For those who joined us earlier, welcome back to Gill Coliseum. If you’re just tuning in, we’re glad to have you in Corvallis for what should be a thrilling second session.
Tonight features UCLA, Minnesota, Iowa, and the round-one winner battling for two spots in Sunday’s regional final, alongside a handful of individual competitors.
No. 4 UCLA is both the fan and statistical favorite to advance—and to take the top spot. The Bruins have been on a tear all season and will be tough to beat if they hit.
The real battle, though, is shaping up between Minnesota and Iowa for the second qualifying position. In our simulations, Minnesota advances 71.7% of the time compared to Iowa’s 28.5%, but the margin is far from insurmountable.
Iowa opened the season with a shaky performance in a tri-meet that included both Utah and Minnesota, but has since rebounded well. The Hawkeyes claimed the top spot at their session of the Big Ten championship, finishing fifth overall. Minnesota, meanwhile, placed third overall at Big Tens behind Michigan State and UCLA, continuing to show the scoring potential needed to contend here.
With UCLA likely setting the pace, all eyes will be on the Gophers and Hawkeyes in what could be a tight race for the final qualifying spot.
The meet, as all regionals sessions, will be streamed on ESPN+, and scores can be found on Virtius.
Washington advanced over San Jose yesterday, so we’ll be seeing the individuals from San Jose this session.
Individuals this session are:
Kaviana Jurries, San Jose
Mikaela Pitts, San Jose
Sophie Patterson, San Jose
Samantha Macasu, San Jose
Rotation 1: UCLA VT, Iowa UB, Washington BB, Minnesota FX
Sumanasekera (UCLA): Y full, hops.
Rosen (UCLA): Y 1.5, deep landing, hops forward.
Webster-Longin (UCLA): Y 1.5, similiar to Rosen’s with the hop forward.
Jenkins (UCLA): Y 1.5, lands better, hops. Better height, distance.
Sullivan (UCLA): Y 1.5, holds onto that with her toes.
Chiles (UCLA): Tiny tiny hop in place on the Y double. Copy paste of her usual in the air.
Henderson (Iowa): Maloney to bail Handstands could be crisper. FTDB, stuck!
Masella (Iowa): Shy first hs. Half to straddle jaeger to shootover. Double lay, I’d say stuck!
Turner (Iowa): Great handstands. Double lay, sticks!
Schriever (Iowa): Maloney to pak. Shy last hss. FHS front pike half, sticks!
Bowles (Iowa): Holds that first hs, tkatechev is BIG. Shy last hs. Full to doubel tuck, hops back!
Tran (Iowa): Maloney to pak. Shy last hs. Sticks the double lay! Goes 10!
Macasu (San Jose): Maloney to bail to hs. Whole team is right next to bars in the stands. FTDB, hops forward. 9.825
Lin (UW): BHS LOSO is solid. Switch to switch half, fairly shy on the 180 on that second leap. Sticks the ro 1.5 lay!
Navarro (UW): She’ll want to redeem herself from yesterday. BHS BHS LOSO, NO ISSUES. Switch side, good! Little wobble check coming out of the full turn, but finesses that. RO 1.5 lay, smallest of hops.
Oppegard (UW): Like Navarro, she’ll want a chance to rewrite the fall yesterday. Hits her series, no problems. Beautiful leap series. Iowa section couldn’t be more in front of her while they cheer loudly. Smallest shake after the side aerial. Gainer lay full, small hop. Great work!
Moody (UW): BHS LOSO. Swtich to split jump, flawless. Flairs the full turn. Slightest of possible pauses between side aerial to split jump. RO 1.5 lay, sticks!
Hallinan (UW): Front toss to back tuck, quicker than yesterday. Swtich leap to split jump, good! Looking much more foncifent than yeserday, wanted the stick, took a small step forward.
Tubbs (UW): Washington wants the scores to keep building. Front aerial. Pauses, choreos. BHS LOSO, good. A little conservative on that split jump. She’s very methodical and takes her time. Front toss to scale, goes a little wonky, saves it.
Saltzmann (Minn): Double pike to open. Front lay to half. Double tuck hops forward slightly.
Floor judges are chatting.
Steensland (Minn): FHS RUDI to loso, goes OOB. RO 2.5, big lunge forward.
Swartzmiller (Minn): FHS Rudi straddle jump, a bit of travel there. Switch side to popa looked good. RO 1.5 front lay, clean. Good routine.
Gonsiorowski (Minn): FTDB, hops to the side on the mat. Front through to double tuck, biiiiiig lunge back, just barely keeps it in.
Ostrum (Minn): Front through to double tuck, good lunge. Beautiful leap series. FHS Rudi to loso, good rise on the loso.
Lyden (Minn): RO 1.5 to front full. Switch side to popa, good. RO 2.5, good! Great last end of the rotation for Minnesota.
AFTER ONE: Iowa 49.575, UCLA 49.350, Minnesota 49.000, Washington 48.900
The 10 by Tran is the first in Iowa history on bars! And helped set a team program record on bars. Not too shabby for the first event out of the gate. Washington added nearly half a point from its showing on beam yesterday. UCLA is headed to bars and can make up some ground, although the Hawkeyes can go 49.2500 or better on beam.
Rotation 2: Minnesota VT, UCLA UB, Iowa BB, Washington FX
Stewart (Minn): Y 1.5, steps forward, clean in the air.
Moraw (Minn): Y full, lookeed like a tiny hop.
Crump (Minn): Y 1.5, small step forward, good in the air!
Slevin (Minn): Y full, hops back, looked nice in the air.
Gerdes (Minn): Y 1.5, small step forward, good distance.
Ostrum (Minn): Y 1.5, little wiggle, doesn’t move her feet.
Jurries (San Jose): Wants the stick, takes the tinest OF steps on the y full. 9.800
Sumanasekera (UCLA): Chow to pak, good. Qucik hs on low, not as snappy. Sticks the FTDB, just slides the heels together in her salute.
Webster-Longin (UCLA): MAloney to pak. That first HS was loVELY. Free hip to FTDB, fits for that stick, holds on with her toes.
Matthews (UCLA): PAk to van leeuwan, shy last hs. Looks like she puts her knee down on the double lay when she was stepping forward. Just not enough rotation.
Barros (UCLA): Shy hs, good pak. STeps forward on teh dismount.
Sullivan (UCLA): Tkatcehv to pak, massive release. Quick half on low. Dobuel lay.
Chiles (UCLA): MAssive height on the release to pak, the half turn on bars is picture perfect. Hops on the dismount, wanted the stick, another small hop.
Ball (Iowa): Candlestick mount. BHS LOSO, holds the ending. Split juimp to straddle quarter. LEg wants to fcome up, but she doesn’t lfit her big toe. Gainer lay full, shuffle shuffle of the feet.
Rojas (Iowa): Steady full turn, confidently walking out of it into choreo. Hits the series, no issues. SWoitch to spplit 3/4, good extension, knees couldve been crisper. Gainer full, sticks!
Tyson (Iowa): BHS BHS LOSO. Split jump to straddle half, arm swings, good extension. Hop on the 1.5 dismount, good otherwise.
Tran (Iowa): Front aerial to bhs, connection felt maybe a touch slow. Leg comes up on the switch half. Switch leap to split jump, good. Piked gainer off the end, small step.
Turner (Iowa): Candlestick mount. Anchors herself in the full turn before she can have a balance check. Hits her series. Winks at the judge after choreo. BHS lay 1.5, sticks!!
Schriever (Iowa): Series, good. Front toss to beat, nice. She is locked in. Switch switch, great. 180 without question. Sticks the bhs gainer lay full!
Patterson (San Jose): Going at the same time as Chiles on bars. Switch to straddle jump, a little shy on that straddle. RO 1.5 lay, small foot movement. 9.725
Hallinan (UW): Keeps opening pass in bounds. Switch to switch half ring, could use more head release like yesterday.
Schaffer (UW): Front double full, good. I love her choreo. Beautiful leaps. RO 1.5 to front lay. takes that just about to the corner.
Lin (UW): FHS front double full, looks like she got that completely around fine. RO 1.5 to front lay, not as much rise but still good height.
McWilliams (UW): RUDi to loso. Switch half to popa is dreamy. Switch side straddle series, no notes. Double pike, quick lunge back.
Bolden (UW): FTDB, chest a little low but gets that around no issue. Switch half to wolf. Great routine, looked even better than yesterday.
Navarro (UW): Double tuck, good. Switch side, popa. RO 1.5 to front lay, could’ve had more rise. Fabulous routine overall.
AFTER TWO: UCLA 98.575, Iowa 98.550, Minnesota 98.125, Washington 98.100
The Bruins bounced back after a low score on bars, while Iowa was crushing it on beam. Who will take that second spot for the team could very well come down to the last rotation. Minnesota didn’t necessarily have a bad vaut rotation, there were just a lot of steps from the top to the bottom of the rotation.
Rotation 3: Washington VT, Minnesota UB, UCLA BB, Iowa FX
Navarro (UW): Y full hops, solid distance.
Lin (UW): Y full a little piekd down, bounces back.
Schaffer (UW): Not a great block, big hop towards the table on the y full, pikes it down.
Tubbs (UW): Y full, hops, then holds onto it. Feet shoulder width apart, maybe a touch more.
Bolden (UW): Y full, biiiiiiiig hop.
McDonough (UW): Y full, hops, form in the air
Pitts (San Jose): FHS front pike half, steps back. That was HIGH. 9.800
Gerdes (Minn): Maloney to bail hs, good. Takes a step back on the dismount.
Ostrum (Minn): Half to jaeger, catches a liiittle close. Pak floated. Double lay, steps.
Crump (Minn): Shy first hs. Maloney to pak. Double lay, good!
Saltzmann (Minn): Half to straddle jaeger. Bail to hs. Shy last hs. Double lay!
Slevin (Minn): Van leeuwan, good. Double lay, good!
Lyden (Minn): Maloney to bail hs. Sharp handstands. Sticks hte double lay!
Rosen (UCLA): Switch to split jump. Switch to onodi, good! BHS LOSO. Almost a check on the full turn. RO 1.5 lay, sticks!
Barros (UCLA): Hits her series beautifully. She’s unbothered by the noise here. Bhs gainer full, stuck!
Webster-Longin (UCLA): Press handstand mount, obsessed. Hits the triple series like it’s nothing. Side aerial. RO 1.5 lay, small hop forward. Keeping the momentum going for the Bruins.
Sumanasekera (UCLA): BHS loso, solid. Front aerial to split jump. Sticks the bhs tuck 1.5!
Chiles (UCLA): BHS LOSO is no issue. Cat leap to swtich side, good. Tiny check on the full turn. RO lay double full, good!
Alipio (UCLA): Tiny check on the full turn. BHS BHS LOSO, shuffles the feet, drops the chest a little, keeps i on. Celebrates after the dismount! This should be what UCLA drops.
Tran (Iowa): Looked liek she opened with rudi to loso. Good head release in the ring in her leap series. Front lay to front full, floaty. Beautiful leaps,and extension throughout.
Karenbauer (Iowa): Double pike, controlled lunge. Quick lunge back in her double tuck. Strong routine.
Tyson (Iowa): FHS rudi loso. Puts her hands down on her last pass.
Schriever (Iowa): Love a creepy routine. Double pike, big lunge, looks like she may have slid that front foot a little bit. Whip half to rudi, nice! Switch half, wolf full, wolf full, bouncy choreo. Back on track for Iowa.
Henderson (Iowa): FTDB, the lunge feels like an afterthought. Switch side popa straddle series, no notes. Front through to double tuck, good. That’ll score VERY well.
DePaola (Iowa): FHS double full to stag rebound. FHS rudi to loso. Almost felt crunchy but she got it around well. Beautiful leap series. Her extension makes the heart skip a beat.
AFTER THREE: UCLA 147.900, Iowa 147.700, Minnesota 147.525, Washington 146.725
Oh, so this is going to be close-CLOSE, huh? Nothing is a given between Iowa and Minnesota today. Iowa has topped out at 49.275 on vault this season, but usually hovers just between 49.000 and 49.100. Minneota has been going 49.250 or better for most of the season. I am tense, it is tense, we are all on the edge of our seats.
Rotation 4: Iowa VT, Washington UB, Minnesota BB, UCLA FX
Chambers (Iowa): Y full, small step!
DePoala (Iowa): Y full, good in the air, excellent momentum for the Hawks.
Turner (Iowa): Y 1.5, small adjustment, good in the air! Best so far for Iowa.
Tran (Iowa): Half on, pike off, good body position, smallest hop.
Schriever (Iowa): Y full, doesn’t pick up her feet!
Henderson (Iowa): Y full, flairs, fights for that stick!
Patterson (San Jose): Y full, good block, small step! 9.825
Oppegard (UW): JAeger, good. Shy hs after. Bail to hs, good. Double lay, goo!
DeYoung (UW): Maloney to pak, sharp half on the low. Dobuel lay, steps back.
Lin (UW): Gienger to shootover. Hits the hs. FTDB, small step!
Moody (UW): MAloney to pak, some leg sep. FTDB, small hop with her toes.
Tubbs (UW): Maloeny to bail hs, double lay, steps.
McDonough (UW): Biiiiiig jaeger to shootover. SHy hs. Full to double tuck,small hop!
Ostrum (Minn): BHS LOSO, good. Tiny bauble kicking out of the full turn. Switch to straddle quarter, nice. Sticks the dismount!
Stewart (Minn): Split jump to split ring, good, head release was nice. Front aerial to swing down. Smooth wolf turn. BHS to gainer lay full, stuck!
Moraw (Minn): BHS LOSO. Cat leap to side aerial. Straddle jump is picture perfect. Sticks the gainer lay full.
Rowray (Minn): BHS LOSO, doesn’t move an inch. Switch to straddle half. Front toss to wolf. Gainer front full, stuck!
Pearl (Minn): BHS LOSO, small check. Switch leap to straddle quarter. Front aerial swings through to beat. BHS gainer lay full, hop in place.
Lyden (Minn): Wolf is clean. BHS LOSO, hits. Switch side, good! RO 1.5 lay, good!
Alipio (UCLA): Just keeps that first pass in bounds. RO 1.5 to front lay.
Webster-Longini (UCLA): Gorgeous front double full to open. RO 1.5 to floaty front lay, good. FHS rudi, good chest position.
Barros (UCLA): RO 1.5 to front lay. Front through to double tuck, solid lunge, doesnt seem to mvoe that frotn foot at all. Switch half to wolf full.
Sumanaseker (UCLA): Double lay, good. Switch ring to switch half to wolf full, good! Fantastic head release on that. Floaty front lay to end the last pass.
Sullivan (UCLA): Double lay. Beautiful leap series, her popa is divine. Front through to double tuck, almost a little short so hops forward.
Chiles (UCLA): Double lay, hits her leap series, just having fun out there. Front through to double tuck. All eyes on her. Great!
FINAL: UCLA 197.450, Minnesota 196.900, Iowa 196.750, Washington 195.850
Minnesota is just too hot to beat on beam, and although Iowa had a solid vault outing, it just wasn’t enough to catch the Gophers. However, Iowa had a fabulous overall meet and has nothing to go home feeling bad about.
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