Category: NCAA

Oklahoma, LSU, Utah

Week 3 current rankings.

related – A FAMILY FIGHT:

Courage & Strength. Faith & Fight.

Those are the four words, along with the initials DR, emblazoned on a patch worn on the sleeve of the OU women’s gymnastics team’s warmup tops … In the middle is a blue ribbon to represent colon cancer.

The initials stand for Dave Richardson, the husband of the team athletic trainer, Jenn. Dave was diagnosed with cancer in June 2016 and the team immediately rallied around the man they refer to as their “Norman dad.” …

Thanks Sue.

Long Horse News – FUNNY

Have you seen the hilarious Instagram account called Long Horse News?

Instantly follow longhorsenews.

Larissa Boyce told Kathie Klages in 1997

In 1997, teenage gymnast Larissa Boyce told a Michigan State University coach that she was uncomfortable with the intravaginal treatments she was getting from Larry Nassar, a MSU sports medicine doctor.

Her concerns were not only ignored, Boyce said. She was humiliated into thinking that she had unfairly maligned a well-respected doctor. …

… She is the first person known to have complained to MSU officials about Nassar, yet it took another two decades for Nassar to stop abusing patients …

In fact, Boyce said, Klages told Nassar about Boyce’s concerns, and at Boyce’s next appointment with Nassar, “pulled up a stool and said, ‘so, I talked to Kathie …”

Nassar victim describes telling MSU coach in 1997 about abuse

The MSU Board of Trustees just reaffirmed their support of President Lou Ann K. Simon.

LSU 197.45

For some reason I feel it’s jinxing LSU to state how well they’ve started this season.

 

Oklahoma Men’s Gymnastics DYNASTY

Longest current winning streak in ANY NCAA sport.

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Kiana Winston – Beam

Great amplitude.

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Kiana was named SEC Specialist of the Week for both of the first two weeks this season.

(via M Cheeto)

Utah’s Ute leotard

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The Ute people are Native Americans of the Ute tribe and culture. They are now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. …

The state of Utah was named after the tribe. The University of Utah‘s athletic teams are known as the Utes and have received explicit permission from the Ute tribe to continue using the name.

Thanks Mary.

MyKayla Skinner – Floor

Has anyone else competed double double on FX in the NCAA?

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Emma McLean – Floor

Crowd pleasing College girl choreography. HIGH tumbling.

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(via GymCastic … who thought the score a little high)