# 1982 NCAA women's gymnastics championships

The 1982 NCAA women's gymnastics championships were contested at the first annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of women's gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.
Featuring ten teams, it was the first championship for women organized solely by the NCA. The AIAW had sponsored its own championships since 1969 and would also sponsor its own 1982 tournament, although this would be its last before the NCAA assumed full control of all women's collegiate gymnastics championships for 1983.
The competition took place from March 26–27 in Salt Lake City, Utah, hosted by the University of Utah at the Special Events Center.

## Team Results

| Position | Team | | | | | Total |
| 1 | Utah Red Rocks | 37.1505 | 36.800 | 37.550 | 37.100 | 148.600 |
| 2 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | 36.600 | 36.400 | 35.150 | 36.000 | 144.150 |
| 3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 35.800 | 35.850 | 35.900 | 35.550 | 143.100 |
| 4 | Oregon State Beavers | 35.500 | 35.950 | 35.300 | 36.250 | 143.000 |
| 5 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 35.650 | 35.850 | 35.600 | 35.850 | 142.950 |
| 6 | UCLA Bruins | 35.650 | 36.000 | 34.550 | 36.200 | 142.400 |
| 7 | Florida Gators | 36.050 | 34.800 | 34.400 | 35.650 | 140.900 |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 35.300 | 35.150 | 33.100 | 34.550 | 138.100 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 33.800 | 34.100 | 34.000 | 35.300 | 137.200 |
| 10 | Michigan Wolverines | 34.300 | 34.600 | 33.000 | 35.000 | 136.900 |

## Top Ten Individual All-Around Results

| Position | Gymnast | Team | | | | | Total |
| 1 | Sue Stednitz | Utah | 9.30 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 37.20 |
| 2 | Christa Canary | Utah | 9.15 | 9.25 | 9.45 | 9.25 | 37.10 |
| 3 | Mary Ayotte-Law | Oregon State | 9.00 | 9.35 | 9.15 | 9.35 | 36.85 |
| 3 | Heidi Anderson | Penn State | 9.20 | 9.20 | 8.95 | 9.50 | 36.85 |
| 5 | Jeri Cameron | Arizona State | 9.10 | 9.40 | 9.15 | 9.05 | 36.70 |
| 6 | Sharon Shapiro | UCLA | 9.40 | 8.70 | 9.45 | 9.10 | 36.65 |
| 7 | Suzy Kellems | Southern Cal | 9.15 | 9.25 | 8.40 | 9.60 | 36.40 |
| 8 | Julie Goewey | Cal State Fullerton | 9.05 | 8.90 | 9.20 | 9.20 | 36.35 |
| 9 | Merilyn Chapman | Stanford | 9.30 | 8.95 | 8.90 | 9.10 | 36.25 |
| 9 | Ann Woods | Florida | 9.00 | 8.95 | 9.30 | 9.00 | 36.25 |

## Individual Event Finals Results
### Vault

| Rank | Name | Team | Day 1 Score | Day 2 Score | Total |
| 1 | Elaine Alfano | Utah | 9.500 | 9.400 | 18.900 |
| 2 | Sharon Shapiro | UCLA | 9.400 | 8.925 | 18.325 |
| 3 | Ann Woods | Florida | 9.300 | 8.975 | 18.275 |
| 4 | Megan McCunniff | Utah | 9.200 | 9.000 | 18.200 |
| 5 | Sandra Smith | LSU | 9.500 | 8.675 | 18.175 |
| 5 | Sue Stednitz | Utah | 9.300 | 8.875 | 18.175 |
| 7 | Karen Martino | Cal State Fullerton | 9.200 | 8.950 | 18.150 |
| 8 | Mary Ayotte-Law | Oregon State | 9.200 | 8.450 | 17.650 |
| 9 | Kristin Weber | Cal State Fullerton | 9.200 | 8.400 | 17.600 |

### Uneven Bars

| Rank | Name | Team | Day 1 Score | Day 2 Score | Total |
| 1 | Lisa Shirk | Pittsburgh | 9.450 | 9.550 | 19.00 |
| 2 | Jeri Cameron | Arizona State | 9.400 | 9.400 | 18.800 |
| 3 | Heidi Anderson | Penn State | 9.350 | 9.300 | 18.650 |
| 4 | Julie Garrett | Alabama | 9.400 | 9.000 | 18.400 |
| 4 | Jeanine Creek | Cal State Fullerton | 9.300 | 9.100 | 18.400 |
| 5 | Anne Kitabayashi | UCLA | 9.350 | 7.400 | 16.750 |

### Balance Beam

| Rank | Name | Team | Day 1 Score | Day 2 Score | Total |
| 1 | Sue Stednitz | Utah | 9.400 | 9.300 | 18.700 |
| 2 | Megan McCunniff | Utah | 9.600 | 9.050 | 18.650 |
| 2 | Christa Canary | Utah | 9.450 | 9.200 | 18.650 |
| 4 | Sharon Shapiro | UCLA | 9.450 | 8.550 | 18.000 |
| 5 | Julie Goewey | Cal State Fullerton | 9.200 | 8.650 | 17.850 |
| 6 | Merilyn Chapman | Stanford | 9.300 | 8.400 | 17.700 |

### Floor Exercise

| Rank | Name | Team | Day 1 Score | Day 2 Score | Total |
| 1 | Mary Ayotte-Law | Oregon State | 9.500 | 9.350 | 18.850 |
| 2 | Heidi Anderson | Penn State | 9.350 | 9.400 | 18.750 |
| 3 | Suzy Kellems | Southern Cal | 9.600 | 9.000 | 18.600 |
| 3 | Linda Kardos | Utah | 9.400 | 9.200 | 18.600 |
| 5 | Christa Canary | Utah | 9.350 | 9.100 | 18.350 |
| 6 | Sue Stednitz | Utah | 9.300 | 8.700 | 18.000 |