2011 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
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The 2011 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship will be held in the Wolstein Center
, at Cleveland, Ohio
on April 15–17, 2011. Twelve teams from the six regional meets advanced to the NCAA Division I national team and individual titles. The Alabama Crimson Tide
were the 2011 national champions.
Regional Championships were held on April 2, 2011 at the following six sites:
NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship:
Final Team Standings:
Wolstein Center
The Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Convocation Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It replaced the Woodling Gym...
, at Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
on April 15–17, 2011. Twelve teams from the six regional meets advanced to the NCAA Division I national team and individual titles. The Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics
The Alabama Crimson Tide Gymnastics team represents the University of Alabama and is a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Tide compete in Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide have won 5 NCAA Women's Gymnastics national championships, 7 SEC championships, and an...
were the 2011 national champions.
Regional Championships were held on April 2, 2011 at the following six sites:
- Ann Arbor Regional – Crisler ArenaCrisler ArenaCrisler Arena, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, is the home arena for the University of Michigan men's and women's basketball teams. Constructed in 1967, the arena seats 13,751 spectators. It is named for Herbert O...
, 6 p.m. (ET) Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
; Host: University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
- Finish: Michigan (1st), Kent State (2nd), Ohio State, Minnesota, Stanford, Iowa State
- Athens Regional – Stegeman ColiseumStegeman ColiseumStegeman Coliseum is a 10,523-seat multi-purpose arena in Athens, Georgia, United States. The arena opened in 1964. It is home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams. It was also the venue of the rhythmic gymnastics and preliminary indoor volleyball matches during the...
, 4 p.m. (ET) Athens, GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaAthens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
; Host: University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
- Finish: UCLA (1st), Georgia (2nd), LSU, North Carolina State, Maryland, West Virginia
- Corvallis Regional – Gill ColiseumGill ColiseumGill Coliseum is a 10,400-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Opened in 1949, the arena is home to the Oregon State Beavers' basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics teams. It is named after famed basketball coach Amory T...
, 7 p.m. (ET) Corvallis, OregonCorvallis, OregonCorvallis is a city located in central western Oregon, United States. It is the county seat of Benton County and the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 54,462....
; Host: Oregon State UniversityOregon State UniversityOregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
- Finish: Oregon State (1st), Nebraska (2nd), Michigan State, San Jose State, Iowa, Southern Utah
- Denver Regional – Magness ArenaMagness ArenaMagness Arena is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose collegiate sports arena in Denver, Colorado. It was built from 1997 to 1999 as part of the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports & Wellness, a $84 million, sports complex at the University of Denver. It is home to the University of Denver Pioneers ice...
, 8 p.m. (ET) Denver, ColoradoDenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
; Host: University of DenverUniversity of DenverThe University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
- Finish: Arkansas(1st), Florida (2nd), Boise State, Denver, Arizona, Brigham Young
- Norman Regional – Lloyd Noble CenterLloyd Noble CenterThe Lloyd Noble Center is an 11,528-seat multi-purpose arena, in Norman, Oklahoma, United States, some south of downtown Oklahoma City...
, 5 p.m. (ET) Norman, OklahomaNorman, OklahomaNorman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
; Host: University of OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
- Finish: Oklahoma (1st), Utah (2nd), Washington, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Missouri
- Tuscaloosa Regional – Coleman ColiseumColeman ColiseumColeman Coliseum is a 15,316-seat multi-purpose arena in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball and gymnastics teams. It has also been home to the Alabama women's basketball and women's volleyball programs in the past.Before 1988, the building...
, 7 p.m. (ET) Tuscaloosa, AlabamaTuscaloosa, AlabamaTuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...
; Host: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa- Finish: Alabama (1st), Illinois (2nd), Penn State, Auburn, Kentucky, Central Michigan
NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship:
- NCAA Championships, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, April 15:- Afternoon session (12:00 pm ET) – No. 2 seed UCLAUCLA Bruins gymnastics teamThe UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team represents the University of California at Los Angeles and competes in the Pacific 12 Conference. They currently compete in Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA...
, No. 3 Oklahoma (1st), No. 6 MichiganMichigan Wolverines women's gymnasticsThe Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team represents the University of Michigan and competes in the Big Ten Conference. Under head coach Bev Plocki, the team won 16 Big Ten championships in 20 years and advanced to 16 straight NCAA championship tournaments from 1993 to 2008.-History:The...
, No. 7 GeorgiaGeorgia Gym DogsThe Georgia Gym Dogs women's gymnastics team represents the University of Georgia and competes in the Southeastern Conference . The Gym Dogs compete in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia and compete in NCAA Division I...
, No. 10 Arkansas and No. 11 Illinois - Evening session (6 pm ET) – No. 1 seed AlabamaAlabama Crimson Tide gymnasticsThe Alabama Crimson Tide Gymnastics team represents the University of Alabama and is a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Tide compete in Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide have won 5 NCAA Women's Gymnastics national championships, 7 SEC championships, and an...
(1st), No. 4 Oregon State, No. 5 Florida, No. 8 UtahUtah Red RocksThe Utah Utes women's gymnastics team represents the University of Utah and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes compete in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of the end of the 2011 season, the Red Rocks have won 10 Women's Gymnastics championships and been runner-up 8...
, No. 9 NebraskaNebraska Cornhuskers women's gymnasticsThe Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Women’s Gymnastics. The team was first established in 1975 without a coach. After the first season, the school hired head coach Karen Balke to lead a team of all freshman and sophomores for one year. Judy Schalk took over as...
and No. 12 and host team Kent State.
- Afternoon session (12:00 pm ET) – No. 2 seed UCLA
- NCAA Championship (Super Six Finals), Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, April 16 (4 p.m. ET):- OklahomaOklahoma SoonersThe University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...
, MichiganMichigan Wolverines women's gymnasticsThe Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team represents the University of Michigan and competes in the Big Ten Conference. Under head coach Bev Plocki, the team won 16 Big Ten championships in 20 years and advanced to 16 straight NCAA championship tournaments from 1993 to 2008.-History:The...
, UCLAUCLA Bruins gymnastics teamThe UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team represents the University of California at Los Angeles and competes in the Pacific 12 Conference. They currently compete in Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA...
, AlabamaAlabama Crimson Tide gymnasticsThe Alabama Crimson Tide Gymnastics team represents the University of Alabama and is a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Tide compete in Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide have won 5 NCAA Women's Gymnastics national championships, 7 SEC championships, and an...
(1st), NebraskaNebraska Cornhuskers women's gymnasticsThe Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Women’s Gymnastics. The team was first established in 1975 without a coach. After the first season, the school hired head coach Karen Balke to lead a team of all freshman and sophomores for one year. Judy Schalk took over as...
, UtahUtah Red RocksThe Utah Utes women's gymnastics team represents the University of Utah and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes compete in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of the end of the 2011 season, the Red Rocks have won 10 Women's Gymnastics championships and been runner-up 8...
- Oklahoma
- Individual Event Finals – Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Saturday, April 17 (1 p.m.):- Vault – 1st, Marissa King, University of Florida, 9.8750; 2nd, Madison Mooring, University of Oklahoma, 9.8250; 3rd, Erin Davis, University of Nebraska, 9.8188
- Uneven Parallel Bars – 1st, Kat Ding, University of Georgia, 9.9125; 2nd, Jen Kesler, Oregon State University, 9.8750; 3rd, Sarah DeMeo, University of Alabama, 9.8625; 3rd, Makayla Stambaugh, Oregon State University, 9.8625; 3rd, Monique DeLaTorre, UCLA, 9.8625
- Balance Beam – 1st, Sam Peszek, UCLA, 9.90; 2nd, Kayla Hoffman, University of Alabama, 9.8875; 2nd, Aisha GerberAisha GerberAisha Gerber is a world-class Canadian artistic gymnast.Starting as a member of the Cambridge Kips gymnastics club at the age of three, Gerber was coached by former Soviet Olympic champion Elvira Saadi and Vladimir Kondratenko...
, UCLA, 9.8875 - Floor Exercise – 1st, Geralen Stack-Eaton, University of Alabama, 9.9375; 2nd, Maranda Smith, University of Florida, 9.9000; 2nd, Kylee Botterman, University of Michigan, 9.9000; 2nd, Brittani McCullough, UCLA, 9.9000
- All around - Kylee Botterman, Michigan, 39.575
Final Team Standings:
- 1. Alabama, 197.650
- 2. UCLA, 197.375
- 3. Oklahoma, 197.250
- 4. Nebraska, 196.725
- 5. Utah, 196.500
- 6. Michigan, 196.425
- 7. University of Florida, 196.125
- 7. Oregon State University, 196.100
- 9. University of Arkansas, 195.450
- 9. University of Georgia, 195.450
- 11. University of Illinois, 195.100
- 12. Kent State University, 195.000