2016 SEC Gymnastics Jill Skotarczak, Assistant Director of Communications (Gymnastics Contact) jskotarczak@sec.org Twitter: SEC_Jill Week 8 March 1, 2016 SEC Gymnast of the Week Ashleigh Gnat LSU Junior Lake Mary, Fla. Gnat returned to her home state and delivered three outstanding performances on vault, beam and floor to lead the Tigers to an upset at No. 2 Florida. She tallied 9.95s on vault, beam and floor to win all three titles. With the meet tied at 197.700, it was Gnat s career-high tying 9.95 in the anchor spot of the beam lineup that clinched LSU s first win in Gainesville since 1994 and the Gators first regular-season home loss since 2008. Her performance led LSU to a season-high 197.900 that also ranks as the highest road score in program history. Gnat was the only gymnast in the SEC this week to score a 9.95 or higher in at least three events. By winning all three event titles, she increased her team-leading total to 17 individual titles this season. Gnat currently ranks No. 1 nationally on both vault and floor. SEC Gymnastics Standings Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. High LSU 5-1.833 9-2.818 197.900 Florida 4-2.667 6-2.750 198.175 Georgia 4-2.667 4-5.444 197.525 Alabama 3-3.500 8-4.667 197.550 Auburn 3-3.500 6-5.545 197.275 Arkansas 3-3.500 5-5.500 197.225 Kentucky 1-5.167 6-5.545 196.700 Missouri 1-5.167 5-8.385 196.650 This Week in SEC Gymnastics Friday, March 4 Auburn at Georgia+...7 p.m. Florida at Kentucky+...7 p.m. Arkansas at Missouri+...8 p.m. Alabama at LSU+...8:30 p.m. SEC Specialist of the Week Lauren Beers Alabama Senior Warren Center, Pa. Beers scored a career-best 10.0 to win the vault against No. 10 Georgia, leading Alabama to tie its highest vault total of the season with a 49.400. She then finished off the meet by scoring a career-best 9.975 on the floor exercise, leading Alabama to tie its highest floor exercise tally of the season with a 49.500. Overall, she led the Crimson Tide to a 197.550-195.700 win over the Bulldogs, using the Tide s highest team score of the season. Her 10.0 on vault is the first 10.0 by the Tide since the 2014 season. SEC Freshman of the Week Sarah Finnegan LSU Freshman Lee s Summit, Mo. All times Eastern and subject to change # - SEC Network + - SEC Network + Last Week s SEC Gymnastics Results Friday, February 26 (7) LSU def. (2) Florida...197.000-197.875 Gainesville, Fla. (9) Arkansas def. (22) Kentucky...197.225-196.700 Fayetteville, Ark. (8) Auburn def. (16) Missouri...197.200-196.625 Auburn, Ala. (3) Alabama def. (10) Georgia...197.550-195.700 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Finnegan played a big role in LSU s season-high 197.900 and upset victory at No. 2 Florida. She tied her career high with a 9.925 on beam that helped guide LSU to a 49.575 on beam in the final rotation to defeat Florida. It marked LSU s first win in Gainesville since 1994 and the Gators first regular-season home loss since 2008. Finnegan s 9.925 also contributed to what is currently the nation s highest beam score of 49.575. She placed second in the meet on bars with a 9.90, her second-straight score of 9.90 in the event and her fourth of the season. She currently ranks 16th nationally on bars to lead the Tigers.
Media Services 2016 SEC Gymnastics Championship The 2016 SEC Gymnastics Championship will be held March 19 at the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, Ark. Media representatives wishing to cover this event should contact Jill Skotarczak (jskotarczak@sec.org) in the SEC Communications Office. Gymnasts of the Week The SEC will announce a Gymnast of the Week, Specialist of the Week and Freshman of the Week each Tuesday beginning Jan. 12. Members of the media wishing to receive these announcements should e-mail Jill Skotarczak (jskotarczak@sec. org). SEC Gymnastics on the Internet Information about Southeastern Conference gymnastics is available on the Internet via the SEC s web site http://www. secsports.com. The site will be updated each week, following the completion of the weekly release. SEC Gymnastics Communications SEC Jill Skotarczak (205) 458-3000 jskotarczak@sec.org Alabama Roots Woodruff (205) 348-2088 rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu Arkansas Bryan Fyalkowski (479) 575-3696 bffyalko@uark.edu Auburn Kendra Willard (334) 844-9800 kal0014@auburn.edu Florida Mary Howard (352) 375-4683 x 6110 maryh@gators.ufl.edu Georgia Steven Colquitt (706) 542-1621 scolquitt@sports.uga.edu Kentucky Steve Sommer (859) 257-3250 steve.sommer@uky.edu LSU Jake Terry (225) 578-7678 jterry9@lsu.edu Missouri Kate Lakin (573) 884-8519 lakinke@missouri.edu SEC Gymnastics Fast Facts Southeastern Conference teams have won 10 of the last 11 NCAA Championships, including five consecutive and 19 NCAA titles all-time. Three different SEC teams - Alabama, Florida and Georgia - have won NCAA Gymnastics Championships. Florida is the three-time defending National Champion. Five SEC teams advanced to the semifinals and three to the Super Six at the 2015 NCAA Championships. In 1998, the SEC entered the record books as the only conference ever to sweep the top three spots at the NCAA meet (Georgia, Florida and Alabama). The SEC has placed at least two teams among the top six in 33 of the possible 34 NCAA Championship events. A record five SEC teams advanced to the NCAA Super Six team final in 2009. The SEC leads all conferences in NCAA individual titles (99). Georgia leads all NCAA schools in individual titles (40). SEC student-athletes earned 25 first-team and 20 second-team All-America honors in 2015. SEC Gymnastics Weekly Honors Jan. 12 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida & Myia Hambrick, LSU Specialist of the Week: Shae Zamardi, LSU Freshman of the Week: Sarah Finnegan, LSU Jan. 19 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Britney Ward, Missouri Freshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, Florida Jan. 26 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida Freshman of the Week: Britney Ward, Florida Feb. 2 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida Freshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, Florida Feb. 9 Gymnast of the Week: Myia Hambrick, LSU Specialist of the Week: Mary Beth Box, Georgia Freshman of the Week: Sidney Dukes, Kentucky Feb. 16 Gymnast of the Week: Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn & Brandie Jay, Georgia Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida Freshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, Florida Feb. 23 Gymnast of the Week: Myia Hambrick, LSU Specialist of the Week: Ashleigh Gnat, LSU Freshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, Florida Mar. 1 Gymnast of the Week: Ashleigh Gnat, LSU Specialist of the Week: Lauren Beers, Alabama Freshman of the Week: Sarah Finnegan, LSU Mar. 8 Gymnast of the Week: Specialist of the Week: Freshman of the Week: Mar. 15 Gymnast of the Week: Specialist of the Week: Freshman of the Week:
2016 SEC Gymnastics Broadcast Schedule Date Time (ET) Meet Network Sat, Jan 9 5 p.m. Oklahoma at LSU SEC Network+ Fri, Jan 15 7 p.m. Missouri at Alabama SEC Network 7 p.m. UCLA at Florida SEC Network+ 8 p.m. Kentucky at Auburn SEC Network+ 8:30 p.m. Georgia at Arkansas SEC Network Sun, Jan 17 3 p.m. Oklahoma at Arkansas SEC Network+ Mon, Jan 18 2 p.m. Stanford at Georgia SEC Network+ Fri, Jan 22 7 p.m. Arkansas at Alabama SEC Network 8 p.m. Georgia at Missouri SEC Network+ 8:30 p.m. Florida at Auburn SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Kentucky at LSU SEC Network+ Sun, Jan 24 7:30 p.m. Florida at Auburn** ESPN Mon, Jan 25 9 p.m. Kentucky at LSU* SEC Network Fri, Jan 29 7 p.m. Alabama at Florida SEC Network 7 p.m. Georgia at Kentucky SEC Network+ 8:30 p.m. Auburn at Arkansas SEC Network Fri, Feb 5 7 p.m. Florida at Georgia SEC Network 8 p.m. SEMO/Lindenwood at Missouri SEC Network+ 8:30 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama SEC Network+ 8:30 p.m. Arkansas at LSU SEC Network Sun, Feb 7 6 p.m. Florida at Georgia** ESPN2 Tue, Feb 9 5:30 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama* ESPNU Fri, Feb 12 7 p.m. Arkansas at Florida SEC Network+ 7 p.m. Missouri at Kentucky SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Alabama at Auburn SEC Network Sat, Feb 13 4 p.m. LSU at Georgia SEC Network+ Sun, Feb 14 4 p.m. West Virginia at Alabama SEC Network+ 6 p.m. Alabama at Auburn** ESPN2 Mon, Feb 15 9 p.m. LSU at Georgia* SEC Network Fri, Feb 19 7 p.m. Florida at Missouri SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Auburn at LSU SEC Network Sat, Feb 20 4 p.m. Oklahoma at Georgia SEC Network+ Fri, Feb 26 7 p.m. LSU at Florida SEC Network 8 p.m. Kentucky at Arkansas SEC Network+ 8:30 p.m. Georgia at Alabama SEC Network Mon, Feb 29 7 p.m. Missouri at Auburn* SEC Network Fri, Mar 4 7 p.m. Auburn at Georgia SEC Network+ 7 p.m. Florida at Kentucky SEC Network+ 8 p.m. Arkansas at Missouri SEC Network+ 8:30 p.m. Alabama at LSU SEC Network+ Mon, Mar 7 5:30 p.m. Florida at Kentucky* ESPNU 7 p.m. Auburn at Georgia* SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Alabama at LSU* SEC Network Fri, Mar 19 2 p.m. SEC Championship SEC Network 6 p.m. SEC Championship SEC Network Sat, Mar 27 1 p.m. SEC Championship* ESPN2 2016 Road to Nationals Rankings (2/29/2016) Rank Team Team RQS 1. Oklahoma 197.705 2. Florida 197.440 3. Alabama 197.325 4. LSU 197.150 5. Michigan 197.065 6. Utah 197.020 7. UCLA 196.825 8. Auburn 196.720 9. Arkansas 196.460 10. Georgia 196.375 11. Boise State 196.330 12. California 196.235 13. Denver 196.210 14. Missouri 196.185 15. Nebraska 196.070 16. Stanford 196.045 17. Iowa 195.980 18. Arizona 195.895 19. Minnesota 195.850 20. Oregon State 195.840 21. George Washington 195.765 22. Illinois-Champaign 195.710 23. Kentucky 195.670 24. Eastern Michigan 195.635 25. West Virginia 195.540 *tape delayed ** re-airs
Alabama Crimson Tide 8-4, 3-3 SEC (4-1 Home, 1-2 Away, 3-0 Neutral) Jan. 10 at UCLA (Pac-12 Network)...L, 196.300-196.550 Jan. 15 Missouri (SEC Network)... W, 197.175-196.050 Jan. 17 vs. Auburn (Birmingham, Ala.)... W, 196.875-196.075 Jan. 22 Arkansas (SEC Network)...L, 196.400-196.700 Jan. 29 at Florida (SEC Network)...L, 197.525-198.175 Feb. 5 Kentucky (SECN+/ESPNU tape delay)... W, 196.775-195.525 Feb. 12 at Auburn (SEC Network)...L, 197.250-197.275 Feb. 14 West Virginia (SEC Network+)... W, 197.375-195.250 Feb. 20 Alabama... 197.300 Denver... 196.350 Penn State... 195.100 Cornell... 191.000 Feb. 26 Georgia (SEC Network)... W, 197.550-195.700 at LSU (SECN+/SEC Network tape delay)... 7:30 p.m. Apr. 15-17 NCAA Championships... All Day Arkansas Razorbacks 5-5, 3-3 SEC (2-2 Home, 2-1 Away, 1-1 Neutral) Jan. 2 Cancun Classic Michigan... 196.975 Arkansas... 195.150 Iowa... 192.350 Jan. 15 Georgia (SEC Network)...L, 196.700-196.775 Jan. 17 Oklahoma (SEC Network+)...L, 195.900-197.050 Jan. 22 at Alabama (SEC Network)... W, 196.700-196.400 Jan. 29 Auburn (SEC Network)... W, 196.600-195.975 Feb. 5 at LSU (SEC Network)...L, 196.150-197.425 Feb. 12 at Florida (SEC Network+)...L, 195.975-197.450 Feb. 19 at Maryland... W, 196.150-194.425 Feb. 26 Kentucky (SEC Network+)... W, 197.225-196.700 Mar. 11 at Missouri... 7 p.m. Utah State... 7 p.m. he No. 3 ranked Alabama gymnastics team beat No. 10 Georgia, 197.550-195.700 in front of 12,427 fans on Senior and Alumni Night in Coleman Coliseum on Friday. It was the Crimson Tide s best score of the season on a night when several UA gymnasts posted career-best marks. Senior Lauren Beers started her last regular-season home meet on the vault with the first 10.0 of her career, pushing the Tide to a 49.400 team score, which matches its season-best mark. She then closed out her night with a huge 9.975 routine on the floor exercise, pacing Alabama to a 49.500 which also tied its season best. Beers fellow senior, Carley Sims, made her way back into the floor exercise lineup for the first time after minor ankle surgery following the season opener at UCLA, She scored a 9.8 in the anchor position. Sophomore Kiana Winston also had a huge night, scoring her second consecutive 9.975 on the uneven bars, leading Alabama to a 49.525 team score, and a career-best 9.975 on the floor exercise. Sophomore Nickie Guerrero got a 10 from one judge on the balance beam, earning a 9.95 overall, leading the Tide to a 49.125 team score. The Tide closes out its regular season next Friday in Baton Rouge, taking on LSU at 7:30 p.m. in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The 4,248 fans at Barnhill Arena on Friday night and the many more watching at home witnessed the Arkansas gymnastics team tie its best performance in program history. The No. 9 Razorbacks scored a 197.225 to match the program s all-time record in a meet, and defeated No. 23 Kentucky who scored a 196.700 in the process. In all, four Arkansas gymnasts set career highs and seven tied a career best on an apparatus. Two of those tied career-bests were from Amanda Wellick, including her score on floor exercise; the final routine of the evening. As the anchor of the lineup, Wellick needed a 9.950 to reach the hallowed number for the Razorbacks, and she hit it right on the head. She also equaled a 9.900 on uneven bars from the 2014 NCAA Regional. Speaking of bars, Braie Speed and Erin Freier each set career-highs with 9.925 s, while Stephani Canizaro with a 9.875 and Keara Glover with a 9.850 from the leadoff spot tied theirs. Paige Zaziski scored a season-best 9.925, falling just shy of her career number of 9.950. Arkansas finished with a 49.550 for the event, good enough for the team s best score on the apparatus in Barnhill history, and second-highest score by an SEC team this season. On beam, the Razorbacks posted a 49.325, which marks the team s second-best score on the apparatus in Barnhill history. Samantha Nelson set a career high with a 9.900, while Sydnie Dillard tied her season high of 9.875. Mia Bargiacchi, in her first-career competition, scored a 9.800 on beam. To end the night on floor, Arkansas put forward a lineup of only five that needed to reach 49.350 to tie the record. Going into Wellick s routine, the Razorbacks needed a 9.950 and the junior all-arounder didn t disappoint. Tying her career high, she notched that number to put the cherry on top of the 197.225 that tied the program s highest overall team score, set on Jan. 20, 2012 against LSU. In the all-around, Amanda Wellick set a career high with 39.600 to take home the title.
Auburn Tigers 6-5, 3-3 SEC (3-1 Home, 2-2 Away, 1-2 Neutral) Jan. 10 at Oregon State... W, 196.175-195.425 Jan. 15 Kentucky (SEC Network+)... W, 196.275-195.175 Jan. 17 vs. Alabama (Birmingham, Ala.)...L, 196.075-196.875 Jan. 22 Florida (SEC Network/ESPN re-air)...l, 195.900-197.075 Jan. 29 at Arkansas (SEC Network)...L, 195.975-196.600 Feb. 5 Oklahoma... 197.925 Auburn... 196.775 Illinois State... 191.975 at Texas Woman s... 191.550 Feb. 12 Alabama (SEC Network/ESPN2 re-air)... W, 197.275-197.250 Feb. 19 at LSU (SEC Network)...L, 197.125-197.825 Feb. 26 Missouri (SEC Network tape delay)... W, 197.200-196.625 Mar. 11 at Georgia (SECN+/SEC Network tape delay)... 6 p.m. Arizona State... 7 p.m. The No. 8 Auburn gymnastics team defeated then-no. 16 Missouri, 197.200-196.625, Friday in front of 6,243 in Auburn Arena. The team s total marked the fourth-highest score in program history. Auburn improved to 6-5, 3-3 in SEC competition with the win. Senior Catlin Atkinson won all-around honors for third time this season with a 39.625. Atkinson got the night started on vault with a 9.875. Junior MJ Rott followed up with a 9.85 and senior Kait Kluz tied her season high with a 9.825. Freshman Taylor Krippner and senior Lexus Demers ended the rotation with a pair of 9.8s to bring the team total to 49.150. Auburn followed up with season-high 49.375 on bars led once again by Atkinson s 9.900. The trio of Krippner, Kluz and sophomore Abby Milliet swung their way to a 9.875 with Krippner and Kluz tying their season highs. Freshman Samantha Cerio brought the rotation to a close with a career-high 9.850. Atkinson kept things rolling on the beam, leading the way with another 9.900. Demers followed with a 9.85, while Krippner set a career-high at 9.825. Junior Kullen Hlawek tied her season-high at 9.825 and Cerio closed it out with a 9.775 for a final score of 49.175. It was on the floor where the Tigers showed their stripes to the tune of a season-high 49.500. Atkinson set a season-high 9.950 to clinch top honors. Demers, Rott and Hlawek followed up with a trio of 9.900s, which was a season-high for Hlawek. Milliet and Kluz posted a pair of 9.85s to close things out. The Tigers return to action next Friday at Georgia at 6 pm CT on SEC Network+. Florida Gators 6-2, 4-2 SEC (1-1 Home, 3-1 Away, 0-0 Neutral) Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score Jan. 8 at Texas Woman s... W, 196.825-191.450 Jan. 15 UCLA... W, 197.675-196.925 Jan. 22 at Auburn (SEC Network/ESPN re-air)... W, 197.075-195.900 Jan. 29 Alabama (SEC Network)... W, 198.175-197.525 Feb. 5 at Georgia (SEC Network/ESPN2 re-air)...l, 196.350-196.400 Feb. 12 Arkansas (SECN+)... W, 197.450-195.975 Feb. 19 at Missouri (SEC Network)... W, 197.750-196.650 Feb. 26 LSU (SEC Network)...L, 197.875-197.900 Mar. 11 at Kentucky (SECN+/SEC Network Tape Delay)... 7 p.m. North Carolina... 6:45 p.m. The slenderest of margins gave No. 7 LSU a197.70 197.875 win over the Gators in front of Stephen C. O Connell Center crowd of 7,129 on Feb. 26. It was the first regular-season loss for UF since Jan. 18, 2008 (43 consecutive regular-season home wins). Florida equaled its season high team totals for vault (49.50) and balance beam (49.525), but the Gators score was held back by bobbles or misses across the final three events. Sophomore Kennedy Baker took her second straight all-around win and her total of 39.625 was just off her collegiate best (39.65) set earlier this season. Freshman Alicia Boren was runner-up with a collegiate-best 39.60. Boren and sophomore Alex McMurtry used collegiate-best balance beam marks of 9.95 to share the event title. Senior Bridgette Caquatto took her second consecutive uneven bars win with a 9.925. Four Gators competed as all-arounders, marking the first time UF had as many all-arounders since the eighth meet of the 2014 season. McMurtry added floor exercise to her collegiate competitive repertoire and her 9.90 equals the highest ever in a UF floor debut. Next up, No. 2 Florida finishes SEC regular-season action Friday when it competes at No. 23 Kentucky on Friday, March 4. The meet streams live on SEC Network + and will air tape-delayed on ESPNU March 7 at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Georgia Gym Dogs 4-5, 4-2 SEC (2-2 Home, 2-3 Away, 0-0 Neutral) Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score Jan. 9 at Michigan...L, 195.200-196.925 Jan. 15 at Arkansas (SEC Network)... W, 196.775-196.700 Jan. 18 Stanford (SEC Network+)...L, 195.750-195.875 Jan. 22 at Missouri (SEC Network+)...L, 195.350-195.800 Jan. 29 at Kentucky (SEC Network+)... W, 196.275-195.025 Feb. 5 Florida (SEC Network/ESPN2 re-air)... W, 196.400-196.350 Feb. 13 LSU (SECN+/SEC Network tape delay)... W, 197.525-196.800 Feb. 20 Oklahoma (SEC Network+)...L, 196.750-197.375 Feb. 26 at Alabama (SEC Network)...L, 195.700-197.550 Mar. 6 Mar. 12 Auburn (SECN+/SEC Network tape delay)... 7 p.m. at UCLA/vs. Stanford (Pac-12 Network)... 3 p.m. at Utah (Pac-12 Network)... 7 p.m. The 10th-ranked Georgia gymnastics team fell to No. 3 Alabama 197.550-195.700 Friday night at Coleman Coliseum. Senior Brandie Jay won the all-around title with a score of 39.35. Jay paced the Gymdogs on bars with a 9.9. Freshman Sydney Snead added a 9.85, but Alabama s Lauren Beers posted a perfect 10.0 on vault to give the Tide a 49.4-48.5 advantage after the first rotation. On vault, Georgia was led by a 9.925 from senior Brittany Rogers. Snead posted a 9.875, while Jay and sophomore Gigi Marino each scored a 9.85. Georgia also got a boost as junior Lauren Johnson saw her first action of the season, scoring a 9.8 after sitting out the past year due to injury. Georgia went 49.35 on vault, and Alabama took a 98.925-97.825 advantage into the final two sets. Marino and senior Mary Beth Box led the Gymdogs with a pair of 9.90s on floor. Jay added a 9.875 and sophomore Vivi Babalis scored a 9.85. The Gymdogs ended at 49.35 on floor and closed Alabama s lead to 148.05-147.175 heading into the final rotation. Box led on beam with a 9.9, while Rogers and Babalis both scored 9.85 as the Gymdogs finished at 48.525. Georgia will return home next Friday to face Auburn at 7 p.m. Box, Jay and Rogers will be recognized in a Senior Day ceremony. The meet will be shown on SEC Network+. Kentucky Wildcats 6-5, 1-5 SEC (2-1 Home, 2-4 Away, 2-0 Neutral) Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score Jan. 8 Ball State... W, 194.825-191.650 Jan. 15 at Auburn (SEC Network+)...L, 195.175-196.275 Jan. 22 at LSU (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...l, 195.100-196.575 Jan. 29 Georgia (SEC Network+)...L, 195.025-196.275 Feb. 5 at Alabama (SECN+/ESPNU tape delay)...l, 195.525-196.775 Feb. 12 Missouri (SEC Network)... W, 196.050-194.675 Feb. 14 Kentucky... 195.800 Kent State... 194.625 at Ball State... 194.375 Lindenwood... 190.950 Feb. 21 at West Virginia... W, 195.800-195.600 Feb. 26 at Arkansas (SEC Network+)...L, 196.700-197.225 Mar. 11 Florida (SECN+/ESPNU tape delay)... 7 p.m. Iowa State... 7 p.m. Kentucky was firing on all cylinders on Friday evening as the No. 22 team in the nation posted the second best score in program history with a 196.7 Friday evening in Barnhill Arena. Had it not been for a program record 197.225 from the No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks, the Wildcats would be celebrating a victory as well. Kentucky posted season bests on vault, beam and floor with a slew of Wildcats setting new personal bests. Four Wildcats in freshmen Sidney Dukes, Alex Hyland, Katie Stuart and sophomore Cori Rechenmacher set the tone for the evening, all scoring a 9.9 or higher in one rotation. The Wildcats saved the best for last, posting its highest scoring rotation of the season on beam. Kentucky combined for a 49.375, with Dukes, Hyland and Rechenmacher all posting 9.9 s or better to guide the team. Kentucky returns to competition next in Memorial Coliseum for its final SEC meet of the year, facing the No. 2 Florida Gators. The meet will be live on ESPNU with a 7 p.m. ET start.
LSU Tigers 9-2, 5-1 SEC (4-0 Home, 1-1 Away, 4-1 Neutral) Jan. 9 Oklahoma (SECN+)... W, 196.950-196.725 Jan. 14 vs. NC State (Las Vegas, Nev.)... W, 195.825-193.625 Jan. 22 Kentucky (SECN+/SECN tape delay)... W, 196.575-195.100 Jan. 30 Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas) Oklahoma... 197.550 LSU... 196.750 Washington... 196.175 Stanford... 196.075 Missouri... 195.825 Feb. 5 Arkansas (SEC Network)... W, 197.425-196.150 Feb. 13 at Georgia (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...l, 196.800-197.525 Feb. 19 Auburn (SEC Network)... W, 197.825-197.125 Feb. 26 at Florida (SEC Network)... W, 197.900-197.825 Mar. 12 Alabama (SECN+/SEC Network tape delay)... 7:30 p.m. at Texas Woman s, vs. New Hampshire, Oregon State.. 6 p.m. For the second-straight week LSU earned a season-high score as the Tigers went in to Gainesville and knocked off second-ranked Florida by the slimmest of margins, 197.900-197.875. LSU s 197.900 is the highest road score in school history, and it gave the Tigers their first win at Florida since 1994. LSU used season-high scores of 49.550 on vault and 49.575 on beam, along with a 49.325 on bars and 49.450 on floor, to beat the Gators. Currently, LSU holds the nation s highest vault (49.550), beam (49.575) and floor (49.700) scores. Oklahoma has also tallied a 49.700 on floor this season. For the year, LSU is 9-2 overall and 5-1 in SEC meets, and the Tigers are in position to finish with the highest conference win percentage for the second consecutive season. Against the Gators, LSU earned 11 scores of 9.90 or higher and another six scores of 9.875. Leading the way in the meet was junior Ashleigh Gnat who executed all three events at a high level by scoring a 9.95 on vault, beam and floor. Gnat won at least a share of all three event titles to increase her team-leading total to 17 individual titles this season. LSU s season-high 197.900 replaced a 195.825 road score to give the Tigers a big jump in the RQS from 196.750 to 197.150, and as a result LSU moved up three spots to No. 4 in the national rankings. LSU is No. 1 nationally on vault with a 49.400 RQS, No. 4 on bars at 49.295, No. 9 on beam at 49.130 and No. 4 on floor at 49.395. Individually, Myia Hambrick is No. 4 in the all-around with a 39.490 RQS, but her season average of 39.486 currently ranks No. 1 nationally. Hambrick is also ninth on beam at 9.880, 18th on vault at 9.875 and 23rd on bars at 9.875. Ashleigh Gnat is No. 1 on vault at 9.955 and No. 1 on floor at 9.935. Sydney Ewing is No. 8 on vault at 9.895, Sarah Finnegan is 16th on bars at 9.885, Randii Wyrick is No. 21 on floor at 9.890 and Shae Zamardi is No. 24 on bars at 9.870. LSU returns home for the final time in 2016 to host No. 3 Alabama in a Top-5 showdown in the Maravich Center. The Tigers will put their streak of 20 straight wins on the line at 7:30 p.m. CT Friday. The meet will broadcast on SEC Network+. Missouri Tigers 5-8, 1-5 SEC (4-1 Home, 1-3 Away, 0-4 Neutral) Jan. 8 Illinois (Beauty and the Beast) (SECN+)... W, 195.350-195.075 Jan. 10 at Lindenwood... W, 195.200-192.000 Jan. 15 at Alabama (SEC Network)...L, 196.050-197.175 Jan. 22 Georgia (SEC Network+)... W, 195.800-195.350 Jan. 30 Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas) Oklahoma... 197.550 LSU... 196.750 Washington... 196.175 Stanford... 196.075 Missouri... 195.825 Feb. 5 Missouri (SEC Network+)... 196.625 Lindenwood... 194.000 SEMO... 192.900 Feb. 12 at Kentucky (SEC Network)...L, 194.675-196.050 Feb. 19 Florida (SEC Network)...L, 196.650-197.750 Feb. 26 at Auburn (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...l, 196.625-197.200 Arkansas... 7 p.m. Mar. 11 at Western Michigan... 6 p.m. The Mizzou gymnastics team recorded its third score of 196.625 or higher this season with a 196.625 at Auburn on Feb. 26. The score was the team s highest road total since a 196.675 at Michigan on March 16, 2007 and the fourth-best away score in program history. Additionally, Missouri tied the fifth-highest vault (49.300) and beam (49.250) event scores in program history en route to its score. Sophomore Kennedi Harris (Atlanta, Ga.) and freshman Morgan Porter (Overland, Mo.) and Britney Ward (Ozark, Mo.) all claimed event titles in the meet. Harris and Porter tied for the vault crown with career-best tallies of 9.900 each, while Ward also went a career-high 9.925 on beam to earn her team-leading ninth win of the season. A week after going 49.425 in the all-around, Porter upped her career-best with a 49.450 on Friday. She now owns the second and third-highest freshman all-around scores in Mizzou history. Mizzou moved up two spots to No. 14 in this week s national rankings to tie its highest ranking since 2012. Individually, Ward ranks ninth nationally on beam with an RQS of 9.890, thanks to eight scores of 9.850 or higher and four scores of 9.900 or higher so far this season.
Team Totals 1. Florida 197.440...197.397...198.175 2. Alabama 197.325...197.053...197.550 3. LSU 197.150...197.006...197.900 4. Auburn 196.720...196.536...197.275 5. Arkansas 196.460...196.283...197.225 6. Georgia 196.375...196.189...197.525 7. Missouri 196.185...195.867...196.650 8. Kentucky 195.670...195.556...196.700 Team Statistics Balance Beam 1. Florida...49.370...49.306...49.525 2. Alabama...49.300...49.165...49.550 3. Arkansas...49.160...49.047...49.325 4. LSU...49.130...49.066...49.575 5. Auburn...49.120...48.983...49.300 6. Kentucky...49.030...48.931...49.375 7. Missouri...48.995...48.894...49.250 8. Georgia...48.705...48.469...49.425 Vault 1. LSU...49.400...49.384...49.550 2. Florida...49.355...49.316...49.500 3. Georgia...49.330...49.228...49.500 4. Alabama...49.310...49.248...49.400 5. Auburn...49.195...49.150...49.325 6. Arkansas...49.150...49.114...49.275 7. Missouri...48.995...48.933...49.300 8. Kentucky...48.960...48.889...49.175 Floor Exercise T1. Alabama...49.395...49.338...49.500 T1. Florida...49.395...49.378...49.675 T1. LSU...49.395...49.353...49.700 4. Auburn...49.365...49.219...49.500 5. Georgia...49.320...49.308...49.625 6. Arkansas...49.170...49.033...49.425 7. Missouri...49.075...48.983...49.475 8. Kentucky...48.950...48.892...49.175 Uneven Bars 1. Florida...49.420...49.397...49.525 2. Alabama...49.340...49.303...49.600 3. LSU...49.295...49.203...49.375 4. Georgia...49.275...49.183...49.400 5. Auburn...49.240...49.183...49.375 6. Arkansas...49.125...49.089...49.550 7. Missouri...49.120...49.056...49.250 8. Kentucky...48.895...48.844...49.100
All Around 1. Kennedy Baker, UF 39.530...39.450...39.650 2. Myia Hambrick, LSU 39.490...39.486...39.625 3. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 39.450...39.272...39.650 4. Brandie Jay, UG 39.420...39.462...39.675 T5. Amanda Wellick, ARK 39.370...39.297...39.600 T5. Bridget Sloan, UF 39.370...39.350...39.775 7. Alicia Boren, UF 39.325...39.389...39.600 8. Sidney Dukes, UK 39.260...39.158...39.375 9. Brittany Rogers, UG 39.225...39.122...39.625 10. Morgan Porter, MO 39.115...39.111...39.450 Individual Statistics Balance Beam 1. Alex McMurtry, UF 9.920... 9.912...9.950 2. Aja Sims, UA 9.900... 9.861...9.975 3. Britney Ward, MO 9.890... 9.842...9.925 4. Myia Hambrick, LSU 9.885... 9.794...9.925 T5. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.880... 9.731...10.000 T5. Nickie Guerrero, UA 9.880... 9.855...9.950 T5. Keely McNeer, UA 9.880... 9.868...9.900 T8. Kennedy Baker, UF 9.865... 9.788...9.900 T8. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 9.865... 9.833...9.925 T8. Alex Hyland, UK 9.865... 9.839...9.925 Vault 1. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.955... 9.944...10.000 2. Brandie Jay, UG 9.910... 9.894...9.975 3. Alex McMurtry, UF 9.905... 9.897...9.925 T4. Lauren Beers, UA 9.900... 9.865...10.000 T4. Amanda Wellick, ARK 9.900... 9.883...9.900 T6. Sydney Ewing, LSU 9.895... 9.884...9.975 T6. Kennedy Baker, UF 9.895... 9.891...9.950 8. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 9.890... 9.878...9.925 T9. Brittany Rogers, UG 9.885... 9.847...9.950 T9. Mackenzie Brannan, UA 9.885... 9.869...9.900 Floor Exercise T1. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.935... 9.934...10.000 T1. Kennedy Baker, UF 9.935... 9.939...10.000 3. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.930... 9.859...9.975 T4. Lauren Beers, UA 9.915... 9.865...9.975 T4. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 9.915... 9.891...9.950 6. Mary Beth Box, UG 9.905... 9.903...9.950 7. Alicia Boren, UF 9.900... 9.897...9.925 T8. Lexus Demers, AU 9.890... 9.791...9.925 T8. Randii Wyrick, LSU 9.890... 9.884...9.925 T8. GiGi Marino, UG 9.890... 9.886...9.950 Uneven Bars 1. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.915... 9.916...9.975 2 Alex McMurtry, UF 9.910... 9.800...10.000 T3. Kiana Winston, UA 9.905... 9.883...9.975 T3. Brittany Rogers, UG 9.905... 9.825...9.950 T3. Bridgette Caquatto, UF 9.905... 9.894...9.950 6. Sarah Finnegan, LSU 9.885... 9.744...9.950 T7. Mackenzie Brannan, UA 9.880... 9.868...9.975 T7. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 9.880... 9.694...9.900 T7. Katie Bailey, UA 9.880... 9.861...9.900 T7. Brandie Jay, UG 9.880... 9.875...9.925