SEATTLE (Sept. 7) ­ Seattle Pacific University has been selected to host the 2007 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships at Brougham Pavilion next spring.

Eight women's teams, including the Falcons, will participate in three-day event, April 19-21. USA Gymnastics has sponsored the meet since the NCAA stopped its Division II meet in 1986.

This marks the third time that SPU has hosted the USAG meet. In 1996 and '97, the Falcons set home attendance records and claimed the 1997 team title.

The meet features four sessions, beginning with two qualifying stages the first day, followed by team finals and individual finals. Start times and ticket prices have yet to be finalized.

Among those teams competing in the USAG Championships in recent seasons have been Rutgers, UC Davis, Cornell, William & Mary, Centenary, Temple, Air Force and Texas Women's, the latter having claimed its record eighth championship in 2006.

Seattle Pacific has won a total of three team crowns (1986, '92 and '97) and finished among the top four teams in Division II 21 consecutive years from 1983-2003. The Falcons were eighth this past season.

The USAG men's collegiate championships, which have been held in conjunction with the women's meet for the past 21 years, will be at a different site in 2007 due to a conflict in scheduling.