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Kylee won more than the NCAA All-around title.
University of Michigan women’s gymnastics senior Kylee Botterman was named Michigan’s first-ever recipient of the AAI Award at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships awards banquet Thursday night (April 14) at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Considered the sport’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, Botterman was chosen for the award as the top senior student-athlete in NCAA Division I women’s gymnastics. …
In yet another Men’s gymnastics thriller, freshman Sam Mikulak from Michigan wins the all-around with 90.75. … That means both NCAA champions are from the same school.
Tyler Mizoguchi from Illinois hit some killer routines to finish 2nd with 90.15.
All-around finals
1. Sam Mikulak, University of Michigan, 90.750
2. Tyler Mizoguchi, University of Illinois, 90.150
3. Alex Naddour, University of Oklahoma, 89.750
4. Steven Legendre, University of Oklahoma, 89.700
5. Brandon Wynn, Ohio State University, 89.350
5. Bryan del Castillo, University of California-Berkeley, 89.350
7. Ryan Lieberman, Stanford University, 88.950
8. Josh Dixon, Stanford University, 88.750
9. Glen Ishino, University of California-Berkeley, 88.650
10. Donothan Bailey, University of California-Berkeley, 87.600
Stanford won Team.
1. Stanford University, 363.450
2. University of Oklahoma, 361.600
3. University of Illinois, 360.150
4. University of California-Berkeley, 358.700
5. University of Michigan, 356.200
6. Pennsylvania State University, 355.7read more on Inside Gymnastics
Coach Brett McClure posted the celebration on Facebook.
Read commentary on Stick It Media. And International Gymnast.
AJ suggests the Super 6 team final will be a dual meet between Alabama and UCLA.
I’m not so sure.
It’s easy to lose the title. But how do you win it?
Quentin in the comments:
Beam was the story of the day in both sessions. Alabama I think had the best beam rotation. Whomever is going to contend for the title is going to have to hit beam 6 for 6 tomorrow.
Miss Val:
“I don’t think a team can make a mistake and win a national championship. I think the field is too deep. It’s whoever is on and hits lights-out. I think that’s what it’s going to take to win this year, which is great. You don’t want to have a champion being able to win with making a mistake.”
Bev Plocki:
… “So much of our sport comes down to sticking the landings. And from a judging standpoint that seems to be the most important thing to getting a good score is sticking the landing. …”
K.J. Kindler:
“… the team that has that magic is probably the team that is going to walk out the winner.”
(via USAG – Press Conference Quotes)
Super Six Rotation Draw – Bama on VT, Michigan bye b4 UB, Nebraska on UB, Utah on BB, UCLA on bye b4 FX, OU on FX.
Congratulations Kylee.
Here are your Super 6 for 2011:
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Alabama 197.050
Nebraska 196.850
University of Oklahoma 196.775
University of Michigan 196.700
UCLA 196.500
Utah 196.200
Why is it that each year I’m surprised and dubious when the Utes make Super 6?
I’m projecting Nebraska, Alabama, Utah … Oregon State missing by 0.1 in a heart breaker.
Alabama is on Beam in the 6th and final rotation.
Notes on session 2 :
Florida’s first 2 gymnasts, first apparatus, fall on Beam. … And I thought things had changed for the Gators. They’re still missing in the BIG meets.
The big story in session 2 was Beam. We saw many cautious routines. And not many high scores.
The next biggest story is Nebraska. If you read this blog regularly you know I’m a big fan of that program. They have terrific coaching.
Kent State did a great job on Bars. They hit 6 for 6. Scored 48.750 doing exactly what they can do. Smart. … I didn’t see any former National Team members in the line-up.
Oregon State girls do Bars. And STICK. … (Remind me to ask Bars coach John Carney how they train landings.) … I saw a couple of the girls using staggered feet, one in advance of the other.
Update. Here’s the kind of things John’s doing at OSU. … He really is one of my favourite Bar coaches.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Oregon State finished with 49.400 on Bars, the highest score on that apparatus of all 12 teams.
In the past I’ve been critical of The Tide for lacking finesse. Apologies. This year’s team has plenty of style, good line and exacting form. Nice Bars. Kudos. … Yet they still do BIG routines with lots of POWER.
Can anyone do a higher double layout off Bars than Ashley Sledge?
For years I felt Florida did the ‘best’ gymnastics, … but couldn’t hit in the big meet. No so this year. There are gymnasts just as good on most of the teams at Championships. And Florida is not strong on the small details: handstands and landings on Bars, for example. Compare OSU v the Gators on Bars, you’ll see what I mean.
Alaina Johnson was fantastic, though – 9.90 on Bars. She had three 9.90s … and 9.20 on Beam.
NCAA Gymnastics Championships
At exactly half way through the preliminary competition, the scoreboard is useful:
Of course only half the teams have done Beam at that point.
… Why don’t they average the scores and post a projected finishing team score, as well?
It’s been a dream season for the Kent State Golden Flashes.
Congratulations.
Ranked #24, they find themselves tonight at their first ever national team Championships. At home.
They beat out Stanford, Ohio State and Minnesota to get here.
Congratulations Brice Biggin and everyone in the program.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland is a rare “neutral” site for the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships.
The event is usually hosted on the campus of one of sport’s power teams. So all are anxious to see how Cleveland, Kent State and Cleveland State do as hosts of the event away from the Southeastern Conference, Big 12 or Pac-10 arena traditionally aligned with the event.
“I think it’s a positive thing for our sport,” Oregon State coach Tonya Chaplin said. “Whenever we are able to go into a [new] area, bringing NCAA gymnastics to a community that may not have it close, it is always exciting because it brings more interest and hopefully gets someone new hooked on our sport.
“Hopefully that will even help Kent State get more people in the future go watch the competitions there. …
Cleveland State received kudos for its Wolstein Arena setup for the event from Georgia coach Jay Clark.
“The arena is fantastic,” he said. “It is the right size for this event. It appears to be something that will feel full, based upon what we know about ticket sales. ..
According to the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, more than 12,000 tickets have been sold for the weekend, and a strong walk-up crowd is expected throughout the event. …
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