State University of New York College at Cortland
03/09/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/10/2026 08:55
Record-setting gymnastics team to host NCGA National Championship
03/09/2026
The Cortland women's gymnastics team will be right at home for its national championship, fresh off setting a school-record score at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) East Regional.
The Red Dragons will host the NCGA National Championships on Friday, March 20, at 2 p.m. in Corey Gymnasium.
Cortland also hosted the NCGA Championship in 1992 and 2008.
Six schools qualified for the national team competition, based on results from the NCGA East Regional held March 7 at Rhode Island College, where the women's team placed second , and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship held March 7 at Winona State University (Minn.).
Tickets for the championships are $11 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for youth and college students and can be ordered online .
Cortland qualified for the championship meet for the third straight season with a record-breaking score of 193.00 at the NCGA East Regional. The team's previous school record was 192.80, set earlier this season in a meet at Ithaca.
"Beating the school record and qualifying to nationals was just the icing on the cake because I told this team that they are a 193 scoring team and I knew they have the talent and potential to be as good as they want to be," said head coach Sulekha Modi Zaug '00, M '02. "It was so exciting watching them perform the way I know they can."
Wisconsin-La Crosse is the defending national champion after claiming the title last spring at Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.). Cortland was the top East team at the 2025 national meet with a fourth-place finish .
In addition to Cortland, team qualifiers for the 2026 championships include Brockport, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater, UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire.
SUNY Cortland will also host the NCGA Hall of Fame induction dinner on Thursday, March 19, at HomeTowne Studios & Conference Center in Cortland, where a five-member 2026 induction class will be honored.
Visit the SUNY Cortland Athletics website for complete coverage of the meet. More information about the NCGA is available online .
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