Michigan will seek to defend its title after winning its first-ever national championship in National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics in 2021. 3 on floor, No. Full schedule| Live blogs Mar Utah (2306 points) (8 first place votes) 5. Previewing the 2023 college baseball season: Teams and players to watch, key storylines. Both gymnasts looked betterand healthierthan ever at the Tigers Gymnastics 101 preview in December. Freshman to watch: Anna Roberts, the highest-ranked rookie in Stanfords top-ranked freshman class, hasnt had much trouble translating her powerful gymnastics to the collegiate levelparticularly on vault. They've been heating up and look like they have the swagger and confidence to get the job done this year. For more information and tickets to the womens gymnastics championships, log on towww.NCAA.com/wgymnastics. Johnson Clarke: It's impossible to not be impressed by Oklahoma's strong start and ongoing prowess in competition. Her teammate Groth is also excellent, earning a remarkable eight 9.950s and two All-America honors in her freshman campaign. Alicia Sacramone Quinn: I think the national championship trophy is going back to Gainesville! WORK IT @RaenaWorley 9.950 on https://t.co/dCyi0yx1xS https://t.co/uBnoCb1WZ4#WeAreUK | #Team49 pic.twitter.com/9KTEkNJgbm. 1 overall? Shes prone to the occasional miscue during the regular season but has an uncanny knack for pouring it on during the postseason. Jade Carey, Oregon State 3. Floor is where the freshman should stand out most, where shell immediately threaten for 9.9s whether she opts for the double layout or the piked full-in she competed in her level 10 career. For more information on each individual recruit, visit ourclass of 2022 database. Honorable Mention: Leanne Wong was somewhat lacking in consistency on bars during her freshman season at Florida, though her scoring ceiling was literally perfection. Suni Lee and Trinity Thomas. Others: Haleigh Bryant's vault, like Lee's bars, is one of the best vaults ever done in collegiate gymnastics (I know I've said that twice now). 11 Oregon State at No. What routines should we be sure to see? Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet. Freshman to Watch: Stanford enters the season with the top-ranked freshman class, and Taralyn Nguyen is a big reason why there will be a lot of eyes on The Farm this year. It has great coaches that know how to get the most out of their athletes and have them peak at the right time. Utah The only program to qualify for every NCAA championship will like its chances again in 2023, losing only a trio of. The SEC always gets involved with anything high-scoring, and Thomas and Gobournes routines were more than worthy. She and the Gators were excellent, but Utah was the beam team to beat with OKeefe and her three perfect 10s leading the charge. Tori Tatum, a sophomore from Chanhassen, Minnesota, made her debut on bars against Oklahoma after suffering from an injury last year. Jade Carey collected her sixth and seventh career perfect 10s on vault and floor in Oregon State's win this weekend. Oklahoma and Florida immediately set the tone, with two of the highest opening meet scores ever (197.925 and . Her scores have steadily trended up since her freshman year, and there's no reason to think this year will be any different. 6 Auburn took the second spot of the session, earning a berth in the team finals. An impressive early season showing out of 391.45 launched Navy one spot over Cal in the rankings this week. The sophomore now owns two career perfect scores on floor and four in her career. Theres naturally going to be some shuffling in the power rankings as teams experiment with lineups in pursuit of their ideal six, and this week is no exception. Top247 247Sports Composite. This will be the first time the two meet away from the PMAC during the regular season. 2023 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Which SEC slugger is No. After a heartbreaking finish to last season, it lost Kiya Johnson early this season, arguably its best all-arounder and one of the best in the country. Her stability and reliability have been a driving force for Michigan across its last few successful seasons. The squad could lead a workshop in how to hit every handstand on bars and stick every dismount, and that is likely what is needed to win Saturday. Similarly, Oklahoma sophomore Jordan Bowers is more or less guaranteed to break 9.900 when she controls the landing on her Yurchenko one and a half. Among the uncommitted, two 5-star recruits are still looking for a college to call home, as well as six of the top . ESPN2 | https://t.co/n79LucvHMl pic.twitter.com/ntLgfCv0U3. As an elite, Carey is known for her high level of difficulty on vault and floor, but college has allowed her impeccable execution to shine on bars. (Oklahoma, Florida, Utah, Auburn). Tatum scored a 9.875 in her first ever collegiate routine and recorded a career high 9.900 against Missouri, which she matched again against Florida and Alabama. Aneight-time All-American,Bryant has embraced a larger role this season and has earned 20 titles in 2023, including six straight all-around titles. It was the first time since 2019 two 10s were recorded on the road. And Natalie Wojcik on any event is, simply put, gymnastics at its best. Individual champions included Anastasia Webb (Oklahoma) in the all-around; Haleigh Bryant (LSU) and Anastasia Webb (Oklahoma) on vault; Maya Bordas (Cal) and Maile O'Keefe (Utah) on uneven bars; Luisa Blanco (Alabama) on balance beam; and Anastasia Webb (Oklahoma), Maile O'Keefe (Utah), and Lexi Graber (Alabama) on floor exercise. Just like she did after the last time she rested floor, Carey notched a 9.975her third on the event this season. We have gymnasts getting an extra "COVID" year which means more great routines are sticking around longer. She now owns three weekly conference honors in her career. Gymnastics on YouTube Sloan: Helen Hu on bars and beam, Aleah Finnegan on everything and Lee on bars. Finnegan competed in the all-around for the first time in the teams season opener at Utah and now owns a career high score of 39.800 after her career night at Auburn. Shchennikova competed in the all-around for the first time this season against Missouri and matched her career high 39.525 against Auburn. From baseball to gymnastics, here's how the LSU teams fared in the last week. NCAA gymnastics 2023: Who has surprised this season? After recording four straight perfect 10s in the Tigers last four meets, the sophomore now owns perfect scores on floor, vault, and beam and a career high of 9.925 on bars. Bars was Thomas weakest event in 2022, relatively speaking, which is to say she had more than one score under 9.900 and only scored one perfect 10 en route to winning the national title. Previously, Olympic stars like Suni Lee had to choose between cashing in on the lucrative endorsement deals that come with Olympic success, or competing in college. I think it surprised itself last year, but this year it has surprised itself by the confidence it has . If she does end up on all four events, though, she can absolutely challenge for the top score. Sure thing. INDIANAPOLIS The NCAA announced today the teams and individuals who have advanced to compete in the 2022 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships. I'm not ready to say they'll win it all, but I'll guarantee they will not go quietly this year. Even in such an exceptional field, Thomas was peerless: She scored a perfect 10 seven times, including four consecutively in the postseason. Michigan, who still has most of the talent from its 2021 NCAA championship on its roster, will be out for revenge after a shaky semifinal spoiled the Wolverines shot at a repeat. Gymnastics Weekly News: Oklahoma, Jade Carey sit atop NCAA rankings ahead of week 9 of competition . California 11. This is a tough question -- I have so many, actually! Watch Watch. But you can't not consider Auburn, Alabama, Missouri, and Minnesota to be in the running. Peszek: Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan and UCLA. She nearly puts out a carbon copy of the same routine every weekend, and thats more than welcome for Oregon State when it consistently scores above 9.900. If her routine at the Gators December Hype Night is any indication, shes gunning for a repeat. 2022 High School Pos Rankings State Rankings. In addition, the top all-around competitor and the top finisher on each event from each regional have also advanced to the national championships. Overall, it was a lower-scoring week for the usual leaders on vault, with stuck landings evading most and no one pushing perfection. In their final season as an NCAA team, Minnesota rallied to place fifth in the country behind yet another standout performance from Shane Wiskus. !#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/cgfx5HPzup. Oklahoma was tested over the weekend, trailing Alabama heading into the final rotation of the Metroplex Challenge, but responded as a defending champion does by casually putting up a new season high on floor to post a third straight 198. Her one and a half is dynamic off the table and hasnt scored under 9.875 to lead the way for the Cardinal. They should find replacements easily with former elite gymnasts Faith Torrez and Ava Siegfeldt ready for their freshman campaigns. LATEST NEWS: Injury updates| Weekly award trackerFeature stories. Brooks may not win the all-around every week, often outscored by teammates Abby Heiskell and Wojcik, but her consistent 39.600 to 39.700 totals shouldnt go unnoticed. As happy as I am for the gymnasts in the moment, it minimizes the "specialness" of perfect and near-perfect performances and scores. Bowers continues to show off in the all-around after cementing herself into the beam lineup, an honor she lost in the second half of Oklahomas 2022 championship campaign. Women - Division I 1. You're also not going to want to miss Michigan on vault, where five (!) 1 on beam and have been all but unflappable on what often is the deciding event for the championship. Oklahoma and Florida immediately set the tone, with two of the highest opening meet scores ever (197.925 and 197.75, respectively) -- and the level of gymnastics -- and scores -- have only gotten higher. Blanco and Worley were two of the top bar workers in the nation last year: Blanco with her execution and easy swing, and Worley with her toe point and always-stuck dismount. Charts : NCAA Gymnastics results, statistics, schedules, teams, and gymnasts. On March 21, 2022, Utah State hoisted the MRGC championship trophy for the first time since the conference's conception in Judge's Inquiry: Deductions That Olympians Consistently Get Away With Olympians and elite gymnasts are now competing in NCAA more than ever before now that they longer have to choose The DII/DIII NCAA Report Card: February For my fellow list/ranking lovers, here are the current NQS rankings (not week 8 official rankings; these include yesterday's meets which are part of week 9). Freshman to Watch: Michigan State freshman Nikki Smith followed up her victory at last seasons prestigious Nastia Liukin Cup by winning the all-around, vault, bars and beam titles at the 2022 level 10 national championships.