Ohio State posted its highest opening meet tally in history, as they defeated the Gophers. Sarah Miller led the way, winning the VT and tying for the BB title with teammate Nicole Krauter and Minnesota's Shannon Golich. Buckeye Casey Williamson tied for the UB title with Gophers Janell Campbell and frosh Cierra Tomson. Dusti Russell led the way for Minnesota, winning the AA with a 38.925 and the FX.
Link: Ohio State Release
Brie Olson lead the Sooners to the opening meet victory, winning the UB and tying for the title on VT and FX. She tied on VT with teammate Sara Stone and on FX with teammate Kayla Nowak. OU's Megan Ferguson won the BB. For UK, Audrey Harrison won the AA with a 38.375.
Link: OU Release
Rutger's Luisa Leal won the AA (39.0), VT, UB and FX, but it wasn't enough as UNH used a team effort to defeat the host Scarlet Knights. For UNH, Jannelle Minichiello and Danielle Reibold won the BB.
Link: Rutgers Release
ASU held off UC Davis to score the home victory. ASU's Samantha Seaman won VT while teammate Kohoku Palafox won the UB and Beate Jones won FX to pace the Sun Devils. The Aggies Katie Yamamura won the BB and the AA with a 38.725.
Link: ASU Release
Cal edged host Sac State 190.375 to 189.725, led by Madisyn O'Briens 38.625 AA win. She also won vault and tied for the UB title with the Hornets Nicole Meiller. Sac State frosh Kalliah McCartney won the BB while teammate Kailey Hansen won the FX.
Link: Hornet Release
The Arkansas Gym'Backs won the Cancun Classic, defeating Arizona, Auburn, Iowa and LSU. Arkansas posted a big 196.45 to win the competition, followed by Arizona's 195.15. AU posted a 194.775, Iowa a 193.875 and LSU a 192.5. Full results are not available.
Link: AU Release
Lead by standout performances from Kat Ding and Noel Couch, UGA powered to a 196.525 opening tally. Ding won VT with a 9.925 and UB with a 9.975. Couch added a win on FX and in the AA (39.275). Shayla Worley won the BB for the GymDogs.
DU posted some Pioneer highlights on YouTube.com during the meet.
Link: UGA Release
Frosh superstar Kytra Hunter powered the Gators to the win, taking the AA with a 39.25 in her debut. She also claimed the FX title with a high double layout. Teammate Alaina Johnson won the UB, while Gators Ashanee Dickerson and Marissa King tied NCSU's Jess Panza for the BB title. Diahanna Ham of the Wolfpack won VT.
Link: NC State Release
The Huskies overcame a rough third rotation with a meet-high event tally on BB. Senior Ruby Engreitz won the AA and UB. Frosh teammate McKenzie Fechter won FX while Husky Paige Bixler won BB. UW's Amanda Cline tied for the VT title with MSU's Taira Neal.
Link: UW Release
WMU's Taylor Zondervan scored a meet-high 9.775 to win UB and lead the Broncos to victory. She had plenty of help, as teammates Lauren Bledsoe and frosh Shelby Pflug won VT. Bronco Caroline O'Brien won BB, Stacy Kramer won FX while Cepeda Carter completed the sweep with an AA win.
Link: WMU Release
SEMO has hired Mary Patterson as an assistant coach. As Mary Beth Arnold, she achieved a high level of success at the elite level, including winning a bronze (team) at the 1995 World Championships.
Link: SEMO Release
The season is rapidly approaching and teams are finalizing their preparations for the season. Many teams have held intrasquad meets, scrimmages and exhibitions in preparation for the season. Some are posting video highlights or complete coverage online. Here's a collection of what's available online this season:
The L10 season is underway and early season scores are trickling in. We will post links to meet scores as they become available. Watch for your favorite recruits and recruitables throughout the season by clicking the RESULTS tab at the top of the site's home page.
UCLA edged Bama for the top spot in the 2012 Preseason Coaches' Poll, as compiled by Troester GymInfo. Defending champ Bama earned 17 first place votes, but was outpointed overall by six points by UCLA. In third is Florida, with 8 first place votes, the same as UCLA. OU is fourth with a pair of first place votes, followed by Utah, with one first place vote.