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Friday, April 2
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Gophers Punch Ticket to Regional Finals
4/2/2021 3:30:00 PM | Gymnastics
The No. 8 University of Minnesota has earned a spot in tomorrow's NCAA Regional finals after a spectacular showing in Athens on Friday afternoon. The Gophers recorded the top mark of the afternoon session with a 197.625, tied for the third highest team score in program history. Advancing along with Minnesota is Denver after they scored a 196.775.
Notable
The Gophers tied the third highest team score in program history with a 197.625. The team also tied for the second highest vault score in program history with a 49.525.
Minnesota swept all individual event titles. Lexy Ramler won the all-around, bars and beam title while Ona Loper won the event titles on vault and floor.
Loper cemented her position as one of the best vaulters in the nation with a perfect 10 on the event. This is her second perfect 10 on vault this season and third in her career.
Ramler was the all-around title winner from the afternoon session with a 39.775, a score that is also second highest in program history.
Quotable
"We are so excited to be moving onto the Regional finals after an incredible meet," head coach Jenny Hansen said. "There are so many great performances but it really was a whole team effort. Hitting 24-for-24 was our goal going into the meet and we did that today! We look forward to the opportunity tomorrow to compete for a spot for the final rounds of the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth."
"Today was so much fun," Loper said. "Every time I compete with these girls it reminds me why I love this sport so much. I am so proud of the fight and passion that this team brings, and I am so excited to have the opportunity to do it all again tomorrow!"
All-Around
Ramler won the all-around title for the incredible ninth straight week. The St. Michael, Minn. native took first place on bars with a 9.950, first on beam with a 9.950, third on vault with a 9.950 and third on floor after posting a 9.925.
Loper came in third place in the all-around (39.550), highlighted by her perfect 10 on vault. Along with the vault title, she earned the floor title with a 9.950. Loper also scored a 9.875 on beam and 9.725 on bars.
Event Breakdown
Beam
The Gophers postseason run began on beam and the team combined for an impressive 49.350. Ramler provided a 9.950, earning a 10 from one judge, to win the title on the apparatus. Loper earned a 9.875 for her routine while Emily Koch and Mary Korlin-Downs had matching 9.850s. Tiarre Sales posted a 9.825 to round out the rotation.
Floor
Minnesota continued their strong start to the meet on floor, scoring a 49.500 as a team. Loper posted the top score of the session and earned a 9.950 for a share of the title. Ramler put up a 9.925 to notch the next highest score for the Gophers and land in third place. Mya Hooten followed closely in fourth place with a 9.900 and Mallory LeNeave added a 9.875. Abbie Nylin's 9.850 was the final score counted by the Maroon and Gold.
Vault
The Maroon and Gold tied the second highest vault score in team history with a 49.525. Loper stuck her Yurchenko 1.5 to earn her third career perfect 10 on the event and win the title. Ramler also stuck her landing and received a 9.950 for third place. Both Maddie Quarles and Mya Hooten put up 9.900s. Freshman Gianna Gerdes finished off the scoring for Minnesota with a 9.775.
Bars
The Gophers clinched their spot in the Regional finals during today's final rotation on bars. Ramler had the best score of the session with a 9.950 and Sales followed with a 9.925 for second place. Hooten and Hannah Willmarth put up a pair of 9.800s and Halle Remlinger scored a 9.775 to bring the team score to 49.250.
Up Next
Minnesota will compete in the NCAA Regional finals tomorrow night, April 3rd at 6:00 pm CT. They will compete against Denver along with the top two finishers from the session of Florida, Illinois, Central Michigan and NC State. The meet can be viewed on ESPN3.
The top two teams from tomorrow's NCAA Regional finals will advance to NCAA Nationals on April 16-17 in Fort Worth, Texas. There is also a chance of individuals advancing to Fort Worth. All individual competitors will compete and qualify for nationals out of the Friday session scores. Results will be combined over the two Friday sessions to determine the top finisher not on a qualifying team in the all around and on each event. Individuals who advance to Nationals will be announced Saturday evening at the completion of the meet.
Notable
The Gophers tied the third highest team score in program history with a 197.625. The team also tied for the second highest vault score in program history with a 49.525.
Minnesota swept all individual event titles. Lexy Ramler won the all-around, bars and beam title while Ona Loper won the event titles on vault and floor.
Loper cemented her position as one of the best vaulters in the nation with a perfect 10 on the event. This is her second perfect 10 on vault this season and third in her career.
Literal 𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 😍
— Minnesota Women's Gym (@GopherWGym) April 2, 2021
Ona Loper earned her THIRD career perfect 10 with this beautiful vault! pic.twitter.com/cmIRUhY1mQ
Ramler was the all-around title winner from the afternoon session with a 39.775, a score that is also second highest in program history.
Quotable
"We are so excited to be moving onto the Regional finals after an incredible meet," head coach Jenny Hansen said. "There are so many great performances but it really was a whole team effort. Hitting 24-for-24 was our goal going into the meet and we did that today! We look forward to the opportunity tomorrow to compete for a spot for the final rounds of the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth."
"Today was so much fun," Loper said. "Every time I compete with these girls it reminds me why I love this sport so much. I am so proud of the fight and passion that this team brings, and I am so excited to have the opportunity to do it all again tomorrow!"
All-Around
Ramler won the all-around title for the incredible ninth straight week. The St. Michael, Minn. native took first place on bars with a 9.950, first on beam with a 9.950, third on vault with a 9.950 and third on floor after posting a 9.925.
Loper came in third place in the all-around (39.550), highlighted by her perfect 10 on vault. Along with the vault title, she earned the floor title with a 9.950. Loper also scored a 9.875 on beam and 9.725 on bars.
Event Breakdown
Beam
The Gophers postseason run began on beam and the team combined for an impressive 49.350. Ramler provided a 9.950, earning a 10 from one judge, to win the title on the apparatus. Loper earned a 9.875 for her routine while Emily Koch and Mary Korlin-Downs had matching 9.850s. Tiarre Sales posted a 9.825 to round out the rotation.
Floor
Minnesota continued their strong start to the meet on floor, scoring a 49.500 as a team. Loper posted the top score of the session and earned a 9.950 for a share of the title. Ramler put up a 9.925 to notch the next highest score for the Gophers and land in third place. Mya Hooten followed closely in fourth place with a 9.900 and Mallory LeNeave added a 9.875. Abbie Nylin's 9.850 was the final score counted by the Maroon and Gold.
Vault
The Maroon and Gold tied the second highest vault score in team history with a 49.525. Loper stuck her Yurchenko 1.5 to earn her third career perfect 10 on the event and win the title. Ramler also stuck her landing and received a 9.950 for third place. Both Maddie Quarles and Mya Hooten put up 9.900s. Freshman Gianna Gerdes finished off the scoring for Minnesota with a 9.775.
Bars
The Gophers clinched their spot in the Regional finals during today's final rotation on bars. Ramler had the best score of the session with a 9.950 and Sales followed with a 9.925 for second place. Hooten and Hannah Willmarth put up a pair of 9.800s and Halle Remlinger scored a 9.775 to bring the team score to 49.250.
Up Next
Minnesota will compete in the NCAA Regional finals tomorrow night, April 3rd at 6:00 pm CT. They will compete against Denver along with the top two finishers from the session of Florida, Illinois, Central Michigan and NC State. The meet can be viewed on ESPN3.
The top two teams from tomorrow's NCAA Regional finals will advance to NCAA Nationals on April 16-17 in Fort Worth, Texas. There is also a chance of individuals advancing to Fort Worth. All individual competitors will compete and qualify for nationals out of the Friday session scores. Results will be combined over the two Friday sessions to determine the top finisher not on a qualifying team in the all around and on each event. Individuals who advance to Nationals will be announced Saturday evening at the completion of the meet.
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