In Denver’s quest to maintain the nationals-qualifying level from 2017, three freshmen will be tasked with replacing the five lineup routines lost from last season’s roster.
It’s a scenario that bodes well mathematically for Denver since all three freshmen are potential all-arounders. We won’t actually see 12 total routines from them as a class, but we could.
| DENVER 2018 – Returning Routines | |
| VAULT Karr – 9.930 Addison – 9.830 Schou – 9.830 Chesnok – 9.650 |
BARS Ogden – 9.895 Chesnok – 9.880 Karr – 9.860 Lomonte – 9.850 Kern – 9.840 Addison – 9.660 |
| BEAM Karr – 9.890 Schou – 9.880 Addison – 9.820 Ogden – 9.815 Loper – 9.800 |
FLOOR Addison – 9.915 Karr – 9.900 Schou – 9.855 Loper – 9.825 Hammen – 9.796 Kern – 8.988 |
Lynnzee Brown
Brown arrives at Denver from GAGE as the most JO-accomplished of the three freshmen, finishing second AA at this year’s JO nationals. In many regards, Brown is your classic power gymnast and should find an immediate home at the end of Denver’s vault and floor lineups.
That Yurchenko 1.5 is a big old yes. It’s likely the most important of Brown’s routines because it should provide a second serious score in a vault lineup that too often last season felt like it was just Karr.
Similarly, the DLO makes Brown’s floor an obvious choice for Denver’s floor lineup and should become a top score—if not the top score. Just as important for NCAA composition purposes is that open shape on the double pike, the sign of a confident double pike, not a squeezed-around double pike. Continue reading 2018 Freshmen – Denver