How 'bout them Beavers?
The biggest news this week is not that Alabama is back at no. 1 in the NCAA rankings, but that Oregon State has climbed to no. 3, behind Oklahoma. Although they've often been in the top 10 at major competitions over the years, the Beavers of Corvallis have not made a trip to the Super Six since 1996.
The senior-freshman combo of Mandi Rodriguez and Makayla Stambaugh has given the team extra oomph this season. A great deal of OSU's success can also be attributed to its Canadian and Australian contingents: Canadian bars experts Leslie Mak and Laura-Ann Chong, and Aussies Olivia Vivian and Melanie Jones, who jumped continents for the chance to compete for Oregon State.
Surprise of the week: Stanford beating UCLA. Again!
NCAA women's rankings, week six:
Team:
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Oregon State
4. Florida
5. Utah
6. Arkansas
7. Georgia
8. Stanford
9. UCLA
10. Nebraska
All-around:
1. Susan Jackson, sr., LSU
2. Vanessa Zamarripa, so., UCLA
3. Shayla Worley, fr., Georgia
4. Morgan Dennis, sr., Alabama
5. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, so., UCLA
6. Ashley Priess, so., Alabama
7. Anna Li, sr., UCLA
8. Jaime Pisani, so., Arkansas
9T. Mandi Rodriguez, sr., Oregon State
9T. Casey Jo MaGee, sr., Arkansas
Vault:
1. Brandi Personett, sr., Penn State
2. Susan Jackson, sr., LSU
3T. Erin Davis, jr., Nebraska
3T. Kyndal Robarts, jr., Utah
5T. Mandi Rodriguez, sr., Oregon State
5T. Morgan Dennis, sr., Alabama
7. Ashanee Dickerson, fr., Florida
8. Becky Colvin, jr., Oregon State
9T. Melissa Johnson, sr., Southern Utah
9T. Ricki Lebegern, sr., Alabama
9T. Geralen Stack-Eaton, so., Alabama
Uneven bars:
1T. Vanessa Zamarripa, so., UCLA
1T. Leslie Mak, so., Oregon State
3. Anna Li, sr., UCLA
4. Hollie Vise, sr., Oklahoma
5. Susan Jackson, sr., LSU
6. Carly Janiga, sr., Stanford
7. Kassi Price, sr., Alabama
8. Kat Ding, so., Georgia
9. Monique de la Torre, fr., UCLA
10. Laura-Ann Chong, sr., Oregon State
Balance beam:
1. Ashley Priess, so., Alabama
2. Megan Ferguson, so., Oklahoma
3. Sarah Shire, sr., Missouri
4. Vanessa Zamarripa, so., UCLA
5. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, so., UCLA
6. Jamie Bullock, jr., Minnesota
7T. Susan Jackson, sr., LSU
7T. Morgan Dennis, sr., Alabama
9. Ashley Kent, sr., Iowa State
10. Liz Green, fr., Florida
Floor Exercise:
1. Courtney McCool, sr., Georgia
2. Brandi Personett, sr., Penn State
3T. Annie DiLuzio, sr., Utah
3T. Morgan Dennis, sr., Alabama
3T. Mandi Rodriguez, sr., Oregon State
3T. Melanie Jones, fr., Oregon State
7. Makayla Stambaugh, fr., Oregon State
8. Hannah Redmon, jr., Boise State
9T. Daria Bijak, sr., Utah
9T. Susan Jackson, sr., LSU
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