3 Alums with 10’s during Regional Weekend, One of us correctly picked the 8 teams moving on, not alums but can we talk Paige Zancan and Maggie Slife, MORE HYPE MOMENTS, some very nice KAZZZZZZZ’s this weekend, It was really a really exciting final day of regionals with it coming down to tenths. We saw the final salutes for many of our alums this weekend and a future Alanta Falcons Cheerleader well she is HYPE let’s go!
4 Regionals, 4 Play Ins beginning Wed, 8 Semi Finals, 4 finals and that’s just to get to the NCAA Championships! Yes it’s going to be a long week of gymnastics and we are breaking down where our Region 5 Alums are competing and what routines we expect to see, that and our bracket breakdown, let’s go!
It’s Regional Week in NCAA Gymnastics with a trip to the NCAA Championships on the minds of the teams and individuals competing. However, a week ago during the Conference Championships weekend, the NCGA Championships took place. These nationals feature some of the best gymnasts from NCAA Division III. This year’s competition was hosted by Gustavus Adolphus.
Our DIII Alums are always well represented at these national championships every year and we always have a number of top 10 finishes. In 2025, we had 5 alums place in the top 10 with one end the season as the national champion.
The NCGA team championship went to the University of Wisconsin Lacrosse for the first time since 2016 with a 194.925. Lauren Main is a Sophomore for the Eagles and is our only alum currently on the team. Lauren is from Energym gymnastics in Illinois and she competed on bars (9.575) and beam (9.775) for Lacrosse during the team finals.
Check out some of the top individual performances from our Region 5 Alums at the NCGA Championships
Paige Magel, Wisconsin White Water Beam 9.85 (National Champion)
Paige rocked this beam routine for a share of the NCGA National title.
Kiara Hockman, Brockport Vault 9.825 (2nd Place)
Kiara has a huge Yurchenko full and she holds a nice shape throughout the entire vault.
Kennedy O’Connor, Winona State Vault 9.75 (tied for 3rd)
Kennedy after winning her conference vault title, finishes her career top 3 on vault at nationals and another All American honor.
Mia Lucero, Wisconsin OshKosh Vault 9.75 (tied for 3rd)
Mia has been a very consistent vaulter for OshKosh her entire career. Here is her final collegiate vault for another top 3 finish.
Kelsey Kollhoff, Wisconsin White Water Bars 9.75 (3rd place)
Kelsey’s Tkatchev bail combo is so good with the awesome height and flow on the connection. A last bar routine to remember for sure.
Three Alums were just out of the top 10 on floor tying for 11th with 9.8
Emma Brookins, Brockport Delaney Cienkus, Osh Kosh Kelsey Kollhoff, White Water
It’s March MATness and this week it’s Conference Championships, the closet was even darker this weekend, Holly Molly is that a technical term, You get a 10 and you get a 10 but an Alum was a 10 on floor once again, and the MAC needs to make some changes, Riley McCuster is my MVP well for the intro at least, and did you know Gymnastics takes a lifetime to do well oh and SUKI Pfister that and much more… IT’s a CELL- A – BRATION of GOOD GYMNASTICS let’s go!
SHOW NOTES:
FAB 5
Brooklyn Freaking Moores
Corey the Hype Man
Moment for EMU
Suki Pfister
Moment for the Leos
Region 5 University Line Up
BIG Ten Championships
MAC Championships
Social Salute
Jordan’s Mom and Dad during her floor
Cecile doing tik toks- changing the mindset
The Gymnast game- Jenna, Gabi, Lilly, Thank god AJ landed better then her gymnast did
NCAA Hosts first selection show!
Olivia Karas intense Eyes watching the MATRIX TIME!
Liv’s pre-meet Q&A Velcro or Buckle
Stanford Tree Worship
Behind the Scenes
BIG Tens with KIM
MAC Champs with Aleena
D3 Athlete of the Week– Paige Magel, White Water (D3 National Beam Champion)
Regular season is over, It was apparently Nip and Tuck at Emu, Another 10 for You Know HU, some older players this week, a first for the wolverines, Dark Horses are Rising, Cha Cha Slide beam music and we will Press TO PERFECTION Lets Go!
