Iowa women’s gymnastics is set to head east as part of the NCAA Raleigh Regional at host site North Carolina State. The Hawkeyes earned their 14th straight regional appearance as a team.
Iowa earned its postseason berth after registering one of the top-36 regional qualifying scores. Iowa’s regional qualifying score of 196.585 ranked 22nd in the latest Road to Nationals poll.
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— Iowa Gymnastics (@IowaGymnastics) March 22, 2022
The Hawkeyes will take part in session two beginning at noon on Thursday, March 31 from Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum against No. 6 LSU, No. 11 Missouri and North Carolina State. The third session features No. 3 Michigan, No. 14 UCLA and Maryland.
Towson recorded a regional qualifying score of 196.265 to rank 33rd, while North Carolina finished with a RQS of 196.225 to rank 35th. Those two teams will compete in a dual on Wednesday to enter the third session.
Each of the top two teams in Thursday’s sessions will advance to the regional final on April 2. From there, the top two teams will advance to the NCAA Championships on April 14-16 in Fort Worth, Texas. The top all-around competitors and the top event specialist on each event will also receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships if they are not on an advancing team.
Iowa enters the NCAA Raleigh Regional after an impressive showing at the Big Ten Championships. The Hawkeyes posted a team score of 196.950, which represented the third-best score in program history. Senior Lauren Guerin shared the floor title for a second consecutive season after posting a score of 9.950. As a team, Iowa posted its second-highest floor score of the season and the program’s fourth-best score all-time with a 49.525.
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— Iowa Gymnastics (@IowaGymnastics) March 20, 2022
Iowa also posted a 49.075 on bars, scored a 49.100 on beam and ended their final rotation with a 49.250 on vault at the Big Ten Championships.
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