Athens — Georgia won the night session of the NCAA gymnastics championships at Stegeman Coliseum Thursday with a score of 197.625.

Utah and Stanford finished second and third and along with Georgia will join Florida, Alabama and LSU, the top three finishers from the first session, as they all vie for a team championship at 6 p.m. today at Stegeman Coliseum.

Georgia's score of 197.625 was the highest of any posted Thursday. Florida won the afternoon session with a 196.90.

Now Georgia will go for its ninth national title in 25 years under Suzanne Yoculan. It would also be Georgia's fourth straight NCAA title.

Only four schools have ever won a national title in the sport's 26 years at the collegiate level — Utah, Alabama, Georgia and Stanford. All four were in the field of 12 on Thursday.