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Rankings Set for Postseason
March 26, 2018 12:50 PM | Gymnastics
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University gymnastics team enters the 2018 NCAA Regional Championships ranked No. 27 nationally in today's Road to Nationals Rankings.
The Mountaineers (13-13, 0-6) dropped two spots this week following a fourth place, 195.625 showing at the 2018 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship on March 24. WVU continues to boast a 196.07 regional qualifying score (RQS).
WVU also ranks No. 17 nationally on vault with a 49.145 RQS and sits at No. 28 on floor exercise (49.18 RQS), No. 31 on balance beam (49.01 RQS) and No. 37 on uneven bars (48.92 RQS).
Junior Kirah Koshinski ranks No. 10 on vault with a 9.91 RQS and No. 33 on floor with a 9.9 RQS.
This week's rankings are the fifth of the season based on RQS. An RQS is calculated by taking a squad and gymnast's six-best scores, three of which must be from a road meet, dropping the top score and averaging the remaining five.
Qualifications for the 2018 NCAA Regional Championships are based on today's RQS marks. The Mountaineers are mathematically locked for the regional championships and will learn their seed and regional site when the selection show is streamed today at 4 p.m. at NCAA.com.
Regionally, the Mountaineers rank No. 5 overall in the Southeast. WVU also ranks No. 5 on vault and beam and No. 6 on bars and floor.
Koshinski is one of four Mountaineers ranked on vault and checks-in at No. 2. Seniors Zaakira Muhammad and Robyn Bernard follow at No. 11 (9.865 RQS) and No. 12 (9.86 RQS), respectively, and sophomore Julia Merwin ranks No. 21 (9.825 RQS).
Koshinski also ranks No. 5 on floor, and senior Jordan Gillette sits at No. 24 (9.835 RQS).
Muhammad paces the Mountaineers on bars and ranks No. 17 (9.835 RQS). Junior Jaquie Tun follows at No. 21 (9.825 RQS). Muhammad also ranks No. 15 in the all-around (38.96 RQS).
Junior Carly Galpin ranks No. 22 on balance beam (9.825 RQS).
Despite their finish at the conference championship, the Mountaineers continue to rank No. 3 in the Big 12 Conference. WVU also ranks No. 3 on vault, beam and floor and No. 4 on bars.
Koshinski ranks No. 4 on vault and No. 6 on floor. Muhammad ranks No. 10 on vault and No. 8 in the all-around.
Big 12 champion Oklahoma remains No. 1 nationally with a 198.12 RQS. LSU ranks No. 2 (197.89 RQS), and UCLA sits at No. 3 (197.84 RQS). Utah (197.54 RQS) and Florida (197.39 RQS) rank No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Alabama ranks No. 6 (197.165 RQS) and is followed by Michigan at No. 7 (197.16 RQS) and Washington at No. 8 (196.96 RQS). California (196.89 RQS) and Arkansas (196.82 RQS) round out the top 10.
The Mountaineers (13-13, 0-6) dropped two spots this week following a fourth place, 195.625 showing at the 2018 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship on March 24. WVU continues to boast a 196.07 regional qualifying score (RQS).
WVU also ranks No. 17 nationally on vault with a 49.145 RQS and sits at No. 28 on floor exercise (49.18 RQS), No. 31 on balance beam (49.01 RQS) and No. 37 on uneven bars (48.92 RQS).
Junior Kirah Koshinski ranks No. 10 on vault with a 9.91 RQS and No. 33 on floor with a 9.9 RQS.
This week's rankings are the fifth of the season based on RQS. An RQS is calculated by taking a squad and gymnast's six-best scores, three of which must be from a road meet, dropping the top score and averaging the remaining five.
Qualifications for the 2018 NCAA Regional Championships are based on today's RQS marks. The Mountaineers are mathematically locked for the regional championships and will learn their seed and regional site when the selection show is streamed today at 4 p.m. at NCAA.com.
Regionally, the Mountaineers rank No. 5 overall in the Southeast. WVU also ranks No. 5 on vault and beam and No. 6 on bars and floor.
Koshinski is one of four Mountaineers ranked on vault and checks-in at No. 2. Seniors Zaakira Muhammad and Robyn Bernard follow at No. 11 (9.865 RQS) and No. 12 (9.86 RQS), respectively, and sophomore Julia Merwin ranks No. 21 (9.825 RQS).
Koshinski also ranks No. 5 on floor, and senior Jordan Gillette sits at No. 24 (9.835 RQS).
Muhammad paces the Mountaineers on bars and ranks No. 17 (9.835 RQS). Junior Jaquie Tun follows at No. 21 (9.825 RQS). Muhammad also ranks No. 15 in the all-around (38.96 RQS).
Junior Carly Galpin ranks No. 22 on balance beam (9.825 RQS).
Despite their finish at the conference championship, the Mountaineers continue to rank No. 3 in the Big 12 Conference. WVU also ranks No. 3 on vault, beam and floor and No. 4 on bars.
Koshinski ranks No. 4 on vault and No. 6 on floor. Muhammad ranks No. 10 on vault and No. 8 in the all-around.
Big 12 champion Oklahoma remains No. 1 nationally with a 198.12 RQS. LSU ranks No. 2 (197.89 RQS), and UCLA sits at No. 3 (197.84 RQS). Utah (197.54 RQS) and Florida (197.39 RQS) rank No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Alabama ranks No. 6 (197.165 RQS) and is followed by Michigan at No. 7 (197.16 RQS) and Washington at No. 8 (196.96 RQS). California (196.89 RQS) and Arkansas (196.82 RQS) round out the top 10.
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