INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2014 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships regional selections have been announced.
Six teams, five all-around competitors (who are not on a qualifying team) and one individual event specialist per event (who has a minimum Regional Qualifying Score [RQS] of 9.4) were named to each of the six predetermined host sites.
The top-18 teams are seeded nationally, based on RQS, and placed into the bracket. Teams 19-36 are organized into three pods (19-24, 25-30 and 31-36) and placed geographically at one of the six sites, beginning with teams 19-24 followed by teams 25-30 and then finally teams 31-36. 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.
In the event of a tie for the last berth into regional competition and for seeding purposes, the team, all-around competitor or individual event specialist with the highest score, not including the six used to calculate the regional qualifying score, will qualify. If a tie still exists, the process is continued until the tie is broken.
The qualifying teams and individuals are listed below. All regionals will be conducted April 5, with start times of either 4 or 6 p.m. local time.
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
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 Birmingham, Ala., April 18-20, hosted by the University of Alabama and the Alabama Sports Foundation. The top two teams from the University Park, Fayetteville and Seattle regionals will compete in one of the semifinals, and the top two teams from the Minneapolis, Athens and Baton Rouge 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.
Related:
Selection Show
2014 Women's Gymnastics Bracket
