Gymnastics

Big 12 Gymnastics Teams Selected for 2022 NCAA Regionals

The 2022 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships regional selections were announced today by the NCAA. All four Big 12 gymnastics teams were announced as a part of the field.

The top 36 teams based on national qualifying score (NQS) were selected for regional competition. The committee named the top 16 teams and seeded them in the bracket. Seeding determined at the time of selections will be maintained through the championship. Teams 17-36 were placed geographically at one of the four regional sites. Nine teams will compete at each of the four regional sites.

The committee also selected the top 12 all-around competitors and top 16 event specialists based on national qualifying scores and placed them geographically into one of the four regional sites, keeping individuals from the same team together. The list of all-arounders and individual event specialists included individual qualifying scores from the teams competing in the first round to ensure those individuals will compete in the individual competition if their team does not advance from the first round.

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 national qualifying score, qualified. If a tie still existed, the process was continued until the tie was broken.

The qualifying teams and individuals are listed below. All regionals will be conducted Wednesday through Saturday, March 30 – April 2.

Oklahoma will host the Norman regional which also features West Virginia. The Sooners are the No. 1 overall seed with their NCAA-record NQS of 198.140. They will aim for their 12th consecutive regional title and 18th straight NCAA Championships berth.  It’s the Mountaineers’ 37th regional appearance in NCAA competition and the team’s seventh consecutive qualification.

Denver and Iowa State will both compete in the Auburn Regional. The Pioneers have now qualified for NCAA Regionals 23 consecutive times while the Cyclones are making their 14th regional appearance in the last 15 seasons the meet was hosted.

The top two teams from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships. In addition, the top all-around competitor and top event specialist from round two at each regional (who is not on a team advancing to nationals) will advance to the national championships. Event specialist qualifiers will only compete in the events they qualified.

The national championships will take place April 14-16 in Fort Worth, Texas at Dickies Arena. The championship event is hosted by Texas Woman's University and Knight Eady. The top two teams from the Norman and Seattle regionals will compete in the first semifinal, and the top two teams from the Auburn and Raleigh regionals will compete in the second semifinal.

For tickets and information regarding the National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships, log on to www.NCAA.com/wgymnastics. The complete 2022 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships bracket is available online at NCAA.com.

Follow Big12Sports.com and the Conference’s social media platforms for additional coverage of Big 12 teams throughout the postseason.

Auburn Regional (Auburn University, host)
Teams
  • Florida
  • *Auburn
  • Kentucky
  • Denver
  • Ohio State
  • Georgia
  • Southern Utah
  • Iowa State
  • Western Michigan
All-Around Competitors
  • Hannah Demers, Central Michigan
  • Payton Murphy, Western Michigan
  • Rachel Decavitch, Kent State
Individual Event Specialists
  • Vault – Makayla Maxwell, Iowa State
  • Vault – Kylie Gorgenyi, New Hampshire
  • Vault – Katie Kowalski, Central Michigan
  • Vault – Emilie Hong, Iowa State
  • Vault – Sarah Moravansky, Western Michigan
  • Uneven Bars – Mara Titarsolej, LIU
  • Uneven Bars – Mei Li Costa, Brown
  • Uneven Bars – Sarah Haxton, Kent State
  • Uneven Bars – Kylie Gorgenyi, New Hampshire
  • Balance Beam – Hailey Lui, New Hampshire
  • Balance Beam – Alyssa Worthington, New Hampshire
  • Balance Beam – Amanda Gruber, Western Michigan
  • Floor Exercise – Maddie Diab, Iowa State
  • Floor Exercise – Sierra Demarinis, Central Michigan
  • Floor Exercise – Karlie Franz, Kent State
  • Floor Exercise – Alyssa Guns, Kent State
Norman Regional (University of Oklahoma, host)
Teams
  • *Oklahoma
  • Minnesota
  • California
  • Arizona State
  • Arkansas
  • Boise State
  • Utah State
  • West Virginia
  • Arizona
All-Around Competitors
  • Angelica Labat, Illinois State
  • Malia Hargrove, Arizona
Individual Event Specialists
  • Vault – Suki Pfister, Ball State
  • Vault – Alana Laster, Illinois State
  • Vault – Gayla Griswold, Lindenwood
  • Uneven Bars – Alissa Bonsall, Penn State
  • Uneven Bars – Alysen Fears, Arizona
  • Uneven Bars – Lauren Bridgens, Penn State
  • Uneven Bars – Cassidy Rushlow, Penn State
  • Balance Beam – Sirena Linton, Arizona
  • Balance Beam – McCaleigh Marr, Penn
  • Balance Beam – Ella Chemotti, Eastern Michigan
  • Balance Beam – Abbie Pierson, West Virginia
  • Floor Exercise – Bella Salcedo, Penn State
  • Floor Exercise – Kendra Combs, West Virginia
  • Floor Exercise – Jaye Mack, Illinois State
  • Floor Exercise – Caroline Herry, Arizona
  • Floor Exercise – Abbie Pierson, West Virginia