Oklahoma 197.900

Still the team to beat in 2024.

Oklahoma 197.900
LSU 197.150
UCLA 197.100
Utah 196.975

Sage Kellerman – Vault

I’m OK with 10.0 for this one.

Clemson – 196.350 – Georgia

Wow.

I’m really impressed with Clemson scoring 196.350 in their first meet of the season.

You know — same score as that other plucky upstart ➙ Georgia.

Olivia Karas talks Vault

This is one of the better fan ‘explainers‘ I can recall.

Good selection of VIDEO examples.

Chae Campbell – Vault

Men’s Gymnastics Ramblings

A NEW Men’s Gymnastics website — but one with good content and links.

They are posting on Facebook and Twitter, as well.

The first week of the best time of the year has started – Men’s NCAA gymnastics season! …

The new Division lll teams are off to a great start of their second season, with Simpson scoring 366 (a 24.65 point improvement over week 1 of 2023) and Greenville scoring 383.5 (a 10.4 point improvement over week 1 2023). …

NCAA Snapshot Week 1

Freshman stepping up:

  • Greenville freshman Logan Watterson ranked #1 in the nation on vault with a score of 14.95
  • Michigan freshman Kyle Walchuck ranked #1 on pommel horse with score of 14.3
  • Greenville freshman Zach Connelly ranked #1 on floor with a score of 14.1.
  • Michigan freshman Pierce Wolfgang is ranked #1 in the nation in the AA. Check out this video he made about the state of men’s NCAA gymnastics. …

Men’s NCAA preview 2024

Christy Sandmaier posted a terrific article with Head Coach interviews with 8 top ranked teams.

Stanford’s Thom Glielmi:

Key Athletes: “This is a difficult one to narrow down. Asher Hong, definitely, as he brings big scoring potential on most events. After that, it’s between Colt Walker, Khoi Young and Taylor Burkhart. I’m going to give the edge to Taylor, as he will be in the mix on every event and brings high scoring potential on most.”

Secret Weapon: “Nick Kuebler or Brandon Nguyen

Michigan’s Xiao Yuan:

Key Athletes: “World medalists Fred Richard and Paul Juda, no question. Last year Paul was injured, so to have both this year, together for the first time at Michigan, is very fortunate. …

Secret Weapon: “Maybe not a big secret, since he’s on the National Developmental Team, but Landen Blixt. …

Two years ago, the gap between Stanford and Michigan was 10 points. Last year it was 2.5, and this year we have Paul Juda. …

Read the full article:

06 Jan 2024 Men’s NCAA Preview!

Leo reveal

Very cool.

new facility for Cal

About time. Just sayin’ 😀