Amanda Malo, L10 at Classic Gymnastics, has committed to Gustavus Adolphus. Last season she qualified to the L9 Western Championships and finished 6th AA. This season she has had a string on top five finishes at her meets and she picked up floor titles at the Midwest Harley meet and the Gasparilla.
Taylor Keough, L10 from Phantom Gymnastics, will join the Bridgeport team this fall. Last season, in her first season at Level 10, she qualified to regionals and placed 8th on floor. This season she won the Yellow Jackets Holiday Invite and placed 1st on bars, beam and floor.
Mia Sundstrom, L10 at Airborne Gymnastics in Colorado, has committed to Denver. Mia finished 5th AA at the 2013 NIT. This season she earned 1st place finishes at the Metroplex Challenge (1st AA/BB) and her state meet (1st AA/V/UB). She placed in the top three all around and picked up event wins at a number of other meets.
All of the Top 2 seeds advanced with no upsets this season, although some #2s knocked off the #1 seed in their Regional. Here's the full list of qualifiers (based on tentative results from live stats).
Georgia avoided counting a mistake to win the Berkeley Regional with a 197.025. They outdistanced Utah, who counted a miscue on BB. Cal was in close chase, but ended on BB, their weakest event, and managed just a 48.7. Boise State was next at 195.375, and suffered the loss of standout Ciera Perkins on FX. USU was just behind at 195.15 after a solid evening, and BYU posted a 194.15 after troubles on BB.
Utah's Georgia Dabritz won the AA with a 39.75, taking UB, BB(!), FX and tying for the VT with Cal's Toni Ann Williams. Williams nabbed one of the two slots at Nationals for AAer, with Boise State's Kelsey Morris getting the other one.
This year, all of the Top 2 seeds advanced to the National meet.
Link: Results
Alabama posted a 197.575 to defeat Auburn's 196.9 as both seeds easily advanced to the National meet. Alabama's Lauren Beers tied with Minnesota's Lindsay Mable for the AA title. Maryland was well back in 3rd at 195.15, edging Minnesota's 195.025 (big problems on UB). Iowa was in fifth at 194.675 and GWU posted a 194.15 for 6th.
Mable and Beers tied for the FX title with Bama's Carley Sims. Mable tied with Bama's Mackenzie Brannan for the VT title while Beers won the BB title. Bama's Kaitlyn Clark won the UB title.
GWU's Cami Drouin-Allaire grabbed the other available AA slot for Nationals.
Link: Results
Samantha Peszek and Christine "Peng Peng" Lee powered UCLA to a big win over Michigan, 197.5 to 197. Peszek won the AA with a 39.675. She took the FX and tied for the BB title with Lee and teammate Danusia Francis. Lee won the UB and tied for the VT title with Michigan's Sachi Sugiyama.
CMU posted a 195.925 to edge Arizona's 195.8 for 3rd. The host Buckeyes posted a 195.65, and Kentucky was not far behind with a 195.45 for sixth.
Qualifying as individuals in the AA were a pair of frosh: Ohio State's Taylor Harrison and Kentucky's Sydney Waltz.
Link: Results
Oklahoma easily won the Norman Regional, as expected, posting a 197.625. Oregon State pulled away from the field on FX and VT to take the second slot.
Oregon State's Madeline Gardiner won the AA with a 39.4.
SUU posted a 196.275 to lead the chase pack. Missouri was close behind at 196.1, and NC State followed at 195.775. PSU finished 6th after big mistakes on their first event.
NC State's Brittni Watkins and Michaela Woodford qualifed to Nationals as individual AAers.
SUU's Jamie Armijo won the UB to qualify to Nationals. Teammate Ana Jaworski tied for the BB title with OU's Haley Sorensen, and will also travel to Nationals.
OU's Ali Jackson won the VT while teammate Haley Scaman won the FX.
Link: Results
LSU posted a 197.175 to hold off Nebraska's 196.95 as both squads cruised through and qualified to Nationals. LSU's Jessie Jordan won the AA with a 39.575. She also won the BB and tied for the FX title with NU's Hollile Blanske.
DU led the rest of the field with a 195.95. MSU edged Iowa State 195.375 to 195.35, while Washington struggled to a 193.675.
DU's Nina McGee and Iowa State's Caitlin Brown qualified to Nationals as AAers. McGee also tied for the UB title with LSU's Rheagan Courville. Nebraska's Jessie DeZiel won the VT.
Link: Results
Florida posted a 197.475 to win the Morgantown Regional, led by Bridget Sloan's 39.8 AA win. Stanford powered to a 197 to outpace Illinois (196.675) and Arkansas (196.5). Host WVU was fifth at 195.65 and UNH posted a 194.825.
Illini Giana O'Connor and Mary Jane Horth grabbed the two individual qualifying spots in the AA (top 2 not on a qualifying team).
Sloan won vault and tied for the UB and FX titles. She tied on FX with teammate Kytra Hunter. Illini Sunny Kato tied for the UB title to grab an individual slot at Nationals. Stanford's Ivana Hong captured the BB title.
Link: Results
Allie Riddle, L10 at Planet Gymnastics, has committed to Auburn. She is a first year Level 10. She recently competed three events at her state meet, finishing 2nd on beam and floor.
Alyssa Ito, L10 at Winners Gymnastics, has committed to UC Davis. She qualified to the 2014 NIT, fnishing 1st on floor, 2nd on vault and 3rd on beam.
Erin Castle, L10 at Triad Gymnastics in Iowa, has committed to Iowa. Erin has numerous top three finishes at her 2015 meets, including a win and near sweep at the Midwest Open (1st AA/V/UB/BB). Last weekend she fnished 2nd AA at her state meet and won the floor title.
Kaitlin Yanish, L10 from Arizona Dynamics, has committed to OSU. Kaitlin qualified to and finished 3rd AA at the 2014 NIT. This season she has earned a number of top three finishes, included a 3rd place finish at her state meet. She has also earned several bars and beam titles throughout the season.
It's the final push to Nationals for the final 36 teams! Who will advance from the Regional? Which Top 12 team will be upset? It's anyone's guess. Here's a short preview of a pressure-packed weekend.
Oklahoma won the MPSF Conference Title, posting a 447.4 to easily defeat runner-up Stanford. The Cardinal posted a 437.15 while Cal took third at 432.7. Host Air Force was fourth at 425.15. Stanford's Akash Modi won the AA with a 90.4.
Link: Cal Release