Nebraska posted a 194.05 to win the tri-meet at ASU. Jennie Laeng of NU was dominant, winning the AA with a 39.35 and taking at least a share of every event title. She won the vault outright with a 9.825. She tied on UB with teammate Grace Williams. The pair then tied for the BB title with frosh teammate Megan Schweihofer. Finally, Laeng tied for the FX title with ASU frosh Katelyn Lentz and BGSU's Alyssa Nocella.
Link: ASU Release
Florida's Bridget Sloan opened with a big 39.5 in the AA to pace the Gators to an easy win. Sloan won the UB and tied for the FX title with teammate Kennedy Baker. Teammate Alex McMurtry posted a 9.925 to win the VT. Gator frosh Alicia Boren tied for the BB title with teammate Ericha Fassbender.
Link: TWU Release
Dani Barmore won the VT, Kari Willett won the BB and Savana Kettner won the FX as UW La Crosse overcame UW Stout's highest ever opening score. Stout was led by Kenzie Hyde's win on UB and in the AA.
CMU won the quad meet at UW Eau Claire, improving from Sunday's opener. CMU's Karlee Teet while teammate Taylor Bolender won the FX, both with 9.825s. Katy Clement led a 1-4 CMU sweep on the BB, as the team improved from their issues on the event Sunday. Frosh Kasey Janowicz won the AA again, posting a 38.625. UW Whitewater's Chloe Rehberg won the VT with a 9.75.
Link: CMU Release
Utah defeated BYU in front of a huge crowd of 15,023 on opening night in Huntsman. The Utes were led by Baely Rowe's 9.925 UB win. Teammate Kailah Delaney won the VT while frosh Sabrina Schwab took the FX with a 9.9. Utah's Maddy Stover tied for the BB with BYU's Makenzie Johnson Halliday (Who was married in the offseason to Utah's placekicker). Halliday won the AA with a 38.875.
Link: Utah Release
Led by Kierstin Sokolowski VT win, LU used a balanced effort to defeat rival SEMO. Lion Valeri Ingui tied for the UB title with SEMO's Lauren Israel. SEMO frosh McKinzie Jones won the BB and FX. Teammate Ashley Thomas led a trio of AAers for the Redhawks.
Link: LU Release
Host Missouri defeated #15 Illinois on Friday night. They were led by Shauna Miller, who won VT with a 9.85. Teammate Britney Ward, a frosh tied with Illinois' Giana O'Connor for the BB title while Tiger Kennedi Harris tied with O'Connor for the FX title. O'Connor won the AA with a 39.275. Teammate Mary Jane Horth won the UB with a meet-high 9.9.
Link: Mizzou Release
Head Coach Tabitha Yim scored her first victory as the new leader of the Arizona program. The Wildcats had five different athletes share event titles: Frosh Lauryn Mattson tied with Madison Cintric for the VT title. Another frosh, Skyler Sheppard, won the BB. Wildcat Gabby Laub tied for the UB title with MSU's Lisa Burt. Arizona's Kennady Schneider tied with MSU's Kira Frederick for the FX title. MSU's Elena Lagoski posted a 38.4 in the AA.
Link: Release
UK frosh Sidney Dukes won the AA to lead the Wildcats to an opening meet win over Ball State. UK competed three frosh in the AA. Dukes also won the UB and tied for the vault title with classmate Katie Stuart. Fellow frosh Alex Hyland won the BB while UK junior Taylor Puryear won the FX.
Link: UK Release
Laura Leigh Horton, L10 from Stars Gymnastics in Texas, has committed to Arizona. Last season she finished 5th AA at her state meet and qualified through regionals to the NIT and a 5th place AA finish.
Rachel Baumann has committed to Georgia. The Junior International Elite competes for WOGA. In 2015 she competed at the American Classic (10th AA) and US Championships (24th AA).
Delaney Garin has announced her commitment to Temple. The L10 competes for Capital Gymnastics in Virginia. She placed 1st AA and 1st on bars and floor at her state meet last year. She recently competed at the COTC and placed 2nd AA.
Jordan Chiles has announced her commitment to UCLA. The elite gymnastics placed 8th AA at the 2015 Secret Classic. She won the Secret Classic in 2014 and competed internationally at the City of Jesolo Trophy.
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CMU frosh Kasey Janowicz won the AA in her debut with a 38.975 to lead the Chippewas to the win. She also tied for the FX title with teammate Taylor Bolender. CMU completed a sweep, with Karlee Teet winning vault, Bryttany Kaplan and Megan Lamphere winning UB, and Jordan Charrette taking the BB. CMU took a blow before the meet started when they lost standout Kiki Petzold to an injury.
Link: CMU Release
Michigan posted a huge 196.975 to blow away the competition at the Cancun Classic. Arkansas posted a 195.15 and Iowa 192.35. Michigan's Nicole Artz led the way, posting a 9.9 to win UB and a 9.95 to win FX. She amassed a 39.525 to win the AA. Super frosh Olivia Karas was just behind, posting 3 scores above 9.9 for a 39.475 AA. She won BB and VT in her debut.
Note: Different results sheets and press results are showing different tallies for Arkansas and Iowa. These final tallies are what is being shown on the official NCAA score sheets.
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The season begins this evening with the Cancun Classic! Arkansas, Iowa, and Michigan meet at 6pm Central.
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