MEET WEEK 3
Friday, January 17
6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT	[20] Michigan @ [6] Michigan State	SCORES	BTN+
6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT	Ball State, Northern Illinois, Winona State @ Eastern Michigan	SCORES	ESPN+
6:00pm ET/ 3:00pm PT	Towson, Yale, Ursinus @ Penn	SCORES	ESPN+
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	Boise State @ [15] Georgia	SCORES	SEC+
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	[3] Alabama @ [8] Kentucky	SCORES	SEC+
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	[17] Arkansas @ [12] Auburn	SCORES	SECN
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	[25] Clemson @ [19] Pitt	SCORES	ACCN
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	George Washington @ North Carolina	SCORES	ACCN
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	Bowling Green @ Central Michigan	SCORES	FREE
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT	La Crosse @ Eau Claire	SCORES	FREE
7:30pm ET/ 4:30pm PT	[7] Florida @ [2] LSU	SCORES	ESPN2
7:30pm ET/ 4:30pm PT	Oshkosh @ Hamline	SCORES	FREE
8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT	Illinois State, Fisk, Stout, Wilberforce (Chicago, IL)
8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT	SEMO, West Chester @ TWU	SCORES	FLO
8:30pm ET/ 5:30pm PT	[10] Missouri @ [1] Oklahoma	SCORES	SECN
9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT	Iowa State @ [4] Utah	SCORES	ESPN+
9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT	Air Force @ [24] Arizona	SCORES	ESPN+
9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT	Southern Utah @ BYU	SCORES	ESPN+
10:00pm ET/ 7:00pm PT	San Jose State @ [14] Oregon State	SCORES	FREE
10:00pm ET/ 7:00pm PT	Cornell, Alaska @ Sacramento State	SCORES	Sac ($)

Lots and lots (and lots) going on today, but I’ll be focusing my attention on a couple of well-spaced meets. There’ll be plenty of time for these SEC teams as we go through the season.

It’s a brave new world we have with the Michigans here as MSU enters as a pretty clear favorite over Michigan, which is…not really something that happens.

Big preliminary lineup news for Michigan State as Schulte is back in there on floor and Tucker (who missed the last meet) is in on vault and floor. Also Michigan is using both exhibition slots on every event, so it’s going to be a long one. Don’t they know they’re supposed to finish before Florida/LSU starts?

Rotation 1

Tucker – vt – msu – y1.5, solid stick, a bit of knees and direction. 9.900 starts us off

Parenti – ub – michigan – tight first hs – maloney to pak is clean – shortish 1/2 turn on low – short hs on high – dlo, good stick. 9.800

Duplissis – vt – msu – y1.5, pretty large lunge forward, knees, 9.825, pretty high

Jordan – ub – michigan – good first hs – hits jaeger – legs together on bail – solid hs throughout – gaint full to double tuck, hop. 9.825

Zsarmani – vt- msu – y1.5, another large lunge forward, similar to Duplissis but better form. Gets same score of 9.825

Diaz – ub – michigan -maloney to pak, legs together, shorter on bail hs position – dlo, good stick. 9.900

Smith – vt – msu – y1.5, does well to hold onto the stick with a little lean. And we have a 9.950

Vore – ub – mnichigan – hits tkatchev – bail, solid fight there – short hs on high – dlo, another good stick. 9.850

Stephen – vt – msu – y1.5, a bit more of a struggle, big lunge forward and off direction. 9.825 is just what you get.

Bauman – ub – michigan – good first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, nice positions – double front, step back. 9.900 with a step.

Kellerman – vt – msu – hs pike 1/2, bounce back, solid chest position from this angle. 9.850. Judge 2 goes lower for this one than Stephen’s.

Ranger – ub – michigan – Ray is hit – bail, a little hip angle – tighter hs on high, dlo, step back. 9.775

Nice 1.5 stick from Doyle in exhibition.

After 1: MSU 49.350, Michigan 49.275

Michigan trails but good improvement in comfort and security in that bars rotation today. Scores loose and bunched so far. Clapper appears in bars exhibition for Michigan.

Rotation 2

Jordan – vt – michigan – yfull, her best I’ve seen, small slide back and some chest position. 9.875, we’re soaring

Steohen – ub – msu – short first hs – hits clean maloney to bail – another short hs on high – strong ftdt, stuck. 9.875

Ranger – vt – michigan – y1.5, lunge forward – foot form on block. 9.850

Zsarmani – ub – msu – good first hs – clean pak – maloney to gienger, comfortable – dlo, good height, bounce back. 9.825

mulligan – vt – michigan – y1.5, shorter with a ste back, off direction , some leg separation. 9.825 of course!

doyle – ub – msu – – hits piked jaeger – short hs – hits pak, small leg break – giant full to double tuck, stuck. 9.850

Davis – vt -yfull, step back, medium size, some pike. 9.775

Smith – ub – msu – short first hs – maloney, a bit of legs, into clean pak – leans through a 1/2 turn on low, angle and slow – good dlo stick. 9.775

Thaxton – vt- michigan – solid enough yfull with hop bsck. 9.825. Her best competition vault too

Kellerman – ub – msu – good first hs – jaeger, good feet – bail, slight angle in the air, gets to vertical in the end – dlo, stuck. good one,. 9.900

Diaz – vt – michigan – y1.5, hop forward, good distance, direction. Do i hear 9.825???? 9.800, ok sure fine.

Harkness – ub – msu – toe to high gienger – bit tight on hs – hits bail – not quite there on vertical positions – clean dlo, stuck

After 2: MSU 98.675, Michigan 98.450

Michigan vaults 49.175, MSU 49.325 on bars. Stuck landings getting the scores there for Michigan State. Stuck nearly all of them.

Rotation 3

Kalefe – bb – msu – bhs bhs loso, smooth – switch, little slow into tuck full, almost all the way around – gainer full, stuck. 9.875

Parenti – fx – michigan – SHOW OFF THEIR PERSONALITY – double pike, under control, chest down – switch 1/2 to tuck jump 1.5, a tad short – bck 2.5 to front full, hit. 9.800

Duplissis – bb – msu – bhs bhs loso, lean, good feet – beat to split 3/4, good control – 1.5 dmt stuck. 9.825

Zabrowski – fx – michigan – front lay to front full to tuck, a little out of control – switch side and straddle – double tuck, bounce, chest down. 9.775

Misenheimer – bb – msu – aerial to split, arm correction – bhs loso, under control – switch to split, hit – some feet positions here and there – 1.5 dmt, step. 9.775

Boozer – fx – michigan – split ring jump – front tuck to double tuck, bounce back, just stays in bounds – 1.5 to lay, clean, lay a bit lower than 1.5. 9.875

Zsarmani – bb – msu – kickover to bhs, arm correction, keeps moving through combo well – cat leap to switch side, solid, a bit crooked in split – 1.5, good height and stuck. 9.875

Thaxton – fx – michigan – ftdt, best chest position, large bounce back, looked oob – solid leap height – “showing off some pizzazz” – front to double tuck, bounce back, chest down. 9.775 with no oob deduction, charitable

Smith – bb – msu -bhs loso, knee form, secure – high straddle 1/2, check – double tuck little hop back. 9.875

Bauman – fx – michigan – front 2/1 good control – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, could wolf a little higher – 1.5 to clean layout. 9.900

Stephen – bb – msu – aerial to 2, hit – small hesitation on full turn – high loso series, hit – beat to straddle 1/2, short of split – 2/1, holds stick. 9.875

Ranger – fx – michigan – dlo, controls her step – switch 1/2 to popa, high – front to double tuck, two little bounces. 9.800

MSU 49.325 beam to Michigan’s 49.150 floor.

After 3: MSU 148.000, Michigan 147.600

Michigan State on strong 197 pace, and they’ll expect a big floor number here based on how things are going. If Michigan can hit beam, this will be a big improvement total for them as well.

In other news, Auburn will have the lead on Arkansas after 1, 49.200 to 48.925. Boise State will have the lead on Georgia 49.125 to 48.975. Kentucky leads Alabama 49.300 to 49.175.

OK sorry Michigans, but your 4th rotation is running into Florida/LSU. But Beaufait has started msu with a 9.9, so we can see where this is going.

Bryant still on just beam for this one. KJ Johnson still out. Broadcast says Bryant on floor. Not listed there yet,.

Rotation 1

Zeiss – vt – lsu – y1.5, small hop, off direction, lots of knee form. 9.775

Sloane Blakely – ub – florida – hits first hs – maloney to pak, leg breaks, and slips off the bar, can’t get her hands over – resumes and does it finem double front, stuck. Dramatic start. 9.250

Finnegan – vt – lsu – y1.5, sticks again, little bit of knees – she’s been nailing this vault. 9.950

Pilgrim – ub – florida – good first hs – hits pak, clean – van leeuwen, slight foot separation – short hs – ftdt, good stick 9.825

brock – vt – lsu – y1.5, hop forward, good form. 9.825.

McCusker – ub – florida- small arch in first hs – chow to pak is good – another hs arch on low – nice van leeuwen – dlo, chest down and step but a hit. 9.750

Lincoln – vt – lsu – y1.5, huge bound forward and another large bounce. 9.725 is impossible, she had more than that on landing.

Skye Blakely- ub – florida – ricna to pak, hit, leg separation on pak – good 1/2 turn on low – double front 1/2 out, step back. 9.775

Drayton – vt – lsu – y1.5, medium hop forward. 9.875

Harris – ub – florida – ray, hit, some elbows – bail is actually perfect- dlo, piking, good stick. 9.825

Chio – vt – lsu – y1.5 – nearly sticks, little hop forward and some knees.n9.925

Wong – ub – florida – maloney to pak, small leg breaks – good van leeuwen – dlo, hop back. Florida not on in that first rotation. 9.850

After 1: LSU 49.350, Florida 49.025

Not an awesome rotation for anyone but Aleah Finnegan. LSU has a pretty sizeable lead after 1. Vault scoring very landing based and nothing else based. We’ll see how this scoring holds up when they switch events.

We have a final, Michigan State 197.500 to Michigan 196.975. Big numbers for both.

Rotation 2

Pilgrim – vt – florida – y1.5, nice stuck landing, knees throughout 9.925

Zeiss – ub – lsu – maloney to pak, legs together – hits hs on high – ftdt, good stick and form improvement. 9.825

Bui – vt – florida – clean y1.5, medium hop forward. 9.850

Cowan – ub – lsu – hits first hs – ray to overshoot, hit – solid hs on high – dlo hop back. 9.825

Sloane Blakely – vt – florida – hy1.5, another medium hop forward, some leg crossing

Jeffrey – ub – lsu – toe on to maloney to bail, legs together – a bit shy on hs ftdt, usual squat as she holds onto stick. 9.900

wong – vt – florida – ro 1/2 on piked 1/2, small movement, ome of her best chest position. 9.925

chio – ub – lsu – over on her first hs and off the bar – resumes with a clean one, stuck ftdt. 9.225

Ferris – vt – florida – y1.5, medium hop forward, some leg separation. 9.825

Finnegan – ub – lsu – good hs – piked deltchev, clean – bail, hand nearly slips off but gets her grip back quickly – ftdt, step back – 9.825

Harris – vt – florida – y1.5, solid, small hop forward, some soft knees. Her usual. 9.900

McClain – ub – lsu – church good – toe on to pak, clean – solid 1/2 turn on low – ftdt, holds stick with lean. 9.925

Floridan gains some ground back with a 49.450 vault to LSU’s 49.300 bars, but LSU will still have the lead.

After 2: LSU 98.650, Florida 98.475

Thought someone would be at 99 at this point honestly.

Rotation 3

Ballard – bb – lsu – bhs loso, pulls it out, not much of a correction – split to switch 1/2, secure – kickover, check – 2/1, stuck with a little stagger 9.875

Nguyen – fx – florida – front 2/1 to sissone, good control, some knees in 2/1 – switch ring to switch 1/2, pretty – back 1.5 to front lay, nice. 9.900

Coen – bb – lsu – aerial to beat, smooth – bhs loso, secure, chest down – switch to split, some back leg shortness on both – 2/1, little hop. 9.875. Sam thinks the judges might take for short split. What sport do you work for?

Ferris – fx – florida – ftdt, shows control – switch side 1/2 to popa, a little under rotated – 1.5 to layout, also under control, not too much rise in layout. 9.875

Chio – bb – lsu – bhs mount, nice – loso series, secure – switch to split, good positions – aerial to split, secure – bhs 1.5, stuck. Very good. 9.925

Sloane Blakely – fx – florida – ftdt, well done – switch 1/2 to split full, good height, some feet – back 1.5 to front full, good amplitude, just does control back foot. 9.950, it’s going now. Got a 10 from one

McClain – bb – lsu – switch to switch 1/2, good – aerial to bhs, smooth – lean on choreo – side aerial, hit – good wolf – gainer full, little movement. 9.900

Clark – fx – florida – dlo, high, arm wave to control step – split leap full to popa – front to double tuck, bigger bounce back. 9.875 pretty high for that last pass

Bryant – bb – lsu – aerial to bhs, easy – switch to straddle 1/4, tight straddle position – front tuck, solid – rudi, stuck. Much better. And it’s 9.950.

Wong – fx – florida – DLO is short, chest down, hop forward – nice leaps – back 1/2 to front full, dances out – 9.825

Finnegan – bb – lsu – bhs loso loso, big break, bend forward at the hips – good leap combo – aerial – gainer full, stuck. 9.775

Harris – fx – Florida – front to double tuck, good control but chest down – switch side 1/2 to straddle, under rotated on side 1/2 – back 1.5 to 1/2 to double stag, some in air arm waving but under control. 9.900

BUT TEH SCORING IS TIGHTER THIS YEAR.

After 3: LSU 148.175, Florida 147.975

Bryant officially in the floor lineup now.

Rotation 4

Draser – bb – florida – bhs loso, lean at the hips – switch into switch 1/2 a bit short – 1.5, good stick. 9.850

Ballard – fx – lsu – dlo, under control, some feet – back 1.5 to lay, uncontrolled slide forward – double pike, stuck, chest a bit forward. 9.825

Sloane Blakely – bb – florida – aerial to bhs, solid – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, good height – gainer full, stuck. 9.950

Dunne – fx – lsu – front tuck to double tuck chest up – switch to switch ring 1/2 – double pike, little rebound – ring jump full, not quite ringing and some control – 9.875

Pilgrim – bb – florida – bhs loso, solid – cat leap to aerial secure – switvch to split leap – bhs gainer full stuck. 9.900

Drayton – fx – lsu – dlo, short landing with step, so automatic .150 – good switch ring to switch 1/2 – front tuck to double tuck, right in to the cor ner but keeps the step in bounds – wolf full, gets caught short of full turn and controls with hand down. 9.750

nguyen – bb – florida – onodi to bhs, smooth – switch to split, good positions – 1.5 dmt, doesn’t hold stick with slide salute. 9.900

Chio – fx – lsu – open ftdt is shorter this week, chest down step forward – switch ring to split full around – back 2.5 to front tuck is strong – 9.825

Wong – bb – florida – switch mount, huge break, leg up wobble – hits leaps, aerial to beat is nice, secure loso series – gainer tuck full, hop forward. They needed a big leanne routine today. 9.775

Finnegan – fx – lsu – double arabian to stag, solid – switch ring to split leap full, fine, a little off timing on that landing? – 2.5 to front tuck, oooh little short with step back

9.950 – who says booing doesnt change the judges scores? Automatic .100 step on her last pass.

Harris – bb – florida – bhs loso bhs right on – switch to split, good – fro t tuck with a little check – dmt, hop. 9.875

Bryant – fx – lsu – double front, little hop – switch to switch full, almost around – front lay to clean rudi. 9.900 enough for the win.

FINAL: LSU 197.550, Florida 197.450

Will be controversial because of Aleah’s impossible floor score, though that was hardly the only impossible score tonight.