Utah edge Florida to win the second Semi-Final at the Women's NCAA Championoships. #1 Oklahoma stumbled on VT, with a fall and two very short landings to fall off the pace early. Bama fell victim to the BB, with 4 misses and a 47.25. With the "bracket" fully busted, the two will have a showdown with LSU and Cal on Saturday, for the National Team title.
LSU's Haleigh Bryant retained her lead from Session 1 with a 39.7125 to claim the 2024 NCAA AA title. Tied for 2nd were Leanne Wong of Florida and Jade Carey of Oregon State. OU's Audrey Davis shared the UB title with Wong and the BB title with teammate Faith Torres, all with scores of 9.9625. Two other gymnasts from Session 1 took event titles. Stanford's Anna Roberts won the VT title at 9.95 while LSU's Aleah Finnegan won the FX title at 9.9625.
Link: Results and Florida Release
LSU posted a 198.1125 to win the first Semi-Final session at the NCAA Championships. Cal was 0.4 behind with a 197.7125 to also move ahead. Stanford posted a 197.075 and Arkansas 196.475 to conclude their seasons. LSU's Haleigh Bryant scored a 39.7125 to take the lead in the All-Around. Scores from Session 1 and 2 will be combined to determine the AA and event champions. Tying for second in the AA in Session 1 at 39.6375 were former clubmates Mya Lauzon of Cal and Anna Roberts of Cal. The leaders on the other events:
VT: Anna Roberts, Stanford, 9.95
UB: Courtney Blackson, Boise State; Bryant; Lily Smith, UGA; Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, Washington; Reese Drotar, Arkansas 9.925
BB: Bryant and Lauzon, 9.95
FX: Aleah Finnegan, LSU, 9.9625
Link: Results and LSU Release
Link: Replay (Main Feed) on ESPN+
Patience Miyashiro, a L10 at Realis, has committed to Air Force, starting in 2024-2025. She recently tied for 14th AA at the Region 1 L10 Regionals. She also qualified to Regionals in 2023.
Link: Insta
Darbi Simcox, a L10 from Dynamats, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Pitt, starting in 2024-2025. She recently placed 1st on BB and 5th AA at the Region 7 L10 Regionals, in the Senior E division. She also won BB at Regionals in 2023, qualifying to Nationals as an All-Star.
Link: Insta
National champions where named at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals (W) on Sunday. On VT, Kyrstin Johnson of Talladega won the VT while Jordan Coleman of West Chester won the UB title. Air Force's Clara Wallace won the BB while teammate Maggie Slife won the FX.
Kieran Ross of Bridgeport was named winner of the Mari-Rae Sopper Spirit Award. Catelyn (nee Orel) Branson of Lindenwood won Head Coach of the Year while Lion assistants Sienna Crouse and Sam Scherwisnki were named co-Assistant Coaches of the Year.
Link: USAG Release
Ellie Brownfield, a sophomore to be at Lindenwood, is transferring to Illinois State for next season.
Link: Insta
LSU's Haleigh Bryant was named the winner of the 2024 AAI Award. Voted upon by the Head Coaches, the AAI Award honors the top senior female gymnast.
Link: LSU Release
In a bittersweet end to their program, Lindenwood took another USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National title, posting a 195.7 to hold off TWU's 195.45. Air Force was not far behind at 194.85 for 3rd, with host West Chester in 4th at 193.525. Lions Kaylee Cooper and Hannah Moon tied with AF's Maggie Slife for 1st on UB. Teammate Nya Kraus tied for 1st on FX with TWU's Sophie Hernandez. Slife was the top AAer for the day, with a 39.375. TWU's Kaitlyn Hoiland was 1st on VT while teammate Emma Brkljacic tied for 1st on BB with AF's Clara Wallace.
The event finals are on Sunday.
Lindenwood won the evening session at the Women's USA Gymnastics Collegiate Nationals. They will advance, along with West Chester, to face TWU and Air Force in the finals. Lion Jaly Jones posted a 39.15 in the AA to lead the way. Teammate Reese Baechle posted the top mark on VT while Lion Hannah Appleget had the top mark on UB. Lindenwood's Nya Kraus posted the top mark on BB while Brown's Maya Davis posted the top mark on FX.
The overall AA champion came from Session 1, Morgan Price of Fisk. She's the first champion from an HBCU. Jaly Jones of Lindenwood was 2nd and Krystin Johnson of Talladega was 3rd.
Link: Results and Lindenwood Release
TWU won the evening session of the USAG Women's Collegiate Nationals, advancing to the final with Air Force. Fisk's Morgan Price was the top AAer with a 39.225. She also tied for 1st on UB with SCSU's Gigi Mastellone and Air Force's Maggie Slife. Talladega's Krystin Johnson was the top vaulter while Air Force's Kylee Greene posted the top mark on BB. Cornell's Sydney Beers was the top placer on FX.
Link: Results
The Women's Development Program Level 10 Regionals are this weekend, with the top athletes in each Region competing for a spot at Nationals. The Top 9 are highlighted below, as long as they scored over 35.0 (the minimum score to qualify to Nationals). Only the Senior divisions plus Junior F 2025 grads (with commits) will be listed, and full results are linked by the name of the division in each Region. The Top 7 will advance to Nationals with their Regional team. Additional National qualifiers will be named, if Regions do not use their full 7 slots allotted. These will be allocated to the top three Regions with the most competitors (in sequential order). Additional athletes will qualify to the All-Star session, if they do not make the criteria above: Two AAers from each age group in the Region and five individuals per event from all age groups in that Region.
The Women's USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championshipss are slated for April 12th to the 14th. The Championships are for programs from Division 1, 2 and 3 who offer less than 8 scholarships. Lindenwood seeks to defend their title, in their final meet(s). Challengers include Brown, Cornell, TWU, Air Force and host West Chester. Here's the schedule and live links:
Friday, April 12th: Preliminaries and AA
Session 1 (2 pm ET): Virtius Stats and YouTube
Session 2 (7 pm ET): Virtius and YouTube
Saturday, April 13th: Team Final, 7 pm ET Virtius Stats and YouTube
Sunday, April 14th: Event Finals, 1 pm ET Virtius Stats and YouTube
Sydney Wilke, a L10 from US Gymnastics Development Center II, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Illinois, starting in 2024-2025. She recently placed 3rd on both VT and FX at the Illinois L10 State meet. She's also a two-time L10 Regional qualifier.
Link: Insta
Rebakah Smith, a L10 from Stars, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Auburn, starting in 2025-2026. She recently placed 2nd on VT, 2nd (t) on UB and 4th AA at the Texas State Level 10 meet. A former Nastia Liukin Cup junior qualifier, she placed 22nd AA at the 2022 Women's Development Program L10 Nationals.
Link: Insta
Hayden Seymour, a L10 from Incline, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Illinois, starting in 2025-2026. She recently tied for 2nd on FX and placed 6th AA at the CO Level 10 State Meet. She qualified to the Level 9 Western Nationals in 2022.
Link: Insta
The NCAA has confirmed the fields for the NCAA Championships, in an announcement on Monday, April 8th.