2012 NCAA Championships (Women)

Stanford upsets Oklahoma, advances to Super Six along with UCLA and Utah

Stanford upsets Oklahoma, advances to Super Six along with UCLA and Utah

Apr 20, 2012 by Elizabeth Grimsley
Stanford upsets Oklahoma, advances to Super Six along with UCLA and Utah
Stanford snatched the third qualifying spot away from Oklahoma in the last rotation at Friday's first qualifying session with a 197.125 to Oklahoma's 196.925.

Only after mistakes on beam and floor from Vanessa Zamarripa and Samantha Peszek, respectively, did UCLA advance with the first spot with a 197.40 and Utah qualified second with 197.20.

Nebraska finished fifth (196.625) followed by LSU (196.55) after a rough bar rotation.

Freshman Rheagan Courville from LSU holds the top AA spot from session 1 with a 39.475.

She barely edged Utah's Stephanie McAllistor's 39.45.

OU's Megan Ferguson currently holds the top spot on beam with a 9.95 with Utah's Kailah Delaney qualifying first on vault with a 9.95.

UCLA's Aisha Gerber qualified first on bars with a 9.925.

The second session will get underway at 6 p.m. which will include Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Oregon State, and Ohio State. 

Final team scores for session 1:
1. UCLA 197.40
2. Utah 197.20
3. Stanford 197.125
4. Oklahoma 196.925
5. Nebraska 196.625
6. LSU 196.550

Top video interviews after Session 1:
Samantha Peszek, UCLA
Alyssa Brown, Stanford
UCLA, Utah, Stanford Press Conference with Coaches
UCLA, Utah, Stanford Press Conference with athletes