Ball State celebrated Senior Night with some Denasiha Christian led the way for Ball State, winning the vault and tying for the FX title with teammates Erin Patchen and Kayla Beckler. Teammate Baylee Bell won the BB. NIU's Jamyra Carter won the UB.
Link: Ball State Release
Arkansas overcame problems on the BB to defeat Missouri. Paige Zaziski led the Gym Backs, winning the UB and taking the AA with a 39.2. Teammate Amanda Wellick won VT and FX. For Missouri, Briana Conkle won the BB.
Link: Missouri Release
Host West Chester took the tri-meet, led by Majesta Valentine's school record tying 38.775 AA.
Link: WCU Recap
Hannah McCrary, L10 at CGA in Ohio, has committed to Missouri. She finished 17th AA at JOs last season. So far this season she has earned the vault and AA titles at The Galaxy Meet, the bars and AA titles at the CGA Coaches Spectacular and the floor title at the WOGA meet (2nd AA).
According to the JPAC Gymnastics website, Brenna Houser has committed to Utah. Brenna is new to Level 10. So far this season she has only competed various individual events at her meets.
Kelsey Sorrenson, L10 at the Gymnastics Academy of Charleston, has committed to West Virginia. She qualified to regionals last season. This season she has posted a 6th place finish at the Myrtle Beach Cup and a 5th place finish at the Sand Dollar. She also won vault at the Daytona Beach Open.
Mikayla Magee, L10 at Reflex Gymnastics in Texas, has committed to Utah. In 2014, Mikayla finished 6th AA at JOs. So far this season she has competed at the Texas Prime (4thAA), Chow's Challenge (1st AA and 1st on v/ub/bb) and the Presidential Classic (1st AA and a sweep of all events).
OU tops the Men's Coaches' Poll for the week of February 23rd. Illinois is 2nd and Stanford is third.
This week's ranking switch to the Regional Qualifying Score, as compiled by Troester.com GymInfo. As usual, there is a big reshuffling of the Top 25, as teams drop low scores in their average. However, at the top, things remain the same. OU takes the top spot in this week's rankings, followed by LSU and then Florida.
Alina Cartwright, Lisa Burt and Elena Lagoski won the UB, BB and FX, respectively, as MSU overpowered host UIC. UIC's Kimberly Randall won the VT, while teammate Gabrielle May went 39.05 in the AA.
Link: MSU Release
Lindenwood defeated Ball State, using Rachel Zabawa's final 9.875 FX tie to propel the squad past the Ball State quad. Kierstin Sokolowski led the lions, winning VT and tying for the FX title with Zabawa en route to a 39.225 AA win. Illinois State's Sami King won the UB and BB.
Link: LU Release
Minnesota posted a 195.325 to defeat cross-state rivals Winona State (186.05), Hamline (184.4) and Gustavus Adolphus (180.2). As usual, Lindsay Mable led the way with wins on VT and FX, and a tie on UB with teammate Madie Hanley. Teamamte Rachel Haines won the BB. Link: Minn Release
Penn won the Ivy Classic, defeating Brown, Yale and Cornell. Penn was led by Wynne Levy, who won the vault title. Brown's Caroline Morant won the UB and FX, while teammate Jordan Mitchell took the AA (38.65). Yale's Brittney Sooksengdao won the BB.
Link: Penn Release
Ursinus set a new team scoring record of 192.625 to easily defeat Temple. Frosh AAer Kaelin Ruoss broke the school record in the AA with a 38.5. Teammate Lauren Chavis won the UB and also tied the school record. Teammates Kristina Steffenhagen, Kristin Aichele, and Monique Brooks won the VT, BB and FX, respectively.
Link: Ursinus Release
#38 Maryland won the quad meet, edging host WVU and defeating Rutgers and #25 UNH.
Maryland was led by Karen Tang, who won the UB. WVU's Melissa Idell won the FX, and a trio of Mountaineers tied for the VT title: Jaida Lawrence, Zaakira Muhammad, and Nicolette Swoboda. Jenna Williams and Claire Jones of Rutgers tied for the BB title.
#25 UNH was missing Casey Lauter, who was lost for the season with an ankle injury in practice this week. Meghan Pflieger won her sixth straight AA title with a 38.925.
Link: UNH Release
EMU celebrated Senior Day with a big win over Ball State. Senior Anna Willette celebrated in fine fashion, taking the AA with a 39.05. She also won the VT and BB. Teammate Lacey Rubin won the UB. For BGSU, Erin Patchey won the FX.
Link: Release