Winona State shined on Senior Night, sweeping event titles in a big win over Hamline. Winona State's Eboni Jackson won VT, UB and the FX en route to a 38.25 AA win. Teammate Katie Pipp won the UB.
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SUU took advantage of Michigan's woes on BB to score the upset home victory. SUU was led by Virginia Brownsell's 9.95 FX win; they posted a 49.45 on FX for the win. Teammate Natalie Trejo tied for the BB title with Michigan's Lauren Marinez and UC Davis' Katy Nogaki. For Michigan, Olivia Karas won the VT and Austin Sheppard and Nicole Artz tied for the UB title. Wolverine Brianna Brown won the AA with a 39.225
Link: Michigan Release
Krystine Jacobsen scored a near-perfect 9.975 to lead the Broncos to the win over Ohio State. Frosh teammate Shani Remme won the BB while Broncos Maddie Krentz and Sandra Collantes tied for the FX title. For Ohio State, Taylor Harrison won the VT and the AA (39.175).
Link: Ohio State Release
Florida posted a season-high road score to defeat host Missouri. Bridget Sloan led the way, winning VT and the FX, the latter with a near-perfect 9.975. Teammates Bridgette Caquatto, Alex McMurtry and Kennedy Baker won the UB, BB and AA (39.575), respectively.
Link: UF Release
Illinois posted a 196.3 to defeat host MSU on their Senior Night. Illinois was led by Giana O'Connor, who won the VT and the AA (39.325). She also tied for the FX title with MSU's Drew Hendershot, Kira Frederick and Elena Lagoski. Illini Sunny Kato won the BB. MSU also picked up a tie for first from Jessica Ling and Lisa Burt on UB.
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AU set a road score record but it wasn't enough as LSU exploded to a 197.825 tally. LSU's Ashleigh Gnat won VT with a near-perfect 9.975 and then followed with a 10.0 on FX to seal the win. She also tied for the BB title with teammate Myia Hambrick. Hambrick won the UB and the AA (39.625)
Link: AU Release
Jillian Winstanley won the VT and the AA (39.175) to lead the Colonials to the quad meet victory. Teammate Alex DeMoura tied with UNH's Meghan Pflieger and Jess Gracia for the BB title. UNH's Danielle Mulligan won the UB. For UNC, Morgan Lane won the FX.
Link: UNH Release
EMU contined to roll with a big win over WMU. Natalie Gervais, Lacey Rubin and Sydney McEachern won UB, BB and VT, respectively, for EMU. WMU's Anna Corbett won the VT and the AA (39.1)
Link: WMU Release
Ohio State's Sean Melton was the leader after Day 1 of the Men's Winter Cup. He also tied for the top mark on Rings and was 2nd on PB. The NCAA season pauses this weekend as the men compete in this important elite meet. OU's Yul Moldauer was 2nd (1st on PB), and former NCAA champ Sam Mikulak, on his way back from injury, was 3rd. Mikulak was 1st on PH and tied for 1st on HB.
Former Illini CJ Maestas was fourth while Stanford's Akash Modi was fifth. Former Stanford standout Eddie Penev was sixth, but was 1st on FX and 2nd(t) on VT. Other NCAA athletes in the Top 10 include Ohio State's Alec Yoder in 8th and OU's Allan Bower in 10th.
Up for grabs are 8 spots on the Men's Senior National Team. Many of the top gymnasts did not compete AA, as World Champinship team members are already on the National Team. In the complex system for naming a team, having several strong, consistent events with high start values and good execution is better than having lower, but even, placements with lower start value across the events.
Link: USA Gymnastics
OU is the top squad in the Men's CGA National Rankings for the week of February 16th, reclaiming every first place votes this week after Stanford's low score this weekend. Stanford is 2nd and Ohio State has moved up to 3rd after their 440+ score.
Cal posted a huge 196.9 on the road at ASU to easily defeat the Sun Devils. Cal's Toni-Ann Williams dominated, winning VT, UB, BB and FX (tie) en route to a 39.7 AA win. ASU's Taylor Allex tied for the FX title.
Link: ASU Release
OU retains the top spot in the Women's National Rankings for the week of February 15th, as compiled by roadtonationals.com. UF is 2nd and Michigan is 3rd.
Host UIC held off the Seawolves, led by Mikailla Northern's win on VT. Teammates Riley Cholod and Nicole Szabo tied for the UB title. For UAA, M'rcy Matsunami won BB and the AA (39.05). Teammate Simone Penker won the FX.
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Gustavus scored the third highest total in school history for the win. Alex Kopp led the way, winning VT, FX, BB and the AA (37.775). For the hosts, Briana Bridgeford won the UB.
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