The NCGA Dismount: Week 2

Note: Facebook live will be used for UW-Oshkosh’s routines, while UW-Eau Claire’s routines can be found here.

Recap

The Big Storyline: Both Oshkosh and Eau Claire had fairly similar meets to their first meet weekend. The Titans were led by sophomore Trinity Sawyer, who won vault with a stuck Yurchenko half, and junior Olivia Keller, who showed off her tumbling on floor with both a double pike and front through to double back. Eau Claire showed a slight improvement from its previous score of 174.625. it progressed on vault, beam and floor but had a rough bar rotation, which caused it to have to count three scores in the 7.000 range. The team score will benefit greatly from finding rhythm on bars.

Recap

The Big Storyline: Both Hamline and Gustavus scored 177s in their first meets, so this competition was bound to be the closest of the weekend and truly could have gone either way. However, Hamline made some improvements and was able to add back some big routines that were notably missing from lineups the first week. Gustavus was able to keep pace with the Pipers throughout the meet, but a disappointing beam rotation is what ultimately prevented the Gusties from keeping this competition as close as it should have been.

Recap

The Big Storyline: La Crosse continues to dominate the WIAC, scoring a big 189.200 and claiming every event title and the all around this past weekend. The elusive 190.000 that DIII teams strive for is within the Eagle’s reach if they can overcome some endurance issues and make landing improvements on floor. Despite the loss, Winona improved its overall team score by nearly two points. Shelsea Zehr was the Warriors’ top finisher. Zehr’s clean floor routine was awarded a 9.450, which was good enough for third.

Results

The Big Storyline: Whitewater showed a major improvement from its previous score of a 165.800. The Warhawks used their two weeks of practice after their first meet to figure out bars and put together a solid lineup. Stout showed improvement on bars, beam and floor. Its bar score is most notable, improving by 1.225 from 43.975 to 45.200. Senior Shadae Boone’s vault and floor wins helped the Blue Devils, but it was not quite enough to push them ahead of Whitewater.