Minnesota posted a 196.125, a season best, in winning the Best of Minnesota meet. Winona State was 2nd with a 183.55 while Hamline was third with a 179.45. Gustavus was fourth with a 175.525. Gopher senior Kristin Furukawa won the BB and tied for first on UB with teammate Lucy Ennis to lead Minnesota. Kayla Slechta won the VT while teammate Shannon Golich won FX. Kendra Elm completed the Gopher sweep with a win in the AA.
Link: Minn Release
Final Scores: Rutgers - 193.525; Cortland - 187.50.
Final Scores: Temple - 191.600; Yale -184.350; Springfield -178.950
Final scores: SCSU - 185.825; Brockport - 184.750; RIC - 162.000
San Jose State posted the 2nd highest score in school history but Boise State spoiled senior night by defeating the Spartans at home. For Boise State, Hailey Gaspar won the VT while Hannah Redmon won the FX. Teammate Amy Glass tied with Thomasina Wallace for the BB title while teammate Brittany Potvin-Green did the same on UB. Wallace capped off a strong night with a 39.325 AA win.
Link: SJSU Release
Amanda Blauvelt and Kailey Hansen posted career highs to win UB and FX, respectively, to lead the Hornets. USU was led by frosh victories by Paige Jones on VT and Cammi Muhr on BB.
Link: Sac State Release
SUU posted a 193 to capture the road win. SUU was led by Brooke Cersosimo, who won the AA with a 38.65 and the BB. Teammates Lindsey Schutz and Alyssa Click added wins on the FX and UB, respectively. CSUF's Shelley Cooper won the VT.
Link: CSUF Release
Chelsea Drooger, L10 at Champion Gymnastics USA, has committed to Kent State for the 2011-12 season. So far this season she has finished 7th AA at Gymnastics on the Grand, 12th AA at the Twistars Invite and 4th AA (1st V/BB) at the OC Classic. She finished 19th AA at the 2010 JO Nationals meet.
Chantel Turk tied for event titles on VT and UB to lead the Flames to a win over visiting Ball State. Catherine Dion of UIC won BB while teammate Sarah Murray won the FX. Ball State's Nicole Allen tied for the VT title while teammate Brittney Emmons tied for the UB title. Emmons won the AA with a 38.5.
Link: UIC Release
Utah just missed the 197 mark in defeating Washington in front of 12,359 fans. Frosh led Utah once again. Mary Beth Lofgren won the VT and BB while classmate Corrie Lothrop won the FX and AA (39.5). Stephanie McAllister won the UB for Utah.
Link: Utah Release
BYU posted a season high 195.2 to defeat TWU, which managed just 188.525. On VT, BYU's Mickell Merrell and Natalie Eyre tied with TWU's Bethany Larimer for the title. On UB, the Cougar's Madeleine Johnson tied with teammate Haylee Rollins. TWU's Brittany Johnson won the BB while BYU's Jennifer Lezeu won the FX.
Link: BYU Release