North Carolina State University Athletics
Watkins, Woodford Prepped for NCAA Championship
4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
This marks the first time in program history two individuals will compete together at the national championship
Meet Notes
RALEIGH, N.C.- After making program history at the NCAA Regional Championships, juniors Brittni Watkins and Michaela Woodford will represent the NC State gymnastics team at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships.
The championship will be held Friday through Sunday at the Forth Worth Convention Center Arena in Forth Worth, Texas. Texas Woman's University and Knight Eady Sports group will co-host the event.
This year's presence at the national level by the Wolfpack marks program history, as this is the first time in program history two gymnasts will compete together at the national level.
Watkins and Woodford will compete in the second semifinal round on Friday, which is slated for an 8 p.m. ET start. The individual event finals will be held on Sunday and is set for a 4 p.m. ET start.
From the Coach's Perspective
"We're really excited as a team and staff for Brittni and Michaela. For both of them to qualify as individual all-arounders out of a very tough region is impressive. It shows what talented young ladies they are, and we're really proud that they will be representing NC State at the national level.
"With both of them returning as seniors next year they will have the chance to bring their experience back, in hope it can serve as motivation to bring the whole team to nationals next year."- Colleen Johnson, associate head coach
Last Time Out
The team posted a meet score of 195.775 to finish fifth in the overall standings, not counting a fall in all four events.
The team charted top-three season scores on all four events, while Watkins and Woodford finished second and third in the all-around competition to advance to the national championship.
Fan Information
The semifinal rounds of the championship will be streamed through NCAA.com, while the individual finals event will be broadcast on ESPN3. Live stats will be available as well for all three days of competition.
For details and further information on the championship, fans can refer to the NCAA Championship Page.
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