Friday, 11 May 2012 18:56

Women's JO Nationals: Boren Wins Junior B

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…
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Friday, 11 May 2012 13:05

Women's JO Nationals: Hano Wins Junior A

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…
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Friday, 11 May 2012 12:48

Women's JO Nationals: Boyce Wins Senior A

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,…
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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. …
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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,…
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Sunday, 06 May 2012 12:08

Men's: 14 Qualify to VISA Championships

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,…
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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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Saturday, 21 April 2012 19:48

Men's NCAA Event Finals: Champions Crowned

 Eddie Penev of Stanford won floor and tied for the Vault title with Illini Paul Ruggeri to set the pace the event finals at the 2012 Men's NCAA Championships.  Cal' Glen Ishino won PH, while Illini CJ Maestas scored the win on Rings.  AA champ Jake Dalton won the PH,…
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Saturday, 21 April 2012 15:47

NCAA Finals: Alabama Wins 2012 NCAA Team Title

In a thrilling finish, defending National Champion Alabama edged Florida and UCLA to successfully defend their crown. Bama started strong, posting the night's top marks on floor (49.45) and vault (49.625), highlighted by Geralen Stack-Eaton's stuck Yurchenko Layout Full (9.975).  Then, on UB, perhaps their weakest event, Sarah DeMeo had…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 20:07

Men's NCAA Finals: Illinois Wins 2012 Title

Illinois won the 2012 Men's NCAA Team title on Friday night, posting a solid overall performance to defeat host OU.  PSU was third. OU was led by AA champ Jake Dalton, who was unstoppable with a 91.0 tally.  Tied for 2nd at 89.7 were Michigan's Sam Mikulak and Illini CJ…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 18:05

NCAA Women's Session II: Bama, Florida, Arkansas Advance

Alabama edged Florida to take the evening session of the NCAA Women's Preliminaries.  Bama opened the meet with a huge 49.6 on beam and then battled back and forth with Florida all night long.  A 49.4 on bars was enough to pass Florida, who managed a 49.275 on floor after…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 12:06

Women's NCAA Prelims, Session 1: UCLA, Utah, Stanford Advance

UCLA, Utah and Stanford advanced out of Session I of the NCAA Preliminaries, making it an excellent afternoon for the Pac 12 squads.  UCLA powered to a 197.4 to win the session, despite noncounting mistakes from stars Samantha Peszek (overcooked her closing double pike on FX) and Vanessa Zamarripa (Fall…
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 20:28

Men's NCAA Prelims Session II: Illinois, OU and Cal Advance

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Illinois edged Oklahoma for the top spot in the evening session at the Men's NCAA Championships.  Cal claimed the third spot.  They will be joined by Michigan, PSU and Stanford in the finals.    FX PH SR V PB HB Total  Illinois 59.50 58.80 58.15 59.55 60.15 60.10 356.25  Oklahoma…
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:05

Men's NCAA Prelims Session 1: Michigan, PSU, Stanford Advance

Here are the unofficial results from the preliminary Session 1 at the Men's NCAA Championships in Norman: 1 Univ. Of Michigan 353.45 2 Penn State Univ. 353 3 Stanford Univ. 348.5 4 Ohio State Univ. 345.35 5 Univ. Of Nebraska 340.55 6 Univ. Of Iowa 336.65 Michigan's Sam Mikulak was…
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:46

Washington Signs Graber

Kiersten Graber has signed with Washington, according to a school release.  The early graduate's commit was covered in a prior news item. Link: UW Release
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