NCAA Announces 2003 Women's Gymnastics Regional Selections
3/31/2003 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2003 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Regional Championships selections were announced today by the NCAA.
Six teams, five all-around competitors (who are not on a qualifying team) and one individual event specialist per event [who has a minimum qualifying score (RQS) of 9.4] were named to each of the six regions. The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors (who are not on an advancing team) from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships in Lincoln, Nebraska, April 24-26, hosted by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
In addition, the event winners at the regional championships will advance to the national championships (in that event only) if they are not part of a qualifying team or the all-around qualifiers.
The qualifying teams and individuals are listed below.
Central Region - April 12 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
Teams
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Auburn
4. Kent State
5. Central Michigan
6. Michigan State
All-Around Competitors
1. Gore, Kentucky
2. N. Hashimoto, Eastern Michigan
3. Primault, Kentucky
4. Gales, Kentucky
5. Kassouf, Bowling Green
Alt. – Williams, Ball State
Individual Event Specialist
Vault – Zarahias, Kentucky
Alt. – Holensworth, Eastern Michigan
Uneven Bars – Anthony, Ball State
Alt. – Marier, Western Michigan
Balance Beam – Thomas, Western Michigan
Alt. – Haines-LaPenta, Western Michigan
Floor Exercise – L. Hashimoto, Eastern Michigan
Alt.– Guyer, Bowling Green
West Region - April 12 at Seattle, Washington (University of Washington)
Teams
1. Nebraska
2. Washington
3. LSU
4. Boise State
5. Cal State Fullerton
6. San Jose State
All-Around Competitors
1. Zaher, Sacramento State
2. Hoffman, Sacramento State
3. McDaniel, Seattle Pacific
4. Currie, Alaska Anchorage
5. Burdick, Alaska Anchorage
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Narasaki, Sacramento State
Alt. – Schwaebe, UC Davis
Uneven Bars – Schwaebe, UC Davis
Alt. – Stanton, Seattle Pacific
Balance Beam – Naito, UC Davis
Alt. – Doherty, UC Davis
Floor Exercise – Chan, UC Davis
Alt. – Diamond, Sacramento State
North Central Region - April 12 at Salt Lake City, Utah (University of Utah)
Teams
1. Stanford
2. Utah
3. California
4. Brigham Young
5. Denver
6. Minnesota
All-Around Competitors
1. Nelson, Utah State
2. Kilpatrik, Utah State
3. Parenti, Utah State
4. Fortunato, Southern Utah
5. Todd, Air Force
Alt. – Frank, Air Force
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Bauer, Southern Utah
Alt. – Ropelato, Utah State
Uneven Bars – Geronimo, Southern Utah
Alt. – Andrus, Southern Utah
Balance Beam – Geronimo, Southern Utah
Alt. – Frank, Air Force
Floor Exercise – Crosby, Southern Utah
Alt. – Shaw, Southern Utah
South Central Region - April 12 at Columbia, Missouri (University of Missouri, Columbia)
Teams
1. UCLA
2. Oregon State
3. Iowa
4. Arizona
5. Missouri
6. Illinois-Chicago
All-Around Competitors
1. Godwin, Southeast Missouri State
2. Campos, Northern Illinois
3. Houda, Illinois State
4. Kapernekas, Illinois
5. Williams, Illinois
Alt. – McQuillin, Arkansas
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Romberg, Texas Woman’s University
Alt. – Woodin, Northern Illinois
Uneven Bars – Loudat, Texas Woman’s University
Alt. – Berry, Arkansas
Balance Beam – Klein, Illinois State
Alt. – Hardman, Arkansas
Floor Exercise – McMeans, Texas Woman’s University
Alt. – Gardina, Northern Illinois
Northeast Region - April 12 at Ann Arbor, Michigan (University of Michigan)
Teams
1. Arizona State
2. Michigan
3. Iowa State
4. New Hampshire
5. Penn State
6. Pittsburgh
All-Around Competitors
1. Finst, Brown
2. Fong, Yale
3. Shterenberg, Rutgers
4. Verge, Brown
5. Domenick, Rhode Island
Alt. – Avnery, Yale
Individual Event Specialist
Vault – Marino, Rutgers
Alt. – Zafferes, Temple
Uneven Bars – Marino, Rutgers
Alt. – Wolf, Yale
Balance Beam – Abrams, Rutgers
Alt. – Wight, Rutgers
Floor Exercise – Green, Yale
Alt. – Wight, Rutgers
Southeast Region – April 12 at Athens, Georgia (University of Georgia)
Teams
1. Georgia
2. Florida
3. Ohio State
4. North Carolina State
5. North Carolina
6. Maryland
All-Around Competitors
1. Presutti, Towson
2. Baierlein, Towson
3. Mann, George Washington
4. Jackson, West Virginia
5. Halovanic, West Virginia
Alt. – Boyd, West Virginia
Individual Event Specialist
Vault – Williams, West Virginia
Alt. – Parks, George Washington
Uneven Bars – Kovaliova, Towson
Alt. – Jones, George Washington
Balance Beam– Boyd, West Virginia
Alt. – Fitzgerald, James Madison
Floor Exercise – Boyd, West Virginia
Alt. – Cross, William and Mary
In case of ties for selection to regional competition, the team, all-around competitor or individual event specialist with the highest score, not including the six used for the regional qualifying score, will qualify. If a tie still exists, the process is continued until the tie is broken.
For more information regarding the National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships, log on to www.ncaasports.com.
