Gymnastics’ Costa Competes at NCAA Regional at Georgia

Friday, April 5

Athens, GA

7:00 PM

Brown University

NCAA Regional Second Round

Gymnastics’ Costa Competes at NCAA Regional at Georgia

4/6/2019 2:14:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics

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ATHENS, Ga. – Brown University gymnastics freshman Mei Li Costa competed on bars at the 2019 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships Athens Regional, scoring a 9.750 on Friday night at the University of Georgia's Stegeman Coliseum.

Competing as an individual event specialist on bars in Session II of the NCAA Regional Second Round, Costa came in a tie for 19^th place out of 28 gymnasts in the event in Session II with her 9.750. Between the two sessions, she finished in a tie for 40^th place out of 53 competitors. Costa rotated with No. 16 California and competed on bars during rotation four.

"Tonight was a great opportunity for Mei Li to compete at NCAA Regionals alongside some of the best gymnasts in the country," Brown head coach Sara Carver-Milne said. "We're looking forward to having her and many of her teammates back in the gym for USAG Nationals next weekend."

Making her debut at the NCAA Regional Championships, Costa entered the weekend as the No. 11 gymnast in the Northeast and No. 2 gymnast in the ECAC on bars with a 9.840 national qualifying score (NQS). This season, she tied the program record on bars with a 9.900.

Costa won four bars titles on the year, collected three ECAC Rookie of the Week awards, garnered First Team All-ECAC on bars, and gained Second Team All-Ivy Classic on bars. Costa became the first Bear to earn a spot at regionals since Caroline Morant '17 qualified as an individual all-around performer in 2017.

Next, Costa and the Bears' other USAG individual qualifiers will compete at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships in Bridgeport, Conn., from Apr. 12-14.