The No. 5 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team will begin NCAA Championship competition this weekend when they travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, for regional action on Saturday, April 7. The Huskers will be joined in the regional by five other teams, including the host No. 8 Utah, who is the regions No. 2 seed behind the Huskers. The region also features fellow Big Ten squad Minnesota, Iowa State, Arizona State and San Jose State.
Action from the Huntsman Center on the campus of the University of Utah is set to begin at 7 p.m. (CST). The meet will be streamed live for free at utahutes.cstv.com.
As the No. 1 overall seed in the region, the Huskers will start off on bars and then travel to beam before receiving a bye. NU will then go to floor and finish on vault. Nebraska is 19-2 on the season and is fresh of capturing its first Big Ten Championship two weeks ago in Iowa City, Iowa, where they posted a 197.100.
The Huskers have now made 28 straight consecutive NCAA postseason appearances dating all the way back to 1985 when they finished in fifth place.
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