UCLA won its sixth NCAA National Championship in Women's Gymnastics Friday night, defeating a tightly packed field. The Bruins posted a 197.725, pulling away from the field on FX in the last round with a season-high 49.55. OU was second at 197.25, edging Bama at 197.25, Stanford at 197.1 and Florida at 197. UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa and Anna Li posted the top two AA scores of the night to lead the Bruins.
Link: UCLA Release
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 197.725 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 197.250 |
| 3 | Alabama | 197.225 |
| 4 | Stanford | 197.100 |
| 5 | Florida | 197.000 |
| 6 | Utah | 196.225 |
LSU's Susan Jackson won the 2010 AA Title, posting a 39.625 to take the title. Casey Jo Magee of Arkansas was 2nd while Stanford's Carly Janiga was third.
All-Around
1. Susan Jackson, LSU, 39.625
2. Casey Jo Magee, Arkansas, 39.550
3. Carly Janiga, Stanford, 39.525
4. Geralen Stack-Eaton, Alabama, 39.500
5. Brandi Personett, Penn State, 39.475
6. Sharaya Musser, Penn State, 39.450
7. Daria Bijak, Utah, 39.425
7. Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA, 39.425
7. Kylee Botterman, Michigan, 39.425
Link: LSU Release
Bama won Session 2 of the 2010 Women's NCAAs Preliminaries with a 196.85. Florida was a close 2nd with a 196.775. Stanford grabbed the third spot with a 196.3. Casey Jo Magee of Arkansas was the top AAer in the evening session, posting a 39.55.
Link: Session II Results
UCLA won the first session of the NCAA Women's Team Preliminaries with a 196.875 (unofficial results based on quick hits). Utah was just behind at 196.625, followed closely by OU at 196.55. LSU's Susan Jackson won the AA in this session with a 39.625. PSU frosh Sharaya Musser was 2nd with a 39.45, just ahead of Utah's Daria Bijak and UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa at 39.425.
Link: Unofficial Results
Gymnasts from OU and Stanford took two events each during the individual event finals at the Men's NCAAs.
Event winners at the 2010 Men's NCAA Championships:
FX: Steven Legendre, OU 16.1
PH: Alex Naddour, OU, 15.425
Rings: Brandon Wynn, Ohio State, 15.9
VT: Eddie Penev, Stanford 16.45
PB: Ryan Lieberman, Stanford, 15.1
HB: Ryan McCarthy, Michigan, 14.75
Link: NCAA Release
Event Winners at the USAG Championships:
Vault: Emily Santoro, Cornell and Kristin Edwards, TWU
UB: Rashonda Cannie, TWU
BB: Brittany Johnson, TWU
FX: Monica Mesalles, Bridgeport
Link: TWU Release
Chris Cameron took the National AA Title in the finals of the Men's NCAAs, defeating the defending champion, OU's Steven Legendre. (We had previously reported the preliminary winner)
Link: NCAA Release
Michigan took the 2010 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Team Championships, edging Stanford by 0.7 points. OU was third. Chris Cameron of Michigan posted a 90.5 to win the AA title.
Link: Michigan Release
| Team Standings | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
| MICHIGAN | 61.650 | 58.050 | 59.500 | 62.700 | 59.550 | 58.650 | 360.500 |
| Stanford | 61.150 | 56.900 | 59.350 | 64.050 | 59.700 | 58.550 | 359.800 |
| Oklahoma | 61.150 | 58.250 | 58.900 | 64.200 | 57.800 | 358.900 | 357.050 |
| Illinois | 60.000 | 57.600 | 56.650 | 62.750 | 58.050 | 58.100 | 354.900 |
| California | 60.650 | 57.400 | 58.500 | 63.400 | 57.950 | 56.800 | 353.150 |
| Ohio State | 58.950 | 54.500 | 59.900 | 62.500 | 55.800 | 55.700 | 347.350 |
After tying with Cornell for the 2009 title, Bridgeport won the title outright in 2010. Bridgeport hit for a 193.975 to defeat second place TWU.
Link: Bridgeport Release
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Bridgeport | 193.975 |
| 2 | TWU | 193.600 |
| 3 | Cornell University | 192.525 |
| 4 | Rutgers University | 190.700 |
At the USAG Championships for Women, defending champion Rashonda Cannie of TWU won the AA title with a 38.725. TWU, Cornell, Rutgers and Bridgeport will compete for the National title on Friday night.
Link: TWU Release
Michigan has grabbed the top seed into the finals of the Men's NCAAs, setting up a showdown with Session I winner Stanford.
Link: Michigan Release
Stanford won Session 1 of the Men's NCAA preliminaries.
Link: Results
UCLA and Arkansas advanced easily out of the Los Angeles Regional. UCLA posted a nation-high 197.825 to defeat Arkansas' 196.675. Anna Li led UCLA, posting a 10.0 on UB and winning VT. Teammate Vanessa Zamarripa edged her for the AA title with a 39.675. Teammate Brittani McCullough won the FX. For Arkansas, Casey Jo Magee won the BB.
Advancing as AAers are Iowa State's Michelle Browning and ASU's Mary Atkinson.
All scores are unofficial, based on stats.Team Scores:
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 197.825 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 196.675 |
| 3 | Arizona | 195.100 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 194.325 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 193.900 |
| 6 | Brigham Young | 193.400 |
Florida posted a big 197.675 to defeat host Utah. Utah posted a 196.9. Ashanee Dickerson led Florida, posting a 39.7 for the AA win. She dominated throughout. Dickerson also won the BB and tied for the UB with teammates Maranda Smith and Amanda Castillo, and Utah's Daria Bijak. Dickerson also tied for 1st on FX with a host of others.
Boise State's Hannah Redmon won the VT with a near perfect 9.975, advancing to Nationals on that event. She also tied for first on FX, where she tied with Utah's Annie DiLuzio, Auburn's Rachel Inniss, and Washington's Kristen Linton and Samantha Walior. It has not been determined if these other FX co-champs advance.
Two other DU athletes advanced as AAers, with Kelley Hennigan taking the first spot and Brianna Artemev winning the tiebreaker for the 2nd slot.
Link: Utah Release
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLORIDA | 197.675 |
| 2 | UTAH | 196.900 |
| 3 | DENVER | 196.175 |
| 4 | BOISE STATE | 195.950 |
| 5 | WASHINGTON | 195.075 |
| 6 | AUBURN | 194.925 |