While the Big Ten title will likely be decided in the third session, there is still plenty at stake for the teams competing earlier in the day. First, all of these teams are preparing for regionals in a couple of weeks and remain in the hunt for seeding. Maryland is currently ranked No. 27; while finishing in the top 28 does not guarantee a bye to the second round, it certainly improves the outlook. A score above 194.750 would keep Maryland at No. 28 or higher. Ohio State, Iowa, and Penn State are also in contention for a seeded position. Iowa could finish as high as No. 16 (though that is unlikely), Ohio State as high as No. 15, and Penn State as high as No. 14. Each will aim to post the strongest score possible, especially with several conference meets being decided later in the day.
While regional positioning will likely be the top priority for teams in this session, individual titles are also on the line. Although most are expected to be decided in the evening session, there are still several contenders to watch here. In the all-around, Tory Vetter and Aurélie Tran could factor, with Tran also a standout on bars. Ava Piedrahita has a vault capable of challenging for the title when she sticks it. Beam, as always, can be unpredictable, but Dani Latronica has the potential to be in the mix. On floor, JJ Coleman—fresh off a recent 10.0—will be among the favorites.
The meet will be streamed on BTN, and scores can be found on Statbroadcast.
Rotation 1: PSU VT, UMD UB, Iowa BB, OSU FX
Leary (PSU): Stuck her Yfull. Straight body position in the air. Some feet. Slight pike down. 9.775
Saville (UMD): Leg separations on both the Maloney and the pak. Bent arms on the cast. Step forward on the double layout. 9.75
Guevara (OSU): Great control on the front double full to front tuck. Off on the rotation on the switch side half to straddle. Floaty Rudi to loso. 9.875
Rojas (IOWA): Waiver on the dull turn. Feet on the triple series but solid. Bend at the waist on the leaps. Stuck the gainer full dismount. 9.8
Bingham (UMD): Big tkachev with some feet. Leg separation on the double layout with a hop back. 9.7
Kaempfer (PSU): Small hop back on the Y1.5. Not the most height or distance on that. Soft knees. 9.725
Tyson (IOWA): Quick full turn. Solid bhs bhs loso. Hit the leap combo. Small hop forward on the cartwheel back 1.5 dismount. 9.825
Ruffing (UMD): Hit the jaeger to overshoot. Short last cast.Small hop back on the double layout. 9.725
Cash (PSU): Stuck the Yfull with one foot on the line. A little pike down at the end. 9.8
Smith (OSU): Big double pike to open. Over rotated the switch half and was under on the Popa. Hit the double wolf turn. Short on the front pike to double tuck. Feet on that and took a small hop forward. 9.75
Tran (IOWA): Smooth front aerial to bhs. Great split position on the switch to switch half to split jump. Small arm wave on the full turn. Stuck the gainer pike. 9.9
Reade (UMD): Leg separation on the geinger going into the shootover. Small step back on the double layout. 9.625
Johanson (PSU): Small of hops back on that Yfull. Small pike down after coming onto the table high. 9.775
Grimes (OSU): Hops into the lunge on the double pike. Large step out of the back 1.5 to front layout.Good height on the leaps. Big bounce back on the double tuck. 9.85
Turner (IOWA): Hit the candle. Feet on the gainer bhs bhs loso series. Great oversplit on the switch to split. Love the tik-tok to get low on the beam. Smallest of hops forward on the back 1.5 dismount. 9.9
Piedrahita (PSU): Small hop forward on her Omelianchik. Great pike position and legs glued throughout. 9.85
Vetter (OSU): Sticks the double tuck before going into the lunge. Great straddle position on the triple leap combo. Controls the front layout to Rudi. 9.9
Schriever (IOWA): Calm full turn. Steps back on the bhs loso. Hit the front toss to beat. Shy of 180 on the frist switch to switch. Sticks the gainer full. 9.85
Komoroski (UMD): Clean jaeger. Hit the pak. Came in very squatty on the double layout and took a large step forward. 9.525
Coleman (OSU): Feet on the full in. Great height on the leap combo. She stayed in the air forever in that straddle position. Controlled the front tuck through to double tuck. 9.95
AFTER ONE: Ohio State 49.400, Iowa 49.275, Penn State 48.950, Maryland 48.550
Iowa could not have asked for anything more in that rotation as the Hakeyes put up a season high rotation on beam. Ohio State will also be thrilled with that floor rotation. Penn State and Maryland would have hoped for more that rotation. That is the lowest rotation score on vault the Nittany Lions have posted in over a moth so the seeded spot seems to be slipping away. Coleman is now tied for the current floor lead, and the Tran and Turner duo for Iowa now lead on beam.
Rotation 2: OSU VT, PSU UB, UMD BB, Iowa FX
Grimes (OSU): Good size hop back on that Yfull. Leg separation on the block. Good height. 9.725
Johanson (PSU): Lacked some height on that tkachev. Hit the pak. Short cast half. Small leg separation on the double layout and stuck it. 9.75
Bingham (UMD): Solid bhs loso series. Slight shoulder lean on the cat leap to side aerial. Short of split on the beat to split 3/4s. Hop forward on the back 1.5. 9.775
Tran (IOWA): Floaty Rudi to loso. Great ring position in the switch ring half. Controlled the front layout front full. Great leap positions. 9.875
Pomager (OSU): Stuck the Yfull. Good hip position. 9.775
Monahan (PSU): Leg separation on the Maloney to pak combo. Lacked amplitude on the combo. Feet on the FTDT with shuffled feet on the landing. 9.725
Turner (IOWA): Hit the double wolf turn. Small front foot movement on the double pike. Great rotation on the triple leap combo. Had to arch around the front layout out of the back 1.5. 9.75
Smith (OSU): Great height on that Y1.5 and had a small hop forward. Leg separation on the table. 9.8
Engelmayer (UMD): Short of split on the beat to split ring. Feet on the bhs loso. Lean on the aerial to 2 feet. Small step back on the back 1.5. 9.725
Leary (PSU): Great height on the jaeger to overshoot. Good finish on the giant full and stuck the double tuck. 9.875
Tyson (IOWA): Floaty Rudi to loso. Big bounding step forward on the front double full. Hit the switch half to wolf full. 9.8
Martin (OSU): Sticks the Y1.5 with an arm wave. Centered on the mat. 9.825
Defrees (UMD): Step back on the bhs loso. Controls the side aerial. A little uneven on the cat leap to switch side. Leg cross and hop back on the double full. 9.7
Piedrahita (PSU): Tiny leg separation on the Maloney, but glues them for the pak. Small hop back on the FTDT. Hit the handtsands. 9.8
Schriever (IOWA): Good height on the double pike. Large step back on the whip half to Rudi but keeps the front foot down. Hit the leap combo. 9.875
Vetter (OSU): Great height on the Yfull and has a hop backward. Good open hips. 9.8
Cash (PSU): Good height on the piked jaeger. Hit the bail. Good finish on the giant full and has an arm wave and step back on the double tuck. 9.8
Dennis (UMB): Solid bhs loso. Bent front knee on the front aerial. Slight lean on the split jump to sheep jump. Pike down on the gainer full dismount and took a hop back. 9.625
Henderson (IOWA): Bounce back on the full in. Great straddle position and height on the tripple leap combo. Low chest on the front tuck through to double tuck but controlled it. 9.875
Coleman (OSU): Small hop back on the Yfull. Great height on that. 9.825
Latronica (PSU): Feet and elbows on the piked jaeger. Hit the bail. Great last handstand. Stuck the toe on front pike half. 9.875
Komoroski (UMD): Solid one arm bhs to loso. Slight adjustment on the front aerial. Hit the switch to split. Small hop forward on the back 1.5. 9.8
Depaola (IOWA): Controlled the front double full to stag. Large lunge on the Rudi to loso. Leg crossing on that. Good rotation on the leap combo. 9.9
AFTER TWO: Iowa 98.600, Ohio State 98.425, Penn State 98.050, Maryland 97.250
Iowa was able to pair the season high beam rotation with a great floor rotation to hold the lead in this session. The routation for Iowa was capped of with a career high 9.9 from Depaola. Maryland was struggling to stick landings in that rotation, but Maryland is well on its way to confirming its top 28 placement in the standings.
Rotation 3: Iowa VT, OSU UB, PSU BB, UMD FX
Pomager (OSU): Leg separation on the Maloney to pak. Hit the last cast. Sticks the double tuck. 9.8
Masella (IOWA): Almost stuck that Yfull but took a small step forward. Lacked height on that. 9.65
Monahan (PSU): Smooth front aerial to bhs swingdown. Solid full turn. Solid straddle 3/4s. Not a lot of height on the back 1.5 and a small hop forward. 9.75
Depaola (IOWA): Open hips on the Yfull. Not the most distance and took a large hop back. Only a slgiht pike down at the very end. 9.775
Berry (OSU): Falls on the toe hand at the end of the routine. 9.15
Maul (PSU): Feet and check on the triple series. Hit the full turn. Very quick leaps. Sticks the ro back 1.5 dismount with an arm swing. 9.7
Mendez-Abolnik (UMD): Large lunge on the full in and the front foot slides back. Off on the leap rotation on the jump combo. Bounds forward on the front layout to front full.
Turner (IOWA): Sits down the Y1.5. 9.175
McElligott (PSU): Feet and knees on the bhs bhs loso series. Lean at the end. Hit the leaps. Sticks the ro back 1.5 dismount. 9.8
Rader (OSU): Slight leg separations on the Maloney to pak. Might have been slightly short on the last cast. Large step back on the double layout. 9.75
Tran (IOWA): Hop back on the Yfull. 9.8
Leary (PSU): Feet on the bhs bhs loso. Hop forward on the back 1.5. 9.75
EngelMayer (UMD): Great control on the front double full. Hit both split fulls in the triple jump combo but was a little short of 180. Bounds forward on the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.8
Schreiever (IOWA): Small hop back on the full on back pike off. Great rotation onto the table. 9.85
Kramer (PSU): Solids loso series. Not the most height on the front toss. Falls on the jump. Small hop froward on the punch tuck front full. 8.825
Komoroski (UMD): Hop on the Rudi. Hit to ring positions on the switch ring to switch ring half. Traveled back on the leap out of the back 1.5 to front half. 9.875
Jackson (OSU): Great height on the pak and VL. Small hop forward on the double layout after letting go early. Rushed her handstands. 9.75
Rech (UMD): Legs crossed on the front double full. Bounce back on the double tuck. The front foot slide back. Good wolf position on the wolf full. Large step on the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.85
Latronica (PSU): Bent knee on the front aerial before the beat jump. Feet on the loso series. Clean leaps. Sticks the cartwheel to gainer full. 9.825
Coleman (OSU): Huge piked jaeger to overshoot. Leg separation on both releases. Step on the FTDT. 9.8
Reade (UMD): Sticks the double layout with a low chest. Pikes it down. Over rotated the switch half before the wolf 1.5 attempt. Controls the front layout to front full. 9.9
AFTER THREE: Iowa 147.475, Ohio State 147.350, Penn State 146.875, Maryland 146.475
After a relatively clean first two rotations, the third rotation brought a little mess with three of the four teams having a fall in that rotation. Luckily, none of the teams had to count the fall as other hit routines in the rotation allowed the fall score to be dropped. Iowa continues to lead with one rotation to go and will be looking to post the score to beat heading into the evening session. The all around leader heading into the evening session will likely also come from this session depending on how this last rotation goes.
Rotation 4: UMD VT, Iowa BB, OSU BB, PSU FX
Kogler (UMD): Almost stuck that Yfull. The slightest movement backwards. Legs glued throughout. 9.75
Leary (PSU): Legs crossed on the front double full to front tuck. Clean back 1.5 to front layout. 9.825
Guevara (OSU): Slighlty over on the full turn. Solid loso series. Legs crossed on the back double full and stuck it. 9.775
Masella (IOWA): Great height and toe point on the jaeger to overshoot. Small hop back on the double layout. 9.8
Engelmayer (UMD): Stick the Yfull. Not a lot of height and a slight pike down. 9.775
Monahan (PSU): Controlled the front double full. Around on the leap combo. Split was shy of 180. Controlled the front layout to front full. 9.8
Jackson (OSU): Short of split on the switch to split. Smooth front aerial to bhs swingdown. Hit the switch half. Holds on to the back 1.5 dismount. 9.825
Reade (UMD): Large step back on that Yfull. 9.7
Turner (IOWA): Rushed the cast half after the Maloney to pak combo. Soft knees in the double layout but stuck it. 9.875
Misiura (PSU): Hit the wolf turn. Great leg positions in the front double full. Controlled the front full to front layout. 9.825
Smith (OSU): Clean double wolf turn. Feet on the front toss to bhs. Hit the straddle to straddle quarter. Stuck the gainer full. 9.825
Rech (UMD): Small step back on that Yfull. 9.8
Schriever (IOWA): Small leg separations in the Maloney to pak. Also in the VL. Small shuffle on the toe on front pike half. 9.8
Martin (OSU): Very solid loso series. Feet on the side aerial. Hit the switch to switch. Quick full turn. Hop forward on the back 1.5 dismount. 9.825
McElligott (PSU): Big double tuck with a slide. Great position on the switch ring to switch ring half. Legs corssed on the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.85
Buckmon (UMD): Holds onto the stuck Yfull using her toes and bends over at the waist. 9.7
Bowles (IOWA): A lot of height on the tkachev to overshoot combination. Good finish on the giant full but a little rushed and hops back on the double tuck. 9.8
Vetter (OSU): Calm full turn. Solid loso series. Hit the side aerial. Sticks the gainer full. Good height on that. 9.65
Johanson (PSU): Big lunge on the double pike and a slide with the front foot. Controls the front full to front half. 9.825
Mendez-Abolnik (UMD): Leg separation on the block of the Y1.5. Soft knees throughout. 9.8
Tran (IOWA): Legs glued on the Maloney to pak. Great height on the VL. Stuck the double layout dismount. 9.95
Kramer (PSU): Controls the front double full. Very out of control on the triple jump combo. Travelled in between them and didn’t get the rotations. Floaty Rudi to loso. 9.8
McCann (OSU): Falls on the Ro back layout. Hits the switch to split. Holds the full turn finish on releve. Small hop forward on the back 1.5 dismount. 8.95
FINAL: Iowa 196.700, Ohio State 196.250, Penn State 196.00, Maryland 195.300
Iowa will be in the lead heading into the final session tonight. Rutgers score from last night does hold up putting Rutgers in third. As for regionals, Maryland should be out of the play in round, but Ohio State was not able to move into a seeded position after coming up slightly short of the score it needed on beam. Below are the Big Ten leaders headed into the final session:
VT: Clancy 9.9
UB: Tran 9.95
BB: Tran, Turner 9.9
FX: Leese, Coleman 9.95
AA: Tran 39.525
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