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We'll see you in two weeks Bama Nation in Athens, Georgia for the NCAAs! [ 9:35 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Roll Tide and goodnight from Norman, Oklahoma.


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Final Standings: [ 9:34 PM, 04/12/08 ]

6th Arizona State University
5th SEMO
4th Boise State
3rd Illinois Champaign
2nd OU
1st Alabama
Bama is taking pictures on the podium as the regional champion and they pretty pink flowers they received as the top team advancing. Kaitlin White and Brittany Magee are being interviewed on the radio for their terrific efforts tonight. Kaitlin scored a 9.80 on the uneven bars, 9.85 on the floor and a 9.875 on the vault. Brittany scored a 9.90 on the balance beam and a 9.90 on the vault. Way to come through for the Tide.


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All Around Awards: [ 9:31 PM, 04/12/08 ]

5th - SEMO gymnast Sandra Blake, OU - Kiwi Redmond
3rd - two Illinois-Champaign gymnasts (Cowart and Buckley)
2nd - Ricki Lebegern of UA (39.300)
1st - Morgan Dennis of UA (39.625) career high


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Floor Exercise Awards [ 9:29 PM, 04/12/08 ]

5th - Kristin Smith of OU, Ashley O'Neal of UA, Jackie Flannery of OU, Kaitlin White of UA, Kassi Price of UA, Illinois - Allison Buckley, Ricki Lebegern of UA
4th - Kayla Hoffman
3rd - Hannah Redmon of Boise State
1st - Morgan Dennis of UA and Kiwi Redmond of OU


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Balance Beam Awards [ 9:27 PM, 04/12/08 ]

5th - Hollie Vise, Haley DeProspero
4th - Casey Overton of UA
3rd - Morgan Dennis of UA
1st - Kassi Price and Brittany Magee


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Uneven Bars Awards [ 9:25 PM, 04/12/08 ]

3rd Place - Ricki, and four other gals
2nd - Morgan Dennis
1st - Kassi Price of UA! (she knocks off the 3rd place poster as she leaps up onto the top podium - big chuckle ensues from the crowd).


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Vault Awards [ 9:25 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Morgan Dennis is 1st, Kayla Hoffman is 2nd, Brittany Magee in 3rd with Kiwi Redmond of OU and Kaitlin and Ricki tie for 5th.


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Bama 197.300 - advances to the NCAA Nationals in two weeks [ 9:00 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Oklahoma will advance as well with a 195.875 because Illinois' last gymnast falls and they will finish with a 195.425.


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Alabama finishes on vault with a 49.525 and wins this one going away. [ 8:57 PM, 04/12/08 ]

197.300 final total. Illinois and OU will fight it out for the final spot.


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Kayla Hoffman comes right behind her and nails her Y 1/1 (9.925) and all the [ 8:55 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Tide gymnasts are hugging each other with joy for a great performance to seal the victory. One judge scored it a 10.


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Morgan Dennis is up next for the Tide on vault [ 8:54 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Another perfectly stuck Y 1/1 - crowd behind us yelling "10" - Unbelievable performance by the Tide - they are in a zone on this event but the judges are staying stingy. But Morgan gets the big score of 9.95 for her great amplitude and stuck landing chest high.


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Ricki Lebegern is up next for the Crimson Tide on balance beam (rotation 2) [ 8:53 PM, 04/12/08 ]

She follows with a Y 1.5 and shifts the slightest bit on the landing from our angle for a 9.875.


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Kaitlin White matches that stuck Y 1/1 with one of her own - is there some [ 8:51 PM, 04/12/08 ]

kind of electrical cord running through the team on this event? Score: 9.875 - best since her freshman year at nationals. One judge scored it a 9.95


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Brittany Magee follows right behind with a Y 1/1 - best we've seen from her [ 8:50 PM, 04/12/08 ]

in a good while - she certainly warmed up her technique enough to garner it in competition and she is rewarded with a 9.90.


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Casey Overton nails the opening vault of the Y 1/1 for the Gym TIde [ 8:48 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Patterson and Raschilla slam her with the high fives! Score: 9.850 (one judge scored it a 9.90)


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Bama is at 147.775 and Illinois is at 146.775 [ 8:41 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Bama needs to finish strong on the vault to bring the top score home and help with the NQS into NCAAs. It's not over until it's over Tide fans!


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Morgan Dennis is now up with a double layout to open - superb as usual [ 8:36 PM, 04/12/08 ]

follows with the E pass of a tuck full in - awesome control in the air and on landing - she is on fire now - master the fire Morgan! - switch leap to switch leap full combo - finishes with a tuck through to bhs to double tuck - awesome again! Where do you take off? Big hug from the Bama coaches and a loud Roll Tide Roll from the Bama contingent screaming for a "10"!!!! Score: 9.925 Chuckle. Bama scores a team total of 49.350 on floor


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Kayla Hoffman opens with the difficult pike full in - nice control - [ 8:33 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Beautiful 2 1/2 to front layout - gorgeous in the air and on landing - huge smile now - split leap to split leap full jump combo - finishes with a double pike - stumbles forward on one step - chest down a bit, hence the step forward - routine was looking great up until that point, so they will have to deduct for that execution but they take minimal - 9.875 is the final score so she gets rewarded for the extra difficulty.


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OU finishes at 195.875 [ 8:32 PM, 04/12/08 ]

 


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Kassi Price is up next for Bama on floor [ 8:30 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Opens with a 2 1/2 to punch tuck - great landing as usual - follows with a double tuck - lands it chest high - super control - ends with a difficult double pike - chest down a bit, legs also separated - moves into the final dance element and salutes the judges. Score: 9.850 though one gave her a 9.90 and one a 9.80.


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Sophomore Ricki Lebegern is up next for the GymTide on floor [ 8:26 PM, 04/12/08 ]

She opens with a triple twist - nice control on the landing - one step back to balance - head high - front -front full twist to front layout - very nice - split leap to split full combination - finishes with a double pike - step back to balance the landing - great form in the air - on time with the music too. Score: 9.850


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Kaitlin White, the senior from Allen, Texas is up next - opens with the super [ 8:24 PM, 04/12/08 ]

difficult front punch layout through to a front double full twist - step back to balance the landing but under control - comes back with a double pike - step back to balance but landed it chest high - she finishes with a front to immediate Rudi - perfect - great smile to finish! Score: 9.850


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Ashley O'Neal opens for the Tide on floor [ 8:22 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Super solid front tuck through to bhs to double tuck - nice amplitude - huge smile on the landing - front -front full twist to front layout - nice - now time to sell with her special boogey moves - finishes with a double pike - solid! Way to go junior from Georgia - We can hear her family yelling behind us "Go Peewee!" (her nickname in club days). Score: 9.850


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Alabama has completed their 3 minute touch on floor. Let's go Tide! [ 8:21 PM, 04/12/08 ]

 


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Alabama returns in rotation five on floor and OU goes to vault. [ 8:14 PM, 04/12/08 ]

The Tide must stand up their more difficult tumbling passes and stay in bounds. If they do the judges will reward them.


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Kiwi Redmond is up next for OU [ 8:07 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Opens with a double layout - very nice - one step back to control the landing - she likes to flirt with the audience with her dance - round off whip 1/2 to front layout -front layout - barrel dance move into the corner - closes with a double tuck - slight shift to balance the landing - chest high - nice presentation - her last one here in the arena as a Sooner. Score: 9.925 Oklahoma finishes on floor with a 49.250, running score of 146.825


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Jackie Flannery is in the fifth position on floor for the Sooners [ 8:05 PM, 04/12/08 ]

opens with a double pike - nice landing - huge smile - 2 1/2 to punch tuck on her second tumbling pass - boogey time - closes out with a front through to a rudi - a little loose in the form but she stands it up - Score: 9.850


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Haley DeProspero opens her floor routine (big mat in place) with a 2 1/2 [ 8:03 PM, 04/12/08 ]

twist. Santana music - comes back with a double pike - solid - closes with another double pike and falls back down and out of bounds and the crowd is silent for about two seconds and then cheers her as she salutes and walks off. Score: 9.350


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Ashley Jackson on floor for OU [ 8:00 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Opens with a double pike - solid - front half to front full for her second pass - split leap to straddle full - closes with a front tuck - major leg separation but she stands it out - crowd goes wild! Score: 9.825


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Bama is out on a bye in rotation four [ 7:56 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Oklahoma's Kristin Smith opens with a solid floor routine - finishes with a front-front full twist to front layout. Score: 9.850

OU's Jessica Kindler comes right behind her with an opening pass of whip to bhs to double tuck (some form problems, landed chest down a bit as well). Music is a nice mixture for the Sooners. Score: 9.800

Amy Glass of Boise State fell on her beam routine and scores a 9.250


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Bama has a 49.250 on the balance beam, just one tenth lower than SECs, so [ 7:41 PM, 04/12/08 ]

they are in a good position now to finish strong. They will go out on a bye in rotation four and then return on floor and vault. Team total is 98.425 after two rotations. Illinois is in second at 97.825, BOise State is at 97.700 and Oklahoma is at 97.575, SEMO at 97.025 and ASU is at 96.675.


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Morgan Dennis will complete the rotation on balance for the Crimson Tide [ 7:37 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Front aerial to beat jump - nice. Flight series - bhs to layout step-out - layout stepout - perfect! Switch leap to straddle jump - looks good - switch side leap straddle - very nice - round off to double tuck - one step back on the landing. Whoosh! Five in the bank - Score: 9.875


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Kassi Price throws the front aerial to beat jump and bhs to layout step-out [ 7:34 PM, 04/12/08 ]

flight series - switch leap to wolf jump looks good - full turn - wolf front aerial - nice - round off to double tuck dismount - nails the landing! Score: 9.900!


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Brittany Magee up for the GymTide on beam [ 7:33 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Beautiful flight series of the one arm bhs to layout step-out and a front aerial - pinpoint accuracy - switch leap to pike jump - terrific - gainer bhs - looking really good - full turn with leg horizontal - perfect dismount of the 1 1/2 twist off the end of the beam. Great gut check performance by Magee! Score: 9.900!


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Ricki Lebegern is up next for the Crimson Tide on balance beam (rotation 2) [ 7:29 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Flight series of bhs to layout step-out - perfect. Switch leap to straddle-straddle - a little balance check but she keeps moving - nice side straddle leap - full turn - side Somi - little wave at the waist - another switch leap to straddle jump - double twist dismount - small step back - Score: 9.725


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Ashley O'Neal is now up for the Tide on beam [ 7:26 PM, 04/12/08 ]

Flight series - perfect bhs to layout stepout - switch leap to straddle - full turn - punch front (tuck ) - perfect - dismounts with the most difficult move in NCAA - a running double punch tuck - bounds forward with a large lunge but does not touch down - that will still be at least 3 tenths - maybe more. Score: 9.575


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Casey Overton up on the beam for the Tide - she is through her flight series [ 7:25 PM, 04/12/08 ]

leap series, full turn to sheep jump and she nails the landing of the bhs to full twist dismount. Score: 9.850 Keep it going Bama!


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The Crimson Tide moves to the balance beam next and can really get those [ 7:16 PM, 04/12/08 ]

scores up if they hit like they did two weeks ago at SECs. Three minute touch is now in place.



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Meet Date 03/27
Meet 11) SEC Championship
Jacksonville, FL
First Air Date / Time (CT)
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Sun 04/04 @ 11 am
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