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2016 SEC GymnasticsJill Skotarczak, Assistant Director of Communications (Gymnastics Contact)[email protected] • Twitter: SEC_Jill NCAA Championships • April 15-16, 2016

2016 SEC Gymnastics AwardsGymnast of the Year: Caitlin Atkinson, AuburnEvent Specialist of the Year: Ashleigh Gnat, LSUFreshman of the Year: Morgan Porter, MissouriScholar-Athlete of the Year: Lauren Beers, AlabamaCo-Coaches of the Year: Mark Cook, Arkansas & Jenny Rowland, Florida

All-SEC Team Katie Bailey Alabama Mackenzie Brannan Alabama Jenna Bresette Alabama Kiana Winston Alabama Samantha Nelson Arkansas Amanda Wellick Arkansas Paige Zaziski Arkansas Caitlin Atkinson Auburn Kennedy Baker Florida Alicia Boren Florida Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto Florida Alex McMurtry Florida Mary Beth Box Georgia Brandie Jay Georgia Brittany Rogers Georgia Rachel Schick Georgia Sarah Finnegan LSU Ashleigh Gnat LSU Myia Hambrick LSU Sidney Dukes Kentucky Alex Hyland Kentucky Britney Ward Missouri Becca Schugel Missouri

All-Freshman Team Jenna Bresette Alabama Samantha Cerio Auburn Taylor Krippner Auburn Alicia Boren Florida Sydney Snead Georgia Sarah Finnegan LSU McKenna Kelley LSU Sidney Dukes Kentucky Alex Hyland Kentucky Morgan Porter Missouri Britney Ward Missouri

2016 SEC Championship Team Results1. Florida ............................................................................197.7752. Alabama .........................................................................197.7503. LSU ................................................................................. 197.5004. Auburn ...........................................................................196.9755. Georgia ..........................................................................196.8506. Arkansas .........................................................................195.5007. Kentucky ........................................................................196.2508. Missouri .........................................................................195.750

NCAA Championships ScheduleFriday, April 15

Semifinal I – 1 p.m. CTNo. 2 seed Florida

(Bye, Floor, Vault, Bye, Bars, Beam)No. 3 LSU

(Bye, Bars, Beam, Bye, Floor, Vault)No. 6 Auburn

(Vault, Bye, Bars, Beam, Bye, Floor)No. 9 Georgia

(Beam, Bye, Floor, Vault, Bye, Bars)No. 16 MinnesotaNo. 18 Stanford

Semifinal II – 7 p.m. CTNo. 1 OklahomaNo. 4 Alabama

(Bye, Bars, Beam, Bye, Floor, Vault)No. 5 UtahNo. 8 UCLA

No. 10 CaliforniaNo. 12 Nebraska

Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m. – Super Six

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2016 SEC Gymnastics ChampionshipThe 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 ([email protected]) in the SEC Communica-tions Office.

Gymnasts of the WeekThe SEC will announce a Gymnast of the Week, Specialist of the Week and Freshman of the Week each Tuesday begin-ning Jan. 12. Members of the media wishing to receive these announcements should e-mail Jill Skotarczak ([email protected]).

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• 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, Flor-ida 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 con-ference 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 sec-ond-team All-America honors in 2015.

SEC Jill Skotarczak (205) 458-3000 [email protected] Alabama Roots Woodruff (205) 348-2088 [email protected] Arkansas Bryan Fyalkowski (479) 575-3696 [email protected] Auburn Kendra Willard (334) 844-9800 [email protected] Florida Mary Howard (352) 375-4683 x 6110 [email protected] Georgia Steven Colquitt (706) 542-1621 [email protected] Kentucky Steve Sommer (859) 257-3250 [email protected] LSU Jake Terry (225) 578-7678 [email protected] Missouri Kate Lakin (573) 884-8519 [email protected]

Jan. 12 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida & Myia Hambrick, LSU Specialist of the Week: Shae Zamardi, LSUFreshman of the Week: Sarah Finnegan, LSUJan. 19 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Britney Ward, MissouriFreshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, FloridaJan. 26 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, FloridaFreshman of the Week: Britney Ward, FloridaFeb. 2 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, FloridaFreshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, FloridaFeb. 9 Gymnast of the Week: Myia Hambrick, LSU Specialist of the Week: Mary Beth Box, GeorgiaFreshman of the Week: Sidney Dukes, KentuckyFeb. 16 Gymnast of the Week: Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn & Brandie Jay, Georgia Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, FloridaFreshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, FloridaFeb. 23 Gymnast of the Week: Myia Hambrick, LSU Specialist of the Week: Ashleigh Gnat, LSUFreshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, FloridaMar. 1 Gymnast of the Week: Ashleigh Gnat, LSU Specialist of the Week: Lauren Beers, AlabamaFreshman of the Week: Sarah Finnegan, LSUMar. 8 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Mary Beth Box, GeorgiaFreshman of the Week: Morgan Porter, MissouriMar. 15 Gymnast of the Week: Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn & Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, FloridaFreshman of the Week: Sarah Finnegan, LSU

Date Time (ET) Meet NetworkSat, 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 NetworkSun, 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** ESPNMon, Jan 25 9 p.m. Kentucky at LSU* SEC NetworkFri, 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 NetworkFri, 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 NetworkSun, Feb 7 6 p.m. Florida at Georgia** ESPN2Tue, Feb 9 5:30 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama* ESPNUFri, 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 NetworkSat, 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** ESPN2Mon, Feb 15 9 p.m. LSU at Georgia* SEC NetworkFri, Feb 19 7 p.m. Florida at Missouri SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Auburn at LSU SEC NetworkSat, 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 NetworkMon, Feb 29 7 p.m. Missouri at Auburn* SEC NetworkFri, 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 NetworkFri, Mar 19 2 p.m. SEC Championship ESPNU 6 p.m. SEC Championship SEC NetworkSat, Mar 27 1 p.m. SEC Championship* ESPN2

*tape delayed** re-airs

2016 Road to Nationals Rankings (4/4/2016)Rank Team NQS 1. Oklahoma 395.4952. LSU 394.9953. Alabama 394.5254. Florida 394.5205. Utah 394.3306. Georgia 393.8607. Auburn 393.6758. UCLA 393.4309. Nebraska 393.18510. Stanford 392.88011. California 392.69512. Minnesota 392.67013. Michigan 392.60514. Oregon State 392.57515. Denver 392.42516. Boise State 392.32017. Eastern Michigan 392.29018. Washington 392.18519. Missouri 392.08520. Arkansas 392.07521. Arizona 392.05522. Kentucky 391.93023. Iowa 391.78024. George Washington 391.45525. Illinois-Champaign 391.220

2016 SEC Gymnastics Broadcast Schedule

For the 34th year in a row, Alabama advanced to the NCAA Champion-ships after winning its NCAA-best 31st regional championship in Cole-man Coliseum with a score of 197.125 in front of a vocal crowd of 10,116 fans. In addition to being the Tide’s NCAA-record 31st regional title, it is also the Tide’s 12th in a row, the longest streak in program history. Alabama posted the highest team score on three of the four events, and was second on the fourth, balance beam, by .025. In her last competition in Coleman Coliseum, senior Lauren Beers won the floor exercise with a 9.950 and was second on the vault with a 9.875. Sophomore Mackenzie Brannan won the uneven bars with a 9.900. The Tide used a 49.225 on the vault to close out the meet behind 9.9875s from Beers and freshman Jenna Bresette. Alabama started the meet on the uneven bars, with ju-nior Keely McNeer posting a 9.875 in the leadoff spot. Sophomores Ki-ana Winston and Mackenzie Brannan closed out the rotation going 9.875 and 9.900, respectively, pushing Alabama to a 49.275 team score. On the balance beam, the Tide went five-for-five after its leadoff fell, scoring a 49.150. Junior Aja Sims led the Tide on the beam with a 9.875. Alabama went to its seniors for big scores on the floor exercise with Beers posting a 9.95 in the fifth spot and Carley Sims going 9.9 in the anchor position, pacing the Tide to the highest rotation score of the day, a 49.475. Ala-bama will compete in the evening session of the NCAA Championships Semifinals that will be held Friday, April 15 in the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena starting at 7 p.m. CT.

Arkansas finished third at the NCAA Iowa City Regional with a score of 195.500. Although the 2016 season came to a close for the team, Aman-da Wellick qualified for Nationals with an all-around score of 39.350. She was the second-highest all-arounder who was not on an advancing team, joining Mollie Drenth of Iowa, who posted a 39.450. Among all competi-tors, Wellick finished fifth. Starting out the night on floor exercise, Sydnie Dillard and Stephani Canizaro started out the rotation with back-to-back 9.800’s. Dillard made her 50th career start as a Razorback, having nev-er missed a floor and balance beam rotation. To cap the lineup, Sydney McGlone highlighted her 9.825 with a well-executed double layout, and then Wellick posted a team-high 9.850 to lead Arkansas to an opening 49.000. Wellick tied for third among all competitors in the event with her score. On vault, Wellick shined once again, clinching a tie for second on the day with a score of 9.875. She was leading the way until the Sooners came up in the sixth rotation and had scores of 9.900 from Chayse Capps and a tying 9.875 by Haley Scaman. Braie Speed added a vault of 9.800, her 10th of that or higher this season. After a bye, the uneven bars lineup posted a 49.100. Canizaro notched a career-high 9.875 for the seventh time in her career, and Erin Freier matched that same score. Speed put up her second 9.800 of the night at the No. 5 spot in the lineup. Moving on to beam, the Razorbacks’ last event of the evening, Dillard got things started with a 9.800 in her final performance. Paige Zaziski and Wellick followed with back-to-back 9.850’s; it was Wellick’s seventh score of that or better, with Zaziski reaching the mark for the fourth time this season. Arkansas rounded off the last event with a 49.025. Since beginning the season with a 48.225 in the Cancun Classic, the Razorbacks scored at least a 49.000 on beam in the final dozen meets. Arkansas finished ahead of host No. 19 Iowa (195.450), Central Michigan (194.675) and Kent State (194.525) in the meet overall.

Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks

Team Notes Team Notes

19-6, 3-4 SEC(9-1 Home, 1-4 Away, 9-1 Neutral)


Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score

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

Mar. 4 at LSU (SECN+/SECN tape delay) ..............L, 196.125-197.925

Mar. 19 SEC Championship ............................................ 2nd, 197.750

Apr. 2 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (SECN+) ....................1st, 197.125

Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championships (ESPNU) ................................... All Day


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. 4 at Missouri ............................................. W, 196.200-196.050

Mar. 11 Utah State .............................................. W, 196.775-194.825

Mar. 19 SEC Championship ............................................. 6th, 196.500

Apr. 2 NCAA Iowa City Regional ................................... 3rd, 195.500

No. 6 Auburn advanced to the NCAA Championship for the second straight year after the Tigers finished tied for first with a 196.525 in the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional in the Crisler Center on the campus of the University of Michigan. The Tigers advance to the NCAA Championship for the fifth time in program history. This marks the first time the team has reached back-to-back championships. Auburn and Stanford finished tied for first with a 196.525 and the Tigers will advance as a top seed after the tie break. The regional win is the first in program history. Host Michigan came in third with a 196.475. Eastern Michigan was fourth at 196.250, Penn State fifth at 195.125 and New Hampshire closed it out with a 193.900. Highlighting the night was the team’s performance in the fifth rotation on floor. Following its second bye, Auburn put together a 49.400 and were led by its three seniors: Kait Kluz, Demers and Caitlin Atkinson. The trio finished tied for first overall as each earned a 9.900. Junior MJ Rott and sophomore Abby Milliet chipped in a pair of 9.85s for the Tigers. After a first round bye to start the night, Auburn opened with a 49.125 on bars. A trio of Tigers in Kluz, Milliet and freshman Taylor Krippner led the way with a 9.850 each. Senior Caitlin Atkinson added a 9.8, while freshman Samantha Cerio led off the rotation with a 9.775. The Tigers headed to beam next and totaled a 48.850. Demers finished tied for third overall in the meet with a 9.875 to lead the Orange and Blue. Atkinson added a 9.8 and Milliet followed with a 9.750. Cerio finished her night with a 9.725 on the apparatus and junior Kullen Hlawek made her regional debut with a 9.7. Auburn closed out the meet on vault with a 49.150 and were led by Rott’s 9.9. Her score gave her first in the event. Atkinson and Demers chipped in a pair of 9.85s, while Krippner earned a 9.800. Sophomore Sarah Garcia and Kluz each totaled a 9.750 for the Tigers. Atkinson finished the all-around in fifth with a 39.350.

Florida won the NCAA Minneapolis Regional title in front of 2,981 at the University of Minnesota’s Sports Pavilion. The win advanced Florida to Fort Worth, Texas, where the Gators will look to defend their 2013, 2014 and 2015 NCAA team titles. The Gators turned in a 196.725 for the team’s fifth-straight NCAA Regional title. Scoring was tight for all teams Saturday as Florida was the only team to turn in event totals above 49.0 for each of the four events. Florida’s event totals for vault (49.225), uneven bars (49.125) and balance beam (49.30) led all teams and the Gators’ beam total was the top total on any event. Senior All-American Bridget Sloan won her second consecutive regional all-around title, taking the win Sat-urday with a total of 39.375. She also claimed the balance beam title at 9.95. Sophomore All-American Alex McMurtry claimed a share of both the vault and uneven bars wins. She shared the vault win with freshman teammate Alicia Boren and Iowa State’s Meaghan Sievers at 9.90. Mc-Murtry tied Minnesota’s Lindsay Mable for the bars win at 9.875. Florida is in the opening NCAA Championships’ semifinal on Friday, April 15 at 2 p.m. (ET). Semifinal I contains Florida, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Minnesota and Stanford. Florida is the No. 2 seed for the sixth time in the program’s history. The NCAA conducted a blind draw to set the start order for each of the semifinal sessions. This is the eighth time in its 34 NCAA Champi-onships’ appearances Florida opens competition on floor exercise, with the last coming in 2014.

Auburn Tigers Florida Gators


17-8-1, 4-3 SEC(4-1 Home, 4-2 Away, 9-5-1 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. 4 at Georgia (SECN+/SECN tape delay) ..... W, 197.325-197.275

Mar. 11 Arizona State .......................................... W, 197.175-193.275


Apr. 2 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional .................................T1st, 196.525

Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship (ESPNU) ..................................... All Day

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. 4 at Kentucky (SECN+/SECN Tape Delay) .. W, 197.525-196.650

Mar. 11 North Carolina........................................ W, 198.050-193.725

Mar. 19 SEC Championship ..............................................1st, 197.775

Apr. 2 NCAA Minneapolis Regional ...............................1st, 196.725


The No. 21 Kentucky Wildcats saw two of its own qualify for the NCAA national championship as UK placed fourth at the NCAA regional meet with a score of 195.725. The freshmen duo of Alex Hyland and Sidney Dukes qualified for the national championships in the all-around. Dukes scored a 39.125, good for a tie for second, and edged Boise State’s San-dra Collantes for the final all-around spot. Hyland was named the all-around champion of the regional, posting a meet-best 39.175 for the title. Hyland and Dukes are the 13th and 14th UK gymnasts to qualify for the NCAA championships in program history. They became the eighth and ninth members of the program to compete in all-around at the na-tional championships. Dukes led Kentucky on 24 occasions this season with 10 career event titles, while Hyland led UK on 11 occasions with five career event titles. It also marks the fifth time in Kentucky’s history that the team has sent two all-around competitors to the national champion-ship in the same season. The 2016 season marked multiple broken re-cords for the Wildcats. UK earned its highest regional qualifying score of all-time (196.205) as well as a new record for balance beam RQS (49.13). Also, within a two-week span, Kentucky posted its second and third high-est scores ever, first earning a 196.7 at Arkansas before scoring a 196.65 while hosting Florida.

No. 9 Georgia scored a 196.850 to place second at the NCAA Athens Re-gional at Stegeman Coliseum, earning a spot in the 12-team NCAA Cham-pionships April 15-16 in Fort Worth, Texas. In the all-around competition for Georgia, Brandie Jay and Brittany Rogers scored a 39.45 and 39.35, repectively. Jay was also named Regional Gymnast of the Year following the meet. Georgia began competition on beam with a score of 49.025. Ashlyn Broussard led the Gymdogs with a 9.9, as Mary Beth Box added a 9.875 and Rogers put up a 9.825. The Gymdogs had a bye in the sec-ond rotation before continuing competition on floor. Gigi Marino and Jay put up a pair of 9.9s to help Georgia notch an overall score of 49.3 Both Morgan Reynolds and Box added a score of 9.85 on the event. Georgia trailed LSU at the halfway point with a 98.450-98.325. Oregon State was in third with a 97.9. Georgia scored a 49.275 on vault led by Rogers’ 9.9, which tied her high score for the NCAA post-season. Broussard, who also tied her post-season high score, notched a 9.875. The Gymdogs had a total score of 147.6 going to the last rotation, the second best three-even score of any team. LSU held first place with a 147.9. After a bye in the fifth rotation bye, Georgia finished competition on bars, where it was led by Jay’s 9.95. Rachel Schick added a 9.85, as the Gymdogs used a 49.250 in to solidify their NCAA Championship bid. Georgia will compete in the first semifinal in the NCAA Championships along with No. 2 Florida, No. 3 LSU., No. 6 Auburn, No. 16 Minnesota and No. 18 Stanford. Georgia will open on beam, followed by a bye, floor, vault, a bye and bars. That is the same rotation the Gymdogs had at last week’s Athens Regional as they came in second. This is the 32nd time the Gymdogs have qualified for the national meet.

Georgia Gym Dogs Kentucky Wildcats





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. 4 Auburn (SECN+/SECN tape delay) ............L, 197.275-197.325

Mar. 6 vs. Stanford (Pac-12 Network) .................................. 197.400

Georgia...................................................................... 197.025

UCLA ......................................................................... 196.825

Mar. 12 at Utah (Pac-12 Network) ........................L, 197.125-197.675


Apr. 2 NCAA Athens Regional (SEC Network+) ............ 2nd, 196.850



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. 4 Florida (SECN+/ESPNU tape delay) ..........L, 196.650-197.525

Mar. 11 Iowa State .............................................. W, 196.275-194.825


Apr. 2 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (SEC Network+) ....... 4th, 195.725

Behind a solid effort from all 11 gymnasts who competed, third-ranked LSU captured its fourth-straight NCAA Regional title by posting a 197.300 to win the Athens Regional in Stegeman Coliseum. LSU punched its ticket to the NCAA Championships after scoring a 49.300 on bars, 49.150 on beam, 49.450 on floor and 49.400 on vault to finish with a 197.300. Three Tigers captured individual titles at the regional. Myia Hambrick won her sixth all-around title of the season with a 39.550, and she also tied for the beam title with a 9.90 and the floor title with a career-high 9.95. Ashleigh Gnat earned a share of the floor title with a 9.95 as she tied the LSU single-season record with her 10th floor title. Lloimincia Hall (2013), Ash-leigh Clare-Kearney (2009) and Sandra Smith (1980) each tallied 10 in a season. Sydney Ewing stuck her vault cold for a career-high tying 9.975 to win the vault title, the third vault title of the year for the regular-season vault All-American. With the five wins in the regional, head coach D-D Breaux is closing in on 700 career victories as she is now at 698. LSU has 15 regional titles in its history and four straight after winning the 2013 Co-lumbus (Ohio) Regional, 2014 Baton Rouge Regional, 2015 Ames (Iowa) Regional and the Athens Regional. LSU will compete on bars, beam, floor and vault in that order for the fourth-straight meet. The Tigers started on the bye before bars on the way to winning the NCAA Athens Regional, and they will start on the bye before bars again in Semifinal I. LSU will compete against No. 2 Florida, No. 6 Auburn, No. 10 Georgia, No. 14 Min-nesota and No. 18 Stanford in Semifinal I at 1 p.m. CT on April 15.

LSU Tigers Missouri Tigers




Date Opponent Time (CT)/ScoreJan. 9 Oklahoma (SECN+) ................................. W, 196.950-196.725Jan. 14 vs. NC State (Las Vegas, Nev.) ................. W, 195.825-193.625Jan. 22 Kentucky (SECN+/SECN tape delay) ....... W, 196.575-195.100Jan. 30 Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas) Oklahoma .................................................................. 197.550 LSU ............................................................................ 196.750 Washington ............................................................... 196.175 Stanford .................................................................... 196.075 Missouri .................................................................... 195.825Feb. 5 Arkansas (SEC Network) ......................... W, 197.425-196.150Feb. 13 at Georgia (SECN+/SECN tape delay) .......L, 196.800-197.525Feb. 19 Auburn (SEC Network) ........................... W, 197.825-197.125Feb. 26 at Florida (SEC Network) ........................ W, 197.900-197.825Mar. 4 Alabama (SECN+/SECN tape delay) ........ W, 197.925-196.125Mar. 12 LSU ............................................................................ 197.825 Oregon State ............................................................. 196.550 New Hampshire ........................................................ 193.800 Texas Woman’s .......................................................... 193.000Mar. 19 SEC Championship ............................................. 3rd, 197.500Apr. 2 NCAA Athens Regional (SEC Network+) ..............1st, 197.300Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship (ESPNU) ..................................... All Day

Date Opponent Time (CT)/ScoreJan. 8 Illinois (Beauty and the Beast) (SECN+) .. W, 195.350-195.075Jan. 10 at Lindenwood ....................................... W, 195.200-192.000Jan. 15 at Alabama (SEC Network) .......................L, 196.050-197.175Jan. 22 Georgia (SEC Network+) ......................... W, 195.800-195.350Jan. 30 Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas) Oklahoma .................................................................. 197.550 LSU ............................................................................ 196.750 Washington ............................................................... 196.175 Stanford .................................................................... 196.075 Missouri .................................................................... 195.825Feb. 5 Missouri (SEC Network+) .......................................... 196.625 Lindenwood .............................................................. 194.000 SEMO ........................................................................ 192.900Feb. 12 at Kentucky (SEC Network) ......................L, 194.675-196.050Feb. 19 Florida (SEC Network) ..............................L, 196.650-197.750Feb. 26 at Auburn (SECN+/SECN tape delay) ........L, 196.625-197.200Mar. 4 Arkansas ...................................................L, 196.050-196.200Mar. 11 at Western Michigan (ESPN3) ................ W, 195.800-195.525Mar. 19 SEC Championship ............................................. 8th, 195.750Apr. 2 NCAA Minneapolis Regional .............................. 3rd, 195.850

No. 20 Mizzou scored a 195.850 to finish third in the NCAA Minneapo-lis Regional to mark the team’s best Regional finish since the team won the Columbia Regional in 2010. Freshman Morgan Porter placed third in the all-around competition with a 39.300 to qualify as an individual to the NCAA Championships, the first Tiger gymnast to advance since Ra-chel Updike in 2012. After a bye in the opening rotation, Mizzou tallied a 48.875 on floor. Sophomore Kennedi Harris led the squad with a 9.875 on the event, a score that held up as the second-highest of the day. Porter added a 9.850 and freshman Allison Bower notched a 9.800. The Tigers notched a 49.050 on vault in the third rotation as every gymnast scored at least a 9.800 on the apparatus. Harris once again paced the team with a 9.850, while junior Angie Kern, sophomore Shauna Miller and freshmen Porter, Xarria Lewis and Britney Ward all tallied scores of 9.800. Mizzou posted a score of 48.950 on bars in the fifth rotation. Sophomore Becca Schugel led the way with a 9.850, a tally good enough to tie her for third on the event. Porter scored a 9.825 and freshmen Madeleine Huber and Brooke Kelly both went 9.775. In the final rotation on beam, Ward posted a 9.900, her sixth score of 9.900 or higher on the event in 2016, as Mizzou went 48.975 on the event. Porter scored a 9.825, while Miller added a 9.775. Porter will compete at the NCAA Championships as an individual on Friday, April 15.

Team StatisticsTeam Totals

Rank Team Team RQS Avg. High1. Florida 197.795 ............197.502.........198.1752. LSU 197.695 ............197.209.........197.9253. Alabama 197.400 ............197.042.........197.7504. Auburn 197.150 ............196.692.........197.3255. Georgia 197.010 ............196.462.........197.5256. Arkansas 196.575 ............196.335.........197.2257. Missouri 196.235 ............195.867.........196.6508. Kentucky 196.205 ............195.765.........196.700

VaultRank Team Team RQS Avg. High1. LSU ........................49.445 ..............49.395...........49.5502. Florida ...................49.420 ..............49.341...........49.5003. Georgia .................49.415 ..............49.283...........49.5254. Alabama ................49.355 ..............49.260...........49.4255. Auburn ..................49.250 ..............49.167...........49.3756. Arkansas ...............49.160 ..............49.104...........49.2757. Missouri ................49.120 ..............48.990...........49.3008. Kentucky ...............49.005 ..............48.900...........49.175

Uneven BarsRank Team Team RQS Avg. High1. Florida ...................49.500 ..............49.439...........49.6502. Alabama ................49.405 ..............49.283...........49.6003. LSU ........................49.370 ..............49.252...........49.4754. Auburn ..................49.295 ..............49.215...........49.3755. Georgia .................49.280 ..............49.169...........49.4006. Arkansas ...............49.165 ..............49.083...........49.5507. Missouri ................49.120 ..............48.983...........49.2508. Kentucky ...............49.015 ..............48.910...........49.250

Balance BeamRank Team Team RQS Avg. High1. Florida ...................49.430 ..............49.318...........49.5252. LSU ........................49.355 ..............49.141...........49.5753. Alabama ................49.320 ..............49.142...........49.5504. Auburn ..................49.215 ..............49.042...........49.3005. Arkansas ...............49.195 ..............49.069...........49.3256. Georgia .................49.180 ..............48.694...........49.4257. Kentucky ...............49.130 ..............48.971...........49.3758. Missouri ................49.070 ..............48.883...........49.250

Floor ExerciseRank Team Team RQS Avg. High1. LSU ........................49.545 ..............49.420...........49.7002. Florida ...................49.505 ..............49.405...........49.675T3. Alabama ................49.445 ..............49.356...........49.500T3. Auburn ..................49.445 ..............49.269...........49.6005. Georgia .................49.385 ..............49.315...........49.6256. Arkansas ...............49.280 ..............49.079...........49.4257. Missouri ................49.180 ..............49.010...........49.4758. Kentucky ...............49.125 ..............48.983...........49.325

Individual StatisticsAll Around

Rank Team RQS Avg. High1. Bridget Sloan, UF 39.630 ...........39.373 .......39.7752. Kennedy Baker, UF 39.585 ...........39.489 .......39.6503. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 39.570 ...........39.355 .......39.7254. Brandie Jay, UG 39.515 ...........39.412 .......39.675T5. Alicia Boren, UF 39.500 ...........39.413 .......39.600T5. Myia Hambrick, LSU 39.500 ...........39.468 .......39.6257. Mackenzie Brannan, UA 39.410 ...........39.421 .......39.5758. Amanda Wellick, ARK 39.390 ...........39.308 .......39.6009. Morgan Porter, MO 39.355 ...........39.210 .......39.67510. Sidney Dukes, UK 39.310 ...........39.143 .......39.40011. Brittany Rogers, UG 39.225 ...........39.095 .......39.62512. Katie Stuart, UK 39.140 ...........39.050 .......39.325

VaultRank Team RQS Avg. High1. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.965 ............ 9.941 ........10.0002. Brandie Jay, UG 9.935 ............ 9.898 ..........9.9753. Brittany Rogers, UG 9.925 ............ 9.875 ........10.000T4. Kennedy Baker, UF 9.915 ............ 9.893 ..........9.950T4. Alex McMurtry, UF 9.915 ............ 9.895 ..........9.9256. Alicia Boren, UF 9.910 ............ 9.830 ..........9.950T7. Sydney Ewing, LSU 9.905 ............ 9.886 ..........9.975T7. Lauren Beers, UA 9.905 ............ 9.865 ........10.000T9. Amanda Wellick, ARK 9.900 ............ 9.875 ..........9.900T9. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.900 ............ 9.888 ..........9.925

Uneven BarsRank Team RQS Avg. High1. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.945 ............ 9.923 ..........9.9752. Alex McMurtry, UF 9.940 ............ 9.836 ........10.000T3. Brittany Rogers, UG 9.920 ............ 9.813 ..........9.950T3. Kiana Winston, UA 9.920 ............ 9.827 ..........9.975T5. Sarah Finnegan, LSU 9.915 ............ 9.741 ..........9.950T5. Bridgette Caquatto, UF 9.915 ............ 9.893 ..........9.9507. Myia Hambrick, LSU 9.905 ............ 9.873 ..........9.925T8. Mackenzie Brannan, UA 9.900 ............ 9.869 ..........9.975T8. Brandie Jay, UG 9.900 ............ 9.873 ..........9.92510. Katie Bailey, UA 9.890 ............ 9.861 ..........9.950

Balance BeamRank Team RQS Avg. High1. Alex McMurtry, UF 9.945 ........... 9.920 ..........9.950T2. Sarah Finnegan, LSU 9.915 ............ 9.830 ..........9.925T2. Aja Sims, UA 9.915 ............ 9.866 ..........9.975T4. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.910 ............ 9.716 ........10.000T4. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 9.910 ............ 9.856 ..........9.9256. Mary Beth Box, UG 9.905 ............ 9.821 ..........9.9507. Britney Ward, MO 9.900 ............ 9.846 ..........9.925T8. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.895 ............ 9.780 ..........9.950T8. Nickie Guerrero, UA 9.895 ............ 9.858 ..........9.950T10. Erin Macadaeg, LSU 9.890 ............ 9.809 ..........9.925T10. Alicia Boren, UF 9.890 ............ 9.816 ..........9.950

Floor ExerciseRank Team RQS Avg. High1. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.980 ............ 9.952 ........10.0002. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.950 ............ 9.873 ........10.0003. Kennedy Baker, UF 9.940 ............ 9.939 ........10.000T4. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 9.925 ............ 9.895 ..........9.975T4. Mary Beth Box, UG 9.925 ............ 9.908 ..........9.9506. Lauren Beers, UA 9.915 ............ 9.867 ..........9.975T7. Randii Wyrick, LSU 9.905 ............ 9.891 ..........9.925T7. Kiana Winston, UA 9.905 ............ 9.894 ..........9.975T7. Alicia Boren, UF 9.905 ............ 9.884 ..........9.925T7. GiGi Marino, UG 9.905 ............ 9.885 ..........9.950

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