MEET WEEK 2
Friday, January 10
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	Michigan State, Nebraska, Northern Illinois @ Florida	SCORES	SEC+
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	Fisk, Wilberforce @ Kent State	SCORES	FREE
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	Whitewater @ Stout	SCORES	FREE
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	Gustavus Adolphus @ Oshkosh	SCORES	FREE
7:30pm ET/ 4:30pm PT	Iowa, Brown @ Iowa State	SCORES	ESPN+
8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT	North Carolina @ Alabama	SCORES	SEC+
9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT	Sprouts Quad: Michigan, NC State, Arizona, Clemson	SCORES	ACCN
9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT	Southern Utah @ Utah State	SCORES	FREE
9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT	LIU @ Air Force	SCORES	FREE
9:30pm ET/ 6:30pm PT	Stanford, Boise State, UC Davis @ Washington	SCORES	BTN+

A bit of a grab bag today. We’ve got Florida starting its season (in a streamed quad, so who knows how much of the other teams we’ll see), Alabama starting its season, and the first of the three Sprouts quads. So I’ll be bip-bopping around.

In prospective-lineups-on-virtius news, Florida has Skye Blakely going on bars, Sloane, Anya Pilgrim and Leanne Wong in the AA, and Selena Harris on 3. Alabama is leaning halfway into the freshmen, with Fuller, Kvamme, and Walker all on two events each. Michigan has booted Zabrowski and Guggino from lineups for today’s affair.

Rotation 1

Dicello here with a scooter.

Kraus with a bail fall for NIU.

Pilgrim – VT – FL – y1.5, solid, medium hop forward, knees. 9.800

Beaufait a little under rotated on front 2/1 for MSU but nice form. Also a little under on 1.5 to lay.

Wong – VT – FL – ro 1/2 on pike 1/2, very strong, small scoot, chest up better. 9.875

Nebraska with some wobbles on beam but hitting.

Solid 1.5 to front full for Zsarmani. Glad we’re seeing some other teams but we did miss Ly Bui’s vault. Y1.5 for 9.775.

Drake White rights the ship for NIU on bars with a big gienger, going after 2 misses.

Sloane Blakely – vt – FL – Y1.5, bigger lunge forward, .150 probably. 9.775

Nebraska cruising through beam early, clean series from Sikon, check on switch 1/2. Step back on 1.5.

Ferris – vt – FL – y1.5, good height, nearly shows stick, little lean out to salute. Good one. And the Florida home scores start rolling with 9.950.

How dare he call her Emma Spencer. Strong beam routine.

NIU having a time on bars with another fall in the 5th spot.

Harris – VT – FL – “the nudest Gator” is what he said – short landing on y1.5 with bounce back. Still gets 9.800.

Florida vaults 49.200. Thought scoring started fairly then got a little excited.

Long wait for Kalefe’s score on floor. McClelland with good hit for Nebraska to finish beam, should keep them in sight of Florida. 49.175 for Nebraska. Really good rotation.

Lazzari vaults exhibition 1.5, big lunge forward. 9.725

Secure FTDT landing for Harkness. Deep on front to double tuck with hop. 9.775.

Stephen- fx – MSU – front to rudi, little bounce – good height on switch 1/2 to wolf full – her loso to knee is a little formy – front 2/1, slide. 9.850

Nikki Smith – fx – MSU – FTDT, chest down, some foot movement – struggles on popa in combo, under and uncontrolled landing – strong front to double tuck, good landing.

Stephanie Lebster in exhibition for msu, bounce back on rudi, gets front 2/1, just a little under rotated

Still waiting on Nikki Smith’s score and a possible revision on Kalefe’s score.

But Florida’s 49.200 will have a slight lead on Nebraska’s 49.175 after 1.

9.750 for Smith, 48.900 floor for MSU. Beaufait’s 9.650 up to 9.700 after inquiry. SV discrepancy between judges.

Rotation 2

sloane blakely – ub – FL – maloney to pak, small leg break – high double front, good stick. 9.900

Simpton – fx – NEB – back 1.5 to front tuck, a little under on ring 1/2 landing – double tuck, stumble baqck, does stay in bounds but multiple steps. 9.450

duplissis sits down y1.5 for MSU.

pilgrim – ub – FL – good pak – good hs – toe on to van leeuwen, small foot break – FTDT holds stick. 9.925

rourke bounces back oob on double pike on floor.

Zsarmani picks it up for MSU with 9.825 on her y1.5

McCusker – ub – FL – stalder shap to pak, lovely -van leeuwen, clean – botches DLO dismount, does double tuck to her knees. Sigh. 9.100

Nikki Smith bounce forward on y1.5 for 9.825.

Clean rudi landing from Jencks on floor.

Stephen – msu – vt – y1.5 with large lunge forward 9.800

skye blakely – ub – FL – tkatchev to pak, legs on pak, hit – double front 1/2 out, two steps. 9.725

kellerman – vt – msu – lovely handspring pike 1/2, sticks with a bit of chest forward. 9.875. But Ferris was 9.950?

HARRIS – ub – FL – small arch in first hs – ray is hit, keeps legs together well in bail, dlo hop back. 9.825

Brown hits standing loso loso for NIU.

wong – ub – FL -maloney to pak, clean – van leeuwen, smooth – borderline hs on high – dlo, good landing. 9.950.

49.325 bars for Florida to hang right around 197 pace.

Spence covers well on double tuck landing with a hop-present to the side

Clean exhibition from Arana on bars, possible lineup but tough to get in.

After 2
Florida 98.525
MSU 97.925
Nebraska 97.825
NIU 95.025

Alabama and UNC with a tough start. 9.4 and 9.7 for Alabama, 9.4 and a fall for UNC. Kvamme 3rd vault for Alabama, big lunge on y1.5. 9.775

Forbes gets through one on bars for unc to get things right. 9.750

paradise – vt – alabama – a little short on y1.5, smaller hop back, knees. 9.775

Fink – ub – unc – high jaeger, some feet -0 hits bail – a bit shy on hs – dlo, just a little bounce. 9.850

hudson – vt – alabama – better y1.5, finished, hop forward. 9.875

schaefer – ub – unc – good hs – pretty jaeger – bail, legs together, a little shy – ftdt, little bounce, 9.850

gladieux – vt – alabama – y1.5, little hop forward, some direction, gets 9.925. Like in Florida, the judges started feeling it at the end there.

dekanoidze – ub -unc – toe to maloney to bail, great form -dlo, holds stick with lean. 9.850

Alabama 49.075, UNC 48.750

Back in Florida, Anya Pilgrim goes through her beam cleanly and opens with 9.875.

Good DLO stick from Zsarmani on bars, building a comeback score for MSU. 9.850.

sloane blakely – bb – FL – aerial to bhs is smooth – sticks gainer full. 9.925

doyle for msu, little hop back on double tuck out of giant full.

nguyen – bb – FL – keeps moving through onodi to bhs – switch to split is good – 1.5 dmt, hop. 9.850

Nice dlo stick from Nikki Smith on bars. 9.900

Lazzari – bb – riley was originally in this lineup spot – one arm bhs to loso, lean to the side correction – aerial, good -hits split positions – secure side jump – gainer full, bends past the hips to try to hold the stick. 9.750

kellerman 9.925 on bars. harkness little hop on DLO.

wong – bb – FL – loso series, good – holds stick on gainer tuck full with a lean. And goes 9.950. Just your plain old regular Florida home meet.

Big 49.425 for MSU on bars

Harris – bb – FL – bhs loso bhs, check – switch to split is good – kickove3r, secure – 1.5 dmt stuck

9.900 for Harris and 49.500 beam for Florida. Solid rotation overall.

Alabama has opened bars with 9.825, 9.800, 9.875.

McCusker with a series wobble in exhibition on beam, works through the rest.

After 3
Florida 148.025
MSU 147.350
Nebraska 146.650
NIU 143.250

Wait, I was watching Riley’s beam, why does the Alabama meet have to be stopped??? Fan emergency is what we’re hearing.

Resumes with good y1.5 from Valahovic with a hop forward

Fuller – ub – alabama – good pak, hits vl, bit of feet – dlo, holds stick with lean back, some feet. 9.850

Good distance on yfull from Forbes of unc, hop back

Gladieux hits jaeger, giant full to double tuck, some feet, step back. 9.850

Dekanoidze UNC hits yfull, bounce back 9.800 for 48.900 rotation.

Walker -ub – alabama – nice high pak, maloney to gienger with legs together – FTDT, little movement. Good one, 9.900. 49.300 bars.

After 2: Alabama 98.375, UNC 97.650

Florida started floor with 9.750 for Nguyen with an OOB.

Lazzari -fx – FL – sits down front 2/1 attempt. Back 1.5 to lay is hit.

Brubach will replace Pilgrim on floor.

sloane blakely – fx- FL – ftdt, chest forward, rebound back – switch 1/2 to split full – 1.5 to front full, under control. And 9.900

Great 1.5 on bb for Zsarmani. 9.925

clark – fx – FL – tuck jump full – DLO, good height, bounce – front to double tuck, chest up, also some bounce. 9.875

wong – fx – FL – DLO, controls front foot – good split completion – back 1/2 to front full, under control. Great. 9.950.

brubach – fx – FL – front lay to rudi, stumble step, possible oob – switch 1/2 is under into wolf fulls – double tuck, very short, knee down? Will be a low number. Doesn’t have to be much for Florida to win though.

9.175 for Brubach is just enough for Florida to win by a 1/4 tenth. Split of 9.4/9.15 and an SV difference. Probably one saw knee down and the other didn’t.

Wild under rotation miss for Disidore in exhibition on floor. Catapults off the floor.

FINAL:
Florida 196.675
MSU 196.650
Nebraska 195.600
NIU 191.950

Sprouts quad is underway. Michigan getting their 1.5s with lungesm Ranger for 9.800, Mulligan 9.825. They’ll take it.

Kvamme 5th up for Alabama on beam, small lean on kickover connecting to beat – large break on loso series, leg to horizontal – 2/1 dismount, stuck, legs. 9.650

Forbes with step to the side on big FTDT on fx for UNC. Double tuck under control.

Gladieux bb – alabama – bhs lay-pike with wobble – good aerial – switch to split, arm wave wobble – 2/1, stuck. 9.850, we chose not to see the wobbles.

Alabama 49.225 beam, UNC 48.425 on floor.

After 3: Alabama 147.600, UNC 146.075

Over at Sprouts, Clemson has McCright up 5th on beam – not too far behind Michigan – hits side aerial to split – gainer full is stuck.

Michigan finishes vault with Diaz, hits y1.5, short with step back, 9.850. Michigan vaults 48.950.

Kuhl finishes beam for Clemson – mbhs loso loso hit with check – switch to tuck 3/4, holds on – tuck 1.5, hop forward. 9.750

Harper ub – nc state – huge gienger, pretty laid out, catches close – nice hs, dlo stuck dmt

Michigan’s 48.950 will lead NC State’s 48.850 and Clemson’sm 48.775. Arizona counting a fall on fx.

Walker starts fx for alabama, double pike, landing obstructed by teammates – switch side to straddle 3/4, indistinct landing positions – back 1.5 to 1/2 to switch split jump. 9.750

Secure loso from valahovic on beam, nice elevation in switch 1/2, 1.5 dmt with hop

fuller – fx – alabama – ft to double tuck, short with hop forward – solid switch 1/2 to popa – wolf double like an elite – 1.5 to lay, under control. 9.750

rybicki – fx – alabama – high double tuck, slide back – switch side to straddle 1/2 – back 1.5 to front full, good elevation into 2nd element. 9.900, now it begins

Jahzara Ranger just had a bonkers save on her Ray, which she caught with one hand and stayed on.

Lovely bhs loso loso series from Fink on bb for UNC.

Shania Adams still the cream of the crop on wolf turns – good cover of being a little short on her double pike – must better distinction in her leap landings – 1.5 to front lay, good. 9.925

knower – bb – unc – hits loso series – big lean break on switch to split 1/4 – kickover to beat is solid – 1.5, holds stick. 9.825

hudson – fx – alabama – front lay to front 2/1, shows control – switch 1/2 to wolf full, around – 2.5, lunge forward. 9.900

mcbride – bb – unc – side aerial to bhs, knees, small check – solid switch side landing – kickover, strong and secure – side aerial to 1.5, big bound. 9.850 still.

49.250 beam for UNC to finish on 195.225.

Gladieux – FX – Alabama – open ftdt, chest up – split leap full to popa – front lay to rudi to split jump, bit of control. Solid.

And a 9.950 puts Alabama on 197.025 for the day.

Brie Clark for Clemson tries the Biles but sits it down.

Bauman anchors Michigan’s bars with 9.900 with a .100 landing deduction to put them on 97.925 and the lead after 2.

After 2
Michigan 97.925
Clemson 97.525
Arizona 97.525
NC State 97.400

Rotation 3

walsh – vt – clemson – yfull, near stick little scoot, some pike. 9.800

mueller ub – arizona – hits tkatchyev – bail, legs together – DLO, small rebound. 9.825

parenti – bb – michigan – secure bhs loso – good switch and split positions – aerial to split, secure – 1.5, holds stick with lean. 9.850

Adler finishes floor for NC State with front full to a low front tuck save, lunge back

martin – ub – arizona – pulls back a big arch on first hs – hits maloney to pak – high dlo, bounce back. 9.650

boozer – bb – michigan – falls on cat leap to aerial

Hadrick – fx – nc state – bounce back on rudi, uncontrolled oob – 1.5 to layout, clean lay position

brown – vt – clemson – high yfull, step back. 9.825

krohnfeldt – ub – arizona – maloney to bail, leg separation on bail, good stick on DLO. 9.750

Vore – bb – michigan – bhs loso, large bend break to the side, keeps it on the beam – kickover, hit – straddle to straddle 1/2 to beat, good – 1.5, step. 9.500 will count

Zultevicz crashes a 2/1 on fx for nc state – missed her round off in combination and didn’t have anything.

Holman -vt – clemson – handspring pike 1/2 with that remarkable mix of being a stick and almost a fall

Mulligan – bb – michigan – cat leap to aerial to bhs is hit – beat to straddle 1/2 – side aerial, comfortable – tuck 1.5 dismount, step back. 9.825

Minner – vt – clemson – y1.5 tucked, hit with lunge forward. 9.775

Good amplitude from Syniya Thomas on floor for NC State.

Ranger – bb – michigan – loso series, lean to the side and arm wave – switch to split, good – double tuck dismount, step back. 9.800

fears – ub – az – tkatchev, hit m- bail, legs together, a little short – dlo, good stick. 9.900

bauman – bb – michigan – solid loso series – split straddle 1/2 sissone, good – arm wave wobble on side somi – gainer pike hop forward. 9.800

negrete a little short on final double back with a step

After 3
Michigan 146.700
Arizona 146.600
Clemson 146.325
NC State 146.125

Michigan in contention for a 196 here, which isn’t a ton but would be an improvement over week 1.

Rotation 4

Lippeatt – UB – great hecht height into overshoot – giant full to stuck double tuck. 9.825

parenti – fx – michigan – double pike, bounce – back 1.5 to full, step, keeps it in. 9.825 to 9.775 from az

Berry – ub – clemson – maloney to pak, little bit of legs – dlo, good stick

mulligan – fx – michigan – front tuck to double, step back oob – switch side 1/2 to popa, a hair shy of rotation – double pike is solid.

Lenczner sticks beam dmt for arizona. 9.850

high yfull from Negrete for NC State, bounce and then a small adjustment

Nice high jaeger from Jackson for Clemson, ftdt, finds landing

Mueller – bb – az – side aerial to loso, secure – switch to straddle, good – 1.5, large bound forward and extra step. 9.800

Boozer double tuck with a stumble back, couple steps – clean 1.5 to layout. 9.775 is high.

Strom – bb – az – wolf double, some arms – some adjustment correction on leaps – secure loso series – secure 1.5 dismount. 9.700

Fall from Clark on bars for Clemson

Thomas – VT – NC State – good yfull position in the air but overtries to stick,short with step forward

thaxton – fx – michigan – ftdt, bounce back – switch side to popa – front to double tuck, same rebound back. 9.850

martin – bb – az – switch to double stag, hit – bhs loso, secure – aerial, smooth – gainer full, good stick. 9.900

knight sticks handspring pike 1/2 for nc state, chest down

bauman – fx – michigasn – front 2/1, slide dance out – 1.5 to front lay, clean. 9.875

deets – bb – az – hits loso series – hitch kick to switch side, a little tight – kickover, holds onto secure landing switch to stuck gainer full. 9.900

Ranger – fx – michigan – dlo, hit, some chest position, small bounce – switch 1/2 to popa, high – front to double tuck secure – 9.900

i think tomorrow’s teams will like what they saw from the judging here. Not a particularly tight evaluation, as none of them were today

FINAL
Michigan 195.925
Arizona 195.825
Clemson 195.350
NC State 195.000