Penn State University freshman Briannah Tsang placed fifth in the all-around at the NCAA Division I regional women's gymnastics championships.
The Burnaby athlete led all Penn State teammates, finishing in a tie for fifth overall with a 39.100 score in the all-around at the Lloyd Noble Center at the University of Oklahoma on Saturday.
Tsang tied for 10th on the uneven bars with a 9.825 score, while also placing in the top 12 on the vault with a 9.850 total.
Penn State's total score on the uneven bars was the program's seventh-best effort at the regionals. The vault total was the fifth-highest-ever for the Nittany Lions.
Tsang shared a team-high score of 9.800 on the balance beam with Christina Postiglione.
No. 1-ranked Oklahoma and No. 12 Oregon State advanced to the NCAA national championships, finishing first and second, with respective scores of 197.625 and 196.750, at the regionals.
Penn State scored its highest total in program history at the recent Big Ten championships in Michigan with a 196.725 total. The team's score at the regionals was 195.150.
The No. 13-ranked Nittany Lions placed sixth overall behind Southern Utah, Missouri and North Carolina.
Penn State was making its 34th consecutive appearance at the NCAA regional, having competed at every competition since the event was first held in 1982.
The Nittany Lions won the regionals on 12 separate occasions and was a runner-up in nine others.
Tsang was recently named the Big Ten's top rookie, sharing freshman of the year honours with the University Michigan's Brianna Brown. It was the first time in conference history that the major award had been shared.
She also wrote her name into the Penn State record book this season, posting top-10 scores on vault on two separate occasions and on beam.
