University of Minnesota Athletics
NCAA Announces Championship Field
4/7/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
The 2010 Collegiate Men's Gymnastics National Qualifier selections were announced Tuesday by the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Committee.
The national qualifier, which consists of two pre-qualifying sessions, will be conducted April 15 at the Holleder Center on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy.
Minnesota is among the teams which have qualified for the National Championship Qualifier. The other 11 teams are: Illinois, Oklahoma, Michigan, Stanford, Ohio State, California, Penn State, Illinois-Chicago, Nebraska, Iowa and Temple.
Three teams and the top three all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top three individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each pre-qualifying session to the finals session.
Final competitions will take place April 16-17, also at the U.S. Military Academy.
Stanford won the 2009 title, which was held at the University of Minnesota, with a sum of 362.800. Michigan finished second at 361.500 with Oklahoma placing third at 361.200.
For more information regarding the National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships, log on to www.NCAA.com.
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