Field Set for 2006 NCAA Championships

Lincoln- The NCAA sent out its invitations for the 2006 women's gymnastics national championships on Monday morning, setting the 12-team field at the NCAA Championships hosted by OregonStateUniversity at Gill Coliseum, April 20-22 in Corvallis, Ore.

The Southeast Regional runner-up Huskers (20-7-1) will take on Utah, LSU, Oklahoma, Michigan and Alabama in the first session of the preliminary round on Thursday, April 20.  The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. (PST), and NU will begin with a bye before bars, followed by bars, beam, a bye before floor, floor and vault.

Second-round action, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, will include defending national champion Georgia, as well as Arizona State, Arkansas, Florida, OregonState and IowaState.

Sophomore Emily Parsons, who is a two-time regional all-around, vault and floor champion, will lead the 12th-ranked Huskers into their eighth straight NCAA Championships appearance.

Tickets for the NCAA Championships are available through the OregonStateUniversity ticket office at 1-800-462-3287 or at www.osubeavers.com.

NCAA Championships
April 20-22
Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Ore.
Host: OregonStateUniversity

Championship Selections

Team qualifiers and individual qualifiers for the 2006 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships are as follows:

TEAM COMPETITION:

Region/Score
Georgia, Southeast: 197.425
ArizonaState, North Central: 196.675
Alabama, West: 196.475
Florida, South Central: 196.375
Oklahoma, Central: 196.375
Nebraska, Southeast: 196.35
Michigan, Northeast: 196.00
LSU, Central: 195.825
OregonState, West: 195.80
IowaState, North Central: 195.725
Utah, Northeast: 195.70
Arkansas, South Central: 195.40

 

ALL-AROUND INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:

Region/Score

Tabitha Yim, Stanford (West): 39.525
Kate Richardson, UCLA (South Central): 39.475
Karin Wurm, Arizona (North Central): 39.30
Laura Johnson, Minnesota (North Central): 39.25
Amanda Hall, New Hampshire (Northeast): 39.25
Adrianne Perry, Missouri (Southeast): 39.225
Natalie Foley, Stanford (West): 39.225
Kristina Comforte, UCLA (South Central): 39.20
Christine Robella, North Carolina(Southeast): 39.15
Kristen Coleman, Michigan State(Central): 39.125
Jennifer Orlando, Penn State (Central): 39.10
Julie Dwyer, Auburn(Northeast): 38.40

INDIVIDUAL EVENT QUALIFIERS:

Uneven Bars

Aubrey Taylor, Arizona (North Central): 9.90

Vault
Lindsey Puckett, Auburn (Northeast): 9.90
Krystle Cook, Kentucky (Central): 9.90
Casey Dobyns, Denver (North Central): 9.90
Tasha Schwikert, UCLA (South Central): 9.90

Floor

Leigha Hancock, North Carolina State (Southeast): 9.90