Field Set for 2010 NCAA Championships

Lincoln - The NCAA sent out its invitations for the 2010 women's gymnastics national championships on Monday morning, setting the 12-team field at the NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Florida at the Steven C. O'Connell Center, April 22-24 in Gainesville, Fla.

The Central Regional runner-up Huskers (21-5) will take on UCLA, Oklahoma, Utah, Oregon State and LSU in the first session of the preliminary round on Thursday, April 22.  The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. (EST), and NU will begin with beam, followed by a bye, then floor, vault, bye and bars.

Second-round action, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, will include host Florida, Alabama, Stanford, Arkansas, Missouri and Michigan.

Juniors Erin Davis and Brittnee Habbib, who are the defending regional vault and bars champions respectively, will lead the 12th-ranked Huskers into their 19th NCAA Championships appearance in school history.

Tickets for the 2010 NCAA Championships are available through the University of Florida ticket office at (352) 375-4683 or at www.gatorzone.com.

NCAA Championships
April 22-24
Steven C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Fla.
Host: University of Florida

Championship Selections

Team qualifiers and individual qualifiers for the 2010 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships are as follows:

TEAM COMPETITION:

Region/Score
UCLA, Los Angeles, 197.825
Florida, Salt Lake City, 197.675
Alabama, Lexington, 197.40

Oklahoma, University Park, 197.25

Utah, Salt Lake City, 196.90

Stanford, Morgantown, 196.775

Arkansas, Los Angeles, 196.675

Oregon State, Columbia, 196.275

LSU, University Park, 196.40

Missouri, Columbia, 196.50

Michigan, Morgantown, 195.80

Nebraska, Lexington, 195.875

ALL-AROUND INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:

Region/Score

Brandi Personett, Penn State (University Park): 39.55
Kelley Hennigan, Denver (Salt Lake City): 39.30
Taylor Seaman, North Carolina State (Morgantown): 39.30
Rebecca Simbhudas, Iowa (Columbia): 39.25
Elise Wheeler, Southern Utah (Morgantown):39.25
Sarah Schmidt. Illinois (Lexington):39.225
Brianna Artemev, Denver (Salt Lake City): 39.20
Sharaya Musser, Penn State (University Park):39.20
Nicole Curler, Michigan State (Lexington): 39.175
Michelle Browning, Iowa State (Los Angeles): 39.15

Alexis Russell, Minnesota (Columbia): 39.10
Mary Atkinson, Arizona State (Los Angeles): 39.075

INDIVIDUAL EVENT QUALIFIERS:

Vault

Whitney Rose, Kentucky (Lexington): 9.90

Allison Buckley, Illinois (Lexington): 9.90

Hannah Redmon, Boise state (Salt Lake City): 9.975

Beam
Courtney McCool, Georgia (Columbia): 9.90

Floor
Courtney McCool, Georgia (Columbia): 9.90

Rachel Inniss, Auburn (Columbia): 9.90

Hannah Redmon, Boise State (Salt Lake City): 9.90

Kristen Linton, Washington (Salt Lake City): 9.90

Samantha Walior, Washington (Salt Lake City): 9.90