Friday, April 4
2:00pm ET/ 11:00am PT	Alabama Semifinal 1 [6] Cal [11] Alabama North Carolina Iowa	SCORES	ESPN+
4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT	Washington Semifinal 1 [7] Missouri [10] Georgia Arizona Arizona State	SCORES	ESPN+
8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT	Alabama Semifinal 2 [3] Florida [14] Oregon State NC State Clemson	SCORES	ESPN+
10:00pm ET/ 7:00pm PT	Washington Semifinal 2 [2] Oklahoma [15] Auburn Nebraska Illinois	SCORES	ESPN+

24 become 16 today as we wrap up the semifinals and set the regional finals lineups for the weekend.

And your assignment is to bring some excitement, some close meets, some down-to-the-last-score business. None of this advancing by more than a point garbage. We’re over that.

Rotation 1

Paradise – VT – Alabama – pretty solid y1.5 but lands a bit short with a slide back, some knee position. 9.825

Knower – UB – North Carolins – gienger, hit with pretty big leg separation on catch – toe on to bail, small leg break – FTDT, leans forward to try to hold stick. 9725

Volpe – BB – Iowa – bhs loso series, lean to the side wobble – switch to straddle 1/4, solid – cat leap to aerial, hit, some knee position – tuck 1.5, hop forward. 9.725

Mayhew – FX – Cal – we’ve never heard of what music is before so can’t figure that out – punch front 2/1 to front pike, lands a bit short with a step back – switch ring to switch 1/2 – back 1.5 to 1/2 to double stag, solid control on leap. 9.800

Kvamme VT – Alabama – y1.5, solid, medium hop forward and some knees as well – 9.800

Juk – BB – Iowa – bhs mount, small lean – bhs bhs loso, secure, knee position – switch to beat, god quick choreo out of it – full turn – bhs 1/1 is solid – gainer full, step back with arm circle. 9.825

King hit bars for UNC, large leg spearation on pak, double tuck dismount, chest forward with step – 9.700

German – VT – Alabama – y1.5, lands shorter than the first two with a bounce back. 9.750

Keuneke – FX – Cal – punch front 2/1 to front pike, also shorter on the landing with some shuffle and leg crossing on the front 2/1 – switch 1/2 to wolf full, around comfortably – back 1.5 to 1/2 to straddle jump. 9.800

Tyson – BB – Iowa – hits full turn – bhs bhs loso, check to the side – split jump to straddle 1/2, leg-up wobble – stuck dismount. 9.800

Stippich – UB – UNC – blind to jaeger, good feet into overshoot – a bit tight hs on high – DLO, little rebound back. 9.800

Gladieux – VT – Alabama – y1.5, struggles with control, large lunge forward out of it and some soft legs in the air. 9.775

Williams – FX – Cal – front lay to rudi, holds onto the stick with a waver forward – wolf double, around – switch 1/2 t split very nice – 1.5 to layout, good rise and control there. 9.900

Muñoz – BB – Iowa – switch to switch 1/2, arm wave wobble – bhs loso and splits off, avoids splitting the beam as her feet slipped off but a fall – gainer full, stuck

Fink – UB – UNC – hits jaeger, some foot form – bail is solid – smooth hs on high – DLO, chest lean forward to hold, then a step-salute. 9.825

Hudson – VT – Alabama – y1.5, better one, good twisting shape, medium hop forward. 9.850

Cesario – FX – Cal – FTDT, controls landing, shins apart in the air – switch to switch ring 1/2, solid back leg – back 1.5 to smooth front lay, under control.. 9.875

Tran – BB – Iowa – aerial to bhs is smooth – good switch and switch 1/2 – full turn with a check arm wave – gainer pike, nice stick. 9.850

Schaefer – UB – UNC – blind to jaeger, good feet, catches a bit close with elbow form – bail, legs together, some angle it looked like from here – FTDT, nice stick. 9.850

Bunagan – VT – Alabama – y1.5, finds the stick with a lean forward, slight knees and legs in the air. 9.900

Frazier – FX – Cal – DLO, some pike down at the end – good ring positions – front tuck through to double tuck, nice stick. 9.950

Kenlin – BB – Iowa – small adjustment on split – bhs loso loso, hit with little lean to the side – gainer full, stuck. 9.900

O’Shea – VT – NIU – y1.5 is short with a couple steps back

Dekanoidze – UB – UNC – opens with cast hs and goes right over and falls. Welp cancel the meet. Restarts with toe on to maloney to bail, leg together – hits hs on high – DLO, chest down, hop forward

Lauzon – FX – Cal – front 2/1 to front tuck, good twisting shape, comfortable landing – switch ring to switch 1/2 – back 1.5 to front full, good control on landing – possible low/under deduction but covered with good landing. 9.950

Szymanski hits her gienger on bars for Ball State, almost stuck double tuck, can’t hold finish position

St Clair – FX – WMU – back 1.5 to layout, hit – split leap full, under split, into popa – front 2/1, controls step out –

After 1: Cal 49.475, Alabama 49.150, Iowa 49.100, North Carolina 48.900

Alabama struggled on vault landings there so will be closer than they wanted to the others after 1. A hit from Dekanoidze probably would have put North Carolina tied with Alabama, and Iowa is right there.

Rotation 2

Gladieux – UB – Alabama – solid height on jaeger, connects to overshoot – short hs on high – giant full to double tuck, small rebound. 9.800

Wiley – VT – Cal – y1.5, solid control on landing, small hop forward, some tucking throughout, not the most distance. 9.850

Knower – BB – UNC – bhs loso, solid – beat to switch 1/2, nice lift – full turn – kickover, arm wave wobble – 1.5 dmt, bigger bound forward. 9.825

Tran – FX – Iowa – rudi to loso, under control, just a little low – switch ring to split leap full, good positions shown, step back – front lay to front full, slide/dance out. 9.800

Mayhew – VT – Cal – y1.5, one of her good ones, finds the stick/small rebound in place – knees. 9.850

Hudson – UB – Alabama – toe on to maloney, leg separation – to bail, little angle on catch – tight hs on high – FTDT with hop. 9.750

Valahovic – BB – UNC – full turn, good – bhs loso, nice height, good extension – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, comfortable – 1.5. 9.900

Tyson – FX – Iowa – rudi to loso, solid – straddle jump – front 2/1, some more leg crossing and a slide out – switch 1/2 to wolf full, wolf full around. 9.800

Brown – VT – Cal – y1.5, lands a little shorter and a step back, some direction, landing out of the area. 9.775

Walker – UB – Alasbama – good pak – maloney to gienger, solid leg form – hits hs on high – FTDT, good stick. 9.850

King – BB – UNC – hits candle mount – full turn – bhs loso is secure – switch to split 3/4, under on split on 3/4 there – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.825

Volpe – FX – Iowa – front lay to rudi, hit, daylight between the legs on rudi – double pike, chest down, controls it – split leap full to popas, gets them around. 9.850

Frazier – VT – Cal – DTY, hits with a medium bounce back – some leg crossing. 9.800

Lacoursiere – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, legs together well – van leeuwen, small leg break – ftdt, good feet, stuck landing. 9.900

Schulze – BB – UNC – bhs loso is smooth – switch to split jump 3/4, nice control – side aerial, solid, some feet – full turn – bhs gainer full, low landing, pulls out the stick but a deep one. 9.750

Muñoz hits front tuck through to double tuck, under control

Williams – VT – Cal – yfull, good amplitude on yfull and stuck, nice. 9.875

Fuller – UB – Alabama – good first hs – pak, nice and high – toe on to van leeuwen, hit, small foot cross – hits hs on high – dlo, holds landing. 9.900

Fink – BB – UNC – switch and switch, hit solidly – bhs loso loso, solid – gainer full, good lift, holds the stick a little forward

Castillo – FX – Iowa – hits wolf double – front tuck through to double pike, under control – switch side 1/2 to straddle, clear landing positions – double tuck, good stuck landing, some chest position. 9.875

Lauzon – VT – Cal – y1.5, lands short, lunge back. 9.775

Paradise – UB – Alabama – blind to jaeger to overshoot, hit – short hs on high – DLO, solid stick – a bit more feet position than the last couple but a secure routine. 9.850

Stippich – BB – UNC – full turn – bhs loso loso is solid – switch, short of split, into straddle, solid – gainer full, low but secure. 9.875

Turner – FX – Iowa – double pike, chest down, little rebound – switch 1/2 to popas, around – back 1.5 to lay, gets low on layout, pulls it out. 9.800

Samuelson – UB – WMU – catches close on piked jaeger – hits pak – wobble circling up to high bar, adds a toe circle – DLO, step forward

Ingle – SEMO – FX -finishes front lay to rudi, chest down, hop to the side – good popa –

After 2: Cal 98.625, Alabama 98.450, Iowa 98.275, North Carolina 98.225

Cal started well but then also has some landing issues on vault with a couple short ones to come back to the pack after 2. Pressure on the top seeds to hit beam.

Rotation 3

Masella – VT – Iowa – yfull, solid,medium hop back. 9.750

Lacoursiere – BB – Alabama – hinds candle mount – switch to stag ring, arm wave correction – aerial to bhs, little waver – full turn – 1.5, holds stick. 9.850

Lauzon – UB – Cal – good pak van leeuwen, little leg break – hits hs on high – FTDT, holds the stick with a lean back on her heels. 9.900

Stippich – FX – UNC – double pike, shows control – double tuck, good feet, secure landing, chest down – switch side 1/2 to straddle, cheats the switch side position a little — back 1.5, can’t punch out of it, only tries the front tuck and sits it

Newman-Achee – UB – Cal – toe on to maloney to pak, smooth – 1/2 turn on low, a bit late – ftdt, holds the stick, little body adjustment –

Rybicki – BB – Alabama – solid bhs loso series, very minor slide back – switch 1/2, a bit under and hips turned out – full turn – straddle to straddle 3/4, under control – stuck front full dismount. 9.825

Valahovic – FX – UNC – ftdt, good chest up, some leg stagger in the air – front tuck through to double tuck, bounce back OOB – split leap full to jump full. 9.650 that will count

Chambers – VT – Iowa – yfull, pretty big bounce back. 9.700

Lanadyi – BB – Alabama – aerial to split, solid – full turn, hit – bhs loso, secure, pretty big knee bend in loso – switch to split, little arm wave – gainer full, lands short with hop forward. 9.825

Stuck DLO for Cesario on bars. 9.875

Forbes – FX – UNC – ftdt, under control, little leg separation – front lay to front full, slide forward – split leap full to popa, good completion – double tuck, chest down, step forward

Tran – VT – Iowa – better yfull, small step back. 9.800

Hudson – BB – Alabama – aerial to bhs, smooth, just some knee position in aerial – switch to switch, good – side aerial, little wobble into beat jump – 1.5 dmt, good stick. 9.850

Frazier – UB – Cal – maloney to pak, small leg break on pak – a bit tight on high bar hs – flings out her DLO, short, step forward. 9.800

Castillo – VT Iowa – good lift on yfull, small bounce back and a leg separation. 9.800

Knower – FX – UNC – ftdt, good shape in the air, just keeps step back in bounds – split leap full to jump full – front full to layout, comes up a bit short with a shuffle back but the shuffle back keeps her in bounds – split leap 1.5, lands a bit under

Williams – UB – Cal – good pak, high, legs together – hits hs on low – van leeuwen, smooth – good hs on high – DLO, holds the landing but a lean forward to do so. 9.950, so would have been a 10 with a full stick

Gladieux – BB – Alabama – bhs lay pike – full turn, little wobble – aerial into beat, smooth, some knee position – switch to split, good – 2/1, little hop back. 9.875

Miller – FX – UNC – front through to double tuck, chest down step forward – double pike is also low. 9.800

Muñoz – VT – Iowa – nice open on her yfull, little bounce –

Brown – UB – Cal – pak, good legs together on van leeuwen – a bit tigher on handstands – toe pike 1/2 dismount, holds landing, lean forward and legs pretty far apart. 9.900

Adams – BB – Alabama – subbing into the lineup – wolf double – aerial, well done with extended front leg – bhs loso and falls – this is why we can’t have nice things, her form is superior to the others and should be in this lineup.

Elly King finishes floor for UNC, double pike, chest down. 9.825

Reade – FX – New Hampshire – DLO, good height, some pike down at the end – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, gets the rotation around on wolf – front lay to front full, good rise in the full. 9.900, top non-Cal floor score so far.

Everyone always focuses on “oh, it’s so great the individuals rotate with the team and they support her la la la.” And I would be like, “I don’t want my best individual rotating with a team that might try to poach her.”

After 3: Cal 148.075, Alabama 147.675, Iowa 147.125, North Carolina 147.125

We see the class of the top two emerge here as North Carolina and Iowa drop back. Should just take mostly-hits now for the seeds to advance to Sunday.

Rotation 4

Knower – VT – North Carolina – yfull, good height, slide back. 9.800

Juk – UB – Iowa – hits hs on low – toe on to maloney to pak, some leg separation – gets up on hs on high – giant full to double tuck, legs apart, rebound back

Cesario – BB – Cal – good full turn – bhs loso, secure – switch to switch 1/2, hit, lower front leg on switch 1/2 – 1.5 dmt, stuck. Good one. 9.875

Rybicki – FX – Alabama – double tuck, good feet in the air, lands short with step forward – switch side and a 1/4 into a straddle 1/2, a bit unclear in landing positions – back 1.5 to front full, secure landing. 9.875

E King – VT – UNC – hits yfull, good distance – some pike, small slide back. 9.825

Vanney – UB – Iowa – toe on to maloney to pak, hit, leg separations there – tight hs on high – DLO, big bounce back and doesn’t show finish position. 9.675

Williams – BB – Cal – wolf single, hit – aerial to split, excellent – bhs loso, smooth – switch to split, hit – bhs gainer full, hop back. 9.900

Adams – FX – Alabama – wolf triple, good – double pike, little deep, leans to control step – back 1.5 to smooth layout. 9.900

Prejean – VT – UNC – good height on yfull, bounce back. 9.800

Masella – UB – Iowa – good hs – blind to jaeger, solid feet, connects to overshoot – short hs on high – DLO, bounce back. 9.750

Frazier – BB – Cal – full turn – aerial, keeps moving to loso in combination – split jump to split ring jump, secure – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.850

Sears – FX – Alabama – DLO, hit, some leg separation – switch 1/2 to a perfect popa oversplit – front tuck through to double tuck, short landing, chest forward, quick cover 9.925, home floor scores getting wild for Alabama now.

Dekanoidze – VT – UNC – yfull, slide back, good –

Turner – UB – Iowa – good first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, legs together well – 1/2 turn on low – DLO bounce back. 9800

Scanlon falls on loso for Cal to keep things interesting.

Walker – FX – Alabama – double pike, little movement back – switch side 1/2 to straddle 1/2ish, like Rybicki, doesn’t really show the clear leap rotation – back 1.5 to 1/2 to split jump, high. 9.850

Valahovic – VT – UNC – y1.5 is hit, small leg break in the air and bigger lunge forward – 9.800

Muñoz – UB – Iowa – piked jaeger, good – hits hs – pak, leg separation – DLO, lunge back. 9.750

Lauzon – BB – Cal – wolf turn – bhs bhs loso, nicely done – switch to split, comfortable – 2/1, good stick. 9.950

Hudson – FX – Alabama – front lay to front 2/1, nice, controls the step – switch 1/2 to wolf full, clearly rotated – 2.5, solid. 9.950 with a 10 from one.

Forbes – VT – UNC – good height on yfull, bounce up in place. 9.875

Tran – UB – Iowa – maloney, good legs together into pak – solid hs on low – van leeuwen, small leg separation – DLO, step back

Achampong – BB – Cal – switch to split ring jump to beat, comfortable, good positions – bhs loso, hit – switch ring, leg up wobble – full turn, little hesitation – gainer full, stuck. 9.900

Gladieux – FX – Alabama – open ftdt, good control, some feet and leg separation – split leap full to popa, around – rudi to split jump, solid. 9.950 with one 10 as well.

Faulkner – WMU – VT – solid yfull, little lean to the side on landing

Ingle – UB – SEMO – high jaeger, hits bail – solid hs on high – giant full, late into double tuck, lean to the side

Challman – FX – New Hampshire – front 2/1, crossover step, looks liek she kept it in bounds – wolf full around – split leap full to wolf full, also around – rudi to loso, hit.

FINAL: Cal 197.550, Alabama 197.275, North Carolina 196.250, Iowa 196.000

I thought I said we were done with teams winning by more than a point. Cal will be pleased about beating Alabama looking forward to Sunday, but will be kind of concerned about the way that last floor rotation was scored, as Alabama also looks like they’ll have Olympic order on Sunday.

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On to the next! How are the absences of Bacskay and Howard going to affect Georgia here.

Rotation 1

O’Driscoll – VT – Georgia – yfull, hit, a little lower with some piking and a bounce. 9.675

Mueller – UB – Arizona – good hs – toe one with a foot break – hits tkatchev – bail – DLO, bounce up in place. Just some leg separations really. 9.850

Lee – BB – ASU – bhs bhs loso is secure – beat to sheep jump, comfortable landing – 1.5 dismount, stuck. 9.875

Light on floor for Missouri, finishes double pike, under control, chest a bit down. 9.875

Scott – VT – Georgia – yfull, good shape, small step back. 9.850

Krohnfeldt – UB – Arizona – toe on to maloney, low, can’t catch and falls – resumes and restarts -0 hits maloney to bail, leg separation – DLO, bounce back. 9.250

Wahl – VT – Georgia – y1.5, solid landing, little shuffle in place. 9.900

Horton – FX – Missouri – FTDT, huge bounce back and OOB – 9.650

Lichtman – BB – ASU – bhs loso, secure landing – switch to straddle 14, under control – aerial to beat jump, also comfortable – 1.5 dmt, leg crossing, hop to the side. 9.800

Aquino – VT – Georgia – tsuk full, good distance, hop back, solid shape, leg separation on block. 9.875

Smith – BB – ASU – straddle 1/2 from side – full turn, good – bhs loso, comfortable – standing loso to beat, solid – switch to straddle 1/4, under on straddle – 1.5, hop forward. 9800

Derr – UB – struggles on her pak, gets too close, has to add a hip circle and a 1/2 turn on low, past – FTDT, hop forward. Gets away with 9.625, with a 9.500 to 9.750 split.

Tanskanen – FX – Missouri – ftdt, under control on the step, chest forward – split leap full to popa, around – back 1.5 to front full, controls the step, a bit of knee. 9.875

Smith – VT – Georgia – pulls out her y1.5 with a little shuffle back, just a hair under from being able to show a stick. 9.850

Clark – BB – ASU – full turn – bhs bhs loso, holds onto it – aerial some knee position into beat jump – front gainer full, good stick. 9.850

L Smith VT – Georgia – yfull, a bit short and some pike with a hop to the side. 9.775

Celestine FX – Missouri – ftdt, secure, little leg separation and chest position – split leap full and jump full are well completed – dive roll – front through to double tuck, short landing, step forward. 9.800

White – BB – ASU – bhs loso, good position, clean full turn – we’re doing a lot of cutting to the wrong camera so far at this meet – good stag ring position, toe point and clear ring position shown – shuffle back on 1.5. 9.900

Deets – UB – Arizona – finishes with a floaty DLO, good. 9.850

Griffin – FX – Missouri – double pike, shows control, a bit of chest position, solid – front tuck through to double tuck, a bit short, hop forward – split leap full to popas. 9.850

Laster ISU sits her y1.5 on vault.

Seaga – BB – ASU – full turn, smooth – bhs loso, step back and a waver correcting it – falls on side aerial

Fears – UB – Arizona – hits tkatchev – clear hip to bail, a little angle – DLO, far, step forward. 9.800

Moore – FX – Missouri – DL, solid chest position on landing but a pretty clear slide back – switch 1/2 to popa, good completion – fronmt tuck through to double tuck, chest up, controls step. 9.900

McDonough BB – UW – bhs loso, small waver – cat leap to side aerial, another very small adjustment – good split work – finishes 2/1 slide back

Russon – UB – UW – huge jaeger but too huge and falls

Innes – FX – UW – front 2/1 with a big bound forward, keeps it in bounds – split leap full to popa – back 1.5 to solid high layout – rudi, a little under into straight jump rebound

After 1: Missouri 49.300, Georgia 49.250, Arizona State 49.225, Arizona 48.975

Missouri didn’t get the separation they would have wanted after floor with a number of short landings in there keeping them in the 9.8s. Arizona State outperforming their NQS will be pleased about what’s happening so far.

Rotation 2

Fitzgerald – UB – Georgia – hits ray to overshoot – nearly slips stepping up to high bar but saves it – DLO, hop back. 9.775

Griffin – VT – Missouri – good open on a high yfull, medium bounce back. 9.775

Purler – FX – ASU – double pike, pretty low and a step forward – rudi, also a bit short to a low double stag jump – good switch ring – front lay to front full, good. 9.675

Fears – BB – Arizona – bhs loso, hit – side aeria, good leg extension – split to stag ring, arm wave correction – stuck 1.5 – 9.825

Tanskanen – VT – Missouri – tsuk full, solid in the air, hop back, not as much distance as Aquino’s. 9.800

Berry – UB – Georgia – arch in cast hs on high, pulls it back, finishers stalder to double tuck, hop back. 9.775

Braaflat – FX – ASU – ftdt, deep landing, step back, looks like it just stays in bounds – 1.5 to a lower layout, gets it to her feet but under height – 9.575

Lenczner – BB – Arizona – wolf turn, hit – bhs loso, secure landing – split jump, short back leg and check – redoes split jump, better height and connects to stag ring – side aerial, secure – 1.5 dmt, small step. 9.775

Wahl – UB – Georgia – maloney, hand slips off, stays on the bar but adds a bunch of extra swings – does pak – finishes DLO, solid stick – 9.225

Tisler – VT – Missouri – yfull, small step back – 9.775

Mangahas – FX – ASU – FTDT, some feet, bounce back, good amplitude – front through to double tuck, under control, some feet – 9.800

Wise – BB – Arizona – bhs bhs loso, solid landing, some leg form – beat to straddle jump 1/2, check – 1.5, hop forward

Scott – UB – Georgia – good first hs – Ray to pak, great height – van leeuwen, solid – short hs on high – DLO, holds stick with lean forward. 9875

Horton – VT – Missouri – y1.5, solid medium step forward and then a step back to a leg cross and doesn’t reallyu know how to hold that finish position then salute, lol

Smith – FX – ASU – secure double pike and double tuck landings

Mueller – BB – Arizona – side aerial to loso is hit, asmall lean to the side correction – switch to straddle, wobble, arm wave to the side – 1.5 dmt, hop back. 9.725

Moore – VT – Missouri – y1.5, medium hop forward and then a step salute – good dynamics, little leg break in the air. 9.850

Smith – UB – Georgia – toe on to malomney, good height into bail – hits hs on high – ftdt,good toe pount but a short landing, chest down, step forward. 9.850

Gregoire – FX – ASU – ftdt, chest down, bigger lunge back – switch side to popa, short of position on popa – rudi to loso, good rise in loso – 9.750

Deets – BB – Arizona – bhs loso, huge break and falls –

Celestine – VT – Missouri – y1.5, holds the stick, just some knees. good one. 9.950 and one judge goes 10.

Snyder – UB – Georgia – church is hit into overshoot – a bit short on legs together cast – ftdt, holds the stick with chest forward. Big hit for them. 9.900

Martin BB – Arizona – switch to stag ring, pretty position – bhs loso, solid, little slide back – aerial, good leg extension position – full turn – gainer full, holds stick. Good one. 9.900

White – FX – ASU – front 2/1 to stag, pretty – switch ring to switch 1/2, well executed – back 1.5 to layout, low amplitude in layout but still manages very clean layout position and controlled landing. 9.900

Russon – BB – Washington – aerial to bhs bhs, solid, just some knee in aerial – switch to split ring jump with wobble – 1.5, holds stick with little lean.

Good piked jaeger from Wabi of ISU.

McDonough – FX – Washington – rudi to loso, slightly awkward on loso with low chest on landing but under control – split leap full to popa – 2.5 landing well controlled

After 2: Missouri 98.525, Georgia 98.425, Arizona St 98.175, Arizona 98.000

Oooooh boy. Lot of eliminated teams will be looking at this and thinking why couldn’t we have been in this semifinal? The Arizonas have been allowed to stay close but aren’t really taking advantage of the upset potential presented here thus far. Still, the seeds have to do beam.

Rotation 3

Lichtman – VT – ASU – very short on yfull with lunge forward. 9.525

Tomlin – BB – Georgia – switch to switch side, secure, crooked split on switch side – bhs bhs loso, wobble with leg up – full turn – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.750

Burns – UB – Missouri – blind to jaeger to overshoot – good stick on DLO. 9.900

Braaflat – VT – ASU – yfull, medium bounce back. 9.750

Larusso – FX – Arizona – front 2/1, slightly underrotated with controlled crossover – switch side to popa – back 1.5 to layout, controls the step – hits rudi. 9.825

Gleichowski – BB – Georgia – bhs bhs loso, solid – full turn, little waver – switch 1/2, little dip into beat jump – 1.5 dismount is off, foot slips, way way short and sits it down.

Horton with a lovely DLO on bars for Missouri, stuck. 9.950

Smith – VT – ASU – good height on yfull, another medium bounce back 9.800

Fears – FX – Arizona – back 2.5, very solid landing – switch side 1/2, a little cheated around, into straddle jump – back 1.5 to front full, around, controlled landing as well. 9.850

Moore – UB – Missouri – high tkatchev, just a little close on catch with elbows, into overshoot – FTDT, step back 9.850

White – VT – ASU – yfull, flatter off the table but finds the landing, little shuffle. 9.700, got hit for lack of dynamics there

Derr – FX – Arizona – front 2/1, somewhat underrotated with crossover step – front lay to front full, a little low, corrects with step. 9.775

Turner – BB – Georgia – full turn, good – bhs loso loso is secure – switch to split, comfortable – 1.5 dismount, good stick. 9.900

Kelly – UB – Missouri – hits church, also a bit close but solid connection into overshoot, sticks double tuck. 9.925

Gregoire – VT – ASU – y1.5, solid position in the air, lunge forward. 9.800

Smith – BB – Georgia – aerial, good extension but a lean correction foot adjustment shoulder drop into back tuck, that’s a broken connection for me – switch to split to beat, lovely – kickover very solid – gainer full, holds stick. Watching the replay, she’s losing connection there for the foot movement between the two acro elements.

Martin finishes up on floor with bounce back on double tuck. 9.825

Mangahas – VT – ASU – tries to show the open position on her yfull, ends up chest forward with a step. 9.700

Celestine – UB – Missouri – toe on to maloney to pak, lower amplitude on pak – toe on to van leeuwen, legs togeter – solid hs on high – stadler pike 1/2 dismount, step back. 9.825

Strom – FX – Arizona – punch rudi to loso, little slide back but solid height – switch to switch ring, good lift there as well – back 1.5 to front full, pulls it around, a bit low. 9/900

John reports 9.500 to 9.850 split on beam for Smith. John doesn’t know where 9.5 would come from, but if you say it’s a broken connection she loses 0.2 for no acro series plus the lost bonus tenths, so 9.5 would still be high for that.

Titarsolej – UB – Missouri – maloney to pak, nice, legs together – solid hs on high – giant full to double tuck, shuffle back. Would have been a 10 with a stick given how high these scores have been. 9.925

And it’s 9.500 for Smith with three 9.6 SVs.

Eaker – BB – Georgia – the switch split mount strikes again and a fall for Eaker – it’s all falling apart for Georgia – side aerial to loso is solid – switch to split leap, lovely – low gainer full, finds the stick. 9.300 that will need to count.

Mueller finishes floor with secure double tuck, chest down.

Scott – BB – Georgia – full turn, check – fhs to bhs loso, hit well – aerial to split to bhs, lovely combination – switch to split, good – fhs front full, stuck, good finish. 9.900

Nice front tuck through to double pike from Jaye Mack.

After 3: Missouri 148.075, Arizona 147.275, Arizona State 146.925, Georgia 146.775

Wildly, Georgia remains in this finishing on floor if the scores go big, but if Arizona does an averagey-normaly vault, or Arizona State a pretty solid bars, they can shut the door on that.

Rotation 4

Larusso – VT – Arizona – yfull, solid, bounce back, doesn’t show finish position. 9.750

Lee – UB – ASU – blind, small leg break into piked jaeger to overshoot, good releases – muscles up a handstand – two lunges back on double tuck dismount. 9.700

Williams – FX – Georgia – double pike, a bit of chest position – switch side to popa – front lay to fromt full is low, pulls it out but a step to the side – solid double tuck. 9.750

Wier – BB – Missouri – finishes good gainer full stick. 9.900

Mueller – VT – Arizona – yfull, solid, little rebound in place and some leg separation in the air. 9.775

Gregoire – UB – ASU – giant 1/2 to giengerl caught, legs together – short hs on high – bail, a bit quick moving out of that with loose back – short hs on high – DLO, bounce back. 9.725

Celestine – BB – Missouri – wolf turn, hit – bhs, no connection out of it – redoes the bhs and moves into side aerial, little lean – front tuck holds it – finishes solid gainer full

Fitzgerald – FX – Georgia – rudi to loso is hit – front tuck through to double tuck, under control, chest down. 9.875

Martin VT – yfull – better lift on her yfull, chest forward with a lean to the side. 9.775

Smith – UB – ASU – blind to jaeger, good feet positions – bail, legs together, some hip angle – solid hs on high – DLO, little shuffle. 9.850

Jackson – BB – Missouri – aerial to bhs, smooth – clean leap combination – just a step back on gainer pike

Snyder – FX – Georgia – rudi to back lay to double stag, hit – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full – double pike, secure landing. And it’s a 9.925. It begins.

Strom – VT – Arizona – yfull, solid amplitude, bounce back. 9.750. It’s falling away from Arizona with these 9.7s.

Mangahas – UB – Arizona St – blind to piked jaeger to overshoot, good combination – hits hs on high – FTDT, step back. 9.850

Wahl – FX – Georgia – FTDT, huge bounce back, just keeps it in bounds – 1.5 turn – split leap full to wolf full, gets it around – front tuck trough to double tuck, under control, some leg separation. 9.800

Fears – VT – Arizona – yfull, clean in the air, slide back. 9.850

White – UB – ASU – van leeuwen, nice – giant 1/2 to bail, legs together, bit of angle – hits hs on high – DLO, bounce back. 9.850

Meanwhile Missouri cruising through beam.

Aquino – FX – Georgia – front through to double tuck, little bounce back – double pike, chest forward with a step forward, could be critical. 9.875 is high.

Janicke – VT – Arizona – yfull, solid distance, some pike, bounce back – 9.825

Arizona is done on 196.250.

Clark – UB – ASU – blimnd to jaeger, hit – pak, leg separation – 1/2 turn on low, a little past? – hits hs on high – DLO, two small steps back. 9.850

Hu anchoring beam for Missouri, aerial to aerial is smooth – split to split 3/4 is perfect – gainer pike, lovely stick

Amnd we have a 10 for Hu.

Smith – FX – Georgia – she’d need a 10 to tie Arizona – front 2/1, under control, just a little under flipped on landing but shows control – back 1.5 to layout, solid – switch side to wolf full, around – rudi to straddle jump, good control. Should be a very high score, not a 10 though.

It’s 9.925 for Smith, Georgia will come up .075 short.

Oooooh wow. Now this is the kind of drama I was talking about. Thank you regionals. Arizona is living the dream here because it was not an awesome meet but they got the benefit of Georgia’s beam meltdown.

A wild miss from Laster on floor to finish it out is fitting for this semifinal. Glad she looks uninjured because her legs also both fell off during that tumbling pass.

Georgia has a case here, between the score for Derr’s bars error and the denial of Lily Smith’s series (a decision I think was correct, but we’ve certainly seen it given) but ultimately, I don’t think a Georgia beam rotation with that many errors should ever be advancing out of the semifinal, when Arizona and Arizona State had iffy meets but did not count falls.

The lineup absences hurt Georgia, although their replacements did not end up getting the problem scores.

FINAL: Missouri 197.650, Arizona 196.250, Georgia 196.175, Arizona State 196.050

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And we’re back. I hope you used the break to watch Lily Smith’s acro series 15 times in a row.

Now we’re back to Alabama. Use the last semifinal as a role model please. We had a close finish and controversial SV credit decisions, everything I could hope for.

Rotation 1

Briones – VT – Oregon St – yfull, litle hop back, some feet, good; 9.825

Adomaites – UB – NC St – good first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, leg separtion – finishes stalder to double tuck, step forward. 9.675

H Clark – BB – Clemson – kickover, little hesitation into back tuck but connected – switch, under, into split jump – 2/1, stuck with crossed legs. 9.825

Nguyen – FX – Florida – front 2/1, solid connection to sissone- switch ring to switch 1/2, good position – 1.5 to lay is hit. 9.900

Buckner – VT – Oregon St – yfull, a little less control with a bounce back and slide. 9.750

B Clark – BB – Clemson – standing front tuck to beat – bhs loso secure – straddle to straddle 1/4 with a wobble – dismounts fully out of screen, thanks – rudi, stuck. 9.875

Reid – UB – NC State – maloney to pak, small leg separation – hits 1/2 turn on low – FTDT, high just some feet good stick. 9.800

Disidore – FX – Florida – rudi to double stag, controls it – switch side 1/2 to popa – back 1.5 to lay, leg separation in lay and a lunge out. 9.850

Esposito – VT – Oregon St – shorter yfull with chest forward, does control the landing – will get dynamics and chest position deductions. 9.700

Walsh – BB – Clemson – full turn, hit – bhs loso, solid control – finishes 1.5, lean forward to control. 9.850

Myers – UB – NC State – good first hs – toe on tio maloney, leg separation into bail, some feet – short hs on high – giant full, past, into double tuck, good stick. 9.800

Ferris – FX – Florida – ftdt, solid landing position, good chest up – switch side, overturns by a 1/4 but does look like she does a full popa afterward – 1.5 to layout, a little lower in layout but solid position. 9.900

Garcia – VT – Oregon St – y1.5, poretty large lunge forward. 9.750

Church – BB – Clemson – bhs loso, secure but bent legs – side aerial, solid into split jump – 1.5 dmt, holds stick. 9.900

Volk – Ub – NC State – ray into overshoot, good amplitude – DLO, nice stick. 9.875

Wong – FX – Florida – DLO, that little pike down at the end, controlled landing – switch 1/2 to popas, lovely height and completion – back 1/2 to front full hit. 9.925

Thompson – VT – Oregon St – another short yfull, chest down, lunge forward. 9.700

Kuhl – BB – Clemson – bhs bs loso, solid – switch to tuck 3/4, secure – full turn – tuck 1.5 dmt, hop forward

Hadrick – Ub – NC State – catches too close on jaeger, tries to connect to overshoot but is also close there, foot hits mat swinging through. 9.600

Carey – VT – Oregon St – y1.5, solid height, holds the stick but a lean forward. And that’s all they take for 9.950. I also had some direction. She’s in the lines but off center.

Harris – FX – Florida – front through to double tuck, chest down, under control – switch side 1/2 to straddle jump – back 1.5 to 1/2 to doubl stag, a little travel. 9.900

Harper – UB – NC State – close catch on gienger but works through – short hs – hits bail – solid hs on high – DLO, can’t quite hold finish position leaning back to her heels. 9.700

McCright – BB – Clemson – bhs loso, check – beat to tuck jump full, nicely finished – side aerial to split jump, good feet in split – gainer full, stuck. 9.9875

Clark – FX – Florida – DLO, good control, some foot form – split leap full to popa, good popa height – front tuck through to double tuck, secure, chest down, stutter step dancing out. Goes 9.950 with one judge going 10. It’s the same routine she’s been doing but anchorrrr posssitttiionnnnn.

After 1: Florida 49.575, Clemson 49.325, Oregon State 48.975, NC State 48.850

Oregon State would have expected vault to be their low score, so they won’t be panicking yet, but that’s not a small deficit compared to Clemson. If Clemson extends the lead in rotation 2, then we’ll need to talk. I know it’s tired to talk about where this team would be without Jade, but where would this team be without Jade.

Alvarado-Reid – CMU – good secure loso series – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, under control, short on switch 1/2 position – beat to side aerial, solid – full turn – gainer pike, step back

Rotation 2

Pilgrim – VT – Florida – high y1.5 but lands short, step back, some knees. 9775

DeVries – UB – Oregon St – maloney to pak, with leg separation – hits 1/2 turn on low – DLO, legs apart, bounce back. 9.800

Adler – BB – NC State – bhs loso, secure with some foot position – full turn – switch to straddle 1/4, hit – side aerial, pretty – cat leap to switch side, good feet, little lean forward – gainer full, solid stick with chest forward. 9.850

Minner – FX – Clemson – front 2/1, solid, slide out – straddle jump – switch 1/2 to pike 1/2 shushunova – rudi loso, hit

Nguyen – VT – Florida – y1.5, hits, just a little hop forward – little bit of leg form; 9.900

Briones – UB – Oregon St – maloney to pak – leg separation – solid finish on 1/2 turn on low – DLO, pikes it down, chest forward, hop. 9.775

Volk – BB – NC State – full turn, hit – bhs bhs loso, hit securely, knees and feet throughout – switch to tuck 3/4, lean forward wobble – kickover, holds it – gainer full, also stuck chest forward. 9.775

Holman – FX – Clemson – front 2/1, controls lunge forward – switch side to popa, popa position fairly low – tuck jump full – rudi to loso, solid control, chest a bit low. 9.800

Bui – VT – Florida – y1.5, nice height and position in the air – medium hop forward. 9.825

Caso – UB – Oregon St – maloney, leg sep on back swing into pak – van leeuwen, another small leg break – giant full gets a little crooked and past, into double tuck, deep with hop. 9.725

Smead – BB – NC State – kickover, keeps moving to bhs – switch to straddlke 1/4, good height – cat leap- little pause before gainer full, good stick. 9.850

Jackson – FX – Clemson – FTDT, solid control, some leg separation – nice height in leap combination – front through to double tuck, lunge back, does keep front foot down but a little out of control. 9.850

Ferris – VT – Florida – good height on y1.5, litle leg break in the air, hop forward. 9.900

McMillan – UB – Oregon St – good hs – toe on to maloney, leg separation – into bail, nice legs together and vertical – DLO, pike down, bounce back. 9.800

Childs – BB – NC State – good full turn – bhs loso, hit – switch to straddle 1/4 with arm wave correction – cat leap to kickover deep landing but held under control – gainer full, solid stick – 9.800

B Clark – FX – Clemson – DLO, hit, chest a bit down at the end, good amplitude – split leap full to popa, great height – front lay to front full to front tuck – gets ejected on the front tuck, goes out with an uncontrolled slide forward. 9.900

Wong – VT – Florida – ro 1/2 on pike 1/2, good height and chest position, little slide back. And 9.950 for her.

Thompson – UB – Oregon St – toe on to maloney to pak, smooth – 1/2 turn, maybe a litle past – hits hs on hgih – DLO, good open, step back. 9.850

Harper – BB – NC State – straddle 3/4, secure landing – bhs loso, small check, loose legs in series – cat leap to switch side, solid – full turn – punch front tuck full dismount, good stick

Walsh – FX – Clemson – front 2/1 is a big struggle, under rotated and a large lunge to the side – 9.700

Harris – VT – Florida – good height on y1.5, little lean adjustment on landing and some knees. 9.925

Carey – UB – Oregon St – toe on to pak, nice position – van leeuwen, hit – solid hs on high – DLO, little step. 9.950 again

Negrete – BB – NC State – aerial to bhs, secure, some knees – cat leap to switch 1/2 to beat, secure, not bad for switch 1/2s split jump – 2/1, little rebound. 9.900

Berry – FX – Clemson – double pike, chest forward and a step – wolf double is around – double tuck, solid control, chest a little forward – switch to double stag – back 1/2 to front full, a little low but hit

Adrian – BB – Rutgers – bhs loso, solid landing, good back leg – kickover wobble – switch to straddle 1/2, under split with wobble – 2/1, holds stick but a big lean forward

Judges conference for Berry’s floor as they arrive on 9.9 SV.

Alvarado-Reid – FX – CMU – rudi to double stag, some travel backward – switch 1/1 to sissone, around on the switch full, just a little low amplitude on sissone – back 1.5 to front lay, solid – switch 1/2 to wolf full, good

After 2: Florida 99.075, Clemson 98.400, Oregon State 98.150, NC State 98.050

Clemson retains the 2nd spot but loses a little bit of ground to Oregon State, which they couldn’t really afford here. They and NC State would need Oregon State not to hit to potential on beam next.

Rotation 3

Kuhl – VT – Clemson – solid height on yfull, bounce back and some pike at the end. 9.750

Pilgrim finishes bars for Florida with stick on FTDT. 9.900

Esposito – BB – Oregon St – switch to switch split jump to loso, little teeter, solid connection – bhs loso, nicely done, good extension – 2/1, little bounce back. 9.875

Adler – FX – NC State – rudi to straddle jump, solid, some twisting crossing – front full to lay, hit – 9.800

Holman – VT – Clemson – handspring front pike 1/2, larger lunge back. 9.725

Blakely – UB – Florida – good first hs – Ricna to pak, good height, a little close to the low bar but works out of it fine – good hs on high – higgins to double front 1/2, a little forward with a hop. 9.825

Heather – BB – Oregon St – kickover to korbut, solid – wolf turn – switch 1/2, shoulder dip wobble – switch to split, good feet – gainer pike, stuck. 9.825

Harper – FX – NC State – back 1.5 to front lay, low on layout, landing sneaks up on her – switch side 1/2 to straddle – punch rudi, controls the step back, some feet. 9.775

Minner – VT – Clemson – y tucked 1.5, hits it but short with a step back

Letzsch – BB – Oregon St – aerial, tries to connect to back tuck, way chest down and falls – operation critical for Oregon State now – good back leg position on split ring jump – beat – gainer front full with hop

Wong – UB – Florida – good first hs – malomeu to pak, smooth – hits hs on low – van leeuwen, leg form good – hits hs on high – DLO, good stick. 9.950, one judge goes 10.

Hadrick – FX – NC State – front lay torudi, good rise and twisting shape, just some chest position on landing – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, pulls it around – back 1.5 to lay is hit 9.850

Walsh – VT – Clemson – y1.5, hits it but ends up with a couple small hops back. 9.700. The ranges for the last couple Clemson vaults have been wild. This one was 9.550 to 9.800

Harris – UB – Florida – hits ray, legs together nicely on bail – toe on to DLO, a bit of piking, holds onto landing. 9.925

Zultevicz – FX – NC State – back 2.5 to front tuck, under control, just a little low on front tuck – split leap full to wolf full, under on wolf position – split jump full, low back leg, into wolf full – double tuck, some cowboy slide back. 9.825

McMillan – BB – Oregon St – kickover to korbut is solidly connected – full turn – switch – split jump to stag ring, a little low on ring but hit – good gainer full stick. 9.850

Arana – Ub – Florida – maloney to pak, leg separation on pak – solid 1/2 turn on low – hits hs on hgh – DLO, some feet, stuck. 9.925

Eve Jackson got no repulsion or block and sits her y tuck 1.5

Knight – FX – NC State – front 2/1, controls her step out – abbreviates her split leap fulls in combination – rudi to back tuck is fun, good rebound, slide back – 9.875

Gonzales – BB – Oregon St – aerial, keeps moving to back tuck – cat leap to side aerial, smooth – switch, alittle tight, into split jump, hit – front gainer full, stuck. 9.875

McCusker – UB – Florida – maloney to pak, good – van leeuwen, good height, legs together – stalder to doublew tuck, bounce back, another small step after. 9.875

Bryant – VT – Clemson – hits a yfull, lunge back and some knee position. 9.725

Negrete – FX – NC State – double pike, got no punch and she’s down injured –

Carey – BB – Oregon St – full turn – aerial, just a little slow into bhs loso, secure landing – switch to split, hit – gainer full, smallest rebound? 9.950

Negrete not putting weight on right foot as she is helped off.

Dildy – BB – Rutgers – kickover to bhs is hit, just some feet – cat leap to switch side, hit – straddle jump 1/4, good height – gainer full, stuck. 9.850

Adrian FX – Rutgers – back 1.5 to front full, hit – switch 1/2, under, into wolf 1.5, good rotation – rudi, slide back

After 3: Florida 148.650, Oregon State 147.525, NC State 147.175, Clemson 146.975

Oregon State moving into control as they go to their best score in rotation 4.

Rotation 4

Adler – VT – NC State – yfull, solid height, bounce up in place.; 9.850

Berry – UB – clemson – toe on to maloney, leg break into pak, solid, small leg breaks – hits hs on high – DLO, holds stick. 9.825

Draser – BB – Florida – bhs loso, secure, flexed feet – switch, little pause before switch 1/2, under split – 1.5 dmt, stuck with some leg sep. 9.850

Miller – FX – Oregon St – comfortable double pike – back 1.5 to lay hit, slightly lower on layout – double tuck, hit, chest down. 9.850

Myers – VT – NC State – yfull, more solid height a bit more pike on hers and a bigger bounce back . 9.800

Jackson – UB – Clemson – good hs on high – blind to jaeger to overshoot, good amplitude – hits hs on high – FTDT, flings it out but gets it to her feet, some form, slide. 9.750

Pilgrim – BB – Florida – hits candle mount – bhs loso, smooth – full turn – cat leap, lower amplitude, into a smooth aerial – switch and we cut away in the middle – gainer full, stuck. 9.900

Buckner – FX – Oregon St – punch rudi to straddle, some travel back – front full tofront full, a little under on second front full. 9.850

Lehman – VT – NC State – y1/2, clean position in layout, little hop. 9.800

Rutherford – UB – Clemson – hits hs on high – ray to overshoot is solid – good hs on high bar – DLO some piking holds the stick with lean forward

Nguyen – BB – Florida – onodi to bhs, comfortable – switch to split, good leaps – bhs 1.5, little slide back. 9.925

Esposito – FX – Oregon St – front tuck through to double pike, controls landing – switch side, overturns slightly into split jump full, good splits – front lay to rudi, gets it around. 9.875

Zultevicz – VT – NC State – yfull, little rebound, some knee position

Wong – BB – Florida – switch to split leap, nice – aerial to split is hit – strong loso series landing – full turn – gainer tuck full, good stick. 9.950 with a 9.900 to 10.000 range.

H Clark – UB – Clemson – blind to piked jaeger to overshoot, good height – DLO, little leg break, good stick. 9.900

Thompson – FX – Oregon St – back 1.5 to front lay, good crisp layout position – double pike – split leap full and popa are around –

Wright – VT – NC State – lots of distance on yfull, little rebound in place. 9.850

Harris – BB – Florida – bhs loso bhs, solid, maybe just a bit of feeton loso – switch to straddle 1/4, good extension, secure – full turn – 1.5 ood height and stick. 9.950. 9.850-10.000 range.

Kuhl – UB – Clemson – arches first hs and goes over – comes off the bars

knight VT – NC State – hs pike 1/2, chest down, step forward

Garcia – FX – Oregon St – back 1.5 to front full, under control, some knees – switch side 1/2 to straddle, good clear display of finish position – double tuck, lunge back, keeps it in

Arana – BB – Florida – bhs loso, smooth – aerial – switch, little pause to switch 1/2, under split and a wobble – check on full turn – gainer full, stuck. 9.825

Bryant – UB – Clemson – clear hip to a high tkatchev to overshoot – giant full is super late into a double tuck, no amplitude, magics it to her feet, chest well down, lunge forward

Carey – FX – Oregon St – double double tuck, solid – front lay to front full to split, hit – switch 1/2 to popa – double tuck, chest up, good control – And we have a 10, from three of four judges.

FINAL: Florida 198.225, Oregon State 197.050, NC State 196.275 Clemson 195.875

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Last one! Do we have a third semifinal upset in us?

Rotation 1

Huff – VT – Auburn – hits y1.5, mediums tep forward. 9.800

McClelland – UB – Nebraska – good jaeger – bail hs attempt is short of vertial – DLO pikes down at the end, finds stick

Saltness – BB – Illinois – full turn – a little tight on switch side but secure – bhs loso secure – split jump full, pulls it around a little unerrotated with a check – gainer front full, stuck – 9.700

Sam’s like, the correct thing is to do 180 beam routines every day of your life

Davis – FX – OU – front 2/1 dance out but looked a little out of control – good work on switch and wolf – 1.5 to front full, solid control –

Bell – VT – Auburn – nice lift on yfull, bounce back.9.825

Burns – UB – Nebraska – piked jaeger, hit – bail, small leg break in the air, good vertical – hits hs on high – DLO, lunge back

King – BB – Illinois – bhs loso, secure – switch side 1/4 with a little lean – hitch to switch side, solid – 1.5 hop forward. 9.750

Sievers – FX – OU – double pike, controls the step back – front through to double tuck, chest forward – switch side 1/2 to popa, solid – LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA – 9.950 is quite high here. KJ’s like, we WILL beat Florida’s score.

Schumaker – VT – Auburn – y tucked 1.5, solid, medium step forward 9.825

Sikon – UB – Nebraska – jaeger, high, catches slightlyu close connects to overshoot – giant full to double tuck, lunge back. 9.825

Nataraj – BB – Illinois – bhs bhs loso, little lean – switch to straddle 1/4, leg up wobble – good dismount stick. 9.775

Mueller – FX – OU – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down with step forward, legs apart in tuck – rudi, under control – split leap full to popa, good – 9.900, I had a bit more in that first pass

Hubbard – VT – Auburn – hits y1.5, medium hop forward 9.825

Cho – BB – Illinois – wolf full, hit – loso series secure – switch 1/2, little dip into beat jump – side aerial, solid – 1.5 hop forward. 9.825

Simpton – UB – Nebraska – toe on to maloney to bail, legs together solidly – overarches hs on high and falls –

Zancan – VT – Auburn – fhs on, handspring front pike, lands in a full ball with a lunge forward. 9.500. It’s ruined.

Fatta – FX – OU – front 2/1 to stag jump, good control, some knees in twisting – front tuck to 2.5, solid control – some of her best landings of the season. 9.900

Coppola – BB – Illinois – full turn – side aerial, wobble, doesn’t connect out of it – redoes and can’t connect again – grabs beam – just does the round off in isolation now – switch to split to beat, large lean to the side – aerial round off, solid –

Jencks – UB – Nebraksa – toe on to Ray to overshoot, solid – hits hs on high – DLO, can’t hold onto stick with step back. 9.850

Greaves – VT – Auburn – yfull, bounce back, little pike and not the biggest 9.800

Bowers – FX – OU – front 2/1 to front tuck, nearly shows stick but then steps back, a theme this season for her, nearly sticks and then steps – double pike, chest down, hop to the side. – switch switch 1/2 and wolf full are well done. 9.900 is scoring expectations more than this partoicular routine –

Spence – UB – nebraska – maloney to pak, hitinto toe on – van leeuwen – legs together – hs hs on high – giant full to double tuck, holds the stick. 9/950

Knight – BB – Illinois – switch to split to beat, comfortable – side aerial to bhs, little lean – side somi, solid – full turn – gainer full, stuck

Torrez – FX – OU – DLO, good one, controls front foot – great wolf full – front tuck through to double tuck, chest up, good control – leg up hop full. Yes. 9.975

Megan Ray hits her 1/2 on tuck 12 with bounce back on vault.

After 1: Oklahoma 49.625, Nebraksa 49.300, Auburn 49.075, Illinois 48.950

News of the first rotation is a bit of a surprise in Nebraska being ahead of Auburn. Auburn’s edge is in the final two rotations though, somewhat like Oregon State a bit ago.

Moneymaker – BB – UC Davis – kickover teeters into bhs, has a Lily Smith moment in combo, didn’t have quite the same foot movement though, maybe a little bit onto the ball – full turn to beat – split to stag ring, shows ring shape well, secure – gainer full, good stick.

Expected judges conference. No combo credit for Moneymaker, so we’ve got some consistency here.

Rotation 2

Boyd – UB – Auburn – toe on to maloney, small leg break, to pak, good legs together – small leg cross in 1;2 turn on low – chest down in double tuck with hop forward. 9.850

Pederson step forward on y1.5. 9.800

Homecillo – BB – Nebraska – bhs bhs loso and falls – beat to straddle jump 3/4, secure – 1.5 dismount, stuck

Joelson – FX – Illinois – ront tuck through to double tuck, under control, chest down a bit – switch side 1/2 to wolf full, around – double pike, lower, slide forward. A little lower in amplitude than her routine yesterday, competing back to back days – . 9.800

Torrez – VT OU – hop to the side on y1.5 – 9.875

Hall – BB – Nebraska – full turn and fully runs out of it into choreography – bhs loso and the second fall in a row – another big wobble lean to the side on aerial – split ring jump is good – 1.5, holds stick with lean

Leonard – UB – Auburn – sounded like she clipped her foot on her tkatchev – handstand, looked like she was going over but held it arched for 90 hours and pulled it back – DLO, shuffle back. 9.600

Wells – VT – OU – y1.5, good form, medium step forward 9.850

Coppola – FX – Illinois – hits 2.5, crossover step – split ring full, around – back 1.5 to layout, layout gets very low, pulls it out but not high – split leap full to jump full. 9.725

Groth – UB – Auburn – hits hs – ray, solid – hits pak – hs on high is solid – giant full, a little past, into double tuck, stuck. 9.900

Simpton – BB – Nebraska – bhs bhs loso, large break, leg up to horizontal, but pulls it back – secure on sheep jump – gainer full, stuck, chest down. 9.725

Fatta – VT – OU – y1.5, bigger lunge forward. 9.775, the more reasonable vault scoring continuing in Oklahoma’s rotation.

Bartman – UB – Auburn – jaeger, high, solid feet – pak, legs apart – big arch in 1/2 turn on low, saves it – short on hs on high – flings out double front, seemed like her hand peeled off, lands it to her back.

Sikon with a secure loso series on beam for Nebraska – switch 1/2 is solid – stuck tuck 1.5. 9.900

Ward – FX – Illinois – double tuck, secure – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, pulls it around but step back – back 1.5 to layout, lower but OK. 9.800

Mueller – VT – OU – y1.5, another step forward – 9.850

Spence – BB – Nebraska – wolf double, nice – aerial to bhs bhs comfortable – switch to beat, solid, not the highest but gets to her 180 – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.800

Bowers – VT – OU – y1.5,surprisingly deep landing, squat with a little movement forward. 9.800

Nock – FX – Illinois – double pike, hop to the side – wolf jump is around – split leap full to split jump full, travels but around – front lay, leg separation, into rudi, little bounce. 9.825

McClelland – BB – Nebraska – wolf double, solid – bhs loso, secure – stuck tuck 1.5 dmt. 9.850

Irvine – UB – Auburn – hits hs – blind to piked jaeger to overshoot, hit – a bit tight on hs on high – FTDT, finds stick, a bit deep and stagger. 9.925

Cho – FX – Illinois – FTDT, short landing, chest down, step forward – front tuck through to double tuck, also pretty hunched over in landing –

Greaves – UB – Auburn – short first hs – church to pak to toe on to van leeuwen is strong, small leg break in van leeuwen – ftdt, holds stick. 9.950 and one judge was feeling the day for a 10.

After 2: Oklahoma 98.800, Auburn 98.300, Illinois 97.950, Nebraska 97.625

Auburn not out of the woods heading to beam but establishing some order here.

In other news, the way Audrey Davis writes her e’s is mind blowing.

Rotation 3

Coppola – VT – Illinois – solid control on yfull landing, pike down. 9.775

Sievers – UB – OU – good hs – toe on to maloney to pak, small leg break initiating maloney – 1/2 turn on low – arches hs on high, pulls it back – FTDT, step back. Don’t know how one judge got to 9.900 there unless arched handsands are bonus points now.

Ahern – BB – Auburn – full turn – bhs loso, secure – beat to aerial, smooth – 1.5, stuck. 9.850

Jencks – FX – Nebraska – front lay to rudi, chest down, step forward – switch 1/2 to wolf fulls, around –

Cho – VT – Illinois – nice yfull, bounce back. 9.800

Greaves – BB – Auburn – bhs loso, smallest waver – switch to split, solid – beat to side aerial, large break, bend over at the hips past horizontal – sticks gainer dmt. 9.625

Pederson – UB – OU – hits hs on high – toe on to maloney to pak, smooth – a bit past on 1/2 turn on low – good hs on high – DLO, cant hold stick, arm circle and step back. 9.825

Muller – VT – Illinois, good height, bigger bounce back. 9.750

Zancan – BB – Auburn – bhs loso, check to the side – switch to switch 1/2, wonderful split positions even on the 1/2, a little dip on landing – 1.5 dmt, short, hop back. 9.800

King – VT – Illinois – y1.5, gets it, two little burned my foot steps to the side

Baechle – FX – Nebraska – 1.5 to front full, lower and a bit underrotated with a step – switch side 1/2 to straddle – rudi, controls front foot – 9.800

Neal – BB – Auburn – full turn – bhs loso loso, little arm wave – side aerial, solid – switch to split, nice – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.850

Fatta – UB – OU – good first hs – Church to pak, excelent height – improvises a cast full turn on bars as she goes over on hs, very late, big deduction – DLO, stuck – 9.800s for major errors is becoming an Oklahoma bars theme. Needed to take more for the cast full below horizontal

Ward – VT – Illinois – y1.5 hop forward 9.850

Groth – BB – Auburn – bhs loso bhs, secure – switc to switch 1/2, good – gainer full, lower with hop back 9.900

Gard – FX – Nebraska – double tuck, under control –

Joelson – VT – Illinois – handspring pike 1/2 is a big struggle, chest well over nearly falls

Torrez – UB – OU – Ray, hit – toe on to pak, little leg separation – solid 1/2 turn vertical on low – hits hs on hgh – DLO, stuck. 9.950

McLaughlin – BB – Auburn – bhs loso, solid – beat to side aerial, under control – split to a high straddle 1/2 – gainer pike, little rebound in place

Homecillo finishes floor with secure double tuck. 9.850

Davis – UB – OU – higgins to piked jaeger, high, close today with some elbows – good hs – pak, lovely – holds 1/2 turn on low, almost went to farr but held it – FTDT, solid stick with the usual stagger. 9.950. Didn’t think it was one of her very strongest today because of the jaeger catch but high bars scores gave her the same result.

Spence – FX – Nebraska – double pike, hit – wolf double, a little out of control but gets there – switch ring to split leap full – front tuck through to double tuck, solid

Bowers – UB – OU – good hs – blind to piked jaeger, hit – solid hs – pak, good legs together – hits hs on high – FTDT, stuck. Third 9.950, one judge goes 10. Kind of surprised that wasn’t 10 based on how the others have been.

McClelland – FX – Nebraska – finishes rudi to loso, little foot adjustment on landing. 9.900

Abraham – FX – Davis – DLO, good one, little pike down at the end – switch side 1/2 to popa – front tuck through to double tuck, bounce back. 9.900

After 3: Oklahoma 148.325, Auburn 147.625, Illinois 146.850, Nebraska 146.775.

This one looking clear heading to final rotation.

Rotation 4

Kuenemann – VT – Nebraska – yfull, hit, bounce back, pike down. 9.700

Brown – UB – Illinois – clear hip to jaeger, hit with leg separation into overshoot – DLO, chest forward, step. 9.725

Davis – BB – OU – bhs loso, good control – aerial, smooth – beat to split ring jump, right on – 2/1, stuck. 9.950 with a 9.850-10.000 split. We definitely know what we’re doing.

Ahern – FX – Auburn – rudi to loso, hit – 1.5 to front full –

McClelland – VT – Nebraska – bigger bounce back on her yfull. 9.750

Denning – UB – Auburn toe on to maloney tp bail, small leg breaks – very short hs on high – hit low bar on giant – DLO, step

Fatta – BB – OU – bhs loso secure – side aerial, solid – hitch kick to switch side, a bit crooked – switch to split, good – gainer full, stuck

Zancan – FX – Auburn – front tuck to double pike, nice position in the air, chest down on landing – switch to switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, comfortably around – double tuck, secure, chest down

Jencks – VT – Nebraska – yfull, solid, small hop back. 9775

Ward – UB – Illinois – jaeger, hit with flexed feet – bail, legs together, some angle – double tuck is short with a hop forward.

Pederson – BB – OU – secure loso series – hitch kick to switch side, a little under – side somi, solid – 2/1, good stick, chest a little forward. Third 9.950 in a row. Also a single 10

Bell – Auburn – FX – punch front 2/1 to front tuck, I like it – switch 1/2 to wolf full to wolf full – double pike, good height, 9.900

Hall – VT – Nebraska – yfull, finds the landing well

Cho – Ub – Illinois – maloney with a leg break into pak – solid van leeuwen – DLO, bounce back. 9.825

Bowers – BB – OU – korbut, good – wobble on loso so might only get a 10.3 – switch to switch 1/2, good split position in her switch 1/2 – 2/1

Geaves – FX – Auburn – front tuck through to double tuck, under control – double pike, chest down, hit 9.850

Sikon – VT – Nebraska – yfull, medium bounce back. 9.775

Green – UB – Illinois – solid hs on low – toe on to maloney to pak, smooth – small hesitation up on cast 12 turn – hits hs on high – DLO, feet, lunge back. 9.825

Wells – BB – OU – switch side aerial, good one – switch to switch split jump, nice – bhs loso, small waver – 1.5, hop forward 9.850

McLaughlin – FX – Auburn – got a little low in layout in combo – double pike, also a bit deeper than her usual, hop to present to cover

Spence – VT – Nebraska – y1.5 with hop forward. 9.775

Knight – UB – Illinois – misses her hand on bail and somehow doesm’t come off the bar, stops against the low bar

Torrez – BB – OU – wolf jump, great – side aerial to loso, good control – comfortable leap combo – good rise in gainer full, stuck. 10.000. It was the best of the rotation and everything was 9.950 to start. three of four judges go 10. Oklahoma 49.700 beam.

Groth – FX – Auburn – front 2/1, controls the step – switch 1/2 to wolf full, around – 1.5 to layout, good height – rudi, a little forward. 9.850

Abraham – VT – Davis – minor step forward on y1.5

Moneymaker – UB – Davis – toe on to maloneyu to bail, little leg breaks – tight hs on high – DLO, hop back.

FINAL: Oklahoma 198.025 Auburn 196.950, Illinois 195.725, Nebraska 195.675

So 2 of the 16 seeds won’t go through, with Stanford and Georgia going out to Denver and Arizona. The other 14 qualify.