Michigan to Host NCAA Regional as No. 7 Seed
3/25/2019 5:43:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 7 University of Michigan women's gymnastics team will make its 29th NCAA appearance when it hosts eight teams for the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional April 4-6.
Joining the Wolverines in Ann Arbor will be No. 2 UCLA, No. 10 Alabama, No. 14 Nebraska, No. 23 Penn State, No. 26 Ohio State, No. 27 West Virginia, No. 29 Illinois and No. 30 Central Michigan.
In the new NCAA regional format, each of the four regional sites will feature four sessions over three days. The first round will take place Thursday, April 4, at 3 p.m. with Central Michigan competing against Illinois for a spot on Friday's evening session. Two second round sessions will take place on Friday with the afternoon session, including Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State and Penn State at 2 p.m. The evening session will feature UCLA, Nebraska, West Virginia and Thursday's winner at 7 p.m. The top two teams from each session on Friday will advance to the regional final, which will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday.Â
This marks the 28th consecutive year that head coach Bev Plocki has led the Wolverines to a NCAA appearance. They have gone on to advance to the NCAA Championship in 22 of the previous 28 seasons. Prior to Plocki, the Wolverines only competed in the NCAA Championship one time, winning the NCAA Regional and placing 10th overall in 1982.
This marks the ninth time Michigan will host a NCAA Regional and first since 2016. U-M has won five of the previous eight and advanced to the NCAA Championship seven of those eight years. Â
The 2019 Wolverines won both the regular season and Big Ten Championships. The Wolverines finished 9-0 in conference meets and claimed the 25th conference title in program history on Saturday (March 23). Three gymnasts won a total of four individual Big Ten titles en route to a score of 197.400.
The Wolverines enter the NCAA Regional with a RQS (Regional Qualifying Score) of 197.320 and are ranked in the top ten on all four events. The team had a season-high 197.750 at the Elevate the Stage meet in Toledo on Feb. 23. The team has a 14-5-1 record and are 3-1 at home with the lone loss coming to No. 1 Oklahoma. Â Â
Single-session tickets for the Ann Arbor NCAA Regional start at $10 for adults and $8 for students. Weekend passes are $25 for adults and $20 for students. [ More Information ]
