We are back! No. 18 Stanford is taking on No. 13 Denver at its own arena. This is the first meet of the season for both teams, so I am excited to see where they will stand after the competition!
Stanford is coming off of the great 2025 season, averaging above a 49.00 on all events. Bars and Floor are specifically where they excel, with Anna Roberts and Ui Soma leading the way. Last season, Roberts earned multiple scores exceeding 9.9 with only one miss. Soma remained consistent all season, even scoring a perfect 10.0. On Floor, we can expect to see Ana Barbosu, Claire Dean, and Roberts performing, providing high scores for their team. Other gymnasts to look out for are Freshman Ana Barbosu and Junior Sienna Robinson.
After watching the Pioneer’s Intrasquad a couple weeks ago, I am looking forward to seeing what they will do! Performing at home, they only had one fall and other minor mistakes throughout all events, showcasing their confidence and hard work in the off season. If Denver can find the landings, we can expect some high scores. Keep an eye out for Maddison Reidenbach, Cecelia Cooley, Shyla Bhatia, and Mila Brusch on all-around!
Lets see how these teams will perform for their first meet in 2026!
Rotation 1: Denver VT, Stanford UB
Hargraves (DU): Y-Full, a little pikey and a hop back. 9.75
Kasparian (DU): Y-Full, great position in the air and a hop back. 9.8
Cooley (DU): Y-Full with slight pike down, hop back. 9.725
Reidenbach (DU): Y-Full with a hop back. 9.8
Brusch (DU): SUPER open Y-Full with great form, step back. 9.85
Bhatia (DU): Y-1.5 STUCK! Slight leg form, but great control! First 10.0 start value. 9.925
Jung-Ruivivar (Stan.): Good HS, Maloney to pak, pirouette right on top, HS on high bar is solid, stuck her double back! 9.875
Sorrento (Stan.): Maloney to pak, pirouette, final HS looks a little short, double layout with a step back. 9.725
Robinson (Stan.): Starts with HS to jaegar, pak caught a little close, lets go a little early and flings out her full in, step back. 9.725
Roberts (Stan.): Good HS to pak, van leeuwen, Short HS to double lay with tiny step forward. 9.8
Barbosu (Stan.): Starts with Pak to low bar, van leeuwen, HS to full in, lets to a little early and takes a step. 9.825
Soma (Stan.): Good HS to Maloney to pak, great position in double lay, small step back. 9.825
Ex. Rutter (DU): Y-Full, a little pike down and a hop. 9.7
Ex. Hewitt (DU): Y-Full, hop back but good position in air. 9.775
Ex. Sagna (Stan.): HS almost goes over, piked jaeger too far and falls. Shoot over to HS, Last HS is good, sticks (?) her double lay out. 8.925
AFTER ONE: DU 49.125, Stanford 49.050
Both teams put up great event scores, both over 49! Denver and Stanford struggled to stick landings, so they will want to nail more of those as the season progresses. With no major mistakes in the lineup, DU and Stanford are starting this meet strong!
Rotation 2: Stanford VT, Denver UB
Bhatia (DU): Maloney to pak, pirouette right on top, HS is a good on high bar, great form throughout routine, double layout with small step back. 9.8
Kastl (DU): Maloney to high pak, archy pirouette, blind full to double tuck, small step back on landing. 9.8
Brusch (DU): Maloney to pak with some leg/foot form, good pirouette, great HS to a stuck double lay! 9.85
Cooley (DU): Super high ray, but misses hands and falls. Gets back up and repeats, catches this time. Good shoot over, double lay with the smallest scoot back. 9.175
Reidenbach (DU): jaeger to shoot over HS, GREAT HS, small step on landing. 9.8
Hampp (DU): Short HS, Maloney to pak, pirouette, short HS again, double lay, pikes down and hop forward.
Walker (Stan.): Starts with Y-Full, slight pike down and hop back. 9.725
Barbosu (Stan.): Tsuk-full, a little pikey and steps. 9.8
Gronski (Stan.): Yurchenko, completely misses hands on vault and lands on back. Scary! She gets back up, looks okay! 6.3, this score will be dropped
Soma (Stan.): Y-Full with great form and hop back, great come back! 9.8
Nguyen (Stan.): Y-1.5 with small hop forward, great positions! 9.9
Roberts (Stan.): Y-1.5, big hop/step forward. 9.775
AFTER TWO: Denver 98.125, Stanford 98.050
Once again, both teams scored a 49.0+ on their event. Landings, again, need some work and it seems like there are some nerves creeping in given how close this meet is, but they are only half way done! Crowd is lively today!
Rotation 3: Denver BB, Stanford FX
Rutter (DU): Starts with baranii to jump, good. full turn, switch to split, BHS LOSO covers wobble well, RO to 1.5 and sticks it! Great start! 9.825
Gallen (DU): Mounts, BHS LOSO is solid, Switch to split half huge wobble but saves it, side aerial, piked front gainer to end with a stick! 9.625
Reidenbach (DU): Side sumi to start off, great control, jumps are solid, BHS LOSO, clean. full turn. Ends with RO 1.5 and another stick for DU! 9.8
Hargraves (DU): Starts with turn, check, front aerial to BHS is smooth, switch leap to split 3/4, gainer front full to the side, couldn’t see her feet. 9.8
Cooley (DU): BHS LOSO LOSO, doesn’t put her back foot down but saves it!, leaps are solid, turn is good, BHS gainer full, stuck! 9.825
Kasparian (DU): BHS LOSO solid. Side aerial is good, switch leap, leap. Split 3/4. full turn. RO 1.5 with large hop and small step. 9.8
Dean (Stan.): Starts with RO half to front 1.5, super creative, second pass is back 1.5 to front full, great control, switch full to straddle full, clean. 9.675
Jung-Ruivivar (Stan.): RO whip to double tuck, good control. Switch leap, leap. Ends with back half to front full, leg form. Sharp dance! 9.825
Walker (Stan.): Fun music! First pass is double pike, slight slide with front foot. Jumps are clean. Front tuck to double back, keeps foot down this time. 9.825
Robinson (Stan.): Another fun routine! Double tuck, amazing control. Beautiful turn. RO 1.5 to Rudi, clean landing. Ends with double pike, no deductions on that landing, great routine! 9.925
Roberts (Stan.): Starts with front tuck to double back, slides front foot. switch half to split full, good. Punch front lay to Rudi, nice control on landing. 9.825
Barbosu (Stan.): Whip to HIGH double tuck, good control on landing. I love her music and dance! RO BHS 2.5 (?) to front pike, awesome control!
Ex. Bhatia (DU): Pike front toss to jump, good. BHS LOSO is clean. Switch leap, split jump. Ends with RO 1.5 and a stick! Great exhibition! 9.8
Ex. Hampp (DU): The audience is doing the wave as she goes haha. Front toss is good. Side aerial to BHS is clean but she falls. Switch leap, hesitates on jump and doesn’t go for it. Beautiful piked front gainer off the end!
AFTER THREE: Stanford 147.325, Denver 147.150
The crowd is loud and energetic for Denver (and free t-shirts for every 9.8+)! Stanford has caught up to Denver in the third rotation. They had great landings and control over on floor, while Denver looked a little nervous on beam, despite multiple stuck landings. There is still one more rotation to go for both teams, so let’s see how they finish!
Rotation 4: Stanford BB, Denver FX
Gallen (DU): Starts with double tuck, chest a little low on landing. Switch leap to split, 3/4, straddle. Ends with Front lay to Rudi, great control. Love her upbeat routine! 9.825
Hargraves (DU): Punch front layout to rudi, good landing. Switch full to straddle full. RO 1.5 to front layout, a little flat. 9.775
Brusch (DU): Starts with double pike is perfect landing and great leg form. Switch full to wolf full. Another fun routine. Ends with front tuck to RO BHS double tuck, another super controlled landing! Awesome routine! 9.875
Bhatia (DU): LOVE her dance, so engaging! Front double, good control on that. Leaps are clean. Ending with front Rudi to back layout, clean! 9.875
Reidenbach (DU): Nickelodeon music is so fun. RO half to front full. Switch 3/4 to straddle jump. Ending with double tuck with no front foot movement. 9.875
Cooley (DU): Mix of New York songs, love. Front layout to Rudi, split jump, so pretty. Great extension on leaps. RO 1.5 to floaty layout. Great Ending for Denver! 9.975!
Dean (Stan.): Mounts, side aerial to LOSO, solid but takes a second to put back foot down, jump are good, RO to 1.5, held onto her heels for that stick! 9.8
Jung-Ruivivar (Stan.): Double wolf turn, leans forward. Front aerial to BHS, smooth connection. Side aerial to beat jump is good. Switch leap, leap. Ends with piked front gainer, small hop back. 9.725
Robinson (Stan.): BHS LOSO solid. Switch leap, split is good. Aerial to beat jump. Full turn. MOON WALK. Stuck RO 1.5 dismount! Super clean routine! 9.925
Landry (Stan.): Smooth double wolf turn. BHS LOSO with some foot form. Split jump to split ring. showing off her flexibility in dance! Ends with slightly underrated piked front gainer, hops forward. 9.8
Barbosu (Stan.): Punch front to BHS swing down, so unique and well executed! Switch leap to beat jump. RO double twist, clean and takes tiny hop back. 9.9
Soma (Stan.): Double wolf turn, wobbly but saves it. Switch leap to split jump, pretty. Side aerial, check. standing LOSO, amazing. BHS LOSO is solid. Stuck her piked front gainer! 9.525
Ex. Hewitt (DU): Front full, front full, steps out of bounds. I was dstracted by the excited crowd, missed the leaps. Rudi to split jump, a little awkward.
Ex. Trinidad (Stan.): Front aerial to jump, break connection. BHS LOSO, steps back. Switch leap split jump. Stuck her front piked gainer! 9.375
Ex. Roberts (Stan.): wolf turn 1.5, switch leap to split jump. BHS LOSO is clean. BHS to side gainer full, slightly moves one foot.
FINAL: Denver 196.575, Stanford 196.475
What. A. Meet! Stanford and DU kept it close the entire competition with their amazing performances. Throughout all four events, Denver and Stanford kept their team events scores at 49.0 or above! It all came down to the very last routine by Cecelia Cooley, who scored almost a perfect score on floor! Both teams will want to work on nailing those landings on vault and bars at practice, but they both had a STRONG first competition! I am so excited to see what they will do this season!
VT: Shyla Bhatia (DU): 9.925
UB: Levi Jung-Ruivivar (Stan.): 9.875
BB: Sienna Robinson (Stan.): 9.925
FX: Cecelia Cooley (DU): 9.975
AA: Shyla Bhatia (DU) & Ana Barbosu (Stan.): 39.400
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