Gymmin' Miel!

Marie Case was a standout performer for Kent State in their win over Bowling Green State University. Case won the All Around, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise whilst Rachel Guida took out the Uneven Bars. KSU's Chelsea Drooger and Whitnee Johnson tied for the Vault honors. Shout out to Gina Locigno of Bowling Green who had a stellar meet despite struggling throughout the week with a bout of bronchitis.

 

Towson was triumphant over Cornell University. Towson's Abby Griswold was the only gymnast to compete on all four events, with her team mate Katie Sassa taking out the Vault title. Cornell's Sarah Hein took out the titles on the Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise (tied with Towson's Alexa Davis) whilst her fellow Big Red gymnast Christine Wong took out the Balance Beam top score.

 

Denver University won the Burnsley Invitational over North Carolina State, San Jose State and Air Force. Moriah Martin of Denver University tied with NC State's Diahanna Ham for the Vault honors, whilst NC State's Rachel Fincham took out the Uneven Bars title. Denver's Jorie Hall and Nina McGee tied for the Balance Beam title whilst Hall also picked up the Floor Exercise title. Fellow Pioneer Melodie Pulgarin-Linero won the All Around title.

 

Georgia recorded a season high total in their win over Alabama. Georgia's Noel Couch made a successful return after being out for the first few weeks of the season with injury. Alabama's Kim Jacob took out the All Around and Floor Exercise title (tied with team mate Diandra Miller). Georgia's Brandie Jay took out the Vault title, whilst Chelsea Davis and Kaylan Earls took out the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam title respectively.

It was Central Michigan University who came up trumps in the State of Michigan versus the State of Illinois meet. Central Michigan topped Illinois State, Eastern Michigan and the University of Illinois-Chicago for the honors. Illinois State's Sami King topped the All Around standings and also tied with Central Michigan's Kylie Fagan for the Balance Beam title. Fagan also picked up the Uneven Bars title, whilst Illinois State's Elise Gray earned the top score on the Vault. Chantel Turk of Illinois-Chicago earned the Floor Exercise title.

SUNY Cortland was tops in a tri-meet against Springfield College and Ithaca College. Springfield College's Lauren Pocius took out the All Around title, whilst SUNY Cortland's Meghan Goyden took out the Vault title. Ithaca College's Rani Jacobson was the high scorer on the Uneven Bars whilst SUNY-Cortland's Courtney Mangini earned the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise honors.

Michigan Junior Joanna Sampson was triumphant taking the All Around and all four Event titles during the Wolverines win against Iowa. Well done also to fellow Wolverine Reema Zakharia who competed on three events for the second time in her collegiate career.

North Carolina was successful over Maryland. UNC's Haley Watts took out the All Around honors and also tied for the Floor Exercise title with Maryland's Katy Dodds and Ally Krikorian. Dodds also took out the Vault title whilst her team mates Kesley Cofsky and Stephanie Giameo took out the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam respectively. Maryland's Kathy Tang suffered an ankle injury after landing her final pass short, sending thoughts and prayers to her on a speedy recovery.

Northern Illinois University managed a tenth of a point over Southeast Missouri. NIU's Natalie Sutter took out the All Around and Floor Exercise titles, whilst team mate Megan Melendez tied with Southeast Missouri's Taryn Vanderpool for the Uneven Bars title. SEMO's Megan Fosnow took out the Vault honors, with Melendez tying with Taylor Westrick of SEMO for the Balance Beam title.

Penn State downed Ohio State during their "Paint-It-Pink" night in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Penn State's Sharaya Musser topped the All Around standings, with Ohio State's Sarah Miller picking up the honors on Vault. Musser also picked up the Balance Beam title and tied for the Uneven Bars title with Ohio State's Alex DeLuca. Miller picked up the Floor Exercise title.

Rutgers University made history, scoring the third best score in the program history on the way to their victory in a quad meet against Pittsburgh, Brown and Southern Connecticut Universities. Brown University's Diana Walters took out the All Around honors over team mate Michelle Shnayder. Rutgers' Alyssa Straub won the Vault title whilst fellow Rutgers gymnast Danielle D'Elia took the Floor Exercise title. Pittsburgh gymnasts Alyssa Adrian and Katie O'Rourke took out the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam titles respectively.

UCLA was triumphant against Stanford. Stanford's Ivana Hong finished first on the Uneven Bars. Whilst UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa scored a perfect 10 on the way to winning the Vault title, and also picked up the Floor Exercise and All Around titles. Fellow Bruin Danusia Francis earned the Balance Beam honors.

The University of Bridgeport took out the team title at the fifth annual Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational against hosts Temple University, West Chester University and Ursinus College. Bridgeport's Sasha Tsikhanovich took out the All Around title, Balance Beam title and also tied for the Floor Exercise title with team mate Monica Mesalles Sallares. Fellow Bridgeport gymnast Lissette La Fex took out the Uneven Bars title with Mesalles Sallares picking up the Vault title.

Texas Women's University took out the team title by 1.9 points over Lindenwood University. Lindenwood's Emily Turik took out the All Around title, whilst team mate Rachel Zabawa earned the high score on the Balance Beam. Texas Women's University's Bethany Larimer, Courtney Cochefski and Kristin Edwards earned the Vault, Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise titles respectively.

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater topped the team from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The UW-Whitewater Warhawks took out all the individual titles, with Katie Thompson earning the All Around title, Hannah Lee won the Vault title, Allyse Dieringer won on the Uneven Bars, with Siri Wischmann and Mary Kate Young taking out the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise titles respectively.

The College at Brockport were triumphant against Rhode Island College at Wilson College. Jennifer Miller, the sole gymnast on the Wilson College team, was the only gymnast to compete on all four apparatuses, whilst Brockport's Olivia Sylvestro picked up both the Vault and Floor Exercise honors with team mates Casey Addis and Kelcie Morris earning the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam titles respectively.
 

RESULTS:

KENT STATE VS BOWLING GREEN:

1. Kent State University (49.200, 48.700, 49.100, 48.800) 195.800
2. Bowling Green State University (48.700, 47.700, 48.600, 48.825) 193.825