College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider

Lot's of moving parts this week, BIG Impact in the Big Ten for UCLA, Pull her string and the Teddy bear will tell you stories, the season's 1st 10 on vault and a vault that was perfect but not so maybe not so Pleased as Punch. WMU is hitting their stride and a freshman has a lot to do with that, who could be the BIG Ten Specialist of the Year and this years post routine hype BIG HEARTS lets go!   

We have another alum 10, some cotton candy during beam, more bar cameras that make you dizzy, Ashley defies any physics and finally we get Olivia Karas its Massive! Is it old school, a higgins roll, or the sticky Kool Aid that an more from week 8 let's go!  Video of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHLEfRkR8Mk Show Notes:   Social Salute (03:23) Utah TT Another Theatrical performance F...

Is it WAHL or WALLY's World I am here for both, It's  Peanut Butter Jelly Time, a new alum 10 this week, a few debuts, dramatic walkers, moonwalkers and even Grace Walker. We have awarded another minus to stream network this week, oh and the commentary quotes in week 7 plus  it's NQS time so where does the R5 University rank.  video of podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85DGBU_sfUE Show Note...

It's ABSOLUTELY Week 6 and I ABSOLUTELY saw Great Flips, Outstanding Twists and A DIsmount, I kinda learned what Flopping was and a whole lot of other meaningless stuff FLIP FLIP FLOP. The Crazy town at NIU but a fun reunion for me, Sneaky Suki IS ABSOLUTELY back, more behind the mic moments from Kim, Mati Waligora, Alisia Murray, Towson Bars and the Hype of Cory plus our R5 University scores. Let...

Can I get a WHO ARE WE! WEEK 5! 4 year long wait is over.... a senior debut routine that all are talking about and she is Region 5 alum. Some commentary and stream things again this week from our spotlight meets that we have issues with. We have a new way in which to begin a bar routine and shoot bow and arrows in a routine, pat your head and rub your belly during a routine  and the R5 University...

Judging issues continue, this week is brought to you by the triple flight and maybe some sticky feet. Kim has lots to say about the E for Ella meet and the broadcast choices at Ball State. The vaults, the beams, the speedos yes you read that right, Jesus moment and maybe even new Eagle friend. How did the R5 University do in week 4 let's find out!  Video of podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

A new arena was introduced to college gymnastics, EMU had its Golden Girls but the commentary wasn't always golden. We tried to re-invited math at CMU, Kim was praised by a Facebook college gymnastics chat group and the the amount of textbook front tumbling we saw this week. It was the very first 10 of an alums career which is mind blowing and the R5 University line-up was on fire in week 3. 

We sprouted roots in the couch this week with all the gymnastics for the College Quads. Week 2 saw more Region 5 Alums deput including a senior we have been waiting to see compete for four years. Kim calls 9 1 1 on a score robbery and gives Audrey Davis a fruit basket. We witnessed a true full out on floor, Tory Vetter there's no better with 1992 living forever in our minds. D3 Athlete of the Week...

8 Freshman debut routines in week 1 and one debuted in the AA. Helen Hu made front aerials look as easy as forward rolls, Missouri is going to be what we thought they would be, THEY DID THAT yes WMU Alum with a beam routine and an Towson athlete with a bar combo that needs attention. Our R5 University Line-up started a bit slow, Alien and Chain things with CMU and Kim it's week 1 and of course we...

Here we go again, College Gymnastics is back and we have many Region 5 Alums more like hundreds and thats no joke to talk about over the course of this season! We have a lot of new freshman looking to make their debuts and we will highlight 10 of them on the show, we breakdown some of the big routines we are expecting to see on each event, whats up for Week 1 of our 3rd year of the Region 5 Univer...

Our Alumni guest on this show has triple flighted her way to being one of the best gymnasts in the MAC conference, has left her mark in the EMU history books and is one of the best in the nation on the balance beam. Ella talks about why she chose Eastern, her thoughts on all the success she had as a freshman and how that has motivated her these last two years. Kim has followed her career from the...

In this episode we welcome Buckeye Senior Sidney Washington to the show. Sidney gives us some insights to her two years at Pittsburgh, what the whole transfer experience was like and what it was like becoming a Buckeye, especially for someone who grew up in Ann Arbor. She talks about a moment in her club career where she considered quiting but her club coach Claudia helped and motivated her to sti...

Our next Alumni Conversation of the season is with one who we have watched grow up in front of our eyes. From winning the all around at the Level 9 Easterns, to excelling at the elite level, to her beautiful bars and beam as a Cal Bear. Our guest is the fabulous Gabby Perea. As we do with each episode we take a journey back with Gabby to her Region 5 days and how her time as an elite helped her in...

Our first Alumni Conversation of the season is with one of the most decorated Region 5 athletes ever, pretty much always and forever Region 5 Royalty. Kai Rivers won almost everything you could win in Level 10 and road the roller coaster college journey to a NCAA National Championships with the LSU Tigers. In this episode, we take Kai back to her Region 5 Days as well as talk everything LSU. Highs...

NCAA's begins with Alum Un-balanced but then she found her balance for a national title,  we might have seen a new skill that could be perfected for some originality, NEW CHampion is added to the short list, Finally it happened and all is right in the world, one more standing full for old time sake, the pilgrims founded the Plymouth Colony in the1620's but in the 2020's we have our own Pilgram and...

Jordyn was our first coverage on the Insider back in 2012 when we covered her Olympic Send Off Celebration. So for our 100th episode of the College Salute podcast we wanted Jordyn to be our guest especially since she made her first trip with a full team to the NCAA Championships as the head coach of Arkansas, We talk about what being part of Region 5 meant to her, how she came to be the head coach...

It began with 4 very close play ins and ended with lots of drama and excitement it's REGIONAL weekend,  up close and live for the best on bars never to win, SEARS is SOMETHIN,  OU is OUTSTANDING U, Frazier was a show I never got into but I am all about the gymnastics of a Frazier, DId our R5 U line-up make it nationals this year, who is moving onto to Fort Worth,  Oh and I am wondering if OKeefe's...

Welcome to our special regional preview here on the College Salute Podcast,  we  break down the alums you will see, the routines to watch and who we feel will advance from each of the four regions. We also give our pick for the final four and the national champion. Both Kim and I will be in Ann Arbor to bring you behind the scenes content from the Ann Arbor regional. 

OUR 100th Episode!!!  Conference Championships and here is to 100 salutes, another 10 but first for this athlete though it was one of many at the meet, Kim fought for her photo box space this week, Conference Tournment Champ again after 10 years and one for the first time in program history,  Bleeding toe can't stop a spartan, lots of alums crowned conference champion and Geography is not Jason st...

Last week of the regular season and we now learn why beam is so challenging, Is a front Full front Full a requirement to be recruited at Penn, It's late in the season so if you are tired during your Pac just take a seat, SEC is happy its not 2025, Smith might be a common last name but this one is not Mediocre OH 3 weren't mediocre this week they were perfect well maybe not all of them, and you can...

It was a SENIOR FEST this week with Roses flyin and maybe a Herky jump or two, 2 vaults that I am glad i got to see in person, never take your eyes off Szymanski because you just never know, double front dismount that made me almost fall out of my seat, How do you describe a Scholarship to your teammates, and we have some debates on todays pod

Week 9 was a 10 multiple times in Lexington, IT was the all ohio meet but someone apparently forgot to tell Illinois, we apparently have exhibition runners in this sport, well OU is um yeah who will be second this year, and Anya's 10 reaction was epic.  

Week 8- Green is great and is the BIG Ten Regular Season Champ color, but how did they win we will explain, We might have to have a run off for President ( I am here for either of them), the Region 5 Yurchenko 1 ½  craze continues with one returning this weekend (Yes Olivia she has competed this year) but will that be the last time we see it, we had so many working parts this week and one team is...

An Alum is perfect again on floor this week, We tied in Kalamazoo… and then we didn't, another Yurchenko 1 ½ debuted, Q is back with a head set, Al Ashari had more space in which to perform this week,  we had more Memory's of a goldfish in Champaigne, an angry front tuck on is the only way to do it in Teter Town especially when you are robbed, Holly Harris, need to just grow an inch in your figure...

NCAA Week 6 and all about the bars composition this week well in all of 2024 to be honest, I thought it was regionals weekend with the Denver Stream (R5 Insider Goals), Yurchenko 1 ½ debut this week and she leads our line up, we saw the floor routine we have been waiting for and you will be JIVING about it today, Alyssa Squared killed it for our line up this week, and lets play tik tac toe KENT ST...