No. 15 @MizzouGym Selected to NCAA Gainesville Regional
3/20/2017 4:36:00 PM | Gymnastics
Mizzou earned the 27th NCAA Regional bid in program history
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 15 Mizzou gymnastics team will travel to Gainesville, Florida, to compete in the 2017 NCAA Gainesville Regional on Saturday, April 1 at 3 p.m. CT, the NCAA announced on Monday afternoon. The bid marks the Tigers' third-consecutive NCAA Regional appearance and the 27th overall bid in program history.
The No. 3 seed, Mizzou will compete against No. 1 seed Florida, No. 2 seed Georgia, No. 4 seed New Hampshire, No. 5 seed Penn State and No. 6 seed North Carolina. As the three-seed, Mizzou will begin the meet on a bye, then advance to floor and vault in the second and third rotations, respectively. The Tigers then have a bye before heading to bars in the fifth rotation and conclude the meet on beam.
Missouri concluded the regular season ranked No. 15, the highest ranking for the team heading into regionals since 2010. The Tigers notched the third, fourth and seventh highest scores in program history during the year, breaking the 197 barrier for the first and second times since 2004. Additionally, Mizzou claimed three Southeastern Conference wins in 2017, tripling the program's previous SEC win total.
Tickets for the Gainesville Regional will go on sale on Tuesday, March 21 at 7:30 a.m. ET. Reserved tickets are $10, while general admission tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for youth (12 and under) and seniors). Visit the Florida UAA Ticket Office site or call 352-375-4683, ext. 6800 to purchase.
A total of six teams, five all-around competitors (who are not on a qualifying team) and two individual event specialist per event [who has a minimum Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 9.4] were named to each of the predetermined host sites (Champaign, Fayetteville, Gainesville, Lincoln, Morgantown and Seattle).
The top 18-teams are seeded nationally, based on RQS, and placed into the bracket. Teams 19-36 are placed geographically at one of the six regional sites. Seeding determined at the time of regional selections will be maintained throughout the championships. All-around competitors and event specialists are assigned to their respective geographic region.
The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors (who are not on an advancing team) from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships in St. Louis, Missouri, April 14-15, hosted by Missouri and the St. Louis, Sports Commission. The top two teams from the Champaign, Fayetteville and Seattle Regionals will compete in the first semifinal and the top two teams from the Gainesville, Lincoln and Morgantown regionals will compete in the other semifinal.
In addition, the event winners at each regional site will advance to the national championships (in that event only) if they are not part of a qualifying team or an all-around qualifier.
Gainesville Regional (University of Florida, host – 3 p.m. CT
Teams
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Missouri
4. New Hampshire
5. Penn State
6. North Carolina
All-Around Competitors
1. Chelsea Knight, North Carolina State
2. Gabriella Yarussi, Towson
3. Tyra McKellar, Towson
4. Kirsten Peterman, Maryland
Alt. Paris Phillips, North Carolina State
Individual Event Specialists
Vault
Sarah Faller, Maryland
Paris Phillips, North Carolina State
Alt. Erin Tucker, Towson
Bars
Amanda Fillard, North Carolina State
Melissa Brooker, North Carolina State
Alt. Alecia Farina, Maryland
Balance Beam
Mary Elle Arduino, Towson
Sarah Faller, Maryland
Alt. Drew Grantham, North Carolina State
Floor
Emily Brauckmuller, Maryland
Alecia Farina, Maryland
Alt. Paris Phillips, North Carolina State
