N.C. State’s senior night sets the stage for a high-stakes showdown as Ohio State comes to town, with both teams looking to bolster their NQS. The Wolfpack is aiming to bounce back from a rough meet and post a strong 196+ to properly celebrate sixth-year standout Chloe Negrete’s final home appearance.
Ohio State, battling through injuries all season, comes into this meet needing a big road score. The Buckeyes hit a season high last week, and carrying that momentum into this matchup would be crucial with the postseason looming. Both teams have struggled at times on bars and beam, making those events the likely deciding factor. With so much on the line, expect this one to go down to the wire!
Rotation 1: N.C State VT, Ohio State UB
Adler (VT): Yurchenko full, hop in place, good body position, 9.750
Washington (UB): Clean handstand, Maloney, Pak, leg separation. A little loose on the half pirouette. Hit handstand, giant full, nearly stuck double tuck, nice. 9.850
Myers (VT): Yurchenko full, hop over the line, significant pike down 9.800
Walker (UB): Okay handstand, Piked jaeger, not the highest but solid. Good handstand, nice legs together on the Pak. Good handstand, giant full, double tuck short with a step 9.825
Wright (VT): Yurchenko full, nice amplitude but comes in short with a step forward and chest low 9.725
Reutzel (UB): A little short on the first handstand. Straddled Jaeger, overshoot, caught with bent arms. Short handstand, double layout hop in place. 9.825
Zultevicz (VT): Yurchenko full, small hop in place, best power of the rotation, 9.825
Vetter (UB): A little short on the first handstand. Gorgeous Tkatchev. Another borderline handstand, excellent bail. Good final handstand, stuck full in, great routine. 9.875
Negrete (VT): Yurchenko full, hop back, nice block and body position. 9.850
Rader (UB): Short handstand, Maloney, Pak, small leg separation on the Maloney. A little late on a half pirouette. Small arch in final handstand, double layout with a big step. 9.750
Knight (VT): Front handspring pike half, nearly had the stick, great amplitude as always. Excellent chest position on the landing as well, 9.900, well deserved.
Parks (UB): Good handstand, Maloney, Pak, good leg position from the side angle. Half pirouette a touch ate. Great final handstand, stuck double layout with some leg separation in the air.
After 1: Ohio State 49.275, N.C. State 49.125
Ohio State leads after posting a season high 49.275 on bars, led by Kate Parks 9.900.N.C. State was also very solid on vault, with solid Yurchenko fulls and then Ashley Knight’s stunning front handspring pike half. Definitely on upset watch right now as the Buckeyes excelled on their weakest event.
Rotation 2: Ohio State VT, N.C State UB
Washington (VT): Yurchenko full, small hop, nice form, not the highest, 9.800
Adomaites (UB): Okay handstand, Maloney, Pak, no visible leg separation from the side, but not the most fluid swing on either. Nice last handstand, very bent arms on a stalder, stuck double tuck, 9.750
Guevara (VT): Yurchenko full, nice block, one foot moves on the landing 9.825
Reid (UB): Tiny arch on the opening handstand. Maloney, Pak, I think she brushed her feet but not 100%. Fine handstand, stuck full in. 9.850, the commentators thought her feet hit as well but the judges did not.
Reutzel (VT): Front handspring front pike, small hop forward, clean in the air 9.750
Myers (UB): Nice handstand, Maloney, Bail, tiny leg separation on the bail, but really pretty Maloney. Fine handstand, slow and crooked giant full, double tuck with a step. 9.800
Grimes (VT): Yurchenko full, good block, hop in place with her chest forward. 9.750
Volk (UB): Good handstand, ray, overshoot, a tiny arch on the catch of the overshoot but really nice form on both. Great final handstand, stuck double layout, really strong, 9.925
Smith (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, medium hop forward, great amplitude and form, love the legs together. 9.850
Hadrick (UB): Good handstand, Straddled Jaeger, overshoot, well short of horizontal. Caught close on the Jaeger but worked through it with some arm bend and another near brush. Full in with a hop, 9.775
Vetter (VT): Yurchenko full, excellent body line, nearly stuck 9.850
Harper (UB): Good handstand. Gienger, very close catch with betn arms. Kip cast handstand, well short, redoes, Bail. Stuck double layout, will be the drop score. 9.450
After 2: Ohio State 98.350 N.C. State 98.225
Ohio State maintains its lead after a solid vault rotation, though the Buckeyes would have liked a few more sticks. N.C. State was solid on bars but had a couple errors on overshoot that kept them from really breaking into the mid 49s. On to beam and floor!
Rotation 3: N.C State BB, Ohio State FX
Adler (BB): Bhs, loso, small balance check. Full turn. Switch leap, straddle quarter, fine. Side aerial, larger balance check. Cat leap, switch side. Gainer full, stuck. 9.800
Washington (FX): Double pike, huge but OOB. Front lay, front full, soft knees in the front full. Tour jete half, wolf full, nice. Double tuck, short with a step forward, 9.425, need to drop that one, pressure is on.
Knight (BB): Full turn. Bhs, bhs, loso, secure. Switch leap, tuck 3/4, short of split. Front toss is nice. Nice gainer full, stuck, really strong besides the leaps. 9.900, 9.950/9.850 split
Grimes (FX): Clean double pike. Back 1.5, front lay, a little arched. Switch side, Popa, sharp positions. Double tuck, superb chest position and control, exactly what was needed. 9.825
Smead (BB): Full turn. Front toss, backhandspring, nice connection speed. Balance check on choreo. Switch leap, straddle quarter, gorgeous straddle quarter. Split half from side position, fine. Cat leap, gainer full stuck, 9.850
Guevara (FX): Front double full, punch front, takes a step backwards but very clean in the air. Switch side, Popa, travels a bit. Rudi, loso, very nicely done. Solid, 9.875
Childs (BB): Full turn. Bhs, loso, balance check but minimized it. Switch leap, straddle quarter, lacking split. Cat leap, front toss, lands low. Bhs, gainer full, stuck. 9.775
Vetter (FX): Double tuck, a little too much power, but does well to not lift the front foot. Tour jete half, Popa, Popa, nice. Front lay, Rudi, great twisting form and control, 9.800
Harper (BB): Balance check on first jump combo, Bhs, loso, secure with some leg form. Cat leap, switch side. Full turn. Front toss, small waver. Punch front full, stuck, 9.825
Gregory (FX): Tour jete full into the corner. Front lay, Rudi, lacking some control and some leg separation throughout. Switch half, wolf jump. Front lay, front full, leg separation and a shuffle. 9.800. On the replay the leg separations were not as visible from the side angle.
Negrete (BB): Full turn. Front aerial, bhs, sharp. Cat leap, switch half, beat jump. Switch half was excellent. Split jump, low to beam choreo after is very pretty. Nearlyyy stuck double full, tiny foot movement with one foot, stunning. 9.975, such an appropriate last routine for her
Rader (FX): Literally cannot hear her floor music bc the crowd is reacting to Negrete’s score lol, opens with a double pike and OOB. Front full, front tuck. Tour jete half, Popa, Popa, nice straddle positions. Double tuck, lands deep and maybe OOB again 9.575
After 3: N.C. State 147.575, Ohio State 147.225
N.C. State surges into the lead after a stellar beam rotation featuring six stuck landings and an exceptional routine from Negrete. Ohio State struggled on floor having to count an OOB, but is still in line to get a good score if it can hit beam.
Rotation 4: Ohio State BB, N.C State FX
Guevara (BB): Full turn, small check. Bhs, loso, pristine leg form on that series. Cat leap, switch half, works through another small check well. Double full, hop back. 9.800
Adler (FX): Rudi, straddle jump, clean. Switch side half, straddle jump. Bhs, loso into choreography. Front full, front lay, well controlled and goes right up to the OOB line but stays in 9.850
Smith (BB): Double wolf turn, leg wavers a bit. Front toss, bhs, slow connection and then a leg up balance check. Beat jump. Computer froze and i missed the leaps series, gainer full with a step. 9.6, got credit for the acro series
Harper (FX): Back 1.5, front lay, very long front layout not a lot fo height. Switch side half, straddle jump, short of rotation on the first. Popa, wolf full, fine. Rudi, solid.9.800
Walker (BB): Full turn, small check. Bhs, loso, crooked but no balance check. Cat leap, front aerial, beat jump, nicely done. Hitch kick, switch side. Stuck gainer pike, nice one. 9.850
Hadrick (FX): Front lay, Rudi, nice amplitude. Switch half, wolf 1.5, nice wolf shape. Back 1.5, front lay, solid. 9.900
Vetter (BB): Full turn. Bhs, loso, small check. Beat jump, side aerial. Switch leap, straddle quarter, very nice. Bhs, gainer full with a step. 9.800
Zultevicz (FX): Back 2.5, punch front, lands a little awkward but works out of it well. Split full, wolf full, fine. Split jump full, wolf full. Double tuck, nice amplitude but lands a little deep and has a bigger step back. 9.775
Rader (BB): Full turn. Bhs, loso, balance check. Cat leap, side aerial nice. Switch split jump, straddle quarter. Bhs, gainer full, stuck. 9.800
Knight (FX): Good control on her front double full. Tour jete half, tour jete half, nice. Straddle jump is nice. Full turn. Rudi, back tuck, clean. 9.900!
Warga (BB): Full turn. Front aerial, backhandspring, nice. Cat leap, switch half, good position on the switch half. Front toss, lands a little deep. Gainer pike, stuck. 9.825
Negrete (FX): Big double pike, well controlled. Nice split full. Back 1.5, front layout, good lift on the layout. Another good set of leaps. Double tuck, excellent landing, and another 9.975
FINAL: N.C. State 197.000, Ohio State 196.300
N.C. State takes the senior day victory with Chloe Negrete posting a pair of 9.975s on beam and floor to secure a 197.000. Ohio State struggled on floor but came back strong on beam to post a useful score for NQS.
VT: Ashley Knight 9.900
UB: Caroline Volk 9.925
BB: Chloe Negrete 9.975
FX: Chloe Negrete 9.975
AA: Tory Vetter 39.325
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