Michigan gymnastics

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The Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team won the Big Ten title Saturday in State College, Pennsylvania. The No. 8-ranked Wolverines performed in the first session of the championships and ended with a score of 197.550. The Wolverines had to watch the second session to see if their team score would hold up and win the championship. Coming in second was Nebraska, who competed in the second session, with the score of 196.950.

Michigan had a program best on floor exercise with a score of 49.700. Joanna Sampson was co-champion on the floor with Nebraska's Emily Wong. Sampson and Wong both recorded perfect 10.0s. Sampson also won the uneven bars title with a score of 9.925. Nicole Artz was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Next up for the Wolverines is the NCAA Regionals on April 5. Michigan will compete as a No. 2 seed at Athens, Georgia. Other teams in the Athens region are Georgia, Central Michigan, Ohio State, North Carolina State and Rutgers.