Gymnast of the Week
Congratulations to LSU’s Kailin Chio on being Inside Gymnastics Gymnast of the Week for Week 5!
Chio is proving to be a freshman standout this season! This week, she earned a 39.650 within the All-Round to assist LSU defeat Missouri 198.000-197.175! Chio’s unimaginable day was highlighted by her 9.950 beam routine!
Congratulations to Ian Sandoval from the College of Illinois for being Inside Gymnastics Gymnast of the Week for Week 4! Sandoval gained two occasion titles this weekend on ground and parallel bars. He additionally gained the All-Round with a rating of 79.250 to assist Illinois defeat Nebraska 321.300-320.800.
Occasion Leaders
Ladies’s NCAA Occasion Leaders
All-Round: Jade Carey (Oregon State) – 39.694
Vault: Nikki Smith (Michigan State)- 9.925
Bars: Audrey Davis (Oklahoma) – 9.950
Beam: Jade Carey (Oregon State) – 9.956
Ground: Brooklyn Moors (UCLA)- 9.935
Males’s NCAA Occasion Leaders
All-Round: Taylor Burkhart (Stanford) – 82.150
Ground: Charlie Larson (Michigan) – 14.017
Pommel Horse: Patrick Hoopes (Air Power) – 14.650
Rings: Asher Hong (Stanford) – 14.325
Vault: Garrett Schooley (Illinois) – 14.350
Parallel Bars: Paul Juda (Michigan) – 14.050
Excessive Bar: Emre Dodanil (Oklahoma) -13.950 and Kelton Christiansen (Oklahoma) 13.950
Routines of the Week!
This week, Kara Eaker made her competitors debut as a Georgia gymnast! She carried out a tough aspect aerial + structure step out and capped the routine off with a caught dismount to earn a 9.925, all framed by her trademark artistry and impeccable type. The previous Utah and Elite gymnast after the meet stated, “It means the whole lot to me. I’m simply actually trying ahead to persevering with that vitality for the remainder of season.” We love seeing Eaker competing once more!
Cal’s Aiden Li earned an enormous 14.650 on pommel horse to assist him earn his third straight pommel horse title! His rating was the nation’s better of the week and tied for the nation’s third-highest rating of the season. That quantity additionally outpaced the meet’s second place by .800.
Monster Scores
The UCLA vs. Michigan State twin meet was full of fireside and the primary ever gymnastics meet reside on FOX! UCLA took the win 197.300-197.200, however each groups received to show their excellence in a meet that lived as much as each minute of the hype!
In entrance of a capability crowd of 10,681, UCLA earned a 49.800 on ground, the very best ground rating of the season! Brooklyn Moors and Chae Campbell each earned near-perfect 9.975s, and arrange Jordan Chiles for perfection. She caught her opening double structure chilly and each judges agreed that it was worthy of a ten.0! As a becoming celebration to alumni evening, confetti dazzled the world the second Chiles landed her closing tumbling move. “That was unimaginable,” UCLA head coach Janelle McDonald stated of her group’s struggle to the end and Chiles’ 10. “It was a type of moments in sport that you simply reside for.”
Michigan State put up the very best rating of the season on their strongest occasion, vault! The 49.600 scoring rotation was highlighted by three 9.950s from Sage Kellerman, Nikki Smith and Olivia Zsarmani!
#Skillz of the Week!
Missouri’s Amari Celestine brings the individuality together with her bars dismount! The dismount is a stalder circle to a piked salto ahead with a half flip, and it’s known as the “Celestine”! This routine earned a 9.900 and helped Celestine earn a profession excessive All-Round rating of 39.475!
North Carolina’s Jess Naranjo’s career-high 9.925 on beam is now tied for fourth all-time in program historical past! Love the entrance aerial fast structure stepout mixture! Lovely!
198 Alert
LSU has formally joined the 198 membership together with the Florida Gators! The Tigers soared via their meet, bouncing again after a troublesome loss to Arkansas final week. A spotlight for LSU was their vault rotation, the place they caught 4 out of their six vaults! They earned a complete of 49.550 on the occasion.
Hit that Celly!
Mizzou gymnastics is on the rise they usually proceed to deliver the enjoyable to varsity gymnastics! Mara Titarsolej and Hannah Horton showcase that with their celebrations after sturdy routines! Titarsolej earned a 9.925 on bars and Horton did the identical on vault!
Oklahoma is getting nearer and nearer to the 198 mark! This week they earned 197.825.
So Far This Season
Ladies’s Inside Gymnastics Gymnast of the Week:
Week 1: Aleah Finnegan (LSU)
Week 2: Jordan Bowers (Oklahoma)
Week 3: Jade Carey (Oregon State)
Week 4: Selena Harris-Miranda (UCLA)
Week 5: Kailin Chio (LSU)
Routine of the Week:
Week 1: Brooklyn Moors/UCLA (9.900 Ground) and Nikki Smith/Michigan State (9.950 Vault)
Week 2: Jordan Chiles/UCLA (9.975 Ground)
Week 3: Helen Hu/Mizzou (10.0 Beam)
Week 4: Marissa Neal/Auburn (9.975 Beam)
Week 5: Kara Eaker/Georgia (Beam 9.925) and Jordan Chiles/UCLA (10.0 Ground)
Males’s Inside Gymnastics Gymnast of the Week:
Week 1: Kameron Nelson (Ohio State)
Week 2: Colt Walker (Stanford) and Sam Phillips (Illinois)
Week 3: Taylor Burkhart (Stanford)
Week 4: Ian Sandoval (Illinois)
Routine of the Week:
Week 1: Ignacio Yockers/Oklahoma (14.450), Patty Hoopes/Air Power (14.350) and Parker Thackston/Ohio State (14.500) (Pommel Horse)
Week 2: Brandon Dang/Illinois (14.700 Pommel Horse)
Week 3: Charlie Larson/Michigan (14.050 Ground)
Week 4: Aidan Li/Cal (14.650 Pommel Horse)
Search for Nate’s NCAA Notes every week and keep tuned to InsideGym.com and Inside Gymnastics journal for highlight options and interviews all through the 2025 season!
Nate Salsman, Della Fowler, Megan Roth and Christy Sandmaier present NCAA protection for Inside Gymnastics.
Photographs by Lloyd Smith for Inside Gymnastics journal.
