NC State easily defeated WMU to advance to the second round at the Athens Regional. The mark was the Wolfpack's 2nd highest of the season. NCSU was led once again by Emily Shepard, who won VT and the AA a 39.5. She also tied for the UB title with teammate Katelyn Cox. Teammate Chloe Negrete won the FX. For WMU, Payton Murphy won the BB.
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Arizona automatically advanced to Round 2 at the Salt Lake City Regional after Temple withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols.
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Alayna Fern, Sun Country Gymnastics, has committed to UW-Whitewater. She has competed beam and floor this season.
Gianna Antonio from Gym America has committed to EMU. She has competed extensively this season and finished in the top 10 AA at each meet. She recently placed 6th AA and 1st on floor at her state meet.
Jenna Cashman from Arena Gymnastics has committed to UNC. She did not compete in the 2020 season, but returned to competition this season.
Trista Goodman, a former junior elite and L10 from Salcianu Elite, has committed to Southern Utah. She previously was committed to Utah. Last weekend she tied for 1st AA at the Nevada State L10 Championships and won UB with a 10.0.
Due to Coviid-19 testing and contact tracing, Auburn has withdrawn from regionals.
The Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association has named their 2021 Regular Season All-Americans. Click the links below to download the full lists (PDF format).
Air Force was paced by wins from Frankie Valenti on PH, R, PB and HB en route to an 80.3 AA win. Teammate Brandon Bzoskie won VT. For W&M, Cuttter Fugett won FX.
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Stanford celebrated Senior Day with a big win over Army. Junior Brody Malone led the way with a career high 86.5 in the AA. He also won FX, PH, R, PB (15.1) and HB. Teammate Brandon Briones won the VT.
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Emily Innis from Gymkhana has committed to UW. She qualified to JOs in 2019. This season she has won two of her three regular season meets and picked up wins on every event.
Whitewater defeated host La Crosse on Tuesday night. Blaise Wilson led UW Whitewater with a win on BB. The hosts collected wins from Megan Hawkins on VT, Kerrie Legault on UB, Emma Grant on FX and Kacey Mortneson in the AA (37.95).
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Illinois defeated host Minnesota in the Gopher's final regular season home meet. The Illini were led by Michael Fletcher, who won the AA and R. Teammate Connor McCool won FX, Illini Tommy Mistretta won PH and teammate Evan Manivong won VT. For Minnesota, Crew Bold won PB and HB.
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In a live webcast, the NCAA announced the Women's Regional Selections for 2021. Click through to see all the team and individual selections.
Oklahoma and Florida remain tied at the top of the women's National Rankings for the Week of March 22nd, as compiled by the RoadtoNationals.com, based on National Qualifying Score. LSU moved up to third, with Michigan close behind in fourth. Cal remains #5..
Using a big advantage on BB and FX, Utah posted a 197.725 to defeat Cal's 197.375 and win their first Pac 12 Conference meet title since 2017. UCLA was third at 196.725 with a problem on BB and ASU avoided major trouble and posted a 196.375. In the early session, Oregon State posted a 195.625 after a slow start on UB. Arizona was 2nd at 195.4, Stanford improved to 195.175 but Washington slipped 194.4 after four opening falls on BB, despite a sizable lead heading into the final round.
Utah's Maile O'Keefe led the way, winning the AA with a 39.7. She also tied for first on UB with teammate Cristal Isa and UCLA's Margzetta Frazier. The two Utes then tied with teammate Abby Paulson for the BB title, as the Utes went 49.675 on the event. Then on FX, O'Keefe tied with teammates Jaedyn Rucker and Sydney Soloski, UCLA's Pauline Tratz and Chae Campbell, Cal's Kyana George and Stanford's Kyla Bryant. UCLA's Sekai Wright won the VT.
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