2010 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Trivia Quiz

Answer: UCLA

UCLA won the 2010 Championships with a score of 197.725, ending Georgia's streak of five straight championships. This was UCLA's sixth national championship since women's gymnastics became an NCAA championship sport in 1982. Oklahoma came in second place with a score of 197.25, and Alabama was third with 197.225. Out of the top three were Stanford who came in fourth with 197.1, Florida was fifth with 197, and Utah came in sixth place with a score of 196.225.

Answer: Utah

Utah's highest score during the 2010 season was just shy of 197. They received a 196.975 on March 12 against Oregon State, Penn State, and Southern Utah University. Utah achieved scores of 196.9 or higher four times during the season, but never reached 197. Georgia's highest score during the 2010 season was 197.9, Florida's was 197.55, and Oklahoma received a 197.95, the highest score of any team in 2010.

Answer: Susan Jackson

Susan Jackson from LSU won the all-around with a score of 39.625. Casey Jo Magee from the University of Arkansas came in second with 39.55, Carly Janiga from Stanford came in third with 39.525, and Geralen Stack-Eaton was fourth with a score of 39.5. Susan Jackson was also the balance beam champion in 2010, receiving a score of 9.9625 in the individual event final.

She was the vault champion in 2008.

Answer: Brittani McCullough

Brittani McCullough from UCLA scored a 9.9375 to win the floor exercise title. Her teammate, Vanessa Zamarripa, won the vault title with a 9.925. Hollie Vise of Oklahoma, Sarah Shire of Missouri, and Brandi Personett of Penn State all tied for second place on the floor exercise with scores of 9.9.

Answer: Missouri and Oregon State

Missouri, the host of the NCAA South Central Regional, won the meet with a score of 196.5. Georgia and Oregon State both received scores of 196.275, and Oregon State won the tiebreaker when the dropped scores from each event were counted. 2010 was the first year that Georgia failed to qualify to compete in the National Championships since 1983.

Answer: Alabama

Alabama's Regional qualifying score was 197.25, Oklahoma's was 197.17, UCLA's was 197.06, and Florida's was 197.05. These four were the only teams to have Regional Qualifying Scores that exceeded 197 in 2010. Alabama and Oklahoma were ranked first and second for a majority of the 2010 regular season.

Answer: Florida

2010 became the third year that the University of Florida hosted the Women's Gymnastics National Championships. Florida also hosted the Championships in 1986 and 1997. All National Championship meets from these three years were held in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.

Answer: False

The lowest score UCLA counted on any event was a 9.825 on the uneven bars. One of their competitors on the floor exercise received a 9.725, but that score was dropped. UCLA received 11 scores of 9.9 or higher in the Super Six on their way to winning the championship.

Answer: 0

Five of the six teams competing in the Super Six achieved scores of 197 or higher, but no teams reached that mark in the preliminary sessions of competition. UCLA won the afternoon session with a score of 196.875, Utah came in second with a 196.625, and Oklahoma came in third with a 196.55.

In the evening session, Alabama won with a score of 196.85, Florida came in second with a 196.775, and Stanford came in third with a 196.3. Utah was the only team to receive a score below 197 in the Super Six.

Answer: 1993

Georgia won the Super Six in 1993, being the first team to win the National Championships under the Super Six format. From 1993 to 2010, two preliminary sessions consisting of six teams each started the National Championships, with the top three teams from each session advancing. Georgia, Alabama, UCLA, and Utah were the only four teams to win the National Championships during the era of the Super Six.