Iowa State begins a double meet weekend on the road tonight. The Cyclones have fended off program drama en route to several decent showings, but last week’s home loss to Central Michigan was not a result they’ll want to repeat. Tonight, they have the chance to rebound against Lindenwood. The Lions have had a lot of highs and lows thus far, from going over 196 in Week 4 (a mark Iowa State has yet to reach this season) to logging a 191.425 at home the following week. The Lions will need to be at their best to fend off a Power Five foe at home.
Rotation 1: Lindenwood VT, Iowa State UB
Jones VT: yfull, not the most amplitude but just a small hop.
Langkamp UB: piked jaeger, nice last handstand position, DLO sticks. 9.725
Caffey VT: bent legs towards the end, small hop back.
Basuel UB: catches Jaeger close to the bar, some flexed feet, DLO really fights for the stick but holds it. 9.675
Lopez VT:
Ricks UB: Her first competitive routine for the Cyclones. Doesn’t quite hit first handstand, tkatchev is a weird fall, completely misses the bar and it almost looks like she’s suspended in the air for a second before falling. Someone gif that. Aw she fell again. hits the ground w her feet on the Pak, stumbles forward a few times on DLO. She did get through it. 7.650
Daniels VT: She’s 5’7, def the tallest gymnast I’ve seen. small hop on the full.
Horowitz UB: beautiful first handstand and lines, jaeger close to the bar but catches, beautiful DLO little shuffle forward. 9.725
Berkley VT: yfull legs a bit bent, step back.
Loyim UB: piked jaeger, DLO small step forward. 9.700
Griswold VT: y1.5 huge power but way off to the side, nearly off the mat
Cooke UB: maloney, slightly pikey DLO step back. 9.825
Appleget VT exh: hop back on her yfull.
Waiting for some scores.
After 1: Iowa State 48.650, Lindenwood 48.375
Rotation 2: Iowa State VT, Lindenwood UB
A.I. Palacios VT: Apparently she was going to exhibition bars, but was scratched. We didn’t get to see it. 9.675
Daniels UB: last handstand a bit short, double back looks like a small hop back but strong controlled landing. 9.650
Cooke VT: full, hop back. 9.700
Moon UB: Maloney legs came apart, bail to toe shoot, last handstand short, pikey DLO step forward. 9.675
Boychuk VT: yfull piked in the hips, step back. 9.675
Newsome UB: slightly cowboyed double back step forward.
Bergstrom VT: not the biggest block, hop back. 9.775
Cooper UB: flexed feet in the jaeger, DLO step forward.
Parker VT: stuck full, chest down a little. 9.850
Unsure if the arena is just cold or Iowa State brings this communal shaggy blanket everywhere. I don’t remember seeing it the last time I blogged.
Jones UB: huge Tkatchev, DLO steps a few times out of it backwards. Commentators say the mat slipped a little.
Hong VT: quick twisting y1.5, step forward. 9.750
Appleget UB: big gienger to bail, stuck DLO.
Scott UB exh: Deltchev, stuck DLO again.
After 2:Â Iowa State 97.400, Lindenwood 97.250
Lindenwood closing the gap.
Rotation 3: Lindenwood BB, Iowa State FX
Griswold BB: BHS LOSO does not fall this week, small check. sissone to switch half not quite fully extended, back 1.5 small step.
Boychuk FX: double pike chest down, back 1.5 to front lay, straddle leap good position, double tuck. 9.650
Daniels BB: full turn confident, BHS LOSO no check, switch split to ring, back leg not quite horizontal and head not back, aerial, beat jump, gainer full off the side.
Cooke FX: nice front double full, Bridgey Caquatto floor music, good position on wolf jump, back 1.5 to front full. 9.850
Moon BB: BHS LOSO no hesitation, split jumps connected but not the best extension, front aerial to beat, dismount good landing.
A.I. Palacios FX: double tuck, first straddle more extended than the first, double pike kinda low but gets it around. 9.825
Kraus BB: BHS LOSO, a few checks throughout this, small hop forward,
Maldonado FX: no heart hair tonight, front rudi to split jump not quite 180, double pike. 9.800
Appleget: switch leaps to pike good position, BHS LOSO some arm waving, back 1.5 step forward. Per commentator, the first time Lindenwood has had five hit routines in the first five.
Parker FX: front tuck to double tuck big air, good height on the leaps. 9.775
Jones BB: Falls on series but the Lions don’t need to count. Nice straddle jump, back 1.5 tries to college stick, steps out.
Diab FX: front double full dances out of front tuck, huge switch to straddle, Rudi to back LOSO. A good one as usual. 9.950
After 3:Â Iowa State 146.600, Lindenwood 145.900
Rotation 4: Iowa State BB, Lindenwood FXÂ
Playing cotton-eyed joe in the arena. We are in the South!
Boychuk BB: BHS LOSO leg goes up check, side somi, gainer full off the side looks like a stick.
Appleget FX: front lay to front full, cool choreo, double pike chest up.
Bergrstrom BB: front toss to BHS small check, nice extension on split leap, sqautty back 1.5 stuck.
Evans FX: Getting a lot of cheers. back 1.5 to front lay. Say what you will about the Gymnasties but Lindenwood has its own section of bros that appears to be dutifully watching in the corner.
Ugh, she fell on a double back. Has to stop. Looks like she stumbles a little getting up and has to be helped on the floor.
Maldonado BB: off on series.
Jones FX: how will the freshman follow that? great double back, back 1.5 to front lay, looking unphased thus far. Nice to follow up.
Horowitz BB: front toss to BHS, switch to beat, sticks dismount.
Lopez FX: double back powerful two steps back. back 1.5 to front pike, back 1.5 to front lay a bit underrotated.
Basuel BB: split to switch, floaty BHS LOSO, has to adjust on full turn, gianer full off the side step backwards.
R. Jones FX: front double full, nice difficulty. Back 1.5 front lay better landing, front rudi. Nice anchor.
Loyim BB: check on switch side, BHS LOSO a little off. front lay to beat. Has the chance to drop Maldonado’s fall. sticks gainer full. That will be a nice opportunity to do it.
Griswold FX: huge air on double pike, back 1.5 to front lay, leaps are 180, double tuck very controlled.
FINAL: Iowa State 195.575, Lindenwood 194.850
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