Podcast: College Salute Week 4- Storm Trooper Stare Down

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February 3, 2022

What’s to come in this episode:

The Insider gains ESPN status… At least one of us did! The floor performances from our alums in week 4 were through the roof even the Michigan Storm Trooper was impressed. The Auburn Gymnasties had their own take on floor routine choreography. Front handspring board entries on vault are making a comeback, lots of 9.9s and R5 Alum Olivia Karas drops by to give Kim her feedback.

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Show Notes:

Intro
ESPN Status- Kim commentated the EMU Quad meet
- Kims thoughts on the experience
- Olivia Karas Joins us to give her thoughts on Kim’s performance
Karas Kickover- Full Turns
FAB 5
- Jasmine Gutteriez (ASU) Rulfova
- Kendall Whitman (GW) Front Handspring onto board vault
- Zuhlke- Iowa Her handspring onto board into tuck Kaz vault (named after her)
- Katy Kooperman (LIU) Triple full on floor
- Briona Carswell (Airforce) Obsessed with her floor
Discussion-
- MSU Floor Routines and Alina Cartwright’s Choreography
- Kent State’s Hunts Gymnastics Trio floor 9.9’s
- StormTrooper stare down at Michigan
- The Attitude and performance of Aria Brusch and Claire Gagilardi

9.9 Notebook
Week #3 Breakdown
- Gymnasties at Auburn
  - Mati Waligora
  - Lexi Graber
- Suni and Pickles (GROSS-Me) (Delicious- Kim)
- Gabby Perea- Exhibition Why not in lineup?
Other Freshman Debut- Elaina McGovern (Boise State)
New R5 CollegeSalute_Podcast Instagram and Youtube Channel
Toe Point President
- Dani Petrousek
- Jori Jackard
- Rachel Borden
- Katelyn Ewald
- Cheyenne Pratola
- Anna Kaziska
- Andi Li
- Helen Hu
Sparkle and Shine on Tik Tok
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Past Podcasts:

Week3- Big Letters, Records, the Queen and Wake Boarding

Week 2- Melting Thru Movement or Sharp Stab

Week 1- From A to Z and Everything in Between

ALUMonday for NCAA Week 4

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February 1, 2022

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It’s that time of year again when we get to watch multiple college gymnastics meets every weekend for 12 plus weeks. The match-ups, the cheers, the flips, and of course the BIG College Salutes. Region 5 is lucky to have a large amount of former athletes competing in college and this is the place to follow their careers. Besides our College Salute Podcast (posted every Wednesday during the collegiate season) where we break down the weeks action, we have our ALUMonday where we highlight some of the awesome routines that our Region 5 Alums did during the previous week of NCAA action.

Here are 10 routines that stood out in Week 4 on NCAA action.

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Elaina McGovern, Boise State 9.8 (Freshman Debut)

Kaitlyn Higgins, Nebraska 9.875

JerQuavia Henderson, Iowa 9.85

Stephanie Macasu, Towson 9.825

Kara Roberts, EMU 9.8

Aria Brusch, Auburn 9.875

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Eliza Millar, BYU 9.8

Rachel Borden, Illinois 9.85

Marissa Rojas, Iowa 9.875

Kaitlyn Ewald, Illinois 9.85

Behind the Scenes 2022 Coaches Spectacular | Best of Highlights

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Jason MacDonald

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January 31, 2022

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Behind the Scenes highlights from the level 10 sessions at Cincinnati’s 2022 Coaches Spectacular.

Top 20 of the 2022 UGA Invite

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January 29, 2022

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The 2022 competition season for Level 10’s in Region 5 is well underway and though you can tell that it’s the beginning of the season, there have been some big routines and scores already posted. The United Gymnastics Academy hosted their annual UGA Invite last weekend and there were some standout routines that need to be highlighted. Here are the top 5 Region 5 routines on each event from the UGA Invite.

Check out more on the UGA Invite coverage page

Vault

Nikki Smith, EuroStars- Huge Yurchenko 1 1/2 for a (9.85)

Faith Torrez, Legacy Elite- New Yurchenko 1 1/2 on vault for 2022 (Competed Yurchenko Doubles in the past) 9.725 video

Peyton Pech, Aspire- Very Nice Yurchenko full with a great landing 9.7 video

3 tie with a 9.675
- Sammy Macasu, Legacy Elite video
- Railey Jackson, GymNasti video
- Aubree Guinee, Legacy Elite video

Bars

Nikki Smith, Eurostars- New release combo for 2022 for a 9.8

Lilly Lippeatt, Cincinnati- Nice bar to bar combos and love the fight for the handstands 9.675 video

2 tie with a 9.65
- Faith Torrez, Legacy Elite video
- Mila Brusch, Cincinnati video

Railey Jackson, Gymnasti 9.6- video

Beam

Faith Torrez, Legacy Elite- Elite level routine with one of the best standing fulls in the business! 9.95

Nikki Smith, Eurostars- 9.925 video
Jazlynn Chism, Midwest Elite- awesome BHS 1 arm BHS layout stepout (one of very few who do this combo) 9.675 video
2 tie with 9.625
- Lilly Lippeatt,Cincinnati video
- Railey Jackson, GymNasti video

Floor

Nikki Smith, Eurostars- beautiful full in first pass 9.875

2 Tie with 9.825
- Faith Torrez, Legacy Elite- Awesome double layout 9.825 video
- Olivia Coppola, Cincinnati- Must watch routine beautiful 2 1/2 front tuck 9.825 video
Ava Molina, Cincinnati 9.775 video
Amy Wozniak, Legacy Elite- nice full in 1st pass (always strong on floor) 9.75 video

Podcast: College Salute Week 3- Big Letters, Records, the Queen and Wake Boarding

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Jason MacDonald

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January 27, 2022

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What’s to come in this episode:

There was an all Around record set by an alum while we learned another’s key to success on bars is wake boarding. We had a perfect 9.95, and a lawn dart 10 on vault in week 3. The 9.9 notebook was filled, some cool team routine interactions , Region 5 Media proves to be useful and Skyla Schulte is the QUEEN! That and more as we recap week 3 of NCAA action.

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Show Notes:

Intro
Drive to 5
- Highlights from Circle of Stars
- Highlights from UGA Invite
FAB 5
- Jade Carey!! She will be the greatest of all time 39.800/ Lindsey Brown 39.7
- Leanne Wong Vault
- Lex Ortega NC State Beam Series BHS Onodi
- Mya Hooten Floor 10, Ona Loper 39.725- um drop in landing on 1 1/2
- Michigan 198.025 first 198 of year

Discussion-
- Region 5 Insider media is working- Sierra, Makarri interviews/press conference
- The 2 pass routine- Theme of Karas Kickover last week
- Team interactions during after routines (Ball State (Victoria) and Temple (Brooke)) and the BIG LETTERS of SEMO AND Bowling Green

Karas Kickover
9.9 Notebook
Week #3 Breakdown
- Payton Murphy and WMU Records
- Rylee Gallmeyer
- Tory Vetter
- Cincinnati Alums Nikki Beckwith and Maggie Mace
- JO JO Varga
- Haley Tyson
- Jacey Vore
Other Freshman Debuts
New R5 CollegeSalute_Podcast Instagram and Youtube Channel
Toe Point President
- Maggie Mace
- Dani Petrousek
- Andi Li

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Past Podcasts:

Week 2- Melting Thru Movement or Sharp Stab

Week 1- From A to Z and Everything in Between