WAC to Stream Live Video of Gymnastics Championship

DENVER – The Western Athletic Conference will broadcast the 2006 WAC Gymnastics Championship live on www.WAC.tv. The meet will be hosted by Utah State on Saturday, March 25 in Logan, Utah at 2:00 p.m. MT.

The WAC Gymnastics Championship will be available for free to watch over the internet.  You must have a DSL or cable modem connection along with the most recent version of Microsoft Windows Media Player to be able to view the games which will be streamed at 550 Kbps. Starting this year, the WAC has streamed live video for most of the WAC men’s and women’s basketball games, as well as the WAC Volleyball and Basketball Tournaments.

This is one way the WAC is celebrating the return of WAC Gymnastics. The 2006 WAC Gymnastics Championship will be the first since 1993. The WAC also had gymnastics championships from 1991-1993. There are two coaches who were a part of the WAC in 1993, Boise State’s Sam Sandmire and Southern Utah’s Scott Bauman. Sandmire has been the Broncos head coach for 19 seasons, while Bauman is now in his 13th as the leader of the Thunderbirds. Utah captured the WAC title in 1991 and 1992. The Utes were also the NCAA Champions in 1992.

Utah won the 1993 WAC Championship with a score of 197.600. Boise State and Southern Utah finished third and fourth, respectively. Boise State’s Julie Wagner tied for first for the vault title with a perfect 10.000. Southern Utah’s Kim Francis was tied for second on balance beam with a score of 9.800.This is the first year the league has sponsored gymnastics since the 1993 season. Boise State hosted the last WAC Championship and 13 years later the championship meet moves to Logan, Utah. The WAC consists of Boise State, Cal State Fullerton, Sacramento State, San Jose State, Southern Utah and Utah State. The Broncos, Spartans and Aggies are full-time members of the league, while the Titans, Hornets and Thunderbirds are affiliate members.

To access the live video, visit www.wacsports.com.