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[01 Illinois]
[02 Auburn]
[03 Kentucky]
[04 Georgia]
[05 Arkansas]
[06 LSU]
[07 Florida]
[08 Stanford, Nebraska]
[09 UCLA, Arkansas,Cal State Fullerton]
[10 Penn State]
[11 Auburn]
[12 SEC Championships]
[13 NCAA South Central Region Championships]
[14 NCAA Championships (Thurs)]
[15 NCAA Championships (Finals)]
[16 NCAA Championships (IND Events)]
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Four straight championships for Katie Heenan, her teammates Nikki Childs
[ 7:53 PM, 04/25/08 ]
and Megan Dowlen - that's a first in the modern championship era since the NCAA began we believe. A great accomplishment and Heenan has proven to be the key leader on the team from day one.
We hope to see you back here tomorrow night for the individual event finals. Bama will have Kayla Hoffman on the vault, Kassi Price on the uneven bars and Morgan Dennis on the floor exercise. Roll Tide Bama Nation - Bama finishes sixth and will be hungry for better results next year no doubt in Lincoln, Nebraska. Good night for now.
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Awards are being given out now that the meet is officially over.
[ 7:50 PM, 04/25/08 ]
Tasha Scwikert of UCLA won the all around
Teams are being introduced in order of their finish - Alabama, LSU, Florida, Stanford, Utah, and UGA.
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UGA wins title #9 and ties officially with Utah in total team titles
[ 7:34 PM, 04/25/08 ]
1 UGA 197.450
2 Utah 197.125
3 Stanford 196.750
4 Florida 196.700
5 LSU 196.350
6 Alabama 196.125
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Alabama finishes on the floor exercise. Team score: 49.525 FT: 196.125 (6)
[ 6:50 PM, 04/25/08 ]
The Crimson Tide pretty much has sixth place sewn up because they are so far the only team that has had to count a fall on an event. The remaining teams in this rotation would have to count TWO falls in order for the Tide to finish higher. But the main goal was to get to the Super Six again and when you do you have to throw your best, including the risky difficulty. That's what the Tide has done tonight and the chips have to fall where they will. But the Tide has a chance to finish strong on the floor exercise for Tide Pride - and it starts with Ashley O'Neal
Ashley O'Neal - opens with a double tuck - solid landing - great front-front full twist to front layout - finishes with a double pike - nails the landing without a step back to control. Way to go O! Score: 9.825
Kaitlin White's last routine for the Tide - nails the front double full beautifully - follows right behind with a super double pike landed chest high as well - finishes with a Rudi out of a punch front layout - terrific landing again and a fantastic final routine for the Tide from our Texas senior. She receives a long hug from Bryan Raschilla and Coach Patterson. Score: 9.850
Ricki Lebegern - nice opening triple - comes back with a front-front full twist to front layout - ends with a perfect double pike. Score: 9.900
Kayla Hoffman - opens with a strong pike full in - 2 1/2 to punch front layout - landed on a dime - ends with a double pike - perfect landing! Score: 9.925
Kassi Price - opens with a 2 1/2 to punch tuck - comes right back with a triple for her second pass - nice landing - cat leap double to cat leap 1 1/2 - finishes with a double tuck - a little leg separation on the landing but she stands it up well. Score: 9.900
Morgan Dennis - our star and defending floor national champion will close out on the final event for the Tide - opens with a double layout - gorgeous! Second pass of the tuck full in looks great - finishes with a tuck through to a double tuck - great finish! Score: 9.950
Alabama finishes strong on floor with a 49.525 team score and a final overall score of 196.125
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Alabama on the balance beam. Team score: 48.425 RT: 146.600
[ 6:19 PM, 04/25/08 ]
Casey Overton will start for the Tide - front aerial, switch leap to straddle - bhs to layout step-out - full turn - sheep jump - switch side leap - bhs to full twist off side - nails the landing. Score: 9.825
Ashley O'Neal - starts with a bhs to layout stepout - right on! switch leap to straddle - punch front tuck - perfect - running double front dismount - unfortunately, she sits it down again. So difficult but so risky. Would not have minded seeing the coaches put in the running front full twist since she struggled with this dismount yesterday in preliminaries. Score: 9.225
Ricki Lebegern - in the line of fire - second day in a row - bhs to layout step-out - perfect - switch leap to straddle jump - switch side leap - full turn - side Somi - great! Dismounts with a round off to double twist - slight foot shuffle on the landing but great composure throughout this routine. Score: 9.775 - a little conservative considering her composure and the flow of this routine.
Brittany Magee - bends at the waist on her bhs to layout step-out but stays on - front aerial - switch leap to pike jump to tuck full jump combination - solid! Gainer bhs to layout step-out - full turn with leg horizontal - dismounts with a 1 1/2, small step forward. Score: 9.725
Kassi Price on the beam for the Tide - falls on the front aerial - bhs to layout stepout looks solid - switch leap to wolf jump - full turn - wolf front aerial - to beat jump looks solid - round to double tuck dismount - one step back. Score: 9.250
Morgan Dennis will finish up for the Tide on beam - front aerial to beat jump - bhs to layout stepout - beautiful - switch leap to straddle jump - nice - full turn - switch side leap looks terrific - dismounts with a round off to double tuck - shuffle scoot back. 9.850
Alabama has a team score on beam of 48.425 and a running score of 146.600
Bama goes out on another bye while Stanford returns to the floor, Florida to the vault, LSU on bars, Georgia on balance beam.
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Alabama on the unven bars. Team score: 49.075 Running total: 98.175
[ 6:03 PM, 04/25/08 ]
Kaitlin White starts on bars - hits a great routine - full turn to Gienger to pak salto and sticks the double tuck chest high out of a full turn. Score: 9.775
Ricki Lebegern - front giant to straddle Jaeger looks solid - nice handstands and she sticks the full in dismount. Score: 9.800
Casey Overton - hits her routine tonight like a champion! Full turn to Tkatchev to pak Salto and she sticks the double tuck out of a full turn chest high. Score: 9.800
Morgan Dennis is next - great routine going until the end - steps forward on the double front - that gives the judges room to deduct easily. Score: 9.775
Kayla Hoffman almost encounters trouble on her bars routine but counters in time with another half turn giant and finishes with a stuck double layout. Score: 9.800
Kassi Price finishes the rotation for the Tide with a beautiful Hindorff to free hip giant back to handstand and sticks the double layout chest high with a huge smile on her face as she salutes the judges. Score: 9.900
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Alabama heads to the uneven bars in rotation three.
[ 5:42 PM, 04/25/08 ]
Georgia hit a 49.225 on vault, Stanford matched that score on the uneven bars, Florida has a 48.850 on the balance beam in rotation two and LSU finished on floor with a 49.125.
In rotation three, Utah will be on floor, LSU on vault, Alabama on bars and Stanford on the balance beam.
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Alabama starts rotation one on the Vault Team score: 49.100
[ 5:20 PM, 04/25/08 ]
Casey Overton - Yurchenko 1/1 - perfect vault - stuck! Score: 9.85
Brittany Magee - Yurchenko 1/1 - nice in the air, shuffle step back and a quick salute to the judges. Score: 9.725
Kayla Hoffman - Yurchenko 1/1 - stuck but bent at the waist. Not sure why the coaches put the Tide's best vaulter up in third position. Score: 9.750
Ricki Lebegern - Yurchenko 1.5 - stuck but soft knees from our angle in flight. Score: 9.825
Kassi Price - Yurchenko Arabian - 9.775 despite sticking the vault - body rubber-banded during flight.
Morgan Dennis - 9.900 for a stuck Yurchenko 1/1 vault Team score of 49.100
Georgia is rocking the floor exercise to the delight of their fans here tonight. Lowest score so far is a 9.85 with several 9.90s and a 9.95 from Heenan. McCool scores a 9.775 after stepping out on her final pass. So Georgia sets the bar high immediately at a 49.475 on floor. Alabama is at 49.100 on vault and Utah is at 49.100 on balance beam, Florida has a 49.050 on bars to start. Bama goes out on a bye in rotation two, LSU comes in on floor, Georgia is on vault, Stanford is on bars and Florida is on beam.
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Fashion Report!
[ 5:06 PM, 04/25/08 ]
Alabama is wearing another new leo, one of the best we've seen in a long time. Wine colored with cresting white waves all over the body, front and back, shiny metallic material with sequins outlining the waves. Looks great on all the gals.
Georgia is in predominately red metallic with white and black criss-crossing stripes on the right front bodice and back.
Florida is wearing marine metallic blue with white contrast in a vee pattern on the front chest and back.
Utah is in black and white, similar to their leo from last night.
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Teams are being introduced, starting with Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
[ 5:00 PM, 04/25/08 ]
LSU, Stanford and then Utah. Crowd is on their collective feet with the glittering strobe hand items going in a variety of colors. Fireworks go off at the end of the introductions. Judges are being introduced.
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Keys to Victory:
[ 4:46 PM, 04/25/08 ]
Just one key to victory for the Crimson Tide tonight - make the most of the opportunity you've been given. Starting and finishing on their two best events (vault and floor) gives the Tide the chance to stake their claim to the 2008 national title but they must claim it from the beginning and secure it at the end, from the opening vault by Casey Overton to the final floor routine by national champion Morgan Dennis. If Alabama can go 24 for 24 routines, we like their chances. Make it happen Bama!
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The Crimson Tide moves to their final long warm-up on the floor in
[ 4:24 PM, 04/25/08 ]
rotation six. Kayla, Morgan, Brittany, Kaitlin, Kassi, Ashley, Ricki and Casey are warming up for Bama. LSU will be on beam in the final rotation, Stanford on vault and Utah on bars.
Nice triple from Ricki and a tuck full in from Morgan just then on floor. Bama is now dancing in the middle of the floor as the final music selections spin - Dana Dobransky is pulling them together for some light new dance moves and Jac Shealy is helping lead the way to the delight of the Bama fans. Roll Tide Roll from the Bama contingent up in the rafters to our right. Super Six starts in 15 minutes!
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Good afternoon Bama Nation from Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia
[ 3:20 PM, 04/25/08 ]
We are watching long warm-ups for the Super Six finals here live. Alabama has just completed their first long warm-up on the vault, where they will start the meet tonight in rotation one, having obtained the coveted Olympic Rotation in the drawing last night after the conclusion of Session Two. Alabama will go out on a bye in rotation two, return in rotation three and four on the bars and beam, go out on one more bye in rotation five and return in rotation six on the floor to close out. So Bama has a great opportunity to make some magic here tonight but they will have to go 24 for 24 to keep the momentum going and the energy positive.
Bama is now on the uneven bars for rotation three long warm-up. Strong efforts so far. Handstands look good, Kayla Hoffman is working to reach each one perfectly with her flawless toe point. Cassie Martin is looking strong with her routine as well, having replaced the toe-off half with her original double tuck. Nice dismount from Casey Overton as well - she had the unfortunate fly under the low bar yesterday afternoon on her pak Salto - Bama was able to throw that score out by hitting all the other five routines.
The Tide now moves to the balance beam in rotation four long warm-up, with Florida on floor, Georgia on bars and Utah on the vault.
On the balance beam long warm-up - Casey, Ricki, Brittany, Kassi, Ashley, Kayla, Morgan are warming up. Team is having fun, with extra encouragement from the coaches.
In rotation five the Tide goes back out on a bye while Stanford is on floor, Georgia on beam, Florida on vault and LSU on bars.
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