Once again, this blog is first in the Boise Valley to have this information.
This was the first week that the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Rankings used the RQS and a couple of late meets by Denver and Washington allowed those two teams to pass Boise State this week. The Broncos are #13 officially--click on the story link at the top to view the rankings.
Boise State is just hundreds of a point away from #11 and within striking distance of #10. And, as was pointed out on this blog yesterday, if the Broncos can perform better at home than they have on the road (and nearly all teams do this), they can gain half a point this week in their RQS. That would put them at #7, just behind Oregon State. Of course the other teams can also gain with great performances.
Individually, Amy Glass is #8 all-around. It would be nice to get a teammate that can perform all four specialties to join her. Amy's mistake on the balance beam last week cost her; she dropped from #1 in the nation all the way down to #38. She is #24 on the vault with a 9.84 RQS and Hannah Redmon, who had a superb meet against Utah State, is now #18 on vault. There are no other Broncos ranked in the Top 25. After having fun their first few meets, the Broncos now know how far they have to go to get to their goal of nationals. At that level, there is simply no room for mistake on any event by any team member. It is better to perform a routine flawlessly than it is to go all out for a great score. I know--I have a niece that was a world-class gymnast about 10 years ago.
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