Behind the Scenes look at the 2nd Annual R5 Insider Classic presented by Midwest Gym Supply. This video features action from the Level 10 sessions. Thank you to all that attended this years classic and we look forward to another exciting meet in 2022.
What an exciting weekend of conference championship action. We witnessed some surprising upsets, energized celebrations after big time routines, and what felt like the most normal (as we remember before Covid) of the entire season. It’s postseason in the NCAA and that always brings more excitement to the gymnastics action. As we do each Monday (sometimes posted on Tuesday), here are our routines from Region 5 Alums that stood out but you may have not seen from seven of the major conferences.
MRGC
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Taylor Dittmar (Utah State) Beam 9.85
EAGL
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Lauren Beckwith (Pitt) Beam 9.85
Anna Warhol (George Washington) Floor 9.85
MIC
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Aleah Leman (Lindenwood) Floor 9.875
MAC
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Mia Lord (NIU) Beam 9.85
Courtney Bezold (EMU) Bars 9.875
Hayden Crossen (Eastern Michigan) Floor 9.875
Carissa Ludwig (Western Michigan) Floor 9.85
SEC
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Mati Waligora (Alabama) Beam 9.85
Aria Brusch (Auburn) Floor 9.85
BIG 12
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McKenna Linnen (West Virginia) Floor 9.85
BIG 10
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Olivia O’Donnell (Illinois) Bars 9.85
We have reached the final week of the regular season for NCAA Gymnastics. This coming weekend proves to be an exciting one with conference championships on the line along with increasing that National Qualifying Score (NQS). The were some big time performances in week 10 and here are some of them in this weeks Top 5 moments from former Region 5 Alum and Michigan Wolverine star Olivia Karas. It was a CAREER HIGH week oh and there was a standing full!!!
Check out the College Salute Week 10: Jump, Swing, Land…. Squirrel
Karas Kickover Audio Version
5. Gabby Perea, California Beam Exhibition STANDING FULL
4. Avery Balser, Rutgers Floor 9.8- Career High on Floor
3. Bridget Killian, Iowa Beam 9.875- Career High
2. Anastasia Webb, Oklahoma Floor 9.95 Tying Career High
SPECIAL 1+ Congrats to the the Region 5 Girls from Michigan: Gabby, Sierra, Abbie, Anne and Anna- Another program high score- Alumni Pride!
The regular season has come to an end with a crazy CMU quad stream that felt like we were playing the game Frogger. We had some new Alums break into the line-up in the final week of the regular season along with some lights out performances for line-up veterans. We definitely had some big jumps, powerful swings, big time stuck landings in Week 10.
Show Breakdown
Past Podcast Episodes
Episode #9: Stop, Hop and Salute the Toe Point President Episode #8: A Cup Full of Pink, Pride and Power
Episode #7: IT’s the PERFECT Smile, Going to Be Legend Here
Episode #6: The Inner Monologue, Just Hold My Mask Please!
Episode #5: Mount Mania- Rachel’s is Back, Andi’s is New and Dittmar’s is Classic
Episode #4: Stick, Smile, Salute at the Balance Bar on BTN Minus
Episode #3: Maction Starter pistol has gone off in the mac
Episode #2: What’s My Score, Where’s My Mask?
Episode #1: Caught in the Webb of Waligora
The last weekend of regular season competition in the NCAA has come and gone. Region 5 has alums all around the country competing each and every weekend and it’s impossible to cover them all on our College Salute Podcast each week. So this week we feature seven of our alums that had stand out performances for their teams. It will be an exciting championships weekend. #R5Alums
Olivia Amodei, Kent State 9.85 Floor
Rachel Borden, Illinois Beam 9.875
Nikki Borkowski, Towson Floor 9.875
Faith Leary, Temple Floor 9.875
Karlie Franz, Kent State Bars 9.875
Bridget Killian, Iowa Floor 9.85
Kaitlyn Ewald, Illinois Bars 9.875
Look forward to watching all these and all our Alums in Championship Weekend.
