Category: NCAA

Eastern Michigan goes 196.6

These ladies have been killin’ it. Congratulations on making history. 🙂

The Eastern Michigan University women’s gymnastics team kept up their record-breaking ways today, Feb. 13, in a tri-meet win over Bowling Green and Southeast Missouri State. The Eagles were able to break into the 196’s for the first time in program history, finishing with a huge 196.6 to shatter the old record set Monday, Feb. 8, at Michigan.

“I’m obviously thrilled and extremely proud of the team,” remarked Head Coach Jay Santos. …

“We had a lot of great individual performances, but I think the highlight would have to be Natalie (Gervais) going 9.925 on beam with a gorgeous routine, and Lacey (Rubin) going right after her with a 9.9,” said Santos. …

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Sophina DeJesus interview

For some reason one particular College Floor routine went viral last week. Millions of views.

Sophina explains how all the pieces of that routine came to be.

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If somehow you missed Sophina’s 9.925 viral Floor routine against Utah, watch it here.

Auburn finally beats Alabama

… After 117 consecutive losses to Alabama, Auburn finally topped its arch-rival Friday, taking a 197.275-197.250 victory. …

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Guard Young at BYU

A great update on the new coach at Brigham Young University.

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“I’m having the time of my life being back here as a coach for BYU,” Young said.

In his first year as head coach, Young’s focus is getting the most he can out of the varsity team.

“He’s so different from every other coach I’ve ever had,” gymnast Sin To said. “He has so much love and passion for the sport that he wants you to do well.”

Young shares his passion and experience with the team. Young had the team sit in a circle before their first meet, sharing stories of their favorite gymnastics moments to remind them of their own passion for the sport.

“He really believes in us,” gymnast Emily Vidmar said. “He’s always telling us we can do it and he tells us that every day.” …

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petition – Gymnastics facility for University of Houston

The Coog Club Gymnastics Team would like to transform the University of Houston by adding a gymnastics facility to campus. …

We would like to transform the old pool that is in Melcher in to a multipurpose gymnastics facility …

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Click through to add your name to the petition. Texas needs more Club teams.

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Cal goes 196.825

HEART this on Instagram.

BEARS. WIN. Cal tallies the SECOND-HIGHEST score in PROGRAM HISTORY with a 196.825! #Strive

A photo posted by Cal Women's Gymnastics (@calwgym) on Feb 8, 2016 at 8:55pm PST

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Sylvie Seilnacht won Vault. We can argue whether or not this should be a 10.0 start. Personally I’m happy to see anything different than Y 1/1.

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Career-high 9.90 AND the vault title? YES @sylvie_seilnacht! ??

A video posted by Cal Women's Gymnastics (@calwgym) on Feb 8, 2016 at 8:10pm PST

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Maryland’s Beam line-up

On twitter. 🙂 Cool.

USAG promoting NCAA

And coordinates their competition calendar to help support College Championships.

The NCAA and USA Gymnastics have joined forces to showcase some of the nation’s top gymnastics talent in mid-April. The NCAA hosts its 35th National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championship, April 15-16, at the Fort Worth Convention Center while USA Gymnastics holds its Region 3, Level 8 Championships at nearby Texas Christian University, April 14-16.

The NCAA’s 73rd National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics Championship is slated for April 15-16, in Columbus, Ohio at St. John Arena, at the same time as USA Gymnastics Region 5 Men’s Junior Olympic Championship at The Ohio State University. …

NCAA Partners with USA Gymnastics to Promote NCAA Men’s and Women’s Championship

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Georgia over Florida

The top-ranked Florida gymnastics team inexplicably frayed under pressure, falling flat in the meet’s final rotation and dropping a scintillating tilt on the road to the No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs on Friday by a final score of 196.400-196.350. …

The usually consistent Sloan pulled up lame on her final tumbling pass, stumbling on the landing with an upper thigh cramp. …

Florida gymnastics comes undone, loses thriller to Georgia

Georgia had 4 consecutive career highs on Floor in the comeback win.