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2014 Superlatives

Skills of Note in the 2014 Season (W)

The following is a listing of high level skills performed by Women in the 2014 Season. To make this list, the skill had to be successfully competed in a meet sometime during the season. The skill competed must have an FIG rating of "E" or "F" or "G", or an FIG Vault Difficult Value of 5.3 or higher.

The issue of escalating difficult leading to higher injury rates and more wear and tear on the athlete is important. The purpose of this list is not to encourage or foster unreasonable risk or other threats to the safety of the athletes. In fact, many of the skills on this list were only competed in special circumstances. This list simply serves as an archive and collection of skills actually performed by the athletes.

Updated 5/4/2014

This list is incomplete and will be updated as information becomes available. Please submit your additions and corrections to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

VAULT						UNEVENS
Handspring, Front Tuck 1/1 Twist Amber See, Illinois RO 1/2 on, Front Layout 1/2 Off Katherine Grable, Arkansas Tsukahara Layout 3/2 Yurchenko Layout 2/1 Brandie Jay, UGA Yurchenko Layout 3/2 Caitlin Atkinson, AU Natalie Beilstein, Michigan Georgia Dabritz, Utah Jessie DeZiel, NU Ashleigh Gnat, LSU Kytra Hunter, Florida Brandie Jay, UGA Diandra Milliner, Bama Chelsea Raineri, GWU Brittany Rogers, UGA Sachi Sugiyama, Michigan						Comaneci Shushunova Alexis Gunzelman, Rutgers Brandie Jay, UGA Full Twisting Double Layout Flyaway Victoria Aepli, Ohio State Kaitlin Clark, Bama Allison Flores, Arizona Hindorff (clear-hip reverse hecht/Tkachev) Jaleesa Wilson, DU Ricna (Stalder reverse hecht) Brittany Rogers, UGA Ray (toe-on straddle reverse hecht) Stephani Canizaro, Arkansas Bridgette Caquatto, UF Kytra Hunter, Florida Alaina Johnson, UF Kim Jacob, Bama Keely McNeer, Bama Sydney Sawa, UCLA Bridget Sloan, Florida Nicole Szabo, UIC Church (toe-on pike reverse hecht) Pike Tkachev Austin Sheppard, Michigan Triple Twisting Flyaway Bharwaj (full twisting Pak) Alicia Asturias, Cal Angela Durkac, Ball State Van Leeuwen (Maloney 1/2) Alex Archer, Stanford
BEAM						FLOOR
Round-Off, Layout to Two Feet Mount Switch Ring Leap Back tuck 1/1 twist Arabian Front Tuck Rheagan Courville, LSU Back Layout Two Foot* Syndey Ewing, LSU Milan Ivory, Iowa State Jennifer Pinches, UCLA Side Aerial, Cross Position Danusia Francis 5/2 Turn in Wolf (Humphrey) Double Front Tuck Back Double Pike** Sarah DeMeo, Alabama Katherine Grable, Arkansas Jessica Savona, LSU Cerise Witherby, Oregon State * Athlete must hold layout position througout the salto for E credit. A layout with a pike down is credited as a D. ** Not in Code, but similar elements are raised in value by one, when executed in the cross position.						Full Twisting Double Layout Double Layout Sadiqua Bynum, UCLA Brianna Guy, AU Lloimincia Hall, LSU Emily Heinz, CMU Kytra Hunter, UF Miranda Kerr, Utah State Ashley Lambert, NU Maliah Mathis, LSU MJ Rott, AU Joanna Sampson, Michigan Haley Scaman, OU Tory Wilson, Utah Double Front Alex Deluca, Ohio State Emma Sibson, PSU Mackenzie Valentin, Arizona Reema Zakharia, Michigan Arabian Double Front Katie Bailey, Bama Natalie Beilstein, Michigan Olivia Courtney, UCLA Rheagan Courville, LSU Kristen Klarenbach, Arizona Elena Lagoski, MSU Danielle Levy, MSU Sarah Miller, Ohio State Diandra Milliner, Bama Janelle Minichiello, UNH Taylor Rice, Stanford Haley Spector, Stanford Nicole Turner, Oregon State Krystal Welsh, PSU Triple Full Georgia Dabritz, Utah Nicolle Eastman, Kent State Madeline Gardiner, Oregon State Emily Wong, NU Tuck Full In or Half In/Half Out Kelsey Black, Boise State Angi Cipra, UCLA Lia Del Priore, Utah Kristen Harabedian, NC State Cassandra Harrison, San Jose State Kait Kluz, AU Luisa Leal-Restrepo, Rutgers Bailey McIntire, Utah State Kaytianna McMillan, Oregon State Ciera Perkins, Boise State Sarah Peterson, UNC Christina Pheil, UNC Jessica Savona, UF Melanie Shaffer, Ohio State Natasha Sundby, ASU Karen Tang, Maryland Becky Tutka, Utah Brittni Watkins, NC State Cerise Witherby, Oregon State Alex Yacalis, Washington Arabian In, 1/2 Out Katherine Grable, Arkansas Tuck Full Out Brandie Jay, UGA Pike Full In Nicole Artz, Michigan Caitlin Atkinson, AU Denaisha Christian, Ball State Georgia Dabritz, Utah Lexus Demurs, AU Jessie DeZiel, NU Ashleigh Gnat, LSU Kim Jacob, Bama Maile' Kanewa, OU Diandra Milliner, Bama Lindsay Offutt, Pitt Stephanie Ouellette, NC State Rachel Spicer, UF Brittany Webster, AU Front 2 1/2 Twist (Randi) Lane Jarred, NC State

Strength of Schedule Analysis: UGA Strongest in 2014

Written by Greg

Lindsay Cheek and UGA Tackle a Tough Schedule

Georgia has the strongest schedule when compared to the Top 12 teams in 2014, according to the annual analysis from CollegeGymFans.com. Each year, we've calculated the relative strength of the schedule (relative schedule difficulty) for the Top 12 Teams, as determined by the Preseason Coaches' Poll. Read on to find out how the rest of the teams fared.

CollegeGymFans.com Top Recruiting Classes of 2013-2014

Written by Administrator

For the 2014 edition of our ranking of the Top Recruiting Classes, we've had to wait until the last minute to make our decision. "Recruiting" now has an entirely new definition. Some of the athletes in our rankings originally selected their colleges over three years ago. But more than few made their decisions within the last six to nine months. In this age of early recruiting, a lot can change in the three final years of high school and during the first year of competition. Thus, we're also seeing the emergence of a lively late recruiting period and early entries…

2014 Capsule Previews: Teams #13 to #25

2014 and 2015 Women's NCAA Code Modifications (Update)

Written by Administrator

*Updated* Every fall, a new set of Women's code modifications are published by the NCAA. These code modifications outline variances in the NCAA code from the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics Level 10 code. This is the means by which all routines are evaluated during the upcoming season. The latest update contains a few changes from last season, primarily adding special considerations for those athletes that do certain elements of difficulty in their routines, while not raising the minimum standards needed to get a 10. Although the NCAA has different Special Requirements than the NCAA, it shares the same execution deductions…

2014 Capsule Previews: Teams #1 to #12

Recruiting Tips: Coaches Recruit Character

Jill Hicks

Character is defined as: The way someone thinks, feels or behaves. I was at Level 9 Westerns last year and noticed something interesting. I was standing next to a college coach of a top 12 team. We were watching the meet together, focused on the younger age groups. This coach standing next to me had a tablet out and was jotting down names of girls he saw that were being positive, encouraging teammates and respectful to their coaches. He was not focused on performance, but on character.

Recruiting Tips: A New Beginning

Jill Hicks

It is the start of a new experience! You have worked hard and have been committed to your academics and gymnastics. You have put in a ton of hours to achieve your dream of competing for a college gymnastics team. You journey as a college athlete now begins.

Recruiting: How to Make the Most of Your Unofficial Visits

Jill Hicks

With the direction college gymnastics recruiting is going, unofficial visits are becoming a house hold name. No longer is the norm of waiting until you are a senior to have your visits paid for, and then making your final decision. Gymnast are making verbal commitments long before they become seniors, thus the importance of making the most of your unofficial visits. Call: Be assertive and make phone calls to coaches of colleges in your area and schools that are a good match for you athletically and academically. Connect: Make a plan and ask if you can set…

Recruiting Tips: 3 Key Tips to Maximize College Recruiting Interviews

Tom Kovic

I think we can all agree that there will be a laundry list of tasks on the college recruiting checklist that require attention. Face to face meetings with college coaches are important, first of all as a means of creating a stronger interpersonal connection between prospect and coach and secondarily, as an opportunity for both sides to simply size each other up. This article offers 3 key tips that prospects and families can use to maximize on-campus interviews with college coaches.

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Recruiting Tips: Creating an Outstanding Highlight Video

Jill Hicks

Creating an Outstanding Highlight Video How to create an outstanding highlight video Keep it short: 5 minutes or less First impressions are important: Show your best footage possible Post your video with your resume: See my website for examples www.jhicksconsulting.com Know what coaches are looking for: Coaches want to see you in competition. Some practice footage is also good. If you only show your vault into a pit with no landing surface, they are going to assume you do not have this vault and have never competed it. It is also best to show your skills without a spot, especially…

Recruiting Tips: 100 Days to Maximize your College Recruiting Effort

Tom Kovic

With summer in full force and the start of the academic year fast approaching, high school prospects have every opportunity to get a well-deserved breather. Taking time to relax a little after a demanding school year and a rigorous training schedule creates “new life.” That being said, the summer can be organized and utilized in several ways to grow awareness and momentum in your recruiting effort and the prospect that looks at the next 100 days as pure opportunity will greatly enhance their athletic college search.

Recruiting Tips: Learning to Pivot

Tom Kovic

When your college recruiting strategy hits a wall, learn to pivot.. The college search for athletes is an individual and tactical quest that will play out differently across the board. If you happen to be that 5 star prospect that every college coach has his eye on, your biggest challenge will most likely be which college to choose! But if you are among the majority of prospects that are lumped into the next level of recruits, your college journey will be a little more challenging.

2013 Superlatives

Skills of Note in the 2013 Season (W)
The following is a listing of high level skills performed by Women in the 2013 Season. To make this list, the skill had to be successfully competed in a meet sometime during the season. The skill competed must have an FIG rating of "E" or "F" or "G", or an FIG Vault Difficult Value of 5.3 or higher. The issue of escalating difficult leading to higher injury rates and more wear and tear on the athlete is important. The purpose of this list is not to encourage or foster unreasonable risk or other threats to the safety of the athletes. In fact, many of the skills on this list were only competed in special circumstances. This list simply serves as an archive and collection of skills actually performed by the athletes. This list is incomplete and will be updated as information becomes available. Please submit your additions and corrections to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
VAULT						UNEVENS
Handspring, Front Tuck 1/1 Twist Milan Ivory, Iowa State Amber See, Illinois RO 1/2 on, Front Layout 1/2 Off Tsukahara Layout 3/2 Marissa King, UF Yurchenko Layout 2/1 Yurchenko Layout 3/2 Caitlin Atkinson, AU Natalie Beilstein, Michigan Jessie DeZiel, NU Kytra Hunter, Florida Brandie Jay, UGA Diandra Milliner, Bama Brittany Rogers, UGA Sachi Sugiyama, Michigan						Comaneci Shushunova Brandie Jay, UGA Full Twisting Double Layout Flyaway Victoria Aepli, Ohio State Dana Bonincontri, Penn Kaitlin Clark, Bama Allison Flores, Arizona Kaylyn Millick, WVU Brie Olson, OU Emma Stevenson, Iowa Hindorff (clear-hip reverse hecht/Tkachev) Ashanee Dickerson, UF Jaleesa Wilson, DU Ricna (Stalder reverse hecht) Brittany Rogers, UGA Ray (toe-on straddle reverse hecht) Stephani Canizaro, Arkansas Kytra Hunter, Florida Alaina Johnson, UF Bridget Sloan, Florida Shayla Worley, UGA Church (toe-on pike reverse hecht) Bridget Sloan, Florida Triple Twisting Flyaway Nicole Meiller, Sac State Bharwaj (full twisting Pak) Alicia Asturias, Cal
BEAM						FLOOR
Round-Off, Layout to Two Feet Mount Switch Ring Leap Molly Quirk, Arizona Randy Stageberg, UF Back tuck 1/1 twist Arabian Front Tuck Rheagan Courville, LSU Back Layout Two Foot* Marissa King, UF Side Aerial, Cross Position Danusia Francis 5/2 Turn in Wolf (Humphrey) Double Front Tuck Back Double Pike** Katherine Grable, Arkansas * Athlete must hold layout position througout the salto for E credit. A layout with a pike down is credited as a D. ** Not in Code, but similar elements are raised in value by one, when executed in the cross position.						Full Twisting Double Layout Double Layout Stephanie Colbert, Michigan Marissa Gutierrez, Bama Brianna Guy, AU Lloimincia Hall, LSU Kytra Hunter, UF Miranda Kerr, Ball State Marissa King, Florida Maliah Mathis, LSU Joanna Sampson, Michigan Haley Scaman, OU Tory Wilson, Utah Double Front Alex Deluca, Ohio State Natalie Sutter, NIU Reema Zakharia, Michigan Arabian Double Front Nicole Allen, Ball State Natalie Beilstein, Michigan Amy Borsellino, Arkansas Olivia Courtney, UCLA Rheagan Courville, LSU Aubree Cristello, Arizona Georgia Dabritz, Utah Ashanee Dickerson, UF Brittney Emmons, Ball State Katherine Grable, Arkansas Marissa King, Florida Danielle Levy, MSU Kelci Lewis, Arkansas Sarah Miller, Ohio State Diandra Milliner, Bama Ashley Morgan, Stanford Emma Willis, Iowa Triple Full Georgia Dabritz, Utah Emily Wong, NU Tuck Full In or Half In/Half Out Kelsey Black, Boise State Lia Del Priore, Utah Luisa Leal-Restrepo, Rutgers Corrie Lothrop, Utah Brittany Potvin-Green, Boise State Alyssa Pritchett, UCLA Melanie Shaffer, Ohio State Becky Tutka, Utah Alina Weinstein, Illinois Cerise Witherby, Oregon State Tuck Full Out Pike Full In Caitlin Atkinson, AU Denaisha Christian, Ball State Noel Couch, UGA Georgia Dabritz, Utah Lexus Demurs, AU Jessie DeZiel, NU Kim Jacob, Bama Randy Stageberg, UF Brittany Webster, AU

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