Gymnastics Punches Ticket to NCAA Championships

CHICAGO – For the first time since 2015, the Army West Point gymnastics team has qualified for the NCAA Championships. In previous seasons, only individual qualifiers have been tabbed to compete. It is the fifth time under Dr. Doug VanEveren that Army has qualified as a team for NCAAs.

The Black Knights are the 12th-seed in the championships and will compete in the April 19th 7 p.m. session. Three teams and the top three all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top three individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each pre-qualifying session to the finals. Finals competition will take place April 20.

Tickets for the championships are available for single session or weekend prices. Competition will be held at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Full information on the championships can be found here.

Adult - All-Session $30
Youth/Student - All-Session $30
Adult - Single-Session Championships Qualifier $15
Youth/Student - Single-Session Championships Qualifier $15
Adult - Single-Session Championships Finals $15
Youth/Student - Single-Session Championships Finals $15
Adult - Single-Session Group (10+) Tickets $8
Youth/Student - Single-Session Group (10+) Tickets $8

INSTITUTION     QUALIFYING SCORE
Oklahoma            421.163
Stanford               418.025
Michigan              410.863
Illinois                   410.125
Penn State 409.138
Minnesota 406.525
Nebraska             404.638
Iowa 403.350
Ohio State 402.550
Navy 400.738
California 398.788
Army                     395.100

The Black Knights will compete against No. 1 Oklahoma, host No. 4 Illinois, No. 5 Penn State, No. 8 Iowa and No. 9 Ohio State. Senior captain Cole Casanova and Mathew Davis will represent the Black Knights in the All-Around competition.

Oklahoma won its fourth consecutive national championship in 2018 with a team score of 414.858 points at the championships hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Minnesota took runner-up honors with 411.923 points, while 2019 host Illinois placed third with 411.689 points.

The Black Knights competed against two teams in the 12-team field in 2019 as they faced Penn State and Navy.

Army is coming off a runner-up finish at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships. Davis championed the floor exercise and parallel bars, and was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year. Casanova was voted the ECAC Senior Athlete of the Year as Rex Scott was tabbed ECAC Most Improved Gymnast, and Elliott Herman won the still rings.

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Gymnastics Punches Ticket to NCAA Championships

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Players Mentioned

Cole Casanova

Mathew Davis

Elliott Herman

Rex Scott

Army West Point Athletics