Quick Regional Recap: Georgia, California Among Advancing Teams
Quick Regional Recap: Georgia, California Among Advancing Teams
The day of six meets at once is over and there were some surprises, but we have 12 teams moving on to the next round of NCAAs.
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Here's a brief recap of who's moving on and who saw their season end today.
Teams Advancing
Florida - 197.725
Washington 196.275
LSU - 197.675
Nebraska - 197.525
Alabama - 197.225
Georgia - 196.500
UCLA - 197.650
Arkansas - 196.775
Oklahoma - 198.000
Kentucky - 197.050
Utah - 197.475
California - 196.725
Surprises, upsets, and fights to the end
Raleigh
The only surprise here was Nebraska. Though we all expected them to advance, they scored way over their regular season RQS of 196.815 with a huge floor rotation that went 49.4. Nebraska came to play.
Individuals Advancing: Lane - UNC; Drouin-Allaire - GW
University Park
Washington didn't have the best meet, posting their lowest team score since February, but they were good enough to edge out ASU by nearly five tenths.
Individuals Advancing: Leonard-Baker - ASU; Bridgens - PSU
Minneapolis
The fight was all set going into the day between [12] Kentucky and [13] Denver, but Denver really struggled on beam and had to count a 9.425. They shot five tenths under their RQS while Kentucky scored pretty on-par with their season in order to move on.
Individuals Advancing: Ramler - Minnesota; Brown - Denver; Sievers (VT) - Iowa State
Tuscaloosa
GEORGIA!! Georgia showed up.
Well, actually, Michigan just had a pretty terrible meet for Michigan. The Wolverines had a low-ish scoring floor rotation, having to count a 9.625, and they had a 9.7/9.8-heavy beam lineup. Their final 196.350 was a score we haven't seen from them since Week 3 of the regular season. An average vault and bar rotation really added to the struggle.
Georgia had a big bar rotation with 9.925s from Oakley and Snead.
Unfortunate day for Michigan, but good for Georgia.
Individuals Advancing: Balthazor - Illinois; Brown - Michigan, Pedrick (FX) Central Mich
Columbus
It was close between Ohio State and Arkansas, with just over two tenths between their final scores. Ohio had a difficult beam rotation, with only one score breaking a 9.8. Arkansas, on the other hand, had four events score over a 49.1.
Individuals Advancing: Remme - Boise State; East - Bowling Green; Stone (VT) - Ohio State
Salt Lake City
It was a fight to the last routine...on the last event between Cal and Auburn, who also only had two tenths between them in the end. Auburn had a disappointing finish to their beam lineup when their anchor, Taylor Krippner had some big wobbles in a routine that went 9.025 and kept the Tiger's beam score at 49.1. So close . . .
Individuals Advancing: Price - Stanford; Watson - Auburn; Ciero (UB) - Auburn; Milliet (BB) - Auburn; Hortman-Evans (UB) - BYU