The No. 15 Clemson gymnastics team is headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to compete in the NCAA Regional Semifinals on April 2 at 8 p.m. ET, held at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. In Session II, the Tigers will face No. 2 LSU, No. 17 Auburn, and either Air Force or Nebraska.
The top two teams from each semifinal session will move on to the Regional Final on April 4 at 6 p.m. ET. Both rounds will be available on ESPN+. In the earlier session, No. 7 Stanford, No. 10 Michigan, North Carolina, and Utah State will compete for advancement.
This marks Clemson’s third straight NCAA Championship appearance and its first time earning a national seed. Fourteen athletes on the roster bring NCAA experience, while co-head coaches Justin Howell and Elisabeth Crandall-Howell have a strong postseason background, having guided teams to Regionals 12 times and Nationals five times during their tenure at California.
The regional format features two semifinal quad meets, with the top two teams from each advancing to the final. From there, the top two teams will secure spots at the NCAA Championship, scheduled for April 16–18 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Clemson enters postseason play riding momentum from a historic ACC Championship victory, where it scored 197.100 the ninth-best mark nationally that weekend to edge out top-ranked competition including Stanford and Cal. The Tigers secured the title by just 0.025, highlighted by a program-record 49.450 on bars and a season-best 49.250 on vault. Madison Minner captured the vault title, while several teammates earned podium finishes across events.
Individually, Brie Clark has stood out with a First-Team All-American honor on floor, leading the ACC with a 9.945 NQS and consistently scoring 9.900 or higher in every meet this season.
Clemson’s No. 15 national seed (NQS: 196.686) reflects a season of steady improvement. Under new leadership, the program has significantly raised its scoring average and rankings, achieving multiple record-breaking performances and consistently surpassing the 196.500 mark.
With experience, momentum, and a rapidly improving program, Clemson looks to make a strong push toward the NCAA Championship stage.
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