KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Senior
Halle Faulkner, sophomore
Reese Samuelson and senior
Cassie St. Clair will represent Western Michigan gymnastics at the NCAA Regional Championship next Friday after being selected to compete as individuals.
The trio heads to the University of Alabama and will compete on Friday, April 4 at 2 p.m. ET.
Faulkner will compete on vault after finishing the season with a National Qualifying Score of 9.840. She has averaged a 9.817 in the vent and posted a high of 9.875.
Samuelson will compete on bars in her first-ever trip to the NCAA Regionals after finishing the season with a NQS of 9.845, an average of a 9.813 and a high of 9.875. Samuelson reached her high, which is also her career-high, twice during the season.
St. Clair is tied for the 78th-best NQS in the nation at a 9.880. She has an average of a 9.840 and reached a high of 9.925 back on Feb. 9 against Eastern Michigan. This is St. Clair's second-straight season competing at the NCAA Regionals as an individual. Last season she competed on floor and scored a 9.850 at the University of Michigan. With that and her time competing with team in 2023 and 2022, she has competed at NCAA Regionals in all four of her seasons at Western Michigan.