Category: NCAA

National Championships … the morning after

1. UCLA 198.0750
2. Oklahoma 198.0375
3. Florida 197.8500
4. LSU 197.8375
5. Utah 196.9000
6. Nebraska 196.8000

Here’s the moment where Peng clinched the win for UCLA.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

 

• it was an honour to see so many superb athletes at one place, one time

• J.O. / NCAA is the best Gymnastics league in the world

if Elite was cancelled tomorrow, hardly anyone in this system would notice

• Floor is much better LIVE than on YouTube

• RESPECT for those young women who compete far more than minimum difficulty

Skinner, Lee, Nichols, etc.

• Judging rules are stupid. Goal is marketing / publicity, not accurately ranking routines. Somehow they mostly got the ranking right.

Actually, @Yarotska and friends judged online. They had OU 197.4, UCLA 197.35. But conceded that it could have gone either way.

• Oklahoma was easily the best team. Yet UCLA found a way to win despite having a poor opening Vault rotation.

Chris Waller chewed out the Bruins in the locker room. They responded.

• I feel badly for LSU. They do pretty much everything right. Yet haven’t won it all yet.

• I feel great for Nebraska. And even better for Georgia. #respect

Click PLAY or watch Nebraska coach Dan Kendig on Twitter.

• Spencer (Balance Beam Situation) is the #1 College pundit in my opinion. Yet the dinosaurs of the NCAA denied him a media credential. ☹️

I long ago gave up trying for NCAA credentials. It’s far too much hassle.

• It seems to me fewer gymnasts were taped up this year. And were there fewer season ending injuries in the NCAA in 2018?

• Byes are idiotic. I’m looking forward to the new post-season structure starting 2019.

I’m not looking forward to 4 years in Fort Worth. That’s a disincentive for me to attend.

After the horror of the Nassar crimes, having meets like this to celebrate is one way for the sport to start healing.

related – Lauren’s Live Blog | Super Six

Oklahoma wins Men’s NCCA Championships

1. Oklahoma 414.858
2. Minnesota 411.923
3. Illinois 411.689
4. Stanford 408.725
5. Nebraska 403.589
6. Penn State 401.991

Yul won AA, FX, VT, PB and team … silver on PH and SR.

Minnesota hit 30/30 to come second in one of the most hotly contested seasons in a long, long time.

https://twitter.com/GopherMGym/status/987876774418747393

Mark Williams:

“Yul’s been amazing,” explained Williams. “He won the all-around by almost four points. He obviously was the difference between our winning and being second. …

Quick Recap: Oklahoma Sooners Win Fourth Straight NCAA Team Title

UCLA are your National Champions

1. UCLA 198.075
2. Oklahoma 198.0375
3. Florida 197.850
4. LSU 197.8375
5. Utah 196.900
6. Nebraska 196.8oo

What a thriller. All 6 teams fantastic. That’s the highest LSU Super 6 score ever.

UCLA National Champions 2018

Peng needed 9.975 anchoring on BEAM to win the title. She threw down another 10. Made it look effortless.

That followed the 10 she had just earned on Bars.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhw2tZcHDtU/

“That is one amazing human being.”

– Miss Val on Peng-Peng Lee ❤

to win NCAAs you’ve got to get past Oklahoma

MAG and WAG.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

NCAA Women’s Super 6 tonight

Here are the qualifiers:

Oklahoma (198.05)
Florida (197.5875)
UCLA (197.5625)
LSU (197.475)
Utah (197.1375)
Nebraska (197.0125)

If you want a LIVE (on video) blow-by-blow …

theGymter.net – Prelims Session One

theGymter.net – Prelims Session Two

NCAA Men’s Super 6 tonight

Here are the qualifiers:

Oklahoma (410.991)
Illinois (408.824)
Stanford (407.39)
Penn State (404.79)
Minnesota (404.758)
Nebraska (402.690)

Read highlights from the qualifying rounds on Stick it Media.

Peng is fearless

Of the many great Beam routines we saw yesterday, Peng’s was my favourite.

Happily she ended up National Champion. It only took 6 years.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

MyKayla Skinner – Vault

I can’t recall a better MyKayla DTY. Leave a link in the comments if you know of one.

She tied with Brenna and Alex for National Champion.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

One vault that might have been better was Sydney Snead. But I can’t find the video online.

Oklahoma, Illinois, Penn to Super 6

1. Oklahoma – 410.991
2. Illinois – 408.824
3. Penn State – 404.790
4. Ohio State – 403.959
5. Iowa – 400.451
6. U.C. Berkeley – 395.991

Unlike the women, Men’s AA is decided on day 2 during Super 6.

Oklahoma, Florida, Utah to Super 6

1. OU 198.050
2. Florida 197.5875
3. Utah 197.1375
4. Cal 196.500
5. Washington 196.250
6. Kentucky 196.0625

Great meet. Overall I found it stronger than the first flight.

Oklahoma looks invincible to me. So consistent.

Florida had a fantastic meet. Utah will want to improve for tomorrow.

Cal, Washington and Kentucky all had plenty to be proud of. Congratulations all.