Five of the seven Moneymaker siblings were gymnasts.
Including Heidi (UCLA) and Renae (San Jose State).
THE MARVELOUS MONEYMAKERS
Category: NCAA
Alex Hyland – Beam series
Baylor wins 5th consecutive NCATA title
National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association
Top seed Baylor used a strong performance in the tumbling and team events to earn its fifth-straight national championship with a 278.400-271.725 victory over second-seeded Oregon on Saturday evening in the NCATA Tournament finals.
The Bears also wrapped up their fourth undefeated season in program history by ending the year with a 12-0 record. Oregon wraps up the year with a 7-3 mark, with all three of its losses coming to Baylor this season. …
John Roethlisberger interview
Immediately following Nationals, Sam interviewed one of her ESPN co-hosts (triple Olympian) John Roethlisberger on the meet and the future of NCAA Gymnastics.
One NCAA Championships dream discussed:
- Thursday – Women’s prelims
- Friday – Men’s prelims
- Saturday – Women’s Four-on-the-Floor
- Sunday – Men’s finals
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NCAA repeat Rings Champ Alex Diab
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Alicia Boren – Floor
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Click through to listen to a lovely interview with Alicia and her folks.
Honda Award nominees 2019
Brenna Dowell – Oklahoma
Maggie Nichols – Oklahoma
Sarah Finnegan – LSU
Kyla Ross – UCLA
The nominees were chosen by a panel of coaches representing the Women’s Gymnastics Coaches Association (WGCA). The Honda Sport award winner for Gymnastics will be announced next week after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.
Past winners:
2017-18 Christine Peng-Peng Lee, University of California, Los Angeles
2016-17 Alex McMurtry, University of Florida
2015-16 Bridget Sloan, University of Florida
McKenna Kelley on the Today Show
McKenna Kelley is the daughter of Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Kelley.
She plans to be a motivational speaker and writer, “like my mom.”
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related – ‘I feel at peace’: LSU gymnast McKenna Kelley won’t return for fifth season in 2020
Players’ Tribune – Miss Val tribute
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