BATON ROUGE – Six teams have been selected to compete in the 1999 NCAA Region IV Gymnastics Championships to be held at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday, April 10, at 6 p.m. Host team LSU is among the field of six that also includes Auburn, Central Michigan, Kentucky, Stanford and Ball State.
In addition, six individuals will compete in the all-around competition, including Marny Oestreng of Bowling Green, Kelly Dezman and Melissa Leibling of Kent State, Melissa Green of Michigan State, J.J. Cullom of Eastern Michigan and Rachel Smith of Western Michigan.
The six teams and six all-around competitors will compete for the chance to participate in the 1999 NCAA Gymnastics Championships at Salt Lake City, Utah, April 22-24.
The top two team finishers and the top individual all-arounder in the meet will automatically qualify for the national championships.
Reserved seat tickets to the NCAA Region IV Championships are available for $6 each for adults and $4 each for children 3 to 12. LSU students will also be admitted for $4 each. Tickets may be purchased at the LSU Athletic Ticket Office, open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the LSU Athletic Administration Building next to Tiger Stadium.
For more information, call the LSU Ticket Office at (225) 388-2184.