The 2025 WCGNIC Championships will see eight teams vying for a national title, as well as individuals who are in contention to win the all-around and individual event titles. This championship is one of the last to host event finals, which will occur on the third day of the competition. We will see the top eight scorers on each event (combined across the two semifinal sessions) compete for a chance to be crowned a national champion.
Looking for the team breakdown? We already have that covered! Check out yesterday’s preview for an in-depth look at the top contenders vying for the national title.
All-Around
The Contenders
Taylor Ingle, SEMO
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 39.165 NQS | 38.765 average | 39.300 season high
Why She’ll Win: Taylor Ingle has had an outstanding junior season at SEMO and most recently competed at the NCAA regionals, where she put up a 38.800 in Tuscaloosa. After competing on such a big stage without her team by her side, she will certainly have confidence moving into this competition. Ingle has gone as high as 39.300 this season, and with a repeat competition, she could take the title.
Why She Won’t Win: Throughout the back half of the season, Ingle has improved her consistency on bars after starting off a little up and down. If an event were to be an obstacle, this might be it, but it looks like whatever issues she was having there have been resolved.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: This would be the best ending to a spectacular season for Ingle, and getting this win for herself and representing the program would be excellent for a team that hasn’t been in this championship recently.
Morgan Price, Fisk
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Rotating With: Centenary
Relevant Stats: NQS 39.395 | 39.152 average | 39.500 season high
Why She’ll Win: Morgan Price will be the one to beat in the all-around. Price is coming in as an individual representing Fisk, but is very capable of winning this competition. She was the first HBCU gymnast to be the all-around champion just last season, and she is arguably even better in her junior year. Price is 32nd in the nation in the all-around, and truly does not have a weak event. She may repeat as champion in 2025.
Why She Won’t Win: Price is strong on all four, but if there is an event that might give her trouble, it’s bars or beam, speaking strictly on statistics. Like Ingle, it looks like whatever was giving her issues has been resolved as she has moved through the season.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Price has been making history since she started at Fisk, earning the program’s first perfect 10 on bars this year and continually setting individual and team records. If she does repeat, it would be another huge accolade to add to an already impressive list.
Abigail Kenney, Bridgeport
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 38.920 NQS | 38.620 average | 39.075 season high
Why She’ll Win: Kenney is a strong all-arounder for the Purple Knights. With her consistent bars and floor throughout the season, she could absolutely capitalize on being in contention for the all-around title.
Why She Won’t Win: Kenney has been a bit up and down on vault and beam this season, so if she has an off day on either of those, this could decrease her chances of winning. However, when she hits these two, she can easily surpass a 9.8 on both; she just needs to tap into her confidence to have her best all-around competition yet.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Bridgeport has not had any individual event winners since Brianna Comport in 2017. Having an individual win an event title and be in the conversation eight years later would be a major accomplishment not only for Kenney but for the program as a whole.
The Underdogs
Ciniah Rosby, Fisk
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Rotating With: Greenville
Relevant Stats: 38.525 NQS |38.075 average | 38.825 season high
Why She’ll Win: Rosby is another individual representing Fisk. She has continued to build throughout the season, with her last six all-around scores being 38 and above. If she is able to repeat her season high, she could get a top-place finish in this championship.
Why She Won’t Win: Rosby’s lowest scoring event this season has been vault, where she has not passed a 9.675. Even if her other scores match her personal best, this might be the event that takes her out of the running.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: A relatively new program, Fisk continues to make history every time it competes. Any athlete who does well for the school only raises the program’s name recognition, a major win for the individual competitor and for the school as well. Rosby is certainly an athlete who is already contributing to this legacy, but a good performance here would be icing on the cake.
Amara Nelson, Greenville
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 37.925 NQS | 37.605 average | 38.375 season high
Why She’ll Win: In her third season for Greenville, Nelson is coming off her best score of the year at the NCGA Championships. She has continued to improve steadily throughout the year and could absolutely capitalize on this momentum from her best all-around competition of her college career so far.
Why She Won’t Win: Beam and vault have been her two most consistent events, going as high as a 9.850 on beam and a 9.750 on vault. Bars and floor have been less consistent, and could be where she struggles to keep up with the rest of this very strong field.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: In just its third season, Greenville is another young program, so any positive exposure the team is able to get is excellent. Individually, if Nelson is able to have her best day on all four and get herself as close to the top as she can, it will be a fantastic end to her junior season and set a great foundation for her final year.
Sophie Scmitz, Centenary
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 37.875 NQS | 37.647 average | 38.375 season high
Why She’ll Win: Schmitz has the advantage of being an all-arounder in her home arena and can use this to be able to have her best meet of the year. Coming off her third-highest score of the season at MIC Championships, this could be another excellent meet for her, especially if she gets another strong score on bars, her best event this season.
Why She Won’t Win: Schmitz does not have the highest scoring potential on the power events, not yet topping a 9.575 on floor or vault. With some other all-arounders whose specialty is these two, this could be an area where she doesn’t necessarily struggle, but isn’t able to keep pace with the other top athletes in the competition.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Simply being in her home arena and getting a win or top finish would be amazing for Schmitz and Centenary as a program. Schmitz is already making a name for herself in this program’s history, regardless of where she ends up in the standings, but a win would be huge.
Vault
The Contenders
Morgan Price, Fisk
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Rotating With: Centenary
Relevant Stats: 9.875 NQS | 9.777 average | 9.925 season high
Why She’ll Win: This could be another title for Price at these championships. She has gone as high as a 9.925 on vault this season, and with a massive Yurchenko one and a half and its 10.0 start, this could be a big score for Price if she does her normal.
Why She Won’t Win: Controlling her power is the only place she might have an issue with this event. Her lowest score of the year has been a 9.025 in just the second meet of the season, but in the past two months, she has not gone below a 9.825.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Price is an excellent all-around athlete, and vault is definitely one of her strongest events. Getting a win here would just add to all she has already done during her time at Fisk.
Kaitlyn Hoiland, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.825 NQS | 9.650 average | 9.900 season high
Why She’ll Win: Hoiland comes in as the highest ranked vaulter for the Pioneers and has gone as high as a 9.9 this season, consistently scoring around the 9.75 to 9.8 range all year. Hoiland also has a 10.0 start value in her Yurchenko one and a half, so if she is able to control her landing and do this vault clean, she and Price could be neck and neck for this title.
Why She Won’t Win: A forward landing vault is always risky, but Hoiland has only missed one vault this season. If she is able to have clean form and control the landing, she shouldn’t have any issues scoring well.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: This is a great event for Hoiland, and one where she could absolutely stand out for the Pioneers. This is also Hoiland’s fifth season, and being able to finish her career with a big win would be an amazing end to her career.
Taylor Ingle, SEMO
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 115 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.825 NQS | 9.781 average | 9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: Ingle has a clean Yurchenko full on vault, and though she consistently hits around the 9.800 mark, she has topped that four times this season. Coming off not one of her best vaults at the Alabama regional, she could have extra motivation to hit her best vault of the year.
Why She Won’t Win: Ingle doesn’t have the highest scoring potential with a 9.95 vault when compared to Price and Hoiland, who both start at 10s, but a clean Yurchenko full could win it for her.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Once again, she has had a stellar junior season and is coming in as the highest ranked vaulter for SEMO with an NQS of a 9.825. If she is able to perform her best vault, focus on the form and clean landing, she could be a top scorer or even win this event.
The Underdogs
Nova Staruk, Bridgeport
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.815 NQS | 9.780 average |9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: Staruk competes a unique and extremely difficult layout Tsuk full, and is extremely consistent on this event. With a 10.0 start and only one score below a 9.7 this season, this could be an opportunity for her and the Purple Knights to have a national event champion.
Why She Won’t Win: If she does her normal, this could be her title to win. For Tsuk fulls, the technique is so important in being able to have a good, upright landing without a step forward; if Staruk is able to get her normal height and rotation on this vault, she really shouldn’t have any issues placing in the top or winning the event.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: This could be a huge opportunity for the Purple Knights, and with her consistency this season, this win for Staruk is certainly a possibility. Also, how cool would it be to see a different vault win?
Sophia Isbell, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.810 NQS | 9.717 average | 9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: Isbell competes another clean Yurchenko full, and if she executes it cleanly, she could have a great score here. With all but one score over a 9.700 for her this season, she has proven her consistency and will just need to replicate this vault one more time.
Why She Won’t Win: With a lower start value than some of the other competitors, she’s starting off at a disadvantage. If she cleans up her form in the air, she could get the edge, but she will need to break out of the 9.8s to be in contention for this.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Only a sophomore, Isbell is already making a name for herself at TWU, and adding a title here as an underclassman would set her up for even more success within the program in the future.
Lola Sepulveda, Bridgeport
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.785NQS | 9.745 average | 9.825 season high
Why She’ll Win: This is Sepulveda’s most consistent, highest-scoring event in her junior season, and she has continued to show consistency on her Yurchenko full with all but two scores above a 9.700. Sepulveda has improved on this vault throughout the year, cleaning up her form and controlling her power on the landing. If she can stick this 9.95 vault, she could finish in one of the top spots here.
Why She Won’t Win: The disadvantage here comes from the maximum scoring potential, but if she can do it to the best of her ability and fix some minor details, she could certainly be in the mix.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Sepulveda has shown on social media an upgraded vault of a Yurchenko one and a half on several occasions; if she did qualify for the event finals and debuted this vault, that would most definitely be a big storyline.
Bars
The Contenders
Kaitlyn Hoiland, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.835 NQS | 9.748 average | 9.875 season high
Why She’ll Win: Hoiland comes in as the highest-ranked individual on this event in terms of NQS by a significant margin. With her consistency and only one low score this season on the event, she is a favorite to win bars.
Why She Won’t Win: TWU starts on bars, which could be a great thing for Hoiland to set the bar (quite literally). Alternatively, she could have nerves knowing she is a top contender for the title. As long as she doesn’t get in her head, she should be in the conversation for the title.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: TWU is a program on the rise. Hoiland vying for a title across three events, especially on bars, with it being her strongest, is great for the program and a perfect way to cap off her career.
Morgan Price, Fisk
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Rotating With: Centenary
Relevant Stats: 9.835 NQS | 9.716 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Price has been perfect this year on bars, and with a repeat performance of the routine that earned her a historic 10.0 for herself and for Fisk, she is absolutely in contention for another title.
Why She Won’t Win: Even with a 10.0 as her season high, bars has been one of her more inconsistent events this season. If she is on, she has already shown what she can do, but if she is having an off day on this event, this previous inconsistency could be her biggest obstacle.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Morgan Price is a contender for a title on every event, but having already made history this year with perfection in early February, to come back and hit another perfect routine and win would be another accolade on an event she has already made a name for herself on.
Brooke Ferrari, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.790NQS | 9.768 average | 9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: Ferrari has matched her teammate Hoiland’s season high of a 9.85 and absolutely has the potential to repeat, or beat, her best routine of the year. Ferrari has continued to build throughout the season, recently scoring her highest score of the season at MICs, and has the ability to continue to build on this momentum.
Why She Won’t Win: Ferrari has yet to surpass the 9.8 mark, and has been consistently scoring around the 9.75-9.80 mark throughout the season. Ferrari’s routine is usually very clean, the biggest issue may come from her double layout dismount, getting enough rotation to get her chest up on the landing, and doing it without any movement. With this attention to detail on the dismount, in addition to a clean routine, Ferrari has the capability to be a top contender.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Ferrari has a unique routine, featuring a rarely seen straddle back. She has only competed bars this season, so having a win on her specialty would certainly mean so much more to her heading into her final season for the Pioneers.
The Underdogs
Kami Zarlengo, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.785 NQS | 9.633 average | 9.825 season high
Why She’ll Win: Texas Woman’s has a strong bar team, and Zarlengo is an integral part of its success. She has a season high of a 9.825 and has surpassed the 9.8 mark on four occasions this season. Zarlengo seems to be on the climb with three scores of 9.8 or higher in the last three meets of the season, so if she keeps that momentum going, she has the ability to take home the title and get her highest score of the season.
Why She Won’t Win: Zarlengo has shown inconsistencies at some points this season, so hopefully she will continue to build on the momentum she has begun to establish in the back half of this season.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Zarlengo is an ‘underdog’ not because of ability but really because of the way NQS lined up. If she performs the way she has been, she could absolutely be a front runner for this win.
Taylor Ingle, SEMO
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.780 NQS | 9.594 average | 9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: Ingle has a season high that matches the top contributors, and she has the added benefit of having another competition under her belt with regionals. This extra pressure and additional experience could work in her favor.
Why She Won’t Win: Ingle has clean bars; it’s just the little details that might prevent her from hitting her scoring potential. She has teetered in between high 9.7s and low 9.8s, and with more attention to detail on the little things, she could get the edge on a relatively consistent event for her.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Ingle is a contender on a handful of events at this championship, and adding any accolade to her season would be a great boost of confidence as she moves into her senior season.
Bailey Bourgeois, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.770 NQS | 9.685 average | 9.875 season high
Why She’ll Win: Bourgeois is tied for the second-highest score on this event with her teammate Hoiland, and if she repeats this routine from early March against NC State, this could be an excellent way for her to grab an event title win.
Why She Won’t Win: Bourgeois has big skills, opening with a straddle Jaeger and ending with a big full in dismount, but keeping them extra clean is what is going to either take her down in the rankings or give her the extra tenths she would need to win.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Texas Woman’s, if all these athletes do end up qualifying, has one of the best opportunities to get an individual champion on this event. For Bourgeois as a sophomore, this would be an amazing accomplishment early on in her career and hopefully set her up for more confident performances in the future on this event.
Beam
The Contenders
Steelie King, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.805 NQS | 9.508 average | 9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: King comes in as one of the highest-ranked individuals on this event with a 9.8+ NQS. The season started off shaky for King, but since the middle of February, she has been on an upward trajectory, not going below a 9.7 in the past seven competitions.
Why She Won’t Win: If inconsistency creeps back in like it did early in the season, it could pose some issues for her; however, it looks like whatever issues she was having on the event have been resolved, and if she does her normal, she will be a top contender.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: In her fifth and final year as a Pioneer, having a national individual title to take home would be a wonderful ending to a great career for her.
Morgan Price, Fisk
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Rotating With: Centenary
Relevant Stats: 9.840 NQS | 9.670 average | 9.900 season high
Why She’ll Win: Price has an NQS almost .400 above King from TWU, but these two are pretty comparable in how they have scored in the back half of the season. Price has excellent fluidity on this event, and great form throughout, so if she has a solid routine in her third rotation, she will be the one to beat.
Why She Won’t Win: Price is relatively always around the same 9.775-9.85 scoring range, but in a situation where every tenth matters for her to get a title, she will need to focus extra closely on the details.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Price has been consistent all year on this event, and this confidence on a big stage could set her apart from other contenders and potentially earn her another national title.
Kaitlyn Hoiland, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.795 NQS | 9.654 average | 9.900 season high
Why She’ll Win: Hoiland is another athlete with a 9.900 season high, but has hovered around the 9.7-9.8 range mostly this season. Hoiland has beautiful lines on this event, and with anchoring the TWU lineup, she has had a great deal of practice in pressure situations that have been preparing her for this championship.
Why She Won’t Win: Hoiland needs to have her best routine to be in contention for this title. On some of her routines, she looks to second-guess herself, especially on her landings, but the skills themselves are stunning and done with great form. If she can lock in and trust her training, she will be able to keep pace.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: For Hoiland, as a fifth-year, ending her career on a high note is all an athlete ever wants. Being able to do this one beam where you can truly feel all eyes on you during event finals, would be a special moment for her in her last competition.
The Underdogs
Taylor Ingle, SEMO
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.790 NQS | 9.581 average | 9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: Beam is the most pressure-packed event, and now having been on a big stage and having performed one of her best routines here, having this experience could work to her advantage. Ingle is another with spectacular lines and artistry on the event, and difficult skills to back up her ranking and allow her to stand out more on beam.
Why She Won’t Win: Ingle early on lacked consistency, but as time has gone on, she has bettered herself in this regard. Ingle is another one who has to absorb her landings in order not to second-guess herself and give away tenths that could make the difference between a 9.6 and a higher 9.8.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Getting a beam title would be an amazing accomplishment for any athlete, and competing against athletes that might have a higher scoring cap and potentially winning this event would do great things for her confidence.
Aliyah Reed-Hammon, Fisk
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Rotating With: Texas Woman’s
Relevant Stats: 9.780 NQS | 9.743 average | 9.875 season high
Why She’ll Win: Beam is the most unpredictable event, especially in a high-pressure situation, so this title is really up for grabs for anyone. Reed-Hammon has shown her potential to score high on beam, surpassing the 9.8 mark four times in the 2025 season. She has difficult, unique skills, including a side sumi that is not as popular in college, and a sheep dance connection that allows her to stand out.
Why She Won’t Win: Reed-Hammon has difficult connections throughout her routine, and needs to hit them all to get her start value to its highest potential and maximize her score.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Reed-Hammon does a unique BHS to side aerial series, has beautiful dance, and looks confident on this event every time she goes up. Getting a season high on this event for her, topping that 9.875 which she is capable if doing, and having the potential to win the event would be an amazing end to her year.
Sophie Hernandez, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.775 NQS | 9.681 average | 9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: Hernandez could be a contender for this spot if she replicates one of her better routines from the middle of the season. Hernandez has a front tuck in her routine, a skill not as typical in the NCAA, and seeing these rarer skills always makes an impact, especially when done well.
Why She Won’t Win: Hernandez has experienced some inconsistency on this event, and will need to clean up her form to score as high as she can. She has beautiful lines, but when it isn’t perfect, some soft knees on her acro skills stand out.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Similar to bars, Texas Woman’s has several opportunities to have a national individual champion on beam, and Hernandez could be amongst the top. As a sophomore, being able to qualify for event finals, get in the top finishers, and have the potential to win the event is something she can only build on in years to come.
Floor
The Contenders
Kyleigh Ghanbari, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.865 NQS | 9.825 average | 9.925 season high
Why She’ll Win: Ghanbari has a huge scoring potential of a 9.925 on this event and is one of the top contenders to beat on this event, especially with her proven consistency. Ghanbari has excellent form and performance quality on this event, and if she is able to lock in on her landings and take steps in the right direction, she is going to be the one to beat.
Why She Won’t Win: Ghanbari does her double tuck and pike from only a round-off, and when she is on the lower scoring side of her range, it is usually because of an under rotation. She also competes three passes, which is admirable for a time where this is no longer the norm, but also allows for more deductions. If she can minimize these extra tenths, she should be in a good position.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Ghanbari is in her first season of competing for the Pioneers and has already made a huge impact. This could be her opportunity on her specialty event to show her strength and get a win!
Sophie Hernandez, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.845 NQS | 9.783 average | 9.875 season high
Why She’ll Win: Hernandez has the opportunity to capitalize on her consistency here. Since the first competition, she has not gone lower than a 9.75 on floor, and has beaten the 9.80+ mark seven times this season. Hernandez has a huge opening pass of a front through to a double pike and has shown her ability to control her landings all season. Hernandez does a two-pass routine, so this could take out some potential landing deductions that might take her score down.
Why She Won’t Win: With a two-pass routine, dance is relied on a significant amount more, so ensuring she gets her start value and performs her dance elements to the best of her ability will be crucial.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Another potential win for Texas Woman’s on this event, and Hernandez, another underclassman, could be the one to do it.
Morgan Price, Fisk
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Rotating With: Centenary
Relevant Stats: 9.845 NQS | 9.810 average | 9.925 season high
Why She’ll Win: Price is another on this event with a high scoring potential and has great showmanship on this event. With fun, upbeat choreography, difficult, well-executed tumbling, she could certainly win this event.
Why She Won’t Win: Price does another two-pass routine, so getting the dance bonus is crucial for her start value as well. She also competes a difficult back 1.5 to front full as her last pass, and if she has any issues in the routine, this is usually where they come. To win this event, she will need to stay strong the whole way through and hone in on her dance elements to get credit for all her skills.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Price’s name is in every potential contender and winning any of these titles would be an immense accomplishment for her as she heads into the final season of her already storied career.
The Underdogs
Taylor Ingle, SEMO
Semifinal 1: Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.845 NQS | 9.810 average | 9.875 season high
Why She’ll Win: Another athlete with consistency on her side for this event. Ingle, since meet one in January, has not scored below a 9.725 on floor, and has only gotten better on this event throughout the season. Ingle competes big passes, opening with a 2.5 twist to front tuck combination, and is another athlete with excellent performance quality that could make her a top contender to win.
Why She Won’t Win: Another two-pass routine always gives the unfortunate possibility of not getting credited for dance, so this is something she will have to be careful with. Otherwise, Ingle has proven her consistency all year, and really should not have any problems finishing in the top if she competes the way she has been.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Ingle is another athlete with her name in several spots for contention, and any one of these titles could be a reality. Ending this season on a high note after a great individual conference championships and an appearance at NCAAs would be another great addition to her 2025 season.
Bailey Upton, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.810 NQS | 9.700 average | 9.850 season high
Why She’ll Win: Upton is another in the Pioneers’ lineup with a three-pass routine and has great technique and amplitude on her tumbling. She is coming off four of her higher scores of the season leading up to this meet, and with the adrenaline and excitement of her championship, she could have what it takes to win.
Why She Won’t Win: Pros and cons to both two and three pass routines, but for the three passes, there is always more of an opportunity to have landing decorations or run out of energy by that final pass. If she can control her landings, especially her middle double pike, she will have a great shot of finishing in the top.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Another freshman vying for this title, and she could certainly win this event. She has shown strength on this event, but has had some up and down scores throughout the season. Ending this season on a high note on this event would give her so much confidence as she moves into the next three years of her career at TWU.
Sophia Isbell, Texas Woman’s
Semifinal 2: Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Virtius
Relevant Stats: 9.810 NQS | 9.750 average | 9.825 season high
Why She’ll Win: Isbell has strong tumbling and has gone over a 9.8 five times this season. She performs her routine with great expression and strong finishes on her skills, and that is something that could make a statement during this event.
Why She Won’t Win: Her tumbling is strong, but she has to get credit for her switch half to wolf 1.5 connection and do it clean to keep pace with the others competing for this title as well. Isbell has had some trouble on floor this season with a couple of lower scores, so she will need to repeat her best routine from late February to have a top finish.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Isbell is also in the beginning of her career, as a sophomore, and getting this additional experience on a bigger stage will set her up for more in her next two seasons. Texas Woman’s has a handful of competitors that could be a winner on this event, and she is certainly in this conversation.
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