Field Set for 2004 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/24/2004 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
March 24, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 5 Ohio State men’s gymnastics team earned its 24th consecutive bid to compete in the 2004 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships. The NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Committee announced the 12 teams selected to participate in the national championships Tuesday. The field includes two automatic bids, the Big Ten (Illinois) and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (California) champions, in addition to the Top 10 teams in the nation. The Top 12 all arounders and the Top 12 in each individual event, who are not on a qualifying team, qualify as an individual. The 2004 NCAA Championships will take place April 2-4 at Assembly Hall on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign, Ill.
The first day of competition includes two sessions with the Top 3 teams from each session advancing to the national finals. The Top 3 all-arounders not on one of the qualifying teams and the Top 3 individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor will advance from each session to the finals session.
The 2004 qualifying teams are listed below.
Illinois 221.215 Oklahoma 220.045 Penn State 218.830 California 218.510 Ohio State 218.160 Iowa 216.970 Michigan 216.160 Stanford 213.520 Illinois-Chicago 212.855 Nebraska 212.660 Minnesota 212.040 Army 211.010
