Welcome to Gill Coliseum on the campus of Oregon State in Corvallis. This session features a stacked field, with Alabama, Utah, Denver, and host Oregon State battling for two spots in Sunday’s regional final.
No. 5 Alabama enters as the favorite, with No. 12 Utah also in strong position to advance. But No. 23 Denver and No. 25 Oregon State are more than capable of shaking things up, making this one of the most intriguing matchups of the regional round.
Alabama remains one of the sport’s most storied programs, having won its regional 32 times in 44 appearances and advanced to nationals in 40 of those. The Crimson Tide finished just seven-tenths behind Florida at SECs and, notably, has yet to break 198 this season—a mark it may need to hit to feel fully secure.
Utah, similarly, is a perennial powerhouse—but arrives with more at stake. The Utes opened 2026 with uncharacteristic struggles but have since steadied. Still, avoiding a return to the mid-195 range that plagued them early will be critical. This meet could also serve as a preview of a potential head-to-head battle with Alabama for a nationals berth in the regional final—one that would either extend Utah’s streak of qualifying to every NCAA championship or bring that historic run to an end.
Denver and Oregon State cannot be overlooked. The Pioneers have shown both scoring potential and inconsistency, including a 195.175 in a recent meeting with Oregon State. The Beavers, meanwhile, posted a 196.925 in that same matchup and will look to capitalize on home advantage in Corvallis.
The meet, as all regionals sessions, will be streamed on ESPN+, and scores can be found on Virtius.
If you weren’t with me yesterday, here’s a recap of my view: vault landings are hidden behind the beam corral, and the same goes for bars being behind the floor corral.
It is LOUD.
Individuals this session are:
Amelia Moneymaker, UC Davis
Kristina Shchennikova, Boise
Mahleea Werline, Boise
Kaitlyn Driessen, Sacramento
Sydney Kho, Boise
Rotation 1:
LaCoursiere (UA): Y 1.5, not a ton of distance but very controlled, tiniest of adjustment on the landing .FAbulous start.
Kvamme (UA): Y 1.5, lots of forward momentum, big step, threw her hands up into a salute the second she landed.
Sears (UA): Y 1.5, tiniest controlled hop, big celebration after.
Paradise (UA): Y 1.5, bounces forward to bring her feet together, not quite as dynamic as the rest.
Gladieux (UA): Y 1.5, hops it ofrward. not as clean as the other vaults so far.
Ra-Akbar (UA): Y 1.5, big hop, plenty of distance and height.
Smith (UU): Pak, good. Van Leeuwan. To on font pike half, good!
Glynn (UU): Good first hs. Maloney to bail hs, great throughout. Almost shy last hs. Double tuck, stuck!
Ryssman (UU): Close catch on the jaeger. Pak looked fine. Half turn on low may have been a little late. Shy last hs. Sticks the double lay.
Zirbes (UU): Shy first hs. Half to MASSIVE jaeger. FTDB, takes a step forward.
Padurariu (UU): MAloney to bail to hs. GREAT last hs, holds it. Toe on front pike half, bounces, had good height and great form on the dismount.
Neff (UU): Free hip to gienger to shootover, maybe a little pikey on that shoot over but fine otherwise. FTDB lay, some movement.
Shchennikova (Boise): Great hs to start. Half to jaeger, great distance and extension. Pak. Half turn right on top of the bar. Toe on front pike half, small hop. 9.825
Aamold (DU): Side aerial to bhs, solid. Switch to split jump, excellent. Floaty, hits 180 easy. Front aerial to beat, okay. Piked gainer off the end.
Bhatia (DU): Poised through the starting choreo, and it is loud. Hits her series, knees a touch soft. Leap to switch half. Small hop forward on the 1.5 dismount.
Gallen (DU): BHS LOSO, form could’ve been sharper but square on the whole way. Switch to switch half to beat, chest a little down in that last jump. She looks good, just small balance checks here and there. Piked gainer off the end, stuck!!
Reidenbach (DU): Side somi with a smooth sway into her choreo. STraddle to straddle 3/4, could’ve been a little bolder but straight knees and good feet. Comes off on her series. Small check on the full turn after kicking out of it. Hops forward on the 1.5 dismount.
Hargraves (DU): Slowly kicks and swings the leg out on the front turn, quickly after mounting. Front aerial to BHS, solid. Beautiful leap series, steady and controlled. Gainer lay front full off the side, stuck!
Cooley (DU): Denver needs this hit to drop the fall. MAkes eye contact with the judge during opening choreo. Foot adjustment on the triple series, but good otherwise. Switch ti split, good! Tiny check on the full turn. IT’s loud in here, the last OSU gymnast is going on floor this rotation. Sticks the gainer full off the side.
Driessen (Sacramento): Hits her series while everyone is celebrating OSU score on floor, tiny check at the end. Switch to straddle half to beat, GREAT. Front toss, front foot slips and holds onto it with just one leg. PRO MOVE. Sticks the gainer full off the side. 9.725
DeVries (OSU): Looked like a back 2.5 to open. Leaps looked fine, not a massive amount of bounce. RO 1.5 to front lay, good.
Buckner (OSU): LOSO at the end of her opening pass looked good. Front full to front full, great!
Weaver (OSU): Double tuck to start. Leaps looked a little shy but tough to tell from this angle. FHHs rudi to stag, some travel. 1.5 to front lay doesn’t rise quite as much as it should.
Marchal (OSU): Couple of rush d steps back after her double tuck. Great extension on the straddle jump at the end of her leaps. Layout front in her last pass rises beautifully.
Miller (OSU): Double tuck to open. RO 1.5 to front lay, doesn’t move her feet. Great routine.
Esposito (OSU): Front through to doubel pike, great! LEaps hidden by teh camera man but her height look phenomenal. Her straddle jump is flawless. Front lay to rudi, great chest position. That’ll score very well. Fans on their feet.
Moneymaker (Davis): RUDI to loso, FLOATY, and as it should look. Back leg a little shy in the second leap in her series, good form otherwise. Double tuck. Strong routine. 9.900
AFTER ONE: Utah 49.350, Oregon 49.250, Alabama 49.175, Denver 48.925
Raise of hands, who had Oregon almost leading after the first rotation? Utah looked good on bars, Alabama gave away precious tenths with landings on vault. Denver fought off having to count a fall on beam. OSU is taking advantage of feeling good at home and that’s going to put the pressure on Utah and Alabama, especially.
Rotation 2:
Crabb (OSU): Y full ,slightly bent at the hips, hops.
Marchal (OSU): Y full, some leg sep, hop, piked at the end.
Miller (OSU): Good block, ocisk her chest up fast. Beam was flashing scores blocking out 90% of the vault.
Buckner (OSU): Y 1.5, hops back, good in the air.
Richardson (OSU): Y 1.5, FABULOUS block, such great height, takes a controlled step.
Esposito (OSU): Y full, wanted that stick, small step, pretty clean in the air.
Moneymaker (Davis): Y full, hop in place. 9.750
Walker (UA): Van leeuwan to gigh looked good, FTDB to end. There was a shy hs on low.
Gladieux (UA): Half to jaeer to shoot over. Shy last hs. Full to double tuck, sticks, doesn’t quite finish that turn in hs.
Pawlak (UA): Small step on the double lay. Looked good in the Maloney.
Fuller (UA): Shy first hs to pak. Van leeuwen, good. Shy last hs. Sticks the dismoint.
LaCoursiere (UA): Pak followed with a snappy handstand. FTDB, stuck!
Ra-Akbar (UA): Pak, van leeuwan, good. Stalder, dobuel tuck, sticks?????? ish– hops a centimeter and holds with her toes.
Gantner (UU): BHS LOSO, right shoulder the tiniest bit lower. Swithc half to straddle, GREAT! RO 1.5 lay, hop forward. Good start.
Zirbes (UU): BHS LOSO, hips off center but fixes it as she rises up on hte LOSO. hitch kick to switch off, hop in place, seems a little nervous. Tucked full gainer off the end, sticks!
Ryssman (UU): BHS LOSO, solid all the way through. Switch to side somi. Sticks the dismount! Corral calling 10 already in the rotation.
Padurariu (UU): Beautiful wolf to start. Hits her series. Big smiles from her during this routine. Split to sheep. good. Sticks dismount.
Neff (UU): Hits her series, no issues. Barani, good. Split series, good. Very calm and poised. CArtwheel gainer lay full, stuck!
Winger (UU): BHS LOSO LOSO, adjusment, but like a pro. BHS gainer lay full off side, small hop.
Kho (Boise): Bends her knees on the candle stick mount, as though things were slighlty off but no issues after. BHS lay. Sissone to swtich half to beat. Gainer lay full off side, chest a little down, but stuck! She gets high fives all around from Utah. 9.675
Gallen (DU): Double tuck, big lunge back. Front lay to front full, couple of quick steps.
Hargraves (DU): FRont lay to rudi, chest down. RO 1.5 to front lay. Good overall.
Rorich (DU): Front trhrough to doubel tuck, good! Switch side half to popa, lovely. Lovely broadway medley. Double pike, good!
Bhatia (DU): Beautiful extension on her leaps, she gets a fabulous rise. Ends with a combo pass, great!
Reidenbach (DU): Whip half to rudi,good. Switch side half to stradle, good. Dobule tuck, bouncy liunge.
Cooley (DU): Front lay to rudi, I velieve. Ring in her leap series could’ve had a little more release but no issues on the 180 otherwise. RO 1.5 to front lay in to the choreo, good! Love the NY NY theme.
AFTER TWO: Utah 98.700, Alabama 98.700, Denver 98.225, Oregon 98.100
Oregon just didn’t have the 10.000 vaults or the clean landings to keep the threatening momentum going for now. Utah and Alabama both shined on the respective events. Neither Alabama or Utah gave away too much that rotation. Denver was lights out on floor, but may not be able to catch up to the top two teams.
Rotation 3:
Hargraves (DU): Y full, biiiig step forward, not a ton of distance at all.
Kasparian (DU): Y full, strong block.
Hewitt (DU): Good landing position, had some good height out of hte corner of my eye in the air.
Brusch (DU): Y full, hops.
Bhatia (DU): Sticks the Y 1.5!
Reidenbach (DU): Ah, sits down the Y 1.5.
Miller (OSU): Maloney to pak. Shy last hs. Double lay, takes a step. Good start.
Caso (OSU): Maloney, full to dobuel tuck, sticks, doesn’t quite finsih that turn in hs.
DeVries (OSU): Maloney to pak. Half was quick and finished just a little outside of the hs. Double lay, stikcs.
Esposito (OSU): Holds that first hs. BIG release. Dobuel tuck, small step. RElease was eitehr a ray or tkatchev, tough view from here and caught her mid skill.
Richardson (OSU): Pak. Qucik half turn. Shy last hs. FTDB, stuck.
Weaver (OSU): Catches the gienger close. Bail to hs was good. Full to double tuck, hops back to heels together.
Moneymaker (Davis): Maloeny to bail hs, good shape. Almost shy last hs. Dpuble lay, steps forward. 9.800
LaCoursiere (UA): Salutes, shrugs to herself, smiles. Candlestick mount. Hits the stag ring in her series well. Front erail to bhs, no doubts. RO 1.5 lay, sticks!!
Birt (UA): Wolf, good. Front aerial to split jump. BHS LOSO, hits. Gainer lay full off the side, small hop.
Gladieux (UA): BHS LAy, fine. Front aerial to beat. Neff just finished floor, it is LOUD. RO double full, sticks that COLD.
Ladanyi (UA): Front aerial to split jump. BHS LOSO, strong. Switch to split jump, holds onto the split jump with her toes. BHS gainer lay full off the side, stuck!
Fuller (UA): Front aerial. Small check. This place is rocking again. Hits the triple series, shows off with a slow hand drop to her side. Switch to beat. Sticks the RO 1.5 lay!
Kvamme (UA): Hits the series, no issues. She’s beautifully poised. Kickover, good, finises nicely. Gainer front lay, streeeetches the body forward, keeps the stick.
Krump (UU): Double pike, chest could’ve been better. The spice girls floor music is giving my jetlag life. Front lay to front full to front pike is fab. Great routine.
Johnson (UU): Double lay, looked good from here, despite the camera man. Beautiful extension on the leaps. Big big big big cheers.
Neff (UU): Front full to half to stag, good! No travel, massive rebound. Switch side, good! Love the way this music speeds up. 1.5 to front full, lunges just for fun.
Zirbes (UU): OBsessed with the music. Front double full in her opening pass is gorge. Switch half to popa, extension and 180 is on point. RO 1.5 to front full.
Smith (UU): FHS front double full to front tuck, looks like she lunges with her back foot. Good position in her cat leap and wofl series. FHS rudi loso.
Curtis (UU): Double pike, lunges, leans back, steps. Dancing with the corral. Puinch front run into her leap series, love that. Almost sits down the front tuck in her last pass. Utah will want ot drop.
AFTER THREE: Utah 148.150, Alabama 147.875, Oregon 147.450, Denver 147.200
Alabama adds a clean and a hard fought beam rotation to its team score, but Utah went big on floor, pocketing several 9.900s or high, but the Crimson Tide only went as high as 9.850, something they can correct on floor, while Utah does work on vault. Oregon is the closest to breaking into the top two teams, but would need a beam rotation that’s nothing but fire to get the job done.
Rotation 4:
Winger (UU): Y 1.5, wanted the stick, taeks a step back.
Zirbes (UU): Y 1.5, small hop forward, good.
Johnson (UU): Y 1.5, good distance, hops forward.
Smith (UU): Cause only the front pike, smallest, smallest hop. Good! Great height and distance on that.
Glynn (UU): Y 1.5, sticks her foot out to the side a few inches, otherwise, solid.
Neff (UU): Y 1.5, stuck!! Maybe a tiny lean forward to keep the stick.
Bhatia (DU): Quick turn on low. Shy last hs on high. Doubel lay, big step forward, doesn’t get all of the rotation she might want.
Kasparian (DU): Shy first hs. Pak looked good. Good turn on low. Dobule tuck, took a step, not sure she needed to.
Rorich (DU): Jaeger. Shy last hs. Dopbuel lay, hops in place. Denver having a solid bar rotation.
Brusch (DU): MAloney to pak, pak was streeetched.
Cooley (DU): Giant release on high, looked like a tkatchev when I looked over. Small hope forward on the double lay.
Reidenbach (DU): Jager. Bail to hs. Good last hs. Double lay, deeeep bend forward, may hae brushed a knee.
Werline (Boise): Last routine of the session, all eyes on her. MAloney to pak, a little archy, possibly some leg sep. STalder, fighters that hs over, double tuck, small foot shuffle. 9.750
Heather (OSU): Front toss to bhs swing, good. Swithc half to beat, good. Stand along split jump could have a little more etension. Sticks the piked gainer off the end, OSU on their feet.
Buckner (OSU): Hits the series, no issues. Split to stag ring, steady. Side aerial is floaty. The way she takes her time is an art. BHS lay 1.5, small, delicate step.
Cheek (OSU): Hits the series. Flairs out and kicsk the leg on her full turn. Switch to split, back leg keeping it from a full and true 180. BHS gainer lay full off side, sticks with staggered feet.
Fans booing the score. Not all gave her a 10.00 start.
Weaver (OSU): Smooooooooth wolf turn to start. This OSU lineup is UNBOTHERED. BHS LOSO, choreos the dropped the shoulder. Switch leap to split jump, back leg slightly slightly bent in both. Front aerial. RO 1.5 lay, FANTASTIC.
Letzsch (OSU): Front aerial to back tuck was a sloooow connection. Split jump to split ring, oh be STILL my HEART. Gainer lay full off side, sticks! Holds the stick for a few seconds before slauting, comes off emotional, smiling.
Esposito (OSU): Front aerial to beat. Small adjustment: picking her chest up in her series, good otherwise. Beautiful leap series. RO lay double full, small hop.
Moneymaker (Davis): Will be competing during Alabama floor anchor. Front kick over, pauses. Steps it back to repeat. Kick over to bhs. Split jump, stag ring series is lovely. Hops on the gainer full dismount. 9.700
LaCoursiere (UA): Satisfied for floor music? Yes. Please. Big double tuck, slippery lunge but handles it fine. Outstnading extension on leaps. Lay to rudi to stag, good! Doesn’t travel. Good!! Strong start.
Rybicki (UA): Double tuck, chest a touch low comapred to what we’ve seen today. Swtich half to popa, no notes. RO 1.5 to to front full, sits it down.
Matters (UA): Front through to double tuck. Switch side half to popa. Good height. Double pike.
Ra-Akbar (UA): Floats RO 2.5 to start. Her air awareness is a on point. Switch ring to switch half is nice. 1.5 to front lay, lunges to the side to avvoid an OOB like a pro. Wolf turn, good. Great!!
Sears (UA): Double lay to open. Swithc side to popa, brushes the rafters in the process. Front through to double tuck. Rightly finishes with a crown for choreo.
Gladieux (UA): FTDB, form in the air by way of feet and leg sep. Front lay, Rudi to split rebound.
FINAL: Utah 197.500, Alabama 197.225, Oregon 196.375, Denver 195.950
Oregon didn’t keep bringing the heat, so the top two-ranked teams, Utah and Alabama, will move on quite comfortably to the regional final taking place on Sunday. They’ll be joined by the top two teams in the evening session later today.
These times will likely go up against likely UCLA and Minnesota on Sunday, making this regional incredibly difficult to advance out of.
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