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Gymnastics 4/3/2024 10:29:00 AM

Maryland Travels To Gainesville For NCAA Regionals

Maryland (21-8) at NCAA Gainesville Regional

April 5th, 2024

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center

1:00 p.m. ET

COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland gymnastics team will travel to Gainesville, Florida to compete in the NCAA Regionals on Friday afternoon. Maryland will face fifth-seeded Utah, No. 12 seed Michigan State and Towson at the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The meet begins at 1:00 p.m., and fans can watch on ESPN+ and follow for more updates @TerpsGymnastics on Twitter. 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..

SETTING THE STAGE

The GymTerps finished with a 196.775 in East Lansing at the Big Ten Championships. The mark was their highest team score at the Big Ten Championships in program history.
The Terrapins won the morning session of the Big Ten Championships, beating out Illinois, Nebraska, Penn State, and Rutgers.
Following the morning session, the GymTerps placed 5th overall, marking the highest team finish at the Big Ten Championships in program history.
The GymTerps also posted a 196.790 team NQS following Big Ten's. That is the best Team NQS score in program history heading into an NCAA Championships.
Senior Alexa Rothenbuescher and junior Rhea LeBlanc both finished the bars rotation with a score of 9.900 and earned Big Ten All-Tournament honors.
On beam, sophomore Madeline Komoroski scored a 9.875, tied for first among all competitors at the Big Ten Championships. That earned her Big Ten All-Tournament honors.
Rothenbuescher scored a 9.900 with her impressive routine on the floor, making it the 10th time this season that she reached that mark or higher.
Sophomore Taylor Rech and freshman Natalie Martin both led the Terps on vault with matching scores of 9.850.
The GymTerps will face Utah, No.12 Michigan State and Towson in Gainesville.
Maryland gymnastics has now qualified for the last six NCAA Regionals, with the 2020 Championship being canceled due to Covid-19.
Senior Alexa Rothenbuescher, sophomore Madeline Komoroski, and freshman Natalie Martin all earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors this past month.
The Terrapins finished second at the Kidney Care Gymnastics Championships.
Senior Emma Silberman was named a 2024 AAI Award Nominee, an award that will be presented to the most outstanding collegiate senior female gymnast in the country.
The Terps opened their conference schedule with a 196.450-195.550 win over Rutgers.
Maryland opened the season against West Chester, tying their best season-opening score in program history with a 196.150.

Junior Victoria Gatzendorfer.

50 Years of Maryland gymnastics

In the 2023-24 season, Maryland gymnastics will celebrate its 50th year of competition.
The team's first year of action came in 1973-74, when head coach Patricia Long assembled a roster of seven student-athletes to practice in the annex gym of Cole Field House. Four head coaches and 49 years later, the Terps fielded a roster of 22 gymnasts that competed on the XFINITY Center court during the 2022-23 season.
The 2023-24 season will serve as a celebration of the progress the program has made since its inception. Read more about The Lost Years of Maryland Gymnastics and how one women's story set up this season's 50th year celebration.

Brett Nelligan enters his fifteenth season as head coach of the Terrapins in 2023-24. Nelligan became the fourth head coach in program history on May 1, 2009, following the retirement of his father, Bob Nelligan.

terrapin Club Spotlight

Through the Fox Family Scholarship Endowment, Andy and Jackie are supplying the Maryland gymnastics program with the necessary financial assistance to ensure student-athletes are equipped to perform at a high level in the classroom and in competition.
Graduate Emma Silberman was the recipient of the Fox Family Scholarship Endowment for four out of the five years it's been in place, read more about the Fox family's gracious gift and its effect on Maryland Gymnastics.

Graduate student Emma Silberman was named a 2024 AAI Award Nominee.

2023 Regionals recap

Maryland has now qualified for the last six NCAA Regionals, with the 2020 Championship being canceled due to Covid-19.
Last year Maryland reach a 196.675 score at the 2023 NCAA Pittsburgh Regional, the team's best-ever NCAA Regional score.
The GymTerps finished ninth last year at the NCAA Regional.

Sophomore Taylor Rech.

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Players Mentioned

Victoria Gatzendorfer: 5' 2"; Senior

Madeline Komoroski: 5' 2"; Junior

Rhea LeBlanc: 5' 5"; Senior

Natalie Martin: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Taylor Rech: 5' 2"; Junior

Alexa Rothenbuescher: 5' 2"; Graduate Student

Emma Silberman: Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Victoria Gatzendorfer
: 5' 2"; Senior

Madeline Komoroski
: 5' 2"; Junior

Rhea LeBlanc
: 5' 5"; Senior

Natalie Martin
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Taylor Rech
: 5' 2"; Junior

Alexa Rothenbuescher
: 5' 2"; Graduate Student

Emma Silberman
: Graduate Student