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  1. ETGator1

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    2023-24 College Gym Fans Top Recruiting Classes:

    CollegeGymFans.com Top Recruiting Classes of 2023-2024 - CollegeGymFans.com

    1. Florida
    2. Alabama
    3. Georgia
    4. LSU
    5. Utah
    6. Oklahoma
    7. Kentucky
    8. Oregon State
    9. UCLA
    10. California

    Other Teams of Note: Michigan State & Washington


    #1. Florida

    Alyssa Arana, Leyva, former jr. elite/L10
    Kaylee Bluffstone, LaFleur's, L10
    Gabby Disidore, GAGE, sr. elite
    Skylar Draser, Infiniti Elite, former sr. elite/L10
    Danie Ferris, Florida Elite, L10
    Anya Pilgrim, Hill's L10/elite for Barbados

    Gauging large classes versus small classes and factoring in potential future impact does bring a level of subjectivity to the rankings. While our Top Three teams stood out from the rest, in the end Florida edged Bama and UGA for the top spot. This was primarily due to the depth of the class: while the top gymnasts in this class measured up well with the other contenders, it was the strength of the other members of the class that made the Gators stand out. The class features six talented frosh, all with a chance to make the final Florida lineups this year.

    Arana, who trained junior elite at Leyva, placed 3rd on BB and tied for 26th AA at the 2022 Women's Development Program (WDP) L10 Nationals. She also won the Individual Event Specialist titles on
    UB and BB at the 2023 Nationals, showing beautiful form and execution that should translate well to the NCAA.

    Bluffstone had a strong club season in 2023, placing 3rd on VT (
    Yurchenko 1 1/2), 4th on FX (full-in mount), 7th(t) BB and 9th AA at the WDP L10 Nationals. She also tied for 4th on VT and FX while placing 12th AA at the 2022 WDP L10 Nationals. She's a high energy dancer with super clean and high tumbling and could really draw in top marks for the Gators.

    Disidore trained as an elite at GAGE and won the Vegas Cup elite qualifier in 2023. She was also 2nd AA and 5th AA at the 2021 WDP L10 Nationals. She is working her way back from the injury and has been training mainly on
    UB this fall, with a Ray to Pak combo and a double layout dismount. She will only get stronger as she returns back to form and adds the other events.

    Draser is a former senior elite who dropped down to L10 in 2023. She placed 3rd on UB and tied for 15th AA at the 2023 WDP L10 Nationals. She vaults a
    Yurchenko 1 1/2 and can tumble a double layout on FX (but has switched to a front to double pike mount). She's also a strong gymnast across all four events, showing strong sets at the recent public Gator intrasquad.

    Ferris is a two-time L10 National Champ on VT (2021, 2022), winning in
    2022 with a 10.0 on her Yurchenko 1 1/2. She also won the UB, tied for 1st on FX (full-in) and placed 4th AA at the 2022 WDP L10 Nationals. She was also 4th AA at the 2021 Nationals but did not compete in 2023 (she has been training well this fall). She has been a major force in the Level 10 ranks and has all the makings of a future impact gymnast in the NCAA.

    Pilgrim has been competing as an elite this summer for Barbados at the
    World Championships and the Pan American Games. As a L10 at Hill's this season, she placed 2nd AA, 4th on VT, 4th on UB and tied for 7th on BB at the 2023 WDP L10 Nationals. She also tied for the VT title, placed 2nd on FX and tied for 3rd on BB on her way to a 7th place AA finish at the 2022 WDP L10 Nationals. With another Yurchenko 1 1/2 and great execution, extension and flexibility, she's another potential impact AAer as a frosh.
     
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    Can't wait to see all the new faces this year!
     
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    Agree. And it's going to take several of them stepping up in a huge way for the Gators to be challenge for the national title. The talent is, obviously, there and it should be a lot of fun to watch.
     
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    Road to Nationals Link:

    Standings (roadtonationals.com)

    We'll be following this site throughout the season for the rankings that actually count in the NCAA seeding process come regionals and nationals.

    For a third year in a row, I will express myself and move on without further discussion. I hope CJR plans the season with every match counting hugely in the process. JMHO, Oklahoma got a slight level of subjectiveness advantage from the judges over UF as the Sooners went wire to wire at #1 in the NQS scoring. College Gym News conducted a review of the national championship judging and determined UF performed slightly better than OU even with Trinity Thomas only performing in 2 events. It didn't change a thing in the record books, but it confirmed what most Gators thought after nationals. That is UF had the best team in the nation in 2023. Unfortunately, it didn't show up that way when UF rested top gymnasts for half of the meet at OU and trailed OU in NQS all season. Bottom line, to be the best, you have to beat the best. To beat the #1 NQS team, they have to have a lower-than-normal performance, or you have to demonstrate that you are noticeably better.
     
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    I will express myself without further discussion too. Using a variety of gymnasts thru the course of the season develops depth and allows a number of team members to gain valuable experience when/if needed. It also serves to allow rest for those getting a night off here and there. It is possible to win the battle and lose the war.....of course there is no absolute right or wrong answer here. We can never really say how things play out if its done one way vs another. I remin in the camp that believes it is smart to use the roster throughout the course of the regular season
     
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    Agree 100% for all sports not named gymnastics in which subjective judging overshadows performance.
     
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    Savanah Schoenherr just scored a 9.6 on vault for LSU. Under rotated and took a big step. Low score so far.
     
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    9.875 on bars
     
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    LSU with 2 falls in first 3 routines on beam. Had to count a 9.2. Trail Ohio State going to final event by 0.275.
     
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    LSU pulls it out with some outstanding floor routines to edge out Ohio State 196.975 to 196.775
     
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    Oklahoma's HC KJ Kindler is kicking butt and taking names later starting in meet 1:

    Oklahoma 197.850
    Kentucky 196.775
    Michigan State 196.300
    Michigan 195.875

    This is how it's done folks. Kindler will have her team with the #1 NQS for most if not all of the season. The Sooners are going to be tough to beat when they show up in meet 1 at close to midseason form by everyone else's standards.

    The surprise in this meet is Michigan doing so poorly.

    Utah 197.300
    Boise State 194.310

    The Red Rocks are going to be tough this season.

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    12:00 pm PT BYU, Minnesota, Oregon St, SUU @ Super 16 Link YouTube
    4:00 pm ET NC State at UGA Link SECN+
    6:00 pm MT Lindenwood, NIU, SEMO at Missouri Link SECN+
    6:00 pm MT Alabama, Auburn, Cal, UCLA @ Super 16 Link YouTube
     
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    She almost sat down so good recovery to avoid the full .5 deduction.
     
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    Can't expect LSU to have 2 gymnasts to fall off the beam so they will be tough. Minus the falls, LSU had a very good first meet. Ohio State just does not have the same type of athleticism and talent as LSU possesses. When they don't beat themselves, the tiggers are going to be hard to beat.
     
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    Yes, it was pretty stark the difference in floor routines between the two teams. LSU had six dynamic routines starting with the first routine that was outstanding. Olivia Dunne actually performed a nice floor routine. Was surprised, don’t remember seeing her perform last season. Just thought she was some kind of Twitter phenom. But you are right. Without the two falls on beam LSU will be hard to take out.
     
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    Is this Super 16 in Las Vegas a one shot deal? Or is this going to be a permanent thing to start the Gymnastic season? I'd like to see UF participate since I live here.
     
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    Found this on the internet:

    "The Mean Girls Super 16 Gymnastics Championships are coming to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on January 5-6, 2024, marking the biggest regular season event in collegiate gymnastics history. For the second annual event, 16 NCAA teams and over 300 gymnasts, including Olympic, World and National Champions, are scheduled to compete".

    Looks like this is the second time the event has been held and it featured more teams in 2024. Living there, you should go as most of the top teams performed there on opening weekend.
     
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    Super 16 Saturday:

    8 Alabama 197.125
    7 California 196.850
    17 Auburn 196.600
    5 UCLA 196.550

    My thoughts on UCLA being a bit over ranked due to the absence of Jade Carey working in USA elite and another gymnast working in Canada elite for the Paris 24 Olympics may have been confirmed yesterday.

    18 Minnesota 196.850
    13 Oregon State 196.525
    24 Southern Utah 196.025
    31 Brigham Young 195.900

    Super 16 Friday:

    10 Denver 196.850
    Illinois 195.725
    Washington 195.100
    San Jose State 194.950

    Other Events:

    16 Georgia 196.200
    North Carolina State 194.225

    UGALY's star Haley de Jong, a graduate student, was injured during warmups. I watched a lot of this meet, but no one announced the seriousness of her injury.

    UGALY's star freshman, Lily Smith, is the real deal. She took the all-around in her first collegiate competition and scored a 9.975 in her first event, uneven bars.

    12 Missouri 197.150
    Lindenwood 194.000
    Northern Illinois 192.775 T
    Southeast Missouri State 192.775 T

    The Missouri score is the highest the Tigers have ever scored in an opening meet.
     
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    With the exception of UF, Arkansas, and Arizona State (Performs on Monday night), all of the top teams have completed their meets in the opening weekend of the season. The 1st week results from Road to Nationals:

    Standings (roadtonationals.com)

    Per normal, Oklahoma has every team sniffing their butts:

    Vault 2
    Bars 1
    Beam 1
    Floor 5
    AA 1
     
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