1989 NCAA women's gymnastics championships

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1989 NCAA women's gymnastics championships
Venue Georgia Coliseum
Location Athens, Georgia
Teams12
Champions
Women Corrinne Wright, Georgia (38.900)
Team Georgia (2nd)
  1988
1990  

The 1989 NCAA women's gymnastics championships were contested at the eighth annual meet hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of women's gymnastics among its member programs in the United States. [1]

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A total of twelve teams competed for the championship, which took place at the Georgia Coliseum at the University of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hosts Georgia won the team title, their second.

Corrinne Wright, also from Georgia, won the individual all-around title.

Summary

While Suzanne Yoculan and the Georgia Gym Dogs hosted, the favorite heading into nationals was Tanya Service and the UCLA Bruins with the #1 seed. Juggernaut #2 seed, Utah came in with the addition of 1988 American Olympian, Missy Marlowe. The defending champion, Alabama, lost their top gymnast, Marie Robbins, to an ankle injury before the finals.

At the end of the competition, UCLA head coach Jerry Tomlinson filed an inquiry over several scores with the judges. After the judges review, UCLA still fell short five one-hundredths of a point.

Team Results

PositionTeam Saut de cheval.svg Barres asymetriques.svg Poutre.svg Gymnastique au sol.svg Total
1 Georgia Gym Dogs 47.95048.30047.90048.500192.650
2 UCLA Bruins 48.55048.10047.30048.650192.600
3 Alabama Crimson Tide 48.40048.35047.15048.200192.100
4 Nebraska Cornhuskers 48.00047.65047.45047.700190.800
5 Utah Red Rocks 47.50048.10047.20047.400190.200
6 Cal State Fullerton Titans 47.40047.45047.05047.550189.450
7 Arizona State Sun Devils 47.35046.75046.80047.000187.900
7 Oregon State Beavers 47.05046.45047.20047.200187.900
9 Oklahoma Sooners 46.95048.00045.45046.650187.050
10 Florida Gators 47.20047.75044.75047.300187.000
11 Arizona Wildcats 46.80047.00045.85046.850186.500
12 Ohio State Buckeyes 46.60047.30046.15046.350186.400

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References

  1. "NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 12 January 2025.