Three USU Gymnasts at NCAA North Central Regional Championships Saturday

Jon M. Huntsman Center - (15,000)

Salt Lake City, Utah

Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 6 p.m. (MT

 

NCAA NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ON TAP — Utah State [University] gymnastics will send three individual student-athletes to the 2010 NCAA North Central Regional Championships Saturday, April 10, at Salt Lake City, Utah, hosted by the University of Utah. Action gets underway at 6 p.m. (MT) at UU's Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000). Free live results and live video will be available.

 

Senior Heather Heinrich and junior Lyndsie Boone will compete in the all-around, while junior Jackie Dillon will be in action on bars. USU's three individuals will join teams from Auburn, WAC foe Boise State, Denver, Florida, Washington and host Utah, along with individual gymnasts from Air Force, Wisconsin-La Crosse and Wisconsin-Stout.

 

This is Boone's third regional trip after qualifying on beam as a freshman in 2008 and in the all-around last season as a sophomore. It is Heinrich's second regional appearance after qualifying in 2008 in the all-around her sophomore season. Dillon will also be making her second regional trip, after also qualifying on vault last year.

 

Utah State ended team competition at the Western Athletic Conference Championships at Fullerton, Calif., March 27, placing third and matching the Aggies' best WAC finish ever, equaling the third-place finish in 2007. USU is ranked No. 54 in this week's rankings and only the top 36 teams advance to the NCAA Regionals. This is the third year in a row and fourth in last five that USU did not qualify for regionals as a team, but the Aggies have sent at least three individuals in each of the last three years.

 

LIVE RESULTS — Live results for Saturday's regional meet are available by clicking on the "Live Results" link at www.UtahStateAggies.com, the official Web site of USU athletics. That link will connect fans with Utah's web site: www.utahutes.com. * Note the link will only work after the start of the meet.

 

LIVE VIDEO — Fans can watch the regional meet on Saturday free and live online by clicking on the "Watch Live" link at www.UtahStateAggies.com, the official Web site of USU athletics.

 

TICKET INFO — Tickets for the NCAA North Central Regional Championships range from $5-13. For more information, contact the Utah Athletics Ticket Office at 801-581-UTIX (8849) or www.utahtickets.com.

 

ROTATION — Lyndsie Boone will be with Auburn while Heather Heinrich will be with Florida in the six-team rotation. Jackie Dillon will be with Washington on bars. For the first rotation, Boone will open on vault, while Dillon will be on bars and Heinrich will have a bye. For rotation two, Heinrich will be on floor while Boone has a bye. Heinrich will be on vault while Boone is on bars for the third rotation. Boone will be on beam for rotation four while Heinrich is on a bye. The fifth rotation pits Heinrich on bars while Boone has a bye, before Heinrich closes action on beam and Boone on floor for the sixth and final rotation.

 

TWITTER / FACEBOOK — Fans can also get live updates from the meets as well as other team information through the USU Twitter and Facebook pages.

 

UP NEXT — 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 Gainesville, Fla., April 22-24, hosted by the University of Florida. 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.

 

Read more about the North Central Regional Championships in the full story posted at the Athletics Web site.