MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Three West Virginia University gymnasts, as well as the Mountaineer floor lineup, are ranked in this week’s GymInfo Poll.

 

Senior Dayah Haley, the 2015 Big 12 Championship all-around runner-up, ranks No. 31 on floor with a 9.89 regional qualifying score (RQS). The Pasadena, Maryland, native has been nationally ranked for seven straight weeks.

 

Junior Melissa Idell ranks No. 38 on floor with a 9.885 RQS. Additionally, sophomore Alexa Goldberg ranks No. 46 on uneven bars with a 9.87 RQS.

 

The Mountaineer floor lineup sits at No. 23 this week and boasts a 49.125 RQS. WVU has not scored below 49.0 on the event since January 25.

 

Oklahoma, the 2015 Big 12 Conference champion, ranks No. 1 for the 11th straight week with a 197.895 RQS. Florida ranks No. 2 (197.79 RQS), and Utah, the Pac-12 Conference champion, ranks No. 3 (197.67 RQS). LSU and Alabama, the Southeastern Conference champion, rank No. 4 (197.65 RQS) and No. 5 (197.49 RQS), respectively.

 

Regionally, the Mountaineers are down to No. 6 (195.355 RQS). The squad ranks No. 3 on floor, No. 5 (48.72 RQS) on balance beam, No. 6 (49.015 RQS) on vault and No. 8 (48.68 RQS) on bars.

 

Haley sits behind three gymnasts from Florida and ranks No. 4 on floor. Idell follows at No. 6.

 

Goldberg ranks No. 10 on bars, and freshman Zaakira Muhammad ranks No. 20 (9.8 RQS).

 

Junior Jaida Lawrence leads a trio of gymnasts on vault and ranks No. 15 (9.865 RQS). Muhammad follows at No. 19 (9.835 RQS), and sophomore Nicolette Swoboda ranks No. 23 (9.825 RQS).

 

Senior Beth Deal ranks a team-best No. 14 (9.81 RQS) on beam, and freshman Jordan Gillette ranks No. 22 (9.78 RQS).

 

Coming off a program-best second place finish at the 2015 Big 12 Conference Championship on March 21, WVU ranks No. 2 in the conference on vault and floor. The team ranks No. 3 overall and No. 3 on bars and beam.

 

Haley and Idell rank No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, on floor. Lawrence sits at No. 6 on vault, and Goldberg ranks No. 7 on bars. Muhammad follows the duo at No. 10 in both polls. Deal ranks No. 9 on beam.

 

By virtue of today’s rankings, the Mountaineers have qualified for the 2015 NCAA Regional Championships. WVU plays host to the 2015 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships on Saturday, April 4, at 4 p.m., at the WVU Coliseum. The NCAA will announce the regional pairings and seeds at 3 p.m. today with a streamed selection show at NCAA.com.

 

Tickets for the championships are on sale through the Mountaineer Ticket Office. Tickets are $12 each when purchased in advance online at WVUGAME.com or by calling the Mountaineer Ticket Office at 1-800-WVU-GAME. Groups of 10 or more can receive a special group rate of $10 per person at WVUGAME.com or by calling 1-800-WVU-GAME. Group tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets will be available at the door for $15 each on the day of the meet.