NC State
NCAA Regional Final vs. Florida, Minnesota, Denver
Historic Gymnastics Season Concludes in Regional Final
4/3/2021 9:44:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
ATHENS, GA. - NC State gymnastics concluded its historic 2021 season on Saturday, placing fourth in the Regional Final of the NCAA Athens Regional. The Wolfpack earned a 196.150.
T-No.1 Florida and No. 8 Minnesota advanced out of the Regional Final and will move on to the Semifinals in Forth Worth, Texas.
Florida posted a 197.700, Minnesota earned a 197.425 and No. 9 Denver placed third with a 197.275.
On vault, the team recorded its highest score of the season with a 49.225. The mark ties the sixth-highest vault score in program history. Madison Benson tied her career best on the event with a 9.825.
Emily Shepard and Chloe Negrete each earned their second 9.9 scores of the meet on the apparatus, both with a 9.900. Negrete never scored below a 9.800 in the 2021 season on vault. Olivia Hunter concluded the event for the Wolfpack by tying her career high, 9.825, on the event.
It was a 48.825 on bars for the team, led by Katie Cox's 9.850.
Kasey Nelson led off on beam with a 9.800, and Shepard posted a 9.875 for her seventh-straight score of at least 9.850 on beam.
NC State opened the night on floor with its highest score of Regionals on the event, posting a 49.325. Jordan led off with a 9.800, and Nelson tabbed a 9.825. Shepard posted a 9.900, her third-straight 9.9 mark on the apparatus.
Negrete followed Shepard with a 9.925 that was her third-consecutive 9.9 floor score as well. The mark additionally is the second 9.925 that she posted at the Regionals meets, and the Frisco, Texas, native never earned a score lower than a 9.800 on floor during her sophomore campaign.
Webb concluded the rotation for the Wolfpack with a career high-tying 9.875.
Shepard tabbed a 39.225 in the all-around competition, her 10th all-around mark over a 39.000 of the season. The sophomore concludes her season with 16 9.9 scores, tying her for the fourth-most career 9.9 scores in Wolfpack history.
HISTORY
NC State became the first team to ever advance to a Regional Finals meet after competing in round one. The current Regionals format was adopted in the 2018-19 season.
HIGHEST 2021 AWAY SCORES
NC State posted its three best away marks of the season in its three Regionals meets. The team posted a 196.425 in the first round, a 196.775 in the second round and a 196.150 in the final.
PROGRAM-HIGH REGIONAL SCORES
All three of NC State scores at Regionals tied or topped the previous high mark set by a Wolfpack team in a Regionals meet. The previous high was a 196.150 set in 2019.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH Kim Landrus
"This team never ceases to amaze," said head coach Kim Landrus. To have our three highest away scores of the season at the NCAA Regional Championships, competing three days in a row - just wow.
"Such spectacular performances all around. I am so happy for them. They grew so much as a team. For our seniors, this journey started four years ago and for that journey to culminate like this - it couldn't be sweeter."
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