Nine teams arrived in Tempe this week with national title aspirations, but by the end of this session, only two will remain in contention. The four teams competing here have already secured top-16 finishes, but breaking into the top eight—and advancing to Fort Worth—will require their best performances of the season, as only the top two move on. This meet will also decide the individual qualifiers heading to Texas in two weeks to compete for NCAA titles.
Also, see where things stand in the individual qualification race based on which of today’s regional final teams ultimately advance to Fort Worth.
The meet will be streamed on ESPN+, live scores can be found on Virtius.
Rotation 1: Florida vault, Georgia bars, California beam, Michigan State floor
Pilgrim (UF): Small hop forward on her Y1.5. Some soft knees. Good distance. 9.85
Bacskay (UGA): Good leg positions on the pak and VL. Finished the giant full on top of the bar and stuck the double tuck with a low chest and an arm wave. 9.75
Lebster (MSU): Floaty loso out of the Rudi. Controlld the step out of the front double full. 9.85
Draser (UF): Small step forward on the Y1.5. Soft knees. 9.85
Wahl (UGA): Legs glued on the Maloney to pak. Over on the cast half. Feet on the double layout but stuck it. 9.875
Lee (CAL): Slight adjustment on the loso series. Quick full turn. Precise leap combo. Low chest and large step forward on the gainer full. 9.7
Frazier (UF): Turned early on the block of the Ydouble. Large hop back and some leg crossing. 9.85
Marquart (MSU): Controlled the full in. Feet on that. Good amplitude on the Rudi to loso. Great positions on the switch ring to tour jete half. 9.85
Scanlon (CAL): Wobble mid wolf turn but got it around. Slight lean on the bhs loso series. Good positions in the hitch kick to switch side. Sticks the ro back 1.5. 9.8
DiCello (UF): Small hop forward on her Y1.5. Great distance from the table. 9.9
Duplissis (MSU): Low chest and a bounce into the lunge on the piked full in. Off on the leap rotation. Controlled the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.75
Paulsson (CAL): Hit the full turn. Smooth front aerial to bhs. Slight lean on the side aerial. Great switch to switch half. Step back on the gainer full. 9.85
Scott (UGA): Great amplitude on the Ray to pak. Caught the pak a little close. Hit the VL. Stuck the double layout dismount. 9.9
Ferris (UF): Small hop forward on her Y1.5. Had good dynamics.9.875
Ortiz (MSU): Small slide of the front foot on the full in. Feet on that. Large lunge on the front tuck through to double tuck. Good straddle on the leaps. 9.85
Aderinto (CAL): Clean front toss to beat. Lifted the front foot on the bhs loso. Smooth full turn. Got the split in the switch half. Step back on the gainer full. 9.725
Snyder (UGA): Great handstand position on the bail after the Church. Held the last cast. Stuck the FTDT. 9.925
Harris-Miranda (UF): Small hop forward on her Y1.5. Very similar to the last several in this lineup. 9.9
Tucker (MSU): Great amplitude on the Rudi loso. Controlled the front double full. Could have used more amplitude on the leaps. 9.9
Newman-Achee (CAL): Solid double wolf turn. Good amplitude on the bhs loso. Great ring position on the split ring jump. Lean forward on the back 1.5 but held on. 9.9
Reingold (UGA): Great toe point in the piked jaeger. Hit the pak. Great last cast. Floaty double layout and stuck it. 9.975
Smith (MSU): Large lunge on the full in but keeps the front foot down. Good straddle position on the switch side half to straddle. Sticks the front tuck through to double tuck. 9.95
AFTER ONE: Georgia 49.525, Florida 49.375, Michigan State 49.375, California 49.025
Georgia came out of the first rotation swinging. Literally. The strong routines in that rotation put the Bulldogs in a commanding lead after one. Florida and Michigan State end the rotation tied. The Spartans are really going to want to create a lead on vault with bars and beam as its last two rotations. Florida wants to have its own solid bars rotation following that Georgia rotation to be in the top two at the halfway point.
Rotation 2: Michigan State vault, Florida bars, Georgia beam, California floor
Duplissis (MSU): Closed shoulder on the block of the Y1.5. Step forward. 9.85
Frazier (UF): Legs glued on the Maloney to pak. Great last handstand. Stucks the double layout dismount. Slight leg separation in the air. 9.875
Gleichowski (UGA): Solid bhs bhs loso. Alight adjustment on the full turn. Adjustment on the switch half. Stuck the the back 1.5 dismount. 9.9
Brown (CAL): Controlled the Rudi. Great ring positions in the leaps. Travelled back on the split leap out of the back 1.5 to front layout half. 9.825
Marquart (MSU): Stuck her Y1.5 with an arm wave. 9.85
Pilgrim (UF): Good turnover on the tkachev out of the Maloeny. LEgs glued on the pak. Feet on the FTDT but stuck. 9.925
Tomlin (UGA): Good amplitude on the switch to straddle. Wobble on the bhs bhs loso. Stuck the back 1.5 dismount. 9.8
Newman-Achee (CAL): Hit the wolf turn. Controlled the rudi to stag. Great swtitch ring to switch half. Crossed legs on the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.85
Trostel (MSU): Almost stuck the Y1.5 but hopped forward. Soft knees throughout. 9.825
Blakely (UF): Held the toe point on the Downie to pak. Good Higgins finish and stuck the double front half with a lean. 9.95
Woolford (UGA): Big lean on the bhs loso. Hit the switch to split. Crossed feet on the double full and a small hop back. 9.65
Tucker (MSU): Large step forward on her Y1.5. Great amplitude. 9.8
Silvers (CAL): Controlled the double tuck. Feet. Around on the switch half to wolf 1.5. Controlled the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.875
Battle (UGA): Got to 180 on the switch to split. Slow connecting the front toss and split jump. Solid bhs loso series. Great amplitude on the gainer full and stuck it. 9.875
DiCello (UF): Great amplitude on the Church to pak. Clean VL. Hop back on the FTDT. 9.85
Smith (MSU): Small hop forward on her Y1.5. 9.9
Keuneke (CAL): Floaty Rudi to loso. Off on the leap rotation. Great control on the straddle jump out of the combo pass. Hit the wolf turn. 9.9
Williams (UGA): Lean on the bhs layout. Good straddle position on the switch side and straddle quarter. Arm wave on the full turn. Sticks the gainer full. 9.9
Harris-Miranda (UF): Clean Ray. Hit the bail. Hitting all the handstands. Small hop back on the double layout. 9.9
Kellerman (MSU): Small hop back on the front pike half. Good height, lacked some distance. 9.9
Mayhew (CAL): Controlled the front double full to front pike. A little stutter step. Great switch ring to switch half. Legs glued on the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.85
McCusker (UF): Great toe point and glued legs on the Stalfer shaposh to pak. Clean VL. Stuck the double tuck out of the stalder. 9.925
Paulsson (CAL): Great amplitude and control on the front tuck through to double tuck. Tight tuck position. Around on the switch half to wolf 1.5. Controlled the double pike. 9.95
AFTER TWO: Florida 98.950, Georgia 98.775, Michigan State 98.700, California 98.450
Florida followed up Georgia’s 49.5+ bars rotation with one of its own. Georgia had a few wobbles that I feel like could have been deducted more, but the Bulldogs came out pretty unscathed and still with a lead over Michigan State. The Spartans wanted more from that vault rotation. Tucker stuck a vault in warmups and that would have been a much welcomed score. California is a bit behind the rest of the teams, but the Golden Bears do end on bars and are in position to upset if the teams ahead of California faulter.
Rotation 3: California vault, Michigan State bars, Florida beam, Georgia floor
Brown (CAL): Turned a little early on the table for her Yfull but stuck the landing. 9.85
Howard (MSU): Feet o nthe Churche but well connected to the overshoot. Great last handstand and tight tuck position in the double tuck. Stuck it. 9.85
Draser (UF): Solid loso series. Clean switch to switch half. Stuck the back 1.5 dismount. 9.9
Williams (UGA): Controlled the double pike. Off on the leap rotation. Cotnrolled the combo pass. Controleld the double tuck as well. 9.85
Cosman (MSU): Legs glued on the Maloney to pak. Arch on the last cast. A little over on the giant full before the double tuck but sticks it. 9.825
Bacskay (UGA): Controlled the full in. Some feet stagger. Feet corssing in the back 2.5 to front tuck. Off on the rotation of the leaps, but good straddle position. 9.85
Silvers (CAL): Blocked off the side of the table so was crooked and hopped forward on the Y1.5. 9.8
Blakely (UF): Solid triple wolf turn. Smooth front aerial to bhs. Great position on the switch half. Sticks the gainer full with a little trunk movement. 9.9
Tucker (MSU): LEgs glued on the Maloney to bail. Hop back on the toe on front pike half. 9.8
Wahl (UGA): Slides back on the full in. Controls the front tuck through to double tuck. Around on the tour jete half to wolf full. 9.85
Newman-Achee (CAL): Bounce back on her Yfull. 9.75
Frazier (UF): Finished the full turn on releve. Smooth front aerial to loso. Great positions on the split leap to split ring. Sticks the back 1.5 with a lean. 9.9
Abney (MSU): Short first cast. Makes the Ray to overshoot. Sticks the giant full to double tuck. 9.825
Tomlin (UGA): Controlled the double arabian to stag. Great amplitude on the leaps. Controls the front layout to double tuck. 9.95
Mayhew (CAL): Step back on the Y1.5. Soft knees throughout. 9.85
DiCello (UF): Hit the candle. Hit the double wolf. Hit the switch to split. Solid loso series. Smooth front aerial. Small hop back on the gainer full. 9.925
Smith (MSU): Legs glued on the Maloney to pak. Great cast half. Sticks the double layout. 9.975
Aquino (UGA): Large lunge on the double layout. Controlled the front through to double tuck. Great amplitude on the leaps. 9.95
Wiley (CAL): Soft knees throughout the Y1.5 and a hop forward. 9.85
Harris-Miranda (UF): Solid bhs loso bhs. Clean switch to straddle quarter. Smooth full turn. Hop forward on the back 1.5 dismount. 9.925
Kellerman (MSU): Great height and toe point on the jaeger. Hit the bail. Legs glued on the double layout and sticks it. 9.9
Williams (UGA): Floaty double layout and controls it. Off on the leap rotations, but great straddle position and amplitude. Controls the front tuck through to double tuck. 9.95
AFTER THREE: Florida 148.500, Georgia 148.325, Michigan State 148.075, California 147.600
Georgia is the third ranked floor team in the country and it showed in that rotation. With vault being a strong event for the Bulldogs, Georgia is in good position to move on. Michigan State and Florida had the rotations one might have expected with the Gators sticking less landings than normal. California is likely out of it, but will be looking to end the season strong on bars.
Rotation 4: Geogia vault, California bars, Michigan State beam, Florida floor
Scott (UGA): Small scooch and lean forward on her Yfull. Not the most distance. 9.85
Abney (MSU): Clean souble wolf turn. Solid loso series. Patient switch to split leap. Small hop back on the side aerial back tucked 1.5. 9.825
Aderinto (CAL): Great turnover on the Ray right into the over shoot. Step forward on the double front. 9.8
G Disidore (UF): Great height on the stag out of the Rudi. Great amplitude on the leaps. Controls the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.85
Bacskay (UGA): Large step forward on the Y1.5. 9.8
Trostel (MSU): Hesitation between the switch leap and split jump. Solid Onodi. Leg up wobble on the loso series. Hop back on the gainer full. 9.65
Ferris (UF): Controlled the full in. Great straddle position on the switch side half to straddle. Large step out of the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.8
Moll (UGA): Large hop forward on the Y1.5. Soft knees. 9.85
Newma-Achee (CAL): Legs glued on the Maloney to pak. Great last cast step back on the FTDT. 9.85
Aquino (UGA): Flared out the tsuk full and took a small hop back. 9.9
A Disidore (UF): Controlled the double layout. Great control on the switch side half to straddle. Floaty back 1.5 to front layout. 9.85
Biro (MSU): Solid loso series. Great position on the leaps. Break at the waist on the front toss. Wobble between the straddle and straddle quarter. Sticks the back 1.5 dismount. 9.55
Frazier (UF): Large lunge with a foot slide on the double layout. Great positions on the triple leap combo. Controlled the front through to double tuck. 9.925
Wahl (UGA): Sticks the Y1.5. Good height, not the most distance. 9.9
Smith (MSU): Solid loso series. Hits the beat to split half. Slight adjustment on the full turn. Sticks the double tuck dismount. 9.9
Blakely (UF): Cowboyed double front to stag, but controlled. Good positions on the tour jete half to Popa. Controlled the back 1.5 to front layout. 9.95
Paulsson (CAL): Legs glued on the pak. Held the handstand before the VL. Great toe full finish and a small step back on the double tuck. 9.9
Harris-Miranda (UF): Controlled the front throught to double tuck. Great straddle positions on the switch side half to straddle to Shushonova. Controlled the stag out of the back 1.5 to front layout half. 9.975
FINAL: Florida 198.050, Georgia 197.750, Michigan State 197.000, California 196.975
Michigan State collapsed on beam, an event that has been its nemisis this season. Having to change the lineup with Cosman’s injury didn’t help. California finished with a strong bars rotation which is a good note to end on. Georgia and Florida were able to cruise to top two finishes and will be going to Fort Worth in two weeks to compete for a national title.
Below are the individual qualifiers out of this regionals.
VT: Sage Kellerman
UB: Sage Kellerman
BB: Abigayle Martin
FX: Gabi Ortiz
AA: Nikki Smith
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