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.
Show Notes:
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
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 highlights from the level 10 sessions at Cincinnati’s 2022 Coaches Spectacular.
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
Bars
Nikki Smith, Eurostars- New release combo for 2022 for a 9.8
Beam
Faith Torrez, Legacy Elite- Elite level routine with one of the best standing fulls in the business! 9.95
Floor
Nikki Smith, Eurostars- beautiful full in first pass 9.875
