Tired of seeing the same skills over and over again? The NCGA-East is home to not only some of the most unique skills in Division III gymnastics but also skills rare across all divisions. Get excited about these fresh, creative skills!
Tsuk Arabian
Tsuk entries have seen a large uptick this year at the Division III level and especially fun to see is the tsuk arabian. This vault always gets a big crowd reaction. DIII gymnastics fans are lucky enough to see two this season competed in the East by Ithaca freshman Lauren Babineaux and Springfield sophomore Stacy Taylor.
Yurchenko Arabian
One of the things that allows for unique vaults in the NCGA that viewers would not normally see in NCAA is that a 9.95-10.0 vault start value is not as common in the NCGA, so some of those lower-valued vaults will see lineup time that normally would not at a Division I school. This variety in vaults can make Division III vaults even more exciting than the traditional lineup filled with Yurchenko fulls with an occasional one and a half mixed in. Here, viewers can see a huge Yurchenko Arabian performed by Brockport senior Kirsten Paultre with tremendous height and distance.
Higgins to Straddle Back
A Higgins on its own is a very unique skill, only being…
