PHOTO ESSAY: Corvallis Regional Round Two

April 6, 2019 Emily Howell-Forbes Event Coverage, Features, NCAA WAG, Recap

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The 2019 NCAA Corvallis Regional featured teams Denver, Florida, Southern Utah, Boise State, Iowa, Washington, Oregon State and Stanford. Each session featured four squads with the top two from each session advancing. (Photo/Ali Gradischer)

After a rough first few routines on beam for Boise State, Alex Esmerian came back to post a 9.900 for the Broncos, which lead for most of the first session and ultimately had her tying for third on the event. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

Bronco senior Sarah Means followed Esmerian with a 9.875. Means also posted a 39.400 in the all around, tying for fifth. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

A crowd favorite, Alaska junior Sophia Hyderally—competing individually—followed the Broncos beam lineup with a 9.900 of her own. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

Following an uncharacteristically rough vault rotation, Denver came back to post a 49.300 on bars. The lineup was led by junior Maddie Karr’s 9.925, which also tied her for the event title. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

During Denver’s second rotation, sophomore Lynzee Brown took control early for the Pioneers in the leadoff spot, earning a huge 9.900 to help set the tone for an amazing 49.475 rotation total, a new program record. (Photo/Ali Gradischer)

The highlight of the Denver beam lineup came from one of its newcomers, freshman Alexis Vasquez. She tied her own personal best score of 9.950 for the fourth time this year. If Denver does not advance as a team to nationals, Vasquez would advance as an individual on the event. (Photo/Ali Gradischer)

In the penultimate spot on bars, Boise State’s Emily Muhlenhaupt showed off why she’s been such a crucial part of this team’s lineup in 2019. Her beautiful form and execution earned her a 9.900, the highest amongst the Broncos’ bar squad. (Photo/Ali Gradischer)

Unusual misses for the Huskies on bars—including a fall from Madison Copiak—left them struggling to make a comeback in the last rotation. Copiak ultimately came back with a clutch 9.850 on beam after a fall from teammate Monica Riley. Washington and Boise State were neck and neck for the second qualifying spot for most of the first session, but the Broncos ultimately edged the Huskies by 0.325. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

With Brown’s jaw-dropping double layout and fun choreography, she earned a 9.950 to give her a share of the all around title with teammate Maddie Karr. However, should Denver not advance as a team, Brown would win the tie breaker over Karr for the individual all around spot. (Photo/Ali Gradischer)

Oregon State started its competition on beam, and after a fall halfway through the lineup, the pressure was on for the rest of the team to hit. Junior Maela Lazaro remained calm, poised and laser-focused to earn a 9.925. If OSU does not advance through to nationals as a team, Lazaro would qualify individually on beam. (Photo/Ali Gradischer)

The hype and enthusiasm on Friday night carried through the entire OSU competition. With a regional finals spot on the line, the Beavers brought everything they had to secure their spot in Saturday’s competition. (Photo/ Ali Gradischer)

Stanford started out the meet with a strong performance on floor, counting only one score below 9.850 and posting a 49.225 as a team. Kyla Bryant anchored the lineup with a 9.850 performance, starting off her campaign for an individual all around berth to NCAA nationals. She’ll advance if Florida and Denver advance as teams. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

Florida freshman Trinity Thomas anchored an excellent bars rotation for the Gators that came after a subpar outing on vault. She posted a score of 9.925 and tied for the title on the event. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

Sophomore Megan Skaggs had a great meet for the Gators. She posted a 9.900 on beam, tying for third place, and a 39.450 in the all around, the second highest total on the team. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

Despite Stanford coming up short as a team, Bryant wowed the crowd with her near near-flawless bars routine, earning a 9.900. It was a clutch performance for the Cardinal due to a fall later in the rotation. (Photo/Ali Gradischer)

Madison Ward-Sessions’ floor routine entertained the crowd in Gill thanks to her incredibly high tumbling. After she finished, the entire arena erupted in chants of “10;” ultimately, one judge did flash a perfect score. Most scenarios have her advancing as an individual competitor to nationals on floor. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

Sabrina Gill closed out the meet for Oregon State with a stunning bar routine that earned a 9.925, putting her in a three-way tie for first on the event. If the Beavers don’t advance through to the NCAA Finals—but Denver does—Gill would earn an individual spot to continue her season on the event. (Photo/Ali Gradischer)

Thomas finished out the meet for the Gators on floor, posting a 9.950 and tying with Denver’s Lynnzee Brown for the event title. Florida posted the highest score of round two in Corvallis with a 197.500 and advanced to round three on Saturday along with Oregon State. (Photo/Emily Howell-Forbes, [email protected])

Essay by Ali Gradischer and Emily Howell-Forbes

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