BATON ROUGE – The NCAA announced Monday the field of 36 that advanced to postseason competition, and the LSU gymnastics team earned the No. 3 overall national seed and will compete as the No. 1 seed at the Athens Regional hosted by the University of Georgia.
The Athens Regional will begin at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 2, from Stegeman Coliseum.
LSU (18-4) will be joined at the regional by No. 10 overall national seed and regional No. 2 Georgia.
Tickets to the regional and NCAA Championships are available for purchase at www.NCAA.com/tickets.
This marks LSU’s 32nd-consecutive NCAA regional berth and the 34th in school history. The Tigers are seeking their fourth-straight regional title and 15th overall.
The two teams with the highest scores at the end of the regional will advance to the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 15-16.
The rotation schedule for the regional competition has been determined. As the No. 1 seed in Athens, LSU will start the meet on the bye before bars and rotate to bars, beam, bye, floor and end on vault.
No. 2 Georgia will start on beam, No. 3 Oregon State will start on floor, No. 4 Arizona will begin on the bye before floor, No. 5 George Washington will open on bars and No. 6 Michigan State will compete first on vault.
It will be the third-straight meet in which LSU competes in the order of bars, beam, floor then vault. The Tigers did so at Texas Woman’s on March 12 and at the SEC Championship on March 19.
LSU will enter the competition ranked in the Top 5 on all four events, including the No. 1 ranking on vault. The Tigers are No. 2 on floor, No. 3 on beam and No. 5 on bars.
In the individual rankings, Ashleigh Gnat is No. 1 nationally on vault and floor, and she is 17th on beam.
Myia Hambrick is 10th in the all-around, 17th on bars, 24th on vault and 25th on beam.
Sarah Finnegan is No. 4 on beam and No. 11 on bars, while Sydney Ewing is No. 10 on vault, Erin Macadaeg is No. 23 on beam and Randii Wyrick is No. 24 on floor.
NCAA Athlens Regional Rotations
| Rotation | Vault | Bye | Bars | Beam | Bye | Floor |
| 1 | Michigan St. | LSU | George Washington | Georgia | Arizona | Oregon St. |
| 2 | Oregon St. | Michigan St. | LSU | George Washington | Georgia | Arizona |
| 3 | Arizona | Oregon St. | Michigan St. | LSU | George Washington | Georgia |
| 4 | Georgia | Arizona | Oregon St. | Michigan St. | LSU | George Washington |
| 5 | George Washington | Georgia | Arizona | Oregon St. | Michigan St. | LSU |
| 6 | LSU | George Washington | Georgia | Arizona | Oregon St. | Michigan St. |
NCAA Regional Fields (teams only)
April 2, 2016 | Campus Sites
Ann Arbor Regional (University of Michigan, host) – 5 p.m. CT
Teams
1. #6 Auburn
2. #7 *Michigan
3. #18 Stanford
4. Eastern Michigan
5. Penn St.
6. New Hampshire
All-Around Competitors
1. Lindsay Offutt, Pittsburgh
2. Libby Groden, Rutgers
3. Majesta Valentine, West Chester
4. Tracey Pearson, Pittsburgh
Alt. – Kelsey Campbell, Bridgeport
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Nicolette Wilson, Rutgers
Vault – Michelle Amoresano, Rutgers
Alt. – Riahanah Ali, Rutgers
Uneven Bars – Christine Liautaud, Bridgeport
Uneven Bars – Miya Dotson, Pittsburgh
Alt. – Makenzey Shank, Rutgers
Balance Beam – Kaitlin Green, Cornell
Balance Beam – Brianna Comport, Bridgeport
Alt. – Kelly Burak, Pittsburgh
Floor Exercise – Brianna Comport, Bridgeport
Floor Exercise – Randi Cutolo, Bridgeport
Alt. – Riahanah Ali, Rutgers
Athens Regional (University of Georgia, host) – 3 p.m. CT
Teams
1. #3 LSU
2. #10 *Georgia
3. #15 Oregon St.
4. Arizona
5. George Washington
6. Michigan St.
All-Around Competitors
1. Brittni Watkins, North Carolina St.
2. Morgan Lane, North Carolina
3. Tyra McKellar, Towson
4. Brittany Stover, William & Mary
Alt. – Chelsea Knight, North Carolina St.
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Kathy Tang, Maryland
Vault – Chelsea Knight, North Carolina St.
Alt. – Dominiquea Trotter, Maryland
Uneven Bars – Abbie Epperson, Maryland
Uneven Bars – Kaitlynn Hedelund, North Carolina
Alt. – Kathy Tang, Maryland
Balance Beam – Mary Elle Arduino, Towson
Balance Beam – Nicole Wild, North Carolina St.
Alt. – Evelyn Nee, Maryland
Floor Exercise – Kathy Tang, Maryland
Floor Exercise – Macey Roberts, Maryland
Alt. – Emily Brauckmuller, Maryland
Iowa City Regional (University of Iowa, host) – 4 p.m. CT
Teams
1. #1 Oklahoma
2. #12 Nebraska
3. #13 Arkansas
4. *Iowa
5. Kent St.
6. Central Michigan
All-Around Competitors
1. Anna Corbett, Western Mich.
2. Kelsey Hood, Western Mich.
3. Ashley White, Centenary
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Denasiha Christian, Ball St.
Vault – Jessi Buis, Western Mich.
Vault – Sarah Ebeyer, Ball St.
Alt. – Jordyn Penny, Ball St.
Uneven Bars – Jordyn Penny, Ball St.
Uneven Bars – Jessie Peszek, Western Mich.
Uneven Bars – Jessica Juncaj, Western Mich.
Alt. – Kayla Beckler, Ball St.
Balance Beam – Rachael Underwood, Western Mich.
Balance Beam – Jessie Peszek, Western Mich.
Balance Beam – Baylee Bell, Ball St.
Alt. – Jordyn Penny, Ball St.
Floor Exercise – Denasiha Christian, Ball St.
Floor Exercise – Rachael Underwood, Western Mich.
Floor Exercise – Sarah Ebeyer, Ball St.
Alt. – Audry Merritt, Western Mich.
Minneapolis Regional (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, host) – 4 p.m. CT
Teams
1. #2 Florida
2. #11 Denver
3. #14 *Minnesota
4. Missouri
5. Ohio St.
6. BYU
All-Around Competitors
1. Haylee Young, Iowa St.
2. Meaghan Sievers, Iowa St.
3. Kara Witgen, Air Force
4. Jamie Lewis, Air Force
Alt. – Courtney Pickett, Wis.-Whitewater
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Sydney Converse, Iowa St.
Vault – Briana Ledesma, Iowa St.
Alt. – Sara Townsend, Iowa St.
Uneven Bars – Hilary Green, Iowa St.
Uneven Bars – Mackenzie Smith, Wis.-Whitewater
Alt. – Amy Enright, Wis.-La Crosse
Balance Beam – Alex Marasco, Iowa St.
Balance Beam – Sydney Converse, Iowa St.
Alt. – Sarah Neumann, Air Force
Floor Exercise – Briana Ledesma, Iowa St.
Floor Exercise – Kelsey Paz, Iowa St.
Alt. – Courtney Middelkoop, Iowa St.
Salt Lake City Regional (University of Utah, host) – 7 p.m. CT
Teams
1. #5 *Utah
2. #8 UCLA
3. #17 Washington
4. Southern Utah
5. Illinois
6. Utah St.
All-Around Competitors
1. Kalliah McCartney, Sacramento St.
2. Lauren Rice, Sacramento St.
3. Maria Hundley, Seattle Pacific
4. M’rcy Matsunami, Alas. Anchorage
Alt. – Maddie Herr, San Jose St.
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Julia Konner, Sacramento St.
Vault – Katy Nogaki, UC Davis
Alt. – Erica Matos, San Jose St.
Uneven Bars – Alexis Brown, UC Davis
Uneven Bars – Cassie Benning, Sacramento St.
Alt. – Dani Judal, UC Davis
Balance Beam – Stephanie Stamates, UC Davis
Balance Beam – Katy Nogaki, UC Davis
Alt. – Alexis Brown, UC Davis
Floor Exercise – Stephanie Stamates, UC Davis
Floor Exercise – Cassie Benning, Sacramento St.
Alt. – Yasmine Yektaparast, UC Davis
Tuscaloosa Regional (University of Alabama, host) – 4 p.m. CT
Teams
1. #4 *Alabama
2. #9 California
3. #16 Boise St.
4. Kentucky
5. West Virginia
6. Bowling Green
All-Around Competitors
1. Alexis Brawner, Southeast Mo. St.
2. Allie Salas, Arizona St.
3. Mikailla Northern, Ill.-Chicago
4. Lauren Israel, Southeast Mo. St.
Alt. – Jenna Squillo, Ill.-Chicago
Individual Event Specialists
Vault – Taylor Allex, Arizona St.
Vault – Andie Van Vorrhis, Northern Ill.
Alt. – Schyler Jones, Texas Woman’s
Uneven Bars – Jamyra Carter, Northern Ill.
Uneven Bars – Lauren Africano, Northern Ill.
Alt. – Ashley Potts, Northern Ill.
Balance Beam – Amanda Mohler, Illinois St.
Balance Beam – Megan Greenfield, Northern Ill.
Alt. – Beka Conrad, Arizona St.
Floor Exercise – Taylor Allex, Arizona St.
Floor Exercise – McKinzie Jones, Southeast Mo. St.
Alt. – Anna Martucci, Northern Ill.
* Denotes Regional Host.
The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors (who are not on an advancing team) from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships in Fort Worth, Texas, April 15-16, hosted by Texas Woman’s University and the Knight Eady Sports Group. The top two teams from the Iowa City, Salt Lake City and Tuscaloosa regionals will compete in one of the semifinals, and the top two teams from the Minneapolis, Ann Arbor and Athens regionals will compete in the other semifinal.
In addition, the event winners at each regional site will advance to the national championships (in that event only) if they are not part of a qualifying team or an all-around qualifier.