Field Set for 2007 NCAA Championships

Lincoln- The NCAA sent out its invitations for the 2007 women's gymnastics national championships on Monday afternoon, setting the 12-team field at the NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Utah at the Jon. M. HuntsmanCenter, April 26-28 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

The West Regional runner-up Huskers (23-5) will take on Florida, Georgia, Alabama, OregonState and Oklahoma in the first session of the preliminary round on Thursday, April 26. The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. (MST), and NU will begin on bars, followed by beam, a bye, floor, vault and a bye.

 

Second-round action, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, will include Utah, as well as Stanford, UCLA, Michigan, LSU and Denver.

 

Junior Emily Parsons, the 2007 South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year for the second consecutive season, will lead the sixth-ranked Huskers into their ninth straight NCAA Championships appearance.

 

Tickets for the NCAA Championships are available through the University of Utah ticket office at 801-581-8849 or at www.utahutes.com.

 

NCAA Championships
April 26-28
Jon M.HuntsmanCenter, Salt Lake City, Utah
Host: University of Utah

Championship Selections

Team qualifiers and individual qualifiers for the 2007 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships are as follows:

 

TEAM COMPETITION:

Region/Score
Florida, Northeast (195.375)

Utah, West (197.375)

Georgia, North Central (197.275)

Alabama, Central (196.70)

Nebraska, West (196.675)

Stanford, South Central (196.60)

Michigan, Northeast (196.05)

UCLA, Southeast (195.975)

LSU, Southeast (195.95)

Oklahoma, Central (195.925)

Denver, North Central (195.825)

 

ALL-AROUND INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:

Region/Score
Brandi Personett, PennState (North Central): 39.425

Janet Anson, IowaState (Central): 39.425

Karin Wurm, Arizona (South Central): 39.425

Adrianne Perry, Missouri (West): 39.30

Julie Dwyer, Auburn (Southeast): 39.275

Brittney Morgan, Arizona (South Central): 39.275

Rochelle Robinson, MichiganState (Central): 39.225

Janae Cox, West Virginia (Southeast): 39.10

Andrea Arlotta, Pittsburgh (Northeast): 39.05

Chelsea Bakken, Washington (West): 39.025

Katie Burke, Iowa (North Central): 38.925

INDIVIDUAL EVENT QUALIFIERS:

Uneven Bars

Kaylan Clevinger, Ohio State (Central): 9.90

Vault
Alicia Sacramone, Brown (9.875)

Balance Beam

Jamie Holton, Arizona (South Central): 9.925