Air Force Earns Sixth Straight Bid to NCAA Championships
4/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
April 5, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Air Force men's gymnastics team, ranked 10th in the national standings, was selected to compete at the 2016 NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, the men's gymnastics selection committee announced this afternoon (April 5). It is the sixth-straight year that the Falcons have qualified as a team to the National Qualifier.
Under the direction of first-year head coach Jeff Robinson, Air Force amassed a National Qualifying Average (NQA) of 427.500 to finish as one of 12 teams that will compete in the first round of the NCAA Championships. In addition to the 12 squads that earned a bid to the National Qualifier, gymnasts from four other programs were selected to compete as event specialists.
NCAA QUALIFIERS | NQA
Oklahoma – 448.800
Stanford – 443.213
Ohio State – 438.438
California – 434.313
Minnesota – 434.113
Illinois – 432.850
Iowa – 430.525
Penn State – 430.263
Nebraska – 429.825
Air Force – 427.500
Michigan – 427.100
Navy – 419.400
The National Qualifier, which consists of two preliminary sessions, will be held on Friday, April 15, at St. John Arena on the campus of The Ohio State University. The top three teams, the top three all-arounders not on an advancing team, and the top three individuals on each event that are not on an advancing team or qualified in the all-around from each session, will compete in the finals of the NCAA Championships on Saturday, April 16.
