CONFERENCE SOUTHEASTERN Chevonne Mansfield (Gymnastics Contact) [email protected] • www.secsports.com 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. North Birmingham, AL 35203-1103 Phone: (205) 458-3000 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 2012 SEC GYMNASTICS March 14, 2012 • Week 10 SEC GYMNAST OF THE WEEK TEAM STANDINGS Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. High Score Alabama 6-0 1.000 10-1 .909 197.725 Florida 5-1 .833 10-1 .909 197.850 Georgia 4-2 .667 8-3 .727 197.700 Arkansas 3-3 .500 10-6 .625 197.225 LSU 2-4 .333 6-8 .429 196.850 Kentucky 1-5 .167 8-6 .571 196.025 Auburn 0-6 .000 6-10 .375 196.875 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC Friday, March 16 Alabama vs. North Carolina Arkansas at Missouri Auburn vs. BYU Florida vs. Utah LSU vs. West Virginia Saturday, March 17 Kentucky at Centenary LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Friday, March 9 Alabama vs. Missouri - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1) Alabama 197.175 2) Missouri 195.375 Auburn vs. Southeast Missouri State - Auburn, Ala. 1) Auburn 195.925 2) Southeast Missouri St.194.425 Georgia at Michigan- Ann Arbor, Mich. 1) Georgia 196.575 2) Michigan 195.300 LSU at Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa 1) LSU 196.300 2) Iowa 195.700 Saturday, March 10 Arkansas at West Virginia - Morgantown, W.Va. 1) West Virginia 195.675 2) Arkansas 195.125 Sunday, March 11 Georgia vs. North Carolina State - Athens, Ga. 1) Georgia 197.375 2) North Carolina State 195.525 Kentucky vs. George Washington/Ball St. - Lexington, Ky. 1) Kentucky 196.025 2) Ball State 191.725 3) George Washington 191.650 Geralen Stack-Eaton - Alabama Senior • 5-4 • Horsham, Pa. • Senior Geralen Stack› Eaton led Alabama to a 197.175› 195.375 win over No. 14 Missouri, with a season› best 39.550 to win the all› around. She also won the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exer- cise against the Tigers, posting scores of 9.9, 9.925 and 9.9 respec- tively. Her 9.9 on the uneven bars tied her season› best while her 9.925 on the beam was her season› high on that event. She also scored 9.9 or better on the floor exercise in each of the last four meets. In her four all› around appearances this season (which came in the last four meets) she has scored nothing lower than a 39.4. SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Sarah Persinger - Georgia 5-5 • Mount Holly, N.C. • Georgia’s Sarah Persinger scored a 39.350 in her first career all- around to lead the Gym Dogs to a 196.575-195.300 win at Michigan on Friday. Persinger recorded season-highs on vault (9.9) and floor (9.875) against the Wolverines, then surpassed her mark on floor with a 9.9 Sunday against NC State. The Mount Holly, N.C., native added a pair of 9.825s on vault and beam to help Georgia post its second-highest score of the season.
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• Senior Geralen Stack›Eaton led Alabama to a 197.175›195.375 winover No. 14 Missouri, with a season›best 39.550 to win the all›around. She also won the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exer-cise against the Tigers, posting scores of 9.9, 9.925 and 9.9 respec-tively. Her 9.9 on the uneven bars tied her season›best while her9.925 on the beam was her season›high on that event. She alsoscored 9.9 or better on the floor exercise in each of the last fourmeets. In her four all›around appearances this season (which camein the last four meets) she has scored nothing lower than a 39.4.
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKSarah Persinger - Georgia
5-5 • Mount Holly, N.C.
• Georgia’s Sarah Persinger scored a 39.350 in her first career all-around to lead the Gym Dogs to a 196.575-195.300 win at Michiganon Friday. Persinger recorded season-highs on vault (9.9) and floor(9.875) against the Wolverines, then surpassed her mark on floorwith a 9.9 Sunday against NC State. The Mount Holly, N.C., nativeadded a pair of 9.825s on vault and beam to help Georgia post itssecond-highest score of the season.
2012 SEC Gymnastics Week 10T E A M B Y T E A M N O T E S
ALABAMA Crimson TideAlabama used a 197.175 score to beat Missouri and post its 10th win of theseason and its 28th consecutive home win. It was also UA’s fifth 197-plusscore in the last six meets. The Crimson Tide posted a 49.350 on theuneven bars, its second highest score on that event this season. For the sec-
ond time this season, Alabama’s lead off on the balance beam fell and was followed byfive stuck routines. UA posted a 49.325 on the balance beam against Missouri, its thirdhighest score of the season. Senior Geralen Stack-Eaton won four of five individual titlesup for grab against Missouri, including the all-around. She scored a 39.55 in the all-around,her highest of the season. Junior Marissa Gutierrez won the vault against Mizzou, tying hercareer best with a 9.95, giving Alabama a clean sweep of the individual titles. Alabamacloses out its regular season on Friday, March 16 at home against North Carolina startingat 7:30 p.m. It will be Senior Day in Coleman Coliseum as the Crimson Tide honorsAll-Americans Ashley Priess, Geralen Stack-Eaton and Rachel Terry.
ARKANSAS Lady RazorbacksAfter winning all five individual event titles last week, Arkansas senior All-American Jaime Pisani added four more to her list at West Virginia. Pisani,last week's SEC Gymnast of the Week, tied the school record and won
beam with a 9.95. She also won bars with a 9.875, floor with a 9.90 and the all-aroundwith a 39.60. Her AA score ties for seventh-best in school history. Junior All-American AmyBorsellino had a big meet at WVU. Competing as an all-arounder for the first time in hercareer, she finished second with a 39.35. She won vault with a career-high tying 9.90, wasthird on beam with a career-high 9.875, and had a 9.80 on floor and 9.775 on bars.Sophomore Scarlett Williams had a career-high 9.775 on floor, matched her career best of9.875 on beam and had a 9.85 on vault. Arkansas competed at WVU without all-aroundersJordan Salsberg, who is out for the year with a knee injury, and Katherine Grable, who isresting a tweaked ankle.
AUBURN TigersAuburn improved to 14th in this week’s RQS, up two spots for 16th last week… The Tigers close out the regular season on Friday night against BYU at theAuburn Arena…Auburn posted a season-high 49.200 on beam …The total
helped the Tigers to a 195.925-194.425 road win at Southeast Missouri… Allyson Sanduskyled the way on beam with a season high tying 9.875, also the top score of the meet onthe apparatus…Abbey Habicht added a career-best 9.850 and Yokay tied her career-highmark with a 9.850…Megan Walker also tied her career high with a 9.800 performance onbalance beam…Kylie Shields picked up her 12th and 13th event wins of the season withwins on uneven bars (9.850) and with the all-around title (39.200)… Auburn ranks 10thnationally in bars RQS at 49.170…Shields ranks 7th nationally in bars RQS at9.890…Auburn is 5-4 all-time against BYU.
FLORIDA GatorsNo. 1 Florida returns to action with a home dual meet against perennialpower and current No. 7 Utah. Competition is set for Friday, March 16 at7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Utah is one of the five teams
which have held the nation’s No. 1 ranking this year. This is the eighth consecutive yearthese two perennial NCAA-bound programs meet in regular-season action. In that span,Florida owns a 5-2 advantage in regular-season action and the two programs are even at7-7 in all meetings since 2005. Utah is the only program in the nation to appear in all 30of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships and Florida has appeared in all but one, missingonly the 2000 event. Friday’s meet is the final home appearance for Gator seniors NicoleEllis, Amy Ferguson and Elizabeth Mahlich. 2009 team member and current student coachKailey Tissue will also be honored at the meet. The group has been a part of three teamswhich advanced to the NCAA Championships, won two NCAA Regional titles and the 2010Southeastern Conference Championships’ crown.
GEORGIA Gym DogsGeorgia remained at No. 5 in the GymInfo Top 25 following a pair of winsto close out the regular season. The Gym Dogs are No. 2 on bars and floorand No. 3 on beam. Georgia earned a 196.575-195.300 win at No. 20
Michigan on Friday, then posted its second-highest score of the season in a 197.375-195.525 win over NC State on Sunday. Georgia has a 49.305 RQS on bars, a 49.320 onfloor and a 49.225 on beam. The Gym Dogs are ranked ninth on vault with a 49.270. UGAscored a season-best 49.550 on floor in the win against NC State on Sunday and haveposted a 49.4 or higher in three of the last five meets. Kat Ding remained at No. 1 on barswith a 9.930, and freshman Chelsea Davis climbed to a tie for fifth with a 9.895. Davisturned in a 9.925 Friday against Michigan and won the bars title Sunday against NC Statewith a 9.95. Gina Nuccio is tied for 14th with a 9.880. On floor, Noel Couch moved up toNo. 4 with a 9.915 after she scored a 9.9 and a 9.95 over the weekend. The junior fromTowaco, N.J., is also ranked 16th in the all-around with a 39.285. Shayla Worley, who wonthe beam title Sunday with a 9.95, is No. 6 with a 9.890, and Ding is tied for seventh on
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Team Rankings (per GymInfo)2012 Team Rankings (March 12)
Rank Team Team RQS High1 Florida 197.330 197.850 2 Oklahoma 197.310 197.450
14 Auburn 195.965 196.87515 Boise State 195.830 196.175
16 Missouri 195.790 196.375
17 Denver 195.755 196.725
18 Arizona 195.750 196.275
19 Minnesota 195.665 196.250
20 North Carolina State 195.600 196.775
21 Michigan 195.475 196.300
22 Illinois-Champaign 195.425 195.775
23 Kentucky 195.255 196.025 24 Washington 195.175 196.350
25 Arizona State 195.145 195.875
vault with a 9.910.
KENTUCKY WildcatsFor only the 10th time in school history, the UK gymnastics team has scoreda 196 team score or higher, posting a dominating 196.025 mark in a tri-meetvictory over George Washington and Ball State. The two victories on Sunday
moves Kentucky's record to 8-6 this season, assuring the Wildcats of a winning regular sea-son for the first time since 2008.The meet was a historic one for the Kentucky program,as the score of 196.025 tied the seventh-highest score in school history, while head coachTim Garrison becomes the first head coach in program history to lead the team to a 196-plus team score during year one of a coach's tenure. UK has scored a 195.95 or higher inconsecutive weeks for the first time since the 2002 team posted back-to-back 196s againstBall State and Auburn. The Wildcats defeated George Washington and Ball State on everyevent, while setting or tying eight season highs and seven career highs in the meet.
LSU TigersLSU picked up a victory in the final road dual meet of the season with a196.300-195.700 triumph over Iowa. The Tigers posted the second-best vaultscore of the year with a 49.375 and the third-best bars (49.125) and floor
(49.150) totals of the season. Lloimincia Hall earned her first vault title of the season witha season-high 9.95, and Sarie Morrison won her second-straight bars title with a 9.90.Shelby Prunty and Kaleigh Dickson tied their season highs on beam with matching 9.825’s,and Rheagan Courville placed second on vault (9.925) and bars (9.875). Jessie Jordan tiedher season high on floor with a 9.85, and she led LSU with a second-place finish in the all-around at 39.350. Hall finished right behind her in third place at 39.325. With the solid roadscore, LSU’s RQS moved up from a 196.405 to 196.440. The Tigers play host to WestVirginia in the final home meet of the season. It’s Senior Night when LSU will honor All-American Ashley Lee and senior managers Robby Abboud and Tyler Trahan.
2012 SEC Gymnastics Week 10
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2012 SEC Gymnastics ChampionshipThe 2012 SEC Gymnastics Championship will be held March 24 at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga. Media representatives wishing to cover this eventshould contact Chevonne Mansfield ([email protected]) in the SEC Media Relations Office.
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Gymnast FreshmanWeek 1 Katherine Grable, AR Chelsea Davis, UGWeek 2 Geralen Stack-Eaton, UA Lloimincia Hall, LSWeek 3 Katherine Grable, AR Kytra Hunter, UFWeek 4 Ashanée Dickerson, UF Jessie Jordan, LS/Kytra Hunter, UFWeek 5 Diandra Milliner, UA Rheagan Courville, LSWeek 6 Kat Ding, UG Kytra Hunter, UFWeek 7 Alaina Johnson, UF Bri Guy, AUWeek 8 Kytra Hunter, UF Rheagan Courville, LSWeek 9 Jamie Pisani, AR Lloimincia Hall, LSWeek 10 Geralen Stack-Eaton, UA Sarah Persinger, UG
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A R O U N D T H E S E CALL SEC TEAMS RECEIVE NATIONAL TOP 25 RANKINGS
The Southeastern Conference continues to prove itself as the nation’s leading gymnastics conference. Each of the practicing seven SEC gymnasticssquads currently found themselves ranked in the preseason poll, with all seven teams being ranked this week. Florida leads the SEC with a No. 1 rank-ing. Alabama (4th) and Georgia (5th) are the next highest SEC teams, followed by Arkansas (9th) and LSU (10th). Auburn (14th) and Kentucky (23rd)round out the rankings for the SEC. Below is a week-by-week look at how the SEC teams rank in the nation.
S E C G Y M N A S T S O F T H E W E E KW e e k - b y - W e e k
January
13 GEORGIA* W, 196.475-196.325
21 1) Alabama 196.175
2) Penn State 196.100
3) Michigan State 192.875
4) Cornell 188.850
27 at Auburn* W, 196.325-196.250
February
3 FLORIDA* W, 197.725-196.90
10 at Kentucky* W, 196-194.7
17 ARKANSAS* W, 197.650-196.125
24 at LSU* W, 197.025-196.575
March
2 at Oklahoma L, 197.300-197.150
9 MISSOURI W, 197.175-195.375
16 UNC 7:30 p.m.
24 SEC Championship 3:00 p.m.
January
6 1) Arkansas 196.450
2) Arizona 195.150
3) Auburn 194.775
4) Iowa 193.875
5) LSU 192.50
13 KENTUCKY* W, 196.65-191.975
20 LSU* W, 197.225-196.325
27 1) Florida 197.775
2) Arkansas 196.70
3) Maryland 193.075
4) Bridgeport 192.975
February
3 AUBURN* W, 196.80-195.80
5 OKLAHOMA L, 197.425-196.175
10 at Georgia* L, 196.825-195.875
17 at Alabama* L, 197.650-196.125
24 NEBRASKA L, 197.00-196.300
March
2 MINNESOTA W, 196.325-195.475
10 at West Va. L, 195.675-195.125
16 at Missouri 6:30 p.m.
27 SEC Championship 3:00 p.m.
January
6 1) Arkansas 196.450
2) Arizona 195.150
3) Auburn 194.775
4) Iowa 193.875
5) LSU 192.50
13 at LSU* L, 195.025-193.800
20 GEORGIA*L, 195.975-195.600
27 ALABAMA*L, 196.325-196.250
February
3 at Arkansas* L, 196.80-195.80
12 1) Ohio State 195.450
2) West Virginia 195.175
3) Auburn 193.650
4) Ball State 191.775
17 FLORIDA* L, 197.50-196.875
24 1) Kentucky 195.525
2) Auburn 195.150
3) Pittsburgh 193.325
March
2 SOU. UTAH W, 196.700-193.150
9 at SEMO W, 195.925-194.425
16 BYU 7:00 p.m.
27 SEC Championship 3:00 p.m.
January
8 at NC State W, 196.025-194.675
15 UIC W, 196.175-191.875
20 at Kentucky* W, 196.275-194.075
27 1) FLORIDA 197.775
2) ARKANSAS 196.70
3) MARYLAND 193.075
4) BRIDGEPORT 192.975
February
3 at Alabama* L, 197.725-196.90
10 LSU* W, 197.85-196.85
17 at Auburn* W, 197.50-196.875
24 GEORGIA* W, 197.525-196.825
March
4 at Nebraska W, 196.950-196.825
16 UTAH 7:00 p.m.
27 SEC Championship 4:00 p.m.
2012 SEC Gymnastics Week 10T E A M - B Y -T E A M S C H E D U L E S / R E S U LT S
Alabama CRIMSON TIDEOverall: 10-1 (4-0 H, 4-1 A, 2-0 N)
SEC: 6-0 (3-0 H, 3-0 A)
Arkansas RAZORBACKSOverall: 10-6 (4-2 H, 0-4 A, 6-0 N)
SEC: 3-3 (3-0 H, 0-3 A)
Auburn TIGERSOverall: 6-10 (2-3 H, 0-4 A, 4-3 N)
SEC: 0-6 (0-3 H, 0-3 A)
Florida GATORSOverall: 10-1 (6-0 H, 4-1 A, 0-0 N)
SEC: 5-1 (3-0 H, 2-1 A)
Georgia GYM DOGSOverall: 8-3 (6-0 H, 2-3 A, 0-0 N)
SEC: 4-2 (3-0 H, 1-2 A)
Kentucky WILDCATSOverall: 8-6 (6-2 H, 2-4 A, 0-0 N)
SEC: 1-5 (1-2 H, 0-3 A)
LSU TIGERSOverall: 6-8 (3-1 H, 2-3 A, 1-4 N)
SEC: 2-4 (2-1 H, 0-3 A)
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January6 DENVER W, 196.525-193.700
13 at Alabama* L, 196.475-196.325
20 at Auburn* W, 195.975-195.600
28 LSU* W, 197.250-195.750
February3 at Utah L, 197.150-196.950
10 ARKANSAS* W, 196.825-195.875
18 KENTUCKY* W, 197.225-193.125
24 at Florida* L, 197.525-196.825
March2 UCLA W, 197.700-196.675
9 at Michigan W, 196.575-195.300
11 N.C. STATE W, 197.375-195.525
24 SEC Championship 4:00 p.m.
January7 1) Oklahoma 195.875
2) Kentucky 194.325
3) Bowling Green 188.925
4) Wisconsin-OK 174.725
13 at Arkansas* L, 196.65-191.975
20 FLORIDA* L, 196.275-194.075
28 at UIC W, 195.05-194.35
February3 at LSU* L, 196.125-195.050
10 ALABAMA* L, 196-194.7
18 at Georgia* L, 197-225-193.125
24 1) Kentucky 195.525
2) Auburn 195.150
3) Pittsbugh 193.325
March2 at Illinois W, 195.950-195.750
11 1) Kentucky 196.025
2) Ball State 191.725
3) George Wash. 191.650
17 at Centenary 7:00 p.m.
24 SEC Championship 4:00 p.m.
January
6 1) Arkansas 196.450
2) Arizona 195.150
3) Auburn 194.775
4) Iowa 193.875
5) LSU 192.50
13 AUBURN* W, 195.025-193.800
20 at Arkansas* L, 197.225-196.325
28 at Georgia* L, 197.250-195.750
February3 KENTUCKY *W, 196.125-195.050
10 at Florida* L, 197.85-196.85
17 1) LSU 196.450
2) Washington 194.975
3) Seattle Pacific 190.800
24 ALABAMA* L, 197.025-196.575
March2 N.C. STATE W, 196.550-194.825
9 at Iowa W, 196.300-195.700
16 WEST VIRGINIA 7:00 p.m.
24 SEC Championship 3:00 p.m.
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Event Date Meet Air Date/Time (ET) Network
1/13 Auburn @ LSU 1/21 ‐ 5:00 p.m. ET
1/13 Georgia @ Alabama 1/19 ‐ 6:30 p.m. ET
1/13 Georgia @ Alabama 1/22 ‐ 7:00 p.m. ET
1/20 Florida @ Kentucky 1/28 ‐ 9:00 p.m. ET
1/27 Alabama @ Auburn 1/31 ‐ 7:00 p.m. ET
1/27 Arkansas @ Florida 2/2 ‐ 6:30 p.m. ET
1/27 LSU @ Georgia 2/4 ‐ 7:00 p.m. ET
2/3 Florida @ Alabama 2/7 ‐ 7:00 p.m. ET
2/3 Auburn @ Arkansas 2/11 ‐ 9:00 p.m. ET
2/10 Arkansas @ Georgia 2/15 ‐ 9:00 p.m. ET
2/10 Alabama @ Kentucky 2/18 ‐ 7:00 p m ET
2012 SEC Gymnastics Television Schedule
2/10 Alabama @ Kentucky 2/18 ‐ 7:00 p.m. ET
2/10 LSU @ Florida 2/16 ‐ 6:30 p.m. ET
2/10 LSU @ Florida 2/19 ‐ 1:30 p.m. ET
2/17 Arkansas @ Alabama 2/23 ‐ 6:30 p.m. ET
2/17 Kentucky @ Georgia 2/25 ‐ 7:00 p.m. ET
2/17 Florida @ Auburn 2/26 ‐ 1:00 p.m. ET
2/24 Georgia @ Florida 3/3 ‐ 4:00 p.m. ET
2/24 Alabama @ LSU 3/1 ‐ 10:30 p.m. ET
2/24 Alabama @ LSU 3/4 ‐ 8:00 p.m. ET
3/24 SEC Championship Duluth, GA
3/29 ‐ 8:00 p.m. ET
3/24SEC Championship
Duluth, GA4/2 ‐ 8:00 p.m. ET
Schedule of Events
All Times EASTERN FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 11:45 a.m.‐12:45 p.m. Coaches Meeting (Lunch to be served) Practice Session I 1:00‐1:20 p.m. Open Stretch Vault Bars Beam Floor 1:20‐1:40 UGA ALA BYE AUB 1:40‐2:00 AUB UGA ALA BYE 2:00‐2:20 BYE AUB UGA ALA 2:20‐2:40 ALA BYE AUB UGA
2:50 p.m.‐3:10 p.m. Competition Draw
Practice Session II 3:20‐3:40 p.m. Open Stretch Vault Bars Beam Floor 3:40‐4:00 UK ARK UF LSU 4:00‐4:20 LSU UK ARK UF 4:20‐4:40 UF LSU UK ARK 4:40‐5:00 ARK UF LSU UK
SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012 Noon Training Room Opens 1:26 ‐ 1:41 p.m. Open Stretch ‐ no equipment Official Warm‐Ups/Competition
Bye Vault Bye Bars Beam Bye Floor 1:43 ‐ 1:58 p.m. E A F B C G D 2:00 ‐ 2:15 p.m. D E A F B C G 2:17 ‐ 2:32 p.m. G D E A F B C 2:34 ‐ 2:49 p.m. C G D E A F B 2:51 ‐ 3:06 p.m. B C G D E A F 3:08 ‐ 3:23 p.m. F B C G D E A 3:25 ‐ 3:40 p.m. A F B C G D E 3:40 p.m. Clear Floor 3:55 p.m. March In 4:00 p.m. National Anthem 4:05 p.m. Competition Begins
ALL TIMES EASTERN
The Southeastern ConferenceSetting the Standard for Intercollegiate Athletics
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GymnasticsThe Southeastern Conference is widely
regarded as the most dominating gymnasticsconference in the NCAA.
Since the inaugural NCAA Championshipin 1982, the SEC has had at least one team in all30 national championship meets, with Floridabeing one of only two teams nationally (Utahis the other) to have appeared at all 20 contestsprior to the Gators barely missing the cut in2000. The SEC has also had at least one teamfinish in the Top-10 in the NCAA since 1982.
The SEC entered the record books at the1998 NCAA Championships, becoming theonly conference in women’s collegiate gym-nastics to sweep the top three spots. Georgiawon its fourth championship title with thelargest margin of victory in over 10 years. TheBulldogs outdistanced second-place Floridawho finished just ahead of Alabama. Itmarked the 12th consecutive year that the SECplaced at least two teams in the final top five.
At the 1999 NCAA Championships,Georgia won its second consecutive and fifthoverall first-place title. Alabama, Florida andLSU all finished in the top 10.
In 2000, both Georgia and Alabama fin-ished in the top five, with LSU coming in atninth. Georgia was the national runner-up in2001, with Alabama finishing fourth and Florida seventh.
In 2002, Alabama once again brought the NCAA title back to the SEC by claiming its fourth NationalChampionship, and brought the SEC its eighth overall title. The Crimson Tide edged out SEC rival Georgia197.575-197.250, making the Bulldogs the NCAA runner-up for a second consecutive year and having SECteams claim the top two spots for the first time since 1998. LSU finished eighth at the Nationals, whileFlorida placed 10th.
In 2003, the SEC sent five teams to the NCAA Championships for the third time, with four of those fin-ishing in the top ten. Alabama finished as the runner-up, with Georgia finishing third. It is the 12th timethat the SEC has had two teams finish in the top three.
In 2004, the SEC placed three teams in the top five at the NCAA Championships. Georgia won theSEC’s 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th national championships in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. The SECset a record with five teams advancing to the Super Six in 2009. Alabama won their fifth, and the SEC’s 15thnational championship, in 2011.
In addition to phenomenal success on the team level, SEC athletes have also excelled at the individuallevel, claiming a total of 79 individual championships, including all five in 2009.
In its own right, the SEC has swept all five individual titles on four separate occasions - 1991, 1993, 1994and 2009.
• Alabama won its fifth national championship in 2011and brought home the SEC’s 15th overall title.
• In 1998 the SEC entered the record book as the only con-ference to sweep the top three spots at the NCAA meet(Georgia, Florida, Alabama).
• 2010 marked the 26th consecutive year that the SECplaced at least two teams in the final top five. 2011 was the19th consecutive year placing three in the top 10. A recordfive SEC teams advanced to the Super Six in 2009.
• 20 times in the past 27 years the SEC has placed at leastfour teams in the Top 10 at the NCAA meet, including 19911993, 2008 and 2009 when five teams were ranked.
• SEC leads all Division I conferences in NCAA Individualtitles with 79.
• Georgia leads all Division I schools in NCAA Individualtitles with 39.
• The SEC was awarded 25 first team All-American hon-ors in 2011.