Oregon State Assigned to South Central Regional - Oregon State University Athletics

Oregon State’s ninth-ranked gymnastics team will travel to Tucson, Ariz. to compete at the NCAA South Central Regional as announced by the NCAA selection committee Monday afternoon.

The Beavers, who had been waiting to learn of their destination since Saturday night’s Pac-10 Championships, earned the ninth seed overall and will compete as the South Central Regional’s second seed. OSU will face top seeded Stanford, which is ranked No. 4 overall, and third seed Arizona, which is ranked 15th nationally. Joining the seeded teams in Tucson are Illinois, which is ranked 20th in the nation, as well as Arizona State and Illinois-Chicago.

“We’re very happy with this draw, starting on vault and ending on floor helps to keep this team in its comfort zone,” said head coach Tanya Chaplin. “The quality depth in the field at this regional will help to keep things interest for all six teams.”

Regional pairings are determined by seeding the top 18 teams in the nation and distributing them evenly to the six regional championships. The next three unseeded teams in each region also qualify for their own region’s championship meet. Other hosts of regionals in 2007 are Alabama, Arizona, Denver, Michigan and West Virginia.

Fans can watch Oregon State’s most recent performance at last Saturday’s Pac-10 Championships on FSN via tape delay. The event will be broadcast Thursday, April 5 at noon, and again, Saturday, April 7 at 11:30 a.m.