Welcome back to the Denver regional! Today is the second round of regionals, and the first round features Nebraska, Oregon State, LSU and Georgia. Oregon State and LSU are looking like pretty clear favorites to advance to the final, but Nebraska and Georgia have shown some great potential towards the end of the regular season.
LSU has had a pretty good season despite all of the injuries it’s had to overcome. The Tigers seem to be peaking at a great time, but the fact that they missed out on qualifying to nationals is likely to be in the back of their minds.
Oregon State has also had a good season. Jade Carey has scored a number of perfect 10s, and it seems like the Beavers have figured out how to put together a complete meet. Unless the Beavers feel nervous and make silly mistakes, they should have a ticket to the final session.
Georgia and Nebraska are in similar situations. They’ve both done much better than they did last year, but that doesn’t mean they have a secured spot in the regional final. Nebraska has scored a couple of 197s this year, and Georgia has only scored one plus a few high-196s. So, both the Huskers and the Bulldogs may have to hope for Oregon State or LSU to make some mistakes in order to advance.
Will the favorites secure their…
