George Washington and Maryland have made the short trip up to Towson for a tri meet with some regionals implications.
George Washington still has a shot at qualifying to regionals, but will probably need at least a high 195 to stay in contention. This is the first of two meets for the Colonials this weekend, so they will have a much better look at where they stand regionals-wise at the end of this weekend. Deja Chambliss debuted in the all around a few weeks ago and has not scored below 39 yet this season.
Maryland is coming off one of the best scores in program history, a 196.975. The return of Collea Burgess to the vault and beam lineups helped a lot, and the Terrapins will be looking to continue that momentum into this week. The task now will be to stay in the top 28 to avoid a play-in meet.
This season has been a fresh start for Towson with a huge freshman class and lots of new faces in the lineups. Keep an eye on Emerson Hurst, who can be excellent on beam but hasn’t quite gotten the scores she is capable of this season.
Rotation 1
Towson: vault, GW: bars, Maryland: beam
Hurst (TU): HS front pike – big height and distance but takes a rather large hop – 9.725
Raymond (GW) – good jaeger, little shy on bail HS, step back on dismount – 9.725
Borkowski (TU): `good y full – a little piked down and a tiny hop back – 9.75
Banen (GW): beautiful tkachev, good pak, slight chest down and step back on dismount – 9.775
Wesoly (TU): big y full with a big rebound back
We’ve seen like half routines from Maryland on beam.
Bolen (TU) – y full with a bounce back – 9.725
Gamble (TU): big y half with a large bounce forward
Chambliss (GW): huge ray, good bail HS, stuck double back – 9.8
Ca. Vitoff (TU): big y full with a small hop back – 9.775
Weitz (TU) exh: y full with a small hop back
Live stats are down, so I’ll put as many scores as I can get.
Burgess (UMD): slight check on front toss and misses connection to BHS, good leaps, solid side somi, good full turn, stuck gainer full.
Kaplan (GW) exh: almost goes over on cast, good jaeger to overshoot, chest low on full in and takes a step forward.
Long judging conference on Burgess’ score – probably one gave her the series connection and one didn’t.
Rouse (UMD): Good full turn, beautiful LOSO to straddle jump, good BHS LOSO series, good leaps – maybe a little shy of 180, stumbles out of 1.5 dismount – 9.775
Wright (UMD): good leaps, wobble on front aerial, good full turn, good front kickover to BHS – little slow but she should get the connection, stuck gainer pike
UMD: 48.85 GW: 48.825 Towson: 48.75
Solid start for all three teams. This meet is CLOSE
Rotation 2
Towson: bars, GW: beam, UMD: floor
Bolen (TU): good tkatchev, good HS on overshoot, hop on dismount – 9.625
Tsiknias (UMD): beautiful rudi to LOSO, good leaps, good front double full
Gamble (TU): beautiful maloney to overshoot, great handstands, stuck double back dismount – that should score well – 9.775
Wesoly (TU): beautiful jager to overshoot, knee down on dismount – 9.6
Silberman (maybe Morris?) (UMD): good double pike – slight slide back, and feed cuts away….okay it’s back…a beautiful split jump, good double tuck to close
Zientek (TU): good overshoot HS, hop on double tuck – not up to the level but a clean routine
Cohen (GW): beautiful triple series, good full turn, beautiful leap series, good front aerial to split jump, stuck gainer full – 9.875
Ca. Vitoff (TU): huge gienger to overshoot, huge full in with a hop back
McClure (UMD): huge double back to open, good front lay to rudi, and cuts away…
Kauffman (TU): cuts in halfway – good tkatchev – a bit flat, and a stuck dismount – 9.775
Rouse (UMD): huge double pike to open, good 1.5 to front lay, good leaps, and a huge double back to open – slight slide back
Burgess (UMD): huge triple full, good leaps, punch front full through to double full – that was a cool pass
Karpova (GW) exh: good BHS LOSO – a slight chack, godd switch leap and wobbles on sheep jump, good full turn, good front aerial to split jump – slightly short of 180, shuffle on gainer full
UMD: 98.175 GW: 97.375 Towson: 97.375
Rotation 3
McClure (UMD): big y full with a hop
Bolen (TU): wobble on BHS LOSO, wobbles a but on leap series, solid front kickover, good full turn, hop on gainer full
? (UMD): y full on tuck off with a hop back
Weitz (TU): good switch leap to LOSO to split jump, good front aerial to beat jump, slight check on BHS LOSO, good full turn, stuck dismount – 9.925
Zona (GW): cut in halfway, good double tuck, good leap series
Casper (TU): good switch side, slight wobble on BHS LOSO, good leap series, falls on side aerial, good full turn, stuck gainer full – 9.15
Burgess (UMD): huge y full – an a near stick
Crasa (GW): cuts in the end… good double back to close
Ca. Vitoff (TU): good wolf turn to open, solid triple series, good leap series, stuck dismount – maybe slight shuffle – 9.85
Wesoly (TU): wobble on BHS LOSO, good full turn, good leap series, slight wobble on side aerial, stuck gainer full – 9.825
Chambliss (GW): good double back to open, good front full front pike…and cuts away…caught a hit double pike in the background at the end of her routine
Hurst (TU): good full turn, beautiful BHS LOSO, beautiful switch switch, gorgeous front aerial to split jump, slight hop on dismount – 9.925
Packard (TU) exh: good full turn, great triple series, good switch switch, hop on dismount
UMD: 147.275 GW: 146.600 Towson: 146.575
It’s a close battle for 2nd. Maryland is quite a but ahead but GW and Towson are neck and neck. See, I told you the EAGL was competitive.
Rotation 4
Towson: floor, GW: vault, Maryland: bars
Crasa (GW): y full with a small hop back
Tsiknias (UMD): caught the end – stuck DLO
Temkov (TU): stuck double pike cold (didn’t even need that lunge), great front lay to front full, beautiful leap series, beautiful double back to close – 9.8
? (GW): y half with a small hop
Borkowski (TU): great double back to open, beautiful leaps, good front lay front full, little short on double pike
Norman (GW): y full with a spep back
Wright (UMD): beautiful maloney, beautiful tkatchev, hits final HS, stalder to double tuck – hop on landing
Weitz (TU): huge double tuck to open, beautiful 1.5 to front lay, stuck double pike to close – great routine! – 9.85
Farina (UMD): beautiful jaeger, great HS on bail, step on DLO
Wesoly (TU): good front lay to front full, good double pike – slight chest down, beautiful ring jump to switch half – 9.775
Casper (TU): sky high double pike to open, beautiful leap series, great front lay to front full, great double tuck – 9.85
Hurst (TU): huge double pike – slight chest down, gorgeous leaps, great front lay front full, stuck double tuck to close – 9.825
Final: Maryland: 196.350 TU: 195.675 GW: 195.55
Towson beats GW! Highest score for Towson since 2018, and still room for improvement.
Live blog by Mary Emma Burton
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