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Saturday, March 21
12:00 ET/ 9:00 PT	Gym East (1) [61] Bridgeport [66] So. Conn [67] W & M [68] W Chester	SCORES	ESPN+
1:00 ET/ 10:00 PT	Big Ten (2) [17] Penn St [17] Ohio St [21] Iowa [27] Maryland	SCORES	BTN
2:00 ET/ 11:00 PT	Big 12 (1) [31] Arizona St [47] W Virginia	SCORES	ESPN+
2:00 ET/ 11:00 PT	MAC [34] C Michigan [40] Ball St [43] Kent St [44] W Michigan [52] E Michigan [57] BGSU [63] N Illinois	SCORES	ESPN+
2:30 ET/ 11:30 PT	ACC (1) [22] N Carolina [36] Pitt	SCORES	ACCN
3:00 ET/ 12:00 PT	SEC (1) [6] Georgia [8] Arkansas [9] Missouri [16] Auburn [19] Kentucky	SCORES	SECN VT UB BB FX
5:00 ET/ 2:00 PT	EAGL [42] Towson [46] N Hampshire [53] Temple [54] LIU [55] GWU	SCORES	FREE
5:00 ET/ 2:00 PT	Gym East (2) [38] Penn [48] Yale [51] Brown [60] Cornell	SCORES	ESPN+
6:00 ET/ 3:00 PT	Big Ten (3) [5] UCLA [10] Michigan [11] Michigan St [13] Minnesota	SCORES	BTN
7:00 ET/ 4:00 PT	Big 12 (2) [12] Utah [23] Denver [24] BYU [30] Arizona	SCORES	ESPNU
7:00 ET/ 4:00 PT	ACC (2) [7] Stanford [14] Cal [15] Clemson [20] NC State	SCORES	ACCN VT UB BB FX
8:00 ET/ 5:00 PT	SEC (2) [1] Oklahoma [2] LSU [3] Florida [4] Alabama	SCORES	SECN VT UB BB FX
8:00 ET/ 5:00 PT	MPSF [26] So Utah [49] Sac State [59] UC Davis [71] Alaska	SCORES	($)
8:00 ET/ 5:00 PT	MW [28] Utah St [29] San Jose St [33] Air Force [39] Boise St	SCORES	FREE

Bless us all in this time of overstimulation.

We’ll start with the day sessions for the lower-ranked teams in their various conferences.

Up first, Penn State, Ohio State, and Iowa are still potentially in the mix for regional seedings, but we won’t know if they actually are until we get the results for Cal, Clemson, and Auburn later. So still kind of blind there. More of the details here.

Pitt’s result in ACC session 1 is the most pressing because they have a clear Make It Or Break It: 195.650 and they’re definitely in.

SEC Session 1 is mostly for Rivalry Grrrr Things, but there are still a lot of regional seeding moving parts that these scores will have significant influence on. We just won’t really be able to parse that until everything is over. Because there’s a bye rotation at this one again (sigh), I like the desktop version of virtius since you can clearly see the rotations and who’s on a bye when.

Meanwhile the scores for Big Tens are coming in via raven.

Day Sessions

Big Ten Session 2

Leary – VT – Penn St – very strong stick on yfull, just a bit of soft legs and leg separation and pike. 9.775. Let’s keep that scoring energy.

Dean Linke representing the Big Ten heritage by pronouncing it “Maygie Ball.”

Ball – BB – Iowa – hits candle mount – bhs loso, holds it, a bit of feet – split to straddle 1/2 – gainer full, hop back. Some foot positions but secure

Saville – UB – Maryland – toe on to maloney, leg sep. connects to pak – small angle in 1/2 turn on low – a little back position in hs – DLO, step forward

Guevara – FX – Ohio St – very solid 1.5 to front full – switch side 1/2 to popa – back 1.5 to loso, controls it, some soft legs in twist

Latronica – VT – Penn St – yfull, solid dynamics, bigger bounce back – 9.750

Rojas – BB – Iowa – nice style before full turn, chest – hits loso series – lean forward on split 3/4 – good stick gainer full

Bingham – UB – Maryland – short hs – clear hip – hits tkatchev, good height, flexed feet – leg separation and short of vertical on bail – strong final hs – DLO, hop back

Kaempfer – VT – Penn St – y1.5 is landed, somewhat short with hop back and knees. 9.725

Belman – FX – Ohio St – good height on double pike, meaning fully out of shot – front full to lay, under control – tour jete 1/2 to popa, good positions, step back out of it – double tuck, a little deep but holds control

Tyson – BB – Iowa – full turn, smooth choreo out – bhs bhs loso, hit – split to straddle 1/4, solid control – 1.5 dmt, a little low, hop forward

Ruffing – UB – Maryland – jaeger to overshoot, hit – closer hs on high – DLO, hop back

Cash – VT – Penn St – nice stick on yfull, good distance, slight pike

Smith – FX – Ohio St – double pike, lands under control – switch 1/2 to popa, pulls it around – wolf double, also around – front pike to double tuck. chest down step forward

Tran – BB – Iowa – aerial to loso, smooth – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, a little back leg shortness, secure elements – full turn, little check – nice stick on gainer pike.

Reade – UB – Maryland – hits gienger with some form on catch, is able to connect to overshoot, close and kind of off rhythm but works through it – DLO, some leg separation, step back

Johanson – VT – Penn St – yfull, solid, small hop back, some pike, similar to others.

Uh oh, Cash stuck but then Johanson didn’t. Might sticks be…not contagious??????

Grimes – FX – Ohio St – double pike, pulls it out, chest a little forward, quick hop to present – 1.5 to layout, clean layout position – switch 1/2 to wolf full are both short of leg position, so should get a couple deductions there – double tuck, bounce back

Turner – BB – Iowa – hits candle mount – gainer bhs bhs loso, nice – switch to split, very nice split positions – 1.5 dmt, hop forward

Dennis – UB – Maryland – rushes first hs – blind to piked jager to overshoot is solid – toe pike 1/2, chest down, hop back

Piedrahita – VT – Penn St – Omelianchik very good, strong amplitude and maintains pike position, small hop forward

Vetter – FX – Ohio St – double tuck is very good, chest up, controls step back – tour jete 1/2 to popa to popa is around clearly – lay to rudi, hit securely as well, a little softer position

Schriever – BB – Iowa – full turn, comfortable – bhs loso. step back wobble to control – switch to switch, long pause before but hit – gainer full, stuck

Komoroski – UB – Maryland – jaeger, good foot position – pak, small leg sep – short hs on high – DLO is a big struggle, piking and deep landing, large lunge forward, near knee down

Coleman – FX – Ohio St – FTDT, strong landing, under control, chest up, small shin separation moment – switch side, so high, to popa, so high she had to arm control the switch side – side somi – front tuck through to double tuck, controls the step back. Very strong, A couple things, great tumbling. Very Mya Hooten. One judge went 10, which is excessive for that one.

After 1
Ohio State 49.400
Iowa 49.275
Penn State 48.950
Maryland 48.550

Strong first rotations for Ohio State and Iowa. Penn State solid on vault, but, you know, yfulls. Scoring also not as loose there. Maryland with some issues on bars as Reade and Komoroski finished with half-misses and no one had 9.8s before that.

Rotation 2

Grimes – VT – Ohio St – yfull, good distance, pretty big bounce back

Johanson – UB – Penn St – hits first hs – toe on to tkatchev, close but hit – rushes hs on high – pak, hit – 1/2 turn after vertical on cast on low – hits hs on high – DLO, good height, small leg sep, bounce up in place.

Bingham – BB – Maryland – hits loso series – cat leap to side aerial, little lean check – beat to split jump 3/4, pretty far under split – 1.5, hop forward

Tran – FX – Iowa – rudi to loso under control, good legs in loso – switch ring 1/2, and it’s real – front lay to front full, quick dance out – switch ring is correct, into tour jete 1/2. Excellent.

Pomager – VT – Ohio St – yfull, strong stick, good hip position

Reade – BB – Maryland – bhs loso, solid – switch 1/2, under split – full turn – switch to pike jump, leg sep – 1.5 dmt, step forward

Monahan – UB =- Penn St – good hs – toe on to maloney to pak, lacked some back swing in maloney but through it – FTDT, some legs, slide back –

Turner – FX – Iowa – wolf double is around and a little more – double pike, good height, chest forward – switch 1/2 to popa popa is around – back 1.5 to layout, has to tuck around the layout, not enough amplitude

Smith – VT – Ohio St – y1.5, medium bounce forward

Engelmayer – BB – Maryland – best to split ring, secure, a little under split – bhs loso, secure, slight knee softness – full turn, arm correction – holds the side aerial 2 feet, secure – side aerial 1.5 dmt, step back

Leary – UB – Penn St – good first hs – high jaeger to overshoot, legs together – solid hs on high – giant full, a little past, into double tuck, good stick

Tyson – FX – Iowa – rudi to loso, I think stayed in bounds but the visuals of the extra mat made it look odd – good straddle position – front 2/1 lacks control, bounce slide forward – switch 1/2 to wolf full is well completed –

Martin – VT – Ohio St – y1.5 is strong, nearly holds the stick with an arm circle quiver, good distance

Piedrahita – UB – Penn St – good fhs – toe on to maloney to pak, nice pak position – a bit of angle on 1/2 turn on low – shorter hs on high – FTDT, small slide back.

Defrees – BB – Maryland – bhs loso wobble, step back and turn to the side correction – side aerial, hit – cat leap to switch side, angled split with a waver – 2/1, legs apart, hop back

Schriever – FX – Iowa – double pike, good position, controls step back, chest slightly forward – back 1/2 to rudi, same, does well to control the step – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, a little out of control

Vetter – VT – Ohio St – yfull, good position and power, bounce back

Cash – UB – Penn St – blind to piked jaeger, good height – hits hs on high – bail, legs together – good hs on high – giant full a little past, into double tuck, arm circle and a step back

Dennis – BB – Maryland – bhs loso solid – aerial, knee, wobble afterward, lean to the side – split to sheep, short back leg on split, little check – gainer full, hop back

Coleman – VT – Ohio St – yfull, good height and open position, bounce back

Henderson – FX – Iowa – bounces back on FTDT – switch side to popa popa – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down, controls the step back

Latronica – UB – Penn St – little hesitation to start – piked jaeger, hit – bail, legs together, gets hs well – solid hs on high – toe on to toe pike 1/2, great height, some leg sep, good stick, chest up

Komoroski – BB – Maryland – bhs loso, hits securely – aerial, small waver, good front knee position there – switch to split, hit, good toe – 1.5 dmt, hop forward

DePaola – FX – Iowa – front 2/1 to stag, under control well, some leg crossing in 2/1 – rudi to loso, solid – tour jete 1/2 to popa well completed, clearly around

After 2
Iowa 98.600
Ohio State 98.425
Penn State 98.050
Maryland 97.250

Iowa takes advantage of floor to move ahead, but we’ll see how they get through vault. We’ve seen just one vault hit 9.850 so far.

Rotation 3

Masella – VT – Iowa – yfull lands chest down and has to step forward

Pomager – UB – Ohio St – toe on to maloney with pak, small leg seps on everything – 1/2 turn on low – giant full to double tuck, good stick

Monahan – BB – Penn St – kickover to korbut, smooth connection – wolf jump, hit – full turn – straddle 3/4, holds it – 1.5 dmt, little hop

DeFrees – FX – Maryland – double tuck, chest up, controls the step – front lay front full, also looked under control – switch to switch side 1/2 to straddle, short on switch good straddles

DePaola – VT – Iowa – yfull, had the chest up, but a hop back

Berry – UB – Ohio St – maloney to pak. very nice form – 1/2 turn on low, past vertical, sort of drops out of it – toe on and goes over on hs on high bar and falls

Maul – BB – bhs bhs loso, wobble turn to the side out of it – full turn – switch, split 3/4, secure hit, a little low – 1.5 dismount, holds onto the stick with an arm circle.

Turner – VT – Iowa – way short on y1.5 and sits it down, so they’ll have to count Masella’s.

Mendez-Abolnik – FX – Maryland – FTDT, lunge back, keeps it in bounds – switch side to popas, rushes around the last popa a little out of control – bhs bhs loso, pulls it out – bounces out of a front full as well

McElligott – BB – Penn St – pulls out the landing on 3 series, knees and a check – switch to straddle 1/4 is hit – 1.5 dmt, holds stick

Rader – UB – Ohio St – good hs – toe on to maloney to pak, good height – crooked 1/2 turn on low, works through it – solid toe point on high – DLO, step back

Tran – VT – Iowa – yfull is clean and solid, small hop back, little pike at the end

Leary – BB – Penn St – bhs loso loso – holds onto it, similar with some soft knees, small check on landing, a bit more secure than mcelligott’s – split jump to sheep, good, better hip angle on sheep than some others we’ve seen this weekend – 1.5 dmt, hop forward

Schriever – VT – Iowa – ro full on back pike is solid, bounce back, some chest position but not bad for a full-on –

Vetter – UB – Ohio St – great height on tkatchev, some feoot position – clear hip to bail, legs together, piking – nice hs on high – FTDT, excellent stick

Kramer – BB – Penn St – full turn, check – bhs loso, secure landing – cat leap to kickover is very good, super solid – split to split 3/4, way under split and then also falls – punch front tuck full dmt, hop forward

Komoroski – FX – Maryland – rudi, chest down, hop the side – finishes back 1.5 to 1/2 to straddle, nice straddle position but travels back some

Henderson – VT – Iowa – yfull, good height, larger bounce back

Jackson – UB – Ohio St – pak, high, some hyper-loose back but hit – van leeuwen, small leg break to start – DLO, pikes down at the end, hop forward

Rech – FX – Maryland – front 2/1, slightly under rotated this time, crossover step – double tuck, high, chest up well, bounce back – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full, pulls around landing position, somewhat shy on split – back 1.5 to lay, dance bounce out into the corner but stays in

Latronica – BB – Penn St – aerial to beat, smooth, just some bent front knee in aerial – bhs loso, hit well – full turn, hit – split jump to double stag, white knocking it slightly but keeping secure – gainer full, stick

Coleman – UB – Ohio St – piked jaeger to overshoot, hit, leg form deductions on both – hits hs on high – FTDT, good height, step back

Reade – FX – Maryland – ro DLO, basically stuck, sells it with chest forward – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, pulls it around to show rotation, would love to see the wolf position held longer- front lay to front 1/1, hit

After 3
Iowa 147.475
Ohio State 147.350
Penn State 146.875
Maryland 146.325

A rotation of surviving. Iowa got 48ed on vault but Ohio State was pretty 9.7s on bars so couldn’t re-take the lead. As was Penn State on beam to stay further back, but they do get to finish on floor.

My broadcast has been almost exclusively local commercials for rehab “spas” which feels very accurate for college gymnastics.

Rotation 4

Henderson – UB – – Iowa – toe on to maloney, leg seps into bail combo – small arch on high bar hs, pulls it back – FTDT, hop back

Kogler – VT – Maryland – solid yfull, near stick, little bounce up, some pike

Leary – FX – Penn St – front 2/1 to front tuck, hit, leg crossing – back 1.5 to lay is very good, nice positions

Guevara – BB – Ohio St – full turn, check – bhs loso, secure – cat leap to switch 1/2 under split, secure – 2/1, holds stick, foot crossing

Masella – UB – Iowa – shiort hs on high – blind to jaeger to overshoot, good amplitude – short hs on high – DLO, nice position, hop back

Engelmayer good stick on yfull.

Monahan – FX – Penn St – front 2/1 – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, all under split – front lay to front full, hit

Jackson – BB – Ohio St – switch to split, a little under on back leg – aerial to korbut, smooth connection – switch sissone is excellent – full turn check – side aerial 1.5 dmt, back on her heels but holds on to the stick

Reade – VT – Maryland – yfull, step back, clearly her

Turner – UB – Iowa – nice position on m,aloney to pak – DLO, a little whippy but a good stick

Misiura – FX – Penn St – wolf double, around – front 2/1, good height, clearer rotation than most of them today – front lay to front full holds onto it

Smith – BB – Ohio St – wolf double is comfortably done – kickover, a little slow into bhs but will get it, maybe with a rhythm deduction – just a little tight in straddles – gainer full, stuck

Schriever – UB – Iowa – maloney to pak, good height – van leeuwen, hit – shome short hs – toe pike 1/2 dmt, hop back

Rech – VT – Maryland – yfull solid, small step back, small pike

Martin – BB – Ohio St – bhs loso, good control – side aerial, brings foot through in check – switch to split, pretty solid – 1.5 dmt, hop forward

McElligott finishes floor with 1.5 to layout, dance out, small leg separation

Buckmon – VT – Maryland – yfull, funny hold onto the stick, big lean forward but didn’t move the toes

Bowles – UB – Iowa – high ray into overshoot – giant full, late into double tuck, hop back

Vetter – BB – Ohio St – beat jump to side aerial, very good – switch, check before straddle 1/4, they could deny series if they want – gainer full, stuck

Johanson – FX – Penn St – bounce back on double pike – very nice 1.5 to 1/2, straight position, under control

Mendez-Abolnik – VT – Maryland – y1.5 hit, hop to the side, some knees

Tran – UB – Iowa – good first hs – maloney to pak, legs together well – nice hs on low – van leeuwen, hit – DLO, stuck. Excellent.

Liv is confused by Vetter’s 9.650 score but she didn’t see the broken leap connection.

Kramer – FX – front 2/1, nice control – realllly struggles with the tour jete 1/2 into wolf fulls, out of control and doesn’t get to position – rudi to loso is quite nice.

So we’ll wait on the scores to see what happened in this meet.

Tran goes 9.950 on bars to finish for Iowa with 196.700.

McCann – BB – Ohio St – falls on layout 2 foot series

FINAL
Iowa 196.700
Ohio State 196.250
Penn State 196.000
Maryland 195.300

Unlikely to hold up but a very good score for Iowa. Not enough to move ahead of Ohio State in the rankings, but Penn State falls behind both Ohio State and Iowa. Good sign for Kentucky that Ohio State and Penn State didn’t get huge bumbers.

Pitt goes 48.700 on bars, which could be a problem as they typically rely on bars to be a number. They now need to get on 49.0 pace and quickly. It has to be a good vault day.

Moving on to SEC session 1.

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Pitt opened vault with a 9.725 yfull from Pratt, Bobek follows with more distance on her yfull, hop back, slight leg sep on block. Duke bounce back yfull in the third spot.

Love that the SEC champs has to explain what a bye rotation is. I’m old enough to remember the 7-team SEC champs with three byes that no one was allowed to watch live.

Prejean falls on double front bars dismount so North Carolina will have to count 9.550 for Seabrooks.

Rotation 1 – Georgia on bye

Weaver – VT – Arkansas – yfull, lands short, chest down step forward, will need to drop that. 9.675

Green – UB – Missouri – toe on to maloney to pak, legs together smoothly – past on 1/2 turn on low – DLO, legs apart but good stick. 9.850

Ahern – BB – Auburn – hits wolf double – bhs loso, solid, holds onto it – cat leap to switch side, hit, a little tight – 1.5 dmt, a little under, small hop back/sideward. 9.775

Van Frayen – FX – Kentucky – clean double tuck, little bounce back – switch ring to switch 1/2, good feet, a little under on ring – front lay toi rudi, controls step, leg cossing in twist

Roberson – VT – Arkansas – ro 1/2 on front full is solid, little hop forward and some knee softness, legs apart on block. 9.850

Macpherson – UB – Missouri – tkatchev, hit, flexed feet – good hs on high – toe on to bail, legs together well, a little hip angle – solid js on high – FTDT, small hop to the side. 9.800

48.750 vault for Pitt. They’ll need to go a couple tenths over 49 pace on the last two events now.

Zancan – BB – Auburn – bhs loso, good amplitude – front tuck, high, little foot adjustment before beat jump and then a wobble – full turn, another wobble – 1.5 dmt, deep with a leg sep but holds the landing. 9.725

Rizo – FX – Kentucky – front through to double tuck, good chest up, controls the step – doubel pike, some lack of control trying to hold the step back – switch 1/2 to popa – slide forward on final pass. 9.825

Cucci – VT – Arkansas – Y1.5, medium hop forward, good layout. 9.800

Kelly – UB – Missouri – toe on to church to overshoot is hit well, just some foot position – good hs – toe on to stalder to double tuck, solid stick. 9.875

Bennett – FX – Kentucky – double pike, off control on landing with a balance check – switch ring to wolf hop full, looked under on switch ring – front lay to front full, a little deep and low, step – double tuck, holds it. 9.750

Huff – BB – Auburn – side aerial to loso off line and falls, so they’ll count those 9.7s – now a wobble on a beat jump – sticks dmt

Terry – UB – Missouri – hits hs on high – toe on to gienger to overshoot is excellent – FTDT, small step back. 9.850

Klein lands short on y1.5 for Arkansas with step back. 9.750

Gardner – FX – Kentucky – DLO, very high, bounce back out of control – switch side 1/2 to wolf full, under position on wolf – front tuck through to double tuck. pulls it out, under control – pike 1/2 shushunova. 9.825

Horton – UB – Missouri – shaposh to pak, good legs on pak – better vertical than most on 1/2 turn on low – hits hs on high – DLO, struggles to try to control the stick, ends up with big arm circle and lean forward. 9.750

Hagle – BB – Auburn – aerial to bhs, good knee position on aerial, well connected – side aerial, holds it – split to stag ring to korbut, I like it, not super ringed on the stag ring but I’m into the combo – gainer pike, stick. 9.800

Rodriguez FX Kentucky – front 2/1 to layout, good – switch side to wolf full – double tuck, big bounce back – back 1.5 to 1/2 to straddle, good control

Echolds – UB – Missouri – bail, good legs together – hits hs on high – blind to khorkina, good feet, not the highest – hits hs – DLO, stuck. Nailed it. 9.900

Brose – FX – Kentucky – double pike, great, chest up, under control – pulls around tour jete 1/2 to wolf full – front full to layout, dance out – front 2/1, not her biggest one but sells the control

Irvine – BB – Auburn – kickover and falls trying to connect out of it

Price – VT – Arkansas – y1.5, good one, little hop forward. 9.925

Every time they say “Baby Gigi” I think they’re going to say “Baby Jesus.” That’s the new recruiting strategy. You won’t stop hashtagging Jesus? Well, we have Baby Jesus on our teammmmmmmm

Neal – BB – Auburn – bhs loso loso, solid – switch, wobbles before split jump, breaks the combo – 1.5, leans to hold. 9.500 with mostly 9.7 SVs for no dance combo.

After 1
Missouri 49.275
Kentucky 49.175
Arkansas 49.150
Auburn 48.025

Not a great first rotation overall. Everyone except Kimarra Echols has lost their minds. Kentucky could pass Auburn in the rankings with a result here, and they’re on pace to do it. But they also have to stay ahead of Ohio State.

Rotation 2 – Arkansas on a bye

Hofseth – VT – Kentucky – yfull, odd landing with a step and then another shuffle step. 9.675

Bacskay – UB – Georgia – pulls back an arch on first hs – pak, good form – toe on to van leeuwen, legs together well – giant full to double tuck, arm circle to hold it. 9.850

Wier – BB – Missouri – aerial, little arm wave – works through it into bhs loso series but then falls – ends with gainer full hop back

Irvine – FX – Auburn – rudi to double stag, a little out of control into the corner but stays in – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full, under position –

Rizo – VT – Kentucky – yfull, great height, just pikes down at the end to find stick. 9.900

Pierson – UB – Georgia – legs together on maloney to pak – a little past on 1/2 turn on low – tight hs on high – toe full, good finish position into a stuck double tuck. 9.825

Bartman – FX – Auburn – back 1.5 to front lay, hit, a little low of amplitude on layout so arches it – switch side 1/2 to straddle, I think was fine but we cut in between because leaps aren’t real. Today’s judges are like, “I AGREE!” – wolf double, hit – double pike, bounce back

Gardner – VT – Kentucky – hs pike 1/2 bounce back, a little short with chest down but solid

Wahl – UB – Georgia – good hs – toe on to maloney to pak, nice height – small leg sep – 1/2 turn on low, a little past – good hs on high – DLO, nice stick

Jackson – BB – Missouri – aerial, good leg position, connects to bhs but a big wobble after that, lean forward at the chest to horizontal – switch to switch 1/2, great positions but tight again with a lean wobble after it – full turn – split to beat, very good – gainer pike, hop forward.

Pitt 49.050 on floor. They need the beam of their lives now for regionals. 49.125+. Season high is 48.825. Put in Caseyyyyyy.

Noonan – VT – Kentucky – ro 1/2 on pike 1/2, good distance, small hop back, solid. 9.850

Woolford – UB – Georgia – nice hs on high – pak is huge – good hs on low – toe on to van leeuwen, legs together- hits hs on high – stalder to open double tuck, hop forward. But a strong one. 9.900

Greaves – FX – Auburn – front tuck through to double tuck, constrols the step back – switch ring to switch ring 1/2, kind of rushes but shows the position – double pike,. chest down but controls

Westerlind – BB – Missouri – bhs loso, solid height – hitch kick to kickover, just keeps moving into beat – full turn, slow and smooth – beat to switch side, a little crooked, secure –

Scott – UB – Georgia – hits hs – Ray is huge and too huge into pak, hits her knees first on the mat – keeps going but that’s a fall – shuffle back on dismount

Rodriguez – VT – Kentucky – Y1.5, gets it with a bounce to the side

Huff – FX – Auburn – FTDT, controls the step, little leg position – switch ring, works through footwork into tour jete 1/2, around – front lay to front full to front tuck is solid – 9.875

Kelly – BB – Missouri – aerial, keeps moving into bhs – small arm correction on side aerial – slight waver on wolf double – 1.5 dmt, stuck. 9.875

Reingold – UB – Georgia – blind to very strong piked jaeger – pak, legs together solidly – sticks DLO. 9.925

Opening fall for Pitt on beam.

Cashion – VT – Kentucky – handspring pike 1/2, good landing, chest down but secure

Macpherson – BB – Missouri – switch to split, hit – bhs bhs loso, wobble but holds onto it, lean to the side waver – full turn – standing loso, squeezes to hold it – 1.5 dismont, stuck. 9.850

Pitt has a second fall in the second spot on beam, so that will be that. Can’t get their score now.

Lawrence – BB – Missouri – full turn, hit – side aerial to bhs, secure hit, some bent elbows/knees but solid – split jump to split jump 3/4, very nice split positions – 1.5, good stick. 9.925

After 2
Kentucky 98.450
Missouri 98.275
Auburn 97.325
Georgia 49.375
Arkansas 49.150

Missouri survives beam for 49.000 but cedes the lead to Kentucky. Georgia on the best pace so far after the 49.375 bars.

Petition that when asked what you’ve learned from your injury, a gymnast will say, “Nothing. It’s all random. Everything is pointless.”

Rotation 3 – Kentucky on bye

Greaves – VT – Auburn – yfull, large bounce back, another shuffle, leg separation on block. 9.700

Roberson – UB – Arkansas – clear hip to maloney to pak, hit – past vertical on 1/2 turn on low – short hs on high – DLO, holds stick. 9.875

Gleichowski – BB – Georgia – bhs bhs loso, hit, small check – full turn – beat to switch 1/2, under split but secure – 1.5 dmt, hop. 9.825

Jackson – FX – Missouri – high double pike, out of control on bounce back – switch ring to switch 1/2 to wolf full – front tuck through to double tuck, controls the step but chest down. 9.800

Leverton – VT – y1.5, hits it but lands lock legged and a couple small steps on landing. 9.800 is very high for two steps

Klein – UB – Arkansa s- short hs on high – hindorff catches close, into overshoot, loses leg form and close again, keeps going – DLO, little pike, small hop

Tomlin – BB – Georgia – good switch to straddle – bhs bhs loso, very nice form – 1.5 dismount, little hop

Tisler – FX – Missouri – bounce back on rudi – switch full to straddle 1/2, good completion – back 1.5 to layout, very good layout position. Very nice. 9.900

Neal – VT – Auburn – y1.5, holds a good stick, some knees and direction. 9.900

Smith – UB – Arkansas – toe on to maloney to bail, hits vertical, some leg separation – good hs on high – DLO, nice stick

Woolford – BB – Georgia – wolf double – bhs loso, solid – switch to split jump, nice horizontal position 2/1, nice absorption on stick. 9.950 and one judge goes 10.

Acevedo – FX – Missouri – double pike, bounce back out of control – back 1.5 to layout, not the rise but under control – switch 1/2 to wolf full a little short of position – double tuck, chest a little forward, sells the slide up onto her toes

Battle – BB – Georgia – switch to split, tight, shorter back leg – kickover, off balance on connection into split jump, under split – gets stronger on loso series and hit gainer full. 9.800 is soft

King – UB – Arkansas – hits tkatchev to pak, legs apart on pak – short hs on high – DLO, some piking, step back. 9.775

Zancan – VT – Auburn – fhs on, handspring front pike, doesn’t have the landing today large lunge forward, tucks at the end

Tanskanen – FX – Missouri – FTDT, slightly out of control, good height –

C Williams – BB – Georgia – bhs layout 2 feet is secure – side somi, holds it – beat to straddle 3/4 – full turn with a control arm wave – sticks gainer pike. 9.900

Cucci – UB – Arkansas – nice pak – short hs on low – van leeuwen, legs apart – DLO, flings some but gets the stick with a little pike. 9.850

Bluffstone – VT – Auburn – y1.5, lands to her feet, under rotated with a bounce back. 9.725

Griffin – FX – Missouri – double pike bounce back – front tuck through to double tuck, nice control –

Scott – BB – Georgia – full turn, smooth – bhs loso smooth – aerial to split jump to bhs, great positions, keeps moving – switch to split – fhs to rudi is under rotated with chest forward and lean, great until then

UNC finishes 196.025, Pitt 194.450, which eliminates Pitt.

Price – UB – Arkansas – toe on – misses toes on mext attempt – recasts into maloney to bail, solid – some pike in hs on high – FTDT, holds the stick. 9.750

Horton – FX – Missouri – DLO, chest down but controls it – wolf hop full is under position, connects into switch side 1/2 – front pike through to double tuck, comfortable completion, under control. 9.900

Missouri and Georgia pulling away. Auburn and Arkansas escape rough rotations overall with 49s.

After 3
Missouri 147.725
Auburn 146.325
Georgia 98.750
Kentucky 98.450
Arkansas 98.275

Rotation 4 – Auburn on bye

Lineup change for Missouri, Acevedo in on vault.

Tanskanen – VT – Missouri – handspring pike 1/2, chest up but out of control on landing with a bounce back. 9.800

Rizo – UB – Kentucky – short first hs – blind to jaeger, good toes, slightly close on catch – legs together well on bail – short hs on high – DLO, a little pike, hop back. 9.750

Park – BB – Arkansas – candle mount, hit – full turn a little tight – bhs loso, solid – switch to switch is OK, secure – 1.5 dmt, under with step back. 9.850

E Williams – FX – Georgia – double pike, high, bounce back – switch side to straddle 3/4 – front lay to front full, lowish with a dance out – double tuck, chest down, controls it. 9.850

Acevedo – VT – Missouri – yfull, high, little pike, small hop back. 9.850

Nemcek – UB – Kentucky – hits first hs – giant full, good finish into high gienger to overshoot, good legs together poisition – hits hs on high – FTDT, flings out, step back. Good on the bars, Tim almost forgot to pretend like she landed well to sell the score. 9.800

Klein – BB – standing loso loso, secure – switch to straddle 1/4, tighter position but secure – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.850

Loose opening beam scores for Arkansas.

Bacskay – FX – Georgia – FTDT, good control on landing, chest forward – 2.5 to front tuck, overcooks with slide forward

Griffin – VT – Missouri – good open on yfull position, bounce back. 9.850

Van Frayen – UB – Kentucky – good first hs – blind to jaeger, solid – short hs on high – pak, legs apart – short hs on high – FTDT, nice stick. 9.850

Weaver – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso, secure – side aerial, chest down but holds without a check – straddle to stag ring – 1.5 dismount, under rotated bounce back. 9.800

Wahl – FX – Georgia – FTDT, good chest up position, small leg separation in the air – front tuck through to double tuck, bounce back – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full, slightly out of control but rotated well

Horton – VT – Missouri – good distance and layout position on y1.5, hop forward. Very nice. 9.950 with no stick, so we’re popping off now. Kind of worried about session two.

Cucci – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso is secure – aerial is smooth – some soft knee in places in this one – switch to straddle 1/2, good – 1.5, stuck. Nice. Step up from the earlier 9.850s.

Bennett – UB – Kentucky – maloney to pak, legs together well – some shorter verticals – toe on to DLO, stuck. 9.850

Tomlin – FX – Georgia – double arabian to stag, a little slow in connection but a nice stag position – switch 1/2 to popa – front loso to double tuck, bounce back. Still goes 9.900

Echols – VT – Missouri – very high full, nice, stuck. 9.900. A good example of yfull punishment because you know they would have gone 10 if that had been a 1.5 with the same landing.

Price – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso, very nice security and extension – aerial with a big wobble, bend at the hips – hits switch to split – 2/1, chest down, hop forward. 9.725

Noonan sticks dismount on UB

Aquino – FX – Georgia – DLO, keeps front foot under control – front through to double tuck, small bounce back –

Tisler – VT – Missouri – sits down Y1.5.

Roberson – BB – Arkansas – beat to pike jump, nice – straddle 1/2 to back tuck is secure, straddle choice is better for her – full turn, smooth – side aerial to loso, good control – front lay dismount, little lean to hold. 9.950

Rodriguez – UB – Ketucky – tkatchev, hit but lower – clear hip to bail, nice legs together – DLO, small hop back

C Williams – FX – Georgia – DLO, great height and control but chest forward – switch side, over turns a little into popa – front tuck through to double tuck, pulls it out as well, deeper landing in the chest position. 9.900

After 4
Missouri 197.075
Georgia 148.175
Kentucky 147.675
Arkansas 147.625
Auburn 146.325

Missouri in with a 197, a strong-not-amazing performance that Georgia will likely pass. Good moments, a couple funky routines. Normal conference championship podium stuff.

Rotation 5

Scott – VT – Georgia – pretty yfull, little step back

Huff – UB – Auburn – maloney to overshoot, not bail handstand credit – hits hs on high – DLO, good stick

Rizo – BB – Kentucky – aerial, secure – bhs loso, holds it, a little crooked landing but no check – switch to straddle 1/4, tight in straddle position – full turn, a litlte hesitant – 1.5 dmt, arm circle to hold stick. 9.800

Klein – FX – Arkansas – double tuck, a little deep, controls it – switch side 1/2 to popa, clear landing positions

Bacskay – VT – Georgia – y1.5, good landing control and distance, arm circle to try to hold stick and tucks on block. 9.850

Booth – UB – Auburn – maloney to pak, good legs on maloney, legs apart on pak and van leeuwen – short hs on high – DLO, hop back. 9.775

Brose – BB – Kentucky – front tuck, nice height, small check – kickover, keeps moving to bhs well – switch to beat – full turn wobble – 1.5 dmt, good stick. 9.850

Cucci – FX – Arkansas – DLO, good landing, chest forward –

Moll – VT – Georgia – Y1.5 with an out of control landing, huge lunge forward, they might even be willing to go under 9.8 for a Y1.5 – 9.650

Lee – BB – Kentucky – bhs bhs loso, high, solid landing – switch to straddle 1/4, nice clear horizontal straddle position – full turn, good – 1.5 dmt, step forward

Smith – FX – Arkansas – front loso through to double tuck, chest up, little bounce back – switch side 1/2 to straddle is comfortable – double pike, good control, chest up as well. 9.900

Aquino – VT – georgia – Tsuk 1/1, great distance as usual, medium bounce back. 9.800

Bennett – BB – Kentucky – bhs loso loso righhhhtttt to the end of the beam, keeps it on – aerial, hit, some soft knee – switch, short back leg, a little hesitant into beat – gainer pike, off direction but good stick. 9.850

F Price – FX – Arkansas – DLO, pretty big bounce back – switch side, overturns some into popas, great positions but a landing precision deduction – front full to front lay, good layout position. 9.875

9.800 to 9.950 split. Let’s have a talk about what the code is.

C Williams – VT – Georgia – great Y15, big height, tries to sell the stick but does an arm wave and hesitation. 9.875

Van Frayen – BB – Kentucky – bhs onodi series, small check – full turn, wobble – aerial, smooth – switch to beat, solid – 1.5 dmt, slightly under and can’t hold onto stick with step back. 9.775

Wahl – VT – Georgia – y1.5, big dynamics, good direction, little hop forward and then another landing adjustment though. 9.850

Williams – FX – Arkansas – FTDT is a struggle, chest down and hop forward – switch side, overturns into popa – back 1.5 to front full, crossover step. 9.750.

Rodriguez – BB – Kentucky – switch to straddle 1/4 – bhs bhs loso, secure, but of knees but solid – full turn, holds it – side somi, good – 1.5 stuck

Roberson – FX – Arkansas – DLO, controls front foot – switch side, little overturn into popa – front loso to double tuck, little arm wave to control the step back. 9.900

FINAL
Georgia 197.450
Missouri 197.075
Arkansas 196.975
Kentucky 196.925
Auburn 195.300

Most significant development here is at the bottom of the standings, as Auburn’s missed meet will allow Kentucky to move into the top 16 to be seeded at their own regional, bumping Auburn into the unseeded positions. They’d go to the LSU regional on geography.

Missouri moves ahead of Arkansas for 8th, but 8-9 go to the same regional semifinal, so that’s only going to become significant if Michigan and/or Stanford make it significant later.

Georgia wins the session but not enough to challenge UCLA for 5th.

And look, they’ve even given us a nice break to restore sanity before the night sessions. (It won’t work. I’m dead inside. I’m a husk.)

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Evening Sessions

Final session of Big Tens now.

Rotation 1

Lacy Dagen giving a beam talk:

Stewart – VT – Minnesota – short landing on y1.5 with shuffle back. 9.750

Howard – UB – MSU – chruch with some leg form, into overshoot – arches hs on high bar but brings it back – sticks double tuck. 9.775

Rosen – BB – UCLA – switch to split, hit, a little tight on back leg on switch – beat to onodi, saves it with a step back on the beam – bhs loso, holds it, a little forward – full turn – 1.5 dmt, small step back. 9.850

Parenti – FX – Michigan – double pike. just keeps the stap back in bounds – a little out of control on tuck jump landing – back 1.5 to front full, controls step. 9.800

Moraw – VT – Minneosta – clean yfull, nearly holds the stick, ends up small step

Cosman – UB – MSU – good hs – toe on to maloney to pak, good legs together position – borderline final hs – giant full to double tuck, little bounce up in place

Barros – BB – UCLA – switch too straddle 1/4, good switch, a little tight in straddle 1/4 – side aerial to bhs, small lean correction – gainer full hop back. 9.850

Davis – FX – Michigan – front to double tuck, little bounce back – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, good completion on the rotation – double pike

Crump – VT – Minnesota – Y1.5 is hit, a little under rotated with a step back and off direction

Tucker – UB – MSU – toe on to maloney to bail, good finish in bail position, legs together, right on vertical – toe pike 1/2 dimt, hop back

Webster-Longin – BB – UCLA – full turn – bhs bhs loso, keeps it under control – switch to split, great back leg position – side aerial, quick arm wave to hold it – 1.5 step forward, no sticks yet. No non-9.850s yet.

Diaz – FX – Michigan – front 2/1, not under control on the dance out – wolf single – rudi to loso – switch 1/2 to wolf full, around well

Slevin – VT – Minnesota – yfull, larger bounce back

Abney – UB – MSU – Ray to overshoot, good height – pauses standing on low – small back position moment in cast – toe full to nice stick on double tuck

Sumanasekera – BB – UCLA – switch to split, good positions – bhs loso, comfortable, good back foot – aerial, slightly soft knee, into good split jump – full turn – tuck 1.5, holds onto stick with small lean adjustment. 9.925

Bauman – FX – Michigan – front 2/1, good control and rotation – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, around, wolf positions look under – back 1.5 to front lay, under control. And we’re into 9.950s

Gerdes – VT – Minnesota – nearly finds the stick on y1.5, small step back

Smith – UB – MSU – toe on to maloney to pak, that’s some maloney amplitude – arches hs on high but pulls it back – DLO, bounce back

Chiles – BB – UCLA – bhs loso, strong, good control – cat leap to switch side, holds comfortably – full turn – sdie aerial, comfortable – 2/1 stuck. 9.950

Walters – FX – Michigan – front 2/1, couldn’t see the line? but looked good – switch 1/2 to popa to straddle, good – back 1.5 to front full, shows good control, very small leg separation. 9.925

Ostrum – VT – Minnesota – y1.5, very good stick. 9.950

Kellerman – UB – MSU – blind to jaeger – good hs on high – legs together on bail, good vertical position – DLO, strong stick. 9.950

Everything is 9.950. If only we could see individual judges scores, but sadly that technology has not been invented yet. I want to see how close we were to 10s there.

Alipio – VT – UCLA – full turn, good – bhs bhs loso and falls, though they have five hits already

Ranger – FX – Michigan – DLO, high, off balance on landing with arm wave to control – switch 1/2 to popa, good – front loso to double tuck, under control. chest a little down. 9.875

After 1
Michigan 49.550
UCLA 49.425
Michigan State 49.400
Minnesota 49.300

Michigan with the lead on UCLA after one. Interested to see where they go for UCLA on floor because I thought the earlier session was loose, and then Michigan went 49.550, and now UCLA is going there. If they can pull out some 49.7+ thing, it will tell us where we’re going here.

Are we sure this is Carly Bauman’s last Big Ten Championship? She doesn’t have 17 more years of eligibility?

Rotation 2

Davis – VT – Michigan – yfull, medium bounce back, a little pike. 9.800

Abney – BB – MSU – wolf double, little hesitation – hits loso securely – switch to split leap, nice split leap, just a little slow in combo – beat jump – side aerial tuck 1.5, good stick

Gerdes – UB – Minnesota – shortish first hs – toe on to maloney, leg sep into bail, a little floppy – but good stick on FTDT. 9.850

Alipio – FX – UCLA – double pike big bounce back OOB

Guggino – VT – Michigan – Y1.5, large lunge forward out of it

Trostel – BB – MSU – wobble on onodi, keeps it on, lean check on loso series

Crump – UB – Minnesota – toe on to maloney to pak, solid – short 1/2 turn on low, past vertical – DLO, some piking, I mean she held onto the stick but also nearly touched her forehead on the mat she leaned over so much

Webster-Longin – FX – UCLA – front 2/1, mostly controlled, little crossover – 1.5 to front lay, covers with a dance out – switch ring to switch 1/2, excellent positions – rudi, small bounce

Sanger – VT – Michigan – yfull, clean, medium bounce back

Duplissis – BB – MSU – bhs bhs loso, secure – switch is under split, connect to back tuck – stuck dmt

Ostrum – UB – Minnesota – hits piked jaegar, some legs – great pak, legs together – DLO, step back

Jordan – VT – Michigan – great distance on yfull, holds onto the stick, lean forward

Barros – FX – UCLA – back 1.5 to front lay, controls the step – switch full, very good completion – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down, quick cover to present – switch 1/2 and wolf full also excellent. 9.875

Smith – BB – Michigan State – bhs loso, secure – some feet – beat to straddle 1/4, little foot hesitation on landing – full turn, very good – double tuck, holds onto landing, little bounce up in place

Slevin – UB – Minnesota – good first hs – maloney to pak, legs together nicely – toe on to van leeuwen, legs also together – DLO, stuck. Quite good.

Diaz – VT – Michigan – really short Y1.5, stumble back, keeps it to her feet but a couple lunges back

Sumanasekera – FX – UCLA – DLO, good control, slightly piked down at the end but not too much – switch ring to switch 1/2 wolf full, good clear ring extension – 1.5 to lay, hit, a little lower and off to the side

Tucker – BB – Michigan State – cat leap to aerial to bhs, some knee in bhs, gets the combo after a slight hitch in momentum – beat to split jump 3/4, big lean forward wobble – side aerial, pulls it out – full turn – stuck dmt

Saltzman – UB – Minnesota – toe 1/2 to jaeger, good feet – bail, slight hip angle, legs together – hits hs on high – DLO, lower with step forward

Ranger basically had the stick on her Y1.5 but can’t quite hold the finish position, tries to scream through it but ends up leaning

Sullivan – FX – UCLA – DLO, good control, high but pikes down at the very end – front through to double tuck, strong, controls step. 9.950

Cosman – BB – MSU – wolf double, gets it around, teeters through it – side aerial to loso, secure, soft knees in the series – switch to korbut, short back leg – 1.5, stuck

Lyden – UB – Minnesota – toe on to maloney to bail, good legs together positions – hits hs on high – DLO, floaty, gets it. Good. 9.950

Chiles – FX – UCLA – DLO, chest up controls the step – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full, landing positions looked clear – front tuck through to double tuck, little hesitant on controlling the foot placement on step – pike full shsuhunova

Team can’t decide whether she got a 10 or not. May or may not know how Big Tens work.

10.000 for Chiles. Not her strongest on that final pass, not one of her 10ier 10s. Also felt inevitable with how loose floor has been.

After 2
UCLA 99.100
Michigan State 98.775
Minnesota 98.675
Michigan 98.650

A pretty ragged vault for Michigan drops them from first to last. UCLA does take advantage of floor for a pretty big lead, but will have to get through vault as Michigan State gets to go to floor now.

ACC and Big 12 about to get started. Will want to keep an eye on the scores there. The implications. They’re so implicationy.

Rotation 3

Sumanasekera – VT – UCLA – yfull, good layout position, a little forward on landing with a shuffle. 9.850

Jordan – UB – Michigan – good first hs – blind to jaeger gets very crooked in the air with a close catch – is able to cast out and get the bail – giant full is solid into double tuck, chest down hop forward

Ostrum – BB – Minnesota – bhs loso, good control – full turn, arm wave correction – switch to straddle 1/4, solid attention to back leg, looks like the choreopgraphy arms through a hesitation there – finishes stuck gainer full

Lebter – FX – MSU – rudi to loso, good height

Rosen – VT – UCLA – y1.5, hits it – hop to the side and some knees

Clapper UB – Michigan – hits piked jaeger on bails, some pike through bail – good hs on high – DLO, some feet, little hop

Stewart sticks gainer full after a strong beam hit.

Marquart – FX – MSU – FTDT, controls the step back – rudi loso, good control

Webster-Longin – VT – UCLA – y1.5, holds onto the stick with a couple arm circles, a little off direction – good layout position

Moraw – BB – Minnesota – full turn – bhs loso, pretty big wobble, lean to the side – checks through it, gainer full, little hop

Diaz – UB – Michigan – toe on to maloney to bail, nice vertical bail position – hits hs on high – DLO, high, holds the stick

Duplissis – FX – Michigan St – high piked full in, some chest down but strong – switch side 1/2 to straddle, around – back 1.5 to front lay, high, tries to controld ance out

Jenkins – VT – UCLA – y1.5, holds onto the stick well, some knees and leg separation on block, good landing – 9.950 goes high for me with knees and block

Rowray – BB – Minnesota – bhs loso, chest down arm wave wobble

Bauman – UB – Michigan – great high jaeger to overshoot, good extension – blind to double front, nearly sticks, little shuffle

Ortiz – FX – Michigan St – FTDT, large bounce back OOB

Sullivan – VT – UCLA – Y1.5, hits it, little shuffle around, tries to minimize, small leg sep on block

Lauren Pearl I think saw a ghost on beam and fell

Sanger – UB – Michigan – good first hs – blind to piked jaeger, a little close but fine, pak, legs together – short hs on high – DLO, legs apart, holds onto stick with little lean

Tucker – FX – MSU – another solid rudi to loso – front 2/1, controls the step forward

Chiles – VT – UCLA – DTY is strong – little leg cross, little slide back. 9.925

Lew – UB – Michigan – nice first hs – toe 1/2 to piked jaeger, good – pak, small leg sep – hits hs on high – DLO, pikes down and lands locked with a little shuffle around. 9.750

Surprising beam situation for Minnesota as Lyuden also falls.

Smith – FX – Michigan St – FTDT, chest up well, slide back – straddle jump – switch side 1/2 to straddle – front tuck through to double tuck, right on, good landing. 9.950

After 3
UCLA 148.550
Michigan State 148.225
Michigan 147.775
MInnesota 147.250

Minnesota counts a fall on beam and Michigan counts a couple 9.7s on bars to fall back. UCLA a comfortable lead but Michigan State still in this if they have one of their vault rotations and UCLA is steppy on bars.

Over at ACCs, they’ve said absolutely not to any of this to the beginning of Stanford’s vault rotation, so it’s going to be a real battle now.

Rotation 4

Duplissis – VT – Michigan St – Y1.5, lands short with step back

Sumanasekera – UB – UCLA – Stalder shap to pak, hit – past on 1/2 turn on low – FTDT, chest up, solid landing

Parenti – BB – Michigan – little lean correction on loso series – switch to split, very nice combination – aerial to split, good positions – 1.5 dismount, holds the stick

Marquart – VT – Michigan St – hits Y1.5, step forward, some knees

Saltzmann – FX – Minnesota – double pike, chest forward with step – switch 1/2 to popa, around well – double tuck, chest up, shows control

Walters – BB – Michigan – kickover, connects to bhs, good – switch 1/2 to beat – punch front full, under with slide back

Webster-Longin – UB – UCLA – good first hs – maloney with leg sep into pak, loses feet a little – slight hesitation on 1/2 turn on low but finishes with good vertical – clear hip, finds stick on FTDT

Trostel – VT – Michigan St – Y1.5, hop to the side

Gerdes – FX – Minnesota – front through to double tuck, chest up, controls step back – switch ring and ring 1/2 have some angle in split position – doubel pike, large bounce back, possible step OOB

Davis – BB – Michigan – bhs loso, solid control – cat to side aerial to beat jump, gets the connection – full turn – switch to pike, low back leg on switch – gainer full, step back

Matthews – UB – UCLA – pak, nice form – toe on to van leeuwen, leg sep – hits hs on high – DLO, chest down with a hop forward

Tucker – VT – Michigan St – better Y1.5, little hop forward

Swartzmiller – FX – Minnesota – rudi to straddle jump, I like the twisting form in the rudi- switch side 1/2 to straddle 1/2, good – 1.5 to lay is also solid. That was a nice one.

Ranger – BB – Michigan – bhs loso, good amplitude, comfortable landing – switch to pike jump – kickover with arm circle wobble

Nikki Smith medium hop forward on Y1.5

Barros – UB – UCLA – board mover in the way but I think it started fine? 0 van leeuwen is nice, legs together, DLO, holds the stick

Gonsiorowski – FX – Minnesota – FTDT, chest up, controls step, some leg separation – front tuck through to double tuck, very comfortable landing – switch side to popa to straddle jump, around

Sullivan – UB – UCLA – toe on to tkatchev to pak, small leg separation – DLO, little piking and leg sep, step back

Ostrum – FX – Minnesota – front tuck through to double tuck, legs together well, chest up, controls step back – switch side to popa to straddle, around – rudi to loso, good toe point –

Maile has been holding Kayli Boozer’s hands for like 15 minutes.

Boozer – BB – Michigan – switch to switch split jump to straddle jump, great positions, leg up wobble on landing – wobble lean on full turn as well – loso series, strong – aginer full, stuck

Chiles – UB – UCLA tkatchev paked to pak, high, a little close but casts out – past 1/2 turn on low – DLO, strong stick. 9.950

Six-way tie for the win on bars because everyone is equally almost perfect.

Lyden – FX – Minnesota – good control on front full out of first pass – 2.5, good control as well there

Kellerman – VT – Michigan State – handspring pike 1/2, great, little hop back

Bauman – BB – Michigan – full turn – bhs loso, secure landing – – split to straddle 1/2, little check – side somi, another small lean correction – switch 1/2, a little under – gainer pike, good stick

We have a one tenth team deduction for Michigan now and still no score for Ranger. Out of order?

FINAL (?)
UCLA 198.100
Michigan State 197.475
Minnesota 196.900
Michigan 196.800

Still waiting on a score for Ranger, so Michigan’s total might change. But it looks like they’re ahead of Michigan State and behind Missouri/Arkansas regardless. And there’s even a few minutes for hand replacement surgery before SECs starts.

Ranger is in with 9.825, so only min

UCLA moves ahead of Alabama but Alabama could still go back in front for 4th with a season high in a second.

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I did not see Ana Padurariu’s bars, but what I am seeing is a 5.200. Looks like she fell on a maloney and was a little shaken up and they decided to pull her. So Utah is counting a 9.575 on bars for 49.050.

Denver leads Utah by .050 after 2.

Cal leads Clemson by .075 after 2, but Stanford is pulling it back quickly.

Our typical sprouts promo where the gymnasts get a bag of chips. They’re like, “Thanks? You know my boyfriend gets given like, cars, right?”

Rotation 1

Blessey – VT – Oklahoma – handspring pike 1/2, solid, bounce back

Zeiss – UB – LSU – hits first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, smooth – solid attention to 1/2 turn on low – hits hs on high – FTDT, flexed feet, staggered landing, good stick

9.900s for both opening routines. Strap in.

Draser – BB – Florida – we are in ORANGE tonight – bhs loso, secure – switch, little pause before switch 1/2, under split position – 1.5 dmt, leg crossing, good stick

LaCoursiere – FX – Alabama – double tuck, good chest up position – really struggles on leap combo, lower switch ring and then misses her feet into a full twisting hop nothing – front lay, some form, into rudi to straddle

Still gets 9.825 with a major error on dance combo, so that’s where we are

Wells – VT – Oklahoma – Y1.5, medium step forward

Cowan – UB – LSU – good frist sh – Ray to overshoot, is solid – hits hs on high – DLO, hop back. 9.850

Arana – BB – Florida – bhs loso, smooth – aerial, good extension in front leg – switch to switch 1/2, tight, under split with a wobble – gainer full, stuck. 9.800

Rybicki – FX – Alabama – double tuck, chest down, controls – switch side 1/2 to popa, a little indistinct – back 1.5 to front full, good control, soft knees

Scheible – VT – Oklahoma – handspring pike 1/2, good height, bounce back, not as much distnace as Blessey but high

Blakely – BB – Florida – wolf triple, comfortably around – aerial to bhs, smoothly connected – switch 1/2 to beat, good lift in switch 1/2 – wolf jump – hold stick on gainer full. 9.900

Ulrich – UB – LSU – toe on to maloney, leg sep, into pak, hit – 1/2 turn on low, fine – DLO, little bounce up in place. 9.900

Estep – VT – Oklahoma – Y1.5, lunge forward, a bit of knees

Matters – FX – Alabama – front tuck through to double tuck, good control – switch side to popa, a little out of control – double pike, controls the step

Frazier – BB – Florida – aerial, continues moving to loso, small check – split to split ring, excellent – 1.5 dmt, holds onto stick. 9.850

Chio – UB – LSU – maloney with leg separation into bail, good vertical – solid hs on high – blind to khorkina, fine – hits hs on high – FTDT, clean stick. 9.950

Mueller – VT – Oklahoma – Y1.5, lower, lands under with a step back. Still gets 9.825. Everything is the same. There are no mistakes.

Ra-Akbar – FX – Alabama – front through to 2.5, does well to control the landing – nice switch ring to switch 1/2 – 1.5 to layout, good

DiCello – BB – Florida – candle mount, hit – wolf double, good – switch to split, well done – bhs loso, hits, was a little forward, controls it well – aerial, good – gainer full, good stick.

Blackson – UB – LSU – bail, legs together – hits hs on high – blind to khorkina, good height – DLO, a little piking, hop back and extra adjustment movement.

Fatta – VT – Oklahoma – nearly sticks Y1.5, a little movement and then extra adjustment to try to hold finish position

Harris-Miranda – BB – Florida – bhs loso bhs, comfortable – switch to straddle 1/4, solid – full turn, hit – 1.5 dmt, holds onto the stick.

Sears – FX – Alabama – DLO, legs a little apart, leap landing but a bad angle to see it – switch side 1/2 to popa – front tuck through to double tuck. controls step back. 9.850 with a 9.750/9.900 split.

McClain – UB – LSU – Church was insanely close – casts out of it – pak is hit – 1/2 turn on low, good position – hits hs on high – FTDT, step back

A gigantic error, so I assume 9.825? Oh, 9.750.

Gladieux – FX – Alabama – FTDT, chest up, controls step back, leg separation in shins, or as Taylor says “perfect” – tour jete 1/2 to popa, around well – rudi to split jump, shows control. 9.950

After 1
Florida 49.525
LSU 49.475
Alabama 49.425
Oklahoma 49.325

Oklahoma in last after one rotation is the surprise there. No stuck vaults. I do think Florida had the strongest first rotation, but there’s no such thing as mistakes, just being Southern Differently, so everyone is very close.

Utah 49.525 on beam to open up a big lead at Big 12s now.

Rotation 2

Pederson – UB – Oklahoma – hits first hs – Ray, solid – righter hs after – toe on to pak, legs together well – 1/2 turn on low, a little late – strong hs on high – DLO, leans forward to hold the stick. 9.900

G Disidore – FX – Florida – rudi to double stag, controls it, slightly soft knees – back 1.5 to front lay, step forward, stays in bounds but a balance correction to do so. 9.825

LaCoursiere – VT – Alabama – y1.5, larger hop forward. 9.825

Coen – BB – LSU – aerial to beat jump, hit – bhs loso, chest down but secure – switch to split, tighter today – 2/1, bounce back. 9.850

Murphy – UB – Oklahoma – toe on to maloney to pak, clean. Sticks double tuck. 9.950

Sears – VT – Alabama – Y1.5, hop forward and a very silly lean to try to show control like she got poked in the back. 9.800

Ferris – FX – Florida – FTDT, just holds the front foot down – switch side 1/2 to straddle, comfortable – back 1.5 to layout, good straight position, not a lot of rise into the layout –

Zeiss – BB – LSU – beat jump, side aerial, balance – aerial to bhs, lean to the side wobble – switch to split is comfortable – wolf double, hit, little arm to control – gainer tuck full, stuck, some direction. 9.800

Fatta – UB – Oklahoma – Church to pak good height – hits hs on high – DLO, little pike, little landing movement –

Frazier – FX – Florida – DLO, not as high as she can, pikes it down at the end but does control the landing – excellent ring and switch position – front tuck through to double tuck, just keeps front foot down it looked. 9.900

Gladieux – VT – Alabama – Y1.5, bound forward, some knee position. 9.800

Drayton – BB – LSU – switch 1/2, I love that she can be tight and still hit the switch 1/2 position better than most – bhs loso, good – switch and split – 2/1, slide back. 9.850

Estep hits Tkatchev, a little close but hit. Stuck FTDT.

Paradise – VT – Alabama – Y1.5, lands a little short and slides back and continues to slide to the side

DiCello – FX – Florida – FTDT, little bounce back, some legs apart in the air – 1.5 to front lay, hit

Lincoln – BB – LSU – aerial leans through it to connect to bhs – switch to split jump, excellent position and height – bhs 1.5, good stick. 9.900

Scheible – UB – Oklahoma – blind to jaeger – a little tight on hs – bail – better hs on high – FTDT, great position and stuck

Ra-akbar – VT – Y1.5, great position in the air but another large bounce forward and still goes 9.900

Blakely – FX – Florida – double front to stag, out of control on stag with an arm wave in the air, into the corner – switch 1/2 and popa, very good positions – back 1.5 to layout, hit. 9.850

McClain – BB – LSU – switch to switch 1/2 to beat – aerial to bhs, connected smoothly – full turn is solid – side aerial, holds it – gainer full, hodls landing/ 9.950

Torrez – UB – Oklahoma – Ray, hit – toe on to pak, small leg break but improved from earilier – a little past on 1/2 turn – hits hs on high – DLO, little shuffle together and gets 9.950.

Kvamme – VT – Alabama – Y1.5 is hit, hop forward, some knees

Harris-Miranda – FX – Florida – front tuck through to double tuck, bounce back, legs a little apart in double tuck – switch side 1/2 to straddle to shushunova – 1.5 to 1/2 to double stag, shows control

Chio – BB – LSU – bhs mount, good – bhs loso, solid – full turn, holds it – aerial to split jump, smooth – switch to split is good – 1.5 dmt, a little deep but holds onto the stick. 9.950.

After 2
LSU 98.975
Florida 98.950
Oklahoma 98.925
Alabama 98.600

Congratulations on being the same, for you are the same.

Aba Barbosu goes 9.950 on floor but it’s not enough to pass Clemson (!) which wins the ACC title with a 49.450 on bars. Stanford had huge numbers on the last three but couldn’t come back from 48.800 on vault.

Oklahoma pulled it back in contention with the top score of rotation 2, Alabama falling off the pace with some landing struggles on vault.

Justin Howell is being interviewed and the team tried to put a championship hat on him during the interview and he was like ABSOLUTELY NOT, respect the hair.

Utah goes 49.725 on floor to get to 197.675 and win the Big 12 by more than a point.

Rotation 3

Walker – UB – Alabama – hits first hs – maloney to pak, small leg sep at the end – van leeuwen – FTDT, legs slightly apart, good stick. 9.875

Pilgrim – VT – Florida – y1.5 is hit, hop forward, not going to be the most dynamics, but solid. 9.900

Innes – FX – LSU – front 2/1, good lift, little slide forward, large bounce forward on second pass – tour jete 1/2 to popa, under split on tour jete – rudi to double stag, under control. 9.900

Fatta – BB – Oklahoma – bhs loso, holds onto it – side aerial check – angle in split on switch side – switch to split, good – gainer full, lean forward to hold the stick. 9.875

Gladieux – UB – Alabama – blind to jaeger to overshoot, good amplitude, some foot flexing and leg separation – gaint full is past, into double tuck, flexed feet, good stick. 9.850

Frazier – VT – Florida – DTY, medium bounce back, some knee position. 9.850

Ballou – FX – LSU – DLO, pikes down at the end, good control – switch side, a ltitle tight, into wolf full – rudi, bounce back

Wells – BB – Oklahoma – switch side aerial with an arm wave corection – full turn – switch to split, hit – bhs loso, good back leg extension – 1.5, stuck

Pawlak – UB – Alabama – goot first hs – toe on to maloney to bail, good legs together position – short hs on high – DLO, chest down, hop forward. 9.825

DiCello – VT – Florida – Y1.5, hop forward, bit of knees, great distance

Coen – FX – LSU – front 2/1, hit, slightly out of control on back leg – front lay to front full – tour jete 1/2 to popa popa is around –

Murphy – BB – Oklahoma – bhs loso, good extension – aerial, a bit of front knee, comfortable full turn – split ring jump – gainer full, good stick

Fuller – UB – Alabama – tight first hs – pak, smooth – toe on to van leeuwen, leg form is nice – a little tight in all these hs – DLO, piking, holds onto landing.

Ferris – VT – Florida – solid Y1.5, medium hop forward.

Pederson – BB – Oklahoma – secure on the bhs loso series – side somi , hit – hitch kick to switch side, tight straddle position – 2/1 dismount step back

Drayton – FX – LSU – DLO, short today, chest forward with step – switch ring to switch 1/2 is excellent – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down and step. 9.825. Mistakes are 9.825 and the same as hits.

Blakely – VT – Florida – medium hop back on Lopez

Lacoursiere – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, great form on pak – hits hs on low – van leeuwen, nice – hits hs on high – FTDT, big lean forward and arm circle to try to hold stick

Chio – FX – LSU – open FTDT, step back, borderline but I think she stays in – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, around well, solid rhythm in the passage of dance today – 2.5 to front tuck, quick step out but under control

Mueller sticks dismount for 9.900

Harris – VT – Florida – lands short on Y1.5 with a slide back and then doesn’t hold finish position in step salute

Ra-Akbar – UB – Alabama – hits hs on high – toe on to pak, great – toe on to van leeuwen – good – toe on to double tuck, hop back

Torrez – BB – Oklahoma – wolf jump, high – side aerial to loso, excellent – full turn – switch to straddle, good positions – bhs gainer full, high, stuck

And we have a 10.000 for Torrez. All four judges.

Lincoln – FX – LSU – DLO, high, controls the step back – switch to gogean, around clearly for credit – front lay to front full, high, good. Nice routine. 9.950. One judge goes 10.

After 3
Oklahoma 148.550
LSU 148.500
Florida 148.375
Alabama 148.000

Well, we’ve got ourselves the makings. Oklahoma gets to finish on floor. Florida gets to finish on their best event. LSU has the big three to finish on vault.

Rotation 4

Zeiss – VT – LSU – Y1.5, solid pop, little hop forward, some loose knees. 9.875. One judge went 9.950, so this is going to be an experience. 9.800-9.950 split

Frazier – UB – Florida – toe on to maloney to pak, hit, slightly loose back – hits hs on high – DLO, holds onto the stick

LaCoursiere – BB – Alabama – check on double stag – aerial to bhs, hit, a bit of knee – 1.5, stick. 9.850

Murphy – FX – Oklahoma – front through to double tuck, controls it, some chest position – back 1.5 to layout, not the highest one – switch 1/1. 9.900

McClain – VT – LSU – clean yfull, bounce back. 9.850

Pilgrim – UB – Florida – maloney to tkatchev hit, solid distance on tkatchev, the maloney is always a little flatter than others – pak is good – 1/2 turn on low, a little past – FTDT, good stick. 9.925

Birt – BB – Alabama – wolf single – aerial to split jump, good split position – bhs loso, solid landing, good position – beat to split ring jump tentiative with a wobble

Fatta – FX – Oklahoma – front full through to 2.5, works it out, but a little off to the side and some knee position – tour jete 1/2 to popa, around – front 2/1, slightly under-rotated with a crossover step. 9.925, I had more things than that.

Roberts – VT – LSU – good amplitude on handspring pike 1/2 but a pretty big bounce back. Still goes 9.900.

Blakely – UB – Florida – Stalder tkatchev piked to pak, very good – 1/2 turn on low, finish position is correct – toe higgins, a little past, to double front 1/2 out, good landing. 9.975. Here comes Florida.

Wells – FX – Oklahoma – front tuck through to double tuck, slide back – switch full to wolf full, gets it around – back 1.5 to front lay, very clean.

Lincoln – VT – LSU – Y1.5, great height and distance but did have two separate hops on landing, so you have to deduct for both

DiCello – UB – Florida – good first hs – Church to pak, nice, legs together – van leeuwen, legs together, FTDT, great. Another 9.975

Pawlak – FX – Oklahoma – double pike, controls the front foot – switch 1/2 to wolf full, switch 1/2 a little under, nice wolf full – back 1.5 to front full, a bit of knees, under control. 9.875

Drayton – FX – LSU – Y1.5, with a ltitle hop, and then the mat slid under her feet causing another step

Harris – UB – Florida – good first hs – Ray, solid – good hs on high – toe on to bail, legs together – precise position – hits hs on high – DLO, piking, which you need to take, good stick. 10.000. I feel like DiCello’s is more of a 10 than Harris’s, they’re just in different places in the lineup.

Mueller – FX – Oklahoma – front tuck through to double tuck, chest down movement – rudi with chest down and hop to the side – that should be the dropped score.

Chio – VT – LSU – holds onto the stick, a little lock legged with a lean so not her best, but good. Still gets 9.975 because we’re soooo done. Scores are vibes and situational, not routine based.

McCusker – UB – Florida – good hs – stalder shap to pak, good form – van leeuwen, legs together – stalder to double tuck, deeeeeep landing and a hop, so shouldn’t be a counter, but who knows. And a 9.925. OK fine.

Estep – FX – Oklahoma – front lay to front 2/1, good control, just a bit of knees – switch 1/2 to wolf full, a little under – 2.5 with dance out, good routine, should not get the score they need to win though. She still gets a 9.950 and will come a .025 shy of Florida.

Oooooh boy.

FINAL
Florida 198.175
Oklahoma 198.150
LSU 197.950
Alabama 197.475

I’m good with it. Florida was very strong on bars and beam. Not awesome on vault and floor, but neither was anyone today, really? I don’t think Oklahoma’s finishing floor today was of the level that the scores are trying us it was. Scores very much built at the end of the meet. Final rotation bias, but Florida was by far the best of the three contenders in the final rotation.

So Oklahoma clinches season ending #1. LSU will be 2 and Florida 3. UCLA moves ahead of Alabama for 4th, Alabama drops to 5th.