re: Remove

I agree Alyona should be a lock in the vault lineup. Otherwise I agree with the proposed lineup. I think Elena has a good chance to get in there with a 1.5 though. She showed a lot of development over the course of the year and of course used to have a DTY in her elite days.

I would like to see Dunne in on BB and FX. She does not have the biggest tumbling but she is clean, has good form, and ought to be a fairly steady competitor. I would also like to see Arenas in on bars, and perhaps get a couple of showings on floor.

I think the only real 'definites' for the fifth year seniors are Edwards on vault (reliable 10.0 even though she doesn't usually stick), Durante on bars, and maaaaaybe Desiderio and Dean on beam. I do like the idea of Dean going as leadoff for a steady start. Also, leadoffs tend to get hammered in scores so we wouldn't lose a ton of scoring potential there.

Very interested to see how Tatum and Finnegan look. Hopefully Aleah is not too worn down by the time she is done with elite.

I would be interested to see what Jay would do if Kamryn is hitting her 1.5 and Elena moves up to a 1.5, would he keep in Sarah's hardly ever sticks 1.5.

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BB, in my opinion considering the inconsistency and how erratic that event was last year, it should all be wide open. I think Dunne and Aleah could give us much better scoring potential, I just hope Gnat and Jay step in and adjust some of the routines in spots. Dean isn't going to be a flashy scorer but she is rock steady and that is pretty significant and is needed for us.

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I think that if Jay and Gnat are smart, they make the changes in terms of routine construction needed, only keep those who can hit consistently under pressure, the beam lineup in my opinion should have these six girls (most likely in this order):
Bridget Dean
Haleigh Bryant
Olivia Dunne
TBD but either Tori, Alyona, Kai or Elena
Aleah Finnegan
Kiya Johnson

I don’t see Sami or Christina making the lineup unless it’s on a week where the coaches are wanting to rest someone due to ankle or achilles pain.

The list above contains the girls that have proven to be the most solid on the event and, for the most part across the board, hit when needed.

I think Campbell’s back issues keeps her from being in the lineup consistently but we may see her compete once or twice this year due to her experience.

Another one we shouldn’t discount for beam and who should be in the conversation is Sierra Ballard. She proved how phenomenal she is on floor this year but let us not forget that in JO, beam was actually one of her best events. Yes she also did a rotating leap, but she gets closer to hitting the full position without a wobble than most of the rest of our lineup. Even if we change her second leap to a split jump instead of a switch half, I can trust she’ll hit the 180 position in the air with pointed toes and not wobble. Her JO routine may need reworking in terms of what skills are left in or taken out but she’s solid on the event so that could help us a lot scoring wise.

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Desiderio has always been so steady but for whatever reason she was shaky in the post season. Not sure I have an answer for that other than she didn't handle the nerves/pressure. She was rock solid all year then it felt like a different gymnast since the SEC Championships.

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Desiderio has struggled on beam all 4 years in post season (aside from her junior year since there was no post season). This was the first year she didn’t have a fall on beam, but the number of balance checks she ended up having I would say adds up to a fall in terms of scoring potential left on the floor.

Also, I do think Dean would make a great leadoff on beam. She is as steady as it comes, and her routine typically maxes out at 9.90, so LSU wouldn't be wasting a great score as they usually do.

I agree with all of this - but do you really think they would have all come back if they didn't' have assurances about competing? I do hope Jay was clear on spots that have to be earned, regardless of who has "experience" - because if we don't get Dunne, for example (but really any sophomore or freshman) in more events she is going to be a junior without competition "experience."

Lilly qualified to nationals already having made the national team I think. Not sure what the reasoning is for not competing in this meet but don't think she is injured.

Olivia has dealt with a lot of injuries over the last year, hope she isn't injured again.

Thats unfortunate, she could have easily won the JO AA national title considering the top scorer in this group.

Her vault is legit though

Pretty sure she has done a double all if not most of this season.

She has another year to clean up and develop some more consistency but she made a pretty dramatic jump in just 1 year. Looking forward to what she looks like with another full year of training

Missing out on Selena sucks. Will Never understand how that recruitment unfolded.