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All seven Big Ten women's gymnastics teams have been selected to the NCAA Championships regionals field of 36, announced on Monday.
Michigan will host Ohio State and Minnesota in the Ann Arbor Regional, with the host Wolverines earning the No. 2 seed, the Buckeyes taking the No. 3 seed and the Gophers picking up the No. 5 seed. Penn State and Illinois will compete in the Tuscaloosa Regional as the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively. Iowa and Michigan State will travel to the Corvallis Regional, holding the No. 3 seed and the No. 6 seed, respectively.
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Six Big Ten women's gymnastics teams appear in the latest GymInfo rankings, led by Big Ten Champion Michigan. The Wolverines boast a regional qualifying score of 196.500, good for a No. 9 ranking this week. Penn State is close behind, checking in at No. 11 (196.210). Illinois follows at No. 14 (195.925), while No. 15 Iowa (195.820) and No. 16 Ohio State (195.800) each boast top-20 rankings. Minnesota also appears in the rankings, sitting at No. 23 (195.255) this week.
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The Big Ten Conference announced today the 2011
women's gymnastics All-Big Ten teams and Sportsmanship Award honorees. The
11-gymnast first team and nine-gymnast second team were chosen through a vote
by the conference's coaches. The 2011 All-Big Ten teams and Sportsmanship Award honorees can be found below.
FIRST
TEAM* Allison
Buckley, ILL
Melissa
Fernandez, ILL
Jessa
Hansen, IOWA
Rebecca
Simbhudas, IOWA
Natalie
Beilstein, MICH
Kylee
Botterman, MICH
Jordan
Sexton, MICH
Colleen
Dean, OSU
Sarah
Miller, OSU
Natalie
Ettl, PSU
Sharaya
Musser, PSU
SECOND TEAM
Kelsey
Joannides, ILL
Houry
Gebeshian, IOWA
Sarah
Curtis, Sr., MICH
Jackie
Berg, MSU
Kendra
Elm, MINN
Kristin
Fukurawa, MINN
Kayla
Slechta, MINN
Melanie
Shaffer, OSU
Madison
Merriam, PSU
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
HONOREES
Elise
Gill, So., ILL
Jessa
Hansen, IOWA
Trish
Wilson, MICH
Kathryn
Mahoney, MSU
Kristin
Fukurawa, MINN
Nicole
Krauter, OSU
Natalie
Ettl, PSU
*
- Eleven first-team honorees and nine second-team honorees due to a tie on the
first team.
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Six Big Ten women's gymnastics teams appear in the final set of GymInfo rankings before the Big Ten Championships, released on Monday. Michigan and Penn State retain their top-10 rankings this week, as the Wolverines sit at No. 9 with a regional qualifying average of 196.320 and the Nittany Lions hold No. 10 at 196.045. Iowa moves up three spots to No. 14 (195.820) this week, with No. 15 Ohio State (195.800) and No. 16 Illinois (195.790) following closely. Minnesota rounds out the group of conference teams, sitting at No. 21 (195.225) this week.
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Illinois' Allison Buckley and Ohio State's Sarah Miller have been named the Big Ten Gymnast and Freshman of the Week, respectively, the conference office announced on Monday. Buckley took first place in the all-around and won two event titles at the State of Illinois Classic, while Miller picked up two first-place finishes to lead No. 14 Ohio State to a tri-meet win against Missouri and Pittsburgh.
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Six Big Ten women's gymnastics teams appear in the latest GymInfo rankings, with all six earning top-20 status in this week's edition. Michigan remains at No. 9 this week, holding a regional qualifying score of 196.045. Penn State follows at No. 10 with a score of 195.940, while Ohio State checks in at No. 14 (195.670). Illinois holds No. 16 (195.575), followed by No. 17 Iowa (195.515) and No. 19 Minnesota (195.255).
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Penn State's Sharaya Musser has been named the Big Ten Gymnast of the week for the third consecutive week, while Illinois' Amber See and Minnesota's Kayla Slechta have picked up Co-Freshman of the Week accolades, the conference office announced on Monday. Musser won every event title in a tri-meet with Maryland and N.C. State, while See picked up two first-place finishes against Western Michigan and Slechta took second in her all-around debut.
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MARCH 4
#17 ILLINOIS/#13 OHIO STATE/Texas Woman's at #4 Oklahoma - 7 p.m. CT #3 Alabama at #9 MICHIGAN - 7 p.m. ET - Big Ten Network (Delay - 3/13, 2 p.m. ET) #20 MINNESOTA at #19 Iowa State - 7 p.m. CT North Carolina State/Maryland at #11 PENN STATE - 7 p.m. ET MICHIGAN STATE at #15 Washington - 10 p.m. ET
MARCH 5
Northern Illinois at #16 IOWA - 5 p.m. CT
MARCH 6
Western Michigan at #17 ILLINOIS - 1 p.m. CT
Six Big Ten women's gymnastics teams have earned top-25 status in this week's GymInfo rankings, led by No. 9 Michigan. The Wolverines hold the ninth-best Regional Qualifying Score in the country at 195.955. Penn State follows, falling one spot to No. 11 this week with an RQS of 195.675. Ohio State jumps four spots to No. 13 (195.560), while Iowa moves back one place to No. 16 (195.400). Illinois follows at No. 17 (195.300) and Minnesota checks in at No. 20 (195.080).
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Penn State's Sharaya Musser and Ohio State's Sarah Miller have been named the Big Ten Gymnast and Freshman of the Week, respectively, the conference office announced on Monday. Musser earned the all-around title and three first-place finishes against the Buckeyes on Saturday, while Miller turned in three top-four performances against the Nittany Lions.
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