Friday, April 3
1:00pm ET 10:00am PT	UK SF #1 [8] Missouri [9] Arkansas NC State Maryland	SCORES	ESPN+
4:00pm ET 1:00pm PT	OSU SF #1 [5] Alabama [12] Utah Denver Oregon St	SCORES	ESPN+
7:00pm ET 4:00pm PT	UK SF #2 [1] Oklahoma [16] Kentucky Ohio St Rutgers	SCORES	ESPN+
10:00pm ET 7:00pm PT	OSU SF #2 [4] UCLA [13] Minnesota Iowa Washington	SCORES	ESPN+

I regret to report that all of the seeded teams advanced from yesterday’s semifinals. I shall find it very difficult to accept if today’s teams replicate such abject disappointment.

Pre-meet lineups
The most interesting development to me is Lauren Williams not listed on floor for Arkansas (she’s still listed to vault). Morgan Price is in there instead, doing AA. Leah Smith also returns to vault, and Avalon Campbell returns to bars.

A couple changes back to typical lineups for Missouri compared to SECs. Jackson is back in on vault, and Tanskanen is back in on beam instead of Westerlind. For Maryland, Kogler is back on beam and floor after only vaulting at Big Tens. NC State is running out the same gymnasts as ACCs.

Very funny to me to have Morgan Price as the SEC Newcomer of the Year. Yes, that newcomer. We’ve just…never seen her before!

Kentucky Semifinal 1 – Rotation 1

Wright – VT – NC State – yfull, medium bounce back, piking, good height. 9.800

Green – UB – Missouri – good first hs – toe on to maloney, small leg break, into pak, solid – 1/2 turn on low – hits hs on high – DLO, little leg separation, one tenth step back. 9.775

Bingham – BB – Maryland – full turn – bhs loso, small waver – cat leap to side aerial is smooth – beat to split jump 3/4, holds again with small hesitation – sticks 1.5. 9.825

Klein – FX – Arkansas – front tuck to double tuck, little rebound back – switch side 1/2 to straddle – front lay to front full, under control. 9.850

Fisk – VT – NC State – yfull, larger bounce back. 9.650

Macpherson – UB – Missouri – tighter first hs – hits tkatchev – to on to bail, legs together – FTDT, a bit low, small slide back. 9.775

Reade – BB – Maryland – bhs loso, hit, soft knee form – cat to switch 1/2, hit securely – full turn with wobble – switch to pike jump, lean – 1.5, larger bounce out. 9.700

Cucci – FX – Arkansas – DLO, good control, little pike down – swtich side to popa, finish positions looked solid – front tuck through to double tuck, chest way down, secure landing. 9.825

Rardin – VT – NC State – handspring pike 1/2, high, a little out of control with a bounce and then another step. 9.700

Engelmayer – BB – Maryland – beat to split ring jump, lower with a check – bhs loso, good feet, secure landing – full turn, little hesitation – side aerial 2 feet – side aerial 1.5, step forward. 9.750

Kelly – UB – Missouri – church to overshoot is solid – stalder to double tuck, bounce back – 9.800

Smith – FX – Arkansas – front loso to double tuck, slide back, to the edge but in – switch side 1/2 to straddle – double pike, little bit of shuffling that front foot around again but lands up, good chest position. 9.850

Hall – VT – NC State – yfull, more piking but secures the landing – 9.775

DeFrees – BB – Maryland – bhs loso, off line and falls

Terry – UB – Missouri – hits first hs – toe on to gienger to overshoot, good hit – shorter hs on high – FTDT, good stick. 9.900.

M Price – FX – Arkansas – double pike, good control – back 2.5, slide forward out of it – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full lands slightly under the full twist, good positions – front lay to front full, under control. 9.900

Myers – VT – NC State – yfull, pretty solid height, some pike, slide back. 9.800

Horton – UB – Missouri – good first hs – shaposh to pak, legs together – past 1/2 turn on low, small hesitation stepping up to high – good hs on high – DLO, pretty, stuck. 9.925

Kogler – BB – Maryland – bhs bhs loso, solid – switch to split, hit, low back leg on split – full turn, little hesitant – gainer full, little rebound. 9.775

F Price – FX – Arkansas – DLO, bounce back – switch side, over turns into popas, excellent height and position, can deduct for landing precision – front full to front lay, little steppy. 9.875

Thomas – VT – NC State – yfull, good distance, bounce up. 9.875

Komoroski – BB – Maryland – one arm bhs to loso, good leg position, small waver – aerial, check – switch to split, good back foot – full turn – 1.5 dmt, little hop. 9.875

Echols – UB – Missouri – bail with a small arch, pulls it back – hits khorkina – DLO, hop back. 9.800

Roberson – FX – Arkansas – DLO, shows control – switch side, over turns into popa – front loso to double tuck, chest down, hop forward. 9.925. Very funny to me that she landed short on her last pass and got basically the same score she always does.

Middleon – UB – ball St – maloney to bail, leg sep in maloney – giant full to double tuck, little hop.

Good 1.5 dmt stick from Szymanski on beam.

Dewar – FX – Brown – back 1.5 to front full, hop to the side, some knee position – tour jete 1/2 to popa – double tuck, a little deep, controls the landing – gogean, pulls around, a little under

After 1
Arkansas 49.400
Missouri 49.200
NC State 48.950
Maryland 48.925

The favorites separating themselves early. Missouri started slowly, but bars was very stick-based, so when Missouri started sticking, the scores came.

My current thesis is that you can learn everything possible about a team by watching how they put the team sticker on the draw when they advance. Are they putting it parallel with the line? Is half the team stressed out if there’s a crease in it? Are they screaming so hard it’s diagonal?

Kentucky Semifinal 1 – Rotation 2

Wieber maintaining her UCLA heritage by always changing the vault lineup at the last second. Looks like they just switched the order, not the athletes?

Myers – UB – NC Stat e- maloney to bail, little ankle cross in bail – full, past, into double tuck, good landing. 9.750

DeFrees – FX – Maryland – double tuck, bounce back – front lay front full with a slide forward – good clear switch side 1/2 and straddle landing positions. 9.800

Smith – VT – Arkansas – high yfull, good stick, just a little pike. 9.900

Jackson – BB – Missouri – aerial, leans through connection to bhs, keeps moving – switch to switch 1/2, little pause before beat – full turn – holds gainer pike dmt with small lean. 9.850

Fisk – UB – NC State – toe on to maloney, lower maloney amplitude with a leg break but connects to a clean pak – past on 1/2 turn on low – good finish position on full turn, into double tuck, stuck.9.800

Roberson – VT – Arkansas – ro 1/2 on front lay full – pretty large bound forward. 9.700

Kogler – FX – Maryland – double tuck, chest down, step forward – tour jete 1/2 to wolf 1.5, a little bouncy but around – back 1.5 to lay, takes it too far/flat and steps OOB. 9.675

Wier – BB – Missouri – aerial, also lean checks through connection into bhs bhs – full turn – split, a little slow into straddle 1/2 with a check – solid gainer full stick. 9.725

Reid – UB – NC State – toe on to maloney to pak – FTDT, nearly solid the stick ends up with a foot shift. 9.800

Klein – VT – Arkansas – y1.5 a little under with a step back. 9.800

Engelmayer – FX – Maryland – front 2/1, big crossover lunge, just stays in bounds – tour jete 1/2 to split full split full – back 1.5 to lay, whips it around, little slide

Tanskanen – BB – Missouri – bhs loso, wobble lean to the side – beat to straddle 1/2, secure – aerial, waver before beat jump – 1.5 dmt, holds stick with lean forward. 9.775

Volk – UB – NC State – toe on to Ray, falls

Williams – VT – Arkansas – y1.5, medium hop forward. 9.775

Komoroski – FX – NC State – rudi, good control, a little forward – switch ring, footwork got off so kind of struggled to get up to next ring position – 1.5 to 1/2 to split jump, some travel back

Kelly – BB – Missouri – aerial, smoother into bhs – hits wolf double – 1.5 stuck. 9.850

M Price – VT – Arkansas – Y1.5, great height, holds onto the stick, was a little back on her heels but keeps the landing with a waver. One judge went 10 despite a full balance check

Macpherson – BB – Missouri – switch to split jump, good – bhs bhs loso, holds it, little hesitation, mostly solid – wobble on gainer loso – 1.5 dmt, under and arm circle step back. 9.750

Hadrick – UB – NC St – blind to jaeger, a little crooked but caught, connects to overshoot – FTDT, good stick

Rech – FX – Maryland – double tuck, bounce back, good height – back 1.5 to layout, solid

Cucci – VT – Arkansas – y1.5 was odd but also stuck? – block was strange and legs fully crossed and didn’t get a ton of distance but then held onto a stick. 9.825

Lawrence – BB – Missouri – full turn – side aerial to loso and falls. Counting three 9.7s in that lineup now.

Harper – UB – NC State – finishes DLO, nice stick

Reade – FX – Maryland – DLO, very deep, chest down, step forward – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5 – rotates well, lower position on switch – front lay to front full, slide forward. 9.775

Missouri with a very tight beam rotation, lots of kind of hesitant combinations even before the fall.

Bellan – UB – Ball St – stalder shap to bail, hit – DLO, chest down, step

Royer – FX – SCSU – front fully to front lay, good position in full – switch side 1/2 to straddle, a little bouncy – rudi in shorter, hop forward into split

After 2
Arkansas 98.650
Missouri 98.150
Maryland 97.950
NC State 97.875

Maryland and NC State not really challenging Missouri getting sub-49 on beam, but it’s still close. Missouri still in position for a big floor that can end this thing.

Kentucky Semifinal 1 – Rotation 3

Frankie Price is in full “my event is done and now it’s Cheez-Its time” mode and I like that.

Kogler – VT – Maryland – yfull, high, not a ton of distance, but solid landing, small bounce up 9.825

Roberson – UB – Arkansas – clear hip to maloney to pak, a little close – works through 1/2 turn on low with some body position – DLO, holds stick with lean forward

Harper – BB – NC State – bhs loso, under with a wobble, leg up chest forward – solid on split 3/4 – cat leap to switch side, check – full turn – kickover with a lean – front tuck full is deep, lunge back. 9.550

Jackson – FX – Missouri – high double pike, little bounce – switch (ring attempt but not enough head release to be recognizable) to switch 1/2 to wolf full, around well – front tuck to double tuck, bounce back – 9.850

Engelmayer – VT – Maryland – yfull, solid, small slide back and some pike. 9.750

Volk – BB – NC State – full turn, hit – bhs bhs loso, hit – switch to tuck 3/4, low but hits securely – kickover, hit – gainer full, chest down, hop forward

Tisler – FX – Missouri – front lay to rudi, good control – switch full to straddle 1/2, well completed – back 1.5 to layout, good rise in layout. 9.875

Reade out of control on yfull landing with large bounce back. 9.575

Smith – UB – Arkansas – toe on to maloney, leg seps into bail – good hs on high – DLO, small movement back. 9.875

The DJ in Kentucky is like, “you WILL accept my millennial bullshit” and I appreciate that.

Rardin – BB – NC State – kickover, little pause before bhs – full turn wobble – switch to split, low back leg positions – split jump 1/2 – gainer pike stuck. 9.750

Acevedo – FX – Missouri – double pike, good height, controls it – 1.5 to layout – switch 1/2 to wolf full, around – double tuck is short, hop forward. 9.825

Rech – VT – Maryland – yfull, nice stick, piked, not a lot of distance. 9.775

Campbell – UB – Arkansas – tkatchev, good foot positions – toe on to pak, hit – 1/2 turn on low, solid finish position – shorter on some casts – stalder to double tuck, holds stick, chest forward. 9.850

Hall – BB – NC State – bhs loso, good landing and toe position, full turn – cat leap to switch 1/2 is hit well – aerial to beat, comfortable – gainer full, doesn’t hold landing position with step salute. 9.750

Tanskanen – FX – Missouri – FTDT, shows strong control – switch side 1/2 to straddle – back 1.5 to layout, covers with a slide dance out. 9.900

Buckmon – VT – Maryland – yfull, good distance, little pike, small bounce and then another step. 9.800

Cucci – UB – Arkansas – toe on to pak, solid van leeuwen – DLO, leans forward past horizontal to try to hold stick. 9.800

Tackett – BB – NC State – split jump 3/4, solid – aerial, a little low, saves it with a check – bhs loso, wobble, leg up – switch to wolf jump 3/4, under position, secure – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.625

Griffin – FX – Missouri – double pike, big bounce back, stays in bounds – front tuck through to double tuck, good control, chest up – tour jete 1/2 to popa to popa, well completed. 9.900

Mendez-Abolnik – VT – Maryland – hits y1.5, little step back

M Price – UB – Arkansas – good first hs – toe on to maloney, leg sep, into bail, solid position – FTDT, good absorbed stick. 9.925

Thomas – BB – NC State – full turn, hit – aerial to bhs, smoothly connected – cat leap, low, into side aerial – gainer full, holds it. 9.850

Horton – FX – Missouri – DLO, controls the step back, chest just a tad forward – switch wolf full to switch side 1/2, good – front pike through to double tuck, nice chest up position and control – tuck jump full to knee. 9.925

Staruk – VT – Bridgeport – Tsuk full is pretty strong, smaller pike than most doing it, but can’t hold the stick with arm wave and step back.

Behner – UB – Kent St – toe on to maloney to bail, nice maloney, little bit over in bail position -s talder to double tuck, step back

McMahon – BB – Ball St – fun mount sequence and leg style on full turn – switch to switch, check – bhs loso loso, good leg position, little hesitation – gainer full, stuck. 9.875

Middleton – FX – Ball St – front lay to front full to front tuck, controls it in bounds – sissone to tour jete almost full – rudi, out of control into stag with several arm waves to try to control

After 3
Arkansas 148.025
Missouri 147.600
Maryland 146.950
NC State 146.575

Moving a clear direction now. Someone would have to lose their minds.

Kentucky Semifinal 1 – Rotation 4

Tanskanen – VT – Missouri – handspring pike 1/2, chest down, step forward. 9.700

Saville – UB – Malruland – maloney to pak with leg seps – pretty quick on 1/2 turn on low, solid – a little short on hs on high – DLO, good stick. 9.775

Park – BB – Arkansas – candle mount, good position – full turn, check – bhs loso, smooth in the air, little lean after – switch to switch – side aerial 1.5, stuck. 9.850

Fisk – FX – NC State – double pike, controls step – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, lands a little under – 1.5 to layout

Jackson – VT – Missouri – Y1.5, solid, medium hop forward, good height, not a ton of distance. 9.850

Bingham – UB – Maryland – clear hip to tkatchev, good height – arches hs on high, pulls it back – bail, a little crooked – hits hs on high – DLO, some piking, hit, hop forward

Klein – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso loso, secure, bent knees – switch to straddle 1/4, held – 1.5 dmt, leg crossing, hop forward. 9.800

Myers – FX – NC State – double tuck, slide back – switch 1/2 to popa – front lay to rudi, good rise –

Griffin – VT – Missouri – yfull, solid, hop back, some pike. 9.800

Ruffing – UB – Maryland – hits hs on high – blind to jaeger to overshoot, solid leg positions – DLO, forward, little shuffle, both feet moving – 9.675

Weaver – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso, small lean – side aerial, smooth – straddle, wobble, no connection – redoes the straddle into the stag ring – 1.5 dmt, under, hop back. 9.650

Adler – FX – NC State – finishes rudi to attempted straddle jump, gets low with an arm wave control

Horton – VT – Missouri – Y1.5, good form, little hop forward. 9.900

Reade – UB – Maryland – hits gienger to overshoot – tighter hs on high – DLO, nearly holds stick, lean back step salute. 9.775

Cucci – BB – Arkansas – bhs loso, lean wobble – aerial, solid – switch to straddle 1/2 – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.750

Rardin – FX – NC State – front lay to rudi to split jump, high, small travel back – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, pulls it around, a little off balance – back 1.5 to lay

Echols – VT – Missouri – yfull, good height, little rebound

Dennis – UB – Maryland – blind to piked jaeger to overshoot, legs together – toe pike 1/2, chest down, hop back. 9.725

M Price – BB – Arkansas – full turn – bhs loso, strong control – cat leap to aerial, holds smoothly – switch to split – 2/1 dmt, short, chest forward with a step to the side

Tisler – VT – Missouri – good lift in yfull, bigger bounce back

Komoroski – UB – Maryland – blind to jaeger, good foot position – pak – late 1/2 turn on low – DLO, nice and floaty, pikes down to land and sticks it

Roberson – BB – Arkansas – beat to pike jump – straddle 1/2 to back tuck, solid – full turn – side aerial to loso, holds securely – punch front full dmt, good stick. 9.950

Thomas – FX – NC State – double pike, chest down, step – switch side to popa, around – rudi, chest up, little bounce – back 1.5 to layout, slide

Middleton – VT – Ball St – yfull, good power, pike, hop back

Szymanski – UB – Ball St – giant full to gienger to overshoot, great amplitude – giant full to double tuck, absorbs stick well. 9.900

Schultz – BB – Kent St – beat to split 3/4, solid – cat leap to kickover holds it, a little deep – bhs loso loso, forward with a check – full turn – bhs 1.5, stuck

Molina – FX – Ball St – 2.5, crossover steps around – back 1.5 to layout – switch 1/2 to wolf, gets a little low.

FINAL
Arkansas 197.175
Missouri 196.875
Maryland 195.775
NC State 195.700

Smooth advancing for Arkansas and Missouri but setting up a preview of a potentially good regional final. Really neither team will feel like today’s performance would be enough to get through on Sunday, but Arkansas takes the win in the preview.

Morgan Price has the all-around over Roberson if Arkansas doesn’t go through as a team.

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Pre-meet lineups
For Utah, Padurariu is good to go on bars and beam, and Krump is doing floor instead of Glynn. A couple switches for Denver: Kasparian is on bars instead of Kastl, and Bhatia is on beam instead of Steeley. No changes for Alabama or Oregon State since their last meets.

Europeans love it when Americans describe buildings from the 1950s as “historic.”

Oregon State Semifinal 1 – Rotation 1

LaCoursiere – VT – Alabama – hits y1.5, hop to the side, slight knees. 9.850

Smith – UB – Utah – joined pak in progress – toe on to van leeuwen, small leg separations – a little tight on high – toe pike 1/2 dmt, holds stick onto toes. 9.850

Aamold – BB – Denver – full turn – side aerial to bhs, solid – switch to split, good split positions, small check – aerial, knee, keeps moving into beat jump – gainer pike, hop forward. 9.775

DeVries – FX – Oregon St – 2.5, crossover rebound – switch 1/2 to wolf full, a little under – back 1.5 to layout, small leg sep. 9.800

Kvamme – VT – Alabama – Y1.5, large lunge forward. 9.775

Glynn – UB – Utah – hits hs on low – maloney, leg sep, into bail, good vertical – stalder to step up to high – hits hs on high – stalder to double tuck, good stick. 9.900

Bhatia – BB – Denver – full turn – bhs loso, holds it – split to switch 1/2, small adjustment on landing – 1.5 dmt, step forward

Bucknor – FX – Oregon St – finishes under control with front full + front full

Sears – VT – Alabama – Y1.5, lands a little under but a quick small hop to the side. 9.875

Ryssman – UB – Utah – higgins to piked jaeger, close catch – hits hs oafter – pak, leg form good – 1/2 turn a little past – DLo, stuck. 9.800

Gallen – BB – Denver – bhs loso, good height, secure landing – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, pretty solid display of position – full turn – watching Melissa during these beam routines is a whole thing – gainer pike, holds stick

Weaver on floor, secure on double tuck, – under position on switch ring and switch 1/2 – rudi to double stag – back 1.5 to lay, not high but gets it to her feet securely. 9.800

Paradise – VT – Alabama – y1.5, another hop to the side

Zirbes – UB – Utah – good first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, great toe point – hits final hs – FTDT, chest down step forward

Reidenbach – BB – Denver – side somi, small lean – straddle to straddle 3/4, secure landing – bhs loso, off line and falls – full turn, check – 1.5 dmt, hop to the side

Marchal – FX – Oregon St – double tuck, a little over with a slide back – switch side 1/2 to straddle, lands 1/2 a little under – 9.850

Gladieux – VT – Alabama – Y1.5, good height and distance, hop forward and knees. 9.850

Padurariu – UB – Utah – toe on to maloney to bail, legs together solidly – small hesitation hs on high – toe pike 1/2, lands chest forward with a hop up

Hargraves – BB – Denver – aerial to bhs, secure, a bit of knee position – switch to split leap 3/4 solid – split jump 3/4, also secure – gainer full front, stuck

Miller – FX – Oregon St – finishes with a solid switch 1/2 to popa, then back 1.5 to front lay, solid control

Ra-Akbar – VT – Alabama – Y1.5, larger bounce forward and an additional small step

Neff – UB – Utah – clear hip to gienger to overshoot, legs together – good hs on high – DLO 1/1, hop back

Cooley – BB – Denver – bhs loso loso, soft knees, step back wobble arm wave – switch to split, good – full turn, check – sticks gainer full. 9.800

Esposito – FX – Oregon St – front tuck through to double pike, good control, chest up – front lay to rudi, controls front foot. 9.900

Shchennikova – UB – Boise St – good first hs – blind to jaeger, nice foot position – hits hs on high – pak, smooth – solid 1/2 turn on low – toe on to tour pike 1/2, a little deep, hop back. 9.825

Driessen – BB – Sac St – bhs loso, check, good leg position – full turn – switch to straddle 1/2 to beat, connected – kickover, foot slips, good save – gainer full, stuck

Moneymaker – FX – UC Davis – rudi to loso, good amplitude – switch 1/2 to wolf full to shushunova, around, a little under on wolf position – front tuck through to double tuck, chest up, controls step back

After 1
Utah 49.350
Oregon State 49.250
Alabama 49.175
Denver 48.925

Alabama hopping around on vault to sit below Oregon State after 1. Alabama will expect to switch that up in rotation 2.

Oregon State Semifinal 1 – Rotation 2

Crabb – VT – Oregon St – yfull, nearly sticks, little hop back, some piking. 9.825

Walker – UB – Alabama – FTDT, stuck

Gantner – BB – Utah – bhs loso, solid – switch 1/2, a little under split, to straddle, secure – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.825

Gallen – FX – Denver – double tuck, bounce back – front lay to front full, under control. 9.800

Marchal – VT – Oregon St – yfull, similar, little hop back, pike down. 9.750

Zirbes – BB – Utah – bhs loso, turn to the side correction – hitch kick to switch 1/2, under split – gainer tuck full, stuck. 9.775

Gladieux – UB – Alabama – high jaeger to overshoot – giant full to double tuck, stuck. 9.875

Miller – VT – Oregon St – ro full on, back tuck, hit, with little bounce, not a lot of amplitude, chest down. 9.675

Hargraves – FX – Denver – controls back 1.5 to layout

Ryssman – BB – Utah – bhs loso, hit – switch to side somi, comfortable – sticks 2/1 dmt. 9.900

Pawlak – UB – Alabama – short first hs – toe on to maloney to bail, legs together well – shorter hs on high – DLO, step back. 9.850

Bucknor – VT – Oregon St – Y1.5 to her feet, a little under with a hop back. 9.750

Rorich – FX – Denver – front tuck through to double tuck, quick present – switch side 1/2 to popa, around – double pike

Padurariu – BB – Denver – wolf double, around smoothly – aerial to bhs, secure – split jump to sheep, little check – gainer pike, stuck. 9.900

Fuller – UB – van leeuwen, little leg break, holds stick on DLO. 9.900

Richardson – VT – Oregon St – y1.5, hit, step forward, off direction

Bhatia – FX – Denver – switch to tour jete 1/2, around – butterfly – rudi to back lay to straddle, nice rhythm and a real dance out after showing control. 9.900

Neff – BB – Utah – side aerial to bhs, strong – side aerial 2 feet – split to 1/4 shushunova, hit – full turn – gainer full, stuck. 9.925

LaCoursiere – UB – Alabama – maloney to pak, good leg positions – clear hs on low – van leeuwen, small leg break early – hits hs on high – FTDT, stuck. Good. 9.900

Reindenbach – FX – Denver – whip 1/2 to rudi, good chest up control – switch side 1/2 to popa, clear finish – double tuck, bounce back. 9.875

Esposito – VT – Oregon St – clean yfull but lands chest forward, step. 9.725

Winger – BB – Utah – bhs loso loso, looked solid, ends up with a little lean, hop back gainer full. 9.800

Ra-Akbar – UB – Alabama – good pak, legs tgoether – toe on to van leeuwen – stalder to double tuck, high, leans up on toes to hold it. 9.925

I would have had LaCoursiere higher there.

Cooley – FX – Denver – front lay to rudi to split jump, travels way back and lands OOB – switch ring 1/2 to split is well done – 1.5 to lay

Kho – BB – Boise St – little foot replacement on aerial – bhs back pike solid – full turn – sissone, pause before switch 1/2, connect to beat – gainer full, stuck with chest down

After 2
Utah 98.700
Alabama 98.700
Denver 98.225
Oregon State 98.100

Nearly a five-tenth lead opened up now for the favorites.

Oregon State Semifinal 1 – Rotation 3

Hargraves – VT – Denver – yfull, very short landing, chest down and step forward. 9.625

Miller – UB – Oregon St – toe on to maloney, leg sep there and in connected pak – DLO, bounce back. 9.700

LaCoursiere – BB – Alabama – candle mount and not to handstand, rolls right through to front support – split, arm circle in double stag – aerial to bhs, solid combo – full turn, check – aerial, some knee – sticks dmt. 9.750

Krump – FX – Utah – double pike, solid, chest up – front lay front full front pike. Good one. 9.850

Kasparian – VT – Denver – clean yfull, good stick, chest forward. 9.825

Caso sticks double tuck on bars. 9.850

Birt – BB – Alabama – wolf single – aerial to split, solid – bhs loso, holds it – split ring jump, secure – gainer full, hop back

Johnson – FX – Utah – DLO, comfortable landing – “Joey Zohnson” – double pike, jarred landing with bounce back – 9.875

DeVries – UB – Oregon St – toe on to maloney to pak, small leg separations, good foot position – hits hs on high – DLO, holds stick. 9.925

Hewitt – VT – Denver – yfull, little bounce back and then another small movement. 9.800

Neff – FX – Utah – front 2/1 to 1/2 to double stag, good control on leap – switch side to pike shush full – 1.5 to front full, secure landing. 9.925

Gladieux – BB – Alabama – bhs lay pike combo, secure – full turn check – aerial, some knee, connected to beat jump – 2/1, stuck, leg crossing.

Esposito – UB – Oregon St – hits hs on high – fun cutaway to nothing – step back in dmt. 9.875

Brusch – VT – Denver – yfull is nice, good open position, comfortable finish, little hop – . 9.825

Oregon State only having a foam cutout chainsaw instead of a full physical chainsaw is the whole problem.

Zirbes – FX – Utah – front 2/1, controls the landing – switch 1/2 to popa, good rise and leg position – back 1.5 tof ront full, controls the step forward, stays in bounds. 9.900

Ladanyi – BB – Alabama – aerial to split jump, good aerial leg, solid connection – bhs loso, hit, soft back leg in loso – switch to split, hit – gainer full, stuck. 9.850

Richardson – UB – Oregon St – hits piked jaeger, a little rushed on hs – hits pak – a little past on 1/2 turn on low – hits hs on high – FTDT, leanforward arm circle to hold. 9.875

Bhatia – VT – Denver – y1.5, very strong landing, stuck, just some knee

Smith – FX – Utah – front 2/1 to front tuck, lands under on the front tuck with a slide back – split ring leap to cat 1.5 to wolf hop full – rudi to loso, solid. 9.900

Fuller – BB – Alabama – aerial, small arm correction – full turn – bhs loso loso, solid – switch to beat, hit – 1.5 dmt, stuck, some knee form

Wevaer – Ub – Oregon St – good hs position – gienger, legs together – nice hs – bail, short of handstand, as well as on cast – nice giant full into double tuck, slide back

Reidenbach – VT – Denver – still goes for 1.5, I agree have to go for it, but sits it down, so they’ll count the 9.625

Curits – FX – Utah – double pike, can’t control the landing with a balance lean – front tuck to switch side 1/2 to straddle – struggles on front full combo, can only connect to front tuck to get it to her feet

Kvamme – BB – Alabama – aerial to bhs loso, solid, good back leg position – switch to split, good leg positions – kickover, right on – gainer front full dismount, holds stick but with a big chest lean forward.

Moneymaker DLO on bars, chest down step forward

After 3
Utah 148.150
Alabama 147.875
Oregon State 147.450
Denver 147.200

Only a little more than 4 tenths in it, so not too much of a runaway, but Alabama would still have to struggle on floor to let the beavs in.

Oregon State Semifinal 1 – Rotation 4

Winger – VT – Utah – Y1.5, lands under with a step back to save it. 9.750

Bhatia – UB – Denver – short first hs – toe on to maloney to pak, good height, small leg separation – 1/2 turn on low is solid – DLO, lower, chest down, step forward. 9.725

Heather – BB – Oregon St – kickover to korbut – wolf single – switch 1/2, a little under, into beat jump – split – gainer pike, stuck, some direction. 9.750

LaCoursiere – FX – Alabama – double tuck, bounce back, stays in bounds – front lay tot rudi to double stag, a little out of control –

Zirbes – VT – Utah – y1.5 hit, smaller hop forward. 9.850

Bucknor – BB – Oregon St – bhs loso, secure, slightly soft knee – split jump to stag ring is comfortable – side aerial, good – bhs 1.5, step forward. 9.750

Kasparian – UB – Denver – toe ont o maloney to pak, leg form good – giant full to double tuck step. 9.850

Johnson – VT – Utah – y1.5, little hop forward. 9.850

Rybicki – FX – Alabama – double tuck, solid control – switch side 1/2ish to straddle 3/4ish – can’t get front full around in combination and falls. 9.000

Cheek – BB – Oregon St – aerial, leannnnns through to split jump – switch to split, back leg a little low – gainer full, lower amplitude, holds onto landing, chest down. 9.600. Most judges didn’t give 10.0 start.

Rorich – UB – Denver – blind to jaeger, hit – solid hs on high – bail, legs together – DLO, hop up. 9.900

Smith – VT – Utah – little hop forward on Omelianchik. 9.850

Matters – FX – Alabama – front tuck through to double tuck, under control – switch side 1/2 to popa, around, a little out of control – double tuck, controls front foot

Weaver – BB – Oregon St – wolf double, brings it around with a lean – bhs loso, arm wave cover on landing – switch to split, good 180, little turned out knee position – aerial, knee – 1.5 dmt, stuck

Brusch peels off on her bars dismount to a very awkward landing onto her back. Near-neck landing so they’ll keep her on the mat to check her out.

Glynn – VT – Utah – Y1.5 is solid, little shuffle to the side and some knee position. 9.900

Ra-Akbar – FX – Alabama – front tuck through to 2.5, great easy finish, bounce out – switch ring to switch 1/2, nice positions – back 1.5 to layout, keeps step forward to the side to stay in bounds – wolf double, good – 9.900

Letzsch – BB – Oregon St – aerial to back tuck, secure – split to split ring jump, comfortable – full turn – beat – gainer front full stuck. Nice. 9.850

Neff – VT – Utah – Y1.5, good stick, bit of knees. 9.900

Cooley – UB – Denver – toe on to Ray, solid – hits hs on high – bail, legs together – DLO, hop forward. 9.850

Esposito – BB – Oregon St – aerial to beat, hit – bhs loso, very small lean – full turn, slightly over turns – very crisp leap combination – 2/1 dmt, hop back. 9.800

Sears – FX – Alabama – DLO, bounce – switch side 1/2 to popa gets a little out of control on landing – front tuck through to double tuck, quick dance out. 9.825

Reidenbach – UB – Denver – jaeger, hit – bail, legs together – tighter hs on high – DLO, really struggles, near knee down lunge forward

Moneymaker – BB – Davis – kickover, pauses will have to redo series – does bhs the second time with a little hesitation in between

Gladieux – FX – Alabama – Needs 9.075, just so you know. FTDT, solid, controls the step back – tour jete 1/2 to popa – front lay to rudi to split jump, hit

Werline – UB – Boise St – toe on to maloney to pak, straffles on catch – hits hs on high – shuffle back double tuck dmt

FINAL
Utah 197.500
Alabama 197.225
Oregon State 196.375
Denver 195.950

It stayed live until the last routine, but Utah and Alabama move through, Utah setting itself up with an advantage for the final, Alabama with some landings to resolve. Neff, then Gladieux in the AA.

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Pre-meet lineups
Almost no changes to the lineups here. Kentucky and Ohio State staying the same from conference championships, and Rutgers staying the same from yesterday. Oklahoma has Pederson returning to floor in place of Pawlak.

Kentucky Semifinal 2 – Rotation 1

Blessey – VT – Oklahoma – handspring pike 1/2, good stick, just a little soft tuck at the end, strong. 9.925

Rizo – UB – Kentucky – blind to jaeger – legs together on bail – a couple shorter hs – DLO, whippy, chest down, step forward. 9.750

Guevara – BB – Ohio St – full turn – bhs loso, secure, some knee position – pretty solid switch 1/2 – 2/1, good stick. 9.850

Uhlenberg – FX – Rutgers – front lay to rudi, controls the step – double tuck, also solid – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full, gets the rotation around. 9.850

Wells – VT – Oklahoma – Y1.5, step forward, also slight knee position. 9.875

Nemcek – UB – Kentucky – giant full to gienger to overshoot, nice amplitude on gienger – good hs on high – FTDT, chest down but strong stick. 9.900

Jackson – BB – Ohio St – switch to split, good positions – aerial, off line trying to connect to korbut, off line and falls, grabbing onto the beam from underneath but can’t pull herself up and is just like no no nevermind – and now another big wobble on switch sissone –

Larsen – FX – Rutgers – double pike, little bounce – we’re going cocktail chic in the coaching staff, Suzanne would be proud – rudi to double stag, arm wave to control in the air – back 1.5 to front lay dance out. 9.850

Schieble – VT – Oklahoma – handspring pike 1/2, hit with hop back. 9.875

Van Frayen – UB – Kentucky – jaeger, good toes – pak, small leg separation – FTDT, stuck. 9.850

Smith – BB – Ohio St – wolf double, solid – kickover, a little slow into bhs – straddel to straddle 1/4, arm circccllles to try to control – gainer full, holds onto landing. 9.675 will count.

Adrian – FX – Rutgers – back 1.5 to front full, solid, controls the landing – switch 1/2 to wolf 1.5, good rotation, very nice – rudi, chest forward and a step

Estep – VT – Oklahoma – y1.5, nearly sticks, ends up stepping forward. 9.875

Bennett – UB – Kentucky – small arch on low, pulls it back – maloney to pak is clean – 1/2 turn on low is past – hits hs on high – toe on to DLO, stuck. 9.850

Martin – BB – Ohio St – bhs loso, good back leg, secure landing, nice – cat leap to side aerial, hit – switch to switch, wobble in the second switch – 1.5 dmt, step back. 9.750

Goldsmith – FX – Rutgers – front 2/1, crossover steps the rotation around – front full to layout is solid – switch side, overturns by a quarter into popa – rudi to back lay to straddle is well controlled. 9.900

Rutgers is just like, we are a top 10 team now bye.

Mueller – VT – Oklahoma – Y1.5, hit, step forward, solid. 9.850

Noonan – UB – Kentucky – Ray, a little close but solid into overshoot – good hs on high – DLO, lower amplitude, holds onto stick with a lean. 9.850

Vetter – BB – Ohio St – full turn – bhs loso, lean correction – secure side aerial – switch to straddle 1/4 – gainer full, stuck. 9.850

Dildy – FX – Rutgers – front through to double tuck, good control – doubel pike

Fatta – VT – Oklahoma – y1.5, medium hop forward. 9.900

Rodriguez – UB – Kentucky – good first hs – tkatchev, hit – solid hs – clear hip to bail, legs together – short hs on high – DLO, lower as well, chest down, hop forward. 9.800

McCann – BB – Ohio St – well this is an important one – layout 2 feet is on today, saving the season, little rebound – switch to split, good – 1.5 dmt, short with step back. 9.850

Leese – FX – Rutgers – FTDT, hit, leg separation and a little slide – switch 1/2 to popa to shushunova, hit – front tuck to double tuck, under control. 9.875

Kmieciak – VT – CMU – yfull, good height, bounce back

Cho – UB – Illinois – maloney to pak, good positions – hits hs on low – van leeuwen, legs together – smooth on high – DLO, also a little lower than her usual, finds the stick, good. 9.900

Alvarado-Reid – BB – CMU – bhs loso, little slide back with front foot – sswitch to switch 1/2, hesitation before beat, good back leg position in splits – side aerial – gainer pike, stuck. 9.850

King – FX – Illinois – double tuck, high, lands chest a little forward with a rebound – switch side 1/2 to straddle, good – part of the choreography where you just smell the ground for a second – back 1.5, misses punch into front full and falls

After 1
Oklahoma 98.450
Rutgers 49.375
Kentucky 49.250
Ohio State 48.975

Rutgers is like, we are less than a tenth behind Oklahoma, yes, what are you saying about? Ohio State trailing but through beam. Will probably need Kentucky to have similar issues there in a second.

Kentucky Semifinal 2 – Rotation 2

Ohio State has that buckeye man on the front of their leo and it looks like the hamburglar.

Chevaire – VT – Rutgers – yfull, solid lift, little hop back, some pike. 9.825

Pederson – UB – Oklahoma – good first hs – Ray – toe on to pak, nice form – 1/2 turn on low, solid finish position – DLO, stuck, very strong. 9.950

Rizo – BB – Kentucky – holds candle mount, some angle in handstand – aerial, hit – bhs loso, secure – switch to straddle 1/4 – full turn – 1.5 dmt, hop forward

Guevara – FX – Ohio St – front 2/1 to front tuck, good control – rudi to loso, hit – straddle jump. 9.900

Larsen – VT – Rutgers – yfull, more pike down and a large bounce back. 9.700

Murphy – UB – Oklahoma – good hs – toe on to maloney to pak, small leg sep in maloney – very good finish position on 1/2 turn on low – giant full, a little past, into double tuck, stuck. Another 9.950

Brose – BB – Kentucky – excellent front tuck – kickover, connects to bhs – switch, checks before beat jump, can break the connection – full turn – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.800, got the 10.0

Belman – FX – Ohio St – double pike, high, controls the step – front full to layout, low with a staggery step – tour jete 1/2 to popa, around – double tuck very short, falls

“That is equal to a fall.” No, it is a literal fall.

Schenkel – VT – Rutgers – Tsuk tuck 1.5, bigger hop forward. 9.725

Fatta – UB – Oklahoma – hits hs – Church to pak – 1/2 turn on low – solid hs on high – DLO, slide back. 9.850

Lee – BB – Kentucky – bhs bhs loso and falls – resumes with switch, a little tight, into straddle 1/4 – full turn – aerial to beat jump, solid – stag ring, solid – 1.5 dmt, step back

Smith – FX – Ohio St – double pike, large bounce back – wolf double around clearly – front tuck through to double tuck, deep, chest down, step. 9.700

Riley – VT – Rutgers – Y1.5, lands, pretty large bounce forward, leg separation on block – 9.750

Bennett – BB – Kentucky – full turn, hit – bhs loso and she’s off – the Kentucky beams have reared their ugly head – she banged her leg along the beam when falling and looked very painful. Being looked at now.

Estep hits on bars.

Grimes – FX – Ohio St – double pike, chest up well, solid control – back 1.5 to layout, good – switch 1/2 to wolf full, a little under on wolf position – double tuck, chest down, little movement. 9.825

Bennett is able to resume after injury evaluation period. Aerial is hit. Standing loso, wobble – switch to beat, hit – gainer pike, stuck.

Dildy – VT – Rutgers – yfull, finds the stick, chest forward. 9.875

Scheible – UB – Oklahoma – blind to jaeger, clean – bail, legs together – hits hs on high – FTDT, stuck. Nice. 9.900

Vetter – FX – Ohio St – double tuck, good real tuck form, chest up, controls step – front lay to rudi, solid. 9.900

Van Frayen – BB – Kentucky – bhs onodi is strong – full turn, hit – aerial, a little under, holds onto it well – switch to beat, hit – 1.5 dmt, stuck

Torrez – UB – Oklahoma – Ray, hit – pak, leg sep but pretty small now – DLO, legs apart, hop back. 9.875

Leese – VT – Rutgers – Y1.5, good stick. And goes 9.925.

Rodriguez – BB – Kentucky – switch to straddle 1/4, good height – bhs bhs loso, hit – full turn, small adjustment – side somi, solid – 1.5 stuck. 9.900

Coleman – FX – Ohio State – FTDT, minimizes step, keeps front foot down – front tuck through to double tuck, chest forward with a step forward. 9.850

This guy has GOT to stop calling them individualists.

Cho – BB – Illinois – wolf single – bhs loso, hit – switch to switch 1/2 to beat, connected – side aerial – 1.5 dmt, holds onto stick. 9.850

Alvarado-Reid – FX – CMU – rudi to double stag, shows could control – switch full to sissone – back 1.5 to layout, controls it – switch 1/2 to wolf full. 9.900

After 2
Oklahoma 98.975
Rutgers 98.475
Ohio State 98.150
Kentucky 97.700

Kentucky providing another point for “beam problems don’t go away, they just hide.” They’re not out of it, but they need Huge Home Floor now. Rutgers is still in 2nd. We’re ignoring that they still have to do beam. Rutgers is in 2nd.

Kentucky Semifinal 2 – Rotation 3

Grimes – VT – Ohio St – yfull, hop back, solid height, little pike. 9.800

Uhlenberg – UB – Rutgers – jaeger, hit – arches hs on high, pulls it back – bail, leg separation, also a little hesitation in handstand – DLO, struddles at the end, solid stick. 9.775

Fatta – BB – Oklahoma – bhs loso, solid – side aerial, comfortable – agienr full, stuck. 9.875

Van Frayen – FX – Kentucky – wolf double – double tuck, larger bounce back – switch ring to switch 1/2 – front lay to rudi, solid control chest lower. 9.800

Pomager – VT – Ohio St – yfull, solid layout position, bounce back . 9.775

Earley – UB – Rutgers – clear hip to gienger to overshoot, solid – giant full to double tuck, chest down and fakes the step into a salute. 9.725

Wells – BB – Oklahoma – cat leap to switch side aerial, arm wave check – full turn – switch to split – bhs loso, good foot positions – 1.5 dmt, stuck. 9.875

Rizo – FX – Kentucky – front tuck through to double tuck, good landing position – double pike, slide back – switch 1/2 to popa, good switch, ever so slightly short of rotation on popa – back 1.5 to front lay, got a little low but held it well into controlled step. 9.850

Smith – VT – Ohio St – Y1.5, good stick, nice direction. Very strong. 9.950, one judge at 10.

Rains – UB – Rutgers – blind to jaeger, good feet, connected to overshoot – stalder to double tuck, chest forward but holds the stick.

Murphy – BB – Oklahoma – bhs loso, good height, solid landing – aerial – beat to split ring jump, solid – gainer full, stuck. 9.925

Bennett – FX – Kentucky – going on floor – double pike, hit, a little forward but fine – switch ring to wolf hop full, lands a little under – front lay to front full, controls it, leg sep at the end – double tuck is solid. 9.850

Martin – VT – Ohio St – Y1.5, follows with a stick of her own, good distance, maybe a little more knee form than Smith but farther distance. 9.950

Adrian – UB – Rutgers – tkatchev to pak is hit – solid hs on high – giant full to double tuck, small slide back. 9.850

Pederson – BB – Oklahoma – full turn – bhs loso, small check – side somi, solid – switch side – 2/1, stuck. She’s having a day. 9.900

Gardner – FX – kentucky – DLO, large bounce back OOB – front tuck through to double tuck, misses the punch and slams knees first into the ground, doesn’t look hurt, just missed it

Vetter – VT – Ohio St – yfull, stuck, and she also goes 9.950, all four judges go perfect

Mueller – BB – Oklahoma – bhs loso, check – side aerial – switch to straddle 1/4, hit – 1.5, nearly sticks, ends up with a step back. 9.850

Dildy – UB – Rutgers – toe on to maloney, leg seps into pak – a little crooked on 1/2 turn on low – FTDT, holds onto stick with lean forward. 9.825

Coleman – VT – Ohio St – almost starts her run and then is like no no no nobody saw that that was a joke, that was a joke vault – yfull, good clean yfull with another stick, a little more pike than Vetter and less distance but strong.

Torrez – BB – Oklahoma – wolf jump, great – side aerial loso and falls – don’t need to count it –

Schenkel UB – Rutgers – blind to piked jaeger, hit into overshoot, solid – hits hs – toe pike 1/2, chest down waver and then ends up stepping back. And a 9.725 they couldn’t afford.

Alvarado – VT – CMU – hops back on yfull

Kentucky has been waiting forever for the Gardner score. Still waiting.
There should just be a base score of 8.000 to say, “it was an incomplete miss and would take too long to score so we’re moving on. We’ll come back if needed.”

7.625 for Garnder.

Rodriguez – FX – Kentucky – rudi to back layout, controls step back – switch side to wolf full, a little under on wolf – double tuck, controsl it, chest down – 1.5 to 1/2 to straddle, solid. 9.900

Saltness – UB – Illinois – Ray, a little elbows on catch – pak, legs together – 1/2 turn on low – giant full to double tuck, leans forward to hold stick.

Brose – FX – Kentucky – double pike, good control – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full, good rise into her wolf position – front full to front lay – front 2/1, controls the step. 9.925

Cho – FX – Illinois – FTDT, controls the front foot – switch – switch 1/2 to wolf full, around solidly – front tuck through to double tuck, a little deep with a slide back. 9.875

After 3
Oklahoma 148.400
Ohio State 147.700
Rutgers 147.500
Kentucky 147.025

Ohio State takes over after a stick-a-thon on vault, needing a hit bars to get through now. Rutgers close enough to still be in it. Kentucky got a solid score on floor after all that but lost more ground to Ohio State.

Kentucky Semifinal 2 – Rotation 4

Hofseth – VT – Kentucky – yfull, hop back, little pike, solid. 9.800

Pomager – UB – Ohio St – good first hs – toe on to maloney, leg sep, into pak, struggles to cast up, has to recast and do the 1/2 turn – giant full, a little past into double tuck, good stick. 9.700

Adrian – BB – Rutgers – full turn – bhs loso, secure landing – switch to switch 1/2, secure, looked under on switch – 2/1, good stick. 9.825

Murphy – FX – Oklahoma – front tuck through t o double tuck, little rebound – back 1.5 to layout – switch 1/1 around. 9.900

Rizo – VT – Kentucky – yfull, great amplitude, nearly sticks, ends up with arm circle and step back. 9.825

Berry – UB – Ohio St – good hs – toe on, arch – brings it back but can’t do the Maloney, peels off, fall. They’ll count the 9.7 now. Finishes stalder to double tuck with step forward

Rains – BB – Rutgers – bhs loso, solid – cat leap to aerial, strong landing, a little knee position – split to split ring, large wobble, bend forward at the hips – check on full turn – gainer full, holds stick with lean. 9.650

Fatta bounds forward OOB on floor on 2.5.

Gardner – VT – Kentucky – handspring pike 1/2 is hit, bounce back. 9.825

Rader – UB – Ohio St – toe on to maloney, leg separation to pak, hit – rushes 1/2 turn on low – shorter hs on high – DLO, tries to hold the stick, leans way forward past horizontal. 9.700

Larsen – BB – Rutgers – full turn a little tentative – bhs loso, hit smoothly – switch, pause before switch 1/2, step back wobble, broken combo – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 9.675 has to count

Pederson hits floor, Oklahoma could basically just do ironic wiggles for the rest of the rotation and be fine.

Noonan – VT – kentucky – ro 1/2 on pike 1/2 is solid, bounce back

Vetter – UB – Ohio St – high tkatchev, hit – clear hip to bail, little hip angle – short hs on high – FTDT, good foot position, stuck. 9.800

Smith – BB – Rutgers – bhs bhs loso, secure landing – full turn, solid – switch to switch, back leg looked low oin both, check – 1.5 dmt, comes off at an angle but sticks

Rodriguez – VT – Kentucky – Y1.5, comes up really short and sits it down

Jackson – UB – Ohio St – hits hs on high – toe on to pak, smooth – van leeuwen, ankle separation – DLO, some piking, hop back. 9.800

Judging delay on the Smith routine for Rutgers. Yessssss.

Mueller – FX – Oklahoma – front through to double tuck, chest forward with some small movement – front lay to rudi, close, crossover step back

Riley – BB – Rutgers – bhs loso, secure landing – split jump to split jump 3/4 and falls. Rutgersssssssss. Side aeiral is hit – full turn, solid – 1.5 dmt, stuck

Coleman – UB – Ohio St – good first hs – blind to piked jaeger to overshoot, hit – short hs on high – FTDT, good stick. That’ll do it. 9.850

Cashion – VT – Kentucky – handspring pike 1/2, step back.

Estep finishes floor for Oklahoma, steps right toward the lineup but stays in

Dildy – BB – Rutgers – kickover to bhs, solid combination – cat leap to switch side, hit – full turn – straddle jump 1/4 – gainer full, stuck. Good one.

Alvarado – UB – CMU – toe on to maloney to pak – giant full to double tuck, little movement

Cho hits yfull with a hop back.

Clancy – BB – Illinois – side aerial, solid – full turn – bhs loso, good height – large wobble on straddle 1/2

FINAL
Oklahoma 197.875
Ohio State 196.550
Rutgers 196.300
Kentucky 196.175

Thank you for delivering, second semifinal. We got an unseeded team advancing to the regional final amid an entirely preposterous meet where Rutgers (RUTGERS) came a couple tenths from advancing.

Top AAers from this regional end up being Morgan Price, then Tory Vetter if Arkansas goes through.

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One more!

Pre-meet lineups
A couple changes for Iowa, with Karenbauer on floor instead of Turner and Chambers on vault instead of Masella. Minnesota has Steensland on floor instead of Gerdes. UCLA and Washington staying the same.

Oregon State Semifinal 2 – Rotation 1

Sumanasekera – VT – UCLA – yfull, good height, small hop back – 9875

Henderson – UB – Iowa – finishes with FTDT, solid stick, chest a little forward. 9.850

Lin – BB – Washington – full turn, smooth – bhs loso, some knee in bhs, secure landing – beat – switch 1/2 switch 1/2, under with a check – hop on dismount. 9.750

Saltzmann – FX – Minnesota – double pike, chest a little down, keeps the step back in bounds – front lay only to a front 1/2 – switch 1/2 to popa – double tuck, slightly forward with some movement

Rosen – VT – UCLA – Y1.5, pretty deep on landing, pulls it out with a hop to the side. 9.675

Masella – UB – Iowa – short first hs – blind to jaeger to overshoot, little bit of form – DLO, holds stick, small lean. 9.875

Navarro – BB – Washington – bhs bhs loso, hit, small foot adjustment on landing – beat to switch side, holds it – full turn, arms – 1.5 dmt, hop forward

Webster-Longin – VT – UCLA – high y1.5, good layout position, also lands a little deep and hop tot he side and then another lean. 9.800

Floor judges discussing middle pass for Saltzmann.

Oppegard – BB – Washington – bhs loso, hit – under on switch 1/2 position but secure – gainer full, pike down, hop back. 9.750

Turner – UB – Iowa – good maloney to pak – 1/2 turn on low – solid hs on high – DLO, stuck. Nice. 9.950 and one judge went 10. Buckle up.

Jenkins – VT – UCLA – y1.5 is hit, larger step forward – 9.800

9.375 Saltzmann.

Steensland – FX – Minnesota – rudi to loso goes right OOB, rough start for Minnesota – switch 1/1 to wolf 1/2 to wolf full – 2.5, slide forward. 9.625 will count.

Moody – BB – Washington – bhs loso, hit, chest down – switch to split, holds, a little tentative, full turn – side aerial, into split jump – 1.5, stuck. 9.850

Schriever – UB – Iowa – maloney to pak, small leg break, good height – van leeuwen – toe pike 1/2, stuck. Very good –

Sullivan – VT – UCLA – y1.5, strong landing, little scoot lean forward. 9.925

Swartzmiller – FX – Minnesota – rudi to straddle jump, hit – switch side 1/2, straddle jump 1/2 gets low – back 1.5 to layout is smooth – 9.850

Hallinan – BB – Washington – kickover, connects to back tuck well today – switch to split, solid split positions – full turn -aerial – 1.5 dmt, step forward. 9.775

Bowles – UB – Iowa – small arch in first hs – Ray to overshoot, little pike – short hs on high – giant full to double tuck, hop back

Chiles – VT – UCLA – DTY, hit, lands a little forward with a hop

Gonsiorowski – FX – Minnesota – FTDT, a little forward with a bounce – front tuck through to double tuck, lunge back out of control, stays in barely, which could be critical – good straddle positions –

Tubbs – BB – Washington – aerial, leans but can’t connect – bhs loso, solid – beat to split jump 3/4, hit – full turn – aerial to scale, wobble and some knee position, keeps it on – gainer pike, hop back

Tran with an excellent stick on DLO. Fully thought Kyle was going to punch her in the face.

And we have a 10.000 for Tran. I love how we didn’t get to see most of it! If you say her last handstand was up, that was very clean.

Ostrum – FX – Minnesota – front tuck through to double tuck, very nice landing, chest up – good straddle positions – rudi to loso, clean – 9.875

Macasu – UB – SJSU – toe on to maloney to bail, leg sep on maloney, crisp bail – FTDT, chest down, hop forward

Lyden – FX – Minnesota – back 1/2 to front full, hit – switch side 1/2 to straddle 1/2 – 2.5, controls the step

After 1
Iowa 49.575
UCLA 49.350
Minnesota 49.000
Washington 48.900

Iowa went EVERYBODY JUST SHUT UP BECAUSE I’M IMPORTANT. Minnesota in some early trouble after counting an OOB and another almost OOB after Saltzmann missed her difficulty.

Oregon State Semifinal 2 – Rotation 2

Stewart – VT – Minnesota – Y1.5, hits, medium step forward, some knees. 9.800

Sumanasekera – UB – UCLA – stalder shaposh to pak – 1/2 turn on low – hits hs on high – FTDT, stuck.

Ball – BB – Iowa – bhs loso, solid – split jump, waver before split jump 1/2, check – gainer full, slightly steppy, a couple movements. 9.675

Hallinan – FX – Washington – double tuck, bounce – switch to switch ring 1/2 –

Moraw – VT – Minnesota – Yfull is well done, good position, hop back. 9.800

Webster-Longin – UB – UCLA – good first hs – maloney to pak, leg sep in maloney, clean pak, good 1/2 turn on low bar – strong hs on high – clear hip to FTDT, holds stick with lean forward, a little close to the bar. 9.900

Rojas – BB – Iowa – bhs bhs loso, secure landing – switch, little pause before split 3/4 – gainer full, stuck

Schaffer – FX – Washington – front 2/1, crossover step, some knees – switch 1/2 to wolf full

How am I supposed to live blog when they’re telling us acronyms that don’t even have consistent part of speech construction??? “Decide Attack Now Connected Enjoy” is an abomination.

Crump – VT – Minnesota – y1.5, step forward. 9.850

Tyson – BB – Iowa – bhs bhs loso, hit, soft knee through it, secure – split jump to straddle jump 1/2, wobble – 1.5 dmt, hop. 9.700

Matthews – UB – UCLA – pak solid – toe on to van leeuwen, leg separation – shorter hs on high – DLO, big struggle, knee down lunge. 9.300

Slevin – VT – Minnesota – yfull, hit, slide back and some pike. 9.8000

Lin – FX – Washington – front 2/1, good control on step, just some knee crossing – back 1.5 to front lay, a little lower in layout – switch 1/2 to popa, kind of under in straddle – rudi, controls the step

Tran – BB – Iowa – aerial to bhs, good combo – switch to switch 1/2, wobble, leg up correction – switch to split, works through with arms – full turn – gainer pike, hop back. 9.725

Gerdes – VT – Minnesota – y1.5 hit, step forward. 9.850

Turner – BB – Iowa – candle mount, hit – full turn, hit – bhs bhs loso, secure, tucked knee – switch to split, good positions – 1.5 dmt, holds stick. 9.875

Barros – UB – UCLA – pak- hits van leeuwen well – step forward DLO. 9.750

McWilliams – FX – Washington – rudi to layout – switch side 1/2ish into straddle jump –

Ostrum – VT – Minnesota – y1.5, clean in the air, holds landing with arm wave and lean. 9.825

Schriever – BB – Iowa – bhs loso, hit – kickover to beat, solid – switch to switch, solid back leg attention – gainer full, stuck. 9.875

Sullivan – UB – UCLA – toe on to tkatchev to pak, hit, leg separation in pak, a little past on 1/2 turn on low, good hs – DLO, bigger bounce back. 9.800

Bolden – FX – Washington – FTDT, hits, chest down – switch 1/2 to wolf full – back 1.5 to front full

Jurries sticks yfull on vault, arm correction to hold it

Chiles – UB – UCLA – hood hs – hits churck to pak well, a little slow on 1/2 turn on low – good hs – DLO, struggles to try to hold it, lean forward and then a hop. 9.850

Navarro – FX – Washington – double tuck, under control on landing – switch 1/2 to popa – back 1.5 to layout, solid – switch side 1/2 to straddle – 9.850

After 2
UCLA 98.575
Iowa 98.550
Minnesota 98.125
Washington 98.100

This is starting to get silly, which I am enjoying. Iowa came off the perfect bars rotation to squeeze-wobble its way through that beam rotation (contagiousssss????) to give up the lead but still has some ground on Minnesota and Washington.

Oregon State Semifinal 2 – Rotation 3

Navarro – VT – Washington – yfull, hop back

Gerdes – UB – Minnesota – short first hs – toe on to maloney and a cut away to navarro thank you

Rosen – BB – UCLA – switch, check before split jump, watch that – beat to onodi, gets it – bhs loso, secure – full turn, correction – back 1.5, stuck. 9.825, got her difficulty

Tran – FX – Iowa – rudi to loso, solid – switch ring 1/2 pretty comfortable for her – front lay to front full, not super high, controls the step – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, nice finish. 9.875

Lin – VT – Washington – yfull, bounce back. 9.700

Barros – BB – UCLA – switch to straddle 1/4, hit – side aerial to bhs under control – full turn – gainer full, stuck. 9.900

Ostrum catches slightly close on piked jaeger, DLO, step back

Karenbauer – FX – Iowa – double pike, a little wide on the lunge back – switch side 1/2 to straddle, clear finish – front tuck through to double tuck, steps back OOB. 9.725

Webster-Longin – BB – UCLA – bhs bhs loso, hit – switch to split – side aerial, little adjustment – 1.5, hop forward. 9.850

Crump – UB – Minnesota – toe on to maloney to pak, hit – 1/2 turn, a little past – short hs on high – DLO, stuck. 9.900

Tyson – FX – Iowa – joining her routine in the middle of a layout stepout – straddle – ooooooffff front 2/1 attempt is under twisted, falls to the side, so they’ll count that 9.725

Saltzmann – UB – Minnesota – jaeger, solid, good foot positions – bail, hits handstand – solid hs on high – DLO, forward, hop. 9.825

Sumanasekera – BB – UCLA – switch to split, solid – bhs loso, good amplitude, secure – aerial, some knee, connects to split – full turn – tuck 1.5 dmt, little movement

Bolden – VT – Washington – bounce back and then another step

Schriever – FX – Iowa – double pike, large bounce back – back 1/2 to rudi, low but secure – switch 1/2 to wolf full wolf full – snapping own neck choreography for +3. 9.800

Chiles – BB – UCLA – bhs loso, smooth – cat leap to switch side, quick hold to prevent major lean – full turn – side aerial comfortable – 2/1, small hop back. 9.875

McDonough – VT – Washington – yfull, hop back

Henderson – FX – Iowa – FTDT, chest up, keeps front foot under control – switch side, over turns into popa and straddle – front through to double tuck, little rebound

Alipio – BB – UCLA – bhs bhs loso,big wobble, step back and lean to the side –

Lyden – UB – Minnesota – toe on to maloney to bail, good form, nice toe point – hits hs on high – DLO, stuck. 9.950

Pitts – VT – SJSU – handspring pike 1/2 good height, lands locked with step back

DePaola – FX – Iowa – front 2/1, connects to stag jump – cat leap full – rudi, leg crossing, into loso, out of control with a couple lean steps to the side – tour jete 1/2 to popa, around, a little out of control. 9.850

After 3
UCLA 147.900
Iowa 147.700
Minnesota 147.525
Washington 146.725

Well, we’re coming down to it in this one. Iowa is going to have to avoid getting 9.7-ed on that vault rotation, and Minnesota is going to have to beam.

Oregon State Semifinal 2 – Rotation 4

Oppegard – UB – Washington – hits first hs – blind to piked jaeger, close catch – casts out of it – bail – DLO, some piking, good stick. 9.825

Ostrum – BB – Minnesota – bhs loso, secure landing, solid extension – full turn – switch to straddle 1/4, hit – cat leap to side aerial, hit – gainer full, stuck. 9.900

Alipio a little bouncy on first pass, good leaps, finishes back 1.5 to front lay. 9.850

Chamberts – VT – Iowa – yfull, medium bounce back, 9.750

DeYoung – UB – UW – good maloney to pak, legs together – DLO, step back

DePaola – VT – Iowa – yfull, smaller hop back on hers. 9.775

Stewart – BB – Minnesota – candle mount – split jump to split jump ring – aerial to korbut, smooth connection – wolf turn, hit – gainer full, good height, stuck. 9.875

Webster-Longin – FX – UCLA – 2.5, small slide forward, good twisting position – 1.5 to front lay, good control – switch ring to switch 1/2, nice positions – rudi, nice height, controls step. 9.925

Turner – VT – Iowa – clean y1.5 in the air, nearly nailed it but ended up with step back. 9.825

Moraw – BB – Minnesota – full turn – bhs loso, holds it – cat leap to side aerial, solid – beat to split 3/4, good – gainer full, stuck. 9.875

Barros in replay, hitting floor, bounce back on double tuck.

Schriever – VT – ro full on back pike, hop back – medium chest position. 9.800

Moody – UB – Washington – toe on to maloney, leg seps into pak – FTDT, little hop

Rowray – BB – Minnesota – bhs loso, good – switch to straddle 1/2, excellent split positions – kickover to wolf jump, solid – front gainter full, stuck. Very good. 9.925

Tran – VT – Iowa – yfull, good clean vault in the air, open, stuck landing, chest just a little forward. Nice. 9.850

They’ve made the reasonable sporting decision to skip over UCLAs’s floor routines because UCLA is running away and it’s not relevant to the result now, and I feel like they don’t know the wrath that they are inviting.

Pearl – BB – Minnesota – bhs loso, small check correction – switch to straddle 1/4, solid – aerial to beat, leans through combination – gainer full it low, hop to the side. 9.700

Good maloney to bail from Tubbs on bars – DLO, hop back

Henderson – VT – Iowa – yfull, good height, holds landing but a pretty big lean forward to hold it. She needs 9.850 for Iowa to stay alive. Only 9.800, so Minnesota will take it.

Lyden – BB – Minnesota – candle, hit – wolf double, solid – bhs loso, good control – cat leap to switch side, tight in switch position but secure – 1.5 dmt, stuck.

Chiles – FX – UCLA – oh look they found time to show Chiles routine – DLO, good landing control – tour jete 1/2 to wolf full – front tuck through to double tuck, controls the step back. 9.950

FINAL
UCLA 197.450
Minnesota 196.975
Iowa 196.750
Washington 195.850

Iowa put up a valiant effort with that strong bars rotation, but didn’t have enough on vault and floor to fend off Minnesota in the end. 15 of the 16 seeds advance to the regional finals, with Ohio State joining after taking out Kentucky.

Avery Neff is first in the AA for this regional, and Sumanasekera and Chiles actually tied for the AA in this session, but Chiles would take the tiebreaker in case that becomes relevant.

Until tomorrow!