NU celebrated Senior Night with a win over Iowa. Wyatt Aycock led the way, winning the pommel horse and tying for the p-bar title.
Link: NU Release
PSU celebrated Senior Night with the nation's top score. Felix Aronovich led the way for the Nittany Lions, winning the p-bars and high bar, tying or breaking career highs on both, en route to an 89.1 AA tally.
Link: PSU Release
Competition at the NCGA ("Division III") Championships concluded today with the event finals.
On vault, Ursinus' Monica Durham was 1st, followed by Marissa Goodstein of Cortland and Teagan Oare of UW LaCrosse.
On bars, Michaela McCamey of UW Eau Claire won the title, followed by Siri Wischmann of UW Whitewater and Mary Kate Young of UW Whitewater.
On beam, UW Whitewater's Allyse Dieringer won the title, followed by teammate Katie Thompson. Brockport's Natalie Manga was 3rd.
On floor, Taylor Wierzba of Brockport took the title. Hamline's Courtney Benson was 2nd, and UW LaCrosse's Jenna Swails was 3rd.
Link: Brockport Release
CMU powered to the MAC title, powering past their conference foes and likely pushing their squad into Regionals. CMU was led by Brittany Petzold's AA win (39.15) and Kristin Teubner's win on FX and tie (with teammate Taylor Noonan) on beam. Teammate Meaghan McWhorter won the vault. Ball State's Julie Cotter won the bars.
Link: CMU Release
Nebraska powered to the Big 10 title, posting a 197.1 to outdistance 2nd place Ohio State (196.225). NU soph Emily Wong won the AA with a career high 39.6. In a solid meet for all the teams, the field from 2 to 7 was separated by just 0.8 points.
Wong also tied for the beam title with Illinois' Kelsey Joannides and for the floor title with teammates Jessie DeZiel and Lora Evenstad. Evenstad won the bars. For Michigan, frosh Sachi Sugiyama won the vault title, performing out of session 1.
Team Standings:
1. NU 197.1
2. Ohio State 196.225
3. Minnesota 195.95
4. Michigan 195.875
5. Illinois 195.85
6. PSU 195.7
7. Iowa 195.425
8 MSU 194.675
Link: NU Release
Florida was victorious at the SEC Championships, posting the only score over 197 to win the meet. UF posted a 197.15, with Bama 2nd at 196.775. Georgia was 3rd at 196.575, and LSU 4th at 196.425. UK posted a 194.35 to defeat Arkansas (194.175) and AU (194.1).
Super frosh Kytra Hunter won the AA with a 39.625, including a 9.975 vault win. Teammate Alaina Johnson won the bars. Another frosh, Lloimincia Hall, won the floor for LSU. Arkansas' Jaime Pisani won the beam.
Jaime Pisani of Arkansas was named Gymnast o fthe Year. Kytra Hunter of Florida was named Frosh of the year. Jeff Graba of AU and Rhonda Faehn of Florida were named Coaches of the Year.
Link: LSU Release
Here are unofficial Regional qualifiers based on scores entered into Troester GymInfo. They may be subject to change, as scores are not final until they are submitted to the NCAA.
It was a mixed weekend, with several team hitting season highs while some others struggled with falls. The conference meets jumbled up the standings within the Top 18 quite a bit, and so some expected Regional pairings were upended.
The Regional hosts are bolded in the list below.
1-12-13 trio: Florida, Ohio State, PSU
2-11-14 trio: OU, Stanford, DU
3-10-15 trio: UCLA, Arkansas, Boise State
4-11-16 trio: Bama, LSU, Arizona
5-8-17 trio: NU, Utah, Minnesota
6-7-18 trio: UGA, Oregon State, Auburn
If the scores below hold, then it would appear that the 1-12-13 trio would be sent to NC State, the 4-11-16 trio possibly to Illinois, and the 2-11-14 trio to Washington. The first criteria is geographic proximity of the highest rated team, but it is possible that these three sites could be shuffled by the assignment committee in any combination. For example, OU could be sent to Illinois instead, and Bama to Washington.
None of the proposed sites appear to create a high concentration of teams from the same conference or region. Breaking up the "trios" containing a host team, however, would not normally be justified as there is only one host per seeded "trio". For an explanation of the seeding criteria, the RQS system and the Regional qualifying race, please see our Race to the Regionals article.
| Rank | Team |
RQS | Region |
| 1 | Florida | 197.445 | SE |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 197.360 | SC |
| 3 | UCLA | 197.270 | W |
| 4 | Alabama | 197.245 | C |
| 5 | Nebraska | 197.030 | SC |
| 6 | Georgia | 196.995 | SE |
| 7 | Oregon State | 196.760 | W |
| 8 | Utah | 196.705 | NC |
| 9 | L.S.U. | 196.570 | C |
| 10 | Arkansas | 196.545 | SC |
| 11 | Stanford | 196.410 | W |
| 12 | Ohio State | 196.245 | C |
| 13 | Penn State | 196.230 | NE |
| 14 | Denver | 196.090 | NC |
| 15 | Boise State | 196.055 | W |
| 16 | Arizona | 196.020 | SC |
| 17 | Minnesota | 195.985 | NC |
| 18 | Auburn | 195.965 | C |
| 19 | Missouri | 195.925 | SC |
| 20 | North Carolina State | 195.870 | SE |
| 21 | Michigan | 195.825 | NE |
| 22 | Illinois-Champaign | 195.695 | SC |
| 23 | Washington | 195.595 | W |
| 24 | Kentucky | 195.490 | C |
| - | Iowa State | 195.490 | NC |
| 26 | Kent State | 195.400 | C |
| 27 | West Virginia | 195.265 | SE |
| 28 | Arizona State | 195.145 | SC |
| 29 | New Hampshire | 195.120 | NE |
| 30 | Iowa | 195.065 | NC |
| 31 | North Carolina | 195.010 | SE |
| 32 | UIC | 194.940 | SC |
| - | Michigan State | 194.940 | C |
| 34 | Maryland-College Park | 194.905 | SE |
| 35 | San Jose State | 194.790 | W |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 194.770 | C |
Note: Regional hosts in bold above.
Bridgeport won the ECAC Division II Championship, posting a 195.475 to defeate SCSU's school record 191.175, and West Chester's 188.775.
Monica Mesalles led Bridgeport, winning the AA with a 39.25. She also won the vault and tied for the floor title with teammates Caitin Perry and Emily Repko, and SCSU's Rebecca Brady. Teammate Emily Turik won the bars, while another teammate, Sacha Tsikhanovich, won beam.
Link: SCSU Release
Oklahoma posted a 197.475 to score their 10th conference championships. Iowa State and Missouri tied for 2nd at 196.025. The score should be enough to lift Missouri into the Top 18 for seeding.
OU's Megan Ferguson won the bars and the beam to lead the Sooners. Teammate Brie Olson was the AA champion, posting a 39.5. ISU's Celine Paulus won the vault while Mizzou's Katelyn Trevino won the floor.
Link: Sooner Release
WVU won the EAG title with a season-high 196.475. NC State was 2nd with a 196.
WVU's Hope Sloanhoffer won the AA, posting a 39.5 to lead the Mountaineers to the big win. She also tied for the vault title (with four others) and won the bars outright. Teammate Beth Deal won beam. For Maryland, Ally Krikorian won the floor. She also earned a share of the vault title, along with teammates Kyra Phillips and Katy Dodds, and UNC's Zoya Johnson.
| 1 | West Virginia University | 196.475 |
| 2 | North Carolina State | 196.000 |
| 3 | University of Maryland | 195.950 |
| 4 | University of North Carolina | 195.550 |
| 5 | University of Pittsburgh | 195.375 |
| 6 | University of New Hampshire | 195.225 |
| 7 | George Washington University | 194.050 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 193.850 |
Link: NC State Release
Penn won the ECAC Championships, defeating Towson by just .025 for the title. Temple's Katie Canning won the AA title with a 39.2, just ahead of Penn's Dana Bonincontri. Canning tied for the floor title with Penn's Kirsten Strausbaugh. She also tied for the beam title with Penn's Amber Woo, Cornell's Melanie Standridge, and W&M's Brandy Stover. Strausbaugh tied for the bars title with Towson's Kacy Catanzaro. Catanzaro posted a meet record 9.975 to win the vault.
| 1 | Penn | 194.400 |
| 2 | Towson | 194.375 |
| 3 | Temple | 192.450 |
| 4 | Cornell | 192.350 |
| 5 | Brown | 192.250 |
| 6 | William & Mary | 191.925 |
| 7 | Yale | 191.450 |
Link: Towson Release
Stefani Catour, Desert Lights Gymnastics in Arizona, has committed to Oklahoma according to her Gym-Style.com, her webmaster. This season she won her L10 sessions of the Fiesta Bowl and the Mardi Gras Challenge. She also placed 1st AA at the Gliders Elite Qualifier and 5th at the WOGA Elite Qualifier. Over the course of the season she picked up three bars titles and two floor titles.
Texas Dreams has announced Kiana Winston's verbal commitment to Alabama. The International Elite was named to the 2011 Jr. National Team last season. She finished 12th AA at the 2011 Covergirl Classic and 8th AA at the Visa Championships.
Boise State celebrated Senior Night with a 196.2, which was good enough to raise their RQS to a 196.055. BYU, however, failed to raise their RQS. Thus, as they stand in 34th place currently, they will anxiously await to see if three teams can pass them on Saturday.
The Broncos were led by Brittany Potvin-Green, who won the vault, floor and AA. She tallied a 39.6 AA. Redshirt senior teammate Amy Glass won the bars. BYU's Krysten Koval won the beam with a 9.9.
Link: Boise State Release
Brockport and Wisconsin-Whitewater tied for the NCGA Championships Team title on Friday. The two squads posted 188.05 points. Wisconsin-La Crosse, who had won the last four team titles, placed 3rd at 187.2.
Brockport was led by AA champ Elizabeth Levy. Whitewater's Katie Thompson was 2nd, and Cortland's Courtney Mangini was 3rd.
Final Team Results
| 1 | The College at Brockport | 188.050 |
| 1 | UW-Whitewater | 188.050 |
| 3 | UW-La Crosse | 187.200 |
| 4 | Cortland | 185.550 |
| 5 | UW-Eau Claire | 183.700 |
| 6 | Ithaca College | 182.650 |
Link: Cortland Release
Anna Corbett, L10 at Aerials Gymnastics in Illinois, has committed to Western Michigan. Anna competed in the 2011 JOs, finishing 9th AA in the Jr. D session. This season finished 6th AA at the Circle of Stars, 3rd AA at the Chicago Style and 1st AA at the Midwest Open.