NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regionals Surprise...?!

The NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regional Meets were held across the country on Saturday at six different campuses. The astonighing result came from Columbia, Mo., on the University of Missouri's floor where five-time defending national Georgia failed to qualify for the NCAA championships to be held in two weeks in Gainesville, Fla.

The home-team Tigers (mascot pictured here) pulled off the upset and won the meet thanks to a very impressive performance from their standout gymnast Sarah Shire who scored a 39.625 and won the all around competition. Oregon State won a tie-breaker over Georgia to join Missouri at nationals.

In Morgantown, WVa, Stanford won the regionals with a score of 196.775 thanks to Carly Juniga (pictured here on beam) who was the team's top scorer. Kylee Botterman from the University of Michigan won the all-around in West Virginia with a 39.55 and she helped the Wolverines advance as well.

Taylor Seaman of North Carolina State qualified as an all-around gymnast for Gainesville at the West Virginia meet even though her team will not advance with her.

In Lexington, Ky., Alabama edged out Nebraska with a score of 197.4-195.975. Both teams advance. Geralen Stack-Eaton won the all-around for the Crimson Tide and her teammate Ashley Priess finished second.

The other six teams to advance to Florida were first-place finishers University of Florida, University of Oklahoma and UCLA as well as second-place finishers Utah, LSU and Arkansas.