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Alright, let’s get down to business and finish deciding which 8 teams are advancing to nationals. We start in Alabama, where Florida semifinaled a 198.225, to Cal’s 197.550, Alabama’s 197.275, and Oregon State’s 197.050.
Individually, Jade Carey won the all-around, so she’ll go to nationals for that unless Oregon State makes it as a team (after her the list is Wong, Harris-Miranda, and Williams). Vault is a little messy as Carey and Florida dominate those standings, but after that we’re looking at Bunagan, and then a tie between Kaya Forbes and Maddie Williams that Forbes takes on the tiebreak. On bars, it’s Carey, Wong, and Williams tied for first, and then if they’re all already qualified, we have Fuller and Lacoursiere tied, and Fuller takes the tiebreak.
On beam, it’s Carey, Wong, Harris-Miranda, and Lauzon all tied for first, followed by Nguyen. If they’re all already in, we have an 8-way tie for the next spot. That tiebreak would go to Chloe Negrete, but as she got injured in the semifinal, a withdrawal from Negrete would then see the spot go to Jojo Valahovic. On floor, it’s Carey, then Clark, Frazier, Lauzon, Hudson, and Gladieux. Gladieux and Lauzon win their intra-team tiebreaks, so it would be either them or Clark for the floor spot.
Rotation 1
Paradise – VT – Alabama – y1.5, solid, small hop forward, some knees, better control than day 1. 9.850
Pilgrim – UB – Florida – hop back on FTDT dmt. 9.850
Esposito – BB – Oregon State – switch and switch split jump are well done – bhs loso, smooth – nice 2/1 stick. 9.850
Mayhew FX – Cal – front 2/1 to front pike is solid, fixed the landing from day 1 – switch ring to switch 1/2 hit – back 1.5 to 1/2 to double stag, a little travel back. 9.850
German – VT – Alabama – y1.5, lands a bit shorter with a hop back. 9800
Blakely – UB – Florida – stalder tkatchev to pak, good – hits 1/2 turn on low – solid hs on high – double front 1/2 out, good stick. 9.925
Was Trinity about to say oh shit and then stopped herself?
Heather – BB – Oregon St – kickover, little waver pause before Korbut – switch, little lean into split jump – gainer pike, step back. 9.700. One judge had 9.6 start and the others had 10. she definitely opened the door to denying combos
Kueneke – FX – Cal – front 2/1 to front tuck is a big struggle, very short, bound to the side – switch 1/2 to wolf full is solid – 1.5 to 1/2 to straddle jump. 9.650
Sears – VT – Alabama – good distance on her yfull but a larger bounce back and then a subsequent lean forward and step forward to try to control. 9.750
Wong – UB – Florida – joined in progress – good pak and van leeuwen – DLO, legs apart and hop back today. 9.875
Letzch – BB – Oregon St – aerial with a check, has to redo the series into back tuck with a wobble – good ring position, another check. 9.700
Pretty rudi from Williams on floor. She just did a wolf 2.75 and I think meant to do a double. Switch 1/2 to split is good – 1.5 to layout. 9.875
Bunagan – VT – Alabama – stuck her y1.5 again, some knee position throughout. 9.900
Harris – UB – Florida – Ray, hit – solid hs on high bail, legs together – hits hs on high – toe on – DLO with piking, finds the stick. 9.900
McMillan – BB – Oregon St – kickover to korbut is solid- good switch – split to stag ring, not a ton of ring closure – gainer full, hop back. 9.800
Cesario – FX – Cal – ftdt, little bounce back – switch to ring 1/2 – back 1.5 to layout is smooth. 9.850
Gladieux – VT – Alabama – y1.5, pretty large lunge forward and extra back leg slide. 9.775
Arana – UB – Florida – maloney to pak, small leg break – 1/2 turn on low, good finish position – hits hs on high – dlo, holds stick. 9.925
Gonzales – BB – Oregon St – aerial to back tuck, secure, chest down on back tuck – wobble on side aerial – front gainer full, hop forward. 9.650
Frazier – FX – Cal – DLO, looks like she just keeps that front foot down – switch ring and switch 1/2 split positions are quite nice – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down, tries to sell it but definitely chest forward. 9.850
Hudson – VT – Alabama – hits y1.5, medium hop forward. 9.850
McCusker – Ub – Florida – good slight on maloney to pak, legs together – hits van leeuwen – solid hs on high – stalder to double tuck, bounce back
Carey – BB – Oregon St – aerial, keeps moving to bhs loso – switch to split is hit – gainer full, little lean, one judge still goes 10. 9.950
Lauzon – FX – Cal – front 2/1 to front tuck, great – switch and switch 1/2, good – back 1/5 to front full, better finish on that pass than day 1. 9.950
After 1: Florida 49.550, Cal 49.375, Alabama 49.175, Oregon State 49.000
Bart said Bunagan’s vault went up to 9.950 (as if by magic!) but it’s still at 9.900 on virtius. Cal needed more on floor there. If we’re anticipating an Alabama home floor 49.6 again to end, they’ve given themselves work to do.
Rotation 2
Gladieux – UB – Alabama – blind to jaeger to overshoot, good amplitude – tight hs on high – giant full, past, into double tuck, little rebound. 9.850
Wiley – VT – Cal – y1.5, good control, little step to the side, leg sep on block and some knee form. 9.850
Miller – FX – Oregon St – double pike, secure landing chest down – switch 1/2 to popa is good – 1.5 to layout, a bit low hit – double tuck. 9.825
Draser – BB – Florida – bhs loso, hit, foot flexing – switch to switch 1/2, pretty well under split – 1.5 dismount, knees, lean forward to hold. 9.800
Mayhew – VT – Cal – y1.5, hits but shorter with direction, step back and to the side. 9.800 high there for a short landing and direction
Hudson – UB – Alabama – toe on to maloney to bail, leg separation in maloney, hip angle in the air on bail – FTDT, legs apart in the air, very minor movement. 9.850
Pilgrim – BB – Florida – hits candle mount – bhs loso secure – cat leap to aerial, wobble correction – switch to split leap, a little more tentative but fine – gainer full, stuck. 9.825
Buckner hits rudi on floor –
Brown – VT – Cal – y1.5, does well to hold onto the stick – knees and direction. 9.875
Walker – UB = Albama – good high pak – maloey to gienger hit – FTDT, good stick. 9.900
Nguyen – BB – Florida – onodi to bhs is smooth – switch very slight shoulder adjustment to split – bhs to 1.5, looks like a little slide back and some leg separation. 9.875
Esposito finishes up floor for Oregon St with front lay to rudi, good twisting form
Lauzon – VT – Cal – y1.5, way off direction gets it with a small hop forward but definite direction to take. 9.800
Lacoursiere – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, legs together – short hs on low bar – van leeuwen,, legs together – FTDT, solid, got tight on some cast handstands but otherwise clean. They were fine with them for 9.950
Wong – BB – florida – switch to split, nice – aerial, hesitation before split jump – bhs loso, secure – switch ring with a leg up wobble – gainer tuck full hop back . 9.825
Thompson – FX – Oregon St – 1.5 to layout is good – double pike, under control, chest down – split leap full to popa, good . 9.900
Williams – VT – Cal – lovely stick on yfull. 9.900
Fuller – UB – Alabama – smooth pak – tighter hs on low – toe on to van leeuwen, slight foot separation – also tight on hb handstand – DLO, chest down and a hop forward. 9.800
Harris – BB – Florida – bhs loso bhs, very solid – switch to straddle 1/4 is good – 1.5 dmt, good stick. 9.900
Garcia – FX – Oregon St – 1.5 to front full – clear finish positions on leaps – struggles to control double tuck landing with a couple small steps to the side
Frazier – VT – Cal – DTY, better control than the first day, bounce back and some leg crossing. 9.875
Adams – UB – Alabama – toe on to maloney to bail, clean, legs together – good hs on high – giant full, good finish into double tuck, stuck. Lovely. 9.925
Arana – BB – Florida – bhs loso, hit, lean to the side on landing – aerial, hit – gets switch 1/2 – gainer full, holds stick. 9.875
Carey – FX – Oregon St – double double is secure – front lay to front full ti split – switch 1/2 to popa is around – double tuck, slide back. 9.950, again one judge says don’t care for a 10.
After 2: Florida 98.850, Cal 98.675, Alabama 98.650, Oregon State 98.475
Alabama sticks a bunch on bars to keep themselves where they want to be given the events they’ve done and still have. Florida not establishing the separation they would want so far, so they’ll need floor to come through.
Rotation 3
Briones – VT – Oregon St – yfull comes up somewhat short, hop forward. 9.775
Lauzon – UB – Cal – pak, good legs together – van leeuwen, smashes her feet on the bar in the air – still sticks dismount. 9.650
Lacoursiere – BB – Alabama – candle mount, hit – split jump to stag ring, arm wave wobble – aerial, knee, connects to bhs comfortably – 1.5, low amplitude but good stick. 9.825
Nguyen – FX – Florida – front 2/1 to sissone, solid – back 1.5 to lay, good height. 9.900
Buckner – VT – Oregon St – sticks yfull well – chest forward, leg sep in the air
Newman-Achee – UB – Cal – hits first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, solid – small step back on FTDT. 9.850
Rybicki – BB – Alabama – bhs loso, secure, flexed feet – switch 1/2, under split, little foot adjustment – full turn, covers arm correction – split to straddle 3/4 – front full dismount, also low amplitude, also stuck. 9.800
Disidore – FX – Florida – rudi to double stag, out of control travel back – switch side 1/2 to popa – back 1.5 to lay slide dance out, legs apart in 1.5. 9.850
McMillan – VT – Oregon St – yfull, pretty large bounce back
Cesario – UB – Cal – rishes first hs – blind to jaeger, catches a little close with elbows, solid overshoot – short hs – DLO, leg sep, good stick. A more tentative one for her but a hit. 9.850
Ladanyi – BB – Alabama – aerial to split jump, under control – full turn, hit – bhs loso, tucked legs in both – switch to split, solid – gainer full, stuck . 9.900
Ferris – FX – Florida – just keeps front foot down on ftdt but a bigger step back – 9.875
Garcia – VT – Oregon St – solid y1.5 but a pretty large lunge forward
Frazier – UB – Cal – toe on to maloney, legs together well, into pak, leg break – rushes hs on high bar – dlo, flung out a bit again, small step back. 9.850
Hudson – BB – Alabama – aerial to bhs, smooth, good form – switch to switch, good back leg – side aerial,solid into beat jump – 1.5 dmt, rises onto feet to try to show stick, ends up step saluting. 9.900
Wong – FX – Florida – DLO, solid, chest position at the end – 9.950
Thompson – VT – Oregon St – clean yfull, small slide back and then a little lean forward to try to hold it
Williams – UB – Cal – nice pak – toe on to van leeuwen, good – DLO, stuck, good one. 9.950
Gladieux – BB – Alabama – bhs lay pike, secure – aerial to beat, nice – switch to split, a little under on split – 2/1, holds stick. 9.950
Harris – FX – Florida – front through to double tuck, some of her best chest position on landing – switch side 1/2 to straddle, maybe a little under rotated on the side 1/2/ – 1.5 to a low 1/2, into double stag, the leap covers but the half was low and piked and should keep the score a bit lower 9.875
Carey step forward on y1.5
Brown – UB – Cal – good pak – van leeuwen, hti – tight hs on high – toe pike 1/2 dismount, good stick. 9.50
Adams – BB – Alabama – pulls around wolf triple with some crazy arms – aerial, good form – bhs loso, secure some feet at the end – swich to split – gainer full, holds the stick. 9.925
Clark – FX- Florida – controls DLO, piking at the end – good height and completion on her popa – front tuck through to double tuck,slide back. 9.900
After 3: Florida 148.350, Alabama 148.150, Cal 148.125, Oregon State 147.575
Alabama moves ahead of Cal and now gets to finish on floor. Florida still too close for comfort to the other schools and can’t afford to botch their vault landings.
Rotation 4
Pilgrim – VT – Florida – y1.5, solid landing, little hop forward and some knees. 9.900
Devries ends on bars for Oregon St with DLO, slide back and some leg separation
Cesario – BB – Cal – full turn – bhs loso, secure,good feet – falls on her switch 1/2 – 1.5 dmt, small step
Rybicki – FX – Alabama – double tuck, bounce back – back 1.5 to front full, huge struggle,super deep landing and lunge to the side. 9.500
Bui – VT – Florida – y1.5 pulls it out, a bit short with a hop to the side. 9.850
Briones – UB – Oregon St – toe on to maloney to pak,legs apart – 1/2 turn on low, a little past – hits hs on high well – DLO, little rebound
Williams – BB – Cal – wolf turn – aerial to split jump, nicely done – bhs loso, lovely – switch to split – gainer full, stuck, excellent. 9.875 is tight for that. I had 9.950
Adams – FX – Alabama – wolf triple – double pike, chest forward with a step – 1.5 to layout. 9.850
Nguyen – VT – Florida – y1.5, shorter landing with step back and more tucking than her usual. 9.850
Weaver – UB – Oregon St – giant full to gienger – arches cast on high bar but pulls it back – pretty short hs on high – giant full to double tuck, holds stick
Frazier – BB – Cal – full turn – aerial and a wobble so won’t connect – adds a hit bhs loso after to have an acro series – switch ring to split, good – 15 dmt, hop back. A hit but not what they needed. 9.825
Sears – FX – Alabama – DLO, chest forward but secure landing – front tuck through to double tuck, little rebound. 9.900
Ferris – VT – Florida, y1.5, medium step forward and some knees. 9.850
McMillan – UB – Oregon St – good hs on low – toe on to maloney, little leg break into bail, well performed, legs together – short hs on high – DLO, some piking, hop forward
Walker – FX – Alabama – double pike, flexed feet, slide back – switch side to popa, a little under rotated – back 1.5 to 1/2 to switch split jump, a little low but well controlled. 9.900
Wong hits vault, step back. 9.900
Scanlon – BB – Cal – wolf single, good – bhs loso,good, smallest hesitation on landing – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, excellent – 1.5 dismount, hop forward. 9.875
Hudson – FX – Alabama – front lay front 2/1, a little lower today, good twist shape – switch 1/2 to wolf full, good around – 2.5, nice landing.9.950
Harris – VT – Florida – y1.5, a little short today with a hop back. 9850
Carey – UB – Oregon St – pak, good one – hits hs on low, van leeweun,good – DLO, bounce back
Lauzon – BB – Cal – bhs bhs loso, lovely – switch to split, good – very good stick on 2/1
Gladieux – FX – Alabama – open FTDT, good landing, chest up, leg separation – split leap full to popa, good – front lay to rudi to split jump, very clean. 9.925
Achampong – BB – Cal – wouldn’t be able to do it even with a 10 – switch to split ring jump – little waver on landing – bhs loso secure – aerial, holds it – full turn, good – gainer full, good stick. 9.925
FINAL: Florida 197.700, Alabama 197.675, Cal 197.575, Oregom State 196.875
Oooooh boy. You always felt like Cal was going to need to have an ideal meet to get through in this context, and they just nickle and dimed themselves throughout and did not have their perfect competition. Starting with a mistake on bars and beam hurt, and on bars in particular I thought the couple routines after the error were noticeably tighter than their usual. They were able to drop most of the problems though, and the hot take is that Florida should have been third here. I’m not sure if I’m there yet, but if you want to have a hot take, those overscored short vaults in the last rotation are a place to start.
Individually, it will be Carey AA, Forbes VT, Williams UB, Lauzon BB FX.
On to the last! Can you live up to the last one? I’m deeply concerned you aren’t going to be close or controversial, and we really can’t abide that.
Oklahoma qualified with 198.025, then Missouri on 197.650, Auburn on 196.950, and Arizona on 196.250.
Individuals! In the all-around, we have Faith Torrez and Amari Celestine leading their teams, and then if they go through, we have Mary McDonough making it through in the AA for Washington. Vault is led by Celestine, and then if she’s already through it’s Ady Wahl. Bars has a 6-way tie for the lead, the tiebreak going to Bowers, then Greaves, with Emma Spence the next eligible in line if Oklahoma and Auburn are through.
The beam semifinal had 10s for Torrez and Hu, and then if those two teams are through, Gabby McLaughlin for Auburn is next in line. On floor, Holly Snyder and Lily Smith both went 9.925 for Georgia, with Smith taking the tiebreak, so she’ll go for floor as long as Oklahoma qualifies a team.
Rotation 1
Huff – VT – Auburn y1.5, step forward, some knees.9.825
Sievers – UB – OU – good first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, small leg break on maloney – 1/2 turn on low, bit past – FTDT, chest down, stepo forward
‘Fears – BB – Arizona – hits loso series – full turn, good – side aerial, solid – split jump to stag ring hit – 1.5 dismount, step forward. 9.825
Light – FX – Missouri – 1.5 to layout, good layout shape – can we get them to stop changing cameras in the middle of dance combinations? – double pike, controls the step back with a lean
Bell – VT – Auburn – yfull, pretty solid, only smallest movement, chest a little forward – 9.900 and John wants a 50
Pederson – UB – OU – maloney, leg separation small into a good pak – hits 1/2 turn on low – DLO, great position, holds stick with a lean forward at the chest. 9.900
Lenczner – BB – Arizona – bhs loso, secure – wobble on stag ring, leg up – side aerial, bigger wobble, leg up to horizontal and turn to the side – sticks 1.5
Horton – FX – Missouri – FTDT, good chest up position – switch side 1/2 to shushunova – front tuck through to double tuck, small movement, chest up well again
Schumaker – VT – Auburn – y tucked 1.5, good stick, some direction. 9.900
Fatta – UB – OU – Church to pak is solid – good 1/2 turn on low today – a bit tight cast hs on high – DLO, stuck. 9.900
Wise – BB – Arizona – bhs bhs loso is secure – full turn, hit – beat to straddle jump 1/2, secure, a bit short of split – 1.5, stuck
Tanskanen – FX – Missouri – FTDT., chest down, controls the step – \
Hubbard – VT – Auburn – finds the stick on her y1.5, also a little off to the side and a height deduction to take, but solid. 9.875
Torrez – UB – OU – Ray, hit – some elbows – toe on to pak, little leg separation – 1/2 turn on low is solid – sticks DLO
Mueller very strong side aerial to loso on beam – switch to straddle jump, huge break, bends forward, chest past horizontal –
Celestine – FX – Missouri – FTDT, solid landing – split leap full and jump full are around – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down with a hop forward. 9.900
Zancan – VT – Auburn – hs on, hs front pike is stuck today – and we have a 9.950
Davis – UB – OU – good piked jaeger – pak smooth – hits hs on high – higgisn to double front 1/2, has the stick, usual dismount.9.950
Deets little bounce back on gainer full dismount.
Griffin – FX – Missouri – double pike – good chest up on double tuck – split leap full to popa popa,good popas, just a little low on split full
Zois – VT – Auburn – y1.5, little hop forward and a bigger leg separation on hers
Martin – BB – Arizona – switch to stag ring, good – wobble lean to the side on series
Bowers – UB – OU – hits hs on high – blind to piked jaeger, good – pak, nice – hitting cast hs – FTDT,has the stick. Oklahoma bringing the better landings so far today. And we have a 10 for Bowers.
Moore – FX – Missouri – DLO, controls the front foot – tuck jump full – switch 1/2 to popa, great amplitude – front tuck through to double tuck, chest up well. 9.950
After 1: Oklahoma 49.650, Missouri 49.550, Auburn 49.450, Arizona 48.850
Auburn fulfilling the assignment with that vault rotation to keep things interesting after the first rotation, but Oklahoma and Missouri out to a lead.
Rotation 2
Neal – UB – Auburn – on bars today – maloney to pak,leg sep on pak – past vertical on 1/2 turn on low – short hs on high – toe full, late with a larger leg separation, into hit double tuck. 9.750
Griffin bounce back on yfull
Davis – BB – OU – bhs loso, solid, a bit of knee in the bhs – aerial, nice – beat to split ring jump – 2/1 some leg crossing, good stick. 9.925
Larusso finishes floor with a secure rudi
Tanskanen – VT – Missouri – solid landing on her tsuk full, chest a little forward and not the biggy biggest but solid 9.850
Leonard – UB – Auburn – hits tkatchev with some feet – bail, legs together well – DLO, some piking, slide back.9850
Fatta – BB – OU – bhs loso, solid, good back leg position – hits side aerial – hitch kick to switch side – switch to split is solid – gainer full, stuck. 9.900
Fears – FX – Arizona – good twisting position on 2.5 – back 1.5 to front full, good control. I like this one.
Tisler – VT – Missouri – nice amplitude on her yfull but a bounce back
Boyd – UB – Auburn – toe on to maloney, leg sep into pak, nice – hits 1/2 turn on low – short on highbar hs – stalder to double tuck, pulls in a bit but good stick
Pederson – BB – OU – bhs loso, slide back – switch side is tight, under split – hits side somi – 2/1 step back
Derr – FX – Arizona – front 2/1 somewhat underrotated with a crossover lunge – switch 1/2 to pretty popa positions, a bit out of control on landing – front lay to front full, low with step to the side
Horton – VT – Missouri – excellent stick on y1.5.9.950
Groth – UB – Auburn – hits ray, closer catch – pak solid body position – good hs on high – giant full to double tuck, stuck, solid. 9.900
Bowers – BB – OU – full turn, good – bhs loso, right on – split leap to switch 1/2 – 2/1 dismount bounce back
Martin finishes on FX with a hit front lay to front full, double tuck,some feet but nice control and chest position
Moore – VT – Missouri – y1.5, has the dynamics, hop forward, leg separation on the block
Irvine – UB – Auburn – pikeed jaeger to overshoot is hit – compresses on FTDT dismount but holds it
Wells with a little teeter on switch side aerial on beam – switch to switch split jump is good – bhs loso, secure landing – 1.5, hop forward
Celestine – VT – Missouri – y1.5, nearly finds the stick but comes in a little deep and a step forward. 9.875
Torrez – BB – OU – side aerial to loso is good but a slight waver on landing – switch to straddle, comfortable – gainer full, high, stuck. 9.950
Greaves – hits church to pak, legs apart in pak – van leeuwen with a leg separation – FTDT, slide back
Mueller – FX – Arizona – double pike,secure landing, chest down – switch side, overturns on way down into popa – back 1.5 to layout, crisp layout position – double tuck, little rebound
After 2: Oklahoma 99.175, Missouri 98.850, Auburn 98.725, Arizona 98.150
Auburn’s NQS on their final two events is just a little lower than Missouri’s, so we could have the makings of one here. And both of them have to beam.
Rotation 3
Larusso – yfull – bounce back,
Ahern -BB – Auburn – bhs loso,secure a bit of chest position – switch 1/2 is under split – aerial – 1.5 dmt, deep landing pulls it out. 9725
Burns – UB – Missouri – hits a high jaeger – DLO bounce back
Davis – FX – OU – front 2/1 dance out – back 1.5 to front full – 9.900
Mueller – VT – Arizona – yfull, a bit more dynamic, small hop back, some leg separation on table –
Zois – BB – Auburn – bhs bhs loso, solid landing – finishes 2/1, deep landing lean forward. 9.775
Horton – Ub – Missouri – shaposh to pak, hit – little body angle in 1/2 turn on low bar – DLO, chest down, hop forward
Martin – VT – Arizona – yfull,bigger bounce back, a little pikle
Sievers – FX – OU – double pike bounce back – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down and a hop – switch side to popa is good –
Zancan – BB – Auburn – bhs loso, solid – switch to switch 1/2, lean to the side – 1.5, stuck with some leg separation. 9.850
Moore – UB – Missouri – toe on to tkatchev, good amplitude elbows on close catch, connects to overshoot – FTDT, stuck. 9.825
Strom – VT – Arizona – yfull, bounce back,some piking
Mueller – FX – OU – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down, under control – front lay to rudi good rise in the second element –
Neal – BB – Auburn – bhs loso loso, little lean adjustment side aerial, solid – switch to split – 1.5 good height
Kelly – UB – Missouri – toe on to church to overshoot, a little elbows on church catch as well – toe on to stalder to double tuck, small step back. 9.850
Fears – VT – yfull hop back
Fatta – FX – OU – front 2/1, kind of short, works it out into stag jump – htis 2.5, some knees, controls her step – switch to switch side to popa –
Groth – BB – Auburn – bhs loso bhs – switch to switch 1/2, good position – gainer full, a bit low, step back. 9.900
Janicke – VT – Arizona – well short on yfull,knees down
Celestine – Ub – Missouri – toe on to malomey to pak, lower amplitude on pak – van leeuwen, legs together – stalder pike 1/2 dmt, finds stick
McLaughlin – BB – Auburn – bhs loso, solid – side aerial, solid – split jmp to straddle jump 1/2, high but a lean on landing – gainer pike, hit
Bowers – FX – OU – front 2/1 to a good front tuck – double pike, brings chest down a little bit more today to control landing – switch to switch 1/2 to wolf full, around well. And we have a second Bowers 10. I’m more with the 9.950 judge on the double pike today
Titarsolej – UB – Missouri – toe on to maloney to pak, very nice leg position – 1/2 turn on low – giant full to double tuck, stuck. 9.950, one judge goes 10.
Torrez – FX – OU – DLO, some rebound – split leap full to wolf full, around well – front tuck through to double tuck, under control well – leg up hop full – And we have a second 10 in a row. I had a little slide back on that first pass though front foot didn’t move too much.
Oklahoma was like, we’re actually going to bring it today, and the judges were like, here are all your 10s.
After 3: Oklahoma 148.975, Missouri 148.150, Auburn 147.950, Arizona 147.050
Pressure on Missouri’s beam to finish out this one.
Rotation 4
Pederson – VT – OU – nearly find the landing but ends up short with a step back,some leg separation on block. 9.850
Mueller – UB – Arizona – hits a solid tkatchev, some feet legs together onbail – DLO, little bounce up and lean
Wier – BB – Missouri – aerial and leans,no combo – does bhs loso and hits – split to straddle jump 1/2, splits the beam and falls – 8.925
Ahern – FX – Auburn – rudi to a solid loso – back 1.5 to a strange pike 1/2 save, chest well down, off to the side, step etc. 9.800 still, which could be significant
Torrez – VT – OU – y1.5, big bound forward today. 9.850
Krohnfeldt UB – Arizona – maloney to bail with some leg separations – DLO, little rebound
Celestine – BB – Missouri – bhs through to side aerial acro series is hit – front tuck, solid – split to split jump 3/4, hit – sticks gainer full. 9.825
Zancan – FX – Auburn – double pike,good shape, little rebound, possible OOB – switch to switch 1/2towolf jump 1.5 is very well done, pretty positions – double tuck prettty short, chest down step. 9.850
Wells – VT – OU – y1.5, medium step forward
Derr hits toe on to ray on bars, elbows – pak, leg separation – FTDT, hop back
Jackson – BB – Missouri – aerial to bhs is solid – switch to switch1/2 to beat, good execution – gainer full, stuck. 9.850
Bell – FX – Auburn – front 2/1 to front tuck is excellent – switch 1/2 is under, into wolf full wolf full – double pike,good height, small rebound. 9.925 oh boy it’s all happening.
Fatta – VT – OU – y1.5 with a full leg up beam wobble
Martin – UB – Arizona – maloneyto pak, solid hit – DLO, prettyshape in the air,holds landing with lean forward
Lawrence – BB – Missouri – side aerial to bhs is secure – split to split jump 3/4, little lean to hold – 1.5 dmt, step forward
Greaves – FX – Auburn – double tuck, under control chest forward – switch ring to switch 1/2, good feet – double tuck, step back little front foot adjustment, stays in. 9.875
Mueller – VT – OU – y1.5, step forward
Deets – UB – Arizona – giant 1/2 to tkatchev – short hs on high before dismount – rebound
Kelly – BB – Missouri – aerial to bhs – switch to split, good split work -side aerial, little waver – wolf double, wavers again in the middle – holds dmt stickwith lean- 9.825
McLaughlin – FX – Auburn – 1.5 to layout, layout is pretty low, gets it to her feet – split leap full to wolf full, around but abbreviates wolf full position to get it around – double pike, secure, quick hop to present. 9.875
Bowers – VT – OU – y1.5, good landing, She showed up for work today. And we have three 10s in a day for Bowers and a 39.900 AA. Bars was the 10iest for me. This one had a little bit of direction,little hesitation on landing, little possibilities.
Hu – BB – Missouri – y spin – aerial to aerial is smooth – split jump to split jump 3/4, pulls it around – gainer pike, back on her heels a bit. Not quite a 10 but great. 9.925.
Groth – FX – Auburn – needs 9.950 – front 2/1, controls the landing – switch 1/2 to wolf full, good feet and completion – back 1.5 to layout, deeper layout, low amplitude and a squat – rudi. Good but not a 9.950 for me.
9.850 and it’s Missouri.
FINAL: Oklahoma 198.450, Missouri 197.425, Auurn 197.325, Arizona 196.250
Ooooh, this one brought it too, good job. First impression is that the right teams are going through. Auburn got looser scoring on floor in that rotation than Missouri on beam, and the separation probably should have been a bit bigger. Auburn goes in the same category as the Penn State regional final of teams that really brought it and gave it all they could but came up short to stronger teams on the day.
Individuals are Mcdonough for the all-around, Wahl for vault, Greaves for bars, McLaughlin for beam, and Smith for floor.