Say My Name
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
Can we get the names right.... Hey even I struggled this week! We have a new Region 5 alum in the broadcast booth, History made at Western Michigan, doing some jumping jacks behind the scenes at NIU. The stick drill as an XCEL dismount? A hot mic moment we needed, way to much to mention at Utah State but we will, Denver's head coach manifests a good routine oh and did you know the events are called Elements, and an MVP i didn't expect that and more from NCAA Week 4.
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The Float, Flair and Shine
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
The Float and Flair has entered the airspace for 2026 and The Aerial RO sponsors this weeks podcast. NC State and Clemson’s leos can be use to shine light in dark spaces and we know of one, more Kaz vault talk, and we show some love to our friend Aleena. Plus our 2nd 10 of the week and beam routine above NY City, Tara Walsh, Katie Harper and the rest of our R5 University line up for Week 3 lets go
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The Revenge Tour
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
Week 2 in the NCAA and we have a Revenge Tour taking shape. Our first perfect 10 of vaulted into the season, Michigan State has full Region 5 Line-ups and the best post routine antics you have ever seen. Did we crown the national champion at the Sprouts meet... You would have thought by the commentary! We had a scroll of freshman debuts this week, the Ohio State crowd might have been mainly bull dog fans and the beam team in our R5 University Line-up killed it that and much more.
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Tara, Tamales and Taylor- NCAA Opening Weekend
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
Hot Tamalas are back for a 7th, new dismount combo becoming popular, it's an Olympia gymnastics reunion on this episode with Tara Walsh and Ella Schelll. We got Gianna Gerdes in all 4 events, a NEW VAULT though she did tell us she was doing it on our alum convo. KJ Kindler’s OU Sooners didn’t compete in week 1 but her daughter did. Kim and I discuss what year is ok too be nominated as captain, MVP's, D3 athlete of the week and how did our R5 University Line-up do in week 1...
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Ladies and Gentlemen It's Region Number 5- 2026 NCAA Preview
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
It's that time again, college gymnastics is upon us and we get the season started quick with the first competitions taking place the first weekend of 2026. On this preview show we highlight the new freshman we are excited to see. We used our R5 University to showcase current alums in the NCAA who know we will see or hope we see. Kim and I were required to pick six on each event and weren't allowed to repeat, but you know that Kim didn't follow that rule. The NQS will be tabulated differently this year and we briefly break that down as well as give you our line-up meets for week 1. The College...
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Alumni Conversation- Kaia Tanskanen (Part 2) Finland, Risk and Reward
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
In part 2 with Missouri Sophomore Kaia Tanskanen, we talk all about her decision to compete for Finland, how it came to be, and what it was like joining the Finnish National Team. Kaia has some cool stories about her initial experiences and competing for Finland at the beginning. We talked about her freshman season in Part 1 and we continue with 2nd half of her year long gymnastics season with the fall elite competitions. The Risk and Reward of doing new routines and a brand new skill on floor which became the first Finnish women to ever compete. She gives more stories and facts about leading...
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Alumni Conversation- Kaia Tanskanen, Part 1 "The Gymlife Balance" Mizzou
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
We had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Missouri sophomore Kaia Tanskanen after long season and balancing both college gymnastics and elite gymnastics representing Finland. In this part 1 of our two part podcast with Kaia, we talk all about Mizzou and the moments that stood out from her freshman year and how she balanced competing in college while still maintaining her elite routines. She gives some BTS insights to the teams and her thoughts during the crazy NCAA Regionals and Nationals experience and of course we take her back to memories of being part of Region 5. That and more in...
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Alumni Conversation- Ady Wahl, GymDawg All American Youtuber
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
I remember her BHS Arabian on beam at the Region 5 training camp at the University of Michigan and saying who is that kid! Well she went on to win many state and regional titles and become one of our Region 5 Dream Team stand outs! She now is living her best life in Athens Georgia as a Gym Dawg. She is an All American a Youtuber and one of the leaders of the GymDawgs. We welcome Georgia Junior Ady Wahl to the show. She talks about her decision to go to college early out of high school, reflects on her first two years at Georgia, the 2025 NCAA Nationals experience and insights to the 2026 Gym...
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Alumni Conversation: Ella Cesario, Bears Now Tigers OH MY!
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
We have another awesome Region 5 Alum guest for you today who is just missing the Lion because she has the bears and now the tigers OH MY! She has one of the biggest Jaegers in the uneven bar business oh and a personality that’s just as big and we are all about it! Our guest today is Ella Cesario and we will take her back to her Region 5 days, her knee injury that took her out of her senior year of high school and freshman year at Cal, the highs and lows at Cal and of course whats next at Clemson.
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Alumni Conversation- Helen Hu, Cinderella Season Tattooed For Life
College Salute Podcast from the R5 Insider
We are back with our Alumni Conversations and we are starting off with a bang what to know WHO well the Beam QUEEN of 2025 herself Helen HU! She returned to the NCAA after a year off and was perfect literally as well as collect some much deserved hardware and really it was about time HU DAT was all THAT in the eyes of the judges. We are going to have a FULL OUT breakdown of this last cinderella year and get her impressions from the 10.0's to the championships to the Tatooe! We cover it all.
info_outlineWeek 2 in the NCAA and we have a Revenge Tour taking shape. Our first perfect 10 of vaulted into the season, Michigan State has full Region 5 Line-ups and the best post routine antics you have ever seen. Did we crown the national champion at the Sprouts meet... You would have thought by the commentary! We had a scroll of freshman debuts this week, the Ohio State crowd might have been mainly bull dog fans and the beam team in our R5 University Line-up killed it that and much more.