March 31, 2003

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - University of Maryland's gymnastics team was one of 36 teams invited to the 2003 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Regional Championships, the NCAA announced today.

Six teams, five all-around competitors (who are not on a qualifying team) and one individual event specialist per event [who has a minimum qualifying score (RQS) of 9.4] were named to each of the six regions. The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors (who are not on an advancing team) from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships in Lincoln, Nebraska, April 24-26, hosted by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

In addition, the event winners at the regional championships will advance to the national championships (in that event only) if they are not part of a qualifying team or the all-around qualifiers.

The qualifying teams and individuals are listed below.

West Region - April 12 at Seattle, Wash.

Teams
1.	Nebraska
2.	Washington
3.	LSU
4.	Boise State
5.	Cal State Fullerton
6.	San Jose State

North Central Region - April 12 at Salt Lake City, Utah

Teams
1.	Stanford
2.	Utah
3.	California
4.	Brigham Young
5.	Denver
6.	Minnesota

South Central Region - April 12 at Columbia, Mo.

Teams
1.	UCLA
2.	Oregon State
3.	Iowa
4.	Arizona
5.	Missouri
6.	Illinois-Chicago

Central Region  - April 12 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Teams
1.	Alabama
2.	Oklahoma
3.	Auburn
4.  	Kent State
5.	Central Michigan
6.	Michigan State


Northeast Region - April 12 at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Teams
1.	Arizona State
2.	Michigan
3.	Iowa State
4.	New Hampshire
5.	Penn State
6.	Pittsburgh


Southeast Region - April 12 at Athens, Ga.
Teams
1.	Georgia
2.	Florida
3.	Ohio State
4.	North Carolina State
5.	North Carolina
6.	Maryland