Field Set for 2011 NCAA Championships

Lincoln - The NCAA sent out its invitations for the 2011 women's gymnastics national championships on Monday morning, setting the 12-team field at the NCAA Championships hosted Kent State University and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission at the Wolstein Center, April 15-17 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Corvallis Regional runner-up Huskers (16-8) will take on Kent State, Utah, Florida, Alabama and Oregon State in the second semifinal session on Friday, April 15. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. (EST), and NU will begin on vault, followed with a bye, bars, beam, a bye and floor.

The first semifinal session, which is scheduled for noon Friday, will include Arkansas, as well as Oklahoma, UCLA, Michigan, Georgia and Illinois.

Senior Erin Davis and junior Lora Evenstad, the 2011 Corvallis Regional vault and floor champions, respectively, will lead the ninth-ranked Huskers into their 20th NCAA Championships appearance.

Tickets for the NCAA Championships are available through the Wolstein Center ticket office at 1-877-468-4946 or at www.wolsteincenter.com


NCAA Championships
April 15-17
Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Host: Kent State University and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission

Championship Selections

Team qualifiers and individual qualifiers for the 2011 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships are as follows:

TEAM COMPETITION:

Region/Score
Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 197.275
UCLA, Athens, 197.425
Oklahoma, Norman, 197.35
Oregon State, Corvallis, 197.025
Florida, Denver, 196.425
Michigan, Ann Arbor, 197.075
Georgia, Athens, 196.75
Utah, Norman, 196.475
Nebraska, Corvallis, 196.55
Arkansas, Denver, 196.55
Illinois, Tuscaloosa, 195.925
Kent State, Ann Arbor, 195.45

ALL-AROUND INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS:

Sharaya Musser, Penn State (Tuscaloosa): 39.425
Rebecca Simbhudas, Iowa (Corvallis): 39.325
Morgan Evans, North Carolina (Norman): 39.30
Houry Gebeshian, Iowa (Corvallis): 39.30
Amy Glass, Boise State (Denver): 39.275
Kylie Shields, Auburn (Tuscaloosa): 39.25
Brianna Springer, Denver (Denver): 39.25
Aliza Vaccher, Washington (Norman): 39.25
Kayla Slechta, Minnesota (Ann Arbor): 39.125
Kaleigh Dickson, LSU (Athens): 39.075
Michelle Shealy, Iowa State (Ann Arbor): 39.05
Stephanie Ouellette, North Carolina State (Athens): 38.95

INDIVIDUAL EVENT QUALIFIERS:

Beam
Rebecca Best, Ohio State (Ann Arbor): 9.90
Bekah Gher, Boise State (Denver): 9.90
Jorie Hall, Boise State (Denver): 9.90

Floor
Katie Valleau, San Jose State (Corvallis): 9.90