Slideshow Ivana Hong won the beam and Stanford finished second at the NCAA Morgantown Regional on Saturday to earn a trip to the NCAA championships in Fort Worth. Photo by Hector Garcia Molina/stanfordphoto.com. Previous Next

Ivana Hong won the beam title at the NCAA Morgantown Regional Saturday, helping the Stanford women's gymnastics team finish second and qualify for the NCAA championships, which begin April 17 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Stanford finished behind only two-time defending national champions and No. 2 Florida, which scored 197.475 to Stanford's 197.000. Th Gators won their fourth consecutive regional title.

The Cardinal qualified for the championships for an eighth time in nine years. Stanford had to outperform a loaded field that included five (of six) nationally ranked teams.

Illinois was third at 196.675, followed by Arkansas (196.50), West Virginia (195.65) and New Hampshire (194.825).

The event drew a crowd of 1,445 at West Virginia's Coliseum.