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Florida frosh Ericha Fassbender stepped in to win the AA with a 39.375 as a short-handed Gator squad downed Arkansas. Fassbender also shared the UB title with teammates Bridgette Caquatto and Claire Boyce, plus Arkansas frosh Paige Zaziski. Zaziski shared the BB title with Boyce and Gator Rachel Spicer. UF's…
Samantha Wiekamp, Amy Enright, and Elsa Spitzmueller won the VT, UB and FX to lead UW La Crosse to a win at the John Zuerlein Invitational. UW Stout's Kelly Huseman won the BB. Link: UW LaCrosse Release
OU broke 198, on the road, as they easily downed host ISU. Chayse Capps led OU, winning the BB and tying for the VT title with teammate Haley Scaman. Teammate McKenzie Wofford won the UB. Sooner frosh Brenna Dowell and Ali Jackson tied for the VT title at 9.95. Link:…
Centenary defeated UW Eau Claire, in Shreveport, led by Ashley White's AA victory. She posted a season high 38.75. White won the VT and UB while teammate Kellie Slater won the BB. UW Eau Claire's Elizabeth Stubbs won the FX. Link: Centenary Release
NIU defeated host CMU for the first time since 2008, despite being shorthanded. Megan Greenfield led NIU again, winning BB. For CMU, Kylie Fagan won another UB title while Halle Moraw won another FX title. Teammates Rachel Carr and Kirsten Petzold tied for the VT title. Link: NIU Release
NC State defeated host Pittsburgh, led by Michaela Woodford's 39.175 AA win. She also took the BB. Teammate Chelsea Knight won the VT. For Pitt, Lindsay Offutt won the FX and teammate Taylor Laymon won the UB. Link: NC State Release
Kentucky's Montana Whittle and Shannon Mitchell tied for the BB title as UK downed host Mizzou. Teammate Taylor Puryear tied with Missouri frosh Kennedi Harris and Shauna Miller for the FX title. Miller won the UB, VT and AA (39.325). Link: Mizzou Release
Ohio State overcame a strong effort by host BGSU to notch a win. For Ohio State, frosh Stefanie Merkle and Alexis Mattern won VT and FX, respectively. Teammate Tenille Funches added a beam title. For BGSU, Alyssa Nocella won the AA with a 39.175. Teammates Laura Mitchell and Amanda Lievendag…
Kylie Noonan, L10 at Midwest Gymnastics in Minnesota, has committed to Illinois. She finished 3rdAA at her 2014 state meet, 5th AA (1st FX) at regionals and qualified to JOs. Personal Website
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Weekly Recap: Scoring "201"
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We're a full month into the season and we're going to take a break from our regular weekly recap to take a look at how judges score routines. But rather than explaining the basics, we are offering a course in "Scoring 201": an intermediate look at some of the deductions beyond the obvious and clear deductions taken by the judges. We are hoping to shed light on where the judges in more strictly judged meets are taking their deductions, for fans that may be unfamiliar with the more subtle points of scoring. We're not experts, but this will hopefully serve…
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Weekly Recap: Heading to the Mid-Point
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We're almost halfway through the season, and we're going to see a switch to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) in a few weeks. Now that the jitters and novelty of the new season is wearing off, we're starting to see some clear trends emerge. "Slow Starters" are making big improvements while "Early Leaders" are finding new teams nipping at their heels. As we head into the "mid-point shakeup", here are some observations.
SUU defeated visiting Ball State on Monday night. SUU's Jamie Armijo posted a meet-high 9.9 to win the UB and lead the Thunderbirds to the win. Teammates Danielle Ramirez and Stacie Webb won VT and BB, respectively. Ball State's Denasiha Christian won another FX title. Link: SUU Release
The CGA Coaches' Poll has OU garnering all 13 first place votes and taking the top spot once again. Stanford is 2nd and PSU 3rd. 1 Oklahoma (260 points) (13 first place votes) 2 Stanford (237 points) 3 Penn State (235 points) 4 Illinois (220 points) 5 Michigan (212 points)…
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Navy pulled out a win, despite missing several athletes to injury. In a twist, this was Navy's final home meet of the season. Jonny Tang won the AA with an 82.6. Link: Navy Release
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