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Championship Week: Race to Regionals
It's the final week of the season, with just the Conference Championships remaining. Just 38 teams remain in the running for one of 36 seeds at the Regional Meets. An intense race is also under way for one of the Top 18 seeds, which will determine the composition of the Regional fields.
UNH 195.275, Temple 194.9, West Chester 193.225, W&M 191.05 at Maryland 195.8
In a rare Wedneday meet, Maryland posted a 195.8 to score a win over UNH (195.275), Temple (194.9), West Chester (193.225) and W&M (191.05). Alecia Farina led the way for the Terrapins, winning the AA with a 39.275. Temple's Sahara Gipson won VT, while UNH's Danielle Mulligan won the UB. Wildcat Casey Lauter won the BB. Seven gymnasts tied for the FX title.
Link: Release
Women's National Rankings for the Week of February 20th
The Women's Rankings for the Week of February 20th switch to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), the formula by which Regional post-season qualification is determined. It is calculated by taking the team's top three Away meet scores, the three highest other scores, tossing out the highest, and averaging the remaining five. OU still holds the lead.
Oregon State 196.825 at Cal 197.075
Cal shrugged off a series of injuries (Cassidy Keelen, Toni-Ann Williams, Dana Ho) to defeat the visitors from Oregon State. Bear Ariana Robinson tied for the VT and FX titles to lead her squad. Teammate Alicia Gallarzo won UB while Zoe Draghi tied for the FX title. For Oregon State, Madeline Gardiner won BB and Dani Dessaints tied for the VT title.
Link: Release
Month Two: The Race Heats Up
Two months have passed and things have shaped up for an exciting stretch run to Regionals and Nationals. With the switch in the rankings by Regional Qualifying Score, some clear trends have emerged. Here's a recap:
UW Eau CLaire 181.8 at Hamline 183.1
Hamline won its home opener, posting a 183.1 to down UW Eau Claire's 181.8. Frosh Lydia Ingram won the BB while classmate Caitlin Cooper won the VT for the Pipers.
Link: Release
DU 195.9, Towson 194.775, Temple 193.625 at WVU 196.3
Host WVU upset DU to win a quad meet on Sunday. They posted a 196.3 to edge DU's 195.9. Towson posted a season-best 194.775 while Temple broke the school record with a 193.625. For WVU, Tiara Wright and Alexa Goldberg shared the UB title with DU's Sam Ogden and Julia Ross. Teammate Kirah Koshinski tied for the FX title with DU's Nikole Addison. DU's Ross also won the BB and the AA (39.4). Frosh teammate Maddie Karr won VT but struggled on BB.
Link: WVU Release
Men's: Minnesota 413.75 at Illinois 416.5
Host Illinois posted a 416.5 to hold off the Gophers 413.75 and secure a win. The Illini only won three events but used a big 71.2 to pull away from Minnesota on the HB.
Link: Minnesota Release
Men's: Army 389.25 at Air Force 409.15
Host Air Force posted a big 409.15 to defeat Army's 389.25 and score a big service academy win. Air Force won five of six individual events, with five different winners: Aaron Nubine (FX), Tim Wang (PH), Fletch Braunton (R), Casey Branin (PB) and Eric Klein (VT).
Link: Air Force Release
Utah 197.15 at Washington 196.3
Utah posted a 197.15 to defeat Washington's 196.3 in Seattle. MyKayla Skinner led the way once again with a 39.575 win in the AA. She also won the FX, BB and tied for the VT title. Ute Baely Rowe won the UB title while Tiffani Lewis shared the VT title.
The Utes suffered another blow when frosh Kim Tessen tore her Achilles in warmup.
Link: Utah Release