After a weekend off for the Winter Cup, the men were in full action this past weekend. The men's rankings are now computed by an average of the best three meets. OU is the top ranked squad, with Illinois now in third. OU's Steven Legendre leads the all the individual AAers with a 89.283 average. He also leads the FX. Illinois' Daniel Ribeiro leads the PH, while another familiar name, Ohio State's Brandon Wynn, holds the top spot on Rings. OU's Jake Dalton is the top vaulter, while PSU's Warren Yang is tops on PB. Illinois' Paul Ruggeri, who suffered a season-ending injury at the Winter Cup, is the top HB worker.
| Rank | Team |
Average |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 355.150 |
| 2 | Illinois | 353.933 |
| 3 | Penn State | 351.500 |
| 4 | Stanford | 350.933 |
| 5 | California | 350.583 |
Link: Troester GymInfo
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As you would expect, Florida remains at the top of this week's Troester.com GymInfo National Rankings. They lead all events now, surpassing former leader Stanford on the BB.
This week is the last week the rankings will be made by season average. Individually, UGA frosh Lindsay Creek leads the AA and UB. Utah senior Kyndal Robarts leads the vault. However, with the switch to RQS next week we'll have new leaders on those events. Boise State's Amy Glass takes over the top spot on the BB this week, while Florida's Ashanee Dickerson takes sole command of the FX.
OU rolled to a big victory in Lincoln, breaking the 360 point mark for a new season high. For OU, Steven Legendre won FX, VT and HB to lead the Sooners. He amassed an NCAA-leading 92.2 AA tally.
Link: NU Release
Iowa remained undefeated, easily handling the Div III squad from Wisconsin-Stout. For Iowa, Rebecca Simbhudas won the FX and the AA (38.55) while senior classmate Houry Gebeshian won UB and BB. For Iowa, Maya Wickus added a win on VT to complete the sweep.
Link: Iowa Release
WMU remained undefeated in MAC action by downing visiting NIU. Frosh Kristen Seidowski won the VT while classmate Lauren Bledsoe won the FX. WMU's Kristine Garbarino won the BB. Holly Reichard won the UB for NIU.
Link: WMU Release
Ursinus slipped by visiting West Chester, using a strong effort on FX to slip by the Rams.
Link: Ursinus Release
Kylee Botterman of Michigan posted the nation's first 10.0 of the season (for her vault), but it wasn't enough as the Cardinal continued their winning streak. Botterman won the VT, AA (39.625) and tied for the FX title with Stanford's Ashley Morgan. Stanford's Shelley Alexander won the BB. Michigan's Trish Wilson tied with NU's Lora Evenstad for the UB title.
Link: Michigan Release including Video of the 10.0 Vault
PSU posted a season high to easily defeat Springfield College. PSU's Felix Aronovich won PH, PB and tied for the HB title with teammate Wasef Burbar.
Link: PSU Release
Senior Brandon Wynn won Rings and PB to lead the Buckeyes over Brockport
Link: Ohio State
Frosh Landon Funiciello tied for three event titles to lead the Tribe.
Link: W&M Release
Michigan downed unbeaten Illinois, led by Thomas Kelley's wins on Rings and HB.
Link: Michigan Release
Navy's Andrew Faulk won FX and HB en route to an AA victory.
Link: Army Release
Bridgeport nipped hosts USAF by just 0.025. UB sophomore Monica Mesalles won the VT, FX and AA to lead her squad. Brittany Dutton won the UB for Air Force. Falcon teammates Lisa Wong and Linnaea Hance won the BB.
Link: UB Release
Maryland staved off host Pitt's season high to claim the road win. Frosh Katy Dodds won the VT and FX to lead the Terrapins. Abigail Adams added a win on BB while Kelsey Cofsky won the AA. Alyssa Adrian added a win for Pitt on the UB.
Link: Pitt Release
Arizona powered to a big road win, powered by Deanna Graham's win on VT and the AA and teammate Miranda Russell's ties for first on UB (with NC State's Rachel Fincham) and FX (with NC State's Brooke Barr, Jessica Panza, and Stephanie Ouellette). Barr tied for Arizona's Aubree Cristello for the BB win.
Link: NC State Release