2017 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament

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2017 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament
Venue Chaifetz Arena (semi-finals and final)
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Teams36
Medalists
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The 2017 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament was the 35th NCAA women's gymnastics tournament, the annual women's gymnastics championship contested by the teams of the member associations of NCAA. The regionals were hosted on campuses on April 1, 2017, while the semi-finals and final were held at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri from April 14 to April 15, 2017.

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NCAA Championship (Super Six)

The Super Six finals were held on April 15. Oklahoma scored an NCAA championship record 198.3875 to win their second consecutive national title. The Sooners had the highest team scores on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise. They were led by Maggie Nichols, who had the highest score of the day on vault and tied for the highest scores on balance beam, with a 10, and floor exercise. [1]

Standings

1. Oklahoma - 198.3875

2. LSU - 197.7375

3. Florida - 197.7000

4. UCLA - 197.2625

5. Utah - 196.5875

6. Alabama - 196.0000

Individual results

All-around

RankGymnast Saut de cheval.svg Barres asymetriques.svg Poutre.svg Gymnastique au sol.svg Total
Gold medal icon.svg Alex McMurtry (Florida)9.97509.95009.93759.950039.8125
Silver medal icon.svg MyKayla Skinner (Utah)9.90009.83759.91259.962539.6125
Bronze medal icon.svg Kiana Winston (Alabama)9.87509.90009.88759.937539.6000
4 Sarah Finnegan (LSU)9.77509.95009.91259.950039.5875
Myia Hambrick (LSU)9.86259.83759.93759.950039.5875
6 Kyla Ross (UCLA)9.83759.95009.96259.825039.5750
7 Madison Kocian (UCLA)9.87509.87509.86259.937539.5500
8 Alicia Boren (Florida)9.90009.86259.88759.850039.5000
9 Maddie Karr (Denver)9.87509.87509.83759.887539.4750
10 Mollie Korth (Kentucky)9.88759.92509.80009.837539.4500

Event champions

Vault

RankGymnastTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Kennedi Edney (LSU)9.9875
Silver medal icon.svg Alex McMurtry (Florida)9.9750
Bronze medal icon.svg Sydney Ewing (LSU)9.9625
4 Sienna Crouse (Nebraska)9.9125
5 Alicia Boren (Florida)9.9000
Rachel Slocum (Florida)9.9000
Ashleigh Gnat (LSU)9.9000
Olivia Karas (Michigan)9.9000
Ashley Lambert (Nebraska)9.9000
Chayse Capps (Oklahoma)9.9000
AJ Jackson (Oklahoma)9.9000
Maggie Nichols (Oklahoma)9.9000
MyKayla Skinner (Utah)9.9000

Uneven bars

RankGymnastTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Katie Bailey (Alabama)9.9500
Alex McMurtry (Florida)9.9500
Sarah Finnegan (LSU)9.9500
Nicole Lehrmann (Oklahoma)9.9500
Maggie Nichols (Oklahoma)9.9500
Kyla Ross (UCLA)9.9500
7 Lexie Priessman (LSU)9.9250
Mollie Korth (Kentucky)9.9250

Balance beam

RankGymnastTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Kyla Ross (UCLA)9.9625
Silver medal icon.svg Chayse Capps (Oklahoma)9.9500
Bronze medal icon.svg Alex McMurtry (Florida)9.9375
Myia Hambrick (LSU)9.9375
Ashleigh Gnat (LSU)9.9375
6 Aja Sims (Alabama)9.9250
Nicole Lehrmann (Oklahoma)9.9250
8 Sarah Finnegan (LSU)9.9125
Madeline Gardiner (Oregon St.)9.9125
Katelyn Ohashi (UCLA)9.9125
MyKayla Skinner (Utah)9.9125

Floor exercise

RankGymnastTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Ashleigh Gnat (LSU)9.9625
MyKayla Skinner (Utah)9.9625
Bronze medal icon.svg Alex McMurtry (Florida)9.9500
Myia Hambrick (LSU)9.9500
Sarah Finnegan (LSU)9.9500
McKenna Kelley (LSU)9.9500
7 Kiana Winston (Alabama)9.9375
Kennedy Baker (Florida)9.9375
Madison Kocian (UCLA)9.9375

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References

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