Huskers Move to 10th in National Poll

Lincoln - The Nebraska women's gymnastics team is ranked 10th this week in the latest GymInfo poll released Monday. The poll, which is calculated by regional qualifying score, also ranks NU second in the South Central region and in the Big 12 Conference. In addition, the Huskers are ranked third nationally in team vault scoring (49.385), sixth on bars (49.25), 21st on beam (48.775) and are seventh on floor (49.205).

Individually, senior Erin Davis is ranked first on vault, with an RQS of 9.935. Davis earned the Big 12 vault title last Saturday at Missouri. This is the fourth-straight week she has held the No. 1 spot on the event. Junior Lora Evenstad is tied for 20th on vault (9.885) and fifth on floor (9.90), while freshman Jamie Schleppenbach is tied for No. 23 in the vault rankings (9.88). Senior Maria Scaffidi is tied for No. 22 on bars (9.87) after claiming the bars crown at the Big 12 Championships.

The Huskers will continue postseason play at regionals on April 2. The NCAA will announce regional fields this afternoon.

Nebraska's Team Even Rankings
Event               Rank                RQS
Vault                 3                      49.385
Bars                 6                      49.25
Beam              21                     48.775
Floor                7                      49.205

Huskers in the Top 25 Event Rankings
Gymnast                      Event               Rank                RQS
Erin Davis                     V                      1                      9.935
Lora Evenstad             V                      20(t)                9.885
                                       FX                    5(t)                   9.90
Maria Scaffidi               UB                  22(t)                  9.87
Jamie Schleppenbach  V                  23(t)                  9.88