MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 23-ranked West Virginia University gymnastics team earned a program regional-record score of 196.325 and finished in third place this evening at the 2017 NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships in front of 2,314 fans inside the WVU Coliseum.
Seeded fifth, the finish is the Mountaineers’ (13-10, 3-3) top placement since also finishing third at the 2007 NCAA Southeast Regional in Morgantown with a 194.775 mark. Prior to tonight, WVU had not finished higher than fifth place since finishing fourth at the 2010 NCAA Morgantown Regional. Tonight’s team total, a season-best score, tops the previous record of 195.