Alabama Gymnastics Competes in the First Session of NCAA Championships
4/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA announced today the teams and individuals who qualified to compete for the 2006 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships.
The championships, hosted by Oregon State University will be held in Corvallis, Oregon, at the Gill Coliseum, April 20 - 22.
The National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships consist of 12 teams and 12 all-around competitors (who are not on a qualifying team) and event specialists. The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors from each regional received automatic berths to the national championships. In addition, the event winners at the regional championships advance to the national championships (in their specific event) if they were not part of a qualifying team or the all-around qualifiers.
Team qualifiers and individual qualifiers for the 2006 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships are as follows:
TEAM COMPETITION:
Region/Score
Georgia, Southeast: 197.4250
Arizona State, North Central: 196.6750
Alabama, West: 196.4750
Florida, South Central: 196.3750
Oklahoma, Central: 196.3750
Nebraska, Southeast: 196.3500
Michigan, Northeast: 196.0000
LSU, Central: 195.8250
Oregon State, West: 195.8000
Iowa State, North Central: 195.7250
Utah, Northeast: 195.7000
Arkansas, South Central: 195.4000
ALL-AROUND INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:
Region/Score
Tabitha Yim, Stanford (West): 39.5250
Kate Richardson, UCLA (South Central): 39.4750
Karin Wurm, Arizona (North Central): 39.3000
Laura Johnson, Minnesota (North Central): 39.2500
Amanda Hall, New Hampshire (Northeast): 39.2500
Adrianne Perry, Missouri (Southeast): 39.2250
Natalie Foley, Stanford (West): 39.2250
Kristina Comforte, UCLA (South Central): 39.2000
Christine Robella, North Carolina(Southeast): 39.1500
Kristen Coleman, Michigan State(Central): 39.1250
Jennifer Orlando, Penn State (Central): 39.1000
Julie Dwyer, Auburn(Northeast): 38.4000
INDIVIDUAL EVENT QUALIFIERS:
Uneven Bars
Aubrey Taylor, Arizona (North Central): 9.9000
Vault
Lindsey Puckett, Auburn (Northeast): 9.9000
Krystle Cook, Kentucky (Central): 9.9000
Casey Dobyns, Denver (North Central): 9.9000
Tasha Schwikert, UCLA (South Central): 9.9000
Floor
Leigha Hancock, North Carolina State (Southeast): 9.9000
In the 2005 championships, the Georgia Bulldogs had a near flawless performance to capture their sixth National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics title with a score of 197.825. The Bulldogs maintained a strong lead despite a late push by second place Alabama, who ended with a 197.400. Rounding out the scoring was Utah in third with a score of 197.275, two-time defending National Champion UCLA in fourth (197.150), Michigan in fifth (196.575) and Nebraska in sixth at 196.425.
Preliminary team and all-around competition will be conducted in two sessions Thursday, April 20 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The top three teams from each session will advance to the Super Six competition Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. The top four individuals from each session in each event (plus ties) from the preliminary team and all-around competition will compete in the individual-event competition Saturday, April 22 at 7 p.m.
For more information about the women's gymnastics championships, log on to www.ncaasport.com.
