Iowa GymAct won the title at the Men's USAG GymACT Championships, led by senior Evan Davis win the AA. They snapped Arizona's (formerly ASU) streak of 14 straight titles. Iowa's program was cut from full NCAA status following the 2020-2021 season. They tallied 319.95 to defeat Arizona at 315.6 and the University of Washington at 302.35. Iowa's Carter Tope finished 2nd AA, just 0.1 behind Davis. Arizona's Jordan Williams was 3rd, just 0.15 off of the Davis.
Davis had the top score on FX while Tope was first on PH and PB. Yaroslav Owens-Pochinka of the University of Minnesota (another team that was cut last season) had the top mark on Rings. Amari Sewell of Iowa was 1st on VT while teammate Zac Tiderman had the top mark on HB.
Link: USAG Release and Results
LSU's Aleah Finnegan placed 2nd AA at the Southeast Asia Games. Competing for the Philippines, the country of her mother's birth, she held lead the team to their first team Gold in 30 years. Despite suffering a fall on FX, she finished just behind AA winner Rifda Irfanaluthfi of Malaysia. Her sets included two NCAA 10.0 SV vaults (Yurchenko 1 1/2, Pike Omelianchik)
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Sandra Elsadek makes the move from Ball State.
Clemson has named former USU Associate Head Coach Erik Lewis as their new Associate Head Coach. He worked in the same capacity with the new Clemson Head Coach, Amy Smith.
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Trinity Munsisoumang, Classic Gymnastics, finished 2nd AA (1st UB/FX) at her '22 state meet and 7th AA (1st UB) at regionals.
Hannah Burke, Capital NTC, recently placed 9th AA at her '22 regional meet.
Denver has hired former USU assistant Stephen Hood as a new assistant. He replaces Dave Kuzara, who is retiring. Before joining USU for 2022, he was an assistant at TWU.
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Florida has announced the transfer from Victoria Nguyen from UGA. The former US Sr. and Jr. National Team Member is a junior.
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Georgia has signed JaFree Scott and transfer Josie Angeny of Kentucky for 2022-2023. Scott originally committed to Florida but did not sign in the fall. Scott is a senior international elite gymnast from GAGE and a 2018 US National Team member. Although she has been slowed by injury, last season she placed 13th AA at the American Classic.
Angeny is a three-time All SEC honoree who will start graduate studies at UGA. A BB standout and a regular for the Wildcats on UB, she has also competed in the AA.
Link: Release