Alabama Gymnastics Ranked Fifth; Rice Still No. 1
3/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
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The Alabama Gymnastics squad, which ended the regular season by dispatching No. 16 Auburn last Friday, is No. 5 in the rankings released today.
UCLA is No. 1, followed by Nebraska at No. 2, Arizona State at No. 3 and Georgia at No. 4. In addition to Georgia, Alabama will face No. 8 Florida, No. 12 LSU and Auburn at the Southeastern Conference Championships Saturday (March 29) in Birmingham, Ala. The meet will be in Bartow Arena on the UAB campus for the third consecutive year.
Alabama is ranked second on the floor exercise, third on the uneven bars, fourth on the vault and sixth on the balance beam. UCLA holds down the top rank on all four apparatus.
Junior Jeana Rice is the nation's No. 1 ranked all-arounder for the third week in a row. Rice is the only Southeastern Conference gymnast ranked in the top-10. Rice is second on the vault and uneven bars and ninth on the balance beam.
Senior Kristin Sterner is ranked 13th in the all-around and 25th on the balance beam while freshman Ashley Miles is fourth on the floor exercise and sixth on the vault.
24 March 2003 - by Regional Qualifying Average
Rank Team RQS Region Ave High
1 UCLA 197.980 W 197.221 198.575
2 Nebraska 197.510 SC 197.104 198.300
3 Arizona State 197.455 SC 197.045 198.275
4 Georgia 197.300 SE 196.996 197.875
5 Alabama 197.265 C 197.037 197.975
6 Oklahoma 197.165 SC 196.175 197.725
7 Stanford 197.110 W 196.672 197.725
8 Florida 197.010 SE 196.750 197.475
9 Utah 196.980 NC 196.784 197.825
10 Michigan 196.780 NE 196.125 197.225
11 Oregon State 196.500 W 196.130 197.050
12 L.S.U. 196.485 C 195.864 197.225
13 Iowa State 196.460 NC 195.631 197.425
14 Ohio State 196.355 C 195.394 196.925
15 Washington 196.355 W 195.762 197.600
16 Auburn 196.350 C 195.573 196.650
17 Iowa 196.210 NC 195.562 196.800
18 California 196.055 W 194.818 196.800
19 Denver 196.035 NC 195.437 196.475
20 Arizona 195.965 SC 195.670 197.375
21 Minnesota 195.960 NC 195.191 196.500
22 Kent State 195.795 C 194.906 196.450
23 N.C. State 195.780 SE 195.064 196.200
24 BYU 195.740 NC 195.185 196.800
25 Missouri 195.590 SC 194.811 196.475
