NCAA Gymnastics Regional Fields Announced
3/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2005 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships regional selections were announced today by the NCAA.
The University of Alabama, host of the Central Regional, will host No. 9 ranked Iowa State, No. 14 Utah State, Auburn, Kentucky and Kent State. Alabama is No. 4 going into the regional. The NCAA Central Regional is Saturday, April 9 at 6 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum. Tickets are available through the Alabama Ticket Office (205.348.2262) and online at www.rolltide.com.
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 Auburn, Alabama, April 21-23, hosted by Auburn University.
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 9 at 6 p.m.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Host: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Teams
1. Alabama
2. Iowa State
3. Utah State
4. Auburn
5. Kentucky
6. Kent State
All-Around Competitors
1. Menne, Centenary
2. Marier, Western Michigan
3. Walek, Ohio State
4. Surridge, Ball State
5. Worley, Eastern Michigan
Alt. -DiPietro, Bowling Green
Individual Event Specialists
Vault - Hill, Michigan State
Alt. - Guyer, Bowling Green
Uneven Bars - Schlecht, Ohio State
Alt. - Coleman, Michigan State
Balance Beam - Meaney, Ohio State
Alt. - Alexander, Michigan State
Floor Exercise - Hill, Michigan State
Alt. - Guyer, Bowling Green
West Region
April 9 at 5 p.m.
Seattle, Washington
Host: University of Washington
Teams
1. UCLA
2. Penn State
3. Central Michigan
4. Washington
5. Stanford
6. Boise State
All-Around Competitors
1. Leach, San Jose State
2. Huss, Seattle Pacific
3. Greene, San Jose State
4. Minotti, San Jose State
5. Hoffman, Cal State Fullerton
Alt. - Zaher, Sacramento State
Individual Event Specialists
Vault - Ingram, Alaska Anchorage
Alt. - Kelly, Seattle Pacific
Uneven Bars - Tsurumoto, Sacramento State
Alt. - Szutu, California
Balance Beam - Genovese, Sacramento State
Alt. - Shipp, California
Floor Exercise - Aeder, Sacramento State
Alt. - Chan, UC Davis
North Central Region
April 9 at 6 p.m.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Host: University of Utah
Teams
1. Utah
2. Oregon State
3. Brigham Young
4. Minnesota
5. Southern Utah
6. Iowa
All-Around Competitors
1. Liegl, Air Force
2. Robison, Air Force
3. Iwaniec, Air Force
4. Donnell, Air Force
5. Eagles, Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Alt. - Bickler, Winona State
Individual Event Specialists
Vault - Lewis, Air Force
Alt. - Godar, Air Force
Uneven Bars - Schubert, Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Alt. - N/A
Balance Beam - Godar, Air Force
Alt. - Powers, Air Force
Floor Exercise - Lewis, Air Force
Alt. - Canfield, Air Force
South Central Region
April 9 at 7 p.m.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Host: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Teams
1. Nebraska
2. Michigan
3. Arizona
4. Missouri
5. Arizona State
6. Illinois
All-Around Competitors
1. Boldt, Southeast Missouri State
2. O'Neil, Illinois-Chicago
3. Jackie Jaworowicz, Illinois-Chicago
4. Campos, Northern Illinois
5. Bloom, Southeast Missouri State
Alt. - Cacciatore, Illinois-Chicago
Individual Event Specialists
Vault - Meunier, Illinois-Chicago
Alt. - Abney, Texas Woman's University
Uneven Bars - Williams, Northern Illinois
Alt. - Arno, Texas Woman's University
Balance Beam - Jessie Jaworowicz, Illinois-Chicago
Alt. - Zelinski, Illinois-Chicago
Floor Exercise - Goddard, Texas Woman's University
Alt. - Zelinski, Illinois-Chicago
Northeast Region
April 9 at 6 p.m.
Durham, New Hampshire
Host: University of New Hampshire
Teams
1. LSU
2. Oklahoma
3. Arkansas
4. New Hampshire
5. Rutgers
6. Pittsburgh
All-Around Competitors
1. Petkun, Pennsylvania
2. McPherson, Yale
3. Domenick, Rhode Island
4. Santore, Brockport State
5. Bulka, Brockport State
Alt. -Wesley, Southern Connecticut State
Individual Event Specialists
Vault - Zafferes, Temple
Alt. - Bouchelle, Pennsylvania
Uneven Bars - Fong, Yale
Alt. - Skudris, Rhode Island
Balance Beam- Moon, Pennsylvania
Alt. - Stern, Temple
Floor Exercise - Todd, Rhode Island
Alt. - Chalat, Pennsylvania
Southeast Region
April 9 at 6 p.m.
Gainesville, Florida
Host: University of Florida
Teams
1. Georgia
2. Florida
3. Denver
4. North Carolina
5. West Virginia
6. North Carolina State
All-Around Competitors
1. Ghani, Towson
2. Martinez, Maryland
3. Aiken, George Washington
4. Kaufman, George Washington
5. Long, William and Mary
Alt. - Moore, James Madison
Individual Event Specialists
Vault - Stack, George Washington
Alt. - Logan, Towson
Uneven Bars - Pascual, Maryland
Alt. - Kovaliova, Towson
Balance Beam- Gatch, Maryland
Alt. - Colon, Maryland
Floor Exercise - Scott, Maryland
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.
