With the first semifinal round in the books for the 2014 NCAA Championships, we now also know who will move on to Sunday's event finals and receive All American honors.
On the vault, Brandie Jay of Georgia takes top honors with a 9.95. Jay stuck an incredible yurchenko 1 1/2. Joining Jay in the event final and also earning the title of All American First Team includes:
Lindsay Mable - Minnesota (9.9)
Lindsey Cheek - Georgia (9.9)
Ashleigh Gnat - LSU (9.9)
Rheagan Courville - LSU (9.9)
Sachi Sugiyama - Michigan (9.9)
Maileana Kanewa - Oklahoma (9.9)
Haley Scamen - Oklahoma (9.9)
There are no second team All Americans on the vault this year.
Moving to the bars, Lindsey Cheek of Georgia and Kristina Vaculik both performed rountines filled with both dynamics and grace. The pair earned 9.925s to place at the top of session one's leader board. Cheeck and Vaculik will be joined at the bars event final with:
Rheagan Courville - LSU (9.9)
Joanna Sampson - Michigan (9.9)
Taylor Spears - Oklahoma (9.9)
Shona Morgan - Stanford (9.9)
Samantha Shapiro - Stanford (9.9)
Not advancing to the event finals, but earning recognition as All Americans second team are Chelsea Davis (Georgia), Nicole Artz (Michigan), Shelby Gies (Michigan) each earning 9.875s.
2013 Event Finalists Erica Brewer (Oklahoma), Rebecca Clark (Oklahoma), Chelsea Davis (Georgia), Sarie Morrison (LSU), and Randii Wyrick (LSU) competed in last year's bar final, but unfortunately missed the cut-off this time around. However, each of these athletes will look to help in the Super Six Team Final.
Taylor Spears of Oklahoma takes the top spot on the beam with a 9.925. Spears executed a that exemplifies the technique for which Oklahoma is known. Also participating in the beam event final is:
Hanna Nordquist - Minnesota (9.9)
Madeline Gardiner - Oregon State (9.9)
Mary Beth Box - Georgia (9.9)
Lindsey Cheek - Georgia (9.9)
Sydney Ewing - LSU (9.9)
Chayse Capps - Oklahoma (9.9)
Kristina Vaculik - Stanford (9.9)
There are no second team qualifiers from the beam event this year. Just missing out on advancing to the 2014 Beam Final is Erica Brewer of Oklahoma. Brewer placed ninth at last year's competition.
And on the floor exercise Michigan's Joanna Sampson and Oklahoma's Maileana Kanewa and Haley Scaman secure the leading positions with 9.95s each. Also competing in the event final is:
Brandie Jay - Georgia (9.925)
Jessica Sovona - LSU (9.925)
Lara Albright - Oklahoma (9.925)
Not advancing to the event final, but earing recognition as All Americans Second Team from the floor event final are Lindsay Mable (Minnesota), Cat Hires (Georgia), Mary Beth Box (Georgia), Ashleight Gnat (LSU), Nicole Artz (Michigan), and Kara Lovan (Oklahoma) all with scores of 9.9.
Not advancing to this year's floor final are Lindsay Mable (Minnesota) and Rheagan Courville (LSU). Mable tied for third and Courville placed ninth at last year's event.
On the vault, Brandie Jay of Georgia takes top honors with a 9.95. Jay stuck an incredible yurchenko 1 1/2. Joining Jay in the event final and also earning the title of All American First Team includes:
Lindsay Mable - Minnesota (9.9)
Lindsey Cheek - Georgia (9.9)
Ashleigh Gnat - LSU (9.9)
Rheagan Courville - LSU (9.9)
Sachi Sugiyama - Michigan (9.9)
Maileana Kanewa - Oklahoma (9.9)
Haley Scamen - Oklahoma (9.9)
There are no second team All Americans on the vault this year.
Moving to the bars, Lindsey Cheek of Georgia and Kristina Vaculik both performed rountines filled with both dynamics and grace. The pair earned 9.925s to place at the top of session one's leader board. Cheeck and Vaculik will be joined at the bars event final with:
Rheagan Courville - LSU (9.9)
Joanna Sampson - Michigan (9.9)
Taylor Spears - Oklahoma (9.9)
Shona Morgan - Stanford (9.9)
Samantha Shapiro - Stanford (9.9)
Not advancing to the event finals, but earning recognition as All Americans second team are Chelsea Davis (Georgia), Nicole Artz (Michigan), Shelby Gies (Michigan) each earning 9.875s.
2013 Event Finalists Erica Brewer (Oklahoma), Rebecca Clark (Oklahoma), Chelsea Davis (Georgia), Sarie Morrison (LSU), and Randii Wyrick (LSU) competed in last year's bar final, but unfortunately missed the cut-off this time around. However, each of these athletes will look to help in the Super Six Team Final.
Taylor Spears of Oklahoma takes the top spot on the beam with a 9.925. Spears executed a that exemplifies the technique for which Oklahoma is known. Also participating in the beam event final is:
Hanna Nordquist - Minnesota (9.9)
Madeline Gardiner - Oregon State (9.9)
Mary Beth Box - Georgia (9.9)
Lindsey Cheek - Georgia (9.9)
Sydney Ewing - LSU (9.9)
Chayse Capps - Oklahoma (9.9)
Kristina Vaculik - Stanford (9.9)
There are no second team qualifiers from the beam event this year. Just missing out on advancing to the 2014 Beam Final is Erica Brewer of Oklahoma. Brewer placed ninth at last year's competition.
And on the floor exercise Michigan's Joanna Sampson and Oklahoma's Maileana Kanewa and Haley Scaman secure the leading positions with 9.95s each. Also competing in the event final is:
Brandie Jay - Georgia (9.925)
Jessica Sovona - LSU (9.925)
Lara Albright - Oklahoma (9.925)
Not advancing to the event final, but earing recognition as All Americans Second Team from the floor event final are Lindsay Mable (Minnesota), Cat Hires (Georgia), Mary Beth Box (Georgia), Ashleight Gnat (LSU), Nicole Artz (Michigan), and Kara Lovan (Oklahoma) all with scores of 9.9.
Not advancing to this year's floor final are Lindsay Mable (Minnesota) and Rheagan Courville (LSU). Mable tied for third and Courville placed ninth at last year's event.