GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The final destination of the 2019 season is in the Lone Star State, but to be among the eight teams in Fort Worth, Texas, the Gator gymnasts need to earn that berth this weekend at the NCAA Corvallis Regional. The Gators begin regional competition Friday, April 5 at 10 p.m. ET in Oregon State’s Gill Coliseum<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__osubeavers.com_facilities_-3Fid-3D4&d=DwIFAg&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=6MG06PG_fwpe7ULfewi6NrFR2j_4ngNZtgGHhDCeRY0&m=gl2VYL8F_2cuFHCGsaWr9LeSLdU1zDhdSGWa8xEm5rU&s=bNKqfUBJ9tCsp2o-t_9YvW6W5kxVgSDU6NEXVQfuZjo&e=>.
New Format Starts This Season
2019 marks the start of a new regional championships format<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2019_3_25_gymnastics-2Dgators-2Dhead-2Dwest-2Dfor-2Dncaa-2Dregional-2Dcompetition.aspx-3Fpath-3Dgymnastics&d=DwIFAg&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=6MG06PG_fwpe7ULfewi6NrFR2j_4ngNZtgGHhDCeRY0&m=gl2VYL8F_2cuFHCGsaWr9LeSLdU1zDhdSGWa8xEm5rU&s=LeeWPw4ODil_43OpGIi6NF2GTvtHYoMneSl16MI-ePI&e=>:
* Nine teams compete at four regional sites:
* Regional First Round – Lowest two seeded teams at each site compete to advance to Day 2 eight-team regional competition
* Regional Semifinal Round – Eight teams compete, split into two four-team semifinals.