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POPSThe road to nationals goes through Corvallis - Sports
<p>Oregon State University gymnasts have traveled to the NCAA Championships every season since 2006, and the way the team has performed the past few months, it seems as if they’re already locked for another run at a national title – but they’re not. <p>The No. 3 Beavers have to fend off at least four of the five competitors this Saturday (4 p.m.) in Gill Coliseum at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Corvallis Regional meet. The last time OSU hosted regionals (2008), the Beavers won; last season, they scraped through with second place after a tie-breaker – any lower, and they would have missed out on a trip to the national championships.</p> <p>Coming in seeded as the top team in the field of six, OSU coaches and athletes know upsets are possible. This weekend’s competition includes No. 10 Nebraska, No. 15 Iowa, Southern Utah, San Jose State and Michigan State.</p> <p>“We have to take it one step at a time and stay in the moment,” head coach Tanya Chaplin said. “These are very good teams comi