What a final weekend of the regular season! Scores soared to even greater heights (somehow), and some teams did what they needed to to get more comfortably in regionals position while others didn’t hit the mark. Catch up on all the senior night emotions, big routines, memorable moments, and more below.
Superlatives
Prettiest Fall
Of course it was a bummer that Maile O’Keefe fell on choreography when her team was still in it to win the meet, but at least it was a pretty fall? In fact, one judge gave the Utah senior a “perfect” 9.500.
Awkward Mixup
Iowa competed at Southern Utah with San Jose State in a tri meet on Friday, and it sounds like the broadcast may have mixed up the two gymnastics schools from the Hawkeye state. The Hawkeyes can rest easy though knowing it’s the winner of this year’s Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.
Most Heartwarming Senior Moment
We recognize that this happened last week, but we couldn’t let it pass by without recognizing it. Our favorite part of senior nights are when those seniors that don’t get to compete as much get to perform an exhibition routine one last time. Utah State took it to another level, letting team manager—and NAIGC gymnast—Daniel Barclay do a floor routine, which opened with a huge full-twisting double tuck.
Best Judge Shade
While she may technically be incorrect about it being a 10, Olympic champion and gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles got in on the gymternet fun of calling out judges on Twitter, posting about elite teammate Jordan Chiles’ fantastic stuck Yurchenko double at UCLA’s senior night meet on Saturday.
Best Quote
“I hate to use the phrase ‘just suck it up and do it,’ but that’s what they do.” – Jason Butts on how his West Virginia team handles physically and mentally taxing double-meet weekends.
Biggest Rule That Needs Changing
Regular season championships are already pretty silly for a sport where wins and losses don’t matter until the postseason. However, if conferences insist on awarding that trophy, at least break the tie with head-to-head matchups, NQS, average, high score—really any of the plethora of ways the sport has to settle such matters. Once again we had a four-way tie for the Pac-12 champion in 2023, this time between California, Oregon State, UCLA, and Utah. If everyone gets an award, is it really worth awarding?
Results
Click and expand the events below to see results from each meet, as well as individual career highs and team program records.
10 March
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Bridgeport at Southern Connecticut
Results
| Full Results |
UB: 194.100 |
SCSU: 192.600 |
| VT: Chambers, 9.800 |
UB: Stahlbrodt, 9.875 |
BB: Ross, Javinett, 9.850 |
FX: Allen, 9.875 |
AA: Sepulveda, 38.650 |
10 March
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
LIU at Pittsburgh
Results
| Full Results |
LIU: 195.200 |
Pitt: 195.150 |
| VT: Ward, 9.900 |
UB: Washington, 9.900 |
BB: Juk, 9.975 |
FX: Ewing, 9.875 |
AA: Morris, 39.200 |
10 March
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ball State, North Carolina and SEMO at Missouri
Recap
| Full Results |
Missouri: 197.250 |
Ball State: 196.425 |
North Carolina: 196.275 |
SEMO: 194.675 |
| VT: Henry 9.925 |
UB: Schreiber 9.95 |
BB: Lawrence, Hu 9.975 |
FX: Celestine 9.925 |
AA: Schreiber 39.625 |
The Big Storyline: Even though Missouri pulled away and got the win here, Ball State was able to keep things interesting through the first couple of rotations. Each of the top three teams had strong meets with scores that helped their regionals position.
Implications: Missouri was unable to jump into the top 16 in the rankings but remains in striking distance going into the conference championship. Ball State and North Carolina were both able to get a usable road score to stay in a regional position with one more away opportunity to go.
Records: Hannah Ruthberg tied the program all-around record for Ball State with her 39.400.
Controversies: This SECN+ stream was a quad box without commentary, scores, or lineups, which made for an interesting viewing experience.
10 March
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Michigan and Georgia at Gas South Arena
Results
| Full Results |
UM: 197.825 |
UGA: 196.900 |
| VT: Brooks, 9.950 |
UB: Brooks, 9.875 |
BB: Brooks, Deniz, 9.925 |
FX: Hawthorne, Heiskell, Brooks, Morrison, Wilson, 9.925 |
AA: Brooks, 39.675 |
10 March
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Maryland, Towson and William & Mary at George Washington
Results
| Full Results |
GW: 195.950 |
UMD: 195.700 |
Towson: 195.425 |
W&M: 192.800 |
| VT: Rubio, Weir, Belanovski, 9.850 |
UB: Silberman, Hong, 9.875 |
BB: Whitman, Komoroski, 9.875 |
FX: Chambliss, Whitman, 9.925 |
AA: Silberman, 39.400 |
10 March
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cornell at West Chester
Results
| Full Results |
WCU: 191.875 |
Cornell: 193.875 |
| VT: Beers, Eskew, 9.725 |
UB: Coleman, 9.800 |
BB: McFarland, 9.825 |
FX: Kissinger, 9.825 |
AA: Beers, 38.800 |
10 March
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Boise State at Alabama
Dual Meet
Recap
| Full Results |
Alabama: 197.125 |
Boise State: 194.775 |
| VT: Lilly Hudson 9.950 |
UB: Makarri Doggette 9.900 |
BB: Gabby Gladieux 9.900 |
FX: Shania Adams 9.925 |
AA: Lilly Hudson 39.475 |
The Big Storyline: Both Alabama and Boise State had off nights, with neither getting scores that could increase their NQS.
Implications: Despite only scoring a low 197, Alabama was able to hold to its night session spot in the SEC. As for Boise State, this low score allowed many teams to pass it over the weekend and has put it on the bubble for regionals. Boise State is looking likely to be in a play-in meet but will need to secure it regionals spot at MRGC championship next weekend first.
Preview
Current Rankings: No. 31 Boise State at No. 8 Alabama
Why You Should Make Time to Tune in: Cards on the table: It’s highly unlikely that the Broncos are going to upset the Crimson Tide at home on senior night. The individual event titles, though? Those are up for grabs. In addition to Emily Lopez, who snagged the team’s first 10 in program history two weeks ago on bars, keep an eye out for Adriana Popp. She’s notched 9.950s on both vault and floor this season.
Need More Proof? Alabama’s Luisa Blanco is the reigning SEC Specialist of the Week after scoring her second consecutive 10 on beam and contributing a clutch 9.950 on floor following two falls.
10 March
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
BYU at Arizona
Results
| Full Results |
UA: 197.275 |
BYU: 196.050 |
| VT: Hargrove, 9.925 |
UB: Fears, 9.925 |
BB: Hargrove, 9.925 |
FX: Deets, Hargrove, 9.925 |
AA: — |
10 March
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Minnesota at Arkansas
Results
| Full Results |
UMN: 197.075 |
Ark: 196.900 |
| VT: Quarles, 9.950 |
UB: Flatley, 9.925 |
BB: Sales, Hambrick, 9.900 |
FX: Gerdes, 9.950 |
AA: Flatley, 39.575 |
10 March
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Penn State at Auburn
Recap
| Full Results |
Auburn: 197.600 |
Penn State: 197.075 |
| VT: Stevens, Gobourne 9.900 |
UB: Stevens, Gobourne 9.925 |
BB: McLaughlin, Salcedo 9.950 |
FX: Hollingsworth 9.95 |
AA: Stevens 39.525 |
The Big Storyline: A “non-gymnastics related health issue” meant another meet for Auburn without Sunisa Lee, keeping the Tigers from getting a massive score on senior night. Auburn still put up a respectable performance, led by Cassie Stevens’ all-around set, but with the standards of the SEC rising as the postseason approach, the score may not be enough. Penn State put up a top 10 program score and a season-high on the road, helping to solidify its postseason aspirations as regionals draw closer.
Implications: Auburn was surpassed by Kentucky in the conference rankings, meaning that the Tigers will not be in the night session of the SEC championship. Auburn also fell out of the top 10 for the first time this season. Penn State rose five spots up to No. 33, making what was once an outside view of the regionals bubble seem much more plausible.
10 March
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
West Virginia at LSU
Recap
| Full Results |
LSU: 198.025 |
WVU: 196.450 |
VT: Bryant
10.000 |
UB: Bryant
10.000 |
BB: Finnegan 9.975 |
FX: Bryant 10.000 |
AA: Bryant
39.875 |
The Big Storyline: In a night that was focused on honoring the LSU seniors, junior Haleigh Bryant was the star of the night, scoring three perfect 10s and giving LSU the victory in its final home meet of the season.
Implications: With the victory, LSU secured the No. 2 seed at next week’s SEC championship and will compete in the night session. WVU will move into a more solid position to qualify for the postseason, depending on the results of its meet Sunday at Rutgers.
Records: 49.750 on floor exercise is the second highest team score on that event for LSU. Bryant also tied individual career highs on vault, bars, and floor and tied the program high all-around score with a 39.875. Bryant is also the first gymnast in LSU history to score three perfect 10s in one meet. For WVU, 196.450 is the highest score against an SEC opponent in program history.
10 March
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Iowa and San Jose State at Southern Utah
Results
| Full Results |
SUU: 196.900 |
Iowa: 196.425 |
SJSU: 195.425 |
| VT: Masella, Muñoz, C. Kho, 9.900 |
UB: Muñoz, Murakami, Macpherson, 9.900 |
BB: Kenlin, 9.950 |
FX: Henderson, 9.975 |
AA: McClain, 39.475 |
10 March
10:00 pm - 11:55 pm
Ohio State, Stanford and Utah State at California
Recap
| Full Results |
California: 198.100 |
Stanford: 197.400 |
Ohio State: 196.900 |
Utah State 195.000 |
| VT: Jennings, Lauzon 9.925 |
UB: Alexeeva, Li, Perea 9.950 |
BB: Lauzon, Widner 9.975 |
FX: Lauzon 9.950 |
AA: Li 39.625 |
The Big Storyline: For just the second time in program history, the Golden Bears broke 198 as Mya Lauzon’s triple event title evening powered California to a new school record. A giant 49.600 on beam to follow its usual standout bar lineup pushed California to its new best as it easily won the first of two home quad meets of the weekend. Stanford’s Chloe Widner had a big night as she pushed the Cardinal to an upset of Ohio State, who faltered on bars early and wasn’t able to make a comeback.
Implications: Stanford is the only major mover in the rankings, sliding into the top 20 after a new road best.
Records: California’s beam total ranks first in program history.
Preview
Current Rankings: No. 15 Ohio State, No. 20 Stanford and No. 47 Utah State at No. 7 California
Why You Should Make Time to Tune in: This is an interesting spread of teams. California has quietly cruised to a No. 7 ranking, Ohio State picked up where it left off last season, Stanford is having another good season, and Utah State’s had a rollercoaster season after losing the bulk of its 2022 competitive routines to transfer.
Need More Proof? California has the No. 3 bars team in the country; Andi Li and Madelyn Williams are particularly stunning. eMjae Frazier also notched a 10 on floor last week, and Mya Lauzon stands out on beam and floor. Payton Harris is living up to her potential for the Buckeyes; keep an eye out for her Yurchenko one and a half. Nicole Riccardi and Colby Miller are great on bars, and Elexis Edwards and Claire Gagliardi are ones to watch on floor. Stanford’s Anna Roberts stands out on vault and floor, and watch for Chloe Widner and Ira Alexeeva on bars and beam. Sofi Sullivan, Brianna Brooks and Carley Bayles make a great back half of Utah State’s beam lineup, while Alivia Ostendorf is coming into her own on vault and floor.
Recap
| Full Results |
Brockport: 192.200 |
Springfield: 189.150 |
Ithaca: 189.050 |
| RIC: 188.950 |
Cortland: 188.075 |
Ursinus: 187.450 |
| VT: Schumaker, 9.800 |
UB: Sargent, 9.725 |
BB: Nichols, 9.850 |
FX: Gates, 9.875 |
AA: Nichols, Gates, Keyes, 38.125 |
11 March
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Illinois State and Kentucky at Illinois
Results
| Full Results |
UK: 197.800 |
UIUC: 196.800 |
ISU: 193.850 |
| VT: Laster, 9.925 |
UB: Worley, 9.925 |
BB: Worley, 9.975 |
FX: Worley, 9.975 |
AA: Worley, 39.775 |
11 March
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
WIAC Championship/NCGA-West Regional
at Oshkosh
Results
| Full Results |
UW-Oshkosh: 193.100 |
UW-La Crosse: 191.850 |
UW-Stout: 190.475 |
UW-Whitewater: 189.550 |
| Winona State: 187.650 |
Gustavus Adolphus: 186.925 |
UW-Eau Claire: 184.975 |
Hamline: 184.025 |
| VT: Welsh 9.825 |
UB: Brown, Chesley 9.600 |
BB: Cienkus 9.825 |
FX: Kollhoff 9.850 |
AA: Buffington 38.800 |
Records: Emily Buffington broke the all around record for the second time this season with her 38.800.
11 March
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Iowa State at UCLA
Recap
| Full Results |
UCLA: 198.275 |
Iowa State: 195.550 |
| VT: Chiles, Harris 9.975 |
UB: Chiles 10.000 |
BB: Chiles, Harris, Lee 9.950 |
FX: Chiles 9.975 |
AA: Chiles 39.900 |
The Big Storyline: Highlighted by the NCAA’s best all-around performance of the year from Jordan Chiles, UCLA earned a new season high for the second weekend in a row to finish the regular season. Chiles’ nearly deduction-less night featured her second bars 10 in as many meets, taking her perfect score total to three in 2023. Vault troubles doomed visiting Iowa State in the second rotation, but the Cyclones did improve on their previous week’s road total by over a point.
Implications: The Bruins’ total pushes them above Utah this week to rank first amongst Pac-12 teams.
Preview
Current Rankings: No. 44 Iowa State at No. 5 UCLA
Why You Should Clear Space on Your DVR: Senior Day at Pauley Pavilion is always a treat, and this will be the last meet for a stellar class that includes Margzetta Frazier, who will be looking to go out on a high note. Iowa State will want to take advantage of friendly scoring and get a big number before the Big 12 championship, needing some help from other teams to qualify as a team to the postseason.
You Can Fast Forward, but not Through This: Jordan Chiles has been fantastic in her sophomore season, topping out at 39.825 at last week’s competition with a 10 on bars and near-perfect scores on beam and floor. For the Cyclones, Maddie Diab has been incredible on floor, scoring 9.900 or higher in all but two routines this season.
11 March
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Utah at Oregon State
Recap
| Full Results |
Oregon State: 197.950 |
Utah: 197.700 |
| VT: Carey 9.925 |
UB: Carey, Isa, McMillan, Thompson 9.950 |
BB: Carey 9.975 |
FX: Carey 9.975 |
AA: Carey 39.825 |
The Big Storyline: Another Jade Cary sweep helped propel the Beavers to a critical upset of visiting Utah to force a four-way tie for the Pac-12 regular season title for the second straight season. An explosion on bars for a 49.550 made the difference for Oregon State, which was able to match or slightly edge the Utes’ totals on every event. Utah started strong on bars, but a flat vault rotation was its biggest deficit of the meet, and it wasn’t able to make up the gap.
Implications: With the Utes’ loss, California, Oregon State, UCLA, and Utah are all Pac-12 regular season co-champions for 2023. Utah will fall behind UCLA to fifth in this week’s rankings while Oregon State will jump to 11th.
Preview
Current Rankings: No. 4 Utah at No. 13 Oregon State
Why You Should Clear Space on Your DVR: It’s Oregon State’s senior night, and you just know you’re going to want to watch and see what happens. Utah has fought through adversity as of late, with Grace McCallum going down and, most recently, Kara Eaker being placed in concussion protocol; we’ll see if Eaker is back. These two teams have some of the best beam workers in the country: Utah’s beam lineup ranks No. 1 nationally, and Oregon State comes in at No. 3.
You Can Fast Forward, but not Through This: Jade Carey has taken the college gymnastics world by storm, completing her first Gym Slam with a 10 on beam last week. She stands out on the leg events, but don’t sleep on her bars or beam either. Beaver fifth-year Madi Dagen is also a treat to watch on beam and floor. Utah’s beam lineup as a whole is excellent: Maile O’Keefe and Cristal Isa stand out as highlights. Plus, Jaylene Gilstrap has tremendous artistry on floor while Jaedyn Rucker is one to watch for her power on vault and floor.
11 March
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Lindenwood at Centenary
Results
| Full Results |
Lindenwood: 194.925 |
Centenary: 192.475 |
| VT: Lopez, Martinez 9.750 |
UB: Appleget, Wilson 9.850 |
BB: Appleget 9.825 |
FX: Johnson 9.900 |
AA: Foret 38.425 |
Records: Leilani Johnson’s 9.900 on floor tied 2019 graduate Navia Jordan with the highest event total of any Lady in the DIII era.
11 March
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Northern Illinois at Michigan State
Results
| Full Results |
MSU: 197.800 |
NIU: 195.225 |
| VT: Stephen, Ni. Smith, 9.875 |
UB: Stephen, 9.975 |
BB: Stephen, 9.900 |
FX: Stephen, Schulte, 9.975
|
AA: Stephen, 39.725 |
11 March
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Air Force and Denver at Nebraska
Results
| Full Results |
DU: 197.375 |
UNL: 197.275 |
USAFA: 193.925 |
| VT: Casali, 9.950 |
UB: Spence, 9.975 |
BB: Thompson, Hutchinson, 9.900 |
FX: Piringer, 9.925 |
AA: Spence, 39.650 |
12 March
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
George Washington, Temple, Towson and Yale at Maryland
| Full Results |
Maryland: 197.100 |
Towson: 196.525 |
Temple: 196.250 |
George Washington: 195.450 |
Yale: 192.750 |
| VT: Belanovski 9.900 |
UB: Minervini 9.950 |
BB: Kogler 9.900 |
FX: Whitman 9.950 |
AA: Silberman 39.375 |
12 March
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Western Michigan at Ball State
| Full Results |
WMU: 196.950 |
BSU: 196.900 |
| VT: Pfister 9.950 |
UB: Petrousek 9.900 |
BB: Murphy 9.925 |
FX: Teter 9.925 |
AA: Murphy 39.475 |
12 March
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Central Michigan at Kent State
| Full Results |
CMU: 196.075 |
KSU: 195.975 |
| VT: Kmieciak 9.875 |
UB: Demers, Haxton 9.850 |
BB: Alvarado-Reid 9.925 |
FX: Pitchell 9.950 |
AA: Demers 39.400 |
12 March
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Southern Connecticut at Bridgeport
| Full Results |
UB: 193.475 |
SCSU: 193.075 |
| VT: Zebdi 9.850 |
UB: Stahlbrodt 9.875 |
BB: Sepulveda 9.850 |
FX: Allen 9.875 |
AA: Sepulveda 39.025 |
12 March
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Penn and West Virginia at Rutgers
| Full Results |
RU: 196.875 |
WVU: 196.550 |
Penn: 194.475 |
| VT: Leese 9.925 |
UB: Balser 9.875 |
BB: Zannella 9.925 |
FX: Holmes-Hackard 9.925 |
AA: Joyner 39.525 |
12 March
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Brown at New Hampshire
| Full Results |
New Hampshire: 195.125 |
Brown: 193.750 |
| VT: Bedell 9.850 |
UB: Gorgenyi 9.925 |
BB: Mullin 9.900 |
FX: Gorgenyi 9.850 |
AA: Beaulieu 39.100 |
12 March
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Florida, N.C. State and Washington at Texas Woman’s
Recap
| Full Results |
Florida: 198.175 |
Washington: 196.625 |
N.C. State: 196.350 |
Texas Woman’s: 195.575 |
| VT: Blakely 9.975 |
UB: Wong 9.950
|
BB: McCusker, Davis 9.950 |
FX: Thomas 9.975 |
AA: Wong 39.650 |
The Big Storyline: For Florida, it was mission accomplished. The Gators had a strong meet that put them back on track heading into the rest of the season. Washington and N.C. State battled as was predicated and were neck and neck after the first three rotations before Washington was able to pull away with a strong bar rotation.
Implications: Florida moved back ahead of UCLA and will like its position heading into the SEC championship. N.C. State has clinched a regionals birth along with Washington, and both will be hoping to put themselves in a position not to compete in the play-in round.
Controversies: The sound system was on the struggle bus in the first rotation, actually resulting in Alexis Ortega of N.C. State getting a second shot at her floor routine at the end of the rotation.
Preview
Current Rankings: No. 3 Florida, No. 27 N.C. State and No. 25 Washington at No. 56 Texas Woman’s
Why You Should Make Time to Tune in: All eyes will be on the Gators, who’ve lost a bit of momentum in recent weeks. They should have no trouble securing the win, but coming away with an away score that will boost their NQS could present more of a challenge. There’s also an interesting battle shaping up between the Wolf Pack and the Huskies, who are neck and neck in the national rankings with regionals selection looming.
Need More Proof? There’s no shortage of stars at this meet, but don’t ignore the Pioneers: The reigning USAG champions are more than capable of big scores when they hit and have set back-to-back season highs. This Texas Woman’s team is more than capable of keeping things interesting, especially at home on senior night.
12 March
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan
Recap
| Full Results |
Eastern Michigan: 195.800 |
Bowling Green: 195.250 |
| VT: Katrina Mendez Abolnik 9.900 |
UB: Raisa Boris 9.925 |
BB: Ella Chemotti 9.900 |
FX: Raisa Boris 9.900 |
AA: Raisa Boris 39.350 |
12 March
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Arizona State at Oklahoma
Recap
| Full Results |
Oklahoma: 198.400 |
Arizona State: 195.925 |
| VT: Levasseur 10.000 |
UB: Bowers, Trautman 9.950 |
BB: Smith, Torrez 9.975 |
FX: Smith 9.975 |
AA: Bowers 39.625 |
The Big Storyline: The top-ranked Sooners had no problems stopping the surging Sun Devils, as Oklahoma reached the mid-198s for the third time this season with a standout performance from Ragan Smith. Katherine Levasseur’s perfectly stuck Yurchenko one and a half ignited the Sooners before Smith’s career high tying floor bookended their strong night. A fall and wobble-laden beam rotation spoiled what was otherwise a solid outing for Arizona State.
Implications: The Sooners’ NQS-improving total was also the highest score of the weekend. Oklahoma is now mathematically locked into the No. 1 overall seed for the postseason.
Preview
Current Rankings: No. 14 Arizona State at No. 1 Oklahoma
Why You Should Clear Space on Your DVR: Arizona State has been surging through the rankings after starting the season ranked No. 23. It’s coming off a victory against Oregon State and will bring that momentum to the Lloyd Noble Center. For Oklahoma, it’s coming off its first loss of the season against Michigan, meaning it will want to come out firing on all cylinders on senior day for Jenna Dunn, Ragan Smith, Allie Stern, and Olivia Trautman.
You Can Fast Forward, but not Through This: After a slow start, Arizona State senior Hannah Scharf has hit her stride and will look to continue her all-around success this weekend. Trautman, the Sooners’ self proclaimed secret weapon, has been a driving force since returning to competition, scoring a 10.0 on vault her last time at home.
12 March
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Arizona, Sacramento State and UC Davis at California
Recap
| Full Results |
California: 198.275 |
Arizona: 196.525 |
UC Davis 196.425 |
Sacramento State: 194.875 |
| VT: Megan Ray 9.925 |
UB: Andi Li, Gabby Perea 9.975 |
BB: Mya Lauzon 10.000 |
FX: Mya Lauzon 9.950 |
AA: Andi Li, Maddie Williams 39.625 |
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Mailie’s fall was one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen, at least since Myk fell on her bars mount at regionals in 2019. In both cases we are talking about gymnasts that had never missed a competition routine on that apparatus in their college career. For Myk, you could see that it was a problem with her grip, but Maile’s fall is completely inexplicable. Also Miale had never scored less than a 9.775, this just amplifies how strange this was. She is the consummate perfectionist and I think this will just be more motivation for her, but it was heartbreaking to watch “Superwoman” fall from the sky. I am sad to see the way this meet turned out as the Red Rocks have worked so hard to have the title alone this year, but it sure makes a lot of people happy that the other teams got a piece of the pie. It does bring up my least favorite part of NCAA Gym, that is people rooting against the other team. I love to watch these amazing women achieving the best they can be regardless of the leo that they are wearing. I do think that the post season will be amazing on many levels, and from here on out it is four judges on every event which seems to make the scoring much more fair and consistent.
This was truly one of the greatest tragedies of the scoring year. The implications of this scoring debacle are far reaching. It not only affected the placement for the regular season Pac 12. It bumped in Utah out of fourth into fifth behind UCLA. It is generally agreed throughout the NCAA bloggers, including this channel that the scoring for Oregon, particularly on bars, was outrageous. it was not Utah’s best meet however the scoring was so lopsided that all bloggers commented on how bad it was. This was a truly unfortunate meet. It is to be hoped that the Pac 12 championship will be fairly and professionally scored. Again, we hear all the time about over scoring, but this particular meet shows how devastating it can be. Let’s hope something can be done about it in the future. I love NCAA gymnastics, but it is broken and needs to be fixed.