SEMO posted a 193.225 to take the win at Centenary. Alexis Brawner led SEMO, winning VT and tying for the UB title with teammate McKenna Stanley and Centenary's Ashley White. She also won the AA with a 38.9. Teammate McKinzie Jones won the FX, while teammate Lauren Israel tied with Centenary's Navia Jordan and Megan Desjardins for the BB title.
Link: Release
CMU posted a season high and defeated host NIU. Frosh Kasey Janowicz led the way, winning VT and posting a 39.125 AA. Teammates Katy Clements and Caroline Fitzpatrick tied for the BB title. Chippewas Rachel Carr and Bryttany Kaplan tied with NIU's Jamyra Carter for the UB title. On FX, CMU's Kirstin Stambaugh tied for the title with NIU's Brittany Wenzel.
Link: CMU Release
Florida powered to a win at host Auburn, who sold out the arena for the second time in history. Gator Bridget Sloan led the way, winning the UB and the AA (39.575). Teammate Alex McMurtry added wins on VT and BB. Gator Kennedy Baker took the FX with a 9.95.
Link: AU Release
A consistent but young Missouri squad defeated UGA, leg by frosh Britney Ward. Ward won the BB and tied for the vault title with UGA's Sydney Snead, Brittany Rogers and Brandie Jay. Teammate Kennedi Harris won the FX. For UGA, Natalie Vaculik took the UB. UGA's Brandie Jay posted a 39.475 in her first ever NCAA all around, but her other teammates struggled once again on BB, posting just a 47.675 as a team.
Link: Release
Host Hamline posted a season high but it wasn't enough as defending NCGA champ Wisconsin-La Crosse took the win.
Link: Hamline Release
Lindenwood posted a 192.15 to win the tri-meet. They were led by Kierstin Sokolowski, who won the AA with a 38.8. She also took the VT. Illinois State's Amanda Mohler won the UB while teammate Demi Pas took the BB. For Ball State, Denasiha Christian won the FX title.
Link: Illinois St Release
A consistent Arkansas squad edged Bama at home. Bama suffered three breaks on the BB to post a 48.325 on the event. Arkansas was led by Amada Wellick, who tied for the VT title with Bama's Nickie Guerrero and the AA with Bama's Lauren Beers at 38.95. Bama swept the top six spots on UB, led by Kiana Winston. On BB, Aja Sims posted a 9.95 for the Crimson Tide victory, but three breaks proved costly. Bama's Amanda Jetter won the FX.
Link: Bama Release
Host Ithaca defeated Brockport State, using a big advantage on BB for the win. The Bombers picked up wins from Valerie Cohen on VT, Kendra Balcerak on BB, and Carolyn Nichols on FX. For Brockport, Caitlin Elsadek won the UB.
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Francesca Lawal from Elite Gymnastics in Florida has committed to UCLA. She competed at Level 9 last season. She placed 2nd AA at her state meet and 2nd AA (1st FX) at her regional meet. She went on to win the all around and vault titles at L9 Easterns.
Gustavus Adolphus posted its highest score since 2004 as they defeated Winona State on Tuesday night. Alex Kopp led the way, winning VT, FX and tying for the BB title (with Winona State's Eboni Jackson) en route to a 37.15 AA win. Winona State's Katie Pipp led a 1 to 4 sweep of the UB but Gustavus built a big advantage on the BB for the win.
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The season is well underway and we're already seeing some trends, early leaders, and stars begin to emerge. Here's a few observations on the season thus far...
Grace Arnold has committed to Gustavus Adolphus. Last season she won her L9 state meet and placed 1st on bars and beam. She recently placed 6thAA at the Elevate the Stage meet.
Washington's Allison Northey posted a 39.175 to win her second AA of the season and lead UW to an easy win over ASU. She also tied for the UB title with teammate Kaitlyn Duranczyk and on BB with teammate Joslyn Goings. For ASU, Taylor Allex won VT and FX.
Link: UW Release
Florida tops the Women's National Rankings for the week of January 18th, with a 197.25 average, as compiled by RoadToNationals. OU is 2nd and Michigan 3rd. The rankings remain highly volatile at this point in the season.
Denver just missed the 196 mark but it was enough to easily down the host Hawkeyes. DU was led again by Nina McGee, who won the AA with a 39.425, including a win on VT and a tie for first on FX (with Iowa's Mollie Drenth). Teammate Julia Ross won the UB and BB to further boost the Pioneers.
Link: Iowa Release
Stanford capitalized on UGA's collapse on BB to take the win. Stanford's Elizabeth Price led the way, posting a 39.425 to take the AA. Teammates Ivana Hong and Melissa Chuang tied for the BB title. For UGA, Brandie Jay posted a near-perfect 9.975 to win the VT. Classmate Brittany Rogers won the UB with a 9.925. On FX, Gigi Marino and Mary Beth Box led the Gym Dogs with 9.9 and the event win.
Link: UGA Release