Knox Leads the Senior Division at Arizona State Meet

The senior session at the competition delivered a strong mix of established collegiate-bound athletes and rising performers closing out their high school careers. With multiple top scores across all four events, the group highlighted both consistency and standout event specialists, particularly on vault, bars, and floor.    Vault: 9.775 | Bars: 9.1 | Beam: 9.575 | Floor: 9.975 | All-Around: 38.425   Kendall Knox, a University of Georgia commit, delivered one of the most complete performances of the session, highlighted by her ability to excel across multiple events. She opened with a clean Yurchenko full on vault to take 1st in her age group, then followed with a strong bar routine featuring a Maloney-bail to handstand connection and steady rhythm to secure another 1st-place finish. On beam, Knox added a composed routine with a back handspring–layout step-out connection and front toss, earning 2nd in her age group. She closed with a powerful floor set highlighted by a front Rudi–layout step-out connection and a front double full, once again finishing 1st in her age group and solidifying a top overall presence.     Vault: 9.625 | Bars: 9.9 | Beam: 8.825 | Floor: 9.8 | All-Around: 38.15   Abygail Mackinney, University of Arizona commit, stood out most on bars, where she earned 1st in her age group with a strong routine featuring a blind change to Jaeger and a double layout dismount. She also delivered a powerful vault with a Yurchenko full, placing 2nd in her group. On floor, Mackinney added strong tumbling, including a front double full and double pike, to take 2nd place, while her beam set featured a unique mount combination and a gainer full dismount, showcasing variety across all four events.     Vault: 9.35 | Bars: 9.375 | Beam: 9.4 | Floor: 9.7 | All-Around: 37.825   JJ Schibel, University of Arizona commit, put together a steady and competitive all-around showing. Her beam routine included a back handspring-layout series and front aerial, earning 2nd in her age group. On floor, she delivered a front double full and front Rudi to place 3rd, while her bars showed clean form and vertical handstands leading into a double tuck dismount. She also competed a solid Yurchenko full on vault.     Vault: 9.275 | Bars: 9.4 | Beam: 9.425 | Floor: 9.575| All-Around: 37.675   Ellie Ma had one of the most well-rounded performances outside the podium seniors, highlighted by a 1st-place beam routine featuring a back handspring–layout connection, aerial, and back handspring to Gainer full dismount. She also placed 2nd on bars with strong release work, including a Maloney and Ray, and added a powerful floor set with a front Rudi and front double full.     Vault: 9.375 | Bars: 9.175 | Beam: 9.125 | Floor: 9.6 | All-Around: 37.275   Madilyn Curtis showed strong potential with a clean bars set featuring a Blind change to Jaeger and Pak salto, along with a powerful floor routine highlighted by a front double full and front Rudi, earning 2nd in her age group.     Vault: 9.5 | Bars: 8.475 | Beam: 9.425 | Floor: 9.8 | All-Around: 37.2   Avery Tarico, an Arizona commit, brought standout performance quality to the floor exercise, delivering one of the most engaging routines of the session, highlighted by a confident front double full. She competes with a strong all-around presence, carrying that same polish to the uneven bars, where she connects a clean, easily-caught Jaeger into a controlled swing through to a double layout dismount. On vault, she adds a solid Yurchenko 1/2 that reinforces her consistency across events. Tarico's blend of execution, presentation, and reliability makes her a steady and impactful competitor throughout her lineup.     Vault: 9.75 | Bars: 9.75 | Beam: 8.0 | Floor: 9.575 | All-Around: 37.075   Kennedy Abercrombie, a 2027 University of Alabama commit, was a standout across multiple events, winning her age group on vault with a Yurchenko full and also taking 1st on bars with a Blind change to Jaeger and Clear hip to Pak salto combination. She added a strong floor set featuring a front double full and front Rudi to a layout stepout connection.     Vault: 9.175 | Bars: 9.225 | Beam: 9.0 | Floor: 9.65 | All-Around: 37.05   Brylee Haws, a 2027 Southern Utah commit, earned 1st in her age group on floor with powerful tumbling and precise choreography, while also contributing on beam with an aerial–layout step-out connection and placing 3rd on bars with a clean double tuck dismount.     Vault: 9.7 | Bars: 8.675 | Beam: 8.875 | Floor: 9.5 | All-Around: 36.75   Olivia Clark, another Arizona commit, continues to show strong potential across all four events with a well-rounded and polished skill set. On vault, she delivers a Yurchenko full with clean body position in the air and a solid, controlled landing. Her floor routine brings both difficulty and rhythm, highlighted by a double tuck and a front full to front pike pass that she performs with confidence. On bars, Clark adds a dynamic Maloney release that connects smoothly through her swing, while on beam she demonstrates steady composition with a back handspring–layout stepout series and a front toss that reinforce her control and precision.     Vault: 9.225 | Bars: 8.875 | Beam: 9.25 | Floor: 9.4 | All-Around: 36.75   Adaline Thim delivered a strong and consistent all-around performance, contributing across vault, bars, beam, and floor with reliability in every lineup spot. She opened her floor routine with a bang, hitting a powerful double tuck and sticking it cleanly, setting the tone for a confident and well-performed routine that carried strong execution throughout. On beam, Thim put together a composed and steady set highlighted by a roundoff 1.5 dismount, showing control under pressure and consistency from start to finish. On bars, she included a Pak salto and maintained a steady rhythm through her routine with clean connections, while on vault, she delivered a solid, dependable Yurchenko full. Across the board, Thim stood out for her consistency and ability to contribute strong, counted scores in multiple events.     Vault: 9.125 | Bars: 9.625 | Beam: 8.25 | Floor: 9.325 | All-Around: 36.325   Aubriana Alderete, a West Virginia University commit, competed as part of the senior session and brought a composed, experienced presence to the meet. While her routines weren't fully seen in detail, she delivered a steady overall performance consistent with her collegiate commitment level, contributing to a deep and competitive senior field.     Vault: 9.325 | Bars: 9.475 | Beam: 8.225 | 9.025 | All-Around: 36.05   Kaitlyn Faulk, a senior and Centenary commit, continues to bring consistency and reliability to her lineup with clean, controlled work across multiple events. On vault, she competes a Yurchenko tuck 1/2 with solid form and dependable execution, consistently putting up counted scores for her team. On bars, Faulk delivered a clean and composed set highlighted by a bail to handstand and a controlled double tuck dismount. Her routine shows good rhythm through her swings and a steady approach from release to finish, making her a dependable contributor in the lineup as she closes out her senior season.     Vault: 9.325 | Bars: 9.025 | Beam: 8.45 | Floor: 9.1 | All-Around: 35.9   Liliana Leyvas, an uncommitted senior, delivered a well-rounded and composed showing across multiple events, highlighting both consistency and polish. On vault, she competed a Yurchenko layout with clean form and controlled execution, setting a solid tone for her competition. On beam, Leyvas put together a steady series with confident connections and solid balance throughout, showing control under pressure. Her bars routine stood out for a clear hip to bail-to-handstand connection, maintaining good rhythm and swing quality from start to finish. She also brought energy to floor with a strong double tuck and fun, engaging choreography that added personality to her performance.     Vault: 8.875 | Bars: 9.7 | Beam: 8.7 | Floor: 8.6 | All-Around: 35.875   Hayden Anderton, a senior and Nebraska commit, closed out her session with a standout bars routine featuring a clean Maloney into a bail-to-handstand connection and a controlled double layout dismount. She showed good rhythm and precision throughout her swings, finishing with confidence. She also contributed strong sets on beam and floor, bringing steadiness and reliability to both events. Across the board, Anderton demonstrated the consistency and composure expected from a senior-level competitor, finishing her meet on a high note.     Vault: 9.325 | Bars: 8.125 | Beam: 8.85 | Floor: 9.375 | All-Around: 35.675   Cheyanne Ayala, a Wisconsin-Oshkosh commit, delivered a steady and composed performance as part of a deep senior field, contributing a clean and controlled effort across her events. She showed consistency and reliability under pressure, helping round out a competitive session filled with high-level routines. Ayala's performance reflected strong fundamentals and a confident approach, fitting well within the overall depth and experience of the senior group.    The senior session highlighted a highly competitive and experienced group, featuring multiple Division I commits and strong all-arounders. With standout bar sets, powerful floor routines, and increasingly difficult vaults, this group set a high standard and delivered one of the most polished sessions of the meet.

The senior session at the competition delivered a strong mix of established collegiate-bound athletes and rising performers closing out their high school careers. With multiple top scores across all four events, the group highlighted both consistency and standout event specialists, particularly on vault, bars, and floor.