The Balance Beam Situation on NCAA 2012:
… Overall, I’m pleased. The level of gymnastics, especially among the top teams, has been noticeably stronger than it was last year. Certainly, the scores have been much higher than they were in 2011 …, but more importantly the routine quality and difficulty has been stronger across the board. Utah is a prime exemplar …
We have enough parity at the top this year that I honestly think we won’t see a team making Super Six while counting a fall in Semifinals, which is always the ideal. …
19 March 2012 – by Regional Qualifying Average
1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. UCLA
5. Georgia
6. Nebraska
7. Utah
8. L.S.U.
– Oregon State
10. Arkansas
11. Stanford
12. Penn State
see the full list on GymInfo
… First, our #2 Oklahoma
I give K.J. Kindler a lot of credit on that front. Over the last few years, her teams’ performances have been incredibly consistent regardless of the changing rosters. One gets the sense that she could take a group of Level 9s and have them competing for the NCAA title after a year with her. …
… In Georgia’s third year under Jay Clark, we have seen by far the most cohesive team of his tenure. … Georgia was the preseason #9, the lowest preseason ranking ever for a Georgia team, but they have proved an ability far beyond that ranking, led by Kat Ding’s emergence as one of the country’s top all-arounders. …
… Likewise, Nebraska was a bit of a surprise entrant in Super Six last year, and it seemed completely unlikely that it would happen again. Yet, this team has ridden it’s two and a half gymnasts all the way to #6. I mentioned at the beginning of the year that the lack of depth was unsustainable, but this team has sustained it. …
read more on Balance Beam Situation – Thoughts on a Regular Season
The “disappointments” of this College season are laid out, too. 😦
Balance Beam Situation has been easily my favourite NCAA blog this season:
Proudly inventing deductions, resenting wonky legs, and reviling sheep jumps since . . . well, recently.
Aunt Joyce, busy with figure skating training, took the season off. So far.
I’ll be attending Championships in Georgia.
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