BERKELEY  –  The fifth-ranked California women's gymnastics team is headed to the NCAA Regionals for the eighth consecutive season that regionals have been held. This year, the Bears will take on a talented field in Morgantown, West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum.
 
The Bears are the second seed in the regional and will face off with No. 12 BYU, Ohio State and Towson in the first regional semifinal at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on Friday. If Cal can be one of the two best teams of that session they will advance to the regional final, which will take place on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. No. 4 Michigan, No. 13 UCLA and Kent State are in the other semifinal and will be joined by either Penn State or West Virginia who compete on Thursday for a spot in the regional semifinal. The entire NCAA Regional will be broadcast on ESPN+ and are available for streaming on the web or the ESPN app.
 
Cal is looking to qualify for the NCAA Championship for the fifth time in program history as a team. The Bears have qualified as a team in three of the past four years, not including 2020 when the NCAA Championship wasn't held.
 
The Bears are coming off the best Pac-12 Championship showing in school history as Cal took second place with a score of 197.375. That was the best score and finish for the Bears in school history. Kyana George won the conference championship on floor with a 9.95 score.
 
Cal has accumulated awards over the last week as Justin Howell and Liz Crandall-Howell were named the Pac-12 Co-Coaches of the Year. Kyana George was named as an AAI Award Finalist as one of the top six senior gymnasts in the country. Cal also had four regular season All-Americans and five gymnasts win 12 All-Conference honors, both of which are program highs.
 
This year the Bears set program records on the uneven bars, balance beam, floor and overall team score. They tied a 17-year old NCAA record on the uneven bars with a 49.825 score against UCLA and have the top uneven bars rotation in the country.
 
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The two-day NCAA Regional Championship will be broadcast on ESPN+, the digital network for ESPN. Sam Peszek will be the analyst while John Roethisberger (Friday) and Mark Brown (Saturday) will split play-by-play duties Links to live stats for the meet can be accessed on the Cal Women's Gymnastics schedule page on CalBears.com. Follow @CalWGym on Twitter and Instagram for scoring updates, behind-the-scenes photos and videos and the latest information, and like Facebook.com/CalWGym for more on the Bears.
 
GEORGE NAMED AAI AWARD FINALIST
Kyana George was named as a finalist for the AAI Award this week. The award is given annually to the top senior women's gymnast in the country and there are six gymnasts who have been named as finalists. George has put together a stellar career at Cal, winning 39 events and recording 91 top-three finishes.
 
FOUR BEARS NAMED WCGA ALL-AMERICANS
Four Cal student-athletes were named as WCGA Regular Season All-Americans. All four were named to the second team after standout individual seasons, which saw them place in the nation's top 16. Nevaeh DeSouza (All-Around), Kyana George (Floor), Nina Schank (Uneven Bars) and Andi Li (Uneven Bars) earned distinction. That is the most All-Americans that Cal has had in one season.
 
FIVE BEARS EARN 12 ALL-PAC-12 HONORS
Cal set a school record with 12 All-Pac-12 honors, tied for most in the conference. Kyana George and Nevaeh DeSouza each earned four. While Maya Bordas (2), Nina Schank (1) and Andi Li (1) rounded out Cal's honorees. Justin Howell and Liz Crandall-Howell were also honored as the Pac-12 Co-Coaches of the Year.
 
PILING UP PROGRAM RECORDS
Cal has had a record-breaking season on many fronts as the team has posted four of the top eight total team scores in program history this year, including the top mark in the Bears' home meet vs. UCLA. Cal has also totaled two of the top 11 marks on vault, four of the top 11 uneven bars scores, two of the top three beam rotations and three of the top five floor scores in program history during the 2021 season.
 
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