Results
2013 NCAA Championships - Team Finals/Super Six
The Florida Gators won its first NCAA women's gymnastics national title at the 2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships Super Six team finals.
| Contents: | Event Results | Team Results |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | Team Standing | |
| Uneven Parallel Bars | UCLA | |
| Balance Beam | Alabama | |
| Floor Exercise | Florida | |
| Georgia | ||
| LSU | ||
| Oklahoma |
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 197.575 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 197.375 |
| 3 | Alabama | 197.350 |
| 4 | UCLA | 197.100 |
| 5 | LSU | 197.050 |
| 6 | Georgia | 196.675 |
| Gymnast | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaelie Baer | 9.875 | 9.800 | |||
| Sadiqua Bynum | 9.825 | ||||
| Olivia Courtney | 9.900 | 9.875 | 8.975 | 9.900 | |
| Monique De La Torre | 9.825 | ||||
| Sophina DeJesus | 9.900 | 9.875 | 9.750 | ||
| Danusia Francis | 9.850 | 9.850 | |||
| Alyssa Pritchett | 9.750 | 9.925 | |||
| Sydney Sawa | 9.750 | 9.900 | |||
| Lichelle Wong | 9.825 | 9.800 | 9.825 | ||
| Vanessa Zamarripa | 9.100 | 9.925 | 9.825 | 9.900 | |
| Team Totals | 49.100 | 49.375 | 49.175 | 49.450 | 197.100 |
| Gymnast | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becca Alexin | 9.800 | ||||
| Lauren Beers | 9.875 | 9.875 | |||
| Kaitlyn Clark | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.875 | ||
| Sarah DeMeo | 9.900 | 9.300 | 9.875 | ||
| Lora Leigh Frost | 9.875 | ||||
| Kim Jacob | 9.900 | 9.925 | 9.950 | ||
| Diandra Milliner | 9.825 | 9.875 | 9.925 | ||
| Ashley Priess | 9.825 | 9.825 | 9.925 | 9.825 | |
| Ashley Sledge | 9.900 | 9.850 | |||
| Kayla Williams | 9.825 | 9.625 | |||
| Team Totals | 49.250 | 49.375 | 49.225 | 49.500 | 197.350 |
| Gymnast | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgette Caquatto | 9.950 | ||||
| Mackenzie Caquatto | 9.825 | 9.900 | 9.850 | ||
| Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto | 9.850 | ||||
| Ashanee Dickerson | 9.850 | 9.075 | 9.900 | ||
| Kytra Hunter | 9.900 | 9.850 | 9.325 | 9.975 | |
| Alaina Johnson | 9.900 | 9.950 | |||
| Marissa King | 9.900 | 9.875 | 9.925 | 9.950 | |
| Jamie Shisler | 9.075 | ||||
| Bridget Sloan | 9.950 | 9.900 | 9.950 | 9.950 | |
| Rachel Spicer | 9.825 | ||||
| Team Totals | 49.500 | 49.475 | 48.875 | 49.725 | 197.575 |
| Gymnast | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Cheek | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.700 | ||
| Noel Couch | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.875 | ||
| Chelsea Davis | 9.850 | 9.700 | |||
| Kaylan Earls | 9.825 | 9.800 | |||
| Cat Hires | 9.850 | ||||
| Brandie Jay | 9.825 | 9.800 | 9.700 | ||
| Sarah Persinger | 9.825 | 9.850 | |||
| Brittany Rogers | 9.875 | 9.850 | 9.875 | ||
| Christa Tanella | 9.850 | 9.825 | |||
| Shayla Worley | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.025 | ||
| Team Totals | 49.200 | 49.200 | 49.225 | 49.050 | 196.675 |
| Gymnast | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheagan Courville | 9.850 | 9.875 | 9.850 | 9.900 | |
| Kaleigh Dickson | 9.800 | 9.825 | 9.750 | 9.850 | |
| Ericka Garcia | 9.800 | ||||
| Lloimincia Hall | 9.825 | 9.950 | |||
| Jessie Jordan | 9.825 | 9.800 | 9.725 | 9.900 | |
| Maliah Mathis | 9.825 | 9.900 | |||
| Sarie Morrison | 9.850 | 9.850 | |||
| Britney Ranzy | 9.800 | ||||
| Jessica Savona | 9.900 | ||||
| Britney Taylor | 9.825 | 9.900 | |||
| Randii Wyrick | 9.850 | ||||
| Team Totals | 49.175 | 49.200 | 49.125 | 49.550 | 197.050 |
| Gymnast | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lara Albright | 9.850 | ||||
| Lauren Alexander | 9.875 | ||||
| Erica Brewer | 9.900 | 9.850 | 9.850 | ||
| Rebecca Clark | 9.850 | 9.925 | |||
| Maile'ana Kanewa | 9.850 | ||||
| Keeley Kmieciak | 9.800 | 9.850 | |||
| Madison Mooring | 9.800 | 9.925 | 9.900 | ||
| Brie Olson | 9.750 | 9.900 | 9.925 | ||
| Haley Scaman | 9.825 | 9.900 | 9.875 | ||
| Taylor Spears | 9.850 | 9.825 | 9.900 | 9.850 | |
| Hayden Ward | 9.800 | ||||
| Team Totals | 49.125 | 49.375 | 49.475 | 49.400 | 197.375 |
| This meet does not have event winners. Scores are presented here for comparison. |
| Place | Gymnast | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Sloan | Florida | 9.950 | |
| Ashley Sledge | Alabama | 9.900 | |
| Alaina Johnson | Florida | 9.900 | |
| Marissa King | Florida | 9.900 | |
| Kytra Hunter | Florida | 9.900 | |
| Olivia Courtney | UCLA | 9.900 | |
| Lauren Beers | Alabama | 9.875 | |
| Brittany Rogers | Georgia | 9.875 | |
| Kaelie Baer | UCLA | 9.875 | |
| Ashanee Dickerson | Florida | 9.850 | |
| Chelsea Davis | Georgia | 9.850 | |
| Cat Hires | Georgia | 9.850 | |
| Sarie Morrison | LSU | 9.850 | |
| Rheagan Courville | LSU | 9.850 | |
| Taylor Spears | Oklahoma | 9.850 | |
| Maile'ana Kanewa | Oklahoma | 9.850 | |
| Kayla Williams | Alabama | 9.825 | |
| Diandra Milliner | Alabama | 9.825 | |
| Ashley Priess | Alabama | 9.825 | |
| Mackenzie Caquatto | Florida | 9.825 | |
| Brandie Jay | Georgia | 9.825 | |
| Britney Taylor | LSU | 9.825 | |
| Jessie Jordan | LSU | 9.825 | |
| Maliah Mathis | LSU | 9.825 | |
| Haley Scaman | Oklahoma | 9.825 | |
| Lichelle Wong | UCLA | 9.825 | |
| Kaitlyn Clark | Alabama | 9.800 | |
| Lindsey Cheek | Georgia | 9.800 | |
| Kaleigh Dickson | LSU | 9.800 | |
| Madison Mooring | Oklahoma | 9.800 | |
| Keeley Kmieciak | Oklahoma | 9.800 | |
| Brie Olson | Oklahoma | 9.750 | |
| Sydney Sawa | UCLA | 9.750 | |
| Alyssa Pritchett | UCLA | 9.750 | |
| Noel Couch | Georgia | 9.650 | |
| Vanessa Zamarripa | UCLA | 9.100 |
| Place | Gymnast | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaina Johnson | Florida | 9.950 | |
| Vanessa Zamarripa | UCLA | 9.925 | |
| Kim Jacob | Alabama | 9.900 | |
| Kaitlyn Clark | Alabama | 9.900 | |
| Sarah DeMeo | Alabama | 9.900 | |
| Bridget Sloan | Florida | 9.900 | |
| Mackenzie Caquatto | Florida | 9.900 | |
| Haley Scaman | Oklahoma | 9.900 | |
| Erica Brewer | Oklahoma | 9.900 | |
| Brie Olson | Oklahoma | 9.900 | |
| Sophina DeJesus | UCLA | 9.900 | |
| Marissa King | Florida | 9.875 | |
| Rheagan Courville | LSU | 9.875 | |
| Olivia Courtney | UCLA | 9.875 | |
| Ashley Sledge | Alabama | 9.850 | |
| Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto | Florida | 9.850 | |
| Kytra Hunter | Florida | 9.850 | |
| Lindsey Cheek | Georgia | 9.850 | |
| Christa Tanella | Georgia | 9.850 | |
| Shayla Worley | Georgia | 9.850 | |
| Brittany Rogers | Georgia | 9.850 | |
| Randii Wyrick | LSU | 9.850 | |
| Sarie Morrison | LSU | 9.850 | |
| Rebecca Clark | Oklahoma | 9.850 | |
| Danusia Francis | UCLA | 9.850 | |
| Ashley Priess | Alabama | 9.825 | |
| Kaleigh Dickson | LSU | 9.825 | |
| Taylor Spears | Oklahoma | 9.825 | |
| Monique De La Torre | UCLA | 9.825 | |
| Becca Alexin | Alabama | 9.800 | |
| Brandie Jay | Georgia | 9.800 | |
| Britney Ranzy | LSU | 9.800 | |
| Jessie Jordan | LSU | 9.800 | |
| Hayden Ward | Oklahoma | 9.800 | |
| Lichelle Wong | UCLA | 9.800 | |
| Chelsea Davis | Georgia | 9.700 |
| Place | Gymnast | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Sloan | Florida | 9.950 | |
| Kim Jacob | Alabama | 9.925 | |
| Ashley Priess | Alabama | 9.925 | |
| Marissa King | Florida | 9.925 | |
| Rebecca Clark | Oklahoma | 9.925 | |
| Madison Mooring | Oklahoma | 9.925 | |
| Shayla Worley | Georgia | 9.900 | |
| Britney Taylor | LSU | 9.900 | |
| Taylor Spears | Oklahoma | 9.900 | |
| Diandra Milliner | Alabama | 9.875 | |
| Kaitlyn Clark | Alabama | 9.875 | |
| Brittany Rogers | Georgia | 9.875 | |
| Lauren Alexander | Oklahoma | 9.875 | |
| Sophina DeJesus | UCLA | 9.875 | |
| Mackenzie Caquatto | Florida | 9.850 | |
| Rheagan Courville | LSU | 9.850 | |
| Keeley Kmieciak | Oklahoma | 9.850 | |
| Erica Brewer | Oklahoma | 9.850 | |
| Danusia Francis | UCLA | 9.850 | |
| Rachel Spicer | Florida | 9.825 | |
| Sarah Persinger | Georgia | 9.825 | |
| Kaylan Earls | Georgia | 9.825 | |
| Lloimincia Hall | LSU | 9.825 | |
| Lichelle Wong | UCLA | 9.825 | |
| Vanessa Zamarripa | UCLA | 9.825 | |
| Noel Couch | Georgia | 9.800 | |
| Ericka Garcia | LSU | 9.800 | |
| Kaelie Baer | UCLA | 9.800 | |
| Kaleigh Dickson | LSU | 9.750 | |
| Jessie Jordan | LSU | 9.725 | |
| Lindsey Cheek | Georgia | 9.700 | |
| Kayla Williams | Alabama | 9.625 | |
| Kytra Hunter | Florida | 9.325 | |
| Sarah DeMeo | Alabama | 9.300 | |
| Ashanee Dickerson | Florida | 9.075 | |
| Olivia Courtney | UCLA | 8.975 |
| Place | Gymnast | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kytra Hunter | Florida | 9.975 | |
| Kim Jacob | Alabama | 9.950 | |
| Bridget Sloan | Florida | 9.950 | |
| Marissa King | Florida | 9.950 | |
| Bridgette Caquatto | Florida | 9.950 | |
| Lloimincia Hall | LSU | 9.950 | |
| Diandra Milliner | Alabama | 9.925 | |
| Brie Olson | Oklahoma | 9.925 | |
| Alyssa Pritchett | UCLA | 9.925 | |
| Ashanee Dickerson | Florida | 9.900 | |
| Jessie Jordan | LSU | 9.900 | |
| Maliah Mathis | LSU | 9.900 | |
| Jessica Savona | LSU | 9.900 | |
| Rheagan Courville | LSU | 9.900 | |
| Madison Mooring | Oklahoma | 9.900 | |
| Vanessa Zamarripa | UCLA | 9.900 | |
| Olivia Courtney | UCLA | 9.900 | |
| Sydney Sawa | UCLA | 9.900 | |
| Lora Leigh Frost | Alabama | 9.875 | |
| Lauren Beers | Alabama | 9.875 | |
| Sarah DeMeo | Alabama | 9.875 | |
| Noel Couch | Georgia | 9.875 | |
| Haley Scaman | Oklahoma | 9.875 | |
| Sarah Persinger | Georgia | 9.850 | |
| Kaleigh Dickson | LSU | 9.850 | |
| Lara Albright | Oklahoma | 9.850 | |
| Erica Brewer | Oklahoma | 9.850 | |
| Taylor Spears | Oklahoma | 9.850 | |
| Ashley Priess | Alabama | 9.825 | |
| Christa Tanella | Georgia | 9.825 | |
| Sadiqua Bynum | UCLA | 9.825 | |
| Kaylan Earls | Georgia | 9.800 | |
| Sophina DeJesus | UCLA | 9.750 | |
| Brandie Jay | Georgia | 9.700 | |
| Jamie Shisler | Florida | 9.075 | |
| Shayla Worley | Georgia | 9.025 |
2013 NCAA Championships - All-Around
Gator freshman Bridget Sloan captured her first NCAA all-around title at the 2013 NCAA Championships.
Photo by Erin Long.
Florida freshman Bridget Sloan has secured another major all around title in winning the 2013 NCAA Gymnastics All Around today in Los Angeles. Sloan competed in the first of two sessions, posting a 39.60 to edge out LSU's Rheagan Courville after the two tied for the SEC All Around title.
Sloan was the 2009 U.S. National All Around Champion, 2009 World All Around Champion, and a 2008 Olympic Silver medalist with Team USA while competing for Sharp's Gymnastics in Indiana under coach Marvin Sharp.
Sloan had to withdraw from the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials due to injury, but has made an immediate imapact on the University of Florida team since arriving to Gainesville in the fall.
Defending Champion Kytra Hunter of Florida finished in 7th. UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa was another favorite for the all around title. She was absolutely in the hunt until stumbling on her final skill of the day, her uneven bars dismount. Zamarripa did earn the prestigious AAI Senior Award during the Friday night banquet.
The was a four way tie for thrid place with inidividual competitor and Big 10 All Around Champion Emily Wong of Nebraksa, Florida senior Marissa King, and Michgan's Katie Zurales and Joanna Sampson.
Check out Bridget's near-perfect bar routine during podium training:
Watch more video of 2013 NCAA Women's Championships on gymnastike.org
Or, Read more about Bridget Sloan's journey from elite to collegiate gymnastics HERE.Below are the complete all around results via the ncaa:
2013 NCAA Championships - Event Finals
Gymnasts Florida, Alabama, Michigan and LSU all took home individual event titles at the 2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships.
Bridget Sloan and Alaina Johnson of Florida
2013 NCAA Event Finals--
VAULT WINNERS: 9.9250
Rheagan Courville
Diandra Milliner
UNEVEN BARS WINNER: 9.9125
Alaina Johnson
BEAM WINNER: 9.90
Bridget Sloan
FLOOR WINNER: 9.9375
Joanna Sampson
Below is the rotation by rotation breakdown of the 2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships Event Finals. To read in chronological order begin at the bottom.
Beam/Floor GROUP 2:
Floor:
Lindsay Mable (Minnesota)- punch rudi straddle punch front: 9.90
Joanna Sampson (Michigan)- Double layout, nice double pike: 9.9375
Nansy Damianova (Utah)- crazy high double back for such a small girl, double pike:9.8750
Rheagan Courville (LSU)- high Arabian double front step forward almost out of bounds. Stuck double back: 9.8125
Alina Weinstein (Illinois)- near fall on first pass, end with double back: 9.75
Olivia Courtney (UCLA)- Arabian double front, 1.5 + layout half + layout stepout, big step forward on double pike: 9.7750
Beam:
Erica Brewer (Oklahoma)- Back handspring layout stepout layout stepout huge wobble, FALL on straddle half jump combo: 9.2750
Bridget Sloan (Florida)- bobble on bhs layout series, nice aerial, stuck roundoff double: 9.90
Marissa King (Florida)- Senior’s final beam routine. Bobble on layout to two feet, Stuck double dismount: 9.7875
Danusia Francis (UCLA)- Unique mount, gorgeous flexibility, front aerial standing sideways AMAZING, Too bad she fell on a front aerial!! Audience loved it: 9.3250
Beam/Floor GROUP 1:
Floor:
Marissa King (Florida)- super high Double layout 9.88
Bridget Sloan(Florida)- Stuck front double full, stuck double pike: 9.90
Kim Jacob (Alabama)- beautiful full in double pike: 9.800
Diandra Milliner (Alabama)- Sticks her Arabian double front every single time! Front layout front full, stuck double pike: 9.9250
Emily Wong (Nebraska)- Nailed triple full, 1.5 front lay, rudi: 9.9125
Katherine Grable (Arkansas)- beautiful Arabian double front, double pike: 9.8875
Beam:
Kayla Williams (Alabama)- Wobble on punch front, stuck 1.5 dismount: 9.8375
Hanna Nordquist (Minnesota)- 9.8875
Mackenzie Caquatto (Florida)- Front Aerial backhand swing down. Double chest down fought for stick: 9.850
Michelle Shealy (Iowa State)- Front aerial back layout stepout: 9.8375
Katie Zurales (Michigan)- aerial to backhand, stuck roundoff double dismount: 9.8875
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THIRD GROUP:
Vault:
Nicole Dayton (Stanford)- Yurchenko half…surprising 10 start value: 9.8583
Lauren Beers (Alabama)- Super high clean Yurchenko full, slight hop: 9.8750
Vanessa Zamarripa (UCLA)- Yurchenko full, hop on landing, her last vault ever, very emotional: 9.90
Lindsey Cheek (Georgia)- Yurchenko full big step back: 9.8250
Madison Mooring (Oklahoma)- Yurchenko half, weird twist: 9.7917
Lichelle Wong (UCLA)- Yurchenko full hop on landing, “woven” hand symbol to the audience: 9.7833
Tory Wilson (Utah)- Yurchenko full hop. Clean: 9.8917
Emily Wong (Nebraska)- gorgeous backless leo, high flying Yurchenko full stuck:
Bars:
Alaina Johnson (Florida)- Perfect handstands, toe to hand, beautiful toe point, stuck double lay: 9.9125
Chelsea Davis (Georgia)- toe to hand, archy save, step on landing: 9.850
Randii Wyrick (LSU)- blind full not over the bar: 9.800
Rebecca Clark (Oklahoma)- step back on double back:
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SECOND GROUP-
Vault:
Kaelie Baer (UCLA)- HIT Yurchenko full: 9.9083
Moriah Martin (Denver)- baby steps forward on Yurchenko full: 9.825
Ashanee Dickerson (Florida)- Nailed Yurchenko full: 9.90
Joanna Sampson (Michigan)- Yurchenko full step back: 9.8583
Maliah Mathis (LSU)- Yurchenko 1.5 small hop forward: 9.8667
Sarie Morrison (LSU)- stuck Yurchenko full: 9.8917
Diandra Milliner (Alabama)- High Yurchenko 1.5 slight hop: 9.9250
Cailtlin Atkinson (Auburn)- Scratch
Bars:
Bridget Sloan (Florida)- beautiful handstands, stuck double layout cold: 9.90
Erica Brewer (Oklahoma)- overshoot, stuck double layout: 9.8875
Mackenzie Caquatto (Florida)- Maloney bail to hand, full in dismount and step back, would have won without that step!!: 9.8875
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FIRST GROUP-
Vault:
Olivia Courtney (UCLA)- Stuck Yurchenko full: 9.9167
Rheagan Courville (LSU)- Stuck Yurchenko full: 9.9250
Alaina Johnson (Florida)- Stuck Yurchenko full: 9.825
Kytra Hunter (Florida)- Yurchenko full and a half, hop to the side: 9.850
Lindsay Mable (Minnesota)- stuck Yurchenko full: 9.90
Brandie Jay (Georgia)- Step forward on Yurchenko 1.5: 9.8083
Chelsea Davis (Georgia)- Steps on landing for Yurchenko full
Bars:
Georgia Debritz (Utah)- Comaneci, Stuck full out dismount: 9.8917
Nansy Damianova (Utah)- Maloney overshoot, blind double full tuck dismount: 9.900
Sarie Morrison (LSU)- Step on the full in dismount: 9.825
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Important Information:
Vault event finals will be run a little differently this year. Since there are 24 finalists, each gymnast will only perform ONE vault and the 6 judges scores will be averaged for their final score. This is ONLY for vault! Every other event will run the same as usual: drop the high and low and average the middle.
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In the final day of competition at the 2013 NCAA women's Gymnastics Championship, we'll see individual athetes vying for national titles. Below are the draws for each of the four event finals.
Competition is set to begin at 1pm PST.
Vanessa Zamaripa of UCLA is ranked #1 on vault and won the NCAA Vault title in 2011. She had an uncharacteristic fall on vault during last night's Super Six, so she will be looking for redemption today in her final competition as a Bruin.
Georgia's Chelsea Davis has been ranked #1 for most of the year. She'll look to bring the bar title back to Georgia as Kat Ding won last year. She'll face tough competition from All Around Champion Bridget Sloan who edged Davis for the #1 ranking in the most recent polls.
Oklahoma's Taylor Spears is ranked #1 on beam be unfortunately we will not see her in today's finals. It's anyone's game. Danusia Francis of UCLA has a beautiful routine that is not to miss!
Florida's Marissa King helped Florida to the NCAA Championships yesterday on her birthday. Can she win another title today? She opens with a perfect double layout and has high scoring potential. LSU's Lloimincia Hall and Michigan's Joanna Sampson are currently tied for #1 on the event. However, Hall did not advance to finals, which is a shame.
Florida Wins 2013 NCAA Title in Dramatic Fashion
Florida Wins 2013 NCAA Title in Dramatic Fashion
FLORIDA WINS THE NCAA TITLE
....even with two falls on beam and one on floor!!!
2013 Super Six RECAP
What an INTENSE Super Sixcompetition! The University of Florida has made history by becoming the fifth school to win the NCAA women's gymnastics National title!
Obviously, Florida ended up on top, but their rough start on beam closed a gap and opened the door for other teams. Senior Ashanée Dickerson and Sophomore Kytra Hunter both had very uncharacteristic falls during their back handspring layout series. The Gators were forced to count a fall and started with the lowest rotation score of the meet, 48.875.
UCLA was in the lead after rotation 1 scoring a huge 49.375 on bars, and continued to lead after the second. However, the Bruins score was only 0.3 higher than Georgia. Alabama came out with a bang for their first event hitting floor routine after floor routine for an incredible 49.50.
Everyone was shocked about Florida’s falls, so we began to run the numbers to see if they still had a chance at winning. The Gators won prelims by 0.40 and a fall is worth 0.50, so if they wanted to win they needed to have the meet of their lives on every event from then on, and have some help from the other teams.
Florida absolutely crushed floor scoring a gargantuan 49.750! Jamie Shisler replaced Kiersten Wang in the lineup after she fell on her neck during prelims. However, Shisler fell as well, and she was Florida’s starter.
After a total of three falls, it appeared that Florida was crumbling and the title was slipping away. But the Gators didn’t let it faze them one bit! They powered through with every gymnast scoring above a 9.90.
At the half Alabama was leading the pack with a 98.75. Florida miraculously shot from last to SECOND, with a 98.60, and OU was only 0.10.
During rotation 4 Oklahoma was on their best event, balance beam, and had the chance to get ahead of Florida. During prelims not a single OU gymnast stuck a beam dismount, which cost them 0.50. If every Sooner stuck their dismount they would have potentially surpassed the Gators prelim gap of 0.40.
This means, with Florida’s falls on beam, if OU stuck their dismounts they could easily have pushed ahead. Oklahoma did stuck several beam dismounts, but not enough to scrape ahead.
After the fourth rotation Oklahoma sat in third with a 147.975, and surprisingly, UCLA was in second beating OU by only 0.025. Florida used its incredible vault rotation of 49.50 to go to the top of the leader board with a 148.100.
UCLA’s ended the night on vault, the same event they went lights out during prelims. Sadly, they did not perform the same way during the Super Six. UCLA star, Vanessa Zamarripa, had a very surprising fall after her hands just grazed the table resulting in almost no block. The bruins left the arena in tears because they knew they were in the hunt for the title. UCLA only missed the title by .475.
Alabama was not ready to give up the fight, and put up three 9.90’s on bars to push ahead of Florida by 0.025 going into the final rotation.
You could feel the tension in the air by the final rotation, and the fans in the arena were going nuts! Everyone knew it would come down to the final event to decide the National Champion.
OU performed very solidly on floor, with two 9.9’s, but it just wasn’t enough to take first.
Alabama was able to beat Florida in the 2012 NCAA’s on beam by 0.075, and the Tide was ending this competition on the beam yet again. Kayla Williams almost fell on her punch front and had several other balance checks costing the Tide a 9.625. If Alabama had one more mistake Florida could capitalize. And that’s exactly what happened.
Alabama’s Sarah DeMeo fell on beam forcing Alabama to count a low 9.625, allowing Florida the opportunity of a lifetime. The Gators swung their hearts out on bars dropping only a 9.850. Alaina Johnson anchored for Florida with a 9.950 sealing the Gators fate, and winning the National Championship title!
This is Florida’s first National Championship win and Coach Rhonda Faehn couldn’t be more proud of her team. After defying the adversity Florida has made history and will forever be the 2013 National Champions!!!
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Individual Scores By Teams:
Florida:
Oklahoma:
Alabama:
UCLA:
LSU:
Georgia:
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ROTATION 6:
DOWN TO THE WIRE!!!
Alabama’s Sarah DeMeo had a FALL on beam!! They are forced to count a 9.625 from Williams. Priess anchored for a
Florida HIT bars for a 49.475, with 9.90’s from Mackenzie Caquatto, and Bridget Sloan. Anchor Alaina Johnson scored a 9.950!
LSU scored an average 49.175 on vault with a great 9.850 anchor vault from Courville.
OU had a fantastic floor rotation with two 9.90’s or above.
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ROTATION 5:
UCLA’s famous Vanessa Zamarripa FELL on her vault. She has NEVER done that before…ever. Her 9.10 was dropped and forced the Bruins to count a 9.750 for a 49.100.
Alabama had a phenomenal bar rotation scoring a 49.375, with 9.90’s from Jacob, Clark, and DeMeo!
LSU was on FIRE on floor and scored all 9.90’s and Lloimincia Hall’s 9.950 for a 49.550.
Georgia’s Shayla Worley scored a huge 9.90 to help the dogs to a 49.225.
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ROTATION 4:
Florida is capable of scoring higher, but still hit a great vault rotation totaling 49.50. Bridget Sloan stuck her vault cold and the audience began to chant “Ten!” Sloan scored a 9.950.
Oklahoma has been ranked #1 in the country on beam almost all season long. Yesterday, head coach KJ Kindler was looking for stuck beam dismounts that never happened. Today, KJ got what she was looking for with stuck dismounts from most of the team. Clark and Mooring scored a 9.925. The Sooners beam total was 49.475.
Georgia had no 9.90’s on bars due to steps on the landings. Their score is 49.20.
UCLA hit floor! The Bruins posted four 9.90’s or higher for a total of 49.450.
Sorry for the delay on scores!
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ROTATION 3:
Florida came with a vengeance for a MASSIVE 49.725 counting only a 9.90 and above!! Jamie Shisler replaced Kiersten Wang in the lineup and fell on a double back but Florida regrouped and capitalized on every routine! Kytra Hunter was the event high with a 9.975. Florida is now back in second place by only .15!
Alabama was fighting for every landing dropping a 9.80 and counting a 9.90 from Ashley Sledge. Their vault total was 49.250.
LSU looked wobbly on beam but managed to pull out a 49.175 and counted a 9.90 from Britney Taylor.
OU dominated bars with beautiful lines and 9.90’s from Scaman, Olson, and Brewer. Their total is 49.375.
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Rotation 2:
This could be anyone’s game and Alabama isn’t giving anything away! Kim Jacob put up a 9.950 on floor followed by a 9.925 from Diandra Milliner who stuck an Arabian double front cold! The tides floor total is 49.50.
Georgia dropped Noel Couch’s 9.65, after two hops on her Yurchenko full landing. The Dogs still put up a 49.20 on vault.
UCLA posted a 49.175 on balance beam after a fall from Olivia Courtney. Sophina DeJesus put up a huge 9.90.
LSU Tigers high bar score was Rheagan Courville’s 9.875. Tigers total 49.200 only dropping a 9.80.
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Rotation 1:
BREAKING:
Florida began on beam and LOST THEIR COOL. Florida is forced to count a FALL as Ashanée Dickerson and Kytra Hunter both fell on their back handspring layout series. Gators drop Dickerson’s 9.075 and keep Hunter’s 9.325. In order for the #1 ranked Gators to win they need to have the meet of their lives from here on out!
Georgia had a fall on floor from Shayla Worley, and an out of bounds deduction from Brandie Jay. Their floor total is 49.050.
Oklahoma had a few sticks with a 9.85 from Taylor spears and Maile’ana Kanewa. Their vault total was a 49.125.
UCLA started on bars and ended with a 9.925 from Vanessa Zamarripa. This bombshell routine helped them reach a 49.375.
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The Super Six:
1. Florida 197.775
2. Alabama 197.350
3. LSU 197.325
4. Oklahoma 197.200
4. UCLA 197.200
6. Georgia 197.150
ITS FINALLY HERE!! The most exciting college meet of the year is about to begin!
Here is the random rotation draw:
