2008 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship

Last updated
2010 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships
Venue Stegeman Coliseum
Location Athens, Georgia
DatesApril 16–18

The 2008 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the twenty seventh NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 2007 was Georgia. The Competition took place in Athens, Georgia hosted by the University of Georgia in Stegeman Coliseum. The 2008 Championship was won by Georgia, their fourth in a row. [1]

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Champions

EventGoldSilverBronze
Team

Georgia Gym Dogs
Audrey Bowers
Paige Burns
Nikki Childs
Megan Dowlen
Christi Fortunato
Katie Heenan
Lauren Johnson
Courtney Kupets
Hilary Mauro
Cassidy McComb
Courtney McCool
Marcia Newby
Lauren Sessler
Abby Stack
Grace Taylor
Tiffany Tolnay


Utah Red Rocks
Kristina Baskett
Daria Bijak
Jamie Deetscreek
Jessica Duke
Jacquelyn Johnson
Nina Kim
Katie Kivisto
Gael Mackie
Stephanie Neff
Ashley Postell
Beth Rizzo
Kyndal Robarts




Stanford Cardinal
Shelley Alexander
Stephanie Carter
Lauren Elmore
Kelly Free
Stephanie Gentry
Danielle Ikoma
Allyse Ishino
Carly Janiga
Gretchen O'Henley
Nicole Ourada
Alex Pintchoulk
Aimee Precourt
Heather Purnell
Blair Ryland
Liz Tricase
Tenaya West
Tabitha Yim
All-Around
Tasha Schwikert (UCLA)Ashley Postell (Utah)Melanie Sinclair (Florida), Katie Heenan (Georgia), Tiffany Tolnay (Georgia), Kristina Baskett (Utah)
Vault
Susan Jackson (LSU)Kristina Baskett (Utah), Julie Dwyer (Auburn)Michelle Stout (Arkansas)
Uneven Bars
Tasha Schwikert (UCLA)Katie Heenan (Georgia), Kristina Comforte (UCLA)Nikki Childs (Georgia), Ashleigh Clare-Kearny (LSU)
Balance Beam
Grace Taylor (Georgia)Ashley Postell (Utah)Emily Parsons (Nebraska)
Floor Exercise
Courtney McCool (Georgia)Tasha Schwikert (UCLA)Nicole Willis (Florida)

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