In just a few short hours, we’ll know which three teams are advancing to NCGA Championships… and which teams’ seasons are over. For an in-depth preview of what to watch for, check out my preview. But to keep things short and sweet, Stout and Oshkosh will be wanting to prove their top finishes last year weren’t a fluke; Whitewater and La Crosse will be looking for redemption; and Winona, Hamline, Gustavus and Eau Claire will be battling it out to claim a top five finish.
Buckle-up because we are in for a long, but exciting, evening of DIII gymnastics!
Hey ya’ll. It looks like the two streams are just cameras at the top of the stands, so it’s going to be a bit difficult to see details and ID the gymnasts. Most likely, I’ll just be putting the team name and discussing the routine, but I’ll do my best to ID those I can.
March-ins are starting and competition should begin around 4:20pm CT.
UPDATE: Vault and bars stream is only showing bars….. sooo we may not be getting any vaults today.
Rotation 1: La Crosse vault, Winona bars, Gustavus beam, Whitewater floor
Gustavus – wolf + tuck full short; didn’t connect aeria + ro but stayed on; switch +switch short; good gainer pike
UWW – beautiful rudi + layout; missed the jumps; perfect front double full (this must be Sabol); AMAZING start for UWW
Winona – nice blind full +bail; oh bummer, over on her cast hand on high bar; almost over again but saves it; nice blind full + back one and a half twist
UWW – I missed first two passes but finished with a great Rudi
UWW – Nice front full + front full; RO + LOSO; fabulous Rudi… UWW is crushing this first rotation
Winona – blind + bail some leg stuff; almost stuck double lay
UWW – double pike and steps OOB; floaty front full + front lay; and ANOTHER nice Rudi to close
Gustavus – nice full turn; fall on her series, and falls again on second attempt; switch +wolf 3/4; cat leap +side aerial another fall.. they’re going to want to drop this one
Winona – hop + huge Jaeger but just peels right off; gets back up and finishes with some form issues but stays on
Gustavus – off on front toss; back tuck + back tuck didn’t quite connect; stuck front full
UWW – Big double pike; split 1.5 is a little wonky; RO 1.5 +front lay with a little bounce out of it… good set
UWW – BIGGGG double pike with a few steps out, front full + front lay big bounce; good jumps
Rotation 2: Stout vault, Eau Claire bars, Oshkosh beam, Hamline floor
UPDATE: we can now see the vault table…. still can’t see the landing mat
UPDATE #2: the “live scores” aren’t actually live so i’ll update when available
UWO – nice full turn; bhs +LOSO solid; good jumps; hitch kick + aerial with a big check; slow leap connection; gainer pike with a big step; good start for the Titans
UWEC – loose bail; good toe shoot; blind full double back comes up short and puts her hands down
UWO – solid bhs +loso but had soft knees; switch + back pike connection a bit slow but no wobble; good turn; hitch kick switch something?? not sure what it was supposed to be; stuck gainer pike
Hamline – beautiful back 2.5; RO + whip 1/2 + front lay a bit stuttery on the landing; Rudi with her chest down
UWO – nice stag handstand; switch + LOSO great! cat + switch side a little lopsided; off on bhs + loso; switch + pike jump nice; slight check on turn; cartwheel step-in 1.5 with a small step… recovered nicely after the fall
UWEC – great tkatchev; loose on bail and drags feet; over on HS
UWO – switch + gainer loso stuck; BHS+LOSO stuck; switch + straddle 1/4 nice; cartwheel gainer full piked down but stuck
UWEC – pirouette + bail kinda crazy; stuck blind full + double back
UWO – switch + straddle 1/4 nice; perfect bhs+loso; solid front aerial; cat leap + aerial almost off but saves it; almost off on full turn but saves it again; good gainer full dismount with a slight bounce
UWO – off on bhs +loso; switch + straddle 1/4 big bobble; she looks super nervous.. gainer full with chest down but stuck
Hamline – front full + front lay some legs stuff; fabulous jump connection; STUCK double tuck; another good jump connection; Fantastic routine!
Hamline – front lay + font full + stag a little out of control; great leaps; a little short on her double back but pulls her chest up fast to hide it
After 1: UWW – 47.725; Hamline – 47.375; UWO – 47.250; UWS – 47.050; UWL – 47.00; Winona – 44.525; UWEC – 43.850; Gustavus – 41.050
Rotation 3: Whitewater vault, La Crosse bars, Winona beam, Gustavus floor
UWL – blind full + bail nice; good toe shoot; blind full + double tuck with a small step
Winona – Bhs + front toss great; nice full turn; good switch + switch half; almost stuck front full
UWL – tkatchev good; almost over on the bail; slow on the blind but pulls it around and sticks the double tuck
Winona – lovely back walkover; front aerial big check; repeats and does the same thing; squatty side somi
UWL – good tkatchev; nice free hip + bail; double lay with a small step
UWL – piroutte + toe shoot a little close; a little crazy pirouette before the pak; full-in with a small step
Winona – bhs +bhs+loso big wobble
UWL – Blind full + Geinger + bail with some form; blind full double back STUCK
Gustavus – Rudi didn’t quite get around but love this choreo! i think this is sam tonjes… she’s a performer through and through
UWL – Maloney + bail handstand + Stalder + toe shoot; toe shoot a little close; stalder + double tuck with a small step… Great rotation for the Eagles
Gustavus – stuck RO + double pike chest a little low; some more nice choreo; little low on her jumps; stuck front full front pike! such a nice set
Winona – stuck bhs + loso some leg issues; nice hitch kick switch side; cat leap + side somi… interesting; good gainer pike just landed with her chest down a bit too much
Gustavus – wolf 2.5 not quite around; another stuck double tuck! The Gusties are really finding these landings; nice front full + front tuck; couldn’t quite tell what the jumps were… shoot! i jinxed her! fall on her back 1.5 + front tuck
Rotation 4: Hamline vault, Stout bars, Eau Claire beam, Oshkosh floor
Oshkosh- good 1.5 + front lay; i missed the rest
Stout – short on HS; archy free hip + low tkatchev; good bail; double lay a little wonky.. ends up bending her knees halfway through
Stout – nice blind half + Jaeger + bail; Blind full + double back almosssst stuck… nice set!
Oshkosh – Rudi + split + punch front is great! double back chest a bit low
Stout – floaty Jaeger; nice blind full + double
Stout – a little too far over on the blind full + bail; same on the blind full before the double back; crashes the double back but gets up fine
Oshkosh – Bouncy double pike; jumps unidentifiable; double tuck chest a little low and steps forward
Stout – fall on Geinger; repeats and makes it, good bail but has to do two toe arounds… full out dismount with a big step forward
Oshkosh – nice back 1.5 + front lay; good wolf 1.5; double pike with a step forward
Stout – nice tkatchev; free hip and falls over but stays on kips back up and falls; remounts and does a nice bail and blind full + double with a small hop… rough rotation for the Blue Devils but they are super strong on beam so they should be able to bounce back
Oshkosh – I missed the first pass but finished good double pike almost stuck
Oshkosh – Great open double pike… i think this is Jarvis, looks like she took out the double lay; big floaty jumps that get all the way around; front tuck through to double back pretty much stuck just a little low chest
Eau Claire – side aerial + side aerial with a small check but actually super nice in the air; interesting jump combo of straight jump 1/4 + tuck full but falls; perfectly stuck gainer pike
After 2: UWW – 95.200; UWL – 94.875; UWO- 94.850; Hamline – 93.975; UWS- 92.425; Winona – 90.375; UWEC- 86.400; Gustavus – 86.250
From what I’m seeing on the stream, scores are looking pretty conservative… there have definitely been some bars and floor routines that I would have gone about a tenth higher on.
Rotation 5: Gustavus vault, Whitewater bars, La Crosse beam, Winona floor
UWW- good free hip + bail; toe front big step
UWL – switch double stag big bobble; stuck front aerial + back tuck; good leap connection; aerial + 1.5 stuck
UWL – bhs + loso stuck; good turn; hitch kick front toss beat jump nice; good leaps; switch + gainer pike stuck
UWW – AMAZING Jaeger; missed the middle half; beautiful full in with a small step
UWL – nice turn; bhs + loso slight check; cat + front toss + beat slight check; good leaps; aerial back full stuck
UWL – good turn; back tuck + bhs swing down with some knees; good popa; side somi + back full stuck
UWW – good tkatchev; some legs on the bail; STUCK double lay!
UWL – slight check on turn; perfect bhs + loso; aerial switch leg slight check; good jumps; gainer pike with a small step
UWW – pirouette tkatchev nice; low on the bail; missed a handstand; ANOTHER stuck double lay
UWW – free hip + shaposh + bail combo good; short on her handstands; blind full + double big step back
UWL – good turn; off on bhs + loso; great cat + front toss + beat jump; stuck gainer pike
UWW – close toe shoot; missed the middle; free hip + blind and fell; remounts and finishes with a stuck double tuck
Winona – double pike chest a little low but pulls up quickly; front full + front lay and bounces oob; Rudi chest super low but makes it
Rotation 6: Oshkosh vault, Hamline bars, Stout beam, Eau Claire floor
Stout – good turn; bhs + loso with a slight check; switch + back pike solid; good jumps; RO + 1.5 stuck… that was the start the Blue Devils needed after that bar rotation
Hamline – short hs; Geinger + bail some legs and piked on the bail; stuck blind full + double
Hamline – super far over on the pirouette before the bail but still goes to hs and connects the toe shoot; squatty on the double tuck dismount
Stout – bhs + loso solid but some knees; good jumps; cat + switch side a bit short; RO + 1.5 super low and squatty with a hop to the side but stays on her feet
Hamline – missed the set but saw a really nice double lay dismount!! nearly stuck just had a tiny hop
Stout – bhs + bhs?? or maybe the second was a one-arm? side aerial small check; really nice switch + straddle 1/4; check on the turn; side aerial + tuck full with a step
Hamline – I’m coming in after fall #2 but she finishes with a blind full + double tuck with a big hop forward
Hamline – Geinger with some leg issues; missed the ending but she made it
Stout – beautiful bhs + loso; good side aerial; really struggling with her leaps and not sure she’ll get credit; finishes with a good side aerial back full almost stuck
Hamline – hop + front giant half + bail with leg issues and low; stuck double lay! I had no idea Hamline had two double lays in its bar line up!
Stout – fantastic split jump + loso combo; good double stag; nice bhs + loso but too powerful and takes a step back; RO 1.5 nearly stuck, just a tiny hop forward
Stout – pretty needle scale; bhs + loso tiny check; Y turn with a small check; leaps a bit low; cat + aerial andddd off bummer this was a really nice set until then; stuck gainer pike
Eau Claire – front lay + front lay half with some leg stuff; really great jumps; double tuck and crashes
Eau Claire – beautiful Rudi… one of the nicest we’ve seen today; front lay + front lay half solid; back 1.5 + front tuck a little low but stays on her feet
After 3: UWL – 142.975; UWO – 142.400; UWW – 141.975; UWS – 139.300; Hamline; 139.200; Winona – 136.350; Gustavus 132.575; UWEC – 131.375
Rotation 7: Winona vault, Gustavus bars, Whitewater beam, La Crosse floor
UWW – bhs + side aerial solid; leaps a little wonky; good jumps; aerial + back full stuck
UWL – front full + front lay nice; back 1.5 + front pike stuck; good leaps; Rudi with chest low but stays on her feet
UWW – good turn; bhs + loso solid but some knees; good leaps; jumps a bit low; aerial back full way off but hangs on and stick with chest low
UWL – RO + double tuck good; great leaps; back 1.5 + front pike stuck; little out of control on last pass and may have gone oob
UWW – missed the first half; bigggg bobble on side aerial; RO + 1.5 a little low but basically stuck
UWL – great front full + front lay; leaps get all the way around; back 1.5 front lay almost stuck; Rudi a little wild
UWW – switch + loso good but some knees; good jumps; RO almost off but saves it; fakes the stick on the front full
UWL – Rudi + straddle great; jumps nice; back 1.5 + pike good
UWW – good turn; perfect front toss + bhs; legs a little low in her twisting split positions; nearly stuck gainer full, just lifted one of her heels a bit
UWL – reached down her hand on double back; lovely front full front lay; missed all her jumps/leaps
UWW – great turn; off on bhs + loso; cat + side aerial super solid; switch + straddle 1/4 great; RO 1.5 a little crooked; bummer about that fall because that was a really nice set otherwise
UWL – double Arabian a little short and sits it.. bummer first time all season she’s missed that; front full + front lay really nice; great double back to finish
Rotation 8: Eau Claire vault, Oshkosh bars, Hamline beam, Stout floor
UWO – almost over on first hs but holds on; Jaeger super close; rest of the set is clean
UWS – back double full + wolf! that’s unique; back 1.5 + front pike a bit low but clean
UWO – good first hs; really nice Geinger and bail; pirouette right on top of the bar; tight blind full + double tuck with a step back… that was REALLY nice… UWO wants this!
UWS – good double tuck; back 1.5 + front lay… not sure how she saved it because she was super turned over; great last pass
UWO: good blind; loose Jaeger and bail; blind full double tuck stuck but chest super low
UWO – massive tkatchev but peels hard and looks like she may have done something to her wrist… still chalking back up so i hope she’s okay; blind full + double a little loose
UWO – good hs; fabulous blind + Jaeger; legs on the bail; double lay???? big pike on the way down but sticks it
UWS – one of the best double pikes i’ve ever seen! WOWZA; back 1.5 front lay really good; double tuck huge! personally, i feel like that should win
UWO – tkatchev + pak with some leg separation; double lay a little low but holds on and sticks
UWS – did some sort of twisting first pass and made it; finished with a double tuck and bounced a bit because it was super high
Hamline – front aerial to squat (on purpose); bhs + loso and off; great leaps… i feel like this could be Kalland which is a super big bummer because she can get some high scores; double stag nice! gainer full a little pikey with a step
Final:
Well that was a really fantastic meet. Still waiting for final scores but looking like it’ll be Oshkosh, Whitewater, and La Crosse moving on to nationals. Stout had an unfortunate bars rotation that pretty much took them out of the mix fairly early on but they came back as strong as they could and ended with a great floor rotation. Hamline was the big surprise today and hung in there with the top dogs right up till the end.
- Oshkosh – 189.675
- Whitewater – 189.425
- La Crosse – 189.350
- Stout – 186.925
- Hamline – 184.925
- Winona – 182.100
- Eau Claire – 177.075
- Gustavus – 175.925
Individual Event Champions:
All around – Blaise Wilson (UWW) 38.175
Vault – Emily Gilot (UWO) 9.725
Bars – Kerrie Legault (UWL) 9.700
Beam – Kacey Mortenson (UWL) 9.750
Floor – Karina Sabol (UWW) 9.700
Live blog by Rachel Riesterer
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