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Category: NCAA
Nia Dennis interview
Myia Hambrick – Floor
Myia is the top AA in the nation week 1 with 39.575.
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It’s fair to say that UCLA seems to have a higher injury rate than the other top College teams. It’s equally fair to say that LSU seems to have comparatively fewer injuries than most — especially considering they are consistently competing a LOT of tumbling difficulty.
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Kennedi Edney – Vault
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NCAA week 1 – Balance Beam Situation
BBS has the most entertaining and informative write-up I’ve seen.
Who had the worst Balance Beam situation of the week?
You MIGHT think it was UCLA with these crazy saves.
But no. It was Georgia. Read the post – WEEK 1 RANKINGS AND NOTES
Bonus shoutouts:
Kirah Koshinski, West Virginia, Vault – 9.925
Koshinski stuck a 1.5 to rank 4th nationally on vault.Sabrina Garcia, Penn State, Bars – 9.950
Garcia stuck a floated DLO dismount to rank 2nd on bars.Madeleine Huber, Missouri, Bars – 9.925
A toe-pointy Jaeger and her own stuck DLO earned Huber the #3 ranking
ASU Men’s Gymnastics Club
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LSU leads week 1
| 1 | LSU | C | SEC | 197.825 | 197.825 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma | SC | Big 12 | 197.750 | 197.750 | |
| 3 | Florida | SE | SEC | 197.100 | 197.100 | |
| 4 | Alabama | C | SEC | 196.700 | 196.700 | |
| 5 | Utah | NC | PAC-12 | 196.625 | 196.625 | |
| 6 | Missouri | SC | SEC | 196.225 | 196.225 | |
| 7 | Denver | NC | Big 12 | 195.875 | 195.875 | |
| 8 | UCLA | W | PAC-12 | 195.700 | 195.700 | |
| 9 | Oregon State | W | PAC-12 | 195.575 | 195.575 | |
| 10 | George Washington | SE | EAGL | 195.550 | 195.550 |
full week 1 rankings on Road to Nationals
Florida starts with 197.10
… Half of the routines came either newcomers or from returners who moved into a lineup this season. …
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Maggie Nichols – Floor
Funny seeing one of the best gymnasts in the world compete a simple front tuck. 🙂
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Ohio captains: Jake Martin, Sean Melton, Andrew Rickly
In previous years, the 5-foot-10, 170-pound Martin did not want to be captain. He didn’t need an additional differentiation. As a tall, black man, Martin is already unique on the Ohio State team [the team’s average height is 5-7; 5-10 is tall for a gymnast], and since his sophomore year, he’s been out as gay on the team.
Martin is believed to be the only publicly out college gymnast currently competing …
Martin was part of Ohio State head coach Rustam Sharipov’s first recruiting class, and Martin credits Sharipov with embracing diversity.
“The atmosphere of the gym has changed dramatically …
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