticket to Nationals. Host Auburn was close behind at 196.1, just ahead of WVU at 195.9. MSU was 6th at 194.05.
UGA was led by Kat Ding, who won the AA with a 39.5. Ding also tied for the bars title with teammate Gina Nuccio and Oregon State's Olivia Vivian and Leslie Mak. Teammate Noel Couch took the floor.
Three athletes punched their tickets to Nationals on Vault with a win: AU's Kylie Shields and Michigan's Katie Zurales and Joanna Sampson. Zurales will go to Nationals, however, as an All-Arounder, along with Auburn's Brianna Guy.
Link: UGA Release
Alabama won the Seattle Regional with ease, posting a 197.025. LSU (196.075) pulled out the qualifying spot, shaking off an early fall on beam to hit their remaining routines and extend their 0.025 lead into the final margin of victory. Washington (195.825) had a shakey beam rotation after a strong start on vault and bars. Arizona posted a 195.075 after problems on bars, with Iowa (194.6) in fifth and CMU (194.15) in sixth.
Bama was led by Geralen Stack-Eaton's 39.4 AA win. She also tied for first on bars with teammate Ashley Sledge and on floor with teammate Marissa Gutierrez. Teammate Sarah DeMeo tied for the beam title with Arizona's Katie Matusik. Washington's Aliza Vaccher won the vault with a career-best effort.
Individually, Matusik advances on the beam while teammate Aubree Cristello advances in the AA. Vaccher also advances as an All-Arounder.
Link: UW Release
UCLA posted a 197.225 to hold an inspired effort from Arkansas (196.825) and claim the Regional in Fayetteville. Arkansas was boosted by the partial return of Katherine Grable and Kelci Lewis from the injured list.
Boise State posted a 196.05 after a few problems on beam. Missouri posted a 195.45 to take fourth, finishing the meet strong. Maryland was fifth at 194.4 and UNH sixth at 193.9.
UCLA was led by wins by Vanessa Zamarripa on bars and Ellyse Hopfner-Hibbs on floor. Teammate Samantha Peszek tied for the vault title with Boise State's Amy Glass.
Arkansas' Jaime Pisani won the AA and the beam title to lead the GymBacks.
Glass and Missouri frosh Rachel Updike qualified as individual AAers.
Link: Results and Missouri Release