Alexandra Ruiz, L10 from ACE Gymnastics in Forida, has committed to DU. She finished 1st AA at the 2013 JOs. Last season she finished 1st on vault at the National Elite Qualifier. This season she earned a near sweep of events at the Ozone Invitational and she placed 2nd AA and 1st on floor at the Sand Dollar meet.
OU still holds the top spot in the Men's Poll, but there has been activity in the poll this week. PSU is now in 2nd and Illinois in 3rd. Both received a first place vote in this week's poll.
UCLA broke through the 197 barrier, using big advantages on VT and FX to defeat Washington. Four different Bruins won individual honors: Jordan Williams on VT, Sophina DeJesus on UB, Danusia Francis on BB and Sadiqua Bynum on FX. Frosh Sonia Meraz won the AA in her debut (39.025).
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Jade Brown, L10 at Gedderts in Michigan, has committed to Kent State. She competed at Level 9 last season and finished with a trip to Eastern Championships, coming away with 1st place finishes on bars and floor. This season, as a first year L10, she has competed at the Twistars Invitational and the No Limit Invitational (1st AA and floor).
OU takes the top spot in this this week's National Rankings for Women, as published by Troester.com GymInfo. LSU moves into 2nd, just behind, as both squads broke the 198 barrier this past weekend. Florida tumbles to fourth, overtaken by Utah in 3rd. .
Cortland State defeated Southern Connecticut on Sunday. Elise Konikoff led SUNY-Cortland, winning vault and beam. Teammate Meghan Cobb won the bars. For SCSU, Nicole Pruchnik won the FX.
Link: SCSU Release
Springfield's men's squad posted a 404.95 to outlast teams from MIT, Brockport, Vermont and Temple. Temple's Jakob Welsh won the AA with an 83.65.
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GWU completed their NorCal swing with another great road score, posting a 195.725 to defeat UC Davis. GWU was led by frosh Jillian Winstanley, who posted a 39.175 to win the AA. She also tied for BB title with UC Davis' Dani Judal and the UB title with UC Davis' Kala DeFrancesco and Judal. GWU's Cami Drouin-Allaire won the VT while teammate Chelsea Raineri tied for the FX title with UC Davis' Stephanie Stamates.
Link: Scores
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Missouri overcame problems on UB and BB to pull out a win over Lindenwood. The hosts were led by frosh Shauna Miller and Becca Schugel. Schugel won AA (39.175) and tied for the BB title with Miller, teammate Alyson Heimsath, and LU's Lauren Cartmell. Miller won UB but sat out VT/FX. Another Mizzou Frosh, Kennedi Harris, won FX while teammate Katelyn Trevino won VT.
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WMU posted the road win at UIC, picking up a nice road score in the process. WMU's Jessica Pesezk won the BB and tied for the UB title with UIC's Gabrielle May to lead the Broncos to the win. Teammateb Anna Corbett tied for the AA title with May. Teammates Jessi Buis and Kelsey Hood won VTand FX, respectively.
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Iowa State rolled to a big home win, led by frosh Haylee Young'ss 39.325 AA win. Young also took the FX. Teammate Caitlin Brown won the vault, while Hilary Green took the UB. Cyclone Kelsey Paz won the BB to complete the sweep.
Link: Iowa State Release
Bowling Green posted a strong home win over Ball State. They were led by Alyssa Nocella, who posted a 39.35 to win the AA. She also won the FX. Teammates Amanda Lievendag and Lauren Feely tied for the vault title, while Falcon Laura Mitchell won another UB title. Ball State's Kayla Beckler and Jessica Leko tied for the BB title.
Link: BGSU Release
Frosh Toni-Ann Williams powered Cal to a win over cross-bay rival Stanford. Williams won the FX to seal out the win, and took the AA with a 39.275. Teammate Desiree Palomares won the BB. For the Cardinal, Kristina Vaculik won the vault, as continues her return from illness. Teammaet Sami Shapiro took the UB.
Link: Cal Release
Ohio State's Alexis Mattern won the AA with a 39.125 to lead the Buckeyes to the win. She also tied for the FX title with teammate Stefanie Merkle. Ohio State's Tenille Funches won the vault while teammate Rachel Abrams won the UB. For Rutgers, Claire Jones won the BB.
Link: Rutgers
Season highs abounded as UNH improved last week's mark by 2.375 points to win the quad meet. UNH was led by Meghan Pflieger, who won the AA with a 39.375. She also tied for the event titles on BB and FX. She tied on FX with WVU's Dayah Haley and on beam with teammate Kelsey Aucoin. Aucoin tied for the VT title with WVU's Zaakirah Muhammad. Towson's Tyra McKellar won the UB.
Link: WVU Release
Cal won a special tri meet hosted at the Charity Choice Invitational by the club team at Washington. ASU's team came in second. Cal's Kevni Wolting won the AA with an 87.1.
Link: Cal Release