Bama posted its highest opening meet score in its illustruous history, a 197.15, to easily down Missouri. Kim Jacob led Bama, winning the AA with a 39.525, the BB with a 9.875 and tying for the UB title with frosh Amanda Jetter. Diandra Milliner of Bama won the VT and FX to complete the sweep.
Link: Bama Release
Michigan kicked off their season in strong fashion, posted a 196.525 to easily outdistance ISU and Ill St. Joanna Sampson led the way for the Wolverines, winning the AA with a 39.325, the FX (9.925) and tying for the BB title with frosh Nicole Artz. Teammates Natalie Beilstein and Austin Sheppard won UB and VT, respectively.
Link: Mich Release
OU blasted to its highest opening meet score in school history, posting a big 197.7 mark for the first meet. The Sooners posted a 49.5 to close the meet on FX. Haley Scaman led the Sooners with 9.95 wins on VT and FX. Teammate Erica Brewer won the AA with a 39.45 and won UB with a 9.925. Teammates Rebecca Clark, Madison Mooring, and Taylor Spears tied for the beam title at 9.925.
Link: OU Release
AU used a 49.325 on FX to overcome a weak BB rotation and post a solid opening meet score. Sophomore Caitlin Atkinson led AU, winning the AA with a 39.2 and bars with a 9.825. Teammate Bri Guy won VT, while Tiger Megan Walker won BB. Lexus Demers FX completed the AU sweep.
Link: AU Release
Arkansas's Katherine Grable posted a 39.475 AA win to lead her squad to an easy win over Bridgeport and WMU. She also won vault and floor. Teammate Sydnie Dillard won BB while teammates Amanda Wellick and Salmon tied for the UB title.
Link: Arkansas Release
Illinois posted a strong start, using a 49.275 BB rotation to overcome a slow start on UB. Illini Jordan Naleway won bars while teammate Liz McNabb won BB. Illinois' Amber See tied for the vault title with MSU's Alina Cartwright. Cartwright won the AA with a 39.275 while teammate Elena Lagoski won FX.
Link: Illini Release
UK's Audrey Harrison led her squad to a big win in the quad meet, posting a 39.075 AA win. Harrison also won BB and tied for the FX title with teammate Kayla Hartley and PSU's Sidney Sanabria-Robles and Randi Lau. WVU's Jaida Lawrence won the vault, while teammate Alexa Goldberg won UB.
Link: WVU Release
Towson's Samantha Lutz won the AA with a 38.1 but it wasn't enough as Pitt powered to wins on all four events. Brittney Harris won VT and Bars while teammate Katie O'Rourke won BB and tied for the FX title with teammate Lindsay Offutt.
Link: Pitt Release
ASU Head Coach John Spini will retire at the end of this season, according to a school release. He has led ASU for the last 34 years, including four 2nd place finishes at the National Championships. He coached individuals to 10 NCAA titles and 81 All American honors.
Link: ASU Release
Gina Tucker has announced her commitment to Temple. Gina is a level 10 at Richmond Gymnastics in New York. Last season she placed 13th AA at her state meet and 14th AA at regionals. In 2012, as a level 9, she won her regional meet and the regional vault title.
As anticipated, Bama added two more for this season. Official Announcement
Stanford won the NorCal Challenge Sunday afternoon, defeating North state rivals Cal, UC Davis, San Jose State and host Sacramento State. Stanford was led by Kristina Vaculik's meet-high 9.875 UB win. Teammates Melissa Chuang, frosh Sophia Lee, and Cal's Serena Leong tied for the vault title. Another teammate, Taylor Rice, tied for the FX title with UC Davis' Stephanie Stamates, SJSU's Julia Greer, and Cal's Alicia Asturias. Asturias took the AA title (39.175) and tied for the beam title with Stanford's Amanda Spinner, Greer, and Sac State's Kailey Hansen and Kalliah McCartney.
Link: Results and UC Davis Release
Penn State used an advantage on vault and FX to hold off the hosts. They were led by LSU transfer Randi Lau, who won vault. ISU's Caitlin Brown won the AA with a 38.9; she also tied for the beam title with teammate Alex Marasco. Teammate Henrietta Green won the UB with a 9.825 and tied for the FX title with teammate Milan Ivory.
Link: PSU Release
CMU swept at least the top four places in every event to an impressive 194.45 opening tally. Four different Chippewas claimed an event victory: Brittany Petzold on Vault, Karlee Teet on UB, Taylor Noonan on BB, and Halle Moraw with a meet-high 9.875 on FX.
Link: UW EC Release
Illinois State's Samantha King won the AA with a 39.0. King also won the BB and FX. For Ball State, Erin Patchey won the vault while teammate Angela Durkac tied with Illinois State's Jenna Bossle for the UB title.
Link: Illinois St Release
Skyler Lyons, L10 at Balance Institute in Illinois, has committed to Ball State. Last season she finished 7th AA at her state meet and qualified through regionals to a 14th place finish at the NIT.