Maryland Gymnastics Travels to Lexington for Friday’s NCAA Regionals

Maryland (19-6, 3-6 B1G)  at NCAA Regionals 

COLLEGE PARK, MD – The Maryland Gymnastics workforce travels to Lexington, Kentucky, for the 2026 NCAA Regionals, dealing with No. 8 seed Missouri, No. 9 Arkansas, and NC State within the second spherical on Friday. The meet is about to start at 1 p.m., and followers can watch the competitors on ESPN plus and comply with dwell updates on X at @TerpsGymnastics.
 

SETTING THE STAGE

• Maryland will face the No. 8 seed Missouri Tigers, the No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks, and the NC State Wolfpack within the second spherical.
• The high two groups from every Round 2 meet will advance to the regional ultimate on April 5 at 5 p.m. ET.
• The second spherical can even characteristic No. 1 seed Oklahoma Sooners gymnastics, No. 16 seed Kentucky Wildcats gymnastics, Ohio State Buckeyes gymnastics, and the winner of the Round 1 play-in meet.
• A complete of eight groups, 4 all-around rivals, and 16 occasion specialists will advance from regional competitors to the nationwide championships.
• From every regional, the highest two groups, the highest all-around rivals, and the highest occasion specialists on every occasion (not on advancing groups) will earn computerized bids to nationals.
• The Fitness centerTerps enter regionals following a 195.300 end on the Big Ten Gymnastics Championships.
• Aine Reade led Maryland on ground with a 9.900 rating.
• Maryland has now certified for eight consecutive NCAA Regionals.
• Maryland enters the meet with 11 new faces on the roster, together with six freshmen and 5 transfers.
• The Terrapins are led by head coach Brett Nelligan, who’s in his seventeenth season on the helm of this system.
• Nelligan signed a contract extension via June 2030, introduced in August by Jim Smith, Barry P. Gossett Director of Athletics.

Senior Taylor Rech was named a 2026 Big Ten Gymnast to Watch.

Looking again on the 2025 NCAA Regional 

• The Terrapins opened the 2026 season after delivering the perfect NCAA Regional efficiency in program historical past on the NCAA Pennsylvania Regional, scoring 196.825 and inserting fourth in Session II final April.
• Maddie Komoroski captured the NCAA Regional beam title with a 9.950.
• On ground, the Terps posted a 49.325 workforce rating, the very best ground rating in NCAA regional program historical past.
• Alexa Rothenbuescher tied the NCAA Regional program report with a 9.900, matching Jill Fisher.
• Maryland’s high 5 ground scores within the meet had been all above 9.850.
• The Terps set a brand new NCAA regional program finest on vault with a 49.225 workforce rating.
• On bars, Maryland recorded a 49.200, good for the second-best NCAA Regional workforce rating in program historical past.
• Sarah Saville posted a career-high 9.900 on bars, setting a brand new NCAA Regional program report.
• Taylor Rech earned a 9.900 on vault, tying for the third-best mark in an NCAA Regional.

Team celebrating after profitable the play-in spherical on the 2025 NCAA Regionals. 

the newcomers Impact