April 3, 2007

Indianapolis, IN - The 2007 National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships selections were announced today by the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Committee and the Cardinal enter the competition as the fourth ranked team with a score of 216.00. The top three consist of Ohio State (217.22), Oklahoma (217.18), and Penn State (216.59). Oklahoma won the 2006 title with a sum of 221.400, while Illinois finished second at 220.975 and Stanford placed third with a score of 218.375.

The national qualifier, which consists of two pre-qualifying sessions, will be conducted April 12 at Recreation Hall on the campus of Pennsylvania State University.

Three teams and the top three all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top three individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each pre-qualifying session to the finals session.Final competitions will take place April 13-14, also at Penn State. The 2007 qualifying teams are listed below.

QUALIFYING SCORES:

Ohio State -- 217.220
Oklahoma -- 217.180
Penn State -- 216.590
Stanford -- 216.000
Michigan -- 215.820
Minnesota -- 213.860
California -- 212.780
Illinois -- 212.170
Iowa -- 208.510
Temple -- 205.180
Nebraska -- 204.140
Army -- 200.980

For more information regarding the National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships, log on to http://www.ncaasports.com.