Brittany Marcsisin, L10 from Arena Gymnastics in Hamilton, NJ, has committed to join the University of Pittsburgh this fall. Her 2010 season was highlighted by a 2nd AA finish at the Robin Cone Memorial meet and a 3rd AA finish at the Long Island Classic. She recently competed two events at the Star Struck Invitational, finishing 2nd on V.
Madison Sevilla, L10 from Flips Gymnastics in Minnesota, has committed to Wisconsin-Stout. Sevilla competed beam and floor through the 2010 season, finishing 3rd on both events at the Salto National Invitational.
Stanford, after a huge score this weekend, takes over the top spot in the Troester GymInfo Men's Rankings this week. Cal's Dennis Mannhart is the top AAer after his debut this weekend. OU's Jake Dalton claims the lead on FX and PB. Ty Echard of Ohio State is first on PH, while teammate Brandon Wynn is the top Ring man. Stanford's Eddie Penev leads the vault after this weekend's competition, while Paul Ruggeri of Illinois remains on top of the HB standings.
| Rank | Team |
Average |
| 1 | Stanford | 356.550 |
| 2 | California | 354.225 |
| 3 | Illinois | 353.450 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 352.425 |
| 5 | Penn State | 346.900 |
| 6 | Michigan | 346.000 |
Link: Troester.com GymInfo
Florida tops the Women's National Rankings for the week of January 24th, according to the weekly Troester GymInfo poll. Florida also leads the standings on vault, uneven bars, and the floor. Stanford is the top balance beam squad.
UGA frosh Lindsey Cheek takes over the top AAer spot, as she hit a 39.55 in her first AA this past weekend. She is also the top UB worker. On VT, Utah's Kyndal Robarts holds the top spot, although she did not compete this weekend due to injury. Stanford's Ashley Morgan leads the FX rankings. On BB, UCLA's Olivia Courtney, Oregon State's Leslie Mak and SUU's Alyssa Click are tied for the top spot.
| Rank | Team |
Ave |
| 1 | Florida | 196.708 |
| 2 | Stanford | 196.413 |
| 3 | Georgia | 196.188 |
| 4 | Utah | 195.933 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 195.781 |
| 6 | Alabama | 195.525 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 195.338 |
| 8 | Michigan | 195.167 |
| 9 | UCLA | 195.119 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 195.050 |
| 11 | Kent State | 195.008 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 194.933 |
| 13 | North Carolina State | 194.850 |
| 14 | Boise State | 194.788 |
| 15 | Iowa | 194.675 |
| 16 | Southern Utah | 194.658 |
| - | Washington | 194.658 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 194.567 |
| 19 | Illinois-Champaign | 194.492 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 194.483 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 194.375 |
| 22 | Auburn | 194.175 |
| 23 | Penn State | 194.158 |
| 24 | Denver | 193.963 |
| 25 | L.S.U. | 193.942 |
The rankings are by season average, so if an athlete has competed just once on the event, their season average is based on the single score.
Link: Troester GymInfo
New Hampshire downed Pittsburgh, 193.75 to 192.65, in action early Sunday evening. UNH picked up individual wins from Courtney Conners in the VT, Danielle Riebold on the UB, Austyn Fobes on the FX and Chelsea Steinberg in the AA. Pitt's Alicia Talucci won BB to prevent the sweep.
Link: Pitt Release
Stanford defeated UCLA, pulling away in the last rotation as the Bruins struggled on BB. Stanford was led by Shelley Alexander, who won the BB and the AA with a 39.35. Teammate Ashley Morgan topped off the victory with a winning 9.925 score while in the anchor spot on FX. Teammates Allyse Ishino and Alyssa Brown tied with UCLA's Aisha Gerber for the UB title. UCLA's Tauny Frattone won the VT.
Link: Stanford Release
OU rebounded from their meet Friday to tie their season best at 196.175, to beat host TWU's season-best 193.05 (a jump of 2.425 points). For the Sooners, Kayla Nowak and frosh Madison Mooring picked up a pair of wins. Nowak won the UB and tied with teammate Megan Ferguson for the FX title. Mooring won the BB and tied with teammate Sara Stone for the FX title. OU Coach KJ Kindler earner her 100th career win.
Link: TWU Release and Gymnastike Coverage
CMU led the state of Michigan to a victory over the state of Illinois in an inaugural Illinois vs. Michigan meet. CMU was led by Andrea Delagarza, who won the VT and BB en route to a 39.075 AA win. Teammate Kristin Teubner won the FX. UIC's Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette won the UB.
Link: Illinois State Release
NIU defeated Bowling Green on Sunday afternoon, 188.675 to 186.6. Holly Reichard led NIU, winning the BB. For Bowling Green, Sunny Marchand won VT and FX, while teammate Monica Eaton won the UB.
Link: BGSU Release
Temple defeated host Ursinus by posting a 188.225. Four different Owls split the four events: Kaity Watson on VT, Chelsea Troutman on UB, Sylvie Borschel on BB, and Marissa Oxenford on FX.
Link: Ursinus Results
Stanford rebounded from last week's loss to Cal to make a statement with a 364.4 NCAA-high tally. The preseason number one team, Stanford was led by Josh Dixon, who won FX and tied for first on PB with teammate Ryan Lieberman and Cal's Dennis Mannhart. Mannhart tied for AA honors with teammate Glen Ishino, who won also won HB. Stanford built its biggest margin of victory on FX and PH.
Link: Stanford Release
OU won all six events as a team as the amassed an impressive 358.35. Jake Dalton of OU won the VT (16.55), PB, HB and AA (90.75) to lead the Sooners. Steven Legendre added a 16.25 on FX while Ohio State's Brandon Wynn notched a 15.9 on Rings.
Link: OU Release
Illinois defeated host Minnesota and NU Saturday evening. Illini Paul Ruggeri won the HB (with a 16.1), PB and tied with teammate Tyler Mizoguchi on the FX. Mizoguchi also won the AA with a 87.2.
Link: Minnesota Release
Iowa rolled to 342 points to easily defeat UIC. Iowa won every individual event and had 19 gymnastics place in the top five. Mike Jiang, a senior, captured PB and HB for Iowa.
Link: Iowa Release