Alabama tied its best floor score in program history with a 49.700. Luisa Blanco scored the second 10.0 of her career on the balance beam in the victory over Auburn.
The Crimson Tide gymnastics team came up short in the NCAA National Championship Semifinals Thursday afternoon. For the semifinals, there are six judges with the highest and lowest scores being dropped. The other four scores are then averaged.
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Alabama gymnastics advances to the NCAA National Championship semifinals with a second place finish in the Seattle Regional Finals. The Tide scored a 198.175 which is the second highest score in program history. They had eight scores of 9.950 with seven different gymnasts scoring them. Lilly Hudson scored two 9.950s Saturday night. Alabama gets a couple weeks off from competition before traveling to Ft. Worth, TX for the Championship Semifinals on April 14.
Alabama gymnastics put on a show in Seattle Thursday afternoon. Shallon Olsen earned and tied her career-best scores on balance beam and vault with a 9.950. Luisa Blanco performed on the uneven bars and scored a 9.900 while Makarri Doggette may have retweaked her ankle injury on her bar dismount. She still scored a 9.900, however. Griffin James made her competition debut on floor in place of Blanco and scored a solid 9.875. The Crimson Tide along with Michigan State will compete Saturday at 7 p.m. against the top two teams from session two Thursday night.
The Alabama gymnastics team gets a couple days off from competition before traveling to Seattle for the NCAA Gymnastics Regionals. A few gymnasts suffered injuries this season, so hopefully the break from competition allows time for recovery...
Alabama gymnastics etched their name into the history books with their second overall score of 198 or higher in the same weekend. The Tide's next meet will be on March 19 in Birmingham for the SEC Championships.