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Post Meet Commentary: SEC Championships (Saturday, March 29, 2008)
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Alabama Crimson Tide at the SEC Championships (Saturday, March 29, 2008): Post Meet Commentary - 

There was so much excitement and a little melodrama mixed in at the end of another great SEC Championship competition.  Alabama (197.325) looked like they were ready to claim Title #6 only to see the GymDawgs (197.350) reclaim it from the Florida Gators (197.325), who were victorious in 2007 and the defending conference champions. Alabama finished in an impressive 2nd Place tie with the talented Gators and no doubt will review the film and to see where just one step or balance check will need correcting before heading to Regional competition in the next two weeks. In the meantime, hats off to freshman Kayla Hoffman for her outstanding efforts on bars (9.85), floor (9.90) and vault (9.925) in her first SEC Championship as well as the sophomore 1-2-3-4 punch line-up of Kassi Price (39.300 AA), Morgan Dennis (39.575), Ricki Lebegern (9.90 on beam, 9.95 on vault, 9.875 on floor) and Casey Overton (9.80 on bars, 9.90 on beam, 9.75 on vault).  Senior leadership from Kaitlin White on the bars (9.80) and floor (9.75) and junior pluck and grit from Brittany Magee (9.85 on beam, 9.825 on vault) and Ashley O'Neal (9.80 on beam, 9.825 on floor) helped to secure an outstanding finish in this highly competitive meet that should prepare them well for regionals.

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Kassi Price: Bars: 9.900
"Very nice routine - Hindorff, double layout dismount were solid. Pirouetting and handstands were in good position on top of the bar throughout."
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Kaitlin White Sticks Her Bars Dismount And Tallies A 9.80
Ashley O'Neal
Kassi Price Scores 9.80 On BM
Morgan Dennis Is SEC BM Co-champ With A 9.90
Uneven Bars Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Kaitlin White
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9.800 Solid Gienger release and Pak Salto transition move, pirouetting on top of the bar, handstands looked good, nice full turn to double tuck dismount.  Rotation speed on the giants and pirouetting needs to pick up.
2 Casey Overton
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9.800 Good focus on hitting the handstands but pirouetting needs to be smoother and faster so the routine really flows from beginning to end.  Nice Tkatchev, better form this week on the Pak Salto transition move to the low bar and a very nice dismount of the double tuck out of a full turn.
3 Morgan Dennis
View the video for bars: Morgan Dennis: 9.775 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Morgan Dennis: 9.775 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.775 Coach Patterson has identified one of Morgan's main deductions in this routine as being her tendency to periodically bend her arms during kip casts to handstands.  When she keeps the arms straight and smooth throughout this element, her body line looks better and she gets on top of the bars quicker.  Pike Jaeger release had a little split at the beginning as she entered into it from the front giant; as usual, the rhythm and flow of this routine was really nice; excellent dismount of the double front.
4 Ricki Lebegern
View the video for bars: Ricki Lebegern: 9.150 (HIGH Bandwidth) View the video for bars: Ricki Lebegern: 9.150 (Normal Bandwidth)
9.150 Problems with the straddle Jaeger (missed the regrasp and fell); went for the rest of the elements to maximize her remaining score, ending with a tuck full in, slight check on landing.
5 Kayla Hoffman
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9.850 Full turn to Tkatchev, double layout dismount were the highlights along with her terrific toe-point and extension; but the straddle toe-shoot transition move was left out this week, so this might have scored higher if we had seen this extra element included.  She will need it at Regionals and Nationals.
6 Kassi Price
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9.900 Very nice routine - Hindorff, double layout dismount were solid.  Pirouetting and handstands were in good position on top of the bar throughout.
Team Total 49.125
Balance Beam Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Casey Overton
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9.900 Effortless from start to finish - front aerial, switch leap to two straddle jumps, bhs to layout step-out, full turn, sheep jump, side straddle leap, bhs to full twist dismount, stuck the landing.  Excellent form throughout and the flow from element to element really sets this routine apart.
2 Ashley O'Neal
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9.800 Shoulder check on the bhs to layout step-out (second element after landing it); switch leap to straddle jumps showed improved flexibility and split; full turn; front punch was super, running double front dismount, one step on the landing.
3 Ricki Lebegern
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9.900 Definitely her best routine of the season - bhs to layout step-out, switch leap to straddle-straddle jump combination; switch side straddle leap; full turn, side Somi, round off to double twist, looked like a stuck landing from our angle.
4 Brittany Magee
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9.850 Slight leg lift on the second element of her flight series (one arm bhs to layout-step-out) and a small check later either on the front aerial or the gainer back layout step-out; switch leap to pike jump; full turn with leg horizontal; round off to 1 1/2, step on landing.
5 Kassi Price
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9.800 This routine would have scored higher perhaps if she had moved from one element to another without pausing as much to set up.  Front aerial, bhs to layout step-out (a little bunching of form on the second element to pull it up and back quickly); switch leap to wolf; full turn; front aerial in kick out or wolf position to beat jump looked solid; round off to double pike, chest down a bit on landing, small hop forward as well.
6 Morgan Dennis
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9.900 Front aerial to beat jump; bhs to layout-layout; switch leap to straddle (a little more split in the straddle and amplitude would be rewarded likely); side straddle leap; round off to double tuck, small check on landing.  Excellent routine.
Team Total 49.350
Bye Bye Bye
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Floor Exercise Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Ashley O'Neal
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9.825 Super solid double tuck to open, front-front full to front layout, another good landing of the double pike to close.  Very engaging routine with her dance elements and O's presentation style.
2 Kaitlin White
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9.750 Opening pass of the front to front double full looked solid; one foot back and out of bounds on the second pass of a double pike, finished with a front punch layout to immediate Rudi, landed well.  That one tenth was a heart-breaker for the senior who really wanted that SEC team title.
3 Ricki Lebegern
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9.875 Triple twist to open, front-front full to front layout, ended with a terrific double pike.  Great effort with all elements.
4 Kassi Price
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9.850 Opened with a 2 1/2 to punch front tuck, triple twist for her second pass (nice amplitude), and closed with a double pike; score reflects some likely form problems on the twisting elements and she is working to keep her chest up on that final element as well as legs together.  Dance elements looked great (cat leap series, stag leap).
5 Kayla Hoffman
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9.900 Pike full in to open, 2 1/2 to punch front layout, double pike to close.  Likely a small deduction came at the end on the front aerial (foot slipped a bit and she had to balance before moving into her final leap and pose).
6 Morgan Dennis
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9.950 Great routine from start to finish - double layout with amazing amplitude and position in the air; tuck full in for her second pass, front tuck through to a round off to bhs to double tuck to close.  Tied for 1st on this event.
Team Total 49.400
Bye Bye Bye
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Vault Score Post Meet Commentary on Skills Executed and Deductions
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1 Casey Overton
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9.750 Went for the stick and landed the Yurchenko 1/1 well but chest down a bit and she waved her arms a little also to hold the landing.
2 Brittany Magee
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9.825 Checked her landing after initially appearing to stick this Yurchenko 1/1 and her body seems to have twisted just a little oddly as she was coming down, hence appearing to be slightly off center on the landing too.
3 Kassi Price
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9.800 Appeared to stick the landing of the Hristakieva but deducted most likely for form problems in the air (rubber band body during flight) and probably bent arms on the table during her block.  Limited distance from the vault table as well?
4 Ricki Lebegern
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9.950 Her best Yurchenko 1 1/2 of the season - appeared from our angle to stick it with excellent distance achieved from the vault table in the process.
5 Morgan Dennis
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9.950 Huge Yurchenko 1/1 - not a stuck landing but pretty close.
6 Kayla Hoffman
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9.925 The most completed Y 1/1 but a small hop back cost her the higher score.  Great effort in her first post-season championship meet.
Team Total 49.450

Final: 197.325


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Kayla Gets Vertical For A 9.925 VT
Morgan Dennis Tags The Horse
Brittany Vaults For A 9.825
Ricki Is All Smiles Enroute To A 9.875 FL
The Coaches Celebrate As Morgan Wins VT
Morgan Adds A SEC FL Crown At 9.95
Kassi Jazzes FL For A 9.85
Kassi Takes Flight For A 9.80 VT
Morgan Flies High For A 9.95 VT
Casey Leads Off With A 9.75 VT
The Coaches Cheer For Kayla
Kaitlin Capers To A 9.75 FL Score
Kayla Adds A 9.9 FL For Bama
Ricki Adds A 9.95 And SEC VT Title To Her List
Casey Overton Is SEC-BM Co-champ With A 9.90
Kassi Price Swings For A BAMA High 9.90 On Bars
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Ashley O Scores 9.825 On FL
Kaitlin White In Bars WU
Cassie Martin In Bars WU
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Bama is loose on the vault prep
Kayla Hoffman Flahes To A 9.85 Bars Score
Morgan Dennis
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Casey Mounts Bars And Scores 9.80
Amanda Montgomery In BM WU
Ricki Lebegern Wins Her 2nd Consecutive SEC BM Title With A 9.90
Brittany Magee Flies To A 9.85 BM Score
Megan Mashburn Fans Make Some Noise And T-shirts
Ricki Lebegern


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