CAMBRIDGE, MA- MIT Athletics announced that both gymnastics programs will be cut as part of cost saving measures. If these cuts go through it will mean the destruction of two more gymnastics programs in the Northeast region, following cuts that have been continuing through the past few years. It also comes following several years of the team winning numerous awards.
by David F.P.
Twelve teams are headed to Lincoln, Nebraska for NCAA Nationals to determine who will be the champions this year in the team and event finals.
And even as that occurs, a large amount of teams are also headed to nationals, club nationals in Atlanta, Georgia. For schools without varsity teams (and even some with them), club gymnastics keeps the sport alive, and this weekend those teams come together to determine their own champions.
by David F.P.
Articles and rumblings are indicating that MIT is considering cutting several athletics programs. Some discussion has indicated the Men’s Gymnastics team is possibly on the cutting block, though not as much is pointing at the women’s team, though no announcement of which teams has been made. Students at MIT have taken to Facebook and other means in order to protest these potential cuts which could affect several teams throughout the spectrum. If the Men’s team was cut it would decrease the already small number of Men’s Programs in the country, and cut the number of teams in New England in half.
More updates as they become available…
(Note: As is always the case, the author is in favor of gymnastics teams not being cut and thus this may affect the impartiality of writing on the subject.)
by David F.P.
(Scores utilized from official USAG sources and Troester)
Photo Galleries: [ Day 1 ] [ Day 2 ] [ Day 3 ]
NEW HAVEN, CT- USAG Collegiate Gymnastics Nationals, the unique and lesser known of the three gymnastics championships was held for three days at Southern Connecticut State University this past week. What resulted was a lot of exciting gymnastics, drama, and surprises.
(Sources: Athletics Sources)
Cornell and Bridgeport tied to win the USAG title Friday night. The night before, Katie Canning, Rashonda Cannie, and Alina Liao won the All Around.
Individual events champions:
Uneven Bars
Alina Liao Yale and Brianna Schwartz SPU 9.75
Floor Exercise
Amie Boles and Tonya Pipkorn TWU 9.85
Beam
Stacey Ohara Cornell 9.85
Vault
Katie Canning Temple 9.825
Much more details to come in a full report later on.
by David F.P.
Alabama is hosting the Northeast Regionals and is among the teams competing there as well as Oklahoma, Missouri, Central Michigan, New Hampshire, and Maryland.
The Individual Qualfiers include Alicia Talucci from Pitt, Lorraine Galow from Bridgeport, Katie Canning from Temple, Alina Liao from Yale, and Jordan Brewer from Pennsylvania in the All Around. The event specialist qualifiers include Dani Bryan from Pitt on Vault, and Alix Croop from Pitt on Bars, Beam, and Floor.
(Source: NCAA)
By David F.P.
(scores from eyewitness accounts verified against official sources.)
NEW HAVEN, CT- The Towson University Tigers won their latest ECAC Division 1 Championship Saturday afternoon posting a 193.325, which edged Cornell’s 193.050 in a meet which had its share of controversy, and ended up with score adjustments after the results were presented to the crowd and the gymnasts who in Payne Whitney Gymnasium. In the end though it was Towson and Cornell in the top two positions followed by Temple’s 191.475, William and Mary’s 190.125, Pennsylvania’s 190.075, Brown’s 188.175, and Yale’s 184.450. Cornell’s Kerri Lavallee won the Vault with a 9.850, Jackie Schweitzer of Towson won the Uneven Bars with her 9.775, Katie Canning of Temple and Allison Mak of Yale both posted 9.850’s to win Balance Beam, Alise McDonald’s 9.850 on Floor won her that apparatus, and Alina Liao picked up a 38.600 to win the All Around.
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