Pfister Heads To Norman For NCAA Regional Vault

MUNCIE, Ind. - - On Thursday afternoon, sophomore vault specialist Suki Pfister will be back in action as she represents Ball State gymnastics at the 2022 NCAA Norman Regional hosted by Oklahoma.

Pfister will compete on vault alongside Boise State in the final rotation of the opening session of Thursday's (March 31) second round action. The session is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT at the Lloyd Noble Center.

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Pfister is one of 16 individual gymnasts to compete on vault across the four NCAA Regional sites and is the second-highest ranked among individual competitors with her NQS of 9.895.

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The only individual ranked higher is Iowa State's Makayla Maxwell with a NQS of 9.915 and she will compete at the Auburn Regional.

2022 NCAA Individual Vault Regional Qualifiers

National Ranking	Name	School	NQS
T-15th	Makayla Maxwell	Iowa State	9.915
T-28th	Suki Pfister	Ball State	9.895
T-53rd	Madison Kirsch	San Jose State	9.875
T-53rd	Alana Laster	Illinois State	9.875
T-60th	Gayla Griswold	Lindenwood	9.865
T-60th	Kylie Gorgenyi	New Hampshire	9.865
T-60th	Katie Kowalski	Central Michigan	9.86
T-69th	Emilie Hong	Iowa State	9.860
T-69th	Kinsey Davis	Nebraska	9.860
T-69th	Emma Morgenthaler	Sacramento State	9.860
T-82nd	Anapaula Guiterrez	Stanford	9.855
T-82nd	Lali Dekanoidze	North Carolina	9.855
T-82nd	Emily Leese	Rutgers	9.855
T-82nd	Julianna Roland	Temple	9.855
T-91st	Keanna Abraham	UC Davis	9.85
T-91st	Sarah Moravansky	Western Michigan	9.850

Breaking down the top vaulters at the Norman regional, Pfister looks to be in solid shape to contend for a berth to the NCAA Championships, ranking sixth among competitors slated to compete on the day.

In order to advance to the national championships, Pfister would need to finish as the top vault specialist not on an advancing team from round two at the Norman Regional.

Top Vault Specialists At The 2022 Norman Regional

National Ranking	Name	School	NQS
1st	Jordan Bowers	Oklahoma	9.965
T-4th	Ona Loper	Minnesota	9.955
T-8th	Katherine Levasseur	Oklahoma	9.935
T-13th	Mya Hooten	Minnesota	9.920
T-23rd	Alex Theodorou	Arizona State	9.900
T-28th	Suki Pfister	Ball State	9.895

The 2022 Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Year, Pfister finished the regular season as the only vaulter in the league to record more than two scores of 9.900-or-better on the apparatus, turning in four.

In BSU's regular season finale at Central Michigan (March 11), Pfister turned in the best vault in the MAC this season with a 9.950, which earned the Fort Wayne native her second MAC Specialist of the Week honor.

With the effort, Pfister became only the fifth gymnast in program history to register a routine of 9.950-or-higher in any event. In fact, it was just fifth vault and 11th overall routine in program history to score that high.

Overall, the 2022 First Team All-MAC honoree has registered 11 vaults of 9.850-or-higher this season, including a 9.850 effort to tie for second overall at the MAC Championships.

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