PITTSBURGH – The 2023 season continues for Hannah Scharf. The senior from Sun Devil Gymnastics qualified for the NCAA Championships on April 13 as an individual in the all-around after scoring a 39.625 in the second round of the NCAA Regionals last Friday.
"I feel very honored to have the opportunity to represent Arizona State again at nationals," Scharf said. "I wish my team was there standing by my side as it would've made it that much more sweet. I want to make them, as well as the rest of the school, proud and cannot wait to see what's in store for this next challenge."
Individual qualifiers are the top all-around competitors and the top event specialist on each event from each regional who are not on an advancing team. Scharf scored a 39.625, which was the second highest between all gymnasts in both sessions of the second round of the Pittsburgh Regional. The only score that was higher belonged to a gymnast from Florida, who advanced to nationals.
The NCAA Championships are on April 13 and 15 in Fort Worth, Texas. Scharf will be in the second semifinal at 6 p.m. MST/8 p.m. CDT on April 13. The senior will start her meet on beam in the first rotation, rotating with fellow Pac-12 team UCLA.
This is the second time in Scharf's career that she has gone to nationals as an individual, her first occurring in 2021 when she also went in the all-around. In that showing, she earned All-America Second Team honors on bars after scoring a 9.8875.
Scharf has had a big senior campaign for her Sun Devils, competing in the all-around in every meet. She ended the regular season ranked No. 21 in the all-around and earned All-Pac-12 First Team honors in the all-around and on floor. She has four all-around scores of 39.625 or better, including her score at regionals. Her career-high of 39.675 that she earned against Utah is tied for the 10th-best all-around mark in program history. She has 19 scores of 9.9-plus (five are 9.95-plus), eight of those coming from floor. Of 52 routines, she has scored below a 9.800 just five times. She has 11 event titles to her name this season and two Pac-12 Coaches Choice of the Week nods.
"I feel very honored to have the opportunity to represent Arizona State again at nationals," Scharf said. "I wish my team was there standing by my side as it would've made it that much more sweet. I want to make them, as well as the rest of the school, proud and cannot wait to see what's in store for this next challenge."
Individual qualifiers are the top all-around competitors and the top event specialist on each event from each regional who are not on an advancing team. Scharf scored a 39.625, which was the second highest between all gymnasts in both sessions of the second round of the Pittsburgh Regional. The only score that was higher belonged to a gymnast from Florida, who advanced to nationals.
The NCAA Championships are on April 13 and 15 in Fort Worth, Texas. Scharf will be in the second semifinal at 6 p.m. MST/8 p.m. CDT on April 13. The senior will start her meet on beam in the first rotation, rotating with fellow Pac-12 team UCLA.
This is the second time in Scharf's career that she has gone to nationals as an individual, her first occurring in 2021 when she also went in the all-around. In that showing, she earned All-America Second Team honors on bars after scoring a 9.8875.
Scharf has had a big senior campaign for her Sun Devils, competing in the all-around in every meet. She ended the regular season ranked No. 21 in the all-around and earned All-Pac-12 First Team honors in the all-around and on floor. She has four all-around scores of 39.625 or better, including her score at regionals. Her career-high of 39.675 that she earned against Utah is tied for the 10th-best all-around mark in program history. She has 19 scores of 9.9-plus (five are 9.95-plus), eight of those coming from floor. Of 52 routines, she has scored below a 9.800 just five times. She has 11 event titles to her name this season and two Pac-12 Coaches Choice of the Week nods.