Hannah Deutsch competed in the NCAA Regional Competition on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. This was her last competition, not only as a Redbird but also as a gymnast. She scored a 9.775 and took 15th place for her performance. This was her second performance on the balance beam in the NCAA Regionals, she competed last year and unfortunately fell, placing 39th in the overall competition.
But Coach Conkling felt she performed very well under pressure and said, “She has a really nice routine, so I’m proud of her.” Hannah also felt really good about her performance, even though she thought she could have done a little better. “It hasn’t quite hit me yet that my senior year is over. We had a lot of injuries this season but I’m just glad to go out on a high note,” she was quoted saying from GoRedbirds.com.
Of the teams that did compete in the overall team competition, Oklahoma took first place and has therefore qualified to compete in the NCAA Nationals. They had a team score of 197.350. Utah took second place with a score of 196.475 and also qualifies to Nationals, Washington took third after scoring a 195.300. New Hampshire followed with a 194.500 and Missouri came in fifth place, with a total score of 194.175.
The NCAA’s will be hosted by Kent State University on April 15th through April 17th. The qualifiers include Alabama, UCLA, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Florida, Michigan, Georgia, Utah, Nebraska, Arkansas, Illinois and Kent State.
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