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Scores

NCAA Week 1 Final Scores

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Friday, January 5 Score Event Winners
[4] Alabama
[7] Michigan		 195.675
196.200		 AA: Karas (Mich) 39.350
VT: Guerrero (Ala) 9.900
UB: Winston (Ala) 9.925
BB: Winston (Ala) 9.900
FX: Karas (Mich) 9.925
Bowling Green
Michigan State		 194.000
193.350		 AA: Shirley (MSU) 39.075
VT: East (BG) 9.850
UB: Westney (MSU) 9.850
BB: Kearns, McPeak (BG) 9.825
FX: Shirley, Mitchell (MSU) 9.850
[2] Florida
West Virginia		 195.900
194.425		 AA: Boren (FL) 39.575
VT: McMurtry (FL) 9.900
UB: McMurtry (FL) 9.925
BB: Boren, Baumann,
Gowey (FL) 9.900
FX: Boren (FL) 9.925
[21] George Washington
Ball State
SEMO
[10] Kentucky		 193.775
194.475
189.675
196.075		 AA: Drouian-Allaire (GW) 39.100
VT: Korth, Davis (UK) 9.850
UB: Rechenmacher (UK),
MacDonald (BS) 9.850
BB: Hyland (UK) 9.850
FX: Dukes (UK) 9.900
[19] Arkansas
[3] LSU		 195.350
197.150		 AA: Finnegan (LSU) 39.650
VT: Priessman (LSU) 9.900
UB: Edney, Finnegan (LSU) 9.950
BB: Finnegan (LSU) 9.925
FX: Hambrick (LSU) 9.950
BYU
[5] Utah		  194.275
197.000		 AA: Skinner, MMG (UT) 39.475
VT: Tessen, Lewis (UT) 9.900
UB: Skinner (UT) 9.900
BB: Skinner (UT) 9.900
FX: MMG (UT) 9.925
Saturday, January 6 Scores Event Winners
Illinois State
Central Michigan		 191.600
196.375		 AA: Cooke (IS) 38.675
VT: Pedrick (CM) 9.875
UB: Kaplan (CM) 9.850
BB: Clements (CM) 9.875
FX: Hilliker (CM) 9.925
[25] Eastern Michigan
Penn State		 192.900
194.275		 AA: Bridgens, Tsang (PSU) 39.050
VT: Bridgens, Tsang (PSU) 9.825
UB: Rubin (EMU) 9.850
BB: Tsang (PSU) 9.825
FX: Garcia (PSU) 9.800
UW-Eau Claire
Gustavus Adolphus		 181.275
175.800		 AA: Malo (GA) 36.075
VT: Erickson (EC) 9.675
UB: Lewis (EC) 9.600
BB: Bjorge (EC) 9.575
FX: Bjorge (EC) 9.275
[14] Auburn
[20] Iowa
Iowa State
Arizona State		 193.950
193.000
195.125
194.675		 AA: Young (ISU) 39.200
VT: Sievers (ISU),
Watson (Aub) 9.875
UB: Cerio (Aub) 9.900
BB: Paz (ISU) 9.875
FX: Kaji (Iowa) 9.850
[8] Denver
Arizona		 195.775
195.425		 AA: Karr (DU) 39.500
VT: Karr (DU) 9.925
UB: Berg (AZ) 9.875
BB: Karr (DU) 9.900
FX: Brown (DU) 9.900
Hamline
UW-Oshkosh		 183.475
183.525		 AA: McBrayer (Osh) 36.950
VT: McBrayer (Osh),
Crysz-DeBoer (Ham) 9.375
UB: Huch (Ham) 9.250
BB: Schltens (Osh) 9.600
FX: Vorderbruggen (Ham) 9.450
Maryland
New Hampshire
Temple
Towson		 194.100
194.175
194.875
193.800		 AA: McKellar (Tow) 39.075
VT: Baker (Tow) 9.850
UB: Mulligan (NH),
Barber (Mary) 9.875
BB: Lauter (NH) 9.925
FX: Thomas (Mary) 9.850
UW-La Crosse
Air Force		 191.350
193.425		 AA: Murphy (AF) 38.675
VT: Davis (AF) 9.750
UB: Kirkpatrick (AF) 9.775
BB: Murphy (AF) 9.775
FX: Weyker (LC) 9.800
[22] Ohio State
[6] UCLA		 193.200
196.250		 AA: Ross (UCLA) 39.500
VT: Tratz (UCLA) 9.850
UB: Lee (UCLA) 9.975
BB: Lee (UCLA) 9.925
FX: Mattern (OSU),
Kramer (UCLA), Ross (UCLA) 9.900
Sunday, January 7 Scores Event Winners
NC State
Illinois-Chicago
Northern Illinois		 194.025
193.525
192.600		 AA: Knight (NCST) 39.075
VT: Knight (NCST) 9.800
UB: Potts (NIU), Baker (UIC) 9.825
BB: Baddeley (UIC) 9.825
FX: Northern (UIC),
Martucci (NIU),
Knight (NCST) 9.800
Monday, January 8 Scores Event Winners
[11] Cal
UC Davis
Sacramento State
San Jose State
[18] Stanford		 195.475
194.400
192.875
194.475
194.925		 AA: Price (Stan) 39.650
VT: Price (Stan) 9.850
UB: Price (Stan) 10.000
BB: Williams (Cal) 9.900
FX: Price (Stan) 9.975

WEEK 1 LEADERS

ALL-AROUND
1. Finnegan (LSU) – 39.650
1. Price (Stanford) – 39.650
3. Boren (Florida) – 39.575
4. Karr (Denver ) 39.500
4. Ross (UCLA) 39.500

VAULT
1. Karr (Denver) – 9.925
2. Guerrero (Alabama) – 9.900
2. McMurtry (Florida) – 9.900
2. Priessman (LSU) – 9.900
2. Tessen (Utah) – 9.900
2. Lewis (Utah) – 9.900
2. Brown (Denver) – 9.900

BARS
1. Price (Stanford) – 10.000
2. Lee (UCLA) – 9.975
3. Edney (LSU) – 9.950
3. Finnegan (LSU) – 9.950
5. Winston (Alabama) – 9.925
5. McMurtry (Florida) – 9.925
5. Hambrick (LSU) – 9.925

BEAM
1. Finnegan (LSU) – 9.925
1. Lee (UCLA) – 9.925
1. Lauter (New Hampshire) – 9.925
4. Winston (Alabama) – 9.900
4. Boren (Florida) – 9.900
4. Baumann (Florida) – 9.900
4. Gowey (Florida) – 9.900
4. Skinner (Utah) – 9.900
4. Carter (Alabama) – 9.900
4. Karr (Denver) – 9.900
4. Ross (UCLA) – 9.900
4. Williams (Cal) – 9.900

FLOOR
1. Price (Stanford) – 9.975
2. Hambrick (LSU) – 9.950
3. Karas (Michigan) – 9.925
3. Boren (Florida) – 9.925
3. Merrell-Giles (Utah) – 9.925
3. Hilliker (Central Michigan) – 9.925
4. Bryant (Stanford) – 9.925

NCAA Schedule

NCAA Week 1 – Schedule and Links

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Links will be added as they become available.

Friday, January 5 Scores Stream
5:30 ET/2:30 PT – [4] Alabama @ [7] Michigan LINK ESPNU
6:00 ET/3:00 PT – Bowling Green @ Michigan State LINK BTN+
FLO
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [2] Florida @ West Virginia LINK FREE
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [21] George Washington, Ball State, SEMO @ [10] Kentucky LINK SECN+
8:30 ET/5:30 PT – [19] Arkansas @ [3] LSU LINK SECN
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – BYU @ [5] Utah LINK P12N
Saturday, January 6 Scores Stream
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – Illinois State @ Central Michigan LINK CSN($)
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – [25] Eastern Michigan @ Penn State LINK FREE
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – UW-Eau Claire @ Gustavus Adolphus LINK
6:00 ET/3:00 PT – [14] Auburn, [20] Iowa, Iowa State @ Arizona State LINK P12+
6:00 ET/3:00 PT – [8] Denver @ Arizona LINK LINK
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Hamline @ UW-Oshkosh FREE
7:30 ET/4:30 PT – Maryland, New Hampshire, Temple @ Towson
7:30 ET/4:30 PT – Minnesota Intrasquad LINK BTN+
FLO
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – UW-La Crosse @ Air Force FREE
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – [22] Ohio State @ [6] UCLA LINK P12N
Sunday, January 7 Scores Stream
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – NC State, Illinois-Chicago @ Northern Illinois LINK  NIU($)
Monday, January 8 Scores Stream
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – [11] Cal, UC Davis, Sacramento State, San Jose State @ [18] Stanford P12+

*Meets marked ESPNU, SECN, or P12N will be broadcast live on TV and may also be streamed online for those who have cable-subscriber log-ins or subscriptions to participating Sling, Roku whatnots.

*Meets marked SECN+ may be streamed on the WatchESPN app for those who have cable-subscriber log-ins or subscriptions to participating Sling, Roku whatnots.

*Meets marked P12+ may be streamed through the Pac-12 Network website or app and do not require a corresponding subscription.

*Meets marked BTN+/FLO may be streamed either through a paid subscription to BTN+ ($10/month) or a paid subscription to FloGymnastics ($30/month).

*Meets marked FREE are streamed through school-specific services and require no log-in or subscription fee.

Marquee meet

#4 Alabama @ #7 Michigan

An excellent selection to kick off the season, the Alabama/Michigan meet should be a legitimate competition between peers—not like all these other routs. Let’s be honest. Most expect Alabama to end up as the better team this season, but based on each side’s respective preseason preview (Michigan on December 3rd, Alabama on December 8th), Michigan looked the better of the two. Alabama has had a month since then to make up the gap, but work had to be done in that intervening month. Continue reading NCAA Week 1 – Schedule and Links →

Great Moments in Gymnastics

When NCAA Coaches Were Gymnasts

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In just two days, the 2018 season will finally begin, but for now, let’s talk about what’s most important: the 80s. A time when all your dearest NCAA coaches were gymnasts.

See, you thought you left those makeup choices back in the first Bush administration. But you didn’t. The magic of the internet.

Some coaches got lucky because archaeologists have not yet discovered any extant video of them in situ, but that doesn’t mean we stop trying.

Jenny (Ester) Rowland – Head Coach, University of Florida

“Still very young but has quite a lot of charm.”

 

Dana (Dobransky) Duckworth – Head coach, University of Alabama

RIBBBBBBONNNNNNSSSSSSSS.

 

Megan (McCunniff) Marsden – Head coach, University of Utah

Continue reading When NCAA Coaches Were Gymnasts →

Season Preview

2018 Outlook – Oklahoma Sooners

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OKLAHOMA
Seniors
Natalie Brown
 BB
FX
  • Competes BB, FX every week
  • #2 returning BB score (9.910), #4 returning FX score (9.870)
Stefani Catour
 VT
UB
BB
  • Competed UB, BB each week in 2017
  • #3 returning BB score (9.880), #4 returning UB score (9.900)
Samantha Craus
 UB
  • Competed 1 UB routine in 2017 for 9.850
AJ Jackson
 VT
UB
BB
FX
  • Competed VT, FX in every meet in 2017
  • #2 returning FX score (9.960), #3 returning VT score (9.900)
  • Can provide backup UB, BB when needed
Juniors
Brenna Dowell
 VT
UB
FX
  • Competed VT, UB, FX every meet in 2017
  • #2 returning score on VT (9.935), #3 returning score on FX (9.910), UB (9.905)
Ashley Hiller
 FX
  • Transfer from Florida
  • Competed 4 FXs, 1 VT in first two years
Nicole Lehrmann
 VT
UB
BB
  • Staple of UB, BB lineups in 2017
  • #2 returning score on UB (9.910)
  • 2017 peaks of 10.000 (UB), 9.925 (BB)
Alex Marks
 VT
UB
FX
  • Competed VT regularly in 2017 for 9.815 RQS
  • Performed 1 FX in 2016 for 9.700
Sophomores
Jade
Degouveia
 VT
FX
  • Made final 2017 VT lineup with 9.830 RQS
  • 10.0-start Y1.5 on VT
Maggie Nichols
 VT
UB
BB
FX
  • #1 nationally in AA in 2017
  • #1 team score on each event in 2017
  • No RQS lower than 9.955
Brehanna Showers
 VT
UB
BB
FX
  • Did not show competition routine in 2017 due to injury
Freshmen
Jordan Draper
 BB
FX
  • Empire
  • 12th UB & FX, 2016 JO Nationals, Senior D
Abigail Matthews
 UB
  • Cincinnati
  • 5th UB, 2017 JO Nationals, Senior D
Evy Schoepfer
 VT
BB
  • Triad
  • 2nd AA, 2017 JO Nationals, Senior E
  • Training 10.0-start Y1.5 on VT
Anastasia Webb
 VT
UB
BB
FX
  • IGI
  • 7th AA, 2017 JO Nationals, Senior E
  • 10.0-start Omelianchik on VT
Carly Woodard
  • Fuzion
  • 22nd AA, 2017 JO Nationals, Senior F

Recent History
2017 – 1st
2016 – 1st
2015 – 3rd
2014 – 1st
2013 – 2nd
2012 – 7th
2011 – 3rd
2010 – 2nd

Is it possible to go up from here? We’ll see.

For the two-time defending champions, with three titles in the last four years, the only as-yet-unachieved goal is dynasty status. With another championship this season, Oklahoma would match the standards set by both the recent Florida teams (3 straight titles—2013-2015) and the early 2000s UCLA teams (4 titles in 5 years—2000, 2001, 2003, 2004) and would then be able to set sights on the records of the late 2000s Georgia teams (5 straight titles—2005-2009) and the early 1980s Utah teams (6 straight titles—1981-1986). Things be getting historic ’round here.

The challenge facing the Sooners will be the loss of 7 routines from last season’s final 24. The roster is poised to be able to replace those routines without too much angst, but the lingering question is whether those replacements will result in a slight dip in scoring potential, making Oklahoma more vulnerable to an improving team like Florida.

Vault
Lineup locks
Nichols (9.955), Dowell (9.935), Jackson (9.900), Degouveia (9.830)
Lineup options
Webb (FR), Schoepfer (FR), Showers (-), Marks (9.815), Lehrmann (9.812 in 2016), Catour (-)

Vault was the only event where Oklahoma did not finish ranked #1 in the country last season, and preseason evidence suggests the team will improve there in 2018. The big 3 Yurchenko 1.5s—Nichols, Dowell, and Jackson—all return and will once again do the heavy lifting for what should be weekly 9.900s. Degouveia added a fourth Y1.5 to the slate in the middle of last season, a vault that was typically a little more 9.850 than Oklahoma would prefer, but one that has continued to develop and looks excellent so far in preseason. Expect it to be back.

In 2017, Oklahoma went with fulls in the first two spots. This season, the Sooners are looking to add Webb‘s Omelianchik to the mix for a fifth 10.0 start and are currently working on a Y1.5 for Schoepfer in an effort to achieve Mission Six 10.0s. That may still be a slight reach, at least at the beginning of the year, but we’ll see at least five. Continue reading 2018 Outlook – Oklahoma Sooners →