NC State won the EAGl Championships with a 195.175 on Saturday afternoon. They edged Maryland, who posted a 195.1. Pitt was close behind in third at 194.875, and GWU just back with a 194.75. UNC posted a 194.225, UNH 194.175, Rutgers a 193.925 and Towson a 192.675.
NC State was led by wins from Rachel Fincham on bars and Stephanie Ouellette on floor.
In the AA, Pitt's Alyssa Adrian took the title with a 39.25. Maryland's Ally Krikorian won vault while UNH's Kayla Gray won beam.
Link: NC State Release
Penn won the ECAC Championahips, holding off Cornell and William and Mary for the title.
1. Penn 193.725 2. Cornell 193.25 3. W&M 192.95, Temple 192.175, Yale 192.1 and Brown 191,5.
W&M's Brittany Stover won the AA with a 38.95. For Cornell, Sarah Hein won vault and Melanie Jorgensen won bars. Yale's Brittney SOoksengao won beam while W&M's Maggie Lundeen won floor.
Link: Cornell Release
Wisconsin-Whitewater took the NCGA (Division III) National Team Title on Friday night. They tied for the title last season. UW La Crosse took 2nd.
1) Wisconsin-Whitewater – 189.75
3) Wisconsin-La Crosse – 186.575
3) Cortland – 185.90
4) Brockport - 185.30
5) Wisconsin-Eau Claire – 184.55
6) Ursinus - 181.325
Individually, Sarah Nadrowski of Cortland State won the NCGA National AA title with a 38.1. Katie Thompson of UW Whitewater was 2nd with a 37.95 and Brittany Baglow of Springfield was third.
Link: Cortland State Release
Laura Jonas, L10 at Silvia's in Pennsylvania, has committed to Illinois State. Last season she qualified to the NIT. This season she has posted top ten finishes at her meets, including an all around win at the Pink Invitational (1st AA/V/BB/FX).
Mason Hosek, L10 from Champions in Texas, has committed to Oklahoma. Mason finished 7th AA at last year's JO championships. This season she won the Ricki Deci Invitational and the HNI and she finished in the top three AA at the Texas Prime and Buckeye Classic. She recently won her session of the 2013 Texas state meet and finished in the top three on all events.
Bryttany Kaplan, L10 at Adrenaline Gymnastics in Colorado, has committed to Utah State. She qualified to L10 Regionals last season. This season she finished in the top five AA at the Pikes Peak and the Sand Dollar meets. She also competed at the WOGA Classic, where she finished 4th on vault.
The Men's National Rankings from Troester.com GymInfo switch this week to the Four Meet Average. The FMA is comprised of the four highest scores, with no more than two home scores, with the highest score dropped.
With the change, PSU remains in the top spot, with OU in 2nd and Michigan 3rd. Individually, Michigan's Adrian de los Angeles takes over the top spot in the AA ranking. Stanford's Eddie Penev leads on floor, while Army's Garek Hojan-Clark takes over the top spot on PH. Ohio State's Mike Wilner still reigns on ring, but PSU's Tristan Duverglas takes back the top spot on vault. On PB, PSU's Felix Aronovich takes over the lead while teammate Wasef Burbar remains the leader on HB.
Renee Zografos, L10 at SCEGA in California, has committed to Seattle Pacific per her club's website. She qualifed to L9 Western Championships last season. This season she has turned in top ten performances at the Lady Luck meet, WOGA Classic and California Classic.
Despite a loss this past weekend, Florida takes over the top spot in the Troester GymInfo National Rankings for Women this week. OU is 2nd and Bama moves up to third. The regional races are quite tight heading to the final weekend, with the Top 18 determining the Regional seeds.
Individually, UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa holds the top spot in the AA. On vault, UF's Kytra Hunter takes over the top spot. Teammates MacKenzie Caquatto and Bridget Sloan are now tied with UGA's Chelsea Davis for the top spot on bars. OU's Taylor Spears remains alone atop the beam standings, as does Michigan's Joanna Sampson in the floor standings.
Alexandria Bourgeois, L10 from 3D Gymnastics in Illinois, and Audrey Ryals, L10 from Gymnastics East in Washington, will be joining Krystin Chiellini and Elana Molotsky on Cornell's 2013 roster of incoming freshmen. We previously covered the Chiellini and Molotsky commits.
UCLA celebrated Senior Day with a win over Arkansas. Senior Vanessa Zamarripa made the most of the day, winning the AA with a 39.675 and scoring a 10 on vault. She also won bars. Teammate Danusia Francis won beam, while Alyssa Pritchett and Olivia Courtney tied for the floor title.
Link: Arkansas Release
Host UIC triumphed over Temple, led by Daniel Zerbel's wins on floor and PB.
Link: UIC Release
Sac State triumphed at home, defeated Air Force. Kalliah McCartney led the way, winning the AA (39.25) and floor. Teammates Nicole Meiller, Kaila Kilwein and Kailey Hansen won vault, bars and beam, respectively.
Link: USAF Release
Abby Rieder, L10 from United Sports Academy in Pa., has committed to BYU according to her local newspaper. This season she finished 8th at the PA NAWGJ Cup and at the Rochester Classic.
A few states held their state championship meets this weekend. Below is a list of the top ten all around and individual event winners who have committed for 2013 and 2014. For all others, refer to the complete stats for each state. If you find a meet link before we do, please send it to us. We'll continue to update the list as scores become available. Most state meets are scheduled for next weekend.
Colorado (complete scores)
Kansas (complete scores)
Oklahoma (complete scores)
Texas (complete scores)
Army defeated host Springfield, led by Kip Webber's 84.0 AA tally, including wins on floor and rings.
Link: Springfield Release