NCAA women's gymnastics tournament
Sport | College gymnastics |
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Founded | 1982 |
No. of teams | 36 |
Most recent champion(s) | LSU (1) |
Most titles | Georgia (10) |
Official website | NCAA.com |
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The NCAA women's gymnastics tournament is an annual gymnastics competition to determine the best collegiate women's gymnastics team in the country. Unlike most NCAA sports, the women's gymnastics championship is not separated into divisions and uses a single National Collegiate tournament instead.
History
[edit]The NCAA introduced women's gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Gymnastics was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.
Under the NCAA, only seven universities have claimed the overall Division I (pre-1987) or National Collegiate (1987–present) championship; the Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah, under the leadership of head coach Greg Marsden, dominated the field of competition. During the late 1980s and 1990s, the University of Georgia (UGA), coached by Suzanne Yoculan, and the University of Alabama, coached by Sarah Patterson, gained success and claimed several titles. From 1996 to 2012, the University of Alabama, the University of Georgia, and UCLA, coached by Valorie Kondos Field, claimed all NCAA titles; four titles for the University of Alabama, six for UCLA and seven for the University of Georgia.
In 2013, the University of Florida, coached by Rhonda Faehn, broke the reign of the prior four teams, winning the NCAA tournament held at UCLA's newly renovated Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Faehn was a competitor for the Bruins 1990–1992. The University of Oklahoma, coached by K. J. Kindler, became the sixth team to win the NCAA title after tying with Florida in 2014. In 2021, the University of Michigan, coached by Bev Plocki, became the seventh team to win the NCAA title. In 2024, LSU, coached by Jay Clark, became the eighth team to win the NCAA title.[1]
Team titles
[edit]Team | # | Years |
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Georgia | 10 | 1987, 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Utah | 9 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995 |
UCLA | 7 | 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2018 |
Alabama | 6 | 1988, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2012 |
Oklahoma | 6 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
Florida | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
LSU | 1 | 2024 |
Michigan | 1 | 2021 |
Team champions
[edit]Year | Winner | Score | Finalists | Semi finalists |
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1982 | Utah | 148.60 | Cal State Fullerton, 144.15 Penn State, 143.10 Oregon State, 143.00 Arizona State, 142.95 UCLA, 142.40 Florida, 140.90 Nebraska, 138.10 Oklahoma State, 137.20 Michigan, 136.90 |
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1983 | Utah | 184.65 | Arizona State, 183.30 Cal State Fullerton, 179.25 Alabama, 179.05 Florida, 177.85 (tie) UCLA and LSU, 177.80 Ohio State, 176.65 Oregon State, 173.55 Nebraska, 165.55 |
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1984 | Utah | 186.05 | UCLA, 185.55 Cal State Fullerton, 183.9 Arizona State, 183.65 Florida, 182.2 Alabama, 180.8 Penn State, 179.45 Washington, 178.55 Georgia, 177.6 Arizona, 176.9 |
— |
1985 | Utah | 188.35 | Arizona State, 186.6 Florida, 184.3 Alabama, 184.05 Cal State Fullerton, 183.5 Oregon State, 183.15 Georgia, 180.9 Ohio State, 179.75 Penn State, 179.0 Oklahoma, 177.4 |
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1986 | Utah | 186.95 | Arizona State, 186.70 Alabama, 186.35 Georgia, 185.45 Cal State Fullerton, 185.00 Penn State, 182.70 UCLA, 181.70 Florida, 181.30 LSU, 180.55 Ohio State, 177.80 |
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1987 | Georgia | 187.90 | Utah, 187.55 UCLA, 187.00 Alabama, 186.60 Arizona State, 184.00 Florida, 183.80 LSU, 181.50 Ohio State, 180.20 Washington, 179.85 Nebraska, 179.50 Arizona, 179.45 Oregon State, 174.50 |
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1988 | Alabama | 190.05 | Utah, 189.50 UCLA, 188.80 LSU, 187.90 Georgia, 186.80 Florida, 186.65 Oregon State, 186.50 Arizona State, 185.10 Arizona, 184.00 Nebraska, 183.55 Penn State, 179.70 Michigan State, 178.80 |
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1989 | Georgia | 192.65 | UCLA, 192.60 Alabama, 192.10 Nebraska, 190.80 Utah, 190.20 Cal State Fullerton, 189.45 (tie) Arizona State and Oregon State, 187.90 Oklahoma, 187.05 Florida, 187.00 Arizona, 186.50 Ohio State, 186.40 |
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1990 | Utah | 194.900 | Alabama, 194.575 Georgia, 193.225 UCLA, 193.100 Nebraska, 192.225 LSU, 192.100 Oregon State, 189.950 Cal State Fullerton, 189.700 Towson, 187.975 (tie) Arizona and Florida, 187.175 Ohio State, 183.650 |
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1991 | Alabama | 195.125 | Utah, 194.375 Georgia, 193.375 Oregon State, 192.350 Penn State, 190.950 Florida, 189.700 LSU, 188.600 Brigham Young, 187.700 (tie) Arizona State and Auburn, 187.650 Arizona, 187.475 Utah State, 185.950 |
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1992 | Utah | 195.650 | Georgia, 194.600 Alabama, 193.350 Penn State, 192.775 Arizona, 191.950 Oregon State, 191.375 Arizona State, 191.025 California, 190.725 UCLA, 189.825 Stanford, 189.100 Florida, 188.725 Brigham Young, 187.775 |
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1993 | Georgia | 198.000 | Alabama, 196.825 Utah, 195.825 UCLA, 194.925 Auburn, 194.725 Arizona, 194.075 |
(tie) LSU and Oregon State, 193.425 Michigan, 193.125 Florida, 192.950 Penn State, 192.700 Arizona State, 192.175 |
1994 | Utah | 196.400 | Alabama, 196.350 Georgia, 195.850 Michigan, 195.150 UCLA, 194.975 Florida, 194.850 |
Oregon State, 193.625 LSU, 193.225 Brigham Young, 192.325 Arizona State, 190.825 Washington, 190.525 New Hampshire, 188.450 |
1995 | Utah | 196.650 | (tie) Alabama and Michigan, 196.425 UCLA, 196.150 Georgia, 196.075 Oregon State, 194.850 |
Florida, 195.425 Penn State, 194.150 LSU, 193.025 Brigham Young, 191.925 Nebraska, 191.750 West Virginia, 189.650 |
1996 | Alabama | 198.025 | UCLA, 197.475 (tie) Georgia and Utah, 196.775 Oregon State, 196.525 Michigan, 196.375 |
Arizona, 195.125 Florida, 194.825 Stanford, 194.025 Nebraska, 193.950 Penn State, 192.700 Brigham Young, 192.500 |
1997 | UCLA | 197.150 | Arizona State, 196.850 Georgia, 196.600 Michigan, 196.500 Florida, 196.425 Nebraska, 195.250 |
Utah, 196.025 Washington, 195.975 Alabama, 195.600 Minnesota, 194.775 Penn State, 194.300 LSU, 193.825 |
1998 | Georgia | 197.725 | Florida, 196.350 Alabama, 196.300 Utah, 196.025 UCLA, 195.750 Arizona State, 195.450 |
Washington, 195.450 Michigan, 195.425 LSU, 195.300 Penn State, 194.625 North Carolina State, 194.125 Brigham Young, 193.400 |
1999 | Georgia | 196.850 | Michigan, 196.550 Alabama, 195.950 Arizona State, 195.900 UCLA, 195.850 Nebraska, 194.800 |
Utah, 195.475 Penn State, 194.775 LSU, 194.475 (tie) Florida and Stanford, 194.000 West Virginia, 191.850 |
2000 | UCLA | 197.300 | Utah, 196.875 Georgia, 196.800 Nebraska, 196.725 Alabama, 196.500 Michigan, 195.725 |
Penn State, 195.350 Iowa State, 195.325 LSU, 194.950 Oregon State, 194.750 Brigham Young, 194.500 West Virginia, 194.175 |
2001 | UCLA | 197.575 | Georgia, 197.400 Michigan, 197.275 Alabama, 196.550 (tie) Nebraska and Utah 196.025 |
Florida, 195.825 Stanford, 195.400 Arizona State, 194.775 Oklahoma, 193.875 Oregon State, 193.775 Denver, 193.625 |
2002 | Alabama | 197.575 | Georgia, 197.250 UCLA, 197.150 Utah, 196.950 Nebraska, 196.425 Stanford, 196.025 |
Michigan, 196.175 LSU, 195.850 Minnesota, 195.700 Florida, 195.675 Arizona, 194.975 Oregon State, 192.925 |
2003 | UCLA | 197.825 | Alabama, 197.275 Georgia, 197.150 Nebraska, 197.125 Michigan, 196.050 Utah, 195.300 |
Florida, 196.325 Stanford, 196.200 Arizona State, 194.225 LSU, 194.000 Iowa, 193.825 Auburn, 193.525 |
2004 | UCLA | 198.125 | Georgia, 197.200 (tie) Alabama and Stanford, 197.125 Florida, 196.800 Utah, 195.775 |
LSU, 196.650 Michigan, 196.500 Arizona State, 196.325 Nebraska, 196.150 Oklahoma, 195.750 Iowa, 194.775 |
2005 | Georgia | 197.825 | Alabama, 197.400 Utah, 197.275 UCLA, 197.150 Michigan, 196.575 Nebraska, 196.425 |
Florida, 196.225 Iowa State, 195.975 LSU, 195.800 Penn State, 194.975 Brigham Young, 194.625 Oklahoma, 194.425 |
2006 | Georgia | 197.750 | Utah, 196.800 Alabama, 196.725 Florida, 196.275 Nebraska, 196.175 Iowa State, 194.725 |
Michigan, 196.00 LSU, 195.650 Arizona State, 195.575 Oklahoma, 195.525 Oregon State, 195.150 Arkansas, 194.375 |
2007 | Georgia | 197.850 | Utah, 197.250 Florida, 197.225 UCLA, 196.925 Stanford, 196.825 Nebraska, 195.975 |
LSU, 196.275 Oklahoma, 196.250 Alabama, 196.125 Oregon State, 195.100 Denver, 195.575 Michigan, 195.100 |
2008 | Georgia | 197.450 | Utah, 197.125 Stanford, 196.750 Florida, 196.700 LSU, 196.350 Alabama, 196.125 |
UCLA, 196.725 (tie) Michigan and Oklahoma, 196.075 Arkansas, 195.825 Oregon State, 195.475 Denver, 194.200 |
2009 | Georgia | 197.825 | Alabama, 197.575 Utah, 197.425 Florida, 196.725 Arkansas, 196.475 LSU, 196.375 |
UCLA, 196.625 Stanford, 196.225 Penn State, 196.100 Oklahoma, 195.825 Oregon State, 195.350 Illinois, 195.050 |
2010 | UCLA | 197.725 | Oklahoma, 197.250 Alabama, 197.225 Stanford, 197.100 Florida, 197.000 Utah, 196.225 |
Nebraska, 196.175 Oregon State, 196.050 LSU, 196.025 Michigan, 195.700 Arkansas, 195.600 Missouri, 194.600 |
2011 | Alabama | 197.650 | UCLA, 197.375 Oklahoma, 197.250 Nebraska, 196.725 Utah, 196.500 Michigan, 196.425 |
Florida, 196.125 Oregon State, 196.100 Arkansas, 195.450 Georgia, 195.450 Illinois, 195.100 Kent State, 195.000 |
2012 | Alabama | 197.850 | Florida, 197.775 UCLA, 197.750 Stanford, 197.500 Utah, 197.375 Arkansas, 196.300 |
Oklahoma, 196.925 Nebraska, 196.625 LSU, 196.550 Ohio State, 196.525 Georgia, 196.500 Oregon State, 196.450 |
2013 | Florida | 197.575 | Oklahoma, 197.375 Alabama, 197.350 UCLA, 197.100 LSU, 197.050 Georgia, 196.675 |
Michigan, 196.850 Minnesota, 196.375 Utah, 196.200 Arkansas, 196.150 Illinois, 195.700 Stanford, 194.700 |
2014 | Florida Oklahoma |
198.175 | LSU, 197.600 Alabama, 197.550 Georgia, 197.100 Nebraska, 196.500 |
UCLA, 197.050 Utah, 197.025 Stanford, 196.600 Michigan, 196.425 Illinois, 195.800 Penn State, 194.825 |
2015 | Florida | 197.850 | Utah, 197.800 Oklahoma, 197.525 Alabama, 197.275 Stanford, 197.250 Auburn, 195.625 |
Michigan, 197.025 Nebraska, 196.675 Georgia, 196.600 LSU, 196.550 UCLA, 196.400 Oregon State, 195.875 |
2016 | Oklahoma | 197.6750 | LSU, 197.4500 Alabama, 197.4375 Florida, 197.3500 UCLA, 196.8250 Georgia, 196.8125 |
California, 195.8500 Nebraska, 195.7750 Utah, 195.7625 Stanford, 195.5750 Auburn, 195.1000 Minnesota, 194.9875 |
2017 | Oklahoma | 198.3875 | LSU, 197.7375 Florida, 197.7000 UCLA, 197.2625 Utah, 196.5875 Alabama, 196.0000 |
Nebraska, 197.2125 Washington, 196.5625 Denver, 196.4750 Michigan, 196.4625 Oregon State, 196.3625 Georgia, 195.8000 |
2018 | UCLA | 198.075 | Oklahoma, 198.0375 Florida, 197.850 LSU, 197.8375 Utah, 196.900 Nebraska, 196.800 |
Georgia, 196.6875 Alabama, 196.6250 California, 196.500 Arkansas, 196.425 Washington, 196.250 Kentucky, 196.0625 |
2019 | Oklahoma | 198.3375 | LSU, 197.8250 UCLA, 197.5375 Denver, 197.0000 |
Michigan, 197.2000 Oregon State, 196.9000 Utah, 196.7250 Georgia, 196.4625 |
Cancelled due to COVID | ||||
2021 | Michigan | 198.2500 | Oklahoma, 198.1625 Utah, 197.9875 Florida, 197.1375 |
Alabama, 197.5750 LSU, 197.5625 California, 197.3625 Minnesota, 197.1875 |
2022 | Oklahoma | 198.2000 | Florida, 198.0875 Utah, 197.7500 Auburn, 197.3500 |
Missouri, 197.2000 Minnesota, 197.1125 Alabama, 197.1000 Michigan, 196.2875 |
2023 | Oklahoma | 198.3875 | Florida, 198.2375 Utah, 197.9375 LSU, 197.5250 |
UCLA, 197.9125 Kentucky, 197.1250 California, 196.9125 Denver, 196.5000 |
2024 | LSU | 198.2250 | California, 197.8500 Utah, 197.8000 Florida, 197.4375 |
Stanford, 197.0750 Oklahoma, 196.6625 Arkansas, 196.4750 Alabama, 195.4125 |
Individual champions
[edit]Gymnasts who have won individual titles on 4 or more events
[edit]Name | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
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Courtney Kupets | 2006, 2007, 2009 | 2007 | 2006, 2009 | 2006, 2009 | 2009 |
Jamie Dantzscher | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | |
Jenny Hansen | 1993, 1994, 1995 | 1994, 1995 | 1994, 1995 | 1995 | |
Missy Marlowe | 1992 | 1992 | 1991, 1992 | 1992 | |
Maggie Nichols | 2018, 2019 | 2019 | 2017, 2018 | 2018 | |
Kyla Ross | 2019 | 2017 | 2017 | 2019 | |
Maile O'Keefe | 2023 | 2021 | 2023 | 2021 |
Total individual champions by school
[edit]School | Total | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
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Georgia | 42 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
UCLA | 40 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Utah | 30 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Alabama | 29 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Florida | 24 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Oklahoma | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
LSU | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Arizona State | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Michigan | 9 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
Oregon State | 6 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
Stanford | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
Arizona | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Arkansas | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Denver | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
UMass | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
North Carolina | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Washington | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Auburn | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Bowling Green | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Cal State Fullerton | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
California | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Minnesota | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Penn State | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Pittsburgh | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Gym Slam
[edit]A Gym Slam (sometimes spelled as GymSlam) is the accomplishment of scoring a perfect 10.0 on each apparatus.[2] Only 15 women in NCAA gymnastics have achieved this feat, 3 have achieved it at least twice, and Trinity Thomas is the only gymnast to have achieved this feat more than twice, completing it a total of 5 times.[3][4]
Gymnast | College | VT | UB | BB | FX | Year Accomplished |
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Missy Marlowe | Utah | March 2, 1992 | February 11, 1991 | February 7, 1992 | March 9, 1992 | 1992 |
Heather Stepp | Georgia | February 14, 1992 | February 12, 1993 | February 6, 1993 | February 6, 1993 | 1993 |
Kristen Kenoyer | Utah | February 19, 1993 | March 20, 1993 | March 9, 1992 | February 13, 1993 | 1993 |
Karin Lichey | Georgia | February 11, 1996 | February 23, 1996 | February 23, 1996 | February 23, 1996 | 1996 |
Ashley Kelly | Arizona State | March 21, 2003 | March 21, 2003 | March 5, 2004 | February 27, 2004 | 2004 |
Kristen Maloney | UCLA | April 3, 2004 | March 6, 2005 | February 16, 2001 | March 4, 2001 | 2005 |
Courtney Kupets | Georgia | April 4, 2009 | February 10, 2007 | January 23, 2009 | February 28, 2009 | 2009 |
Bridget Sloan | Florida | January 11, 2015 | March 13, 2015 | February 7, 2014 | January 24, 2014 | 2015 |
Maggie Nichols | Oklahoma | January 21, 2017 | March 4, 2017 | February 3, 2017 | February 10, 2017 | 2017 |
March 18, 2017 | April 20, 2018 | February 17, 2017 | March 18, 2018 | 2018 | ||
Alex McMurtry | Florida | January 16, 2015 | January 29, 2016 | January 26, 2018 | February 24, 2017 | 2018 |
Kyla Ross | UCLA | February 10, 2019 | January 28, 2017 | February 20, 2017 | March 16, 2019 | 2019 |
February 16, 2019 | February 18, 2017 | March 18, 2017 | March 23, 2019 | 2019 | ||
Trinity Thomas | Florida | January 16, 2022 | January 24, 2020 | February 7, 2020 | March 7, 2020 | 2022 |
March 4, 2022 | February 26, 2021 | February 14, 2020 | February 12, 2021 | 2022 | ||
April 2, 2022 | April 2, 2021 | January 28, 2022 | February 26, 2021 | 2022 | ||
January 27, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | January 6, 2023 | January 16, 2022 | 2023 | ||
April 15, 2023 | March 18, 2023 | February 10, 2023 | February 18, 2022 | 2023 | ||
Jade Carey | Oregon State | January 14, 2023 | February 5, 2022 | March 4, 2023 | February 13, 2022 | 2023 |
Haleigh Bryant | LSU | March 5, 2021 | March 10, 2023 | February 9, 2024 | March 10, 2023 | 2024 |
Leanne Wong | Florida | April 2, 2022 | January 28, 2022 | January 13, 2023 | February 23, 2024 | 2024 |
See also
[edit]- NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship
- AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Gymnastics champions
- NAIA Women's Gymnastics Championships
- East Atlantic Gymnastics League
- List of gymnastics terms
References
[edit]- ^ Maine, D'Arcy (April 20, 2024). "LSU women take home NCAA gymnastics title for first time". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Alex McMurtry Receives NCAA Today's Top 10 Award". USA Gymnastics. January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Hall of 10s". Balance Beam Situation. 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Trinity Thomas earns gym slam in impressive Florida win against No. 17 Georgia". The Independent Florida Alligator. January 27, 2023.