NO. 10 LSU Gymnastics Team Heads to Florida for SEC Championships

The LSU Gymnastics team posted a nice score last week in their last regular meet of the season on the road. The Tigers traveled to in-state rival Centenary in Shreveport, LA and posted a 196.425, the highest score of the season on the road.

The Tigers also moved up one place in the rankings to the No. 10 position after improving their RQS (Regional Qualifying Score) with the 196.425 score at Centenary. The Tigers won the meet with Centenary, who turned in a final score of 187.700.

The Tigers will move on to the SEC Championships which will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 in Jacksonville, FL. The LSU Tigers are one of seven teams competing for the SEC Championships, of which all seven teams are ranked in the Top 20.

As a team LSU ranks No. 6 on the balance beam, No. 8 on the uneven bars, No. 9 on the vault and No. 14 on the floor exercise.

The Tigers have three competitors ranking individually. Susan Jackson, the No. 2 gymnast in the nation overall, ranks No. 1 on the vault, No. 6 on uneven bars, No. 13 on the balance beam and No. 12 on the floor exercise.

Summer Hubbard ranks No. 15 on the uneven bars and Samantha Engle owns the No. 16 spot on the balance beam. Engle has won three straight beam title events recently.

The SEC Championships will be an exciting match up of top-notch talent with all of the teams in the top 20 ranking. There will be more than just a couple of teams to watch out far, as anything can happen such as a slip on the beam that can cost a team crucial points with having to count a fall.

Alabama holds the No. 1 spot in rankings, followed by Florida at No. 4 and Georgia at No. 5. Arkansas sits in the No. 8 position and LSU rounds out the top 10.

Here are the top 25 teams in collegiate gymnastics along with their Regional Qualifing Scores (RQS) as released by GymInfo earlier this week:

1. Alabama 197.195
2. Oklahoma 197.100
3. UCLA 196.900
4. Florida 196.850
5. Georgia 196.690
6. Stanford 196.575
7. Oregon State 196.545
8. Arkansas 196.510
9. Michigan 196.425
10. LSU 196.415
11. Utah 196.405
12. Nebraska 196.265
13. Illinois 196.255
14. Missouri 196.005
15. Auburn 195.975
16. Iowa State 195.890
17. Penn State 195.750
18. Kentucky 195.600
19. Boise State 195.505
20. Denver 195.395
21. Washington 195.380
22. Southern Utah 195.345
23. Arizona 195.320
24. Central Michigan 195.110
25. Michigan State 194.950

The SEC Championships will begin at 3:00 pm Central Standard Time at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL.

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