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Thursday was the first day of the USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate Championships. In the top photo, the teams made their entrance at the beginning of Session 2. SPU's Debra Huss is pictured in the middle photo, and the All-Around winner, Christine Ghani, is in the bottom photo.

Host Seattle Pacific University and defending champion Texas Woman's secured their place in the team finals of the USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate Championships, presented by Leisure Care, Thursday at Brougham Pavilion.SPU and TWU will join top-seeded Towson (Md.) and Centenary (La.) in Friday night's contest for the national championship.

Preliminary Session 1 Team Scores: 1, Towson 194.475; 2, Centenary 190.400; 3, Rutgers 189.950; 4, Temple 187.500

Preliminary Session 2 Team Scores: 1, Seattle Pacific 193.450, 2, Texas Woman's 193.050; 3, Cornell 192.625; 4, William & Mary 189.100

Preliminary Session 2 Team Scores-1, Seattle Pacific 193.450, 2, Texas Woman's 193.050; 3, Cornell 192.625; 4, William & Mary 189.100
SEATTLE (Apr. 19) ­Host Seattle Pacific University and defending champion Texas Woman's secured their place in the team finals of the USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate Championships, presented by Leisure Care, Thursday at Brougham Pavilion.

SPU and TWU will join top-seeded Towson (Md.) and Centenary (La.) in Friday night's contest for the national championship.

The Falcons finished with their third straight score of 193 points or more, at 193.450, to clinch a berth in the finals for the 23rd time in 25 years. Texas Woman's (193.050) held off Cornell (192.625) for the final slot. William & Mary (189.100) was fourth in the session.

Seattle Pacific's Debra Huss (Sr., Orangevale, Ca.) matched her highest all-around sum (38.950) of the season to take first in the session and second overall behind Towson's Christina Ghani (39.025).

Brianna Schwartz (So., Bonney Lake, Wa./Sumner, Wa.) and Sarah Sullivan (Sr., Salem, Or.) gave Huss ample support, taking second and third in the session's all-around with a career-high 38.825 and 38.325, respectively.

Huss clinched Seattle Pacific's place in the finals by winning beam with a 9.825. She also qualified for finals on bars and floor. Kristin Bryant (Sr., Anchorage, Ak./West Anchorage) of SPU won vault (9.875) and Sullivan claimed floor (9.825).

The top five places (with a maximum of three per team) in each event earned berths in Saturday's individual finals.

"Floor is the most difficult event to start on," said SPU Coach Laurel Tindall, "and we were able to get a good start and build momentum off of it."

The Falcons' score ranks No. 5 all-time.

Continued Tindall, "Unfortunately we had the hardest two events to finish on (in bars and beam) and if we can make it to tomorrow, we can definitely improve."

Other finals qualifiers for Seattle Pacific, by virtue of top-five placements, were Schwartz on bars and floor, Sullivan on vault, and Christie Chinaka (Jr. Honolulu, Hi.) on beam.

Team Scores-1, Seattle Pacific 193.450, 2, Texas Woman's 193.050; 3, Cornell 192.625; 4, William & Mary 189.100

• Vault-1, Kristin Bryant, SPU, 9.875; 2, Christina Padilla, WM, 9.825; 3, Sarah Sullivan, SPU; Colleen Davis, CU, and Catherine Schnoes, TWU, 9.750
• Bars-1, Courtney Arno, TWU, 9.825; 2, Christina Padilla, WM, 9.750; 3, Debra Huss, SPU and Brianna Schwartz, SPU 9.725; 5, Molly Parker, CU, 9.700
• Beam-1, Debra Huss, SPU, 9.825; 2, Kari Kucera, CU, 9.800; 3, Rachel Zimmerman, TWU, 9.775; 4, Christie Chinaka, SPU and Courtney Arno, TWU, 9.750
• Floor-1, Sarah Sullivan, SPU, 9.825; 2, Brianna Schwartz, SPU, and Debra Huss, SPU, 9.800; 4, Kari Kucera, CU, and Amy Hulbert, TWU, 9.775
• All-Around-1 Debra Huss, SPU, 38.950; 2, Brianna Schwartz, SPU, 38.825; 3, Sarah Sullivan , SPU, 38.325; Tricia Long, WM, 37.125; 5, Erika Pysh, SCSU, 37.025
• Final All-Around-1, Christina Ghani, TOW, 39.025; 2, Debra Huss, SPU, 38.950; 3, Brianna Schwartz, SPU, 38.825; 4, Decelia Willacy, TOW, 38.800; 5, Kristina Moore, CC, 38.750; 6, Jackie Schweitzer, TOW, 38.675; 7, Sarah Sullivan, SPU, 38.325; 8, Elizabeth Fittery, RUT, 38.300

Preliminary Session 1 Team Scores: 1, Towson 194.475; 2, Centenary 190.400; 3, Rutgers 189.950; 4, Temple 187.500
SEATTLE (Apr. 19) ­ Top-seeded Towson (Md.) and Centenary (La.) advanced from the opening preliminary session of the USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate Championships, presented by Leisure Care, Thursday at Brougham Pavilion.

The Tigers and Ladies will be joined in Friday night's team finals by two teams from the second prelim session. Texas Woman's, Cornell, William & Mary and host Seattle Pacific vie for the final two spots Thursday night at 7 PDT.

Towson scored 194.475 points and Centenary (190.400) edged third-seeded Rutgers (189.950) for the second spot. Temple (187.500) was also eliminated.

Christina Ghani of Towson won the session's floor exercise with a 9.900 and was also the all-around leader (39.025). She was second on vault (9.850). Decilia Willacy

The top five places, including ties, in each event earned berths in Saturday's individual finals.

Team Scores-1, Towson 194.475; 2, Centenary 190.400; 3, Rutgers 189.950; 4, Temple 187.500

• Vault-1, Courtney Hawkins, CC, 9.875; 2, Christina Ghani, TOW, 9.850; 3, Meredith Smith, CC, 9.825; 4, Decelia Willacy, TOW, 9.800; 5, Jackie Schweitzer, TOW, 9.750.
• Bars-1, Decelia Willacy, TOW and Julia Cornelius, CC, 9.775; 3, Christina Ghani, TOW, 9.725; 4, Christine McNeill, TEM and Sarah Liebowitz, TEM, 9.700.
• Beam-1, Jackie Schweitzer and Christine Logan, TOW and Julia Cornelius, CC 9.750; 4, Latara Northcutt, RUT, 9.700; 5, Jess Hannah, TOW, 9.675.
• Floor-1, Christina Ghani, TOW, 9.900; 2, Alise McDonald, TOW, 9.875; 3, Kristina Menne, 9.850; 4, Stacie Hogan, TOW and Noelle Moore, TEM, 9.800.
• All-Around-1, Christina Ghani, TOW, 39.025; 2, Decelia Willacy, TOW, 38.800; 3, Kristina Moore, CC, 38.750; 4, Jackie Schweitzer, TOW, 38.675; 5, Elizabeth Fittery, RUT, 38.300.