Show Red Rocks head to finals No 2 University of Utah to face top-ranked top University of Georgia Bulldogs in afternoon competition Heather Taft Contributing R Writer liter I I The University of Utah's vo ens gymnastics team the Red RedI I R Rocks vill will be heading to Athens Ga for the National Championship The championship hosted by the University of Georgia will be held in their Coliseum April 24 through 26 The University of Utah's gymnastics team is currently nationally ranked No 2 They well and a are e expected to do very vie for the number one spot at the National Championships They are being lead by Ashley Postell and nd Kristinia Baskett Postell is currently nationally ranked No 1 I in Il the around all-around vault and beam as well vell as sixth on floor Baskett is currently nationally ranked ninth in the around all-around and third on bars The National championships will consist of 12 teams and 12 around all-around competitors who are not on a qualifying team and individual event specialists The top two teams and the top two around all-around competitors from each of the regional championships received automatic berths to the national championships In addition the event winners at the regional championships advance to the national championships in their specific event if they were not part of a qualifying team or the around all-around qualifiers The Red Rocks will compete in the evening session on April 24 at 5 pm p.m. along with Georgia Stanford Michigan UCLA and Denver In Inthe In the afternoon session 1 11 1 am a.m. are Florida Florid Louisiana State Alabama Oregon State Oklahoma and Arkansas The top three teams fr from m each preliminary session will advance to the Super Six final on Friday April 25 The around all-around champion willbe willbe will willbe be determined on the first day of competition while individual event championships are scheduled for Saturday April 26 Live scoring will be available at CBS will broadcast delayed coverage of the meet on May 10 at 1 I pm p.m. Free video streaming will be available on April 24 only at com corn the University of Georgias Georgia's webs ite |