Karas Kickover Top 5 From NCAA Week #4

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February 5, 2021

This NCAA season we have former Region 5 Alum and Michigan Wolverine star Olivia Karas giving us her Top 5 moments each week. Olivia will be joining us on the College Salute Podcast when her busy schedule allows to give a former collegiate gymnasts perspective but will be doing her weekly kick over of her standouts for us to enjoy.

Check out the College Salute Week #4- Stick Smile Salute on the Balance Bar

Karas Kickover Audio Version

Top 5 For Week #4

#5- Mati Waligora (Alabama)- Set the Stage for Bama with lead off performance

#4- Marissa Oakley (Georgia)- Beautiful Beam Worker

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#3- Natalie Hamp (NIU)- Awesome Blind Full Double Layout off bars

#2- Delanie Harkness (MSU)- Beautiful and Clean Bars

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#1- Jerquavia Henderson “Q” (Iowa)- Cool Calm and Collected

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Check Back next week for Olivia’s Karas Kickover picks for Week #5 and check out our full recap podcasts each Wednesday throughout the NCAA season.

Day In the Life of Katya Sander, Level 10 Gymnast from Perfection Gymnastics | Eye on 5

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February 4, 2021

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Day in the Life with Level 10 National Qualifier and future Stanford Cardinal Katya Sander from Perfection Gymnastics in Ohio. Katya lives a “double life” splitting time outside of Cincinnati where she trains and her actually home in Kentucky. Katya takes us along with her as she goes to school, her gymnastics workouts, and her awesome healthy dinners she eats. Katya is a very goal oriented individual who gives her time to Brothers and Sisters organization being a mentor or an inspiration for someone outside her circle. Let’s check out our Eye on 5 with #KatyaSander #Dayinthelife #eyeon5

Podcast: College Salute Week 4: Stick, Smile, and Salute at the Balance Bar on BTN MINUS

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February 3, 2021

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Lots of sticks, Huge Smiles, Salutes and we even had a Balance Bar???? It was week 4 of NCAA action with a rather full list of NINE NINE’s from our Alums. We were hoping to see more gymnastics from the BTN+ but grips, salutes and knee back handsprings stole the show. There was some competitive action in the MAC with two duos for you this week. It’s for the BIG Salute for Week 4!

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Show Details:

Sparkle and Shine of Lovely Leos

Karas Kickover Top 5 Moments

Kim’s Highlights and Lowlights

Mask Mania

Nine Nine Notebook

Nebraska, Ohio State @MSU- Balance Bar, BTH Minus

Built Bar **Code: R5Insider for 10% off**

Eastern Michigan vs Kent State

Central Michigan vs Western Michigan- Celebrate Good Times Come On!

Jtree Gym Balm College Best 5 of the Week

Past Podcast Episodes

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

Karas Kickover Top 5 From NCAA Week #3

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Jason MacDonald

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January 29, 2021

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This NCAA season we have former Region 5 Alum and Michigan Wolverine star Olivia Karas giving us her Top 5 moments each week. Olivia will be joining us on the College Salute Podcast when her busy schedule allows to give a former collegiate gymnasts perspective but will be doing her weekly kick over of her standouts for us to enjoy.

Check out the College Salute Week #3- MACtion, Starter Pistol Has Gone Off in the MAC?

Karas Kickover Audio Version

Top 5 for Week #3

#5- Leah Clapper (Florida): Anchor on Bars

#4– Anna Kaziska (SEMO): Anchoring Beam

*Photo by: Athletes Eye Photography, SEMO Gymnastics*

#3- Kiara Gianfagna (Arkansas): Lead off on beam

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Check out the full routine (click here routine @27:15)

#2- Payton Murphy (Western Michigan): 9.85 on Beam

#1- Nia Dennis (UCLA): GONE Viral, JOY and LOVE for Competing

Check Back next week for Olivia’s Karas Kickover picks for Week #4 and check out our full recap podcasts each Wednesday throughout the NCAA season.

Podcast: College Salute Week 3- MACtion, Starter Pistol Has Gone off in the MAC!

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January 28, 2021

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In this week’s episode we welcome back the MAC conference to gymnastics action in the NCAA. As the commentator said at Ball State we were waiting for the starter pistol to go off in the MAC! We had the first viral floor routine of the year… Region 5 Alum! The Mac Conference has more Region 5 Alums than any other conference in the country. Check out all the MACation from week 3.

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Podcast Breakdown

Karas Kickover- Olivia Karas’s Top 5 of the Week

Nine Nine Notebook- 9.9+ Scores from around the country

Nia Dennis goes Viral

Eastern Michigan vs Bowling Green

Western Michigan vs NIU

Kent State vs Pitt

Central Michigan vs Ball State

Sparkle and Shine- Top 5 Leos of Week 3

Jtree College Salute Top 5 Awards of the Week

Past Podcast Episodes

Episode #2: What’s My Score, Where’s My Mask?

Episode #1: Caught in the Webb of Waligora