Iowa State-Oklahoma Second Rotation

Bars (Second Rotation) - 49.025 - Iowa State is on a roll.

1. Megan Barnes - 9.675 - Very good routine, but I think she's had stronger. I think she failed to fully extend on a handstand mid-routine and it was missing
2. Jasmine Thompson - 9.825 - Awesome. She NAILED the landing. I bet that's the best bars routine she's had all week, including practice. Actually, every time I've seen her land it in practice this week, she stumbled, so this was much improved.
3. Katie Lasher - 9.825 - Great routine. Awesome extension throughout with a great landing.
4. Nikki Dilbert - 9.800 - I wouldn't say Nikki is the flashiest bars competitor on the team, but she has a way of making her slender, tall frame look even taller when performing. As a result,
5. Ceilia Maccani - 9.825 - She gets higher in the air each meet. By the end of the season, she'll land on top of the video board.
6. Janet Anson - 9.775 - While other Iowa State gymnasts might post a higher score on occasion, no one on the team is consistently solid as Anson.

Oklahoma earned a 49.125 on vault, though to be honest, visually there vaults didn't seem the much more impressive that Iowa State. Koncak-Schuman once again posted the lowest score on her team (well, tied with Jackie Flanery), though a 9.775 is still pretty impressive.

After two rotations, Iowa State leads, 98.075 - 97.975 in the best meet I've seen this year. The gymnastics on display tonight has been. So has the crowd, which has definitely filled out and are louder than I ever remember them being.

Talk to you again after beam,
Cody