Wolverines Earn Trip to Penn State for NCAA Regionals
3/24/2025 1:43:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 17-ranked University of Michigan women's gymnastics team will make its 34th NCAA appearance when it travels to Penn State Wednesday-Saturday, April 2-5, at Rec Hall. Michigan will compete in the second session on Thursday (April 3) starting at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
Joining the Wolverines in State College, Pa., will be No. 1 LSU, No. 8 Michigan State, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 16 Arkansas, No. 25 Penn State, No. 26 Ohio State, Maryland and West Virginia.
In the NCAA regional format, each of the four regional sites will feature four sessions over three days. The first round will take place Wednesday, April 2, at 2 p.m. with Maryland competing against West Virginia for a spot in Thursday's evening session. Two second-round sessions will take place on Thursday afternoon session starting at 1 p.m., including Michigan State, Kentucky, Ohio State and Penn State. The evening session will start at 7 p.m., and will feature the Wolverines, LSU, Arkansas and Wednesday's winner. The top two teams from each session on Thursday will advance to the regional final, which will take place on Saturday, April 6, at 5 p.m.
The top two teams from Saturday's final will advance to nationals. In addition, the top all-around gymnast (who is not on a qualifying team) and top individual on each event who is not part of a qualifying team or an all-around qualifier will advance to the national championships in that event only. The NCAA Championships are scheduled for Thursday and Saturday, April 17 and 19, in Fort Worth, Texas.
This marks the 33rd consecutive year that head coach Bev Plocki has led the Wolverines to a NCAA appearance. They have gone on to advance to the NCAA Championships in 25 of the previous 33 seasons. Prior to Plocki, the Wolverines only competed in the NCAA Championships one time, winning the NCAA Regional and placing 10th overall in 1982.
The Wolverines enter the NCAA Regional with a NQS (National Qualifying Score) of 196.945 and are ranked in the top 20 on all four events, including ranking 15th on beam, 17th on floor, 18th on uneven bars and 20th on vault.
