Florida: 196.900
Alabama: 196.650
LSU: 196.575
Oklahoma: 196.075
Arkansas: 195.825
Oregon State: 195.475
Florida, Alabama and LSU qualify to the Super 6. Congratulations.
The competition was incredible, I thought. Notably stronger than last year. More difficulty. Better execution. Very few “missed” routines.
Scores were lower than at SEC Championships, for one example, but Head Coach Rhonda Faehn stated that the best 3 teams got through. And she’s right.
Florida Sophomore Melanie Sinclair was the surprise #1 in the preliminary All-Around. Melanie was quoted:
“It’s exciting (to be competing in the all-around). I haven’t been on top in all around in a long time. To be able to compete in all events this year is an incredible feeling. It’s great to be healthy enough to get out there and compete in all four events.â€
The favourite, Ashleigh Clare-Kearney from LSU, had a fall on beam and did not show her best vault. Her coach, D-D Breaux, noted that Ashleigh will be back on the Floor Friday. D-D is asking her team to “compete with reckless abandon” in their first Super 6 Final.
For the first time since the NCAA moved to a two-round format in 1993, the LSU gymnastics team and head coach D-D Breaux have advanced …
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Second session goes tonight. Host Georgia will bring the home team advantage. It’s going to be NOISY.
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