NCAA National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships, April 15-17 in Cleveland

April 13, 2011 - PRLog -- What: Kent State University and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission are hosting the NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships, April 15-17 at the Cleveland Wolstein Center. The championship field will consist of 12 teams, 12 all-around competitors and four event specialists all vying to be crowned the nation’s best.

Where: Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
           
When: April 15-17, 2011

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Thursday, April 14 – PRACTICE ONLY – Free and open to the public.
10:15 – 11:55 a.m. Practice Session 1 – (Arkansas, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma)
12:05 – 1:45 p.m. Practice Session 2 – (Alabama, Illinois, Kent State, UCLA)
1:50 – 2:50 p.m. Practice Session 3 – Event Specialists  
3 – 4:40 p.m. Practice Session 4 – (Florida, Nebraska, Oregon State, Utah)

Friday, April 15
9:45 a.m. Warm ups Begin – Semifinal 1
10:30 a.m. Doors Open to the Public
Noon Semifinal 1 – Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma, UCLA
3:45 p.m. Warm ups Begin – Semifinal 2
4:30 p.m. Doors Open to the Public
6 p.m. Semifinal 2 – Alabama, Florida, Kent State, Nebraska, Oregon State, Utah

Saturday, April 16
2:30 p.m. Doors Open to the Public
4 p.m. Super Six Team Finals
Following Competition - Team/All-Around Awards Ceremonies

Sunday, April 17
11:30 a.m. Doors Open to the Public
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Autograph Session
1 p.m. Individual Event Finals
Following Competition – Individual Event Award Ceremonies



Who: Team and individual qualifiers for the 2011 Women’s Gymnastics Championships are as follows:

Teams: Alabama; UCLA; Oklahoma; Oregon State; Florida; Michigan; Georgia; Utah; Nebraska; Arkansas; Illinois; Kent State

All-Around Individual Qualifiers: Shayaya Musser, Penn State; Rebecca Simbhudas, Iowa; Morgan Evans, North Carolina; Houry Gebeshian, Iowa; Amy Glass, Boise State; Kylie Shields, Auburn; Brianna Springer, Denver; Aliza Vaccher, Washington; Kayla Slechta, Minnesota; Kaleigh Dickson, LSU; Michelle Shealy, Iowa State; Stephanie Ouellette, North Carolina

Individual Event Qualifiers:
Beam: Rebecca Best, Ohio State; Bekah Gher, Boise State; Jorie Hall, Denver
Floor: Katie Valleau, San Jose State


Ticket Information: Tickets can be purchased at the door at the Wolstein Center located at 2000 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 or by calling 216-687-4848 or visiting www.ncaa.com/wgym.

All Session Tickets:
Adult - $40
Youth/Student/College ID - $33
Ages 2 and under – free admittance

Individual Session Tickets:
Adult - $20
Youth/Student/College ID - $15
Ages 2 and under – free admittance

*Processing fee is additional if purchased online or over the phone.

CBS Sports: The NCAA Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships highlights will air on CBS on Saturday, May 14th from 3-5 p.m. EST.

For more information, please visit www.ncaa.com/wgym.


If you are a member of the media and have not registered but need credentials to cover and attend the event, please contact Laurie Cannon at  lcannon@ncaa.org or 317-966-5249 or Jenny Popis at jpopis@clevelandsports.org or 216-570-3232.