This quad meet should be a fun one, with important regionals implications for all three away teams. Southern Utah will be looking to score a high 196 to make a push for a seeded regional spot. After a bit of a beam disaster last week, the Thunderbirds will be looking to bounce back and 5th year all arounder Karley McClain will be key to that. For San Jose State, this meet is a great opportunity to drop the low 195 that’s bringing down its NQS. The Spartans are looking to score a 196 to get back into the regionals picture, with Lauren MacPherson and Jaudai Lopes leading the way in the all around.
As for UC Davis, the Aggies are still counting a 194 in their NQS and replacing that with a mid-195 will be key to get back into the bubble picture. UC Davis has not scored well on the road this season, but if it’s going to make a push for regionals, it needs to start tonight. Look for Keanna Abraham to anchor floor and vault with her dynamic tumbling and massive Yurchenko 1.5. Last but not least, home team Sacramento State is looking to build off of its season high 195.725 from last week. 5th year Amber Koeth has been impressive on beam all year long, so watch out for her routine tonight. This quad meet will be exciting but hectic, and I’m going to try and catch as much as possible!
Rotation 1: Sacramento State VT, UC Davis UB, San Jose State BB, Southern Utah FX
Weyhmiller (BB): Check on a full turn, leg up wobble on a bhs loso, good side aerial, another large check on a switch leap, switch half. Back 1.5 with a step 9.550
Lahmidi (VT): balks and runs off the side, will get to redo it, tucked yfull with a hop, nice distance 9.750
Fitzgerald (VT): Yurchenko full on, back tuck off with a step. Solid.
Moneymaker (UB): Slightly short firt handstand. Maloney, bail, small leg separations. Short handstand, double layout with a small hop. 9.775
Cacciola (FX): Double tuck, good landing. Back 1.5, front layout, great amplitude on the layout. Leaps were fine. Rudi, stag jump and out of bounds.
Castrence (BB): one armed bhs, loso, small check. Switch leap, switch half, small check and short of split on the switch half, Bhs, tuck 1.5 with a hop
Gilman (VT): Yurchenko half, some bent knees throughout and a big step forwards 9.725
McClain (FX): Big double pike to open, excellent control on the landing. Back 1.5, front lay is well controlled. Switch half, wolf full excellent amplitude on the wolf full, fantastic. Finishes with a double tuck, great.
Cato (BB): Wolf turn is well controlled, switch leap, split jump bent leg on the jump. Front aerial. Bhs loso, takes a step to control it. Side aerial beat jump, slow connection. Back 1.5 with a lunge.
Morgenthaler (VT): Massive Yurchenko 1.5 with a 2 big steps forward. A shame because she drilled one during the touch warmup
Macpherson (BB): Switch leap, split jump solid. Bhs, loso, loso, excellent extension. Smallest wobble on the full turn. Standing gainer loso, arm wave. Stuck back 1.5, exactly what San Jose state needed. 9.95!
Fitzgerald (UB): Nice first handstand. Straddled Jaeger, overshoot is clean. Great finishing position on the giant full, into a double tuck with a step.
Milne (BB): Side aerial, loso, big check but holds onto it. Switch leap, back handspring swing down. Stuck dismount
Schwartze: Good control on the front double full. Switch leap, split full, wolf full, short of split on the split full. Rudi, loso is good
Kirsch (BB): Candle mount into a stag pose, lovely. Bhs, onodi, larger balance check and drops her chest. Switch leap, split 1/4, back leg a little low on the leap. Bhs, tuck 1.5 with a hop
Gull (FX): Double pike, chest is a little down, but covers it well. Back 1.5, front half, split jump. Tour jete half, wolf full, not the most amplitude on those. Double tuck with a stumble back, but keeps it on her feet.
Otsu (BB): Double wolf turn, almost falls but holds on to it. Bhs, loso, a little off line, but no wobble. Lhop, switch side, small lean. Side somi is good. Stuck back 1.5
Koeth (UB): Maloney, Bail. Leg separation on the Maloney, a little short on the Bail. Short handstand, giant full to double tuck is stuck.
Macpherson (FX): Coming in at the end here, excellent double tuck to finish.
After 1: Southern Utah 49.250, San Jose State 49.025, UC Davis 48.900, Sacramento State 48.725
After one Southern Utah has the lead, thanks to an excellent routine by Karley McClain. San Jose State survived beam thanks to Macpherson’s career high 9.950 to break 49 which bodes well for its chances of breaking 196 tonight. UC Davis neared 49.000 on bars, its scores were held back by some messy landing, but across the board, really nice releases. Sac State put up solid vaults, but struggled with landing control today.
Rotation 2: Southern Utah VT, Sacramento State UB, UC Davis BB, San Jose State FX
Gentry (FX): Double tuck to open, Switch side, popa nice. Back 1.5, front lay, a bit of bent knees in the front lay. Finishes with a double pike, chest a tad down. 9.825
Cacciola (VT): yfull, small hop, nice distance jsut a little pit of piking down
McClain (VT): yfull good amplitue, a small hop in place
Fitzgerald (UB): Good handstand. Maloney to bail, leg separation in the Maloney, a little crooked on the bail. Short handstand, rudi dismount with two steps.
Kho (VT): Sits her Yurchenko 1.5
Abraham (BB): Pretty full turn. Bhs, layout to two feet, avoid a check well. Switch leap, switch side, chest a little low. Bhs 1.5 with a step.
Pardue (VT): Nearly stuck Yurchenko 1.5, great bounce back for Southern Utah
Weyhmiller (FX): Double tuck and has to take two steps back. Back 1.5, front lay, nice layout shape. Switch leap, switch ring half, missing some ring position on that leap. Double pike to finish, lands just a little deep, but controls it well
Smith (VT): Yurchenko full on, back tuck off, just a hop backwards. Nice.
Houghton (UB): Straddled Jaeger, some bent legs. Leg separation on the Pak to low. Double layout with a stick
Vultaggio (VT): Just a small slide on her yfull, nice distance.
Koeth (UB): Maloney to Bail, leg separation on the Maloney, crooked bail. Short handstand, giant full to stuck double tuck.
Otsu (BB): Wolf double, almost falls but holds onto it without a huge check. Nice bhs loso, small lean. Switch leap, straddle 1/4, another lean, but not big check. Side somi is really nice. Back 1.5 is stuck.
Mazury (FX): Front lay, Rudi, nice control. Tour jete half, wolf full, indistinct landing positions. Great double pike to finish
Schuelke (BB): Front toss, backhandspring, solid. Split jump, split 3/4, good splits. Side aerial, a small balance correction. Cartwheel gainer full with a college stick.
After 2: San Jose State 98.425, Southern Utah 98.425, UC Davis 98.025, Sacramento State 97.500
Wow, halfway through and San Jose State and Southern Utah are tied! San Jose State put a massive 49.400 on floor with only five gymnasts to close the gap between. Southern Utah was solid on vault, but missed an opportunity to capitalize with Kho sitting her 1.5. UC Davis was impressive on beam with lots of pretty gymnastics to break 49. Sac State was solid on bars but couldn’t get into the 9.8 range because of short handstands and leg separations on release.
Rotation 3: San Jose State VT, Southern Utah UB, Sacramento State BB, UC Davis FX
Cato (VT): Yfull, hop back, a touch of bent knees as well.
Gilman (BB): Bhs loso, nice full turn. Side aerial and a fall. Another wobble on a dance series.
(UB): Good hs, Maloney, Pak leg sepration on both. FTDT with a step.
Mazury (VT) Yurchenko full on, pike off. Stuck but lacking amplitude and distance.
Macpherson (VT): Stuck yfull, excellent. Nice distance and body position.
Morgenthaler (BB): wolf full, fine. Bhs, bhs, loso is solid. Switch leap, back tuck, wobble and also short of split on the leap. Dismounts with a 1.5 and a step backwards 9.575
Kirsch (VT): Tucked Yurchenko 1.5, better control this week, just one step forward, nice height and distance.
Houghton (BB): Bhs, loso, secure but bent knees throughout. Straddle 3/4, chest down wobble. Good full turn.
Lopes (VT): Nice Yurchenko 1.5, really laid out, almost sticks, just a hop in place. Double full, chest down and a hop.
McClain (UB): Nice handstand. Geinger, great handstand, flexed feet on the bail. Nice final handstand, stuck double layout. Great
(BB): Bhs, loso, great extension and straight legs, but a balance check. Switch leap, split 3/4, both are short of split. Side aerial, back 1.5 with a step backwards.
Murakami (UB): Massive straddled Jaeger, overshoot might’ve been a little below horizontal, not at a great angle to see, but it looked off. Excellent final handstand and a stuck FTDT. Nice, 9.900
Gillen (BB): Solid bhs, loso. Small arm wave on the full turn. Beat jump, loso, staddle jump is good. Switch leap, straddle 1/4 is good. Tucked front full, a nice routine for the senior. 9.875
Abraham (FX): Big double layout to open, lacking some control and has to lift her foot. Switch 3/4 is solid. Front lay, front full, was a little short, but covers it well. Great double tuck to close, very controlled landing and chest up.
Koeth (BB): Bhs, loso, bhs is solid. Love all of her low to the beam choreography. Full turn is solid. Split jump, split ring, front leg was just a touch low on the split ring. Stuck gainer full to dismount. 9.950
Ray (FX): Front tuck throguh to double tuck, good control to keep it in bounds. Triple leap series was fine, landing positions became a little indistinct. STUCK double pike, great, keeps her chest up well.
After 3: San Jose State 147.550, Southern Utah 147.400, UC Davis 147.375, Sacramento State 146.250
This meet is delivering in terms of closeness! After a strong vault rotation, San Jose State took the lead. Southern Utah struggled just a little bit on bars, having to count some 9.7s, but was able to keep its rotation total up thanks to Murakami’s 9.900. UC Davis was impressive on floor, posting a massive 49.350, with great landing control. Sacramneto State was solid on vault with the two seniors Gillen and Koeth especially impressive in their last home performance. This final rotation will be exciting!
Rotation 4: UC Davis VT, San Jose State UB, Southern Utah BB, Sacramento State FX
Fitzgerald (VT): Yfull with a step back. Nice distance
Murakami (BB): Bhs, loso, bhs with a small check. Split jump, sheep jump, solid. Stuck gainer full. 9.875
Smith (BB): Solid bhs, loso. Cat leap, split 3/4, solid, lacking a little split, but not bad. Back 1.5 with a step
Moneymaker (VT): Great yfull with a step backward, excellent height
Otsu (VT): Oooh! Upgrade to an Omelianchek, lands just a little bit low and takes a step. Great distance.
Cacciola (BB): Full turn with a check. Bhs, loso is secure. Beat jump, loso, good. Switch leap, switch leap, split jump, arm wave. Back 1.5 with a step.
Mazury (UB): Slightly short hs. Piked Jaeger, great handstand afterward. Pak is fine. Nice handstand, double layout with a step
Schwartze (BB): Bhs, loso is solid. No issue on the full turn. Beat jump, loso, beat jump. Sheep jump, small wobble. Stuck gainer full
Abraham (VT): Yurchenko 1.5 with a step, great amplitude and distance.
Milne (UB): Maloney, Pak, love how she keeps her legs together on both elements. Double layout, camera angle didn’t show the landing, but not a lot of movement, if any.
McClain (BB): Bhs, loso and falls. Solid switch leap, straddle quarter. Stuck 1.5
Soloman (UB): Nice handstand. Really high Ray, overshoot, some flexed feet. Double layout with a hop.
Vultaggio (BB): Big routine right here for SUU. Bhs, loso, loso and falls. That will probably be the meet. Rest of the routine is fine, stuck dismount.
Morgenthaler (FX): Rudi, loso, good amplitude on the loso. Split full, popa, solid splits, not the most amplitude. Great double pike, nice chest up position and landing control.
FINAL: San Jose State 196.600, UC Davis 196.475, Southern Utah 196.200, Sacramento State 195.450
This quad certainly delivered with San Jose State upsetting Southern Utah to win the meet. UC Davis sneakily had a great night as well, placing second with a massive 196.475. Both of these road scores will be hugely beneficial to these teams regional hopes as well. Southern Utah was having a really solid meet, until beam. This is now the second week in a row that the Thunderbirds have had to count a fall on beam, which is an alarming trend as postseason approaches. Last, but certainly not least, Sacramento State had a really solid performance on its senior night, and it was night to see Amber Koeth tie the school beam record after she’s being such a consistent contributer throughout her career.
VT: Kayla Pardue (SUU) 9.900
UB: Shylen Murakami (SUU) 9.900
BB: Lauren Macpherson (SJSU), Amber Koeth (Sac State) 9.950
FX: Amber Koeth (Sac State) 9.950
AA: Lauren Macpherson (SJSU) 39.550
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