Welcome to day three of the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics National Invitational Championship—we’re so glad you’re here! This final session features the best of the best on each apparatus, all competing for individual event titles.
The WCGNIC is the only national championship in collegiate gymnastics that crowns individual champions in a separate event finals session, preserving a nearly lost tradition in the NCAA.
Vault is often the most tightly contested and unpredictable event final due to the start value differential. The gymnast who nails the landing will likely come away with the title.
On bars, the Centenary Gold Dome’s low ceiling has a reputation for disrupting even the best bar swingers. Expect standout routines to include sharp handstands, clean rhythm and, of course, a stuck landing.
Beam is where many finalists truly shine. This event will showcase unique acro combinations and dynamic dance elements across the board.
Floor is where we’ll see athletes flying high and sticking landings with authority. Watch out for freshman standout Kyleigh Ghambari, whose amplitude and consistently cold-stuck double backs have made her a fan favorite this season.
Rotation 1: VT and BB 1
King (TWU, BB): BHS LOSO. No hesitation. Punch front, tight arms. Great. Switch leap, straddle 1/4. A slight adjustment. A baby hop in place on the back 1.5 dismount. That’s how you start a beam final. 9.7750
Sepulveda (UB, VT): Yurchenko layout full, small amount of piking down at the end with a medium step back. 9.6625
Upton (TWU, BB): BHS LOSO. Money. Switch leap, straddle half. A flicker of a wobble on dance. Rushed some on the aerial two feet today and had to take the fall. Held onto the stick on the front full dismount. 9.075
Isbell (TWU, VT): Yurchenko layout full with a smedium scoot back. Great shape in the air. 9.7625
Niles (UAA, BB): Double full turn, slight adjustment to manage. BHS BHS LOSO. An arm correction. Love the difficulty of this routine. Switch leap, split jump. Some lack of back leg. SEAWOLVES. Gainer pike off the end is stuck. 9.6375
Reed-Hammon (Fisk, VT): Yurchenko layout full, great pop off the table. A small hop. 9.675…
Rosby (Fisk, VT): Wolf full turn. Front aerial, BHS. Right on. Switch leap, second guessed it. Repeating it. Switch leap, switch half. Stunning. Beat jump. BHS, back 1.5. Stuck. Way to bring it back. 9.759
Ingle (SEMO, VT): Yurchenko layout full, turns a touch early. A baby hop forward. 9.6375
Dinisoe (SCSU, BB): Switch leap, split 3/4. Nice position in the air. BHS LOSO. Yes ma’am. Front aerial, beat jump. This is killer. Soft smiles. Stuck tucked 1.5 to finish. She left it all out there. 9.8125
Caffey (TWU, VT): Yurchenko layout full, just a little releve in place. She ATE. 9.7875
Price (Fisk, BB): BHS LOSO. The Price is right. Cat leap, front aerial, beat jump. So smooth. Switch leap, split jump. Perfect. Double full with the slightest hop back. The only deduction really… 9.8625
Hoiland (TWU, VT): Yurchenko full and a half, a little shuffle to the side to manage. Her best on the weekend. 9.800
Cascadden (WCU, BB): standing LOSO, corrected that front foot placement to hold it. Switch leap, straddle 1/4. Some lack of 180. BHS LOSO. Yes. RAMS. Beat, split 3/4. Good. WOOOO. A hop to the side on the back 1.5. 9.7125
After 1:
As usual, the beam gauntlet has commenced. Price laid down law, only leaving a little room to be usurped from her title as beam queen but a small hop on the dismount. Vault is going to be a close one. Scoring seems to be tight overall, but Hoiland is the score to beat thus far with a 9.800
Rotation 2: VT and BB 2
Lessig (UAA, BB): Front aerial, LOSO. Such a hard connection. Nailed it. Switch leap, back tuck. Corrected with the arms. SEAWOLVES. HS, gainer full, chest down with a step forward. 9.600
Staruk (UB, VT): Tsuk layout full, stuck, some chest forward. Hit the Mario spin celebration. As she should! 9.750
Kenney (UB, BB): Front tuck, leg up lean. Repeating. Front tuck, back tuck. Better this time. No wobbles. Cat leap, switch half. Leaned forward. Jumped off. Double full with a step back. 9.100
Price (Fisk, VT): Yurchenko layout full, just a scoot. The best amplitude we’ve seen so far today. 9.825!
Reed-Hammon (Fisk, VT): BHS a lean. BHS, side aerial. Perfect the second time. Beat jump. Split jump, split 3/4. Pretty. Gainer full, stuck. 9.6625
Hernandez (SEMO, VT): Yurchenko layout full, hand slipped some on the table. Medium step back. 9.6375
Kossuth (SEMO, BB): BHS BHS LOSO. Stunner. Cat leap, switch side 1/4. A leg up wobble. Gainer full, stuck-ish. Took the step right at the end.
Berkley (Fisk, VT): Yurchenko layout full. A larger step back with a sliding front foot. 9.625
Ingle (SEMO, BB): BHS BHS LOSO. A little under rotated but finessed. Switch leap, straddle 1/4. A lean forward. Double full dismount with a small hop adjustment. 9.6375
Fairbairn (UAA, VT): Yurchenko full on, back pike. A medium step back and on the line for “OOB.” 9.625
Hernandez (TWU, BB): Forward roll mount. BHS LOSO. Nice. In control. Switch leap, switch half, beat. Sharp. BHS back 1.5 dismount. Carbon copy from last night. 9.8375
After 2:
Vault Podium:
1st Morgan Price (Fisk), 9.825
2nd Kaitlyn Hoiland (TWU), 9.800
3rd Trinity Caffey (TWU), 9.7875
Beam Podium:
1st Morgan Price (Fisk), 9.8625
2nd Sophie Hernandez (TWU), 9.8375
3rd Gabriela Dinisoe (SCSU), 9.8125
Rotation 3: UB and FX 1
Bowns (TWU, UB): Toe hand, Maloney, overshoot. Right to handstand. Blind full, double tuck. Held on too long and took several steps back to save. 9.6375
McFarland (WCU, FX): Front through to double tuck is OOB, sky high. Switch leap, split full, wolf 1.5. Snapped right around. Watching people teleport her four incher around the floor is a sight. Double pike, a bit bouncy. 9.6500
Johnston (SEMO, UB): Toe hand, Maloney, pak salto. Slight bent arms on the pak catch. Blind full, double tuck. The tiniest step back. 9.7125
Cook (WU, FX): All of Bridgeport hyping her up. Back 1.5, front layout. Great height. Wolf 1.5. I will never get over this routine. Switch ring, tour jete half. Front lay, front full. Ate it down. 9.7375
Price (Fisk, UB): Toe hand, Maloney, overshoot to hand. Smooth. Easy last HS. FTDT, small step back. 9.850
Beyer (SCSU, FX): Double tuck, chest up and controlled. Switch side, wolf full, wolf full. Back 1.5, front layout. Great. Maintained the layout shape throughout. S-C-S-U! Rudi. Wow. Loved it.
Jones (SEMO, UB): Blind, piked Jaeger. A bit close. Overshoot, slightly short of HS. Blind full, double tuck. A foot adjustment. 9.7625
Hernandez (TWU, FX): Front through to double pike. Pulled the chest up. T-DUBB! Switch side half, straddle jump. Right to position. Back 1.5, front layout. Another great landing. She’s trying to get another podium finish.9.850
Coleman (WCU, UB): Blind, straddle Jaeger, overshoot. Smooth connection today. Pretty short last HS on high, clear hip hand, blind full, double tuck. A step forward. 9.6875
Kenney (UB, FX): A flick of the wrist. Wolf 1.5. Back 2.5 twist is well controlled. Front full, front pike. Great toe point. Switch half, wolf full, popa. Rock ON. Rudi, a bit bouncy into the lunge. 9.825
Ingle (SEMO, UB): Blind, Jaeger. So much height. Overshoot. Strong last HS. Blind full, double tuck. Mini hop forward. 9.800
Upton (TWU, FX): Rudi, right to the lunge. Switch side, popa, wolf full. Not quite around on those. Double pike. GREAT. Making faces at the judges. We stan. Front lay, front full. Cross over step into the lunge. 9.875
After 3:
The best and worst thing about this championship is that you never know who is going to win these things. So far, floor is led by the duo of Pioneers Bailey Upton and Sophie Hernandez with teammate Kyleigh Ghanbari still to go. Price is holding on to the bar lead with fellow all arounder Taylor Ingle just behind her.
Rotation 4: UB and FX 2
Ghanbari (TWU, FX): The creepiest routine of the day. We love. Double pike, a step forward to the lunge. Switch side, wolf full, dance out. Front full, front lay. Got it today. Double tuck, bounced OOB on that one. 9.575
Leage (GU, UB): Toe hand, Ray, overshoot. HUGE. Holy crap. toe hand, toe on front pike half. A small scoot back. If I’m being picky, there were a couple borderline handstand positions in there. 9.8125!!
Allen (SCSU, FX): Double pike, opened up at the perfect time to control into the lunge. Front lay, front full, a smidge bouncy. Switch side, popa. Some knee bend on the swing leg. Double tuck, slight loss of control. 9.8125
Hoiland (TWU, UB): Blind, piked Jaeger. Better distance today. Overshoot hand. Blind full, double tuck. A hop in place. 9.850
Price (Fisk, FX): Double pike, controlled into the lunge. Switch half, wolf 1.5. Strong shaping. Back 1.5, front full. So easy. My oh my. Has anyone ever won all four events and the all around? That would be wild. 9.9000
Manley (UAA, UB): Blind full, Tkatchev. Nice. Swing half, overshoot hand. Great shape on the last HS. Blind full, double pike. A little underrotated with a step forward. 9.7750
Coyle (UB, FX): Rudi to double stage. Great height. Way above our heads. Switch half, wolf full. Wanting more amplitude on that one. Tucked Rudi to double stag. Back 1.5, front tuck. Great save, mistimed the punch on the connection. 9.7125
Rosby (Fisk, UB): Maloney, overshoot. Snappy. Connected to the toe hand. Toe hand, toe on front pike half. Opened up too much and had to put her hands down. 9.0125
Lavelle (CC, FX): Front through to double tuck. Controlled the power well. Switch side half, straddle. Great height. Whip half, front full. YAY. Way to finish her last routine ever at home! 9.800
Kenney (UB, UB): Shaposh. clear hip, overshoot, loose on the catch and fell over. Pirouette. Toe up to high. Toe on front pike half with a step forward.
Ingle (SEMO, FX): Back 2.5 front tuck. Like it’s hard? Front lay, Rudi. Slightly off center but controlled well. Switch half, popa. Pretty lines. 9.8875
FINAL:
Morgan Price reigned supreme in the event finals today, claiming a share of every single event title. I don’t know that we’ll ever see something like this happen again, but I’m glad to have witnessed it in person. Kaitlyn Hoiland claimed a share of the bar title as well, finishing her TWU career in style.
VT: Morgan Price (Fisk), 9.8250
UB: Kaitlyn Hoiland (TWU) & Morgan Price (Fisk), 9.8500
BB: Morgan Price (Fisk), 9.8625
FX: Morgan Price (Fisk), 9.9000
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