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Gymnastics Opens Season with Dual Meet at Oregon State – Brown University Athletics
Junior Julia Bedell tied for second overall on floor and tied her career-high on vault, which is tied for the fourth-highest vault score in program history (9.850). Making her collegiate debut, freshman Emily Ford was the lone athlete to compete in all four events, winning the all-around with 37.750 points.
Starting off the meet on bars, Brown totaled 46.975 with Ford leading the Bears in fifth place at 9.825. Senior Lauren McKeown and sophomore Liza Marcus tied for sixth overall at 9.800, with McKeown tying her career-high in the event and Marcus making her collegiate bars debut.
The Bears rebounded with a solid showing on vault of 48.625, led by Bedell tying for fourth overall at 9.850, tying her own career-high, which sits in an eight-way tie for the fourth-highest score in program history. Sophomore Sophia Dewar took seventh place with a new career-high of 9.800, and senior Lauren Kramer tied for ninth overall at 9.725.
Next up on floor, the Bears turned in their highest score of the day on floor, totaling 49.125, just .075 points shy of tying the program record. Bedell once again led the way for the team and finished tied for second overall at 9.900. Ford and Dewar tied for sixth overall at 9.850, with Dewar’s mark setting a new career-high. Kramer tied her career-high at 9.825 to tie for ninth, and Marcus scored 9.700 in her collegiate floor debut.
Rounding out the meet on beam, Ford led the Bears with a 9.825. McKeown set a new career-high with a 9.800, tying for sixth overall with Marcus.
The Bears will open up their home schedule with their next meet on Sunday, January 28 when they welcome Alaska Anchorage and Southern Connecticut State to the Pizzitola Sports Center. The meet is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN+. Tickets are available for purchase at BrownBears.com/tickets.
PROGRAM’S HIGHEST SEASON-OPENING SCORES
1) 2024 – 192.950
2) 2014 – 192.550
3) 2017 – 192.475
4) 2013 – 192.225
5) 2023 – 191.225
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Oregon Ducks Safety Target Elijah Butler Nearing Crucial Point in Recruitment
The Oregon Ducks are set for one of the biggest timelines of their recruiting cycle, as many top targets are nearing commitments. This time around, the Ducks have a ton of top targets still remaining on their board compared to past seasons, as the Ducks have eight total commitments at this time.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff still need to land a safety commitment, but three-star safety Elijah Butler out of Maryland recently included the Ducks in his final six schools.
Oregon Target Elijah Butler Makes Exciting Recruiting Announcement
Butler announced his top six schools ahead of a crucial part of his recruitment, according to a graphic by Leyton Roberts. The Ducks made the cut alongside the Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Tech Hokies, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The talented prospect would be a great addition for any of these teams, as they could all use a safety prospect at this point in the recruiting timeline.
Butler is from the state of Maryland, which makes the Terrapins one to watch.
It is also worth noting that he has been labeled as one of the best players in the state of Maryland, as he currently ranks as the state’s No. 9 prospect, according to Rivals. This is important as the Terrapins have always made solid attempts to land their in-state stars, including last season when they landed one of the better players in the state’s history, Zion Elee.
As of now, the prospect hasn’t been predicted to land with any of these schools, which means it is likely still a tight race entering the official visit schedule. He has yet to schedule an official visit with all of the schools he has listed in his top six, as he is still missing three key official visits. Butler has scheduled official visits with Alabama, Auburn, and Florida, according to 247Sports. This means he still needs to set one with Oregon, Virginia Tech, and Maryland if he wants to take one to each school.
If the Ducks are able to get Butler on a visit, then they would likely be in a more favorable position to land his commitment, as it currently. seems they are one of the trailing teams from this list. It seems highly unlikely that the Ducks will gain his commitment unless they get him on an official visit, which is still possible at this point, as plenty of top prospects across the nation are still scheduling their official visits.
As of now, the Ducks have 27 prospects set to take an official visit, according to 247Sports. Among all of the prospects who have scheduled a visit thus far, only one of the players is listed as a safety. That player is a three-star target, Junior Tu’upo. This leads one to believe that the Ducks could try to get Butler on a visit, or at a minimum, pitch their program to the prospect from St Frances Academy.
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