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No. 5 Alabama Gymnastics Wins NCAA Seattle Regional Semifinal, Advances to Saturday Final - University of Alabama Athletics

The No. 5 Alabama gymnastics team started its semifinal session of the NCAA Seattle Regional Championships off strong and never looked back, easily winning the session

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SEATTLE – The No. 5 Alabama gymnastics team started its semifinal session of the NCAA Seattle Regional Championships off strong and never looked back, easily winning the session with a 197.900 to advance to Saturday's regional final.

The Crimson Tide ended Thursday's session on the balance beam for the second meet in a row and once again came away with a stellar rotation, going 49.450 paced by Shallon Olsen's 9.950, which tied her career-best mark.

With Alabama and Michigan State (197.325) advancing from the first semifinal, the remainder of Saturday's regional final will be comprised of the top-two finishes from Thursday night's second semifinal session that will feature Utah, Oregon State, Illinois and Stanford. Host Washington finished third in the first semifinal with a 197.175, while BYU took fourth after posting a 196.625.

Alabama opened the meet with a 49.500 on the floor exercise led by back-to-back 9.95s from Lilly Hudson and Lexi Graber. The Tide continued to roll on the vault, totaling a 49.400 behind Olsen's career-best 9.950.

Led by a 9.95 in the leadoff spot from Mati Waligora, Alabama posted a 49.550 on the uneven bars, a rotation that saw the other five members of the lineup score matching 9.900s.

Olsen posted the session's top score on the vault and beam, Waligora had the top uneven bars mark and Hudson and Graber led the way on the floor exercise. Hudson was second in the all-around with a 39.500.

Alabama Head Coach Dana Duckworth Said​

"Incredibly proud of staying in the Bama Bubble, hitting 24-for-24 and knowing there is more in the tank. The goal was to start strong, stay strong and finish strong and we did just that. We built momentum on every event. With some of our challenges coming into this week, I was so impressed with the way our ladies rallied together, stayed mentally tough and had fun in the process. Now we rest, recover and prepare to do it again."

Inside the Scoresheet​

• The Crimson Tide's 197.900 is its fifth team tally above 197.800 this season and fourth in a row
• Alabama opened competition with a 49.500, its sixth score of 49.500-or-better on the floor exercise this season
• The Tide's 49.550 marked its sixth 49.500-or-better on the uneven bars this season
• Shallon Olsen scored a career-best 9.950 on the vault and posted a season-best 9.950 on the balance beam, tying her career-best mark
• Mati Waligora posted her second-consecutive 9.950 on the uneven bars, tying her career-best mark
• Griffin James made her 2022 debut in the Crimson Tide's competitive floor exercise rotation with a 9.875
• Lexi Graber earned her 11th-consecutive score of 9.9-or-better on the floor exercise
• Shania Adams tied her career-best score on the balance beam with a 9.900
• Ella Burgess led off Alabama's balance beam lineup with her sixth-consecutive score of 9.900, tying her career-best once again

Up Next​

• The Seattle regional final gets underway at 7 p.m. CT in Alaska Airline Arena on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Wash.
• As the winner of the first semifinal session, the Crimson Tide will open the regional finals on the vault and will advance to the uneven bars and balance beam before closing the night on the floor exercise

 

[alabama mike]

Congratulations and best wishes to our ladies. Bama Nation is pulling for you!

 

[mando]

Griffin James made her 2022 debut in the Crimson Tide's competitive floor exercise rotation with a 9.875

Someone that understands or follows more closely explain why a person would make their debut in the ncaa tournament? Was this necessary due to an injury or performance issue with another gymnast? Seems odd you would make your debut in this setting. Maybe I do not understand but seems like a lot of pressure.

 

[TerryP]

Someone that understands or follows more closely explain why a person would make their debut in the ncaa tournament? Was this necessary due to an injury or performance issue with another gymnast? Seems odd you would make your debut in this setting. Maybe I do not understand but seems like a lot of pressure.

That's a good catch. She did the same thing last season: to a degree. She was in the floor routine a time or two last season and then all of the NCAA meets.

We don't see many "All Around" on the roster.

 

[BamaFan334]

Awesome job ladies, espdcially after the plane incident. Roll Tide.

 

[mando]

That's a good catch. She did the same thing last season: to a degree. She was in the floor routine a time or two last season and then all of the NCAA meets.

We don't see many "All Around" on the roster.

So she is doing this to try and win the "All Around"?

 

[TerryP]

So she is doing this to try and win the "All Around"?

I doubt it considering we don't see her on the beam or in the vault competitions that often.

 

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No. 5 Alabama Gymnastics is Ft. Worth Bound After Huge 198.175 Score at Seattle Regional - University of Alabama Athletics

The No. 5-ranked Alabama gymnastics team is headed to Ft. Worth, Texas for the 2022 NCAA Championships Semifinals after punching its ticket with a 198.175 in the

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SEATTLE – The No. 5-ranked Alabama gymnastics team is headed to Ft. Worth, Texas for the 2022 NCAA Championships Semifinals after punching its ticket with a 198.175 in the finals of the NCAA Seattle Regional Championships Saturday night in Alaska Airline Arena on the University of Washington campus.

It was the second-highest score in school history and the highest in postseason competition. Utah edged the Tide with a 198.200 and will also advance to the national semifinals. Michigan State was third (197.650) and Stanford took fourth (197.250) to round out the regional final.

Alabama got the evening off to a strong start with a 49.500 on the vault paced by 9.950s from Kaylee Quinn and Lilly Hudson. On the uneven bars, UA tallied a 49.400, boosted by a 9.950 from Makarri Doggette.

The Tide roared through its final two rotations to clinch its bid. Alabama scored a 49.625 after matching career-best 9.95s from Ella Burgess, Shania Adams and Hudson. With a bid to the NCAA semifinals on the line, Alabama continued its march to Ft. Worth with a huge 49.650 on the floor exercise led by 9.950s from Emily Gaskins and Lexi Graber.

Head Coach Dana Duckworth Said​

"I'm so incredibly proud of their fight tonight, they never gave up, they never looked back. They were fierce, they were intense and they were warriors on every single event. I'm especially thrilled with the way we closed the meet on beam and floor tonight. Those rotations were extraordinary. Our ladies came to play this week, they came to earn their spot in Ft. Worth, and that's just what they did."

Inside the Scoresheet​

• The Crimson Tide's balance beam total of 49.625 is its fourth-best in school history while its floor score of 49.650 is the sixth highest for UA
• Kaylee Quinn posted a season-best 9.950, matching her career-best score on the vault
• Lilly Hudson anchored the vault lineup with a career-best matching 9.950
• Emily Gaskins came through with a career-best 9.900 to lead off the Tide's vault rotation and a career-best 9.950 on the floor exercise
• Makarri Doggette tied her season-best mark of 9.950 on the uneven bars for the fifth time this season
• After matching her career-best mark of 9.900 from the leadoff spot in her last six balance beam routines, Ella Burgess posted a new best with a 9.950 on Saturday
• In just her fourth balance beam routine of the season, Shania Adams came through with a career-best 9.950 after tying her previous best of 9.900 during Thursday's session
• Lexi Graber has posted 12-consectuive scores of 9.900-or-better on the floor exercise this season after going 9.950 to close out the Tide's rotation on Saturday
• Griffin James posted a career-best 9.925 on the floor exercise

Moving on to Ft. Worth​

• This season marks the 38th time Alabama has advanced to the NCAA Championships final site, the second-highest total in NCAA history
• In addition to Utah, Alabama will be joined in Ft. Worth by Auburn, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Oklahoma, giving the Southeastern Conference half the field

Up Next​

• The NCAA Championships Semifinals will be held Thursday, April 14 in Ft. Worth, Texas and will feature two sessions of four teams each
• The top-two from each semifinal will advance to the NCAA Championship Finals, which will be held Saturday, April. 16