COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland gymnastics team will head to Gainesville, Fla., to compete in the 2024 NCAA Regionals. Maryland will face fifth-seeded Utah, No. 12 seed Michigan State and Towson at the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on April 5 with action set to begin at 1 p.m.
Eight teams will compete in Gainesville, split into two four-team sessions. Florida, Georgia, Missouri and the winner of the first round between Clemson and Iowa State will compete in the evening session at 7 p.m. The top two teams in each sessions advance to regional final which will take place at 5 p.m., on April 7.
The top two teams from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships. In addition, the top all-around competitor and top event specialist from round two at each regional (who is not on a team advancing to nationals) will advance to the national championships. Event specialist qualifiers will only compete in the events they qualified..
The GymTerps enter regionals following a program best fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships, which included topping Session I of the championships for the first time ever. The Terps recorded their best score ever at a Big Ten Championships (196.775) and have an NQS of 196.790, their best ever entering NCAA Regionals.
Maryland has now qualified for the last six NCAA Regionals, with the 2020 Championship being canceled due to Covid-19. Fans are encouraged to follow along with GymTerps on social media, @TerpsGymnastics on Twitter and Instagram.