Consistency.Throughout the 2013-14 campaign, the Kentucky gymnastics team has turned in solid performances on each of the four events in a meet. However, it’s putting it all together at once that will allow Kentucky’s season to live on, which the Wildcats have yet to do this season.UK head coach Tim Garrison has preached consistency to his team as the NCAA Regional quickly approaches. It’s the one thing that has escaped his team throughout the course of the season, and in order for Kentucky to advance to the NCAA Championships in Birmingham, the Cats will need to heed the message.”We still have yet to put a complete meet together,” said Garrison who is in his third season at UK. “In my mind, we’ve improved in a lot of ways; we still haven’t shown 100 percent of that improvement all at one time, which is something we’re looking forward to doing this weekend.” The Wildcats will put their skills to the test this weekend in State College, Pa., joining No. 1 Florida, No. 12 Oregon State, No. 15 Penn State, New Hampshire and Maryland in the program’s 26th NCAA appearance, including 10 straight. In the 25 previous appearances, UK has never advanced to the NCAA Championships. Hence the reason Garrison has instilled the concept that his team needs to be consistent to earn a top two finish and a berth in the NCAA Championships.This year’s NCAA Regional has put the Wildcats in a great position to claim that first NCAA Finals appearance. For instance, Kentucky is familiar with the venue in State College, having competed at Penn State last season. Coincidentally, the Wildcats registered a school record mark of 196.775 in the regular season finale at Penn State’s Rec Hall, which is where this weekend’s regional will be held.Also, earlier this season, UK defeated Penn State in the season-opening meet, as part of a four-team event in Lexington.”We think we have a favorable draw, I think for several different reasons,” Garrison explained. “One, we’re comfortable with Penn State. We’re comfortable with the arena. We’ve competed against Penn State this year and had a favorable result. Obviously, that was the first meet of the year, but still it was a good result for us, so we’re comfortable with that fact.”It all starts with building momentum.Many times a meet can be determined with how a team starts. Garrison is hoping his team can build some early momentum to control the jitters and settle his team down to begin a consistent performance. “Obviously we need a good start on bars,” Garrison said. “There’s a bit of momentum that comes along with getting into a competition and doing well and building momentum. It has to start somewhere and that momentum is going to have to start on bars. I’m looking for consistency. I’m looking to save every tenth we can possibly save. I’m looking to build momentum. I’m looking to put pressure on the other teams.”Kentucky’s rotation will be bars, beam, bye, floor and vault. The rotation gives the Wildcats an early chance to build momentum, as the uneven bars have proven to be a good event this season. “We have a great rotation,” Garrison said. “We’re starting off on bars, which is a good event for us. We go to beam, which is second, and we’re settling down and we’re into the competition by that point. Then we go to floor and we finish off on vault. Floor and vault this year are two very strong events for us, so we’re looking forward to finishing on strong events.”Senior Audrey Harrison, who will compete in all four events, will carry some of the burden of building and sustaining that momentum and consistency.”I definitely think we have a great chance this year,” said Harrison about the team advancing to the NCAA Championships. “It’s definitely possible and our confidence has been building throughout the season, so I think it can all come together and we can hit all four events at the same time, which would be awesome.”Every little detail matters when postseason arrives. Building momentum to start the meet is vital. Consistency throughout the competition is crucial.The stage is set for the Wildcats, now they just have to take advantage.”I think we’re going to have to have a good day,” Garrison said. “I think we have the team. I think we have the draw. It really is set up well for us to be successful in many different ways. Every region is going to be tough. You have six teams going in and they’re all very competitive or else they wouldn’t be there. You have to be one of the top two teams to come out of the region. They’re going to be tough, every single one of them.”