By: Jordan Ondrof
UK freshman gymnast Sydney Waltz qualified for the NCAA Gymnastics National Championships and will represent the Cats at the competition in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday.
Waltz is the first UK gymnast to qualify for the NCAA National Championships since Aronda Primault in 2002, and is just the 12th gymnast in program history to ever qualify.
Waltz was one of 12 all-around competitors in the country to qualify for the event after scoring a 39.125 at the NCAA Regional Championships on April 4.
The championship field also includes the event winners who were not part of an advancing team at the six regionals.