Thursday, April 4
1:00pm ET/ 10:00am PT	Michigan Semifinal 1 [8] Alabama [11] Michigan Kent State Penn State	Scores	ESPN+
2:00pm ET/ 11:00am PT	Florida Play-In Clemson v Iowa State	Scores	ESPN+
2:00pm ET/ 11:00am PT	Arkansas Semifinal 1 [7] Kentucky [12] Arkansas Arizona Nebraska	Scores	ESPN+
5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT	Cal Play-In Southern Utah v San Jose State	Scores	ESPN+
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	Michigan Semifinal 2 [1] Oklahoma [16] NC State Ohio State Play-in	Scores	ESPN+
8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT	Arkansas Semifinal 2 [2] LSU [15] Minnesota Oregon State Play-in	Scores	ESPN+

We have a little bit of overlap today, so here’s what we’re dealing with.

In theory, Alabama/Michigan and Kentucky/Arkansas are supposed to run away with our first two semifinals from the opening rotations, so we’ll see who’s keeping this interesting. Please be everybody.

Rotation 1 – Michigan
Alabama on vault, Penn State on bars, Kent State on beam, Michigan on floor. Michigan will want the lead after one, starting on their best event.

Sears – VT – Alabama – solid yfull, small hop back. 9.850

Johanson – UB – Penn St – hits first hs – toe on to tkatchev – shy hs on high – pak, hit but a straddle on catch – 1/2 turn on low – DLO, legs apart, good stick. 9.750

Haxton – BB – Kent St – hits kickover to beat, lean correction – bhs loso, secure – full turn – split jump to split jump 3/4, short back leg, check – front tuck 1/1, holds landing with a lean. 9.775

Bauman – FX – Michigan – traditional music problems to start – front 2/1, hit – nice wolf positions – love cutting to beam in the middle of her routine – 1.5 to layout is clean – 9.875

Bunagan – VT – Alabama – y1.5 is hit, medium hop forward and knee bending – 9.800

Rankin – BB – Kent State – bhs loso, secure, some foot form – switch to straddle pike 1/4 – cat leap to side aerial, also solid, some knee and feet – split jump 1/2 from side, pretty far under split – gainer pike, step back. 9.750

Johnston – UB – Penn State – hits first hs – maloney to bail, small leg break on maloney, together on bail – a bit shy on hs – giant full to double tuck, holds onto landing, a bit deep. 9.800

Mulligan – FX – Michigan – front through to double tuck, secure landing, chest down – double pike, same landing as double tuck. 9.850

Lacoursiere – VT – Alabama – hits y1.5, medium lunge forward and some knees. 9.850

McElligott – UB – Penn State – maloney to pak, big straddle – stalder on high with an elbow bend, into double tuck, stuck.9.775

Riley for Kent State on beam with a big break on tuck jump 3/4, bend at the hips past horizontal.

Guggino – FX – Michigan – front lay to double pike, little rebound – front lay to rudi, also a bounce back – 9.900

Hudson – VT – Alabama – y1.5, didn’t get her usual block, wasn’t as high, ended up crunching on landing with a large bound forward. 9.775, we’re bunching these vault scores

Gallentine – UB – Penn St – toe on to maloney to pak, only small leg breaks – a bit tight on cast hs on high – DLO, little rebound. 9.850

Fuertez is off for Kent State on her bhs bhs loso series, so they’re counting the 9.625 for Riley now. Shame because her foot form is a yes.

Brooks – FX – Michigan – FTDT, chest up, controls front foot – split leap full to split jump full looks good – front tuck through to double tuck, controls the landing as well, usual good one. 9.925

Blanco – VT – Alabama – y1.5, nice form, comes in a little short, slide back. 9.875

Piedrahita – UB – Penn St – toe on to maloney to pak, solid – hits position on 1/2 turn on low – short cast hs on high – FTDT, some leg form, small hop back. 9.800

Guns on beam for Kent State, nice save on her bhs loso, off line landing with a lean and a turn to the side. 9.700

Wilson – FX – Michigan – open FTDT, strong, comfortable landing – front lay to rudi, good rise, bounce back on the rudi -9.925

Gladieux – VT – Alabama – good height on yfull, small slide back. 9.875

Rushlow – UB – Penn State – blind to jaeger, good feet, hit, connects to overshoot – tight hs on high – FTDT, little hop forward. 9.850

Schultz – BB – Kent State – beat to split 3/4, hit – cat leap to kickover, holds it – bhs loso, strong – full turn little lean – bhs 1.5, hop forward. 9.825

Thaxton – FX – Michigan – pretty solid on the FTDT, slide back – switch side and a little more into popa – front tuck through to double tuck, shorter, chest down, step forward

Payton Murphy on beam, individual for WMU, lean on kickover front – bhs loso, check, some knee – split jump to split ring jump, good height – gainer full, holds with lean.

St Clair – FX – WMU – back 1.5 to front full, under control – cat leap full – really struggles on her leap combo, split full to popa, well under split on both – front 2/1, slide forward

After 1
Michigan 49.475
Alabama 49.250
Penn State 49.075
Kent State 48.725

Basically everything going to plan after one, though Penn State will be pleased at being within a reasonable distance of Alabama after 1.

Now Alabama is bumped up to 49.3 on vault as Bunagan’s score goes to 9.850. Thought scoring was fairly soft in those Alabama and Michigan first rotations. Not one of those super crazy meets, but minimum possible deductions taken.

Rotation 2

Mulligan – VT – Michigan – the yfull, shy on landing, step forward. 9.825

Lacoursiere – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak with clean – hits van leeuwen – FTDT, holds onto the landing with a clear lean forward at the hips. 9.900

Rankin – FX – Kent State – front tuck to double tuck, under control, flexed feet – pulls around her popa and wolf full – double pike, a little over with a slide back. 9.800

Piedrahita – BB – Penn St – bhs loso, secure landing, some knee – side aerial, solid – cat leap to switch 1/2, some foot again, also secure – 1.5 dismount, holds stick. 9.850

Guggino – VT – Michigan – hits her 1.5 but also a little short with a step back. 9.825

Hudson – UB – Alabama – hits hs on low – toe on to maloney to bail, straddle on maloney, a bit of position catching bail – finishes giant full to double tuck with very small slide back. 9.850

Morrison – VT – Michigan – y1.5, hit, small hop forward, small leg form at the end. 9.900

Rudnitskaya – FX – Kent St – double pike, hit, chest down – switch side to popa, angle on switch side, stronger popa – 1.5 to front lay, low front lay has to straddle and tuck to get to her feet – double tuck,

Maul – BB – Penn St – bhs loso, holds it, foot position – full turn, hit – aerial with small lean – switch to switch, hit – 1.5 dismount, holds onto stick. 9.825

Wilson – VT – Michigan – solid y1.5, little hop forward and a bit of direction. 9.950

Adams – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, nice legs together position – shows vertical 1/2 turn on low, a little back position – giant full, good finish into double tuck, stuck. 9.925

McElligott – BB – Penn St – bhs bhs loso, secure landing – switch to straddle 1/4, little lean adjustment – full turn, hit – 1.5 dismount, some knee, sticks. 9.875

Schultz Kent State finishes floor with solid double pike, small slide back

Brooks – VT – Michigan – y1.5, little slide forward from her as well and some direction. 9.925

Waligora – UB – Alabama – blind to jaeger to overshoot, hit, just a bit of knee and feet – hits cast hs on high – DLO, bounce back. 9.850

Herring – BB – Penn St – kickover, keeps moving enough into bhs, some knee – full turn, slight adjustment – side somi, secure – beat to straddle 3/4, excellent – front tuck full dismount, stuck. Nice. 9.900

Thaxton – VT – Michigan – yfull good distance, bounce back, some pike

Machado – UB – Alabama – pak, good – shy-ish hs on low – hits can leeuwen – toe full is a bit past today on high bar, into double tuck with a hop. 9.825

Salcedo – BB – Penn St – hits bhs loso series – standing front tuck, holds it, kind of a step-but-also-i’m-just-walking adjustment – wolf jump good – tight position on straddle 3/4, pulls it around – front lay full dismount, holds it. 9.850

Guns – FX – Kent St – front lay to rudi, secure, some leg crossing – switch ring to switch 1/2 – split leap full, around – double pike, control step, some chest position

Blanco – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, good leg together position – van leeuwen, nice – hits hs on high – FTDT, holds the stick. Excellent. 9.950

Johnston – BB – Penn St – bhs loso with a wobble – split jump to sheep, hit – side aerial, smooth – full turn – 1.5 dismount, stuck, bit of knees. 9.850

Franz – FX – Kent St – rudi to loso, good height, some foot position in the twist – switch 1/2 to wolf full – double tuck, under control, chest down

Really solid beam for Boris as an AAer for Eastern.

Murphy – FX – Western Michigan – front tuck through to double tuck, good tuck positions and legs, slide back – switch ring to split leap full, shows 180s – rudi to straddle jump, under control – double pike, chest down, step

After 2
Michigan 98.900
Alabama 98.725
Penn State 98.400
Kent State 97.775

Penn State having a really nice meet so far to keep Michigan and Alabama honest and unable to count a beam fall.

We have two other meets starting now. I’ll try to keep an eye on all of them like an idiot and it will go terribly.

Rotation 3 in Michigan, Rotation 1 in Arkansas

Procasky starts Kentucky on vault with a stuck yfull. 9.875. Wells does the same for Clemson on vault in their play-in against Iowa State.

Fears opens beam for Arizona over in Arknasas – hits loso series – full turn, under control – small arm wave correction on choreo – holds onto side aerial – 1.5 dismount, little movement.

Gamiao finishes floor for Arkansas with a secure double back landing and hit routine.

Rizo on vault for Kentucky, a shorter yfull than Procasky but also holds onto the stick. Still got the same 9.875

Jenks with a nice ray to overshoot for Nebraska on bars, a bit shy on cast hs on high, stuck DLO. Nice. They need to drop the leadoff 9.625 for Bacskay. 9.850

Hudson starting the critical beam rotation for Alabama in rotation 3 – aerial, keeps arms going to bhs – works through the switch to switch combination, gets a little tight with an arm correction – switch 1/2, under split but secure – 1.5 dismount, shorter, slide back. 9.775

Vore little hop back for Michigan on DLO on bars – 9.850

Ashley Maul nearly falls on final pass on floor for Penn State, 1.5 is past, has to tuck her layout attempt with a deep landing.

Colombo with a high piked jaeger for nebraska on bars, takes the pak a little close and loses form but keeps going – holds onto stick on double tuck. 9.750

Waligora with an opening issue on beam, does a bhs but stops – redoes bhs into loso and falls – it just got interesting. Split jump to tuck jump full with an arm check – 1.5 dismount, stuck.

Judges convo on Maul’s first floor for Penn State, potentially re what to credit that lay-tuck-straddle in combination.

4th spot fall for Arizona on beam, Castles, after three good hits.

Simpton for Nebraska on bars holds stick on DLO, pikes a little at the end.

Kentucky rolling on vault to start, usual medium step forward for Worley on her y1.5.

Kramer – FX – penn State – following 9.5 for Maul – front 2/1 to front tuck is hit – switch to split leap full to wolf full, a little under – rudi to loso, under control, a bit of feet

Clemson will have a solid opening rotation score on vault, able to drop the miss vault from Jackson.

Burgess – BB – Alabama – big routine now – one arm bhs to loso, secure – side aerial, lovely back leg extension – switch to beat, good – beat to switch side, under control – gainer pike, stuck, critical recovery routine. 9.925

McElligott finishes floor for Penn State with a hit back 1.5 to layout, a little low – double tuck, chest down, shows control –

Pretty stick for Kinsey Davis on DLO on bars for Nebraska

Gladieux – BB – Alabama – bhs lay pike, secure – aerial, small arm wave lean into beat jump – switch to split – 2/1, some leg crossing, holds the stick

Piedrahita – FX – Penn St – double tuck, under control, bit of chest position – switch 1/2 to wolf full is around – front tuck through to double tuck, super deep landing, step forward. 9.775

Clemson with a big 6 tenth lead on Iowa State after 1.

Adams – BB – Alabama – wolf triple, nice – aerial, good – bhs loso, holds it, small lean correction – switch to split jump, hit – bhs 1.5 dismount, hop forward. 9.900

Herring – FX – penn State – double arabian, great control – switch side 1/2 to popa, good straddle positions – back 1.5 to front lay, nice

Blanco – BB – Alabama – aerial, smooth – full turn, good – bhs loso loso, small wobble – switch to beat jump, lovely – 1.5 dismount, little hop.

Ava Jordan peels off bars on her giant full attempt, though Michigan already has five hits.

Alabama closed the door on the challenge there with those last four beam routines.

After 1 Arkansas
Arkansas 49.450
Kentucky 49.350
Nebraska 49.225
Arizona 48.900

Arizona had to count a 9.575 on beam there, Nebraska keeping it close through 1 with a good finish on bars.

Salcedo FX – Penn State – double front, little slide forward – switch 1/1 to sissone, lovely switch work – front lay to front full to front pike, nice. 9.850. We have a really wide variety of 9.850s today on floor in this one.

Penn State having a really excellent competition, just not getting the help they need.

Rotation 2 underway in Arkansas, Sikon starts beam for Nebraska with a hit loso series – cat leap to switch 1/2, solid split position – balance check on tuck 15 dismount, lean and leg up wobble.

Clemson has been delayed for 955 minutes on bars but I didn’t see the routines that caused the delay.

Rizo is up 2nd on bars for Kentucky, following 9.800 for Davis – blind to jaeger, was close and couldn’t get her grip over the bar, falls.

Jencks – BB – Nebraska – following 9.775 for Sikon – kickover, small lean correction – switch to straddle 1/2, bit low but secure – 1.5, sticks. 9.850

Price sticks her yfull for Arkansas, chest down.

Rodriguez – UB – Kentucky – tkatchev is hit – clear hip to bail, legs together – DLO, holds stick. 9.800

Bacskay step back on 2/1 beam landing for Nebraska. 9.775

Rutherford falls on Ray on bars for Clemson. They’re counting a bars fall now.

Essenpries – VT – Arkansas – really locked landing on y1.5, survives it with a lunge to the side

Rotation 4 in Michigan

Johanson – VT – Penn St – hits yfull, a little flat, hop back. 9.850

Mulligan – BB – Michigan – full turn, hit – cat leap to aerial, smooth – bhs loso and falls – here we go, Michigan – resumes with beat to straddle jump 1/2, lean – bhs 1.5 tuck, lunge forward

Johnston – VT – Penn St – yfull, solid distance, some pike, bounce back. 9.850. Penn State is getting the SCORES on vault.

Procasky through a clean bars for Kentucky for 9.800 as well. Bunn and Worley have to hit now to drop that fall.

Nebraska has to work through a 9.275 for Hall on beam now, Spence and McClelland needing hits.

Guggino – BB – Michigan – full turn, wobble – bhs lsoso, small check – straddle to straddle 1/2, adjustment step back – side somi, hit – bhs lay 1.5 dismount, step forward. A nervvvy one but stayed on. 9.775

Spence through with a hit for Nebraska. 9.875

McElligott – VT – Penn St – similar to the others, hit yfull, some pike throughout, little bounce back

McClelland – BB – Nebraska – wolf double solid – bhs loso, keeps it together – beat to stag ring, secure – bhs tuck 1.5, hop forward. Nebraska can drop the miss. 9.850

Wilson – BB – Michigan – bhs loso, solid – switch split jump, secure – full turn – double tuck, short landing, lunge forward, but a hit. 9.800

Worley hits bars for Kentucky, so disaster averted for them there.

Salcedo – VT – Penn St – pretty big lunge forward on omelianchik

Nebraska will be just .025 behind Kentucky through 2. Kentucky is going to have to beam.

Vore – BB – Michigan – bhs loso, some form but holds it securely – full turn, very small hesitation – straddle to split 3/4 and she’s off! Michigan counting a fall on beam now! Finishes 1.5 dismount, lunge to the side

Iowa State took a .3 lead on Clemson after 2 with Clemson’s bars trouble

Salcedo only 9.725 on vault for Penn State, they’ll need to drop that.

Herring – VT – Penn State – sticks her yfull, also chest fairly far down, but held that landing. 9.875 is big.

Bauman – BB – Michigan – bhs loso, nice – split to straddle 1/2 to beat, good – side somi, clean – gainer pike, hop back.

Jamison Sears is doing a full comedy routine in the other window while this is happening, and it’s perfect

Piedrahita – VT – Penn St – omelianchik a bit short with a bounce back

9.875 for Piedrahita will eliminate Michigan regardless of what brooks does.

And Brooks has a wobble on her series – switch to beat is good – full turn, hit – kickover, check – 2/1 dismount.

Penn State is done on 196.925. Brooks goes 9.825 to get Michigan to 196.725.

Hudson and Gladieux will finish floor for Alabama in the victory lap rotation.

Hudson – FX – Alabama – front lay to front 2/1, a little steppy – nice wolf full position – double tuck, chest down, step –

Hudson is in with a 9.850 to make this thing official, with Alabama and Penn State advancing to tomorrow. Enjoy your brackets!

You can play the tenths game here with Penn State’s vault scores (though by the same token, I thought Salcedo’s floor was much stronger than many of the 9.850s we’ve seen there today), but if Michigan had hit five beam routines, this wouldn’t have been a thing. They had it in their control to advance and didn’t hit.

Rotation 3 in Arkansas

Rourke – FX – Nebraska – front tuck through to double tuck, nice position in the air – following 9.800 for Kencks – switch 1/2 to popa to wolf full – double pike, short landing, step forward. 9.725

Kentucky not letting them in through these first three beams.

Patterson – BB – Kentucky – full turn, hit – bhs loso, secure landing – aerial, big wobble, bend forward and the hips and an arm circle – cat leap to switch side, small check – switch – gainer pike, holds stick. 9.600

Martin 5th vault for Arkansas, short landing on yfull with step

Linton falls on bars for Arkansas, misses her maloney. They’re counting 9.725 there now.

Worley 5th on beam for Kentucky – cat leap to switch side, angle in split, secure – aerial, keeps moving to bhs loso, knees but secure – tries to hold dismount stick, ends up with step forward. 9.850

Comin – FX – Nebraska – FTDT, controls step, some feet and knee positions – split full to wolf full wolf full – back 1.5 to lay is hit

Fears – VT – Arizona – yfull, bounce back, nice layout position, some direction

Scalzo – UB – Arkansas – jaeger to overshoot it hit – DLO, some soft knees coming in but holds onto the stick.

Magnelli – BB – Kentucky – bhs loso loso, solid – switch to straddle 1/4, excellent – aerial, holds it securely – full turn – gainer pike, stuck. 9.900 for a 49.350 beam.

McClelland – BB – Nebraska – front double full, keeps back foot down, some knee position – switch 1/2 to popa to straddle jump, good – rudi to loso, kind of leaning back to keep it under control. 9.850

Jones – UB – Arkansas – hits first hs – blind to piked jaeger, solid – hits hs – pak, legs together well – past on 1/2 turn on low bar – good hs on high – DLO, stuck. Arkansas survives bars.

Spence – FX – Nebraska – front tuck through to double tuck, sells the front foot – wolf double – switch ring to split leap full – double pike, little rebound. 9.900

Iowa State has a .100 lead on Clemson now going to the last rotation, ISU on beam, Clemson on floor.

Loyim – BB – Iowa State – switch to switch side, a little tight, holds it – bhs loso, lean correction, keeps it on – full turn – aerial, nice into beat jump – gainer full, bounce back

Whitman will finish the Nebraska floor rotation as an individual – double front, step forward, possible OOB – front 2/1 to front lay, pulls it out – switch side and a little into straddle shush – loso to knee – stop showing Nebraska during her routine, do you hate her? – front 2/1, under with a step back

After 3
Arkansas 147.975
Kentucky 147.725
Nebraska 147.575
Arizona 146.925

Nebraska in a very similar position to Penn State here, having a nice day but now needing Arkansas to fall apart on beam like Michigan did

Over at ISU/Clemson – Arnold 2nd on floor for Clemson after 9.825 – FTDT, controls step, chest down – switch 1/2 to wolf full – 2.5 to front tuck, short landing and takes several steps back to try to save it. 9.650

Wilke – BB – Iowa State – full turn – cat leap to kickover, small hesitation to back tuck, secure landing but a small pause – cat leap to switch side, secure, some angle in split – 1.5 dismount, little hop. 9.825

Rutherford – FX – Clemson – 2.5 to front tuck, controls landing – switch 1/2 to wolf full, great – double tuck, overcooks it a little with a slide back. 9.825

Adams – BB – Iowa State – bhs loso, hits, little slide back with front foot – switch to switch, solid back leg attention, hit – side aerial, hit – full turn – cat leap to aerial, smooth – gainer full, stuck. 9.900

Wells – FX – Clemson – FTDT, chest down with a step – split leap full to popas, quite good – 1.5 to 2/1 under control. 9.800

Gamiao is underway to start the Arkansas beam rotation, wobble on loso loso but keeps it together – shorter dismount with step back

Bergstrom – BB – Clemson – full turn, hit – cat leap to kickover to bhs, smooth combo – switch to switch, secure – split jump – front tuck 1/1, stuck. 9.900

Jones is 2nd on beam for Arkansas, after Gamiao gets through with 9.800 – aerial to bhs bhs, very nice – full turn – split jump to stag ring, holds it – stuck dismount, excellent. 9.900

Clark – FX – Clemson – DLO, chest forward, bit steppy – nice height on leaps – fornt lay to front full to front tuck, short with a step back. 9.800 is not enough

Sikon third vault for Nebraska, lower yfull, nearly gets the landing, step forward.

Thomas – BB – Iowa State – kickover to bhs, makes the connection – does shuffle back on 1.5 dismount, but they don’t need the score.

Swaney third beam for Arkansas – cat leap to aerial, hit – bhs loso, secure – switch to split, check – bhs 1.5, stuck. 9.925

Bacskay – VT – Nebraksa – hits y1.5, knee throughout, hop forward. 9.850

Iowa State advances with 195.875 over Clemson, which counted a miss on bars.

Weaver – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso, hit, some klnee – straddle to stag ring, secure – side aerial, held – 1.5, bounce back. 9.850

Comin – VT – Nebraska – hits y1.5, but shorter landing, step back and some knee. 9.800

Klein – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso, solid with some knee position – switch to straddle, secure – 1.5 dismount, some leg separation, hop. That’s five hits which will clinch advancing for Arkansas.

Davis – FX – Kentucky – double pike, bounce back – switch side 1/2 to straddle 1/2 – back 1.5 to front lay, good lay position – double tuck is very nice. 9.900

Spence – VT – Nebraska – y1.5, sits down her 1.5. Very surprising. I remember Canada went with her y1.5 at worlds because she literally never fell on it and they knew they could count it.

Linton has a chest down correction on her acro series for Arkansas – hits switch to split – 1.5 dismount, hop to the side

Brose – FX – kentucky – double pike, hit with some lack of control – split leap full to wolf full, around – front full front lay under control – front 2/1, strong landing. And that hit will clinch advancing for Kentucky. 9.900

Fears – UB – Arizona – finishing off a tough day for Arizona – hits first hs – tkatchev, good – nice hs on high – clear hip to bail – some arch back in final cast but hits vertical – DLO, holds the landing. Nice one.

Worley – FX – Kentucky – FTDT, slight leg separation, good landing control – switch ring to switch side, hit – front lay to front full, secure – double tuck, great landing. 9.950. One judge goes 10.

FINAL
Arkansas 197.325
Kentucky 197.100
Nebraska 196.600
Arizona 195.600

So no upset drama in this one, though if I’m Kentucky, I’m very concerned about this deficit to Arkansas here. A strong day overall for Nebraska, but no one let them in.

Break time!

Southern Utah and San Jose State get the spotlight now for their play-in before the second semifinals begin.

Rotation 1

Thoughts and prayers to Evan for having to muddle through this commentary after Michigan’s performance earlier.

Cacciola – VT – SUU – yfull, good amplitude and open position, bounce back. 9.775

Lopes – UB – SJ – good first hs – toe on to maloney to bail, good legs together position, bit of angle on bail – hits cast hs – giant full, a tad past, into double tuck, good stick. 9.725 with a 9.650 to 9.850 range

Randolph – VT – SUU – another solid form yfull, bounce back. 9.750

Reardon – UB – San Jose – short first hs – toe on to maloney to bail, small leg breaks, some hip angle – well short on cast hs on high – DLO, nearly finds stick, little movement. 9.775

Goodman – VT – SUU – another small bounce back on her yfull, not as much dynamics or laid out position as the last two, but a smaller bounce, so her score goes up 9.800

Konieczny – UB – San Jose – hits first hs – blind to jaeger, nice feet – rushes cast hs on high – bail, good vertical position on catch – solid cast hs on high – DLO, some leg separation, step forward. 9.800

Pardue – VT – SUU – y1.5, hits it, medium step to the side and some knees. 9.750

Mazury – UB – San Jose – blind to piked jaeger, solid – hits hs – pak, smooth – rushes final cast hs – DLO, legs apart, step back. 9.850

Christensen – VT – SUU – y1.5, crossover step behind her to show a little bit under, also some knees and direction. 9.750

Weyhmiller – UB – San Jose – blind to jaeger, good foot positions – hits hs on high – pak is fully straddled and brushes mat on the way through – finishes DLO, chest down, step. 9.575

Gull – VT – SUU – ro full on back tuck, pretty large bounce back. 9.725

Macpherson – UB – San Jose – tight first hs – hits tkatchev – solid hs – toe on to bail, legs together nicely, good position – short hs on high – FTDT, bounce back, leans to hold the finish position. But definitely a counter. 9.800

After 1
San Jose 48.950
Southern Utah 48.825

Southern Utah’s vault NQS is stronger than San Jose’s bars NQS, so Southern Utah would have hoped for a lead after 1. Bars, though, is their biggest area of advantage, so they’ll expect to take over the lead after 2.

San Jose does a better job than a lot of top teams of not having that get-away-with-it leg separation on the maloney + bail combos.

Rotation 2

Valuch – VT – San Jose – yfull, medium bounce back. 9.725

Christensen – UB – SUU – piked jaeger, hit – toe on to bail, small leg break in catch – short cast hs on high – DLO, step back. 9.800

Macpherson – VT – San Jose – really nice stick on her yfull, solid layout position. 9.850

Routsis – UB – SUU – maloney to bail, legs together, short vertical on bail – toe on and has to add a toe circle to step up to high, low amplitude – short cast hs on high – toe on – DLO, saves routine with a stick there. 9.775

Nelson – VT – San Jose – yfull, more knee form in this one and a bounce back. 9.775

Goodman – UB – SUU – hits first hs, hand adjustment – piked jaeger, hit, solid – shy on hs – pak, some leg separation and feet – pretty solid 1/2 turn position on low – overbalances cast hs on high and falls – resumes, finishes giant full to stuck double tuck. 9.350

Pitts – VT – San Jose – handspring tuck 1/2, nice height, ends up with some low chest and a step back. 9.725

Randolph – UB – SUU – clear hip to shaposh, barely catches but can’t get the momentum, adds an empty swing – now to bail, shy of vertical and some soft arms – clear hip on high, DLO, bounce back. 9.375 that will count.

Kirsch – VT – San Jose – y1.5 tucked is solid, little hop forward, some feet and direction. 9.800

Neff – UB – SUU – toe on to maloney, to bail, nice form throughout – hits cast hs on high – DLO, little pike, small hop. Solid. 9.850

Lopes – VT – San Jose – y1.5, posted the number for the layout but pretty tucked throughout – slide back. 9.825

Schwartze – UB – SUU – piked jaeger is hit – bail, solid – borderline final hs – blind to front 1.5 dismount, stuck with a stagger. 9.850

After 2
San Jose State 97.925
Southern Utah 97.475

Counting the 9.375 has dropped Southern Utah a fall behind San Jose after 2, so they’re going to need some assistance now.

Rotation 3

Fernandez – BB – Southern Utah – full turn, smooth – side aerial to bhs, good hold, off line but corrects without too much check – kickover, solid – beat to split 3/4 – side aerial to 1.5, stuck, just a bit of knees. Good start. 9.800

Forrand – FX – San Jose – rudi to loso, a little ragged in the rudi position, some movement on landing to get back centrally – switch 1/2 to a high popa – double pike, slide back. 9.800

McClain – BB – Southern Utah – kickover, little rhythm moment into bhs – straddle to straddle 1/4, secure – cat leap to solid kickover – full turn – gainer full, holds stick. 9.825

Weyhmiller – FX – San Jose – back 1.5 to front lay, lower amplitude on front lay – switch to switch ring 1/2 – double pike, some rebound. 9.850

Cacciola – BB – Southern Utah – full turn with an arm wave wobble – switch to split to loso to arm wave beat jump, quick combination, good first switch element – bhs loso, big break, lean to the side and leg up to horizontal – 1.5, holds stick with little lean. 9.650

Macpherson – FX – San Jose – double pike, controls step back – switch ring to switch side, nice straddle position – back 1.5 to layout, good layout positions , dance out – double tuck, good tuck position. 9.875. Feel like there should be more separation between this and the other two.

Randolph – BB – SUU – bhs back piked-lay, little correction – straddle to straddle 1/4, secure, under split position – kickover to beat, hit – full turn, holds it with a little correction – 1.5 dismount, step. 9.700

Lopes – FX – San Jose – front tuck to double pike, slide back – switch side 1/2 to straddle jump, good clear rotation completion – double tuck, chest up, controls step back – 9.875

Coutu – BB – SUU – bhs loso, holds it with a teeter – split jump to sheep, wobble, leg leaves beam – full turn, another small check – cat leap to side aerial, turns to side in correcting – gainer full, stuck. 9.825 is high. Not sure how that and McClain are the same score.

Mazury – FX – San Jose – front lay to rudi, solid position, keeps front foot down – split leap full to popa – double, also controls the landing. 9.950

Hartley – BB – SUU – full turn – bhs loso, arms quickly down, keeps the check small – split jump to straddle 1/2, secure, under split – side aerial, chest down, side position more intentional there – 1.5, holds stick. 9.850

Nelson – FX – San Jose – double pike, chest up, controls step back, nice – switch to switch ring 1/2, nice height – back 1.5 to front full, a little under rotated, dance steps it around – 9.900

After 3
San Jose State 147.375
Southern Utah 146.475

San Jose with a huge lead after three events, will go to beam knowing they just have to stay on five times. Maybe four and a half.

Rotation 4

Ashton – BB – San Jose – full turn, hit – bhs loso, secure, some feet – switch to switch 1/2, large break, turn to the side, bend, leg up – gainer full, stuck. 9.650

Fernandez – FX – SUU – double tuck, chest up, rebound – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, around, lower final wolf position – back 1.5 to front lay, solid – rudi, controls front foot. 9.800

Lopes – BB – San Jose – cat leap to switch side, and then 1/4 turns it with a wobble – bhs loso, solid – full turn – cat leap to side aerial to tuck 1.5, lunge forward. 9.725

Gull – FX – SUU – split leap full to wolf full, around, under on wolf position – double pike, high, bounce back – back 1.5 to 1/2 to split jump, good control – double tuck, another solid landing, just some feet. 9.800

Kirsch – BB – San Jose – candle mount, hit – bhs onodi series, lean forward bend at the hips correction – full turn – switch to split 1/4, under split there – tuck 1.5 dismount, somewhat close to the beam and a hop back. 9.700

Christensen – FX – SUU – double tuck, slight movement back – back 1.5 to front lay, good straight layout position – switch 1/2 to wolf full to wolf full, under on the switch position – rudi, out of control landing with some staggered footing and a bounce. 9.700

Weyhmiller – BB – San Jose – full turn – bhs loso, tiny waver, good series – switch to switch 1/1 wobble – beat jump – side aerial, solid – gainer full, little movement – 9.875

Pardue – FX – SUU – round off doubel tuck, chest up, under control, some feet – front lay to front full, also secure, lower amplitude – switch side to popa – double pike, solid control, chest up well again – 9.850

Macpherson – BB – San Jose – switch to split jump, good back leg attention – bhs bhs loso, and falls, nice form throughout, but you know, fell – full turn – gainer loso, wobble, leg up – 1.5, dismount, step forward. 8.975

San Jose was like, gotta keep it fun.

Cacciola – FX – SUU – double tuck, bounce back – front full to front lay, solid layout position, little jarring on landing – switch to switch ring 1/2, lower switch ring 1/2 position – rudi

Mazury – BB – San Jose – full turn, hit – beat to standing loso, big break, grabs the beam! – high straddle jump 3/4, very nice – loso series, another huge break – leg up, lean – straddle jump 1/2, another big leg up wobble – 2.5 dismount, step forward.

She stayed on? But San Jose did not hit their required 4.5 routines in that beam rotation. 9.175. Ouch.

Randolph – FX – SUU – DLO, chest forward and does an arm wave to try to save that landing control – switch side 1/2 to popa – front through to double tuck, controls the step back. She only needs 9.800 for this routine to win it now.

Exactly 9.800 for Randolph, and Southern Utah will take it by .025.

FINAL
Southern Utah 195.525
San Jose State 195.500

This was the least exciting meet of the postseason through three rotations, but San Jose melted down on beam to give it to Southern Utah.

Up next, we have Oklahoma, NC State, Ohio State, and Illinois in the second semifinal from Michigan.

In other news, the graphic just said Leah Smith goes to Oklahoma and got a 10 on beam at Big 12s. WHO KNEW.

Rotation 1

Torrez – VT – OU – medium hop forward on y1.5, good direction and distance. 9.850

Mueller – Ub – Illinois – blind to jaeger, solid – shy cast hs on high – bail, slight angle – DLO, legs apart, little hop back and arm wave. 9.825

Pritchard – BB – Ohio St – side aerial, secure – full turn – bhs loso, nice – beat to split jump 3/4 – 1.5 dismount, hop forward. Solid.  9.800

Edwards – FX – NC State – double pike, just a hair deep – back 1.5 to front lay, some knee position – doubel tuck, also a little mushy but controls the step. 9.800

Wells – VT – OU – y1.5, solid dynamics, medium hop forward. 9.875

Denning – UB – Illinois – hits first hs – toe on to maloney, leg separation into bail, hesitation on catch – DLO, lands chest down and a small hop forward. 9.750

Hankins – BB – Ohio St – full turn, slight hesitation – bhs loso, nice – kickover, holds onto it as well – swtich to split jump 1/4, good split position –  2/1 dismount, step back, some leg crossing. 9.750

Hall – FX – NC State – double turn to wolf jump full is nice – double tuck, bounce back, stays in bounds – rudi, chest forward with a crossover step back – back 1.5, misses her punch and falls on front tuck in combination

Bowers – VT – OU – y1.5, couldn’t see much of it from this fun fun angle, but we see her off line with a bounce. 9.850

Harris – BB – Ohio St – switch to straddle 1/4, good positions – full turn, small hesitation – aerial, keeps moving to back tuck – 2/1, stuck. 9.875

Knight – UB – Illinois – toe on to maloney to bail, legs pretty well together – DLO, nice height, nearly stuck, step back trying to control. 9.850

Levasseur – VT – OU – y1.5, very nice stick, 9.950

Vetter – BB – Ohio St – full turn, hit – bhs loso, smoothly done – beat to side aerial, strong control – switch to straddle 1/4, nice foot positiona nd extension – 1.5 dismount, some knees, step to the side. 9.825

Extended score delay on Hall’s floor for NC State. Finally up as 8.925

Scheible – VT – OU – handspring pike 1/2, little hop back – it remains wild to me that you would have other camera angles of vault and choose this one, intentionally. 9.90

Knight – FX – NC State – punch front 2/1, under and a couple correction steps to the side – split leap fulls in combination, under splits – rudi to a high loso, some leg crossing. 9.800

Hodges – BB – Ohio St – switch split jump to solid straddle 3/4 – bhs loso, holds it – full turn – loso is hit – 1.5 dismount, step forward

Ewald – UB – Illinois – blind to jaeger, hit – small arch in back on cast – pak, hit – 1/2 turn on low – FTDT, holds onto the landing. 9.850

Siegfeldt – VT – OU – didn’t get much block, way under and falls. So 49.425 on vault for OU, not on 198 pace through one.

Zultevicz – FX – NC State – 2.5 to front tuck is well done – split leap full to wolf jump full, pulls it around – double tuck, cowboys it, pulls it out, a little steppy. 9.875

McCann – BB – Ohio St – ro layout, keeps it on the beam, leg up wobble to horizontal – switch to split, hit – full turn, small check – 1.5 dismount, short with step back. 9.750

Takekawa – UB – Illinois – blind to piked jaeger, hit, some leg break on catch – bail, nice vertical position, legs together – DLO, holds the stick. And we’re up to 9.950 here.

Shepard – FX – NC State – high double pike, nice form, too big on the step back but keeps it in, nope she doesn’t keep it in, solid split 180 positions – front lay to front full, shows landing control – double tuck, also under control

We’ll see if that OOB becomes significant because the replay seemed to show she stayed on the line, and the flag woman couldn’t see it from her angle. 9.725

Saltness – UB – Illinois – Ray, takes it too far and falls. Illinois does already have 49.225 on bars, but misses the anchor score again today.

Negrete – FX – NC State – double pike, short landing in the knees, covers it fairly well, but a short landing – split leap full, good completion – front full to front lay, under control – switch 1/2 to split leap full – double tuck, solid control. 9.850

After 1
Oklahoma 49.425
Illinois 49.225
Ohio State 49.100
NC State 49.050

The team that’s happy after that first rotation is no one, both the leaders falling on their anchor routines.

Ewing as an indiviudal for Pitt on floor, opens 1.5 to layout, cleana nd under control – switch 1/2 to wolf jump 1.5, good clear rotation positions – double tuck, short landing with a lunge

And NC State is adjusted up to 49.150 as they undid the OOB for Shepard.

Rotation 2

Zultevicz – VT – NC State – short yfull, chest down with a step forward. 9.675

Sievers – UB – OU – hits first hs – maloney to pak, very tiny leg separation – 1/2 turn on low – solid cast hs on high – FTDT, step back. 9.850

Townes – BB – Illinois – switch to straddle 1/4, secure – cat leap to side aerial, holds it securely – bhs loso, solid landing, soft knees – stuck dismount. 9.850

Gonzalez – FX – Ohio St – doubel pike, bounce back – front lay to front full – switch side 1/2 to straddle, hit – back 1.5 to lay, under control. 9.825

Ortega – VT – NC State – pretty large bounce back on yfull, 9.725 which will need to count

Levasseur – UB – OU – hits first hs – toe – tkatchev, solid – good hs on high – bail, legs together – good final hs – giant full doubel tuck, holds stick with a lean. 9.900

Riccardi – FX – Ohio St – double pike, small front foot movement – split leap full to popa – back 1.5 to front lay, hit, lay is lower than the 1.5 – double tuck, bounce back. 9.800

Knight – BB – Illinois – candle mount, good – switch to split leap to beat, little lean out of it – side aerial to bhs, secure – side somi solid – full turn – holds gainer full landing. 9.875

Adler – VT – NC State – yfull, better dynamics but also a pretty large bounce back. 9.725 for her as well –

Torrez – UB – OU – good first hs – Ray, hit – toe on to pak, high – 1/2 turn on low bar, good finish position – borderline final cast hs – DLO, leg separation, small movement. 9.875

Byrne – BB – Illinois – candle mount, has to muscle to hold onto that position – bhs loso, smooth – straddle jump – beat to sheep jump, good – full turn – 2/1 dismount, step back. 9.825

Washington – FX – Ohio St – double pike, good control and chest position – front lay to front full, also under control – split leap full to wolf full, some control – double tuck, also good control there. Nice one. 9.900

Knight – VT – NC State – handspring pike 1/2 is very good, arm circle to hold the landing. 9.900

Smith – UB – OU – hits first hs – Ray to pak, good, small leg break on pak – a bit rushed on 1/2 turn on low today – DLO, chest forward, small step and then another small step. 9.800

Mueller – BB – Illinois – full turn – bhs loso, solid landing – switch to switch, hit – cat leap to kickover, little adjustment – 1.5 dismount, holds onto the landing. 9.825

Vetter – FX – Ohio St – double tuck, nice position, keeps front foot down – split leap full to popa to popa – front lay to rudi, controls it. 9.850

Shepard – VT – NC State – yfull is big, but some pike and a medium bounce back and off direction. 9.800

Ewald – BB – Illinois – one arm bhs to loso, small wobble – switch to loso, hit – full turn, little adjustment – split jump[ to switch switch jump (under) to straddle 1/4, secure – gainer rudi dismount, hold landing ewith a little lean. 9.825

Davis – UB – OU – hecht mount – higgins to piked jaeger, great – pak, legs together – 1/2 turn on low, within 20 – hits hs on high – higgins to doubel frotn 1/2, stuck landing, little bit of stagger but one of her better editions – 9.925

harris – FX – Ohio St – front 2/1 to front tuck, solid control – tuck jump full – switch side to popa, hit – double pike, pretty large bounce back. 9.850

Negrete – VT – NC State – way short on yfull, knee deep and a lunge forward –

Takekawa – BB – Illinois – side aerial to bhs is solid – full turn, hit – switch to gainer loso, small check – bhs gainer fulll, doesn’t hold the finish position but almost a real stick. 9.875

Bowers – UB – OU – hits first hs – blind to piked jaeger, clean – hits hs on high – pak, legs together well – 1/2 turn on low – smooth hs – FTDT, stuck. 9.975

Hodges – FX – Ohio St – double pike, slide back with front foot – split leap full to popa to popa, nicely done – rudi to a smooth loso – 9.900

Ohio State gains a little back on Illinois with 49.325 floor to Illinois on 49.250 beam. NC State dropping back after a weak vault rotation.

After 2
Oklahoma 98.950
Illinois 98.475
Ohio State 98.425
NC State 97.975

Second semifinal in Arkansas getting underway now.

Rotation 1 in Arkansas

KJ Johnson – VT – LSU – yfull, great height, little hop back. 9.850

Mason – UB – BYU – hits first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, hit, some loose body position in pak – 1/2 turn on low, hit – shortish final hs – DLO, stuck. 9.775

Young – BB – Oregon St – aerial, leans through it to back tuck – full turn, arm circle – split jump to split ring to beat – gainer front full, stuck. 9.825

Johnson – FX – Minnesota – wolf jmp 1.5, pulls it around, some control – front full to 1/2, secure – switch side to popa, around – double tuck, solid control

Finnegan – VT – LSU – Y1.5, hit, medium step forward, some knee position. 9.850

Thompson – BB – Oregon St – candle mount – bhs loso, secure – switch to straddle 1/4, solid control – side somi and falls

Jorgensen – UB – BYU – Rya, hit, some feet – collapsed a little in bail position – DLO, hop back. 9.775

Drayton – VT – LSU – y1.5, another medium size step forward and a bit of crossover here. 9.850

Gonsiorowski – FX – Minnesota – FTDT, chest down, little steppy – switch side to popa – double tuck, under control

3rd rotation underway in Michigan

McCann – VT – Ohio St – yfull, lands a bit short, chest forward, slide –

Davis – BB – OU – full turn, good – bhs loso, lean correction – aerial, good –

Buckner up on beam for Oregon State in a must hit 3rd spot – bhs loso and she doesn’t – Oregon State counting a beam fall already

Washington – VT – Ohio St – yfull is solid, small hop, following 9.825 for McCann and this one was better. 9.850

Schoenherr hits her y1.5 for LSU, hop to the side and knee position

Siegfeldt – BB – OU – bhs loso, wobble, leg up – full turn – cat leap to aerial, secure – beat to split ring jump, solid –  – gainer full stuck. 9.850

Mueller – FX – Illinois – following 9.850 for Ward – front through to double tuck – split leap full, around – front layu to front full, dance out, some soft knee – switch 1/2 to wolf full. 9.850

Grimes – VT – Ohio St – high yfull, holds the stick with some hip position and a little lean – 9.850

Bowers – BB – OU – full turn, smooth – bhs loso, hit – split leap to switch 1/2, secure – 2/1, leg separation, good stick. 9.900

Morgan – FX – Illinois – double tuck, under control, some chest position – front lay to front full, crossover step – 9.825

Riccardi – VT – Ohio St – yfull, nice height and direction, bounce back. 9.875

Torrez – BB – OU – wolf jump – side aerial loso, avoided a balance check there – switch to straddle, good – sticks gainer full

Harris – VT – Ohio St – y1.5, medium hop forward, bit of knees, good direction – 9.875

Byrne – FX – Illinois – 2.5 to front pike, shows good control – switch side to popa, gets a little crooked on popa, slight arm circle correction in the air – double pike, controls step, chest forward. 9.825

Levasseur – BB – OU – bhs loso, nice – swithc to straddle 1/4, wobble step – aerial little lean – gainer full, stuck. 9.900

Carey went 9.950 on beam for Oregon State, one judge on 10, but it’s still a 48.625 rotation score with a counting fall. Hooten also got a 10 from one judge for a 9.950 routine as Minnesota leads LSU after 1.

Vetter – VT – Ohio St – nearly sticks yfull, step back on the lean back. 9.825

Fitzgibbon – FX – Illinois – front lay to rudi, some lets, controls the step – switch side to split jump full, a bit out of control on landing – double pike, chest forward, step – 9.800

Smith – BB – OU – bhs loso, solid – aerial – straddle 1/2 to korbut, excellent – full turn – gainer full, stuck

Pfister short landing on handspring front pike 1/2 in individual spot, step forward.

And we have our first 10 of the day for Smith on beam.

Townes – FX – Illinois – rudi to straddle, good control – back 1.5 to 1/2, pikes down the 1/2 and lands short with a hop forward – wolf jump 1.25, under the attempted 1.5 – split leap full to popa is around – 9.850

Ohio State takes over 2nd place with 49.275 on vault to Illinois’s 49.200 on floor.

After 3
Oklahoma 198.525
Ohio State 147.700
Illinois 147.675
NC State 146.900

Ohio State will feel OK about this because their bars typically outscores Illinois’s vault.

After 1
Minnesota 49.500
LSU 49.375
BYU 49.050
Oregon State 48.625

So a big margin early, but you know LSU will be pissed about not sticking any vaults and trailing after 1.

Second rotation starting in Arkansas, Jeffrey holds hte stick on bars for LSU with the usual squat. Jencks a yfull for Minnesota with a pretty sizeable bounce back. 9.850 for Jeffrey, 9.775 for Jencks.

BYU opens beam for 9.800 for Mason, Raesly-Patton is 2nd – aerial, knee, connects to split jump  – switch to split, hit – bhs loso, holds it – 1.5, little hop

Rotation 4 in Michigan

Takekawa – VT – Illinois – yfull, only a small rebound, piking throughout. 9.850

Pritchard – UB – Ohio St – toe on to gienger, pretty solid leg position, connects to overshoot – giant full, some loose back, into double tuck, step forward. 9.800

Meanwhile McClain is in in bars today for LSU – Church, good – hits hs on high – toe on to pak, but of body position – nice vertical in 1/2 turn on low – shy cast hs on high – FTDT, holds the stick

Coppola – VT – Illinois – yfull, small bounce back and some piking. 9.850

Washington – UB – Ohio St – toe on to maloney to pak, legs together well – hits hs on high – giant full to double tuck, shuffle back. 9.850

McClain went 9.875 on bars.

Townes is short on her y1.5 for Illinois, saves it but with a lunge back. Vetter with a step forward on her FTDT bars dismount. 9.775 for Townes, 9.850 for Vetter.

Oregon State is getting the scores on floor so far to be competitive, but they’re just so far back after beam that they’ll need a lot of assistance that hasn’t yet come.

Hooten finishes vault for Minnesota with a high y1.5, nice stick, just some knees

Byrne – VT – Illinois – hits yfull, a bit bigger on the bounce back, some pike. 9.825

Harris – UB – Ohio St – Ray is well done – toe on to bail, small leg break – hits hs on high – giant full, good finish position, into double tuck, stuck. Very good one. 9.900 gains ground.

9.975 for the Hooten y1.5. Minnesota 49.225 on vault to fall behind LSU after 2.

Bryant anchors bars for LSU, had an arch on a cast hs that she pulled back, and a bounce back on dismount, so not her strongest but fine.

Mueller – VT – Illinois – flatter yfull, comes in chest forward with a hop. 9.775

Carey anchors floor for Oregon state, DLO 1/1, good control – switch 1/2 to popa, around – front tuck through to double tuck, under control – leg up hop full

Riccardi – Ohio St – UB – high Ray – pak, legs together well – small movememnt on her double tuck dismount. 9.875

Torrez fifth on floor for Oklahoma – DLO, very good control -excellent leg up hop full – split leap full to wolf full, good completion – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down ish, controls landing. 9.925

And we have a 10 for Carey as Oregon State goes 49.450 on vault to lead the rotation.

Arielle Ward finishes vault for Illinois with a lunge back on her y1.5, which will give the second spot to Ohio State here.

Hankins – UB – Ohio St – blind to jaeger, nice – pak, leg separation, hit – good hs on high – DLO, legs apart, step back.

Bowers – FX – OU – front 2/1 to front tuck, lovely – double pike, high, landing under control – switch – switch 1/2 to wolf full, around – better than a couple of her 10s this year. 9.950

Nya Kraus doing the final routine ever for Lindenwood on beam, and the LIU logo is up for her. bhs loso series, keeps it on with a lean, solid switch 1/2 into her beat jump – gainer full, deep landing, leans to hold onto the stick.

FINAL:
Oklahoma 198.050
Ohio State 196.975
Illinois 196.750
NC State 195.850

Valiant from Illinois. Ohio State gets through, and NC State becomes our second seed eliminated in the semifinals, though this one far less surprising than the first.

After 2
LSU 98.750
Minnesota 98.725
BYU 98.250
Oregon State 98.075

LSU and Minnesota still have to do beam, and someone would need to have pa-roblems.

Rotation 3

Briones – VT – Oregon St – yfull, solid layout position, bounce back, not the most distance. 9.750

Jencks – UB – Minnesota – tkatchev, hit – clear hip to bail, a bit under on vertical – short cast hs on high – DLO, holds stick. 9.800

Ballard – BB – LSU – bhs loso, step back, saves it but a step and a lean – switch 1/2 is secure – kickover, arm wave wobble correction – 1.5 dismount, stuck. 9.850 how on earth. Aleah just got a 12.

Millar-Crossman – FX – BYU – double tuck, little slide – switch side to popa, solid – front lay front full, controls the step. 9.825

Garcia – VT – Oregon St – yfull, pretty large bounce back . 9.750

Schoenherr – BB – LSU – aerial, arm correction – bhs loso, secure, some knee position – nice full turn – beat to split 3/4 is secure – 2/1 chest forward, little bounce. 9.875

Johnson – Ub – Minnesota – maloney with a leg separation, connects to bail, a bit short – toe pike 1/2 dismount, sticks with chest down. 9.775

Thompson – VT – Oregon State – yfull, medium slide back, some direction. 9.800

Matern – FX – BYU – front 2/1, slide forward – back 1.5 to front lay, solid

McClain – BB – LSU – switch to switch 1/2, good – aerial to bhs, comfortable, slight knee position in aerial – wolf jump, good – full turn, smooth – side aerial, controls it – gainer full, stuck. 9.925

One judge gave Ballard and McClain the same score. That’s all I have to say.

Buckner comes up with the stick on her y1.5 for Oregon State.

Johnson – BB – LSU – full turn, hit – bhs loso – switch to switch, hit – aerial, lean forward, bend at the hips to horizontal – 2/1, holds the landing. 9.800

Lyden – UB – Minnesota – maloney to bail is clean – DLO, short, low knee and a lunge forward

Bryant – BB – LSU – aerial, leans through it a little into bhs – switch to straddle 1/4, hit – full turn, controls it – kickover, secure – split jump, hit – rudi, chest forward, step

Carey – VT – Oregon St – yfull, high, pretty big bounce back. 9.825

Bryant 9.800 with a 9.700/9.900 split.

Finnegan – BB – LSU – bhs loso loso, good height, arm check with a turn – switch to split, lovely – aerial, holds it well – gainer full, little hop. 9.875

Hooten finishes bars for Minnesota – piked jaeger to overshoot, good – FTDT, hop back. 9.850

BYU will gain a little on Minnesota in this rotation.

Eaquinto – FX – BYU – double pike, hit – rudi, controls front foot – switch ring, loses her feet a little in combination so switch 1/2 isn’t as high, wolf full is around – back 1.5 to front lay, knees, hit under control. 9.850

Blackson sticks dismount on bars in individual spot.

After 3
LSY 148.075
Minnesota 147.750
BYU 147.450
Oregon State 147.150

Minnesota being kept close enough that they won’t have the luxury of getting weird on beam.

Rotation 4

Esposito – UB – Oregon St – Ray, far, hit, hip angle on the overshoot but got it – short hs on highi giant full to double tuck, bounce forward. 9.700

Mason – VT – BYU – yfull, short landing, hop forward. 9.675

McClain – FX – LSU – DLO, shortish landing, slide forward

Koch – BB – Minnesota – full turn – bhs loso, holds it – beat to split jump 3/4, not quite at split, wobble, leg up – kickover to scale, nice – 1.5, stuck. 9.850

Rollins – VT – BYU – ro full on back tuck, medium bounce back . 9.750

Briones – UB – Oregon St – hits first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, smooth – a bit late on 1/2 turn on low finish – DLO, chest down, looks like she got the landing. 9.900

Pearl – BB – Minnesota – bhs loso, secure, some knee position – full turn, over turns it with lean forward at the hips – switch to high straddle 1/4, arm wave correction – aerial to beat jump, smooth – gainer full, little hop. 9.700

Dryaton – FX – LSU – controls DLO landing – double tuck, chest lower with a rebound – lovely switch ring. 9.900

Dudley – VT – BYU – yfull, pretty crunched on the table but gets the landing, a bit short. 9.850

Devries – UB – Oregon State – maloney with some body position, into hit pak – short hs on high – DLO, boucne back and then an extra step. 9.675

Moraw – BB – Minnesota – smooth full turn – bhs loso, wobble, pulls it back – side aerial, secure – straddle jump to straddle 3/4, check on landing – gainer full arm circle to hold the landing. 9.775

KJ Johnson – FX – LSU – FTDT, strong landing – back 1.5 to front lay, little slide – switch side, over turns on way down, into popa – double tuck, good landing. 9.950

Jorgensen – VT – BYU – ro full on, back pike. hop back, chest down. 9.750

Gerdes – BB – Minnesota – aerial, little lean – bhs loso, secure – full turn – split to stag ring, check –  bhs gainer full, step back. 9.775

McMillan – UB – Oregon St – toe on to maloney to bail, slightly loose in back, good vertical – short cast hs on high – DLO, pikes down a little to find landing – 9.875

Finnegan – FX – LSU – double arabian to stag, solid – 2.5 to front tuck, stuck

Benson – VT – BYU – yfull, a little closed throughout, small bounce back. 9.850

And we have a 10 for Finnegan

Horak – BB – Minnesota – bhs loso, holds it – really nice straddle jump 1/2 – beat o standing loso, small lean – full turn – bhs gainer full, stuck. Good one. That was Minnesota’s “we hung on” routine because this will be enough.9.900

Eaquinto – VT – BYU – yfull, nice distance, bounce back. 9.850

Bryant – FX – LSU – double front, holds the landing – switch to switch 1/1, better completion – front lay to rudi. 9.950

Sirjord – BB – Minnesota – full turn – bhs loso, secure, some foot position – switch to stag ring, under control – bhs gainer full, small movement. 9.900

Carey – UB – Oregon St – maloney to bhardwaj, hit – hits hs on high – van leeuwen – FTDT, hop back

LSU has the win so they’ll save Kiya Johnson. Dunne will go instead.

Secure 2 foot layout from Popp on beam.

Dunne – FX – LSU – front tuck through to double tuck, slide back – switch to switch ring 1/2, nice foot position on initial switch – yspin, drops a little early – double pike, secure landing

Lopez finishing things up in an individual spot on bars, ends up going over on her bail and coming off.

FINAL
LSU 197.800
Minnesota 196.950
BYU 196.500
Oregon State 196.450

So it’s LSU, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Minnesota for Saturday’s final, all the seeds making it at this one.

Oklahoma, Alabama, Ohio State, and Penn State in the Michigan final that will determine our first two nationl finalists.

In terms of individual land from these regionals, here’s my initial look at where we stand.

Michigan
AA – Gabby Wilson got the top non-Oklahoma AA score, so as long as Oklahoma qualifies a team, she’ll go through for AA.

VT/FX – If Wilson goes through for AA, then Sierra Brooks will go to nationals for vault and floor, again presuming Oklahoma qualifies as a team

UB: Blanco, Bauman, and Takekawa are tied for 2nd behind Bowers, so if Oklahoma and Alabama go, then Bauman and Takekawa are tied to advance, and we need the score sheet to see if counting all four breaks the tie.

BB: If Oklahoma and Alabama go through, then Amani Herring for Penn State will get the beam spot. If Alabama doesn’t go, then it’s Burgess.

Arkansas
AA: Jade Carey won the AA today, so we know she’s through as the AA qualifier for nationals no matter what

VT/FX: Hooten’s 9.975 won the day, so if Minnesota doesn’t go as a team, Hooten has the vault spot. And as long as LSU and Kentucky go through as teams, Hooten will have a floor spot as well. If Kentucky doesn’t make it as a team, then we have a Hooten/Worley tie that would go to Worley on NQS.

UB: Blackson got 9.950 on that bars routine to finish the day, so she has qualified to nationals for bars

BB: Cally Swaney for Arkansas will go unless Arkansas and LSU make it as a team, then we’re looking at a big tie between Brose, Magnelli, Horak, and Sirjord, which would go to Magnelli.