Beavers to Host NCAA Women`s Gymnastics Championships

Tickets for the event are still available by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS

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CORVALLIS - Oregon State qualified for the NCAA Women`s Gymnastics Championships for the 16th time in its history.

Prior to qualifying for the championships last Saturday, the Beavers had narrowly missed three years in a row.

Oregon State earned its place in the championships by finishing second, ahead of Pac-10 Champion and No. 2 seeded Stanford, at the NCAA West Regional hosted by Stanford.

The NCAA Championships begin on Thursday, April 20th with two qualifying sessions.

Three regional winners and three regional runners-up were randomly chosen for each Thursday session.

The grouping with Oregon State, as the host team, received the evening session. The evening session (starting at 7:00 PM) features Georgia, Iowa State, Florida, Arizona State, Arkansas and Oregon State.

The afternoon session includes Oklahoma, Nebraska, Michigan, Utah, LSU and Alabama.

The top three teams from each session advance to the Super Six on Friday, April 21st.

The all-around champion will also be awarded Friday.

Individual event championships take place on Saturday, April 22nd.

WHO TO KEEP AN ON IN SESSION I:

Utah: Finished the regular season ranked #2... Northeast Region runner-up... Top All-Arounders (high score): Ashley Postell (So./Burke, Va.), 39.65; Nicolle Ford (Jr./Binghampton, N.Y.), 39.55; Nina Kim (Fr./Houston, Texas), 39.50; and Kristina Baskett (Fr./Normandy Park, Wash.), 39.40.

Alabama: Finished the regular season ranked #5... West Region champion... Top All-Arounders: Ashley Miles (Sr./San Antonio, Texas), 39.60, 2003 & 2004 NCAA vault champion, 2004 NCAA floor champion; Terin Humphrey (So./Bates, Mo.), 39.475, 2004 U.S. Olympian earned two silver medals, one as part of the USA squad and individually on uneven bars.

Oklahoma: Finished the regular season ranked #6... Central Region champion... Top All-Arounders: Brittney Koncak-Schumann (Jr./McQueeney, Texas), 39.50; and Kiara Redmond (So./Whittier, Calif.), 39.475.

LSU: Finished the regular season ranked #7... Central Region runner-up... Top All-Arounders: April Burkholder (Sr./Houston, Texas), 39.650; and Kelly Phelan (Jr./Orlando, Fla.), 39.45.

Michigan: Finished the regular season ranked #9... Northeast Region champion... Top All-Arounders: Lindsey Bruck (Jr./Marietta, N.Y.), 39.425; and Jenny Deiley (Sr./Dayton, Minn.), 39.40.

Nebraska: Finished the regular season ranked #12... Southeast Region runner-up... Top All-Arounders: Emily Parsons (So./St. Charles, Mo.), 39.625; and Kylie Stone (Fr./Calgary, Canada) 39.25.

WHO TO KEEP AN EYE ON IN SESSION II:

Georgia: Defending National Champion... Finished the regular season undefeated and ranked #1... Southeast Region champion... Top All-Arounders: Courtney Kupets (Fr./Gaithersburg, Md.), 39.70; and Kelsey Ericksen (Jr./Cincinnati, Ohio) 39.625.

Florida: Finished the regular season ranked #3... South Central Region champion... Top All-Arounders: Corey Hartung (Fr./Irwin, Pa.), 39.45; Breanne King (Jr./North Vancouver, B.C.) 39.30; and Ashley Reed (So./Davie, Fla.) 39.30.

Iowa State: Finished the regular season ranked #4... North Central Region runner-up... Top All-Arounders: Janet Anson (Jr./Kansas City, Mo.), 39.625; and Erin Dethloff (Sr./Omaha, Neb.) 39.575.

Arizona State: Finished the regular season ranked #11... North Central Region champion... Top All-Arounders: Ashley Kelly (Sr./York, Pa.), 39.875; and Nicole Harris (Fr./Long Beach, N.Y.) 39.575.

Oregon State: Finished the regular season ranked #16... West Region runner-up... Top All-Arounders: Jami Lanz (Fr./Eugene, Ore.) 39.525; and Tasha Smith (Fr./Auburn, Wash.) 39.375.

Arkansas: Finished the regular season ranked #18... South Central Region runner-up... Top All-Arounders: Cassie Drew (Jr./Raleigh, N.C.),39.20; and Dana McQuillin (Sr./West Orange, N.J.) 39.075.

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