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FORT WORTH, Texas – The Crimson Tide gymnastics team went through its final practice of the season Wednesday and is now set to compete in Thursday's NCAA Championships Semifinal Thursday at 12 p.m. CT at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Tide will face Oklahoma, Utah and Minnesota with the top-two teams from each semifinal advancing to Saturday's finals. Florida, Auburn, Michigan and Missouri will compete in Thursday's second semifinal session. Alabama will start on the uneven bars, then advance to the balance beam and floor exercise before closing on the vault.

Both semifinal sessions will air live on ESPN2 with extended coverage being streamed via WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.

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Alabama Head Coach Dana Duckworth Said​

"All season this team has been about intensity passion and heart. They are at their best when being free, fierce and having fun and that's why we've enjoyed so much success. This team has been grateful and excited to compete week in and week out with one another in a sport they are all passionate about. We are humble but hungry and have a unique bond. We now head to Fort Worth as one team with one goal. I believe in this team and their resilience as they will fight to the very end with everything they have."

Alabama and the NCAA Championships​

  • The NCAA Championships will be held in Fort Worth, Texas April 14-16, 2022 in Dickies Arena
  • The Crimson Tide will compete alongside Utah, Minnesota, and Oklahoma in the first session of semifinals at 12 p.m. CT on April 14
  • Alabama will be joined in Ft. Worth by Utah, Auburn, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Oklahoma, giving the Southeastern Conference half the field
  • The top two teams from both semifinal sessions will then compete in the championship final at 12 p.m. CT on April 16th
  • Both of Friday's semifinal sessions will be broadcast live on ESPN2, while the championship finals will be live on ABC.
  • As a program, Alabama has posted 29 top-4 finishes and 13 top-2 finishes at the NCAA Championships
  • Alabama gymnasts have also excelled individually, winning 29 individual NCAA championships, including Luisa Blanco (balance beam) and Lexi Graber (floor exercise) last season
  • Alabama heads into the NCAA Championships ranked fifth in vault (49.500) and beam (49.650), third in the uneven bars (49.675), and seventh on the floor exercise (49.700)
  • This season marks the 38th time Alabama has advanced to the NCAA Championships final site, the second-highest total in NCAA history
  • Alabama has been represented at every NCAA Championships since the first in 1982 as either a team (36) or individual (2)
  • The Crimson Tide won its sixth national championship, and second in a row, in 2012, marking the first time in Alabama's storied history that the team has won back-to-back titles
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