Slideshow A strong finish propelled the Stanford women gymnastics team to a tie for first place at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional and a berth in its ninth NCAA Championships over the past 10 years. Photo by Kurt Svoboda/Michigan Athletics Previous Next

A strong finish propelled the Stanford women's gymnastics team to a tie for first place at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional and a berth in its ninth NCAA Championships over the past 10 years on Saturday.

After a quality start on floor and vault in the first half of the meet, the Cardinal exploded for scores of 49.500 on bars and 49.250 on beam to finish with a 196.525. Auburn tied Stanford for first in the sixth rotation to also qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Michigan put together a late surge but it was not enough to catch Stanford and Auburn, as the Wolverines finished third by five-hundredths of a point. Eastern Michigan finished fourth (196.250), followed by Penn State (195.125) and New Hampshire (193.900).

Elizabeth Price won or tied for three NCAA Regional honors, finishing first in the all-around (39.575) and bars (9.975) and tying for first on floor (9.900).

Ivana Hong tied for the regional title on beam with a 9.900. It is Hong's third regional championship on beam and fourth regional title overall in her career.