BATON ROUGE — The LSU gymnastics fell two spots to No. 7 in the national rankings after being at No. 5 for four straight weeks.
Last weekend, the Tigers finished fourth at the SEC Championships in Duluth, Ga. The Tigers, who scored a 196.500, finished behind Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
The Tigers regional qualifying score rose from 196.695 to 196.730.
Georgia (197.400) remained in the top spot, with Utah (197.255) jumping Florida (197.225) for the second position. Alabama (196.870) and Michigan (196.825) also fall in the top five.
Stanford (196.770), LSU, Oregon State (196.650), UCLA (196.510) and Oklahoma (196.450) round out the top 10.
In individual events, the Tigers stayed put at the No. 2 spot on the vault with an RQS of 49.415, thanks in part to notching a 49.350 in the event at the SEC Championships. They also jumped a spot on the floor, placing fifth with a 49.325.
Unfortunately, the Tigers fell in the other two individual events. They slipped two spots on the bars, coming in at No. 7 with a 49.225. On the beam, they fell to No. 13 after placing tenth last week. Their beam RQS is 49.065.
Individually, two Tigers climbed in the all-around rankings. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney jumped to No. 2, after coming in at No. 3 last week, with an RQS of 39.570. Additionally, Susan Jackson jumped from No. 22 to No. 18 with an RQS of 39.370. Clare-Kearney finished first in the all-around at the SEC Championships, while Jackson placed sixth.
Clare-Kearney held her ground at No. 2 on the vault with a 9.955. The junior from Manchester, Conn. also moved up to No. 5 on the floor with an RQS of 9.930 and to No. 14 on the bars with a 9.890. However, she slipped one spot to No. 12 on the beam with a 9.880.
Jackson came in at No. 7 on the floor with a 9.920. She is also tied for No. 8 on the vault with a 9.915.
The Tigers next competition will be the NCAA Regionals on Saturday, April 12, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. The competition will start at 6 p.m. (CT).
Rank Team Name Team RQS
1 Georgia 197.400
2 Utah 197.255
3 Florida 197.225
4 Alabama 196.870
5 Michigan 196.825
6 Stanford 196.770
7 LSU 196.730
8 Oregon State 196.650
9 UCLA 196.510
10 Oklahoma 196.450
11 Arkansas 196.165
12 Auburn 195.960
13 Denver 195.955
14 Arizona 195.890
15 Nebraska 195.855
16 Boise State 195.690
17 Michigan State 195.620
18 Missouri 195.510
19 Arizona State 195.405
20 Kentucky 195.395
21 North Carolina State 195.330
22 Penn State 195.215
23 Iowa 195.200
24 Illinois-Champaign 195.125
25 West Virginia 195.010
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