UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa BB, FX and AA (39.5) while teammate Anna Li posted a near-perfect 9.975 on UB. But those efforts, along with Brittani McCullough's winning Yurchenko 1 1/2 on VT, were not enough to overcome the Cardinal's balanced attack. Stanford used a big FX rotation and solid BB to take over UCLA's early lead.
Link: UCLA Release
Illinois' Sarah Schmidt sealed a comeback win for Illinois, winning FX with a 9.925. Schmidt also tied for the UB title with teammate Melissa Fernandez. Fernandez tied for 1st on VT with teammate Jackly Kantecki. Illini Allison Buckley won the AA with a 39.2. MSU's Kelsey Morley and Nicole Cowart tied for the BB title.
Link: Illinois Release
Missouri posted a 195 to win at Centenary, led by Sarah Shire's 15th win in the AA (39.35). She also took titles on the BB and FX. Teammates Alex Gold and Becky Scholle took VT and UB, respectively.
Link: Mizzou Release
Bridgeport posted a 190.225 to best Penn, Brown and the URI club team. Lorraine Galow led Bridgeport, winning the VT and taking the AA. Teammates Carissa Huggins and Emily Repko won UB and BB, respectively. Brown's Katie Goddard picked up the win on FX.
Link: Brown Release
Maryland defeated hosts UNC, using a balanced overall effort. UNC swept the individual events, led by Christine Nguyen, who won the BB, FX and AA (38.925). Kara Writh, her teammate, pitched in a win on VT and a tie on UB with teammate Elizabeth Durkac.
Link: UNC Release
NC State posted a 194.325 to win at GWU. NC State's Taylor Seaman posted a win in the AA at 39.15, picking up wins on the UB and the FX. Teammates Brooke Barr won VT and Jess Panza won BB.
Link: NC State Release
Bowling Green posted an away victory, led by Breanne Guy's 38.375 AA win. Guy also won the BB with a 9.8. Teammate Danielle Wishart tied with Ball State's Morgan Coslow on VT. For Ball State, Bibiana Rodriguez won UB and Brittney Emmons won FX.
Link: Ball State Release
Milliner's commitment to Alabama is confirmed in a news article. The L10 from Folgers in Kansas has place 1st AA in all of her meets so far this season and she scored a perfect 10 on vault at the New Years Invitational in January.
2010 meet results:
Williams Center Invite: 1st AA (1st V/FX)
New Yr. Invite: 1st AA (1st V/BB/FX)
Cereal City: 1st AA (1st V/UB/BB)
Today’s college athletic climate is much different than it was 20 years ago and college coaches are under tremendous pressure to achieve two important goals: win and raise money. The one directly affects the other and alumni will enthusiastically support a winning team…and yes, the opposite is true. The cost of effectively managing a successful college athletics department has increased over the years, while support from university subvention has, in most cases, increased slightly, if not at all.
DU has announced the departure of Nilson Savage. Volunteer coach Huneth Lor (formerly a Michigan gymnast) will take over for the balance of the season.
Link: DU Release