Week 10 was stuffed with non-conference competitors for the SEC gymnastics groups. No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Florida, No. 6 Kentucky, and No. 9 Alabama proceed to publish the best scores, whereas No. 20 Georgia and No. 14 Auburn fluctuate weekly. No. 12 Arkansas and No. 13 Missouri are wanting constant as we inch nearer to the postseason.
Learn on to get an in-depth recap of Week 10’s meets.
#3 LSU & #14 Auburn @ Podium Problem
Closing rating: LSU: 198.425, Auburn: 197.050, George Washington: 195.100, Texas Lady’s College: 194.725
LSU
“This was our greatest efficiency this 12 months no matter rating from high to backside and one of the best we’ve seen all 12 months lengthy via all 4 occasions,” LSU Head Coach Jay Clark stated. “The group was unfastened, they have been relaxed, and so they dealt with enterprise proper. They didn’t let the rating get to them and so they didn’t let any distractions get to them.”
The Tigers are on their A-game with a 198.425 away rating. LSU is on hearth and they’re coming in sizzling for the postseason. Haleigh Bryant is making historical past practically each meet, and final weekend, she scored consecutive 10s on vault and bars. She is now the all-around record-holder for LSU after her 39.925.
Bryant’s rating on the evening can be the second finest all-around rating in SEC historical past and all-time fourth-best in NCAA historical past. She has now recorded an ideal rating on each occasion in 2024, making her solely the tenth gymnast in NCAA historical past to file that achievement.
LSU got here out with a bang hitting a brand new season-high vault rating of 49.675. Bryant carried out flawlessly within the anchor spot, claiming her ninth good rating on vault and the occasion win. Bryant didn’t take her foot off the fuel as she headed proper into bars and picked up her sixteenth profession good rating, serving to the Tigers attain a 49.575.
Beam was the bottom occasion rating of the evening with a 49.5. Bryant claimed the equipment title with a 9.95. LSU set the best flooring NQS in LSU and NCAA historical past following their 49.675 flooring rating. Bryant and Kiya Johnson break up the ground title after each scoring near-perfect 9.975s.
The Tigers will host North Carolina on Friday, March 15 @ 8:30 p.m. ET.
Auburn
“I believe the group did rather well contemplating a few of the circumstances this week,” Auburn Head Coach Jeff Graba stated. “We’ve battled illness and harm this week and put fairly a number of new folks into lineups. Breaking a 197 on the highway in any case that’s actually good for this group.”
The Tigers kicked off the meet on bars scoring a 49.125. Cassie Stevens led the group with a 9.9. Auburn then moved to beam, the place they put up a 49.425. Stevens as soon as once more led with a 9.925.
Auburn scored their highest rating of the meet on flooring with a 49.475. Gabby McLaughlin was the best rating with a 9.925. Julianne Huff scored a brand new collegiate-best 9.875 on the occasion. The Tigers’ lowest equipment whole was on vault with a 49.025. Stevens led the group with a 9.9.
The Tigers will head to Nashville on Saturday, March 16 @ 8:30 p.m. ET to compete in opposition to Kentucky, Ohio State, and Fisk within the inaugural Kidney Care meet.
#4 Florida @ Nebraska quad meet
Closing rating: Florida: 197.700, Nebraska: 197.150, Lindenwood: 196.325, Japanese Michigan: 193.600
“We had some new gamers step into totally different roles and totally different components of the lineup at the moment,” Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland stated. “So plenty of new, plenty of totally different, and but this group stepped as much as the problem and accepted what they wanted to do tonight.”
Victoria Nguyen received her first all-around title as a Gator along with her general rating of 39.625. It was freshman Skylar Draser’s first time competing within the all-around, and he or she put up a 39.45.
Florida began on bars and posted a 49.4. Leanne Wong claimed the title with a near-perfect 9.975. Florida moved to beam and put up their highest rating of the meet with a 49.55. Nguyen scored a 9.95 to guide the Gators and declare the occasion title.
The bottom occasion rating of the evening was on flooring (49.225). Nguyen scored a 9.875, main the rotation for the Gators. Florida scored a 49.525 on vault within the final rotation, led by a 9.95 from Anya Pilgrim, which received the occasion title.
The Gators return dwelling on Friday, March 15 @ 7 p.m. ET to host a quad meet in opposition to NC State, Iowa State, and Lengthy Island College.
#6 Kentucky @ North Carolina
Closing rating: Kentucky: 197.800 – North Carolina: 196.525
The Wildcats crushed the Tar Heels this weekend, including an important rating to their away NQS. Kentucky’s 197.800 ties their program finest away rating set final season at Illinois. Raena Worley achieved perfection for the fourth time this season on flooring, which helped her win her twenty eighth all-around victory with a rating of 39.7.
A 49.5 on bars began the meet off for Kentucky. A brand new career-high 9.95 for Delaynee Rodriguez earned her her first occasion win on the equipment. She shared the win with UNC’s Lali Dekanoidze. Cecily Rizo additionally scored a brand new career-high 9.9.
The bottom occasion rating of the evening was a 49.25 on vault. Isabella Magnelli, Makenzie Wilsonl and Worley led the Wildcats with 9.875s. They break up a four-way share of the vault title with UNC’s Dekanoidze.
Worley’s 10 helped lead the ground rotation to a 49.6. Magnelli went 9.95, and Creslyn Brose handed in a 9.925. The Wildcats ended the meet with a 49.45 on beam. Worley and Magnelli every earned a 9.925 to separate the occasion title.
Kentucky will head to Nashville on Saturday, March 16 to compete within the Kidney Care meet at 8:15 p.m. ET in opposition to Ohio State, Auburn, and Fisk.
Quad meet @ #9 Alabama
Closing rating: Alabama: 198.000, Minnesota: 197.400, Illinois: 196.075, Talladega: 191.000
Luisa Blanco was the star of the present on senior evening in Tuscaloosa. Blanco is the primary Alabama gymnast in 19 years to file a number of good 10s in the identical meet. Her 39.85 all-around rating is now tied as the best all-around rating in program historical past.
Blanco’s stellar evening began on vault, the place she scored her first 10 to propel the Tide to a brand new season-high 49.5 occasion rating. The bottom occasion rating of the evening was a 49.25 on bars. Blanco was the chief of the occasion with a 9.95 and shared the title with Illinois’ Mia Takekawa.
One other season-high rating was reached on beam with a 49.525. Gabby Gladieux and Lilly Hudson every scored a 9.95 and shared the occasion title with Minnesota’s Sarah Moraw. This was Hudson’s first meet competing within the all-around, and he or she scored a 39.575.
The Tide’s 49.725 on flooring turned the second highest rating in program historical past on the occasion. Hudson posted a 9.95, Gladieux posted a 9.975, and for the ultimate routine in her dwelling enviornment, Blanco scored one other 10.
The Tide will head to Oklahoma on Sunday, March 17 to tackle the Sooners at 3:45 p.m. ET.
#1 Oklahoma @ #12 Arkansas
Closing rating: Oklahoma: 198.350 – Arkansas: 197.275
The Gymbacks had a stable meet on Sunday regardless that they misplaced by over some extent to No. 1 Oklahoma.
Arkansas began on vault with a 49.35. Lauren Willliams and Leah Smith led the Razorbacks, every with a 9.925, and break up the vault title with Oklahoma’s Hannah Scheible. On bars, Arkansas put up their lowest rating of the meet (49.025). Jensen Scalzo had the best rating for the group with a 9.875.
A 9.9 from Sirena Linton within the anchor spot helped push the Razorbacks to a 49.3 on beam. Arkansas completed with a 49.6 on flooring. Frankie Value as soon as once more stole the present within the anchor spot with a 9.95, and Hailey Klein scored a career-high 9.9.
The Gymbacks might be again at dwelling on Friday, March 15 at 8 p.m. ET to host Nebraska.
Quad meet @ #13 Missouri
Closing rating: Denver: 197.625, Missouri: 197.375, New Hampshire: 195.250, S.E. Missouri: 193.150
The Tigers might have fallen to No. 11 Denver this previous weekend, however they reached two new season-high rotation scores on bars and flooring. Missouri additionally had 11 routines publish a rating of 9.9-or-above, which is a excessive for the group this season.
Missouri began on vault with a 49.075. Jocelyn Moore competed her Yurchenko 1.5 and was the best rating for the group with a 9.875. The bars lineup excelled, not solely reaching a season-high rating, but in addition scoring a brand new program file with a 49.6. Amaya Marshall scored a career-best 9.925. Mara Titarsolej and Sienna Schreiber every scored a 9.95 to be a part of a four-way tie for the occasion title.
A 9.925 from Schreiber and two 9.9s from Amari Celestine and Grace Anne Davis helped the Tigers attain a 49.075 on beam. Freshman Kennedy Griffin made her beam debut and scored a 9.8. A 49.625 flooring rating is a season-high and in addition now holds the second-best flooring rating in program historical past. Griffin and Schreiber every scored a 9.95 to say a share of the ground title.
The Tigers will head to Illinois subsequent weekend to tackle Arizona, S.E. Missouri and Illinois on Sunday, March 17 @ 3 p.m. ET.
#20 Georgia @ #7 Michigan
Closing rating: Michigan: 197.075 – Georgia: 196.300
The GymDogs took a flip within the flawed course on the highway in opposition to Michigan, scoring a measly 196.3. This can be a 1.25 level drop from their earlier week’s rating of 197.550.
Georgia began on bars with a 48.65. The excessive scorer was anchor Lily Smith with a 9.95, and he or she received the occasion title. Smith additionally shared the all-around title with Michigan’s Gabby Wilson with a rating of 39.5.
The Bulldogs continued to wrestle on vault, solely placing up a 48.95. Anchor Ady Wahl was the highest rating with a 9.875. Georgia scored their highest occasion rating on flooring within the third rotation with a 49.45. Wahl scored a career-best 9.925, and Holly Snyder scored a career-best 9.9. Smith led the group once more within the anchor spot with a 9.95.
5 scores of 9.85 made up Georgia’s 49.25 beam whole. Naya Howard, JaFree Scott, Jaydah Battle, Anya Turner, and Smith have been part of a seven-way beam win with two Michigan gymnasts.
The GymDogs will head to Nashville subsequent weekend to compete on the Kidney Care meet. Georgia will face Maryland, Pittsburgh, Iowa, and Talladega on Saturday, March 16 @ 2 p.m. ET.