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NCAA Regional Championship
NC State Concludes Season At NCAA Regional Championship With Three Top-10 Finishes
4/2/2016 7:28:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Chelsea Knight, Brittni Watkins and Nicole Wild represented the Pack at the meet
ATHENS, Ga.- The NC State gymnastics team concluded competition on Saturday at the NCAA Athens (Ga.) Regional Championship, as the meet was highlighted by top-10 finishes from Brittni Watkins on floor and the all-around competition as well as a seventh-place finish on vault from Chelsea Knight.
The Wolfpack faced the strongest field it saw this season inside Stegeman Coliseum, as No. 3 LSU, host No. 9 Georgia, No. 13 Oregon State, No. 22 Arizona, No. 27 George Washington and No. 36 Michigan State were represented in the team competition. Additionally select gymnasts from Maryland, Towson, UNC-Chapel Hill and William and Mary were among the mix.
A total of 15 athletes took part in the all-around competition, while a total of 42 gymnasts made up each event field.
Wolfpack Results
Vault: Chelsea Knight- 9.850, T7th
Beam: Nicole Wild- 9.675, T32nd
All-Around: Brittni Watkins- 39.175, T7th (V-9.800, UB- 9.775, BB- 9.750, FX- 9.850)
From The Coach's Perspective
"We're really proud of our three ladies that competed at the NCAA Regional Championship today," said head coach Mark Stevenson. "We hit all seven of our routines that were performed, as Brittni (Watkins) had the best performance of the year on all four events and missed going to nationals by one-tenth of a point. Chelsea (Knight) had her best vault of the year, as she stuck her landing and led the field through three rotations. Nicole (Wild) had a nice beam routine, but took a small step forward on her layout step-out which cost her.
"Overall though we had a very successful competition, and we're very proud of all of our girls that competed throughout the year. We beat four top-25 teams, including Nebraska who is now No. 12 in the country, and posted very strong and consistent scores on the road all year," Stevenson added.
Meet Recap
Knight represented the Pack on vault, as she earned a score of 9.850. The sophomore's performance marked a season best as she finished in a tie for seventh among the event standings.
Nicole Wild, who earned a qualification spot on beam, tabbed a mark of 9.675 to finish in a tie for 32nd.
Watkins earned a seventh-place finish as an all-arounder with a mark of 39.175. Her highest rotation score was on floor as she earned a 9.850 to finish in a tie for 10th place, while she tabbed a 9.800 on vault to finish in a tie for 15th.
On bars Watkins finished in a tie for 26th with a score of 9.775 and finished in a tie for 23rd on beam with a 9.750.
Up Next
This concludes the 2016 season for NC State gymnastics. The squad will graduate four from the program and is slated to add two to the Pack for the 2017 campaign.
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