Katelyn Ohashi, a former junior international elite national AA champion and National Team member, has committed to UCLA (per her Twitter). Ohashi recently returned to competition at L10, after battling injury. She showed excellent form at the recent Texas Prime meet, competing three events. She was originally set to graduate this spring.
The College Gymnastics Association (CGA) posted their week two rankings for the men. The rankings, unlike for the women, are based on a survey. Oklahoma leads the poll, followed by Stanford and Illinois.
UCLA's Samantha Peszek won every event she competed in, taking the vault, beam and the bars with a near-perfect 9.975. Teammate Danusia Francis won the FX with a career-high 9.925. See the winning routines at this link.
Link: UCLA Release
Denver avoided counting too many major mistakes to hold off the Gym Dogs. The Pioneers survived a shakey beam round to capitalize on UGA's struggles in the second half of the meet (three falls on BB). Once again, Nina McGee was a force for DU, winning the AA with a 39.325. She won the BB, FX and tied for the VT title with UGA's Ashlyn Broussard. UGA's Rachel Schick and Brandie Jay tied for the UB title.
Link: UGA Release
Elite gymnast Abigail Matthews has committed to Oklahoma. She trains at CGA in Ohio. She competed in the Jr. Elite division last season at the American Classic and Secret Classic.
Jenna Swartzentruber, L10 from Buckeye Gymnastics, has committed to Ohio State. This weekend she won her session of the CGA Coaches Spectacular and placed 1st on bars. She also placed 3rdAA at the recent Atlanta Crown meet. Last season she finished 10th AA at JOs.
Representatives from 65 schools in the five largest conferences (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) and 15 student-athlete representatives (three from each conference) met to vote on changes enabled by the NCAA's new autonomy structure, which enables the Big Five to set certain standards. They approved several important changes, including raising the limit on scholarship money to cover the "total cost of attendance". This could mean that certain schools and athletes in certain sports could see more money, to cover expenses like travel expenses and academic-related supplies. The delegates also approved a change that prevents a scholarship from being revoked for athletic reasons.
Link: NCAA Release
After the second full weekend of competition, we're seeing a shakeup in the National Rankings for Women, as published by Troester.com GymInfo. Florida and OU find themselves in a familiar position; they are tied for the top spot. LSU is in third, just ahead of Michigan and Utah (tied for fourth).
MSU overcame inclement weather and the resulting bus delays to defeat host Iowa. Lisa Burt led MSU once again, posting a 39.35 to win the AA. She also won the BB with a 9.9. Teammate Nicola Deans won the VT, while Spartan Elena Lagoski won the FX with a 9.95. Iowa's Mollie Drenth won the UB.
Link: MSU Release
Illinois State defeated visiting Centenary on Sunday afternoon. Samantha King posted a meet high 9.8 to win the UB and lead the Redbirds to victory. Teammate Kristyn Bossle won the VT while Laura Jonas won the BB. Sarah Fisher won the FX as Illinois State swept the individual events. For Centenary, Ashley White won the AA with a 38.075.
Link: Illinois State Release
Kristina Steffenhagan posted a meet-high 9.8 to win FX and lead Ursinus to the win. Teammates Alyssa Hershmen and Lauren Chavis won the VT and UB, respectively.
Link: Release
Oregon State nipped host Iowa State for the win, with SEMO in third. Madeline Gardiner led Oregon State with a win on VT. Teammate Erika Aufiero tied for the UB title with Iowa State's Hilary Green. For the Cyclones, Caitlin Brown won the AA with a 39.375 while tying for the BB title with teammate Sammie Pearsall. ISU frosh Haylee Young won the FX.
Link: SEMO Release
GWU frosh Jillian Winstanley won the AA and tied for the BB title as GWU held off UNC and won the Lindsey Ferris Invitational. Teammate Chelsea Raineri tied for the floor title and the vault title (with UNC's Sarah Patterson). GWU's Alex DeMoura tied with UNC frosh Kaitlynn Hedelund and Pitt's Miya Dotson for the UB title. UNC's Morgan Lane claimed a share of the FX title and the BB title (along with GWU's Sara Mermelstein).
Link: Pitt Release
New Hamphire improved their score this week by 2.55 points to down visiting Yale. They once again counted no falls to maintain a consistent effort. Meghan Pfieger led the way, winning the FX and the AA with a 39.325. She also tied for the BB title with teammate Casey Lauter. Teammate Adrienne Hill won the VT while teammate Makenzie Kerouac won the UB.
Link: UNH Release
Stanford defeated host Penn on Sunday afternoon. Stanford was led by Taylor Rice, Ivana Hong and Elizabeth Price. Rice won the FX and the AA with a 39.375. Hong won the BB and tied for the UB title with Price at 9.95. Price shared the VT title with teammate Nicolette McNair at 9.925.
Link: Penn Release
Stanford (435.5) won the Stanford Open, defeating Cal (427.9) and the Washington club squad (386.7). Akash Modi led Stanford with an 89.3 AA win.
Link: Cal Release