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NCAA Regional Qualifiers

After a crazy weekend of conference championships, the Regional qualifiers have been announced.
This is the the next step on the road to the NCAA national championships, which are being held in Birmingham, Alabama.

The top 36 teams in the nation based on their regional qualifying score (average of scores throughout the season. The teams are seated in six pods of six teams,  five individual all a rounders and four event specialists. This is where it get's intense. The top two teams from each regional will go onto nationals. Same for the all-arounders trying to qualify without a team.

Regionals will be held next Saturday, April 5, start times listed below.
Here are the regionals:

Athens Regional (Host: Georgia) – 4 p.m. Competition Order
Teams
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Central Michigan
4. Ohio State
5. North Carolina State
6. Rutgers
All-Around Competitors                                   Individual Event Specialists
1. Hope Sloanhoffer, West Virginia                      Vault -- Chelsea Raineri, George Washington
2. Haley Watts, North Carolina                                         Alt. – Jaida Lawrence, West Virginia
3. Brittany Stover, William & Mary                        Uneven Bars – Alexa Goldberg, West Virginia
4. Kayla Carto, George Washington                                 Alt. – Kiera Kenney, George Washington
5. Nicolette Swoboda, West Virginia                    Balance Beam – Beth Deal, West Virginia
Alt. – Lexi Cappalli, North Carolina                                   Alt. – Janell Sargent, North Carolina
                                                                            Floor Exercise – Chelsea Raineri, George Washington
                                                                                         Alt. – Lexi Cappalli, North Carolina
Baton Rouge Regional (Host: LSU) – 4 p.m. Competition Order
Teams
1. LSU
2. Stanford
3. Auburn
4. Arizona
5. Kent State
6. Iowa State
All-Around Competitors                                     Individual Event Specialists
1. Alina Cartwright, Michigan State                       Vault – Jessi Buis, Western Michigan
2. Lisa Burt, Michigan State                                             Alt. – Lauren Feely, Bowling Green
3. Alyssa Nocella, Bowling Green                         Uneven Bars – Shelby MacDonald, Western Michigan
4. Gina Locigno, Bowling Green                                      Alt. – Dani Levy, Michigan State
5. Megan Harrington, Bowling Green                   Balance Beam – Anna Willette, Eastern Michigan
Alt. – Lauren Feely, Bowling Green                                 Alt. –Alex Pace, Michigan State
                                                                            Floor Exercise – Elena Logoski, Michigan State
                                                                                       Alt. – Denasiha Christian, Ball State
Fayetteville Regional (Host: Arkansas) – 4 p.m. Competition Order
Teams
1. Utah
2. UCLA
3. Arkansas
4. Arizona State
5. Utah State
6. UC Davis
All-Around Competitors                                   Individual Event Specialists
1. Catherine Dion, Illinois-Chicago                      Vault – Rachel Updike, Missouri
2. Kim Gotlund, Northern Illinois                                     Alt. – Bethany Larimer, Texas Woman’s
3. Alyssa Tucker, Southeast Missouri State        Uneven Bars – Brittainy Johnson, Texas Woman’s
4. Taryn Vanderpool, Southeast Missouri State             Alt. – Rebecca Johnson, Missouri
5. Gabrielle May, Illinois-Chicago                        Balance Beam – Samantha King, Illinois State
Alt. – Samantha King, Illinois State                                Alt. – Brittainy Johnson, Texas Woman’s
                                                                           Floor Exercise – Amanda Stepp, Northern Illinois
                                                                                      Alt. – Angie Kern, Missouri
Minneapolis Regional (Host: Minnesota) – 6 p.m. Competition Order
Teams
1. Oklahoma
2. Illinois
3. Minnesota
4. California
5. Southern Utah
6. San Jose State
All-Around Competitors                                     Individual Event Specialists
1. Alie Glover, Iowa                                                Vault – Jordyn Doherty, Iowa
2. Angel Metcalf, Iowa                                                       Alt. – Jessica Wallander, Air Force
3. Linnaea Hance, Air Force                                 Uneven Bars – Katie Hawthorne, Air Force
4. Sydney Hoerr, Iowa                                                       Alt. – Alexandra Stych, Air Force
5. Katie Fiorilli, Wisconsin-Whitewater                  Balance Beam – Shannen Kelly, Air Force
Alt. – Courtney Benson, Hamline                                      Alt. – Sarah Neumann, Air Force
                                                                             Floor Exercise – Mollie Drenth, Iowa
                                                                                         Alt. – Maryah Huntley, Iowa
Seattle Regional (University of Washington, host) – 4 p.m.  Competition Order
Teams
1. Alabama
2. Nebraska
3. Boise State
4. Denver
5. Brigham Young
6. Washington
All-Around Competitors                                     Individual Event Specialists
1. Jesse Williams, Sacramento State                Vault – Maria Hundley, Seattle Pacific
2. Kalliah McCartney, Sacramento State                      *Kailey Hansen, Sacramento State
3. Stefany Bryan, Alaska Anchorage                           *Julia Konner, Sacramento State
4. *N/A                                                                       Alt. – Lauren Glover, Seattle Pacific
5. *N/A                                                               Uneven Bars – Maria Hundley, Seattle Pacific
Alt. – *N/A                                                                     *Kaila Kilwien, Sacramento State
                                                                                     *Tracie Villanueva, Seattle Pacific
                                                                                  Alt. – Brennan Bailes, Sacramento State
                                                                          Balance Beam – Kailey Hansen, Sacramento State
                                                                                     * Kayla Wonderly, Sacramento State
                                                                                     *Maria Hundley, Seattle Pacific
                                                                                 Alt. – Shannon Escarra, Seattle Pacific
                                                                          Floor Exercise – Kailey Hansen, Sacramento State
                                                                                     *Dallas Smith, Sacramento State
                                                                                     *Kailee Tindall, Seattle Pacific
                                                                                Alt. – Kenley Memmel, Seattle Pacific
Due to an insufficient number of all-around competitors qualifying for regional competition, the allocated slots were filled with individual event specialists with the next highest score and who have achieved the minimum RQS of 9.4.
University Park Regional (Host: Penn State)) – 4 p.m. Competition Order
Teams
1. Florida
2. Oregon State
3. Penn State
4. New Hampshire
5. Kentucky
6. Maryland
All-Around Competitors                                             Individual Event Specialists
1. Brittney Harris, Pittsburgh                                    Vault – Maebelle Pacheco, Pittsburgh
2. Lissette La Fex, Bridgeport                                             Alt. – Melissa Doucette, Bridgeport
3. Diana Walters, Brown                                           Uneven Bars – Melanie Jorgensen, Cornell
4. Caroline Morant, Brown                                                   Alt. – Alexandra Chretien, Brown
5. Michelle Shnayder, Brown                                    Balance Beam – Katie O’Rourke, Pittsburgh
Alt. – Morgan Traina, Yale                                                   Alt. –Lindsay Offutt, Pittsburgh
                                                                                Floor Exercise – Katie O’Rourke, Pittsburgh
                                                                                            Alt. – Lindsay Offutt, Pittsburgh



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