Just wrapped up the post competition press conference.
Qualifying to the Team Final Friday:
Stanford 363.85
Illinois 359.300
Oklahoma 357.500
Penn State 357.300
Cal Berkeley 357.100
Michigan 354.300
As you can see, Stanford dominated the preliminaries. Their best score of the year. But the first meet with their top line-up in place. Head Coach Thom Glielmi has had to juggle this season to accommodate the National Team commitments of David Sender and Sho Nakamori.
Thom was pleased, but reminded that “anything can happen” in the NCAA.
It’s “sudden victory” format. Teams start over again from zero.
Personally, I was impressed with the artistic and technically excellent gymnastics of Cal. And even more impressed with the fight and enthusiasm of Illinois. They did a fantastic job.
Head Coach Yoshi Hayasaki – Illinois
I’m quite disappointed that Minnesota did not get through. They are a great team.
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