(C) Christopher Mitchell  

The dream season continues for Head Coach Meg Stephenson and her No. 8 Minnesota Gophers. The magic started back in January when the Gophers defeated #1 Michigan in a huge upset that shook up the NCAA rankings. The magic continued this past weekend at the Gainesville regional where the Gophers placed second behind the #1 Florida Gators to qualify to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2002. 

The team was under tremendous pressure during the final rotation sitting in third place.  The season was on the line and Minnesota posted the second best vault score in school history, a 49.525. Their amazing performance allowed the Gophers to pass Auburn for second place and punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships. 

"I've been saying all year long they're the real deal. It feels great to have them rewarded for all of their hard work," head coach Meg Stephenson said. 

 "This team is so incredibly special, and we believe in each other one hundred and fifty million percent, every step of the way," said Senior Janell Campbell.

Minnesota has two weeks to prepare for the program's first trip to the NCAA Championships since their ninth place finish during the 2002 season. No. 8 Minnesota will compete in the afternoon session of the NCAA Championship Semi-finals along with No.1 Florida, No. 4 Georgia, No. 5 LSU, No. 9 Stanford and No. 12 Illinois.  The Gophers must finish in the top three of their session to move on to the Super Six Finals.

Watch Minnesota find out that the team qualified to NCAA Championships

Team Standing  

Place	Team	Score
1	Florida	198.400
2	Minnesota	197.100
3	Auburn	196.700
4	Maryland-College Park	195.575
5	Pittsburgh	194.775
6	Bridgeport	194.225

 

Florida  
Head Coach:  Rhonda Faehn

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Bridgette Caquatto				9.925
Mackenzie Caquatto	9.875	9.925	9.900
Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto		9.850
Ashanée Dickerson	9.950		9.875	9.925
Kytra Hunter	9.950	9.950	9.925	9.950	39.775
Alaina Johnson	9.925	9.875
Marissa King	9.875	9.875	9.950	9.950	39.650
Bridget Sloan	9.900	9.975	9.900	9.900	39.675
Rachel Spicer			9.800
Kiersten Wang				9.850
Team Totals	49.600	49.600	49.550	49.650	198.400

 

Auburn  
Head Coach:  Jeff Graba

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Caitlin Atkinson	9.825	9.725	9.900	9.825	39.275
Toi Garcia	9.875			9.800
Bri Guy	9.950	9.800	9.800	9.850	39.400
Abbey Habicht		8.800	9.750
Caryn Kadous			9.775	9.750
Kait Kluz	9.825	9.875
Megan Walker		9.850	9.850
Brittany Webster	9.825			9.800
Petrina Yokay	9.900	9.900	9.150	9.825	38.775
Team Totals	49.375	49.150	49.075	49.100	196.700

 

Bridgeport  
Head Coach:  Byron Know

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Melissa Doucette	9.675			9.775
Lorraine Galow		9.650	9.575
Leah Goldberg		9.575
Jenna Hamala-smith			9.575	9.725
Lissette La fex	9.550	9.800	9.675	9.750	38.775
Chelsea Matteson			8.950
Monica Mesalles-Sallares	9.875			9.850
Lisa Oakes			9.625
Caitlin Perry				9.725
Kamri Riles	9.725	9.500
Natalie Saimeri	9.125	9.625
Sasha Tsikhanovich	9.850	9.750	9.775	9.825	39.200
Team Totals	48.675	48.400	48.225	48.925	194.225

 

Maryland-College Park  
Head Coach:  Brett Nelligan

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Jessie Black		9.625
Kesley Cofsky	9.800	9.850	9.850	9.675	39.175
Katy Dodds	9.900	9.750		9.875
Stephanie Giameo	9.775	9.800	9.750	9.650	38.975
Danielle Kram			9.650
Ally Krikorian	9.850		9.750	9.750
Elizabethe Manzi			9.700
Karen Tang	9.725	9.775
Kathy Tang		9.750
Ebony Walters			9.800	9.750
Alex Zimmermann				9.700
Team Totals	49.050	48.925	48.850	48.750	195.575

 

Minnesota  
Head Coach:  Meg Stephenson

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Janell Campbell		9.850		9.850
Jenny Covers	9.950	9.800		9.800
Shannon Golich	9.850		9.850	9.825
Madeline Hanley		9.850
Lindsay Mable	9.950	9.900	9.875	9.875	39.600
Hanna Nordquist			9.775
Dusti Russell			9.775
Kylie Schermann	9.875		9.825	9.875
Kayla Slechta	9.900	9.800
Cierra Tomson	9.850	9.850	9.650	9.750	39.100
Team Totals	49.525	49.250	49.100	49.225	197.100

 

Pittsburgh 
Head Coach:  Debbie Yohman

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Alyssa Adrian	9.850	9.875	9.725	9.825	39.275
Brittney Harris		9.750
Maya Ketner	9.700	9.800		9.750
Laura Kummerle			9.800
Kori Macdonald	9.700
Katie O'Rourke			9.700	9.775
Lindsey Offutt		9.650	9.700	9.775
Nicole Pearson	9.700
Haley Sedgewick	9.650	9.675	8.525	9.775	37.625
Lisa Soto	9.850	9.775	9.275	9.525	38.425
Team Totals	48.800	48.875	48.200	48.900	194.775

 

Vault Results  

Place	Gymnast		Team	Score
1	Bri Guy		Auburn	9.950
1	Lindsay Mable		Minnesota	9.950
1	Jenny Covers		Minnesota	9.950
1	Ashanée Dickerson		Florida	9.950
1	Kytra Hunter		Florida	9.950
6	Alaina Johnson		Florida	9.925
7	Petrina Yokay		Auburn	9.900
7	Katy Dodds		Maryland-College Park	9.900
7	Kayla Slechta		Minnesota	9.900
7	Bridget Sloan		Florida	9.900
11	Toi Garcia		Auburn	9.875
11	Monica Mesalles-Sallares		Bridgeport	9.875
11	Kylie Schermann		Minnesota	9.875
11	Marissa King		Florida	9.875
11	Mackenzie Caquatto		Florida	9.875
16	Katie Sassa		Towson University	9.850
16	Sasha Tsikhanovich		Bridgeport	9.850
16	Ally Krikorian		Maryland-College Park	9.850
16	Cierra Tomson		Minnesota	9.850
16	Shannon Golich		Minnesota	9.850
16	Lisa Soto		Pittsburgh	9.850
16	Alyssa Adrian		Pittsburgh	9.850

 

Uneven Parallel Bars Results 

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Bridget Sloan	Florida	9.975
2	Kytra Hunter	Florida	9.950
3	Mackenzie Caquatto	Florida	9.925
4	Petrina Yokay	Auburn	9.900
4	Lindsay Mable	Minnesota	9.900
6	Kait Kluz	Auburn	9.875
6	Alyssa Adrian	Pittsburgh	9.875
6	Alaina Johnson	Florida	9.875
6	Marissa King	Florida	9.875
10	Megan Walker	Auburn	9.850
10	Kesley Cofsky	Maryland-College Park	9.850
10	Madeline Hanley	Minnesota	9.850
10	Janell Campbell	Minnesota	9.850
10	Cierra Tomson	Minnesota	9.850
10	Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto	Florida	9.850

 

Balance Beam Results  

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Marissa King	Florida	9.950
2	Kytra Hunter	Florida	9.925
3	Caitlin Atkinson	Auburn	9.900
3	Bridget Sloan	Florida	9.900
3	Mackenzie Caquatto	Florida	9.900
6	Lindsay Mable	Minnesota	9.875
6	Ashanée Dickerson	Florida	9.875
8	Megan Walker	Auburn	9.850
8	Kesley Cofsky	Maryland-College Park	9.850
8	Shannon Golich	Minnesota	9.850
11	Kylie Schermann	Minnesota	9.825

 

Floor Exercise Results  

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Marissa King	Florida	9.950
1	Kytra Hunter	Florida	9.950
3	Ashanée Dickerson	Florida	9.925
3	Bridgette Caquatto	Florida	9.925
5	Bridget Sloan	Florida	9.900
6	Stephanie Stoicovy	George Washington	9.875
6	Katy Dodds	Maryland-College Park	9.875
6	Lindsay Mable	Minnesota	9.875
6	Kylie Schermann	Minnesota	9.875
10	Bri Guy	Auburn	9.850
10	Monica Mesalles-Sallares	Bridgeport	9.850
10	Janell Campbell	Minnesota	9.850
10	Kiersten Wang	Florida	9.850
14	Betsy Zander	George Washington	9.825
14	Petrina Yokay	Auburn	9.825
14	Caitlin Atkinson	Auburn	9.825
14	Sasha Tsikhanovich	Bridgeport	9.825
14	Shannon Golich	Minnesota	9.825
14	Alyssa Adrian	Pittsburgh	9.825

 

All Around Results  

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Kytra Hunter	Florida	39.775
2	Bridget Sloan	Florida	39.675
3	Marissa King	Florida	39.650
4	Lindsay Mable	Minnesota	39.600
5	Bri Guy	Auburn	39.400
6	Caitlin Atkinson	Auburn	39.275
6	Alyssa Adrian	Pittsburgh	39.275
8	Sasha Tsikhanovich	Bridgeport	39.200
9	Kesley Cofsky	Maryland-College Park	39.175
10	Cierra Tomson	Minnesota	39.100
11	Betsy Zander	George Washington	38.975
11	Stephanie Giameo	Maryland-College Park	38.975
13	Brittany Stover	William & Mary	38.925
14	Petrina Yokay	Auburn	38.775
14	Lissette La fex	Bridgeport	38.775
16	Stephanie Stoicovy	George Washington	38.525
17	Lisa Soto	Pittsburgh	38.425
18	Abigail Griswold	Towson University	38.275
19	Jessica Pritchard	William & Mary	37.700
20	Haley Sedgewick	Pittsburgh	37.625