NCAA Championships 2015

Top 10 Floor Routines to Watch for at NCAA Championships

Top 10 Floor Routines to Watch for at NCAA Championships

Apr 14, 2015 by Justine Kelly
Top 10 Floor Routines to Watch for at NCAA Championships


Here is our last installment in routines to watch for at NCAA Championships this weekend. This time we are focusing on floor, looking at impressive tumbling, unique choreography and passion in the routine. As we've stated, this is not an exhaustive list of the best routines, rather a list of 10 routines that we think you should watch for. Check out our list below and let us know who you’re looking forward to seeing!

10. Haley Scaman (Oklahoma)

Haley Scaman is ranked 7th in the nation on floor and has a 10.0 under her belt from a meet earlier in the year against Florida. Her routine is full of engaging choreography and controlled tumbling. She performs a double layout, front 1 ½ to back layout stepout, and a double pike - and she regularly sticks her landings. Her form is also impeccable, and you’ll be hard pressed to find a flexed foot or bent leg during her performance.

9. Toni Ann Williams (California)

Toni Ann Williams is one of the most powerful tumblers in the collegiate world. She performs a double layout, punch front to punch front to front pike, and a double pike in her routine. Not only is her tumbling sky-high, but her execution is always spot on. She’s ranked 5th in the country with an average of 9.925. Her season high is a 9.975, and she’s never scored lower than 9.85. Toni Ann fortunately qualified to Championships as an individual all-arounder, so we’ll be able to see her strong floor routine this weekend.

8. Risa Perez (Oregon State)

Risa Perez shows so much personality in her routine, it’s one of the most fun performances to watch. The energy in her routine starts right off the top in her choreography, and even her facial expressions are something to watch. Her tumbling is impressive as well - she starts off with a double pike, and her remaining tumbling passes have huge rebounds out of them as she continues into more dance. Risa’s season high is a 9.95. Look forward to the crowd going wild during her performance this weekend.

7. Danusia Francis (UCLA)

Danusia Francis may be one of the most flexible gymnasts around, and she shows this off over and over again in her floor routine. The most notable moments are after her second tumbling pass, when she sinks down into a straddle split and then places her leg behind her head like it’s no big deal. Her tumbling is also impressive - she performs a whip to back handspring double tuck for her first pass, a 2 ½ twist for her second pass, and a double pike for her last pass - altogether requiring quite a lot of endurance. Danusia’s season high is a 9.95.

6. Kennedy Baker (Florida)

Kennedy Baker is one of Florida’s most powerful tumblers. The freshman is ranked No. 8 in the country at the moment, tied with Georgia Dabritz. Kennedy has been a consistently high performer for the Gators since she started competing floor, achieving a high of 9.975 twice this season. Her routine has a lot of spunk and energy, with the most notable moment being her first pass - an arabian double pike that is so open it’s nearly laid out. Kennedy received a 9.85 on her routine at Regionals and will be looking to improve her score this weekend.

5. Kytra Hunter (Florida)

Kytra Hunter has been known for her work on floor ever since her freshman year. She held the No. 1 ranking last season and this year sits in the No. 2 spot. Her routine has gorgeous choreography and powerful tumbling. She performs one of the highest-flying double layouts for her first pass, followed by a 1 ½ to punch layout to front pike for her second run. She is best known for her last pass - an open double back that she makes look easy. Kytra has not scored below a 9.80 all season, and she has achieved her season high of 9.975 four times.



4. Brenna Dowell (Oklahoma)

Freshman Brenna Dowell is Oklahoma’s best performing floor worker, currently holding the No. 4 spot in the country. Although she struggled in her first competition with a few of her tumbling landings, her scores throughout the remainder of the season have all hovered around 9.9 or higher, with her season high being a 9.975. Brenna’s strength lies in her powerful tumbling, which she has learned to control since the beginning of the season. She performs a double front for her first pass connected into a stag leap, followed by a 1 ½ twist to front full for her second pass, and ends with a punch layout to front full.

3. Georgia Dabritz (Utah)

Georgia Dabritz, currently ranked No. 8, has scored consistently high all season on floor, and she also performs some of the toughest tumbling in NCAA. Her first pass is a beautiful piked full in, followed by a 1 ½ twist to back layout stepout, which she always performs with such control. And while some gymnasts may struggle with endurance towards the end of their routines, this is not the case for Georgia, who finishes off her tumbling with a triple twist. Georgia scored a 9.95 at Regionals and will be looking for another high number on this event this weekend.

2. Lloimincia Hall (LSU)

You can’t have a top floor routines list without including Lloimincia Hall, currently ranked No. 1 in the nation. The amount of floor titles Lloimincia has won is astronomical, because she has great form in her routine and regularly sticks her landings. But it’s more than just execution that makes Lloimincia’s routine special. Her choreography is fun and exciting, and the crowd absolutely loves her. Her powerful tumbling is worth pointing out as well - she starts with a double layout, followed by a front full to punch layout, and ends with a huge double tuck. Lloimincia has two perfect 10s so far this year and she’ll be looking for lucky number three this weekend.

1. Nina McGee (Denver)

Nina McGee earns our top spot on the list because of the personality and passion she brings to her floor routine, in addition to her great form and powerful tumbling. Like Lloimincia Hall, Nina McGee’s routine is super fun to watch - you can tell she loves performing and she really feels the choreography. And it’s tough to believe that she actually has rods in each of her legs from a freshman year injury - you would never know based on how high her tumbling is. Her double layout is so big that she could probably add a half turn and make it a Biles without any trouble. Nina’s season high is a 9.975 which she has achieved 3 times. Fortunately, McGee tied for second in the all-around at the Ames Regional and so will be headed to Championships this weekend as an individual all-arounder.

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