Alabama Gymnastics Betters Regional Qualifying Score, Ranked Sixth Nationally
3/6/2017 11:32:00 AM | Gymnastics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama gymnastics team posted its highest road score of the season, a 197.700 on Sunday at Georgia, which bettered its regional qualifying score by two-tenths of a point to a 197.285, good for sixth in this week's rankings.
The top-six teams remain the same this week, with Oklahoma, LSU and Florida taking the top three spots followed by UCLA at No. 4 and Utah at No. 5. Georgia moved up to seventh, followed by Denver, Oregon State and Boise State.
Alabama has faced half of this week's top-10 already this season, including Oklahoma, LSU, Florida, Georgia and Boise State.
The Crimson Tide is ranked in the top-five on all four events this week, taking third on the floor exercise, fourth on the balance beam and fifth on both the vault and uneven bars.
Junior Kiana Winston is fourth in the all-around, fifth on the floor exercise, eighth on the balance beam and 15th on the uneven bars this week. Junior Nickie Guerrero is currently fourth on the balance beam while senior Aja Sims is 12th and freshman Maddie Desch is 19th on the floor exercise. Senior Katie Bailey is 17th on the vault and 24th on the uneven bars.
Alabama returns to Coleman Coliseum for its regular-season finale this Friday, March 10 against Iowa State starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the Alabama Ticket Office (205.348.2262) located in the lobby of Coleman Coliseum, and online at RollTide.com.
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