Karas Kickover NCAA Week 10

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March 19, 2021

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

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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

Rachel Borden (Illinois), Beam 9.875 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!

Podcast: College Salute Week 10: Jump, Swing, Land… Squirrel!

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March 18, 2021

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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.

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Look at the Current Team National Rankings after Week 10
Fab 5 from Around the Country
Karas Kickover- Olivia Karas’s Top 5 for Week 10
Sparkle and Shine Leos
Nine Nine Notebook
CMU Quad
Jtree Gym Balm College Salute Best of 5 of Week 10

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

R5 ALUMonday for NCAA Week 10

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Jason MacDonald

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March 15, 2021

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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.

Karas Kickover NCAA Week 9

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Jason MacDonald

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March 13, 2021

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We have one more week of NCAA regular season action before conference championships weekend. These last few weeks are the last chance to raise that National Qualifying Score (NQS) and the team standings for regionals. The were some big time performances in week 9 and here are some of them in this weeks Top 5 moments from former Region 5 Alum and Michigan Wolverine star Olivia Karas.

Check out the College Salute Week 9: Hop, Step, and Salute the Toe Point President

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5. Bella Romagnano (Penn State) 9.825 Beam- Matched Career High

4. Courtney Bezold (Eastern Michigan) 9.85- Leader of the Eagle Bar Pack!

3. Gabby Wilson (Michigan) 9.925 Floor- Always Electric

2. Olivia O’Donnell (Illinois) 9.9 Bars- Toe Point President

Andrea Li (Cal) 9.975 Bars- Help the Bears achieve a program history team bar score.

Check back next week for Olivia’s final regular season Karas Kickover Top 5 and make sure you check out this week’s podcast.

Podcast: College Salute Week 9- Stop Hop and Salute the Toe Point President

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Jason MacDonald

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March 10, 2021

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We Step, Hop, and Salute the action of Week 9 with the appointment of the Toe Point President. There was a Front Pike half vault that brought us back to 1996. A 198+ score from a team we barely saw… Thanks BTN Minus. There were Front Double fulls galore even one into a front layout. A couple 10’s for the Webb and apparently close shots of feet on the beam are important.

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