This year’s Nastia Liukin Cup Series will be comprised of 12 meets, each of which will qualify one senior gymnast (aged 16 or older) and one junior (15 or younger) to the 12th Nastia Liukin Cup in Indianapolis on Feb. 26.
This week’s series included two meets: the WOGA Classic and the Buckeye Classic, which both qualified two seniors and two juniors to the NLC.
WOGA Classic
Winners (senior division): Kylie Coen (38.825) and Morgan Price (38.375)
Winners (junior division): Piper Slocum (37.900) and Kamila Pawlak (37.775)
Kylie Coen, from the class of 2023, dominated the competition, impressing on all four events and especially on bars, where her routine included a difficult Ray to Pak salto and a full-in dismount. Morgan Price, also in the class of 2023, was the second senior qualifier. She impressed on vault with a huge Yurchenko full that scored a 9.900. She also showed off a unique wolf jump three-quarter on beam. The junior competition was not as strong as at other NLC qualifiers, but the field remained deep. Piper Slocum won the first qualification spot despite a weak beam routine, and Kamila Pawlak was the second qualifier, despite low scores on bars and beam.
Kylie Coen
Scores: VT: 9.775 | UB: 9.775 | BB: 9.575 | FX: 9.700 | AA: 38.825
- Club: Empire
- High School Graduation Year: 2023
- Notable Results: 2015 Hopes qualifier and 2019 Texas state beam and floor champion
- Previous NLC Appearances: N/A
Morgan Price
Scores: VT: 9.900 | UB: 9.700 | BB: 9.425 | FX: 9.350 | AA: 38.375
- Club: Texas Dreams
- High School Graduation Year: 2023
- Notable Results: 2018 L9 Region 3 floor champion
- Previous NLC Appearances: N/A
Piper Slocum
VT: 9.725 | UB: 9.625 | BB: 9.150 | FX: 9.400 | AA: 37.900
- Club: AIM Athletics
- High School Graduation Year: 2024
- Notable Results: 2019 L9 Western all around champion and 2020 elite qualifier
- Previous NLC Appearances: N/A
Kamila Pawlak
VT: 9.725 | UB: 9.200 | BB: 9.250 | FX: 9.600 | AA: 37.775
- Club: Metroplex
- High School Graduation Year: 2025
- Notable Results: 2019 L9 Western bars champion
- Previous NLC Appearances: N/A
Buckeye Classic
Winners (senior division): Miranda Smith (38.625) and Tory Vetter (38.525)
Winners (junior division): Lauren Harkins (38.225) and Bailey Stroud (38.050)
West Virginia commit Miranda Smith, from the class of 2022, was the top senior qualifier. She impressed with a difficult program, which included a Yurchenko 1.5 on vault, a back handspring to layout two feet on beam and a full-in on floor. 2018 NLC junior champion Tory Vetter, an Ohio State signee, was the second senior qualifier. Lauren Harkins notched the top junior spot, though the star of the meet was the second junior qualifier, Bailey Stroud, who scored a perfect 10.0 on bars, qualified elite and was invited to her first developmental camp.
Scores: VT: 9.875 | UB: 9.600 | BB: 9.500 | FX: 9.650 | AA: 38.625
- Club: Valley
- College: West Virginia
- High School Graduation Year: 2022
- CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Notable Results: 2019 Region 6 all around champion
- Previous NLC Appearances: N/A
Scores: VT: 9.600 | UB: 9.675 | BB: 9.625 | FX: 9.625 | AA: 38.525
- Club: Universal
- College: Ohio State
- High School Graduation Year: 2021
- CGN Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Notable Results: 2018 and 2019 Ohio state all around champion and 2018 NLC junior champion
- Previous NLC Appearances: 2018 (junior, 1st place)
Lauren Harkins
VT: 9.600 | UB: 9.600 | BB: 9.500 | FX: 9.525 | AA: 38.225
- Club: JPAC
- High School Graduation Year: 2025
- Notable Results: 2019 Region 5 uneven bars co-champion
- Previous NLC Appearances: N/A
Bailey Stroud
VT: 9.475 | UB: 10.0 | BB: 9.375 | FX: 9.200 | AA: 38.050
- Club: JPAC
- High School Graduation Year: 2025
- Notable Results: 2019 Indiana state all around champion
- Previous NLC Appearances: N/A
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Article by Talitha Ilacqua
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