Photo by Mackenzie Miles/Maryland Terrapins. Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics.
While Maryland gymnastics has been consistent across its routines all season, high scores and increased difficulty will be required at the NCAA Regionals to advance to the regional finals.
Maryland gymnastics (19-6, 3-6 B1G) is set to compete at the 2026 NCAA Regionals in Lexington, Ky., continuing the team’s run of postseason appearances. The Terps will appear in the second round on April 3 at Historic Memorial Coliseum against No. 8 Missouri (14-9, 4-4 SEC), No. 9 Arkansas (7-13-1, 2-5-1 SEC) and No. 21 NC State (17-8, 4-2 ACC).
The top two teams from the session will advance to the regional final on Sunday, April 5, where they will need to finish in the top two to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas.
Maryland will enter the regional competition following a 195.300 performance at the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Illinois. The Terps competed in the second session, finishing in fourth place against No. 20 Penn State (9-7, 6-5 B1G), No. 19 Iowa (14-6, 4-2 B1G) and No. 18 Ohio State (10-6, 4-5 B1G).
Maryland opened the meet on uneven bars, where sophomore Sarah Saville led the lineup with a 9.750 on her double layout dismount. Maryland earned a 48.550 in the first rotation and struggled to find early momentum.
Maryland found success on the floor, earning a 49.225 team score. Sophomore Aine Reade led the team with a 9.900, followed by senior Madeline Komoroski with a 9.875.
Reade has been a key leader for Maryland throughout the season, earning a team-high of 9.975 on floor against Penn State and ranking No. 10 in the conference on the event. The New Hampshire transfer has consistently anchored the floor lineup with her high scores.
Komoroski has continued her success from prior seasons, earning career-high scores on numerous events — including a 9.975 on floor and a 9.950 on beam. Her performances led to her nomination for the 2026 AAI Award, seen by many as the Heisman Trophy of women’s collegiate gymnastics. The senior also took first place on beam at last year’s NCAA Pennsylvania Regional.
For the Terps, regionals have become a stage where the program continues to display growth and consistency. Head coach Brett Nelligan has surpassed 300 career wins in his 17 years leading the program, guiding the team to eight consecutive NCAA Regional appearances.
Last season, Maryland recorded the best NCAA Regional performance in program history, earning a 196.825 in the second round to finish fourth.
After facing tough opponents throughout the regular season, the Terps will look to build on previous momentum as they aim to secure a spot in the regional final.
Maryland’s NCAA Regional appearance will be at 1 p.m. on Friday.
