Michigan Among 12 Teams Selected for NCAA Championships
4/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
April 6, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan men's gymnastics team was selected Tuesday (April 5) by the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Committee to compete at the 2011 NCAA Championships. This year's national meet will be hosted by Ohio State and will take place April 14-16 at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Twelve teams plus individual event and all-around competitors were selected to compete in the NCAA Qualifier round that will take place Thursday, April 14. The field is broken down into two sessions of seven rotations, six teams plus one rotation of individual event and all-around qualifiers. Michigan will be competing in session II at 7 p.m. EDT starting on the bye rotation. The top three teams from each session qualify for the Team and All-Around Finals on Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m.
The top 10 individuals on each apparatus from the Team Finals competition qualify into Event Finals on Saturday, April 16, at 7 p.m.
Last year the Wolverines won the team title for the fourth time in program history (1963, '70, '99, 2010). Chris Cameron won the all-around title, joining Gil LaRose (1963) as the only all-around champions in Michigan history. Seven individuals qualified into event finals and collected a record 13 All-America honors.
NCAA Qualifier Session I (1 p.m.)
| Rank | School | Qualifying Score | Starting Event |
| No. 1 | Oklahoma | 359.683 | Parallel Bars |
| No. 4 | Illinois | 354.600 | High Bar |
| No. 5 | Penn State | 351.283 | Floor Exercise |
| No. 8 | Minnesota | 345.367 | Vault |
| No. 9 | Air Force | 344.200 | Rings |
| No. 12 | UIC | 340.800 | Bye |
NCAA Qualifier Session II (7 p.m.)
| Rank | School | Qualifying Score | Starting Event |
| No. 2 | Stanford | 359.042 | Parallel Bars |
| No. 3 | California | 354.904 | Vault |
| No. 6 | Michigan | 350.708 | Bye |
| No. 7 | Ohio State | 345.800 | Rings |
| No. 10 | Nebraska | 342.442 | High Bar |
| No. 11 | Iowa | 341.025 | Floor Exercise |
Contact: Ryan McCarthy (734) 763-4423
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