Gymnastics competition
The 1982 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 10 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the first NCAA gymnastics national championship but not the first championship for college gymnastics. The NCAA took over for the AIAW in 1982 in determining national champions. The defending AIAW Champion for 1981 was Utah . The Competition took place in Salt Lake City, Utah hosted by the University of Utah in the Jon M. Huntsman Center .
Team Results
Top Ten Individual All-Around Results
Position
Gymnast
Team
Total
1
Sue Stednitz
Utah
9.30
9.20
9.40
9.30
37.20
2
Christa Canary
Utah
9.15
9.25
9.45
9.25
37.10
3
Mary Ayotte-Law
Oregon State
9.00
9.35
9.15
9.35
36.85
3
Heidi Anderson
Penn State
9.20
9.20
8.95
9.50
36.85
5
Jeri Cameron
Arizona State
9.10
9.40
9.15
9.05
36.70
6
Sharon Shapiro
UCLA
9.40
8.70
9.45
9.10
36.65
7
Suzy Kellems
Southern Cal
9.15
9.25
8.40
9.60
36.40
8
Julie Goewey
Cal State Fullerton
9.05
8.90
9.20
9.20
36.35
9
Merilyn Chapman
Stanford
9.30
8.95
8.90
9.10
36.25
9
Ann Woods
Florida
9.00
8.95
9.30
9.00
36.25
Individual Event Finals Results
Vault
Uneven Bars
Rank
Name
Team
Day 1 Score
Day 2 Score
Total
1
Lisa Shirk
Pittsburgh
9.450
9.550
19.00
2
Jeri Cameron
Arizona State
9.400
9.400
18.800
3
Heidi Anderson
Penn State
9.350
9.300
18.650
4
Julie Garrett
Alabama
9.400
9.000
18.400
4
Jeanine Creek
Cal State Fullerton
9.300
9.100
18.400
5
Anne Kitabayashi
UCLA
9.350
7.400
16.750
Balance Beam
Rank
Name
Team
Day 1 Score
Day 2 Score
Total
1
Sue Stednitz
Utah
9.400
9.300
18.700
2
Megan McCunniff
Utah
9.600
9.050
18.650
2
Christa Canary
Utah
9.450
9.200
18.650
4
Sharon Shapiro
UCLA
9.450
8.550
18.000
5
Julie Goewey
Cal State Fullerton
9.200
8.650
17.850
6
Merilyn Chapman
Stanford
9.300
8.400
17.700
Floor Exercise
Rank
Name
Team
Day 1 Score
Day 2 Score
Total
1
Mary Ayotte-Law
Oregon State
9.500
9.350
18.850
2
Heidi Anderson
Penn State
9.350
9.400
18.750
3
Suzy Kellems
Southern Cal
9.600
9.000
18.600
3
Linda Kardos
Utah
9.400
9.200
18.600
5
Christa Canary
Utah
9.350
9.100
18.350
6
Sue Stednitz
Utah
9.300
8.700
18.000
References
External links
NCAA women's gymnastics tournament
1981–82 NCAA Division I championships
† Inaugural championship – ‡ Inaugural combined championship