Category: NCAA

Texas Woman’s University wins USAGym Championships

1  Texas Woman’s 196.125
2  Bridgeport 195.500
3  Lindenwood 195.375
4  Cornell 194.950

Team Final results

Majesta Valentine of West Chester University, won the all-around.

1  Majesta Valentine  West Chester 39.200
2  Lyanda Dudley  Cornell 39.075
3  Maya Reimers  Bridgeport 39.025
4  Kelsey Campbell  Bridgeport 39.000
5  Jorden Mitchell  Brown 38.825
6  Katie Simpson  Texas Woman’s 38.675

AA results.

The USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships is for Division I, II and III schools with less than seven-and-a-half full scholarships.

Texas Woman’s University secured its 10th USA Gymnastics National Championship Saturday night, the first since 2008, at host Seattle Pacific University by defeating two-time defending champion Lindenwood, along with top-seeded Bridgeport and Cornell.

TWU registered a program record with a score of 196.125 as five Pioneers set or matched career-highs. …

Gymnastics captures national championship No. 10

NCAA Championships St. Louis

April 14-15, 2017 

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https://twitter.com/STLSportsCom/status/850119497528815616

Oklahoma wins MPSF Championship

Stanford gave them a good fight.

FloGymnastics covered it this year.

full results

Iowa State Gymnastics superstitions

Johnson: “This year I’ve had to have a Red Bull before every meet. That’s the only thing really.”

Sievers: “We started a thing at the beginning of the season where you’re presenting to your team because you’re competing for the team, not for the judges or anyone else. Even in practice, I present to my team before I go, I do that in meets too, reminding myself I’m competing for them, not for anyone else.”

An oral telling of Iowa State gymnastics unique superstitions

USAGym Collegiate Championships 2017

Seattle Pacific University will host the three-day 2017 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships April 7-9. …

The USAGym Collegiate Championships are open to NCAA Division I, II, and III gymnastics programs that allocate six or fewer scholarships. Nine teams will compete for the national team title and 33 additional individual gymnasts from non-qualifying schools compete for the all-around and individual event championships. …

2017 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate Championships

Click through to watch a cool Adobe Spark photo preview of top teams and individuals.

Denelle Pedrick – DTY

Denelle, a Central Michigan freshman from Regina, Canada, shocked everyone at Regionals by competing a double twisting Yurchenko for the first time.

Yes she qualified for Championships. And she’ll be a medal contender.

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(via GymCastic)

Majesta Valentine – Floor

Sarah Keegan:

… a great example of working the code to the advantage of the gymnast. She only does two tumbling passes, but since one is an E, and the other is a D + A direct combination, she does not receive any penalties for it. …

Her choreography is fun and the routine overall is super dynamic. …

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https://youtu.be/FEq5YHYAPQg

(via NCAA D2 and D3 Routines We Loved This Season)

Gymnast of the Week all-time leader

Senior Akash Modi has been named the College Gymnastics Association Gymnast of the Week, as announced by the organization Monday. The honor is Modi’s 16th of his career, increasing his lead as the all-time leader in NCAA Division I Gymnast of the Week honors. …

Go Stanford

Kathy Johnson Clarke on GymCastic

Kathy Johnson Clarke, is an American commentator and retired artistic gymnast. She is notable for being one of the first American gymnasts to win a major international medal, and for her longevity and tenacity in remaining in the sport. …

#246: Kathy Johnson Clarke Regionals Preview

May 26, 1982; Dallas, TX, USA; KATHY JOHNSON of USA
during awards ceremony at 1982 USGF Invitational.

(©) Copyright 1982 Tom Theobald

McMurtry SEC gymnast of the year

A great story.

Gators’ McMurtry soars as SEC gymnast of the year