Category: NCAA

Greg Marsden on NCAA judging

Read his comments on Facebook.

Yes NCAA scoring is silly. Yes those high scores help with the popularity of the sport.

Long, long ago I was advised to drop the first digit when looking at College scores.

9.975 = 9.75
9.900 = 9.00
9.850 = 8.50

That gives you some range between routines.

Most important is that judges get the ranking right. They most often do.

That said, I think judges should be far more accountable. Their names should be included on results. Fans should be able to call them out they way they do baseball umpires and soccer referees.

Men’s NCAA Gymnastics – week 4

If you only have time for 1 MAG post a week, this is it.

You’ll be able to speak like an expert. 😀

#NCAAMGym Week 4 Power Rankings

Elite to NCAA … a catharsis

Will Graves:

… Kondos Field has long felt that college gymnastics offers “psychological rehab” for former elite gymnasts who spent their teenage years buried in the gym for 30-plus hours a week, a physical and mental grind that can leave some broken in body or spirit by the time they reach college.

That’s where UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi found herself when she arrived on campus in 2015. Once one of the top juniors in the country, Ohashi’s senior elite career was derailed by injuries and struggles with body image that followed her to Los Angeles. …

College gymnastics offers catharsis in wake of Nassar furor

Oklahoma leads Men’s NCAA

Week 4. 

MSU gymnasts moving forward

Sydney Ewing:

Ewing made the trip from Texas to watch the Spartans compete and to visit campus again with her father, Steve Ewing, who insisted he has no fear of sending his daughter to Michigan State to be a gymnast and student.

“I’m not scared,” he said. “This is going to be the cleanest, safest program in the country. It’s going to be squeaky clean …

WaPo – Michigan State gymnastics team tries to move on from Nassar

UCLA & Oklahoma 10-fest

 

UCLA, Oklahoma Gymnasts Give Super Showcase

Teams combine for six 10.0s.

Judging was too high, but it was a great competition none the less.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Click PLAY or watch Brenna on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ou_wgymnastics/status/960289423815467008

Click PLAY or watch Anastasia Webb on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Maggie on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ou_wgymnastics/status/960326794615300096