Incoming LSU frosh Randii Wyrick won the BB en route to winning the AA title in the Senior D dvision at the Junior Olympic L10 Nationals.  She outpaced Bama-bound Lauren Beers, who won bars and floor.  Utah incoming frosh Breanna Hughes took third, while another incoming Bama frosh, Carley Sims, took 4th and tied for teh vault title with Arizona signee Shelby Edwards.

Region 1 won the team title. 

In this age group, nearly all of the athletes will be competing for colleges next season.  Here's the Top 25 finishers and their schools:

Place Name/Club VT UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Randii Wyrick
Browns Las Vegas
9.625
5
9.600
2
9.675
1
9.650
3
38.550
1
LSU
2 Lauren Beers
Southern Tier GA
9.775
3
9.675
1
9.275
22
9.725
1
38.450
2
Bama
3 Breanna Hughes
Twin City Twisters
9.750
4
9.525
8
9.500
6
9.625
6
38.400
3
Utah
4 Carley Sims
JJG
9.800
1
9.550
4
9.150
27
9.525
16
38.025
4
Bama
5 Sheridan Metcalf
Desert Devils
9.525
11
9.550
4
9.375
13
9.550
14
38.000
5
Washington
6 Kathy Tang
Daggetts
9.600
7
9.450
16
9.400
10
9.525
16
37.975
6
Maryland
6 Michaela Woodford
Sun Country
9.400
23
9.475
15
9.525
5
9.575
12
37.975
6
NC State
8 Shelby Edwards
Carters Gymnastics
9.800
1
9.025
42
9.550
4
9.500
23
37.875
8
Arizona
8 Emily Barrett
Bart Conner
9.525
11
9.450
16
9.375
13
9.525
16
37.875
8
DU
10 Maile'ana Kanewa
The Gym Company
9.575
8
9.450
16
9.200
24
9.625
6
37.850
10
Oklahoma
11 Josselyn Mackey
Mercury
9.175
31
9.500
12
9.575
2
9.450
28
37.700
11
UNC
11 Annie Glasenapp
Flips - MN
9.450
17
9.500
12
9.300
19
9.450
28
37.700
11
Iowa State
13 Molly McFarland
Team OC
9.425
19
9.275
30
9.325
17
9.525
16
37.550
13
 
13 Allison Northey
Gymnastics East
9.375
25
9.300
29
9.475
7
9.400
35
37.550
13
Washington
15 Madison Krentz
Arizona Sunrays
9.475
15
9.500
12
8.900
41
9.625
6
37.500
15
Boise State
16 Haley Scaman
Illinois Gymnastics
9.500
14
9.525
8
8.800
44
9.650
3
37.475
16
Oklahoma
17 Maddy Nilsson
Adrenaline
9.625
5
9.550
4
8.800
44
9.475
25
37.450
17
BYU
18 Makenzie Johnson
Elite - TX
9.525
11
9.075
39
9.375
13
9.450
28
37.425
18
BYU
19 Margaret Laughlin
Desert Devils
9.200
29
9.550
4
9.050
36
9.600
10
37.400
19
DU
20 Kaitlin Sassa
Silvias
9.550
10
9.325
27
9.025
38
9.475
25
37.375
20
Towson
21 Audrey Tolbert
Frederick Gymnastics
9.375
25
9.225
31
9.350
16
9.375
38
37.325
21
Ohio State
22 Taylor Redmond
Galaxy
9.275
28
9.225
31
9.275
22
9.525
16
37.300
22
GWU
23 Taylor Penzien
Olympia Gym MI
9.200
29
9.400
21
9.075
32
9.575
12
37.250
23
SEMO
24 Michelle Gauthier
North Shore
9.425
19
9.200
33
9.150
27
9.400
35
37.175
24
 
25 Krystine Jacobsen
Excalibur Gymnastics
9.425
19
9.525
8
8.650
49
9.525
16
37.125
25
Boise State

Link:  Results

Incoming OU frosh Keeley Kmieciak won the Senior C title at the Women's Junior Olympic Level 10 Nationals, Senior C division.  She also won vault with a 9.9 and floor with a 9.775 en route to a 38.55 AA tally.  Many of the athletes in this division are incoming frosh for 2012-2013, with the rest entering college in 2013-2014

In 2nd was Michigan signee Morgan Smith, a former senior international elite.  She won UB as well.  In third was 2013 grad and former senior international elite Nicolette McNair (Gym Max).  Minnesota incoming frosh Hanna Nordquist won beam and tied for fourth with SUU signee Stacie Webb.

Here's the top 10 finishers, and their schools.  2013 grads are in italics

Place Name/Clug Vault UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Keeley Kmieciak
Phenom Gymnastics
9.900
1
9.400
14
9.475
7
9.775
1
38.550
1
OU
2 Morgan Smith
Brandy Johnsons
9.800
2
9.650
1
9.300
16
9.500
10
38.250
2
Michigan
3 Nicolette NcNair
Gym Max
9.750
3
9.625
2
9.175
23
9.650
2
38.200
3
 
4 Hanna Nordquist
Twin City Twisters
9.400
24
9.350
23
9.675
1
9.600
4
38.025
4
Minnesota
4 Stacie Webb
Gym Max
9.600
7
9.400
14
9.600
2
9.425
17
38.025
4
SUU
6 Amanda Kowalski
Perfection
9.700
5
9.225
32
9.500
6
9.550
7
37.975
6
 
7 Kathryn Kluz
Oakland Gymnastics
9.600
7
9.375
22
9.350
13
9.525
9
37.850
7
AU
8 Ashlyn Broussard
WOGA
9.425
22
9.500
7
9.525
3
9.375
27
37.825
8
UGA
9 Sarah Lyons
Aerial - TX
9.525
12
9.550
3
9.125
27
9.425
17
37.625
9
Illinois
10 Brittany Stover
Southern IN
9.625
6
9.350
23
9.350
13
9.275
38
37.600
10
W&M
10 Charly Santagado
Orlando Metro
9.450
16
9.550
3
9.100
28
9.500
10
37.600
10
Rutgers

Region 5 won the team title. 

Link:  Results

Standout Alex McMurtry of Richmond Olympiad won the floor title en route to a big 38.825 AA win at the L10 Junior Olympic Nationals, Junior C division.  Samantha Partyka of Champions won the vault and placed 2nd AA at 38.4.  Elizabeth Gangale of Brown's Las Vegas was third, and Desi Borgese of Airborne won the bars and placed 4th AA. 

Alyssa Shermataro of Olympia 5th AA and tied for the beam title with Erin Macadaeg of San Mateo.

Region 1 edged Region 3 for the team title.

Link:  Results

Oklahoma commit Charity Jones of Dynamo won the Senior B title at the L10 Nationals, posting a 38.525 to outdistance the competition.  The 2013 grad tied for the floor title with Bowling Green signee Alyssa Nocella (Silvia's) and for the vault title with 2013 grad and former elite Briley Casanova (WOGA), a Michigan commit.  In 2nd AA was Auburn signee Caitlin Atkinson of Cypress, who was also the beam champion.  Tying for 3rd were former elite and 2013 grad Sophia Lee (WOGA) and 2013 Bama commit Rachel Daum (Stars).  Illinois commit (2013) Mary Jane Horth won the bars. 

Region 3 won the team title.

Here's the top 10 and their future schools (2013 commits in italics, signings for 2012 grads in regular font):

Place Name/Club VT UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Charity Jones
Dynamo
9.825
1
9.525
7
9.475
2
9.700
1
38.525
1
OU
2 Caitlin Atkinson
Cypress
9.750
3
9.575
3
9.500
1
9.525
13
38.350
2
AU
3 Sophia Lee
WOGA
9.750
3
9.550
5
9.400
5
9.550
8
38.250
3
 
3 Rachel Daum
Stars Houston
9.725
6
9.475
9
9.425
3
9.625
5
38.250
3
Bama
5 Ashleigh Gnat
Ace Gymnastics
9.750
3
9.450
14
9.300
22
9.675
3
38.175
5
LSU
6 Briley Casanova
WOGA
9.825
1
9.500
8
9.300
22
9.500
17
38.125
6
Michigan
7 Mary Jane Horth
Gym World - OH
9.600
10
9.625
1
9.325
17
9.550
8
38.100
7
Illinois
8 Alyssa Nocella
Silvias
9.525
17
9.450
14
9.325
17
9.700
1
38.000
8
Bowling Green
9 Rachel Haines
Gedderts Twistars
9.575
13
9.450
14
9.400
5
9.550
8
37.975
9
Minnesota
10 Tenille Funches
United Gymnastics
9.650
8
9.425
19
9.350
14
9.525
13
37.950
10
Ohio State

Link:  Senior B Results

Alicia Boren of the NorthStars posted a 38.325 to win the Junior B title at the Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals.  She also took the floor exercise.  Chow's Rachel Gowey took 2nd with a 37.975, including a win on beam.  Jullianna Cannamela of Southeastern was third, and Sydney Snead of Sonshine was 4th to complete the JO National Team.  Kirah Koshinski of Northeast won the vault while Tiara Wright of the Parkettes won the bars.

Region 7 won the team title.

Link:  Junior B Results

Junior A Competition

In the youngest division of the 2012 Women's JO Nationals (Junior A), Felicia Hano of West Coast Elite won the AA title.  She also won the vault with a 9.8.  In 2nd was Lexi Graber of Southern Starz, while three athletes tied for third:  Norah Flatley and Alexis Vasquez of Chow's, and Grace Glenn of Southeastern.  Flatley won the beam while Wynter Childers (Spearfish) won the floor.  Grace Glenn's twin Anna won the bars. 

This is the youngest age group at L10 Nationals, and the top finishers in this group often move up to the elite level. 

Region 8 won the team title.

Note:  Headline corrected

Link:  Results

Senior A Competition

Florida commit and former elite Claire Boyce won the AA title at the 2012 Women's Junior Olympic Nationals, Senior A division this past Friday.  Utah commit Baely Rowe was 2nd AA, just .05 behind, and won the UB.  Just 0.075 behind her was future teammate Taylor Alexx, who posted the top score on vault.  Capturing fourth and the last spot on the JO National Team was another former elite, Kamerin Moore (NU commit), just .025 behind Alexx.

PSU commit Nicole Medvitz won the beam title while 2013 recruitable Angi Cipra won the floor. 

This age group is comprised of both 2013 and 2014 high school graduates.

Here's the top 10 finishers and their future schools (where available, in italics until official signing):

Place Name/Club Vault UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Claire Boyce
Texas Dreams
9.475
11
9.600
2
9.400
4
9.625
2
38.100
1
UF
2 Baely Rowe
Auburn
9.550
8
9.675
1
9.375
7
9.450
6
38.050
2
 Utah
3 Taylor Allex
Classic Gym
9.750
1
9.450
8
9.175
23
9.600
3
37.975
3
 Utah
4 Kamerin Moore
Gedderts Twistars
9.600
4
9.600
2
9.300
12
9.450
6
37.950
4
 NU
5 Pua Hall
KGDC
9.725
2
9.450
8
9.250
16
9.450
6
37.875
5
 
6 Emily Brauckmuller
Orlando Metro
9.450
12
9.375
16
9.325
10
9.450
6
37.600
6
Maryland
7 Myia Hambrick
WGGC
9.300
27
9.350
18
9.475
2
9.400
16
37.525
7
 
8 Jennie Laeng
Olympic Dreams
9.450
12
9.500
5
9.375
7
9.100
38
37.425
8
 
8 Marissa Beucler
Cincinnati
9.400
21
9.325
20
9.250
16
9.450
6
37.425
8
 Kentucky
10 Katie Bailey
High Point Gymnastic
9.575
7
8.825
43
9.450
3
9.550
4
37.400
10
 Bama
10 Dana Ho
WOGA
9.425
19
9.425
12
9.225
18
9.325
22
37.400
10
 Cal

We'll be linking to video and have more updates as information becomes available. 

Region 3 won the team title.

Link:  Results

Friday, 11 May 2012 12:33

Men's JO Nationals: Results from Prelims

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The Men's Junior Olympic Nationals are being held this week and weekend in Ohio. The athletes competed Thursday for a shot at competing in the event finals and AA final (Top 36).

Here are the top 10 AA qualifiers in the Men's 16-18 Division (future school noted in parenthesis):

1.  Trevor Howard, Hocking Valley 88.9 (PSU)
2.  Don Whittenburg, Ultimate, 88.8
3.  Timothy Wang, South Coast 88.55
4.  Dmitri Belanovski, Swiss Turners, 88.35
5.  Akash Modi, Monmouth, 87.85
6.  Joey Peters, Parkettes, 87.75 (Illinois)
7.  Max Mayr, Universal, 87.35 (Illinois)
8.  Konner Ackerman, Metropolitan, 87
9.  Jack Boyle, Premier West, 86.45
10.  Allan Bower, Xtreme, 86.3

Full Results:  16 to 18
Full Results:  14 to 15

Link:  Full Results

Monday, 07 May 2012 21:00

Level 9 Nationals: Results

Up and coming club gymnasts competed at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals and Level 9 Western Nationals this past weekend. 

Here are the winners in the Senior Division:

Eastern Nationals

Senior 1:  Amanda Ruble, Oakland 37.8

Senior 2:  Noell Resil, Elite Sports Academy, 37.725

Senior 3:  Nikki Youd, Gym Plus, 37.75

Senior 4:  Madison Brent, Southeastern 37.375

Senior 5:  Hannah Chong, Prestige, 37.425

Senior 6:  Amanda Scanlon, Gym Express, 36.6

Senior 7:  Delina Phillips, All American Flames, 37.4

Senior 8:  Telisa Brown, Elite Sports Academy, 37.725

Western Nationals

Senior 1:  Morgan Wilson, Diamond, 37.65

Senior 2:  Sara Boswell, National Elite, 37.75

Senior 3: Alexandra Kennedy, Auburn, 38.075

Senior 4:  Danielle Landry, Auburn, 37.85

Link:  USA Gymnastics

Fourteen men, nearly all with current, past or future NCAA affiliations, qualified to the VISA Championships at the Men's qualifier.  They are:

Jake Martin, U.S. Olympic Training Center (future Ohio St)
Alex Buscaglia, Stanford
Josh Dixon, U.S. Olympic Training Center (ex Stanford)
Mackenzie Dow, PSU
Ryan Lieberman, Stanford
Edward Mesa, Universal Gymnastics
Andrew Elkind, U.S. Olympic Training Center (ex Michigan)
Trevor Howard, Hocking Valley Gymnastics Center (Future PSU)
Miguel Pineda, PSU
Zach Chase, Minnesota
Craig Hernandez, PSU
Wyatt Baier, Nebraska
Jesse Glenn, SCATS Gymnastics (Future Army)
Matt Felleman, PSU

Link:  USA Gymnastics Release

Friday, 04 May 2012 15:02

UGA's head coach resigns

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Jay Clark has resigned his position.  Read official announcement HERE.

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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 12:05

Florida's Hunter Wins Honda Award

Florida's Kytra Hunter has been named the Honda Award winner for Gymnastics.  She will compete with the winners from the other sports for national honors.

Link:  UF Release

Sunday, 29 April 2012 15:06

Final Women's National Rankings

The Final Women's National Rankings, as published by Troester.com are ordered by finish at the Super Six (Top 6), the NCAA Prelims (7 to 12), the National Qualifying Score (13 to 36) and the Regional Qualifying Score (37+).

Here's your final Top 25:

Rank Team Name NCAA Final NCAA NQS
1  Alabama 197.850 197.675 394.270
2  Florida 197.775 197.650 394.770
3  UCLA 197.750 197.400 394.495
4  Stanford 197.500 197.125 393.085
5  Utah 197.375 197.200 393.530
6  Arkansas 196.300 197.150 393.370
7  Oklahoma   196.925 394.385
8  Nebraska   196.625 393.555
9  L.S.U.   196.550 392.645
10  Ohio State   196.525 392.470
11  Georgia   196.500 394.095
12  Oregon State   196.475 393.210
13  Michigan     392.150
14  Boise State     392.105
15  Auburn     392.065
16  Penn State     391.880
17  North Carolina State     391.845
18  Illinois-Champaign     391.420
-  Washington     391.420
20  Missouri     391.375
21  West Virginia     391.165
22  Arizona     391.095
23  Denver     390.965
24  Minnesota     390.785
25  Kentucky     390.240

Link:  Troester.com

Sunday, 22 April 2012 12:18

Women's NCAA Event Finals: Recap

Kat Ding of Georgia won bars and floor to lead all athletes at the NCAA Women's Event Finals for 2012.  AA champ Kytra Hunter added a title on vault, while Bama's Geralen Stack-Eaton won the beam.

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