Gym Dogs advance to NCAA finals

After a year away, the Georgia gymnastics team is going back to the NCAA championships.

The Gym Dogs finished second in Saturday's NCAA regional at Stegeman Coliseum, good enough to qualify for the 12-team NCAA final, which will be April 15-17 in Cleveland.

UCLA won the meet with a score of 197.425, while Georgia (196.750) finished ahead of LSU, N.C. State, Maryland and West Virginia. UCLA and Georgia have combined to win 13 of the past 14 national titles.

Kat Ding won the bars title at the regional, with the Bulldogs sweeping the top three spots in that event. Cassidy McComb also finished third in the all-around.