#1 returning score on UB (9.890), VT (9.845), BB (9.830)
#2 returning score on FX (9.880)
Collea Burgess
VT
BB
Made final VT lineup in 2018 for 9.800
Showed 3 BBs, hitting 2 of 3
Emilie LeBlanc
UB BB
Competed UB, BB each week in 2018
RQS of 9.860 UB, 9.765 BB
Sabriyya Rouse
BB FX
Made final 2018 lineups on BB, FX
#3 returning FX score (9.825)
Showed 6 BBs, peak of 9.775
Freshmen
Sanya Glauber
UB
Wildfire
2nd UB, 2018 SoCals
Alexsis Rubio
VT
BB
FX
Arena
13th AA, 2018 Region 7s
OREGON STATE
Seniors
Mariana
Colussi-Pelaez
UB
BB
FX
Competed UB every week in 2018
#1 returning UB score (9.860)
Showed 1 BB in 2018 for 9.725
Mary
Jacobsen
VT UB FX
Competed VT, UB, FX every meet in 2018
#1 returning score on VT (9.845), UB (9.860)
RQS of 9.865 on FX
McKenna Singley
VT UB BB FX
Competed AA in 10 of 12 meets in 2018
RQS of 9.895 FX, 9.840 BB, 9.830 UB, 9.800 VT
Juniors
Halli Briscoe
UB
Showed 5 late season UBs for 9.840 avg
Lacy Dagen (redshirt)
VT
UB
BB
Did not show competition routines in 2018 following transfer from Florida
Destinee Davis
UB BB
FX
Made final 2018 lineups on VT, BB, FX
#2 returning RQS on BB (9.855), VT (9.840)
Showe 3 FXs for 9.858 avg
Sabrina Gill
VT
UB BB
FX
Competed AA in 6 of 12 meets in 2018
Made final lineups on VT, BB, FX
RQS of 9.840 BB, 9.825 FX, 9.790 UB, 9.790 VT
Lena Greene
VT
Competed 8 VTs in 2018 for 9.800 RQS
Has 10.0 start
Jaime Law
Did not compete in first 2 seasons
Maela Lazaro
BB
#1 returning score on BB (9.870)
Isis Lowery
BB FX
#2 returning score on FX (9.905)
Showed 2 BBs in 2018 for 9.738
Alyssa
Minyard
Will miss 2019 season with torn Achilles
Sophomores
Savanna Force
FX
Competed 8 FXs in 2018 for 9.695 RQS
Lexie Gonzales
Did not compete in first season
Niya Mack
VT
FX
Showed 4 FXs in 2018, hitting 3 of 4
Colette Yamaoka
Did not compete in first season
Kaitlyn Yanish
VT
UB BB FX
Competed weekly VT, BB, FX in 2018
#1 returning score on FX (9.920)
RQS of 9.825 VT, 9.780 BB
Freshmen
Leah Bivrell
CGI
5th BB, 2017 Colorado States
Madi Dagen
VT
UB BB FX
San Mateo
6th AA, 2nd BB – 2018 JO Nationals
Alex McClung
FX
The Athletic Edge
14th FX, 2018 JO Nationals
Kristina Peterson
VT
BB
FX
Metropolitan
16th AA, 2018 JO Nationals
STANFORD
Seniors
Taryn Fitzgerald
VT BB
Competed VT, BB in first meet for 9.750, 9.825
Hailee
Hoffman
FX
Competed FX in first meet for 9.800
Nicole
Hoffman
Did not compete in first meet
Juniors
Kaylee
Cole
VT BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.775, 9.725, 9.800
Ashley Tai
BB
Competed BB in first meet for 9.075
Aleeza Yu
VT
UB
Returned from injury to compete VT, UB in first meet for 9.775, 9.575
Sophomores
Kyla Bryant
VT UB BB FX
Competed AA in first meet for 39.475
Rachael Flam
VT BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.700, 9.700, 9.675
Grace Garcia
VT
UB
Returned from injury to debut on VT, UB in first meet for 9.650, 9.125
Taylor Lawson
UB FX
Competed UB, FX in first meet for 9.750, 9.750
Lauren Navarro
Did not compete in first meet
Catherine Rogers
Did not compete in first meet
Freshmen
Madison Brunette
Did not compete in first meet
Morgan Hoang
FX
Debuted on FX in first meet for 9.700
Eve Micco
Did not compete in first meet
Wesley Stephenson
UB BB
Debuted on UB, BB in first meet for 9.650, 9.800
Grace Waguespack
UB
Debuted on UB in first meet for 9.625
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Seniors
Macey Hilliker
BB
Returned from injury to compete BB in first meet for 9.750
Skyler Memmel
BB
Competed BB in first meet for 9.725
Kailey Miller
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.700
Gianna Plaksa
UB BB FX
Competed UB, BB, FX in first meet for 9.825, 9.575. 9.700
Abbie Rose Zoeller
UB FX
Competed UB. FX in first meet for 9.650, 9.825
Juniors
Mackenzie Parker
BB
Competed BB in first meet for 9.550
Denelle Pedrick
VT
UB BB
FX
Competed AA in first meet for 38.950
Hayley Porter
UB BB
Competed UB, BB in first meet for 9.425, 9.575
Sydney Williams
VT
Competed VT in first meet for 9.825
Charlie Wright
Did not compete in first meet
Sophomores
Nora Fettinger
VT FX
Competed VT, FX in first meet for 9.700, 9.825
Kennedy Rae Johnson
VT
UB
Competed VT, UB in first meet for 9.700, 9.725
Freshmen
Sierra Demarinis
VT FX
Debuted on VT, FX in first meet for 9.725, 9.825
Alaina Kosto
Did not compete in first meet
Morgan Tong
VT FX
Debuted on VT, FX in first meet for 9.650, 9.800
PITTSBURGH
Seniors
Lucy Brett
UB
BB
Competed weekly UB, BB in 2018
#1 returning score on UB (9.840)
#2 returning score on BB (9.800)
Krista Collins
VT
Did not compete in 2018
Regular VT, UB, BB in 2017 – peak of 9.775 VT
Charli Spivey
VT FX
Made final FX lineup in 2018 with 9.800 RQS
Showed 5 VTs for 9.675 avg
Brittany West
VT BB
Did not compete in 2018
Weekly BB in 2017 for 9.820 RQS
Juniors
Rachel Dugan
UB
Showed 2 UBs in 2017 for 9.513 avg
Deven Herbine
VT
BB
Competed weekly VT, BB in 2018
#3 returning VT score (9.825)
RQS of 9.705 on BB
Lucy Jones
UB
BB
Made final UB, BB lineups in 2018
RQS of 9.825 UB, 9.600 BB
Alecia Petrikis
VT
FX
Competed weekly VT, FX in 2018
#2 returning score on both (9.830 VT, 9.815 FX)
Megan Tripp
UB
BB
Made final 2018 lineups on UB, BB
RQS of 9.810 UB, 9.715 BB
Sophomores
Sophie Bochenek
VT
FX
Made final 2018 VT lineup with 9.710 RQS
Showed 4 FXs for 9.706 avg
Haley Brechwald
VT UB BB FX
Competed AA every week in 2018
#1 returning score on all 4 events
RQS of 9.880 FX, 9.840 VT, 9.840 UB, 9.820 BB
Jordan Ceccarini
VT FX
Competed 7 FXs in 2018 for 9.795 RQS
Showed 3 VTs with peak of 9.675
Freshmen
Katie Chamberlain
VT
UB
BB
FX
Paramount
6th AA, 2018 JO Nationals
Rebekah Jenkins
VT
UB
FX
Docksiders
10th AA, 2018 Region 7s
Caitlyn Kline
UB
Northeast
7th UB, 2018 Region 7s
Olivia Miller
VT
UB
FX
Gymkhana
10th AA, 2018 JO Nationals
Kiley Robatin
VT
Artistic Sports Academy
12th VT, 2018 Region 7s
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Seniors
Courtney Bondanza
VT BB
Competed VT, BB in first meet for 9.750, 9.775
Erin Carroll
VT
Competed VT in first meet for 9.900
Danielle Doolin
VT FX
Competed VT, FX in first meet for 9.650, 8.825
Danielle Mulligan
VT
UB BB
FX
Competed AA in first meet for 38.975
Nicole O’Leary
VT FX
Competed VT, FX in first meet for 9.625, 9.725
Mimi Traore
Did not compete in first meet
Juniors
Lexi Calandra
Did not compete in first meet
Riley Freehling
UB
BB
FX
Competed UB, BB, FX in first meet for 9.600, 9.700, 8.950
Ava Watkins
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.575
Emma Winer
BB FX
Competed BB, FX in first meet for 9.750, 9.600
Sophomores
Lauren Diggan
VT UB FX
Competed VT, UB, FX in first meet for 9.725, 9.700, 9.700
Clare Hampford
UB BB
Competed UB, BB in first meet for 8.850, 8.350
Kylie Kratchwell
Did not compete in first meet
Hannah Roderick
Did not compete in first meet
Freshmen
Hannah Baddick
BB
Debuted on BB in first meet for 9.800
Ally Cucich
Did not compete in first meet
Hailey Lui
UB
Debuted on UB in first meet with 9.650
Mariella Miele
Did not compete in first meet
PENN STATE
Seniors
Amber Autry
Did not compete in first meet
Sabrina Garcia
VT UB BB FX
Competed AA in first meet for 38.225
Mason Hosek
BB
Competed BB in first meet for 9.850
Jessica Jones
Did not compete in first meet
Gianna LaGuardia
VT
Competed VT in first meet for 9.725
Juniors
Erynne Allen
UB
Debuted first college routine on UB in first meet for 9.675
Tess McCracken
UB BB FX
Competed UB, BB, FX in first meet for 9.775, 9.800, 8.450
Kristen Politz
BB
Competed BB in first meet for 9.775
Sophomores
Alissa Bonsall
VT FX
Competed VT, FX in first meet for 9.700, 9.350
Lauren Bridgens
VT UB BB FX
Competed AA in first meet for 39.125
Kourtney Chinnery
VT UB FX
Competed VT, UB, FX in first meet for 9.775, 9.750, 9.225
Ava Verdeflor
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.775
Freshmen
Melissa Astarita
VT FX
Debuted on VT, FX in first meet for 9.725, 9.650
Jessie Bastardi (redshirt)
BB
Made debut following transfer from West Virginia in first meet for 9.825 on BB
Dymiana Cox
Will miss 2019 with ACL injury
Donna Howell
Did not compete in first meet
IOWA
Seniors
Misty-Jade Carlson
VT BB
Competed VT, BB in first meet for 9.675, 9.825
Nicole Chow
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.825
Sydney Hogan
Did not compete in first meet
Maria Ortiz
Did not compete in first meet
Rose Piorkowski
Did not compete in first meet
Juniors
Clair Kaji
UB BB
Returned from injury to compete UB, BB in first meet for 9.650, 9.900
Gina Leal
Did not compete in first meet
Charlotte Sullivan
Did not compete in first meet
Sophomores
Erin Castle
FX
Debuted on FX in first meet for 9.700
Emma Hartzler
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.675
Madison Kampschroder
UB BB
Competed UB, BB in first meet for 9.800, 9.550
Ashley Smith
Did not compete in first meet
Freshmen
Allie Gilchrist
BB FX
Debuted on BB, FX in first meet for 9.600, 9.725
Alexandra Greenwald
VT
FX
Debuted on VT, FX in first meet for 9.650, 9.500
Lauren Guerin
VT
FX
Debuted on VT, FX in first meet for 9.675, 9.800
Bridget Killian
VT BB FX
Debuted on VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.725, 9.675. 9.050
Jax Kranitz
UB
Debuted on UB in first meet for 9.050
Carina Tolan
Did not compete in first meet
Mackenzie Vance
VT UB BB FX
Debuted in AA in first meet for 37.125
KENT STATE
Seniors
Sarah Lippowitsch
UB
BB
Weekly UB, BB in 2018
RQS of 9.790 UB, 9.685 BB
#1 returning UB score
Nuriya Mack
BB
Shoed 2 BBs in 2018, hit 1 of 2
Kennedy Plude
VT BB
Competed weekly BB in 2018
#1 returning score on BB (9.800)
Showed 2 end-of-season VTs for 9.738 avg
Dara Williams
VT
UB
Made final 2018 VT, UB lineups
RQS of 9.770 UB, 9.750 VT
Juniors
Jade Brown
FX
Did not compete in 2018
In 2017, FX RQS of 9.840
Emily Kelly
UB
Showed 5 UBs in 2018 for 9.140 avg
Sarah McCarty
VT FX
Competed weekly VT, FX in 2018
RQS of 9.835 FX, 9.795 VT
Sammi Nero
VT
UB
Showed 9 VTs in 2018 for 9.655 RQS
Showed 2 UBs for 9.550 avg
Gabby Williams
FX
Competed 1 FX in 2018 for 9.750
Sophomores
Sydney Chapman
VT
BB
Showed 5 VTs in 2018 for 9.665 avg
Performed 2 end-of-season BBs, hit 1 of 2
Abby Fletcher
VT
BB FX
Competed weekly VT, BB, FX in 2018
#1 returning FX score (9.880)
RQS of 9.795 VT, 9,710 BB
Nasha Mantikul-Davis
VT
BB FX
Competed weekly VT, FX in 2018
#2 returning FX score (9.860)
RQS of 9.765 VT
Showed 3 BBs, hit 1 of 3
Toshi Richard
FX
Showed 3 FXs in 2018, avg of 9.817
Freshmen
Katelyn Arnett
Olympic Dreams
24th AA, 2018 Region 5s
Riley Danielson
VT
BB
FX
Legacy
22nd BB, 2018 JO Nationals
Elizabeth Fulton
UB
Adrenaline
12th AA, 2018 Region 3s
Samantha Henry
ASAP
29th AA, 2018 Region 7s
Madison Iannuzzo
UB
JPAC
15th UB, 2018 JO Nationals
Cami Klein
VT
DeVeau’s
2nd VT, 2018 JO Nationals
Kendra Lindway
Gymnastics World
10th BB, 2018 Region 5s
Madison Trott
Olympic Dreams
4th UB, 2018 Region 5s
SOUTHERN UTAH
Seniors
Kamryn Bayer
BB
Competed BB in first meet for 9.700
Karen Gonzalez (redshirt)
UB BB FX
Competed UB, BB, FX in first meet for 9.725, 9.600, 9.775
Juniors
Autumn Jorgensen
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.700
Madison Loomis
Did not compete in first meet
Madison McBride
Did not compete in first meet
Megan McBride
Did not compete in first meet
Becky Rozsa
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.075
Sophomores
Morgan Alfaro
VT
Competed VT in first meet for 9.800
Jiang Braley
VT FX
Debuted on VT, FX in first meet for 9.675, 8.850
Mikaela Defilippo
Did not compete in first meet
Molly Jozwiakowski
VT FX
Competed VT, FX in first meet for 9.725, 9.775
Alyssa Ladieu
B
Competed BB in first meet for 9.700
Hannah Nipp
UB
BB
FX
Competed UB, BB, FX in first meet for 9.600, 9.900, 9.625
Mary Packham
Did not compete in first meet
Freshmen
Mayson Bentley
Did not compete in first meet
Caitlin Kho
VT
FX
Debuted on VT, FX in first meet for 9.250, 9.600
Karley McClain
VT UB BB FX
Debuted in AA in first meet for 38.900
Shylen Murakami
UB
BB
Debuted on UB, BB in first meet for 9.200, 9.650
Rachel Smith
VT
BB
Debuted on VT in first meet for 9.750
Stephanie Tervort
Did not compete in first meet
Emma Wissman
Did not compete in first meet
WEST VIRGINIA
Seniors
Carly Galpin
BB
Competed BB in first meet for 9.750
Kirah Koshinski
VT
UB BB FX
Competed AA for first time in opening meet, scoring 38.250
Jaquie Tun
VT
UB FX
Competed VT, UB, FX in first meet for 9.750, 9.750, 9.850
Juniors
Chloe Cluchey
Did not compete in first meet
Kassidy Cumber
Did not compete in first meet
Erica Fontaine
BB FX
Competed BB, FX in opening meet for 9.775, 9.750
Abby Kaufman
VT UB BB FX
Competed AA in first meet for 38.375
Julia Merwin
VT UB
Competed VT, UB, in first meet for 9.775, 9.675
Sophomores
McKenna Linnen
BB FX
Competed BB, FX in first meet for 9.700, 9.800
Sydney Marler
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.000
Michelle Waldron
VT
Competed VT in first meet for 9.700
Freshmen
Esperanza Abarca
UB
Debuted on UB in first meet for 9.800
Mackenzie Black
Did not compete in first meet
Kendra Combs
Did not compete in first meet
Rachel Hornung
VT
BB FX
Debuted on VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.775, 9.800, 8.900
Kristin Lang
Did not compete in first meet
Taylor Sell
Did not compete in first meet
UTAH STATE
Seniors
Emily Briones
BB
FX
Made final 2018 lineups on BB, FX
#2 returning score on BB (9.845)
RQS of 9.770 FX
Madison Ward-Sessions
VT UB BB FX
Competed weekly VT, UB, FX in 2018
#1 returning score on FX (9.890), VT (9.840)
RQS of 9.805 UB
Showed 1 BB in 2018 for 9.525
Juniors
MaKayla Bullitt
VT
UB
FX
Made final 2018 lineups on VT, UB
RQS of 9.765 UB, 9.670 VT
Elle Golison
VT BB FX
Made final 2018 lineups on VT, BB, FX
RQS od 9.765 BB, 9.760 FX, 9.745 VT
Brittany Jeppesen
UB
Competed weekly UB in 2018
#1 returning UB score (9.810)
Madi Tueller
Originally signed with SEMO for 2015 season
Sophomores
Annie Beck
UB
BB
Competed 7 BBs in 2018 for 9.620 RQS
Showed 2 UBs, 9.463 avg
Autumn DeHarde
VT BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX every week in 2018
#1 returning score on BB (9.875)
RQS of 9.880 FX, 9.720 VT
Taylor Dittmar
BB
Competed weekly BB in 2018 for 9.830 RQS
Faith Leary
VT
FX
Competed weekly VT, FX in 2018
RQS of 9.865 FX, 9.790 VT
Maddie McIntyre
Did not compete in first season
Mikaela Meyer
VT
UB
FX
Made final 2018 lineups on VT, UB
Competed 7 FXs
RQS of 9.840 VT, 9.745 FX, 9.535 UB
Leighton Varnadore
UB BB
FX
Competed UB, BB, FX every week in 2018
RQS of 9.810 BB, 9.780 FX, 9.765 UB
Logan Varnadore
UB
Showed 3 UBs in 2018, hitting 1 of 3
Freshmen
Carley Bayles
BB
Athletes in Motion
2nd BB, 2018 Region 8s
Caitlin Gray
Gymnastics Express Too
17th AA, 2018 Region 6s
Grace Rojas
VT
UB
BB
Manjaks
6th AA, 2018 Canadian L10 Champs
Maddie Straker
VT UB BB FX
Manjaks
12th AA, 2018 Canadian Champs
Glory Yoakum
VT
UB
Pearland Elite
2nd UB, 2018 Region 3s
ARIZONA
Seniors
Haylie Hendrickson
UB BB
FX
Competed UB, BB, FX in opening meet for 9.750. 9.800, 9.525
Danielle Spencer
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.825
Juniors
Christina Berg
UB FX
Competed UB, FX in first meet for 9.925, 9.800
Courtney Cowles
VT BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.175, 9.650, 9.650
Jenny Leung
VT BB
Competed VT, BB in first meet for 9.700, 9.700
Maddi Leydin
VT UB BB FX
Competed AA in first meet for 39.050
Heather Swanson
VT
UB FX
Competed VT, UB, FX in first meet for 9.825, 9.75, 9.625
Sophomores
Payton Bellows
Did not compete in first meet following season-ending 2018 injury
Sydney Freidin
BB
Competed BB in first meet for 9.700
Laura Leigh Horton
Did not compete in first meet
Adra Parks
VT BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.700, 9.400, 8.875
Freshmen
Kennedi Davis
Did not compete in first meet
Asia Rose Duvernay
Did not compete in first meet
Mackinzie Kane
VT UB
Debuted on VT, UB in first meet for 9.650, 9.825
Alivia Kendrick
Did not compete in first meet
NORTH CAROLINA
Seniors
Jamie DeCicco
BB
Showed 2 BBs in 2018 for 9.175 avg
Madison Hargrave
VT
FX
Made final 2018 lineups on VT, FX
RQS of 9.835 FX, 9.780 VT
Megan Ruzicka (Graduate)
Graduate transfer from Iowa
Did not compete in 2 seasons at Iowa
Juniors
Alexis Allen
VT
UB BB
Made final VT, UB, BB lineups in 2018
RQS of 9.815 VT, 9.780 BB, 9.505 UB
Jamie Antinori
FX
Did not compete in 2018
Showed 5 FXs in 2017
Grace Donaghy
UB
Showed 7 UBs in 2018 for 9.425 RQS
Raine Gordon
UB
BB
Made final BB lineup in 2018 with 9.705 RQS
Showed 5 UBs for 9.105 avg, peak 9.825
Khazia Hislop
VT
BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX every meet in 2018
#1 returning score on all three – 9.930 FX, 9.875 VT, 9.875 BB
Mikayla Robinson
VT FX
Competed weekly FX in 2018 for 9.865 RQS
Showed 6 VTs for 9.765 RQS
Emily White
Transfer from Iowa State
Did not show a competition routine in 2 seasons at ISU
Mekyllah Williams
UB
Competed weekly UB in 2018 for 9.720 RQS
Sophomores
Lily Dean
BB FX
Made final FX lineup in 2018 with 9.830 RQS
Showed 5 BBs, peak of 9.650
Rylie Dewhurst
UB
BB
Competed 5 BBs in 2018, hit 2 of 5
Showed 2 UBs, avg 9.800
Freshmen
Drew Aldridge
VT UB
BB
FX
All-Olympia
15th AA, 2017 JO Nationals
Leah Gneco
BB
Galaxy
4th BB, 2018 NY States
Julianna Love
TRC
Emery Summey
VT UB
BB FX
High Point
11th UB, 2017 JO Nationals
BOWLING GREEN
Seniors
Julia Beyer
UB
BB
Competed 8 BBs in 2018 for 9.725 RQS
Showed 6 UBs in 2017
Rachel Creagh
VT
FX
Showed 1 VT in 2018 for 9.550
Competed 7 FXs in 2017
Leslie Delgado
UB
Did not compete in 2017
Competed 2 VTs, 2 UBs, 1 FX in 2016
9.700 avg on UB
Lauren DeMeno
VT
UB
Made final 2018 lineups on VT, UB
#2 returning VT (9.830)
RQS of 9.705 UB
Katie Morsefield
VT
Competed weekly VT in 2018 for 9.735 RQS
Kayla Rose
FX
Competed weekly FX in 2018 for 9.840 RQS
#2 returning score on FX
Juniors
Lexi Augustine
UB BB FX
Competed weekly UB, BB, FX in 2018
#2 returning score on UB (9.805), BB (9.795)
#3 returning score on FX (9.835)
Jovannah East
VT UB BB FX
Competed AA in 8 of 13 meets in 2018
#1 returning score on FX (9.890), VT (9.885), BB (9.875)
RQS of 9.570 UB
Alex Johnston
UB
BB
Showed 5 BBs in 2018, hit 2 of 5
Competed UB in 2017 season
Taylor Worthington
VT
BB
Did not compete in 2018 season
Showed weekly VT, BB in 2017
Sophomores
Whitney Cronin
Did not compete in first season
Alexandra Fochler
UB
Competed weekly UB in 2018 for 9.815 RQS
#1 returning score on UB
Jasmine Jones
Did not compete in first season
Nacaida Kearns
VT BB
FX
Competed weekly VT, BB, FX in 2018
RQS of 9.800 FX, 9.780 BB, 9.705 VT
Elena Lawson
VT
Showed 7 VTs in 2018, hitting 5 of 7
Samantha Marion
Did not compete in first season
Freshmen
Paige Bachner
BB
FX
X-Cel
4th BB, 2018 Region 7s
Katelyn Goldstrom
Gymsport
14th UB, 2018 Region 7s
Kallie Grochowski
VT
UB BB
FX
Roots
13th AA, 2018 JO Nationals
RQSs of 9.815 on BB, FX
Anna-Maria Kanyai
UB BB FX
Former Czech elite
Competed at 2014 worlds, finished 66th UB, tied with Alma Kuc
Tess Muir
VT UB
BB
FX
ENA
15th AA, 2018 JO Nationals
UC DAVIS
Seniors
Roxanna Agah
FX
Competed FX in first meet for 9.675
Kara Jones
VT BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.750, 9.850, 9.775
Aya Suzuki
UB BB
Competed UB, BB in first meet for 9.600, 9.725
Yasmine Yektaparast
VT BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.650, 9.850, 9.825
Sophomores
Kelley Hebert
VT BB FX
Competed VT, BB, FX in first meet for 9.775, 8.725, 9.875
Susanna Iakounitcheva (redshirt)
Did not compete in first meet
Alyssa Ito (redshirt)
VT BB FX
Competed VT, UB, BB in first meet for 9.650, 9.700, 9.850
Cammi Johnson
VT UB
Competed VT, UB in first meet for 9.825, 8.925
Kyla Kessler
Did not compete in first meet
Gabby Landess
UB
Competed UB in first meet for 9.575
Sarah Liddle (redshirt)
UB
BB
FX
Competed UB, BB, FX in first meet for 9.775, 9.825, 9.725
Jamie Panchak
Did not compete in first meet
Freshmen
Liah Bosworth
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Devon Kiehne
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Shanae Oishi (redshirt)
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Shannon Sklow
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37 thoughts on “ROSTER NOTES – WEEK 1”
Holy shit, we do not deserve you, Spencer…
Hi,
Mercedez Sanchez? What does it mean it someone has never competed? Is there a reason to be on the team without competing? Serious question, – new to collage gymnastic. All my fantasy UCLA women got/have injuries this last meet!
Long time Gymcastic listener though – you did 2 of my commissions – myths, and Gymcastic olympics.,
UCLA has a history of taking a number of walk-ons who realistically are unlikely to see any competition time. Most of them either find other interests and disappear from the roster after a year or two, or they become team managers, which allows them to stay involved with the team. UCLA seems to have trimmed its walk-on base in the last couple of seasons, so Mercedes Sanchez is the one non-contributing walk-on who is still sticking around. There’s no practical reason to stick around on the coattails of a team you’ll never contribute to, true, but I’m sure at this point most of her friends are on the team, and it’s probably a socially fulfilling experience. UCLA also pays for travel to almost every meet for even its walk-ons, so there’s that benefit as well, for someone who enjoys travel.
Yes, there is always a possibility that a walk-on sees competition late in their career, especially if a team has multiple injuries/retirements. Idk anything about Sanchez, but if she has shown exhibition, then her routines could be usable if needed. And she could continue to improve and earn a lineup spot over others.
A good example is Jasmine Arnold, who as a senior at Georgia last year was a mainstay on the beam/floor lineups when options were thin. A team never knows when it will have to reach into its depth to fill lineups, imo it is always an advantage to have that depth.
Yup. Sonya Meraz, Janay Honest, Brielle Nguyen, and Gracie Kramer are examples of recent productive walk-ons at UCLA. Definitely useful to balance out the risk UCLA takes with injured or over-worked elites.
In Sanchez’s case, though, literally most of the team would have to be injured or suspended in order for her to see any competition time. (Most walk-ons in this position realize this either going in or no later than the second season, when new batches of freshman come in and make lineups immediately.) It’s not that her exhibitions were bad, but a team of this quality and depth won’t use her 9.6-9.7s unless it gets really desperate. She would likely have seen competition time with many teams further down in the rankings. But at UCLA, she only pays in-state tuition, and she gets to travel around the country, room with Olympians, and bag a national championship trophy (albeit one she didn’t earn) for her shelf, so there’s still incentive to stick around, from the gymnast’s perspective.
Actually a walk-on at UCLA did ‘earn’ her piece of the NCAA national championship trophy… Granted, she didn’t compete, but she was still a contributing member of the team, moving mats, helping the competitors in practice, whatever else the coaches needed/asked of her and there’s a good chance she is/was close to one of the competitors to help them mentally (notice the gymnasts who stand near beam or floor as support – often it’s different team members for different gymnasts).
I guess . . . ? in the sense that a cheerleader is part of a football team?
Thank you, Spencer!!!!
There are definitely walk-ons who have earned their trophies, not necessarily by having competed in the Super Six final meet itself. Sonya Meraz, for example, contributed scores earlier in the season and was a viable backup for every event that night. After all, if she’d gone in and hit per her usual, they would probably still have won. Not sure you can really say the same for someone who just moves mats and cheerleads and has never competed for the team. In that case, the analogy to a football team cheerleader is pretty accurate. (No offense intended.)
I don’t think the walk-ons who are on the roster but have never competed (Sanchez, Poston) spend their time moving mats – they spend their time doing the same trainings and conditioning as the competing gymnasts in hopes of breaking into the lineups. So it seems unfair and a little harsh to compare them to cheerleaders.
The support crew – many of whom are former walk-ons (and former scholarship gymnasts) play that role.
Also, most walk on (not sure how UCLA does it) are practicing every day and doing all the strength with the rest of the team. They are constantly told that they need to be mentally ready because if anyone gets hurt they will be called on. It is very hard mentally to do it day in and day out without seeing the “rewards” but they usually end up getting called on at least once so while they don’t look to be contributing the team needs to know there is some sort of back up. It really sucks to be a walk on in that sense. But most teams don’t have the crazy depth that UCLA does so that’s why walk on are so important to most teams.
Many walk-ons, like Meraz, definitely have the incentive and potential to break into lineups. At UCLA, it’s less so, just because they have SO much depth and take SO many walk-ons (like Sanchez and others who retired) who don’t end up being viable. But Poston will probably break into the vault lineup this season! 🙂
Thanks to Balance Beam Situation for the Roster Notes for Week 1.
Here is further info regarding UCLA Exhibitions 01/04/19 vs Nebraska
As listed in uclabruins.com 01/04/19 results exhibitions:
Gracie Kramer VT
Kendal Poston BB
I also recall seeing these further exhibitions while in Pauley 01/14/19:
Macy Toronjo UB
Nora Flatley FX
Margzetta Frazier FX
The introduced Flatley and Frazier FX exhibitions took place AFTER ESPN2 had ended their broadcast. The earlier exhibitions were not introduced/announced and often took place AFTER a “that completes this rotation, athletes please report to your team’s next event” (or a similar announcement). If you didn’t happen to look at the ‘completed’ apparatus right AFTER such an announcement, then you missed the exhibitions.
How did they look/were they scored?
UCLA Exhibitions vs Nebraska
Gracie Kramer VT 9.05 (fell on an attempted 10.0 starting value vault, but Gracie Kramer bounced back to compete and tie for first in the nation with a 9.95 floor routine.)
Kendal Poston BB 9.775
(above two scores from uclabruins.com)
I haven’t seen any other exhibitions scores posted.
Margzetta Frazier’s exhibition floor routine received a lot of arena buzz/applause and can be seen in a fan Youtube fan video entitled “Margzetta Frazier 2019 Floor Exhibition vs Nebraska”. She portrays a runway model to the music of Kevin Aviance’s “Din Daa Daa”. If/when this FX makes an in-season meet broadcast, could it become a possible future viral routine??
OH MAN!! Flatley doing FX exhibition means she HAS one usable AND is eligible to compete AA!!!!!!! WHEEEEE
You can see Flatley’s floor at Meet the Bruins
Anyone know how Mariani did in her exhibitions for Michigan?
Wynter Childers (Bama) competed UB and BB. 9.8 on UB in week one.
I believe I saw a social media update last week from Arkansas that Makenzie Anderson has medically retired. There were two gymnasts named, but I forget the name of the other one and don’t want to guess.
Dear UCLA,
Put Marz in all your lineups.
Signed,
My fantasy team
I imagine they will get her onto at least three, and are easing her into competition to avoid a Nia freshman situation where they put her in everything initially and her mental game was overwhelmed and never really hit her stride the whole year.
But, yes, please get Marz on vault!!!! She’d be great on floor as well, but is far more needed on vault, as there are plenty of strong floor options.
Mary Korlin-Downs from Minnesota did compete on BB on week 1, but unfortunately was injured mid-routine (was spotted with ice on her knee later) and couldn’t complete the routine and received a score of 0. I’m confused as to why it was a score of 0 and not a score for what she did, like when Kennedy Baker scored a 2.something last year. Maybe she did so little that she didn’t have any elements?
Also, you are amazing and I don’t know how you do it. Thank you!!
I’ve been wondering about this score forever! Thanks for the info. I had assumed a 0 meant she broke some sort of rule, like starting before the judges saluted. It’s interesting like you said that she got a 0 for a failed routine instead of a 2 or a 6 or what have you.
Yeah it’s weird because I just watched what little I could see of the video (the video was focused on ASU as the home team so there were only glimpses of Minnesota on beam) but you could see her fall off on her series and then she stayed down for a little while, the coach walked over and then she presented. I would think that would be enough to get a score of some sort. Not that it would have mattered to Minnesota’s score overall but it just bothers me from a “what are the rules?” perspective
When a gymnast starts before the judges give her the signal it’s a .5 deduction, same as a fall.
I need Showers in OU’s beam lineup for that straight hop full. Maybe KJ could at least put her in for the events that are televised on sec/pac 12 networks. Pretty please…
Showers was supposed to be in the beam lineup but was pulled last minute for Dowell. I wonder if maybe she was injured after floor?
Or KJ knows her athlete’s mental makeup and removed Showers from the beam lineup after she had the fall on floor. It could’ve been a minor injury but it could have also been Showers was mentally beating herself up for the fall and KJ decided it was best to remove her since she wouldn’t be focused.
Just intelligent speculation.
Well, it was confirmed by the commentators on this week’s meet that Showers tweaked her knee last week. Guess the injury speculation was also some “intelligent speculation” 😉
Grochkowski from BGSU (freshman) has left the school , and team. She was projected as an AA.
Arkansas meet notes have that Makenzie Anderson is medically retired.
Quick note – Kyana George definitely competed UB in addition to VT and FX in the LSU v. Cal meet. I just watched it, and while the commentators kept calling her Maya Bordas (possibly because Cal changed the UB lineups last minute?) that was definitely George on the UB.
Also, thank you for keeping notes on this – I have no idea how you keep track.
I give up. You are now doing 3 substantial posts each meet week (outlook, lineup notes, best of) in addition to the live blogs. And TAH. HOW. Are you sure you also have a full time job?!
Right! And now this is our full time job to read and think about all of this. And of course, adjust our line ups accordingly
Thanks for doing this Spencer! I can’t imagine how much time it takes, but I love it.
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Holy shit, we do not deserve you, Spencer…
Hi,
Mercedez Sanchez? What does it mean it someone has never competed? Is there a reason to be on the team without competing? Serious question, – new to collage gymnastic. All my fantasy UCLA women got/have injuries this last meet!
Long time Gymcastic listener though – you did 2 of my commissions – myths, and Gymcastic olympics.,
Mercedez Sanchez has performed at meets in exhibition:
2017: UB and BB.
2018: UB.
Source: https://uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8588
Thank you!
UCLA has a history of taking a number of walk-ons who realistically are unlikely to see any competition time. Most of them either find other interests and disappear from the roster after a year or two, or they become team managers, which allows them to stay involved with the team. UCLA seems to have trimmed its walk-on base in the last couple of seasons, so Mercedes Sanchez is the one non-contributing walk-on who is still sticking around. There’s no practical reason to stick around on the coattails of a team you’ll never contribute to, true, but I’m sure at this point most of her friends are on the team, and it’s probably a socially fulfilling experience. UCLA also pays for travel to almost every meet for even its walk-ons, so there’s that benefit as well, for someone who enjoys travel.
Yes, there is always a possibility that a walk-on sees competition late in their career, especially if a team has multiple injuries/retirements. Idk anything about Sanchez, but if she has shown exhibition, then her routines could be usable if needed. And she could continue to improve and earn a lineup spot over others.
A good example is Jasmine Arnold, who as a senior at Georgia last year was a mainstay on the beam/floor lineups when options were thin. A team never knows when it will have to reach into its depth to fill lineups, imo it is always an advantage to have that depth.
Yup. Sonya Meraz, Janay Honest, Brielle Nguyen, and Gracie Kramer are examples of recent productive walk-ons at UCLA. Definitely useful to balance out the risk UCLA takes with injured or over-worked elites.
In Sanchez’s case, though, literally most of the team would have to be injured or suspended in order for her to see any competition time. (Most walk-ons in this position realize this either going in or no later than the second season, when new batches of freshman come in and make lineups immediately.) It’s not that her exhibitions were bad, but a team of this quality and depth won’t use her 9.6-9.7s unless it gets really desperate. She would likely have seen competition time with many teams further down in the rankings. But at UCLA, she only pays in-state tuition, and she gets to travel around the country, room with Olympians, and bag a national championship trophy (albeit one she didn’t earn) for her shelf, so there’s still incentive to stick around, from the gymnast’s perspective.
Actually a walk-on at UCLA did ‘earn’ her piece of the NCAA national championship trophy… Granted, she didn’t compete, but she was still a contributing member of the team, moving mats, helping the competitors in practice, whatever else the coaches needed/asked of her and there’s a good chance she is/was close to one of the competitors to help them mentally (notice the gymnasts who stand near beam or floor as support – often it’s different team members for different gymnasts).
I guess . . . ? in the sense that a cheerleader is part of a football team?
Thank you, Spencer!!!!
There are definitely walk-ons who have earned their trophies, not necessarily by having competed in the Super Six final meet itself. Sonya Meraz, for example, contributed scores earlier in the season and was a viable backup for every event that night. After all, if she’d gone in and hit per her usual, they would probably still have won. Not sure you can really say the same for someone who just moves mats and cheerleads and has never competed for the team. In that case, the analogy to a football team cheerleader is pretty accurate. (No offense intended.)
I don’t think the walk-ons who are on the roster but have never competed (Sanchez, Poston) spend their time moving mats – they spend their time doing the same trainings and conditioning as the competing gymnasts in hopes of breaking into the lineups. So it seems unfair and a little harsh to compare them to cheerleaders.
The support crew – many of whom are former walk-ons (and former scholarship gymnasts) play that role.
Also, most walk on (not sure how UCLA does it) are practicing every day and doing all the strength with the rest of the team. They are constantly told that they need to be mentally ready because if anyone gets hurt they will be called on. It is very hard mentally to do it day in and day out without seeing the “rewards” but they usually end up getting called on at least once so while they don’t look to be contributing the team needs to know there is some sort of back up. It really sucks to be a walk on in that sense. But most teams don’t have the crazy depth that UCLA does so that’s why walk on are so important to most teams.
Many walk-ons, like Meraz, definitely have the incentive and potential to break into lineups. At UCLA, it’s less so, just because they have SO much depth and take SO many walk-ons (like Sanchez and others who retired) who don’t end up being viable. But Poston will probably break into the vault lineup this season! 🙂
Thanks to Balance Beam Situation for the Roster Notes for Week 1.
Here is further info regarding UCLA Exhibitions 01/04/19 vs Nebraska
As listed in uclabruins.com 01/04/19 results exhibitions:
Gracie Kramer VT
Kendal Poston BB
I also recall seeing these further exhibitions while in Pauley 01/14/19:
Macy Toronjo UB
Nora Flatley FX
Margzetta Frazier FX
The introduced Flatley and Frazier FX exhibitions took place AFTER ESPN2 had ended their broadcast. The earlier exhibitions were not introduced/announced and often took place AFTER a “that completes this rotation, athletes please report to your team’s next event” (or a similar announcement). If you didn’t happen to look at the ‘completed’ apparatus right AFTER such an announcement, then you missed the exhibitions.
How did they look/were they scored?
UCLA Exhibitions vs Nebraska
Gracie Kramer VT 9.05 (fell on an attempted 10.0 starting value vault, but Gracie Kramer bounced back to compete and tie for first in the nation with a 9.95 floor routine.)
Kendal Poston BB 9.775
(above two scores from uclabruins.com)
I haven’t seen any other exhibitions scores posted.
Margzetta Frazier’s exhibition floor routine received a lot of arena buzz/applause and can be seen in a fan Youtube fan video entitled “Margzetta Frazier 2019 Floor Exhibition vs Nebraska”. She portrays a runway model to the music of Kevin Aviance’s “Din Daa Daa”. If/when this FX makes an in-season meet broadcast, could it become a possible future viral routine??
OH MAN!! Flatley doing FX exhibition means she HAS one usable AND is eligible to compete AA!!!!!!! WHEEEEE
You can see Flatley’s floor at Meet the Bruins
Anyone know how Mariani did in her exhibitions for Michigan?
Wynter Childers (Bama) competed UB and BB. 9.8 on UB in week one.
I believe I saw a social media update last week from Arkansas that Makenzie Anderson has medically retired. There were two gymnasts named, but I forget the name of the other one and don’t want to guess.
Dear UCLA,
Put Marz in all your lineups.
Signed,
My fantasy team
I imagine they will get her onto at least three, and are easing her into competition to avoid a Nia freshman situation where they put her in everything initially and her mental game was overwhelmed and never really hit her stride the whole year.
But, yes, please get Marz on vault!!!! She’d be great on floor as well, but is far more needed on vault, as there are plenty of strong floor options.
Mary Korlin-Downs from Minnesota did compete on BB on week 1, but unfortunately was injured mid-routine (was spotted with ice on her knee later) and couldn’t complete the routine and received a score of 0. I’m confused as to why it was a score of 0 and not a score for what she did, like when Kennedy Baker scored a 2.something last year. Maybe she did so little that she didn’t have any elements?
Also, you are amazing and I don’t know how you do it. Thank you!!
I’ve been wondering about this score forever! Thanks for the info. I had assumed a 0 meant she broke some sort of rule, like starting before the judges saluted. It’s interesting like you said that she got a 0 for a failed routine instead of a 2 or a 6 or what have you.
Yeah it’s weird because I just watched what little I could see of the video (the video was focused on ASU as the home team so there were only glimpses of Minnesota on beam) but you could see her fall off on her series and then she stayed down for a little while, the coach walked over and then she presented. I would think that would be enough to get a score of some sort. Not that it would have mattered to Minnesota’s score overall but it just bothers me from a “what are the rules?” perspective
When a gymnast starts before the judges give her the signal it’s a .5 deduction, same as a fall.
I need Showers in OU’s beam lineup for that straight hop full. Maybe KJ could at least put her in for the events that are televised on sec/pac 12 networks. Pretty please…
Showers was supposed to be in the beam lineup but was pulled last minute for Dowell. I wonder if maybe she was injured after floor?
Or KJ knows her athlete’s mental makeup and removed Showers from the beam lineup after she had the fall on floor. It could’ve been a minor injury but it could have also been Showers was mentally beating herself up for the fall and KJ decided it was best to remove her since she wouldn’t be focused.
Just intelligent speculation.
Well, it was confirmed by the commentators on this week’s meet that Showers tweaked her knee last week. Guess the injury speculation was also some “intelligent speculation” 😉
Grochkowski from BGSU (freshman) has left the school , and team. She was projected as an AA.
Arkansas meet notes have that Makenzie Anderson is medically retired.
Quick note – Kyana George definitely competed UB in addition to VT and FX in the LSU v. Cal meet. I just watched it, and while the commentators kept calling her Maya Bordas (possibly because Cal changed the UB lineups last minute?) that was definitely George on the UB.
Also, thank you for keeping notes on this – I have no idea how you keep track.
I give up. You are now doing 3 substantial posts each meet week (outlook, lineup notes, best of) in addition to the live blogs. And TAH. HOW. Are you sure you also have a full time job?!
Right! And now this is our full time job to read and think about all of this. And of course, adjust our line ups accordingly
Thanks for doing this Spencer! I can’t imagine how much time it takes, but I love it.