For full scores and results for every meet, check out Week 3 Results.
Week three came and went and brought renewed debates about scoring across collegiate gymnastics with it. This week was full of surprises and what can safely be called questionable judging. It was also the first week of in-conference play for the Power Five conferences, which means we’ve arrived at the heart of the season.
10-essee and the Degradation of Collegiate Judging
The Tennessee Collegiate Challenge was definitely the talk of the gymnastics universe on Friday. The two-session neutral site invitational saw all seven teams that competed set new program record team totals. The event also had five perfect scores, for Lindsay Ockler (SEMO), Suki Pfister (vault, Ball State), Megan Teter (bars, Ball State), Zoe Middleton (bars, Ball State), and Karlie Franz (floor, Kent State). Ball State put up the first 198 of the season, beating LSU to the mark by less than an hour. Oklahoma then topped both with a 198.325 on Sunday.
The number of records set at the event was immense.
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While the gymnasts at this meet undoubtedly had good days, and the 10s were thrown for strong routines, the judging is a disgrace. Our…
