Abby Brenner, L10 from Twin City Twisters in Minnesota, has committed to Michigan. She finished her 2014 season at JOs with a win on floor and 4th place AA. This season she placed piced up all around titles as well as wins on vault, beam and floor at the Gopher Invite and the Hilton Head Invitational. She placed 1st AA and 1st on vault and floor at the Twisted Moose. She also placed 2nd AA at the Northern Lights Classic and won vault and floor.
Kyla Gamble, L10 at American Twisters in Florida, has committed to Towson. She qualified to the NIT last year, finishing 5th AA. This season she had top ten finishes at the Sun & Surf Spectacular and the Presidential Classic.
Sarah Hargrove, L10 at CGA in Ohio, has committed to Nebraska. Last year she finished 3rd AA at the L9 Eastern Championships. This season she has earned top ten finishes at all of her meets, including a 1st place finish at the Derby Classic (1st v/bb/fx).
Talia Brovedani, L10 at Head Over Heels in California, has committed to Washington. She qualified to and finished 15th at the 2014 JOs. This season she placed 1st on beam at the Golden State Classic and she finished 1st AA and 1st on beam and floor at the Lady Luck.
Andavea "Andy" Alexander. L10 at Carrollton Gymnastics in Georgia, has committed to Lindenwood. This season she has competed at the Paws for the Cure, the Atlanta Crown, the Auburn Classic (1st UB), and the CK Pink meet (1st AA; 1st UB,
and BB).
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OU tops the Men's CGA Coaches' Poll for the week of March 9th, capturing all 14 first place votes. Stanford is 2nd and Illinois claims sold possession of 3rd.
DU posted a solid 196.45 to solidify a current #16 ranking. The road win was a key score, as they defeated Alaska's school record score and host Air Force. DU was led by Nina McGee, who won VT, UB and tied for first on BB with teammate Katie Menhinick. She did not compete on FX. Menhinick tied with teammate Maggie Laughlin and UAA's Kallie Randolph for the FX title.
UAA's M'rcy Matsunami set a new school record to win the AA with a 39.2. The record had stood since 2004.
Link: USAF Release
This week's ranking from Troester.com GymInfo continue to show a bit of a shakeup, as teams improve with their Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) by dropping low scoring early season meets. We are getting to the last two weekends of meets, and the teams are jockeying for spots in the Top 36 and in the Top 18. OU takes the top spot in this week's rankings, with an RQS that is approaching 198. They are followed by Florida and then LSU.
New Zealander Courtney McGregor has reportedly committed to Boise State. In 2014 she competed internationally at the World Cup and the Pacific Rim Championships.
New Zealander Charlotte Sullivan has reportedly committed to Iowa. In 2014 she competed internationally at the World Cup, Pacific Rim, and Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Cal broke the school record with a 197.325 team total in a win over UC Davis. They also set program records on VT and FX.
Toni Ann Williams led the way once again, winning the VT with a 10 and the FX with a 9.975. She also tied for the UB title with teammate Charlie Owens en route to a 39.625 AA tally. UC Davis' Dani Judal posted a 9.875 to win BB.
Link: Cal Release
GWU posted a new season high and won the tri-meet over WMU and Yale. More important, they kept themselves in the race for one of the last spots at Regionals. Jillian Winstanley led the Colonials, winning the AA with a 39.2, including a tie for first on BB with WMU's Anna Corbett. Teammate Chelsea Raineri added a win on VT and tie on FX with teammate Cami Drouin-Allaire. WMU's Jessie Peszek won the UB.
Link: GWU Release
Coach Doug Van Everen picked up his 150th Career Win as Army defeated host Springfield. Army's Jesse Glenn had an outstanding meeting, winning VT, PB and HB en route to an 84.05 AA win.
Link: Army Release
Stanford posted a solid tri-meet win over host UIC and ASU's club program. Robert Neff led Stanford, winning the AA with an 87.3 and taking the win on FX.
Link: UIC Release
Neal Courter won the VT and HB to lead the Tribe to the win over Navy.
Link: W&M Release
OU, while off of their record pace, still managed to defeat host Cal on Sunday. Cal's Kevin Wolting won the AA with an 89.15, including a win on VT and a tie for first on FX with OU's Colin Van Wicklen. OU was paced by Michael Squires 16.0 on Rings.
Link: Cal Release