2014 NCAA Womens Gymnastics Championships

Grable, Courville, Sloan, and Spears Golden in 2014 NCAA Event Finals

Apr 20, 2014 by Elizabeth Stranahan

In the last day of competition at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex four athletes earned themselves atop the podium and established themselves as the best in the event finals and the 2014 NCAA Event Champions.

On the vault, sharing the title of vault champion are Katherine Grable of Arkansas and Rheagan Courville of LSU. Courville amazed the judges with a floating yurchenko full that flaired out to a stick. Also soaring to the top was Grable sticking an impressive yurchenko half on to front pike half off. Grable was the only vault to not perform a traditional yurchenko entry. Your complete vault finalists results are as follows:

1. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) - 9.975
1. Rheagan Courville (LSU) - 9.975
3. Haley Scaman (Oklahoma) - 9.9667
4. Maileana Kanewa (Oklahoma) - 9.9417
5. Lindsay Mable (Minnesota) - 9.9333
6. Bridget Sloan (Florida) - 9.9167
6. Lindsey Cheek (Georgia) - 9.9167
8. Olivia Courtney (UCLA) - 9.875
9. Sachi Sugiyama (Michigan) - 9.8667
9. Georgia Dabritz (Utah) - 9.8667
11. Brandie Jay (Georgia) - 9.85
12. Ashleigh Gnat (LSU) - 9.825

Over to the bars, Bridget Sloan takes the crown in a routine that never takes a break. The toe on tkachev soars especially high today as Sloan earns a 9.9375 for her work. See full rankings for the bars final below:

1. Bridget Sloan (Florida) - 9.9375
2. Sam Shapiro (Stanford) - 9.925
3. Kristina Vaculik (Stanford) - 9.90
4. Mackenzie Caquatto (Florida) - 9.8875
5. Rheagan Courville (LSU) - 9.875
6. Kim Jacob (Alabama) - 9.85
6. Alaina Johnson (Florida) - 9.85
6. Lindsey Cheek (Georgia) - 9.85
9. Shona Morgan (Stanford) - 9.8375
10. Taylor Spears (Oklahoma) - 9.825
11. Joanna Sampson (Michigan) - 9.7625
12. Samantha Peszek (UCLA) - 9.1

Taylor Spears of OKlahoma finishes first on the balance beam with a top score of 9.925 just beating out Lindsey Cheek of Georgia who led until the final routine. Here are your complete beam standings:

1. Taylor Spears (Oklahoma) - 9.925
2. Lindsey Cheek (Georgia) - 9.90
3T. Madeline Gardiner (Orgeon State) - 9.8875
3T. Mary Beth Box (Georgia) - 9.8875
3T. Sydney Ewing (LSU) - 9.8875
3T. Jamie Schleppenbach (Nebraska)- 9.8875
7. Kristina Vaculik (Stanford) - 9.875
8T. Jessie DeZiel (Nebraska) - 9.875
8T. Chayse Capps (Oklahoma) - 9.8625
10T. Alaina Johnson (Florida) - 9.85
10T. Hollie Blanske (Nebraska) - 9.85
12T. Sarah DeMeo (Alabama) - 9.8375
12T. Mackenzie Caquatto (Florida) - 9.8375
14. Emily Wong (Nebraska) - 9.75
15. Kim Jacob (Alabama) - 9.375
16. Hanna Nordquist (Minnesota) - 9.300

And on the floor, Katherin Grable proves dominate posting a big 9.9625. The floor finalist fall as follows:

1. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) - 9.9625
2T. Joanna Sampson (Michigan) - 9.95
2T. Maileana Kanewa (Oklahoma) - 9.95
2T. Haley Scaman (Oklahoma) - 9.95
5. Kim Jacob (Alabama) - 9.9375
6T. Diandra Milliner (Alabama) - 9.9125
6T. Lara Albright (Oklahoma) - 9.9125
8T. Lauren Beers (Alabama) - 9.90
8T. Jessica Savona (LSU) - 9.900
8T. Emily Wong (Nebraska) - 9.90
11. Becky Tutka (Utah) - 9.85
12. Brandie Jay (Georgia) - 9.7875
13. Nansy Damianova (Utah) - 9.7375

The All Around Competition wrapped following the Semifinal Rounds, but it is Kim Jacob of Alabama that earns the title. All of the top All Around finishers were recognized at tonight's Event Final competition. Below is the full list of All Around finalits:

1. Kim Jacob (Alabama) - 39.625
2T. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) - 39.600
2T. Alaina Johnson (Florida) - 39.600
4. Samanthat Peszek (UCLA) - 39.575
5. Joanna Sampson (Michigan) - 39.55
6T. Rheagan Courville (LSU) - 39.525
6T. Emily Wong (Nebraska) - 39.525