Tasha Schwikert, UCLA 39.6
Ashley Postell, Utah 39.55
Melanie Sinclair, Florida 39.525
Katie Heenan, UGA 39.525
Tiffany Tolnay, UGA 39.525
Kristina Baskett, Utah 39.525
Susan Jackson, LSU 39.5
Ashley Reed, FL 39.425
Amanda Castillo, FL 39.425
Tabitha Yim, Stanford 39.5
Nicole Ourada, Stanford 39.425
Kiara Sturms, OK 39.4
Corey Hartung, FL 39.4
Morgan Dennis, Alabama 39.4
Daria Bijak, Utah 39.375
Emily Parsons Nebraska, 39.35
Almost ignored in the excitement of the preliminary Team competition is the All-Around.
The NCAA has included “specialists” for decades. Indeed, the FIG is only starting to move towards the NCAA in this regard.
In future it will be increasingly unusual to compete the AA, I think. At high level meets like World’s, Olympic’s and NCAA Championships, the All-Arounder may one day be as rare as the decathlete in Athletics.
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The Men’s NCAA system for the All-Around is better, I think. Under Men’s rules, top AA gymnasts would be invited to compete again on day 2 to determine the champion.
Recall that Sho Nakamori led the AA on day one in 2008. But that Casey Sandy edged him for the Championships on day 2. Having 2-days to decide the AA Champion made that contest more exciting.
Click PLAY or watch Daria Bijak’s handspring front layout vault (earlier this season) on YouTube:
Gymnastics Coaching.com 