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Tuesday, 28 February 2012 20:11

2013-14 Raineri to Iowa State

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Chelsea Raineri, L10 at Silvia's in Pa., has committed to ISU.  Raineri competed in the 2011 NIT, finishing 3rd AA.  This season she has finished in the top five in all of her meets, including a first place finish (1st AA; 1st V/FX) at the Maryland Classic.  She has picked up three 1st place vault titles so far this season.

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Monday, 27 February 2012 21:59

2012 Superlatives Debut

Our annual listing of "Superlatives" makes its 2012 debut!  A "Superlative" is our listing of FIG "E" or higher level skills and 5.3 Start Value and higher vaults that have been attemped in NCAA competition.  It's a way to recognize those athletes who continue to challenge themselves and the sport by competing these ultra difficult skills.  At the same time, we recognize that training and competing high level skills could result in a higher rate of injury.  

This list is incomplete!  We'll update it as you provide the names of the athletes and their skills performed.  Please submit your entries into This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

OU leads the way in the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings for Men, for the week of February 27th.  PSU is 2nd and Illinois is 3rd.

Stanford's Eddie Penev takes over the top spot in the AA rankings, in addition to the vault standings.  OU's Jake Dalton is still king of the floor.  Cal's Glen Ishino continues his lead on PH, while Scott Rosenthal holds steady at the top of the rings standings.  Michigan's Sam Mikulak is the top p-bar worker, while Illini Paul Ruggeri is the top high bar guy.  

Florida holds the number spot in the Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings this week.  The rankings this week shift to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS).  It is calculated by taking the top three "AWAY" meet scores, the next three highest scores (regardless of location), tossing out the high, and averaging the remaining five.  OU is close behind in 2nd, and UCLA is in also above 197 and is in third.

Sunday, 26 February 2012 18:56

Men's: Michigan 341.7 at Stanford 351.05

Host Stanford defeated Michigan on Sunday afternoon, winning all six events but gaining the biggest advantage on rings and p-bars.  Stanford was led by Eddie Penev and Cameron Foreman.  Penev won the AA with a 87.35, plus the FX, while Foreman won the PB and HB. 

Link:  Michigan Release

Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:28

ASU 194.85 at UCLA 198.05

UCLA became the first team to surpass 198 this season, with a big 198.05 at home.  Vanessa Zamarripa made her AA debut, posting a 39.625 win for the Bruins.  She tied for the beam title with teammates Samantha Peszek and Mattie Larson.  UCLA's Olivia Courtney won the vault and tied for the floor title with teammate Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs.   Monique De La Torre won bars and completed the UCLA sweep.

Link:  ASU Release

Navy held off W&M, using their highest team score of the year.  Andrew Faulk led the way, winning the AA (85.5), FX, PH, R, and PB. 

Link:  Navy Release

Temple celebrated Senior Day by defeating Air Force and Brockport. Senior Adam Al-Rokh led the way, winning the AA with an 83.1.  He also tied for the rings title with Air Force's Devin Menefee. 

Link:  Temple Release

Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:52

CMU 194.95 at NIU 193.925

CMU posted a 49.0 on beam in the last rotation to hold off NIU.  CMU was led by Kristin Teubner, who won the AA with a 39.15, the BB with a 9.875 and tied for the vault title (with teammate Meaghan McWhorter).  The Chippewas' Kari Dieffenderfer won the bars.  For NIU, Tanya Rachan won the FX. 

Link:  CMU Release

Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:49

Minnesota 195.15 at Iowa State 195.975

Iowa State celebrated Senior Night by defeating visiting Minnesota.  Iowa State senior Michelle Browning led the way, winning the AA with a 39.3.  She also tied for the floor title with Gopher Dusti Russell.  Classmate Celine Paulus added a win on bars while frosh Caitlin Brown tied with Minnesota's Shannon Golich for the beam title.  Gopher Kayla Slechta won the vault. 

Link:  Iowa State Release and Video

Penn posted a season high road score to win the Ivy Classic, led by Dana Bonincontri's first place finishes on the bars, floor (tied with teammate Kirsten Strausbaugh) and AA (39.1).  Yale's Morgan Traina took the beam, while Cornell's Tiffany Chen and Brown's Michelle Shnayder tied on vault. 

Link:  Penn Release

Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:41

Winona State 179.625 at Hamline 179.375

Hamline's Courtney Benson took the AA with a 37.875.  She also won beam and floor. 

Link:  Winona State Release

Sunday, 26 February 2012 13:56

Ball State 191.6 at WMU 194.225

WMU downed Ball State, posting a solid 194.225.  The Broncos hit a school record 49.175 on the vault, led by 9.9s from Lauren Bledsoe and Taylor Zondervan.  Bledsoe also won the floor, while Zondervan won the bars.  Ball State's Nicole Allen won the beam and the AA (39.0). 

Link:  WMU Release

Saturday, 25 February 2012 21:20

Men's: Minnesota 345.8 at UIC 333.1

Russell Dabritz led the Gophers, winning high bar, rings and parallel bars. 

Link:  Gopher Release

Saturday, 25 February 2012 21:19

Men's: Iowa 334.4 at OU 356.25

OU opened their season at home by cruising past Iowa, 356.25 to 334.4.  Jake Dalton led the Sooners, winning the floor and vault. 

Link:  OU Release

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