It’s hard to imagine Oklahoma losing this meet. Or, honestly, basically any other meet. A potential injury to Dani Sievers, while sad, was completely absorbed in preseason by revelations like Ragan Smith’s bafflingly good Yurchenko one and a half. Transfer Soraya Hawthorne’s landings look better than ever before, while freshman Hannah Scheible looks ready to go on every event. The hardest part for Oklahoma is picking lineups.
Michigan, in transition after the graduation of the class that took it to the pinnacle of the sport, will be loading heavily into Sierra Brooks and Gabby Wilson. Veterans like Carly Bauman and Jacey Vore will be taking on increased roles, but there will also be lineup spots that Michigan has to experiment in order to fill. Kentucky, following a strong year, will likely be depending on its fifth year seniors for a lot of routines, but has some flashy newcomers too. Rising Michigan State just gets deeper and deeper with another great freshman class ready to debut. There are tons of possibilities here, but Gabi Ortiz, a late commitment switch from Pittsburgh, looks perhaps the strongest.
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