2015 SEC Gymnastics Jill Skotarczak, Assistant Director of Communications (Gymnastics Contact) [email protected] • Twitter: SEC_Jill Week 9 • March 10, 2015

SEC Gymnast of the Week SEC Gymnastics Standings • Florida Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. High Senior • Fredericksburg, Va. LSU 7-0 1.000 11-1 .917 198.375 Alabama 5-2 .714 8-2 .800 197.800 Hunter equaled her season-high all-around of 39.75 in Florida 5-2 .714 6-3 .667 198.225 Friday’s dual meet in Norman, Oklahoma, between the co-de- Auburn 3-4 .429 5-5 .500 197.750 fending NCAA champions. The all-around total equaled the Kentucky 3-4 .429 5-5 .500 196.575 highest posted in the nation last weekend and is the nation’s Georgia 3-4 .429 4-6 .400 196.975 second-highest of the 2015 season. It is also the nation’s top Arkansas 2-5 .286 5-7 .417 196.650 road all-around total of the season. It is the 19th all-around win Missouri 0-7 .000 5-7 .417 195.975 and the 75th event win for Hunter, which places her fourth on both Gator career lists. Hunter turned in marks of 9.9 or better This Week in SEC Gymnastics in every event. She raised her collegiate balance beam best to 9.975 to take second. She also shared second on vault (9.95) Friday, March 13 and earned 9.925 on floor and a 9.90 on bars. Texas Woman’s University at Florida...... 6:45 p.m. Pittsburgh, Ball State at Kentucky...... 7 p.m. North Carolina State at Missouri...... 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma at Alabama+...... 8 p.m. UCLA at Arkansas...... 8 p.m. SEC Specialist of the Week North Carolina at Auburn+...... 8 p.m. • LSU LSU at Centenary...... 8 p.m. Senior • Baton Rouge, La. Saturday, March 14 Courville was limited to two events against Minnesota, and Utah at Georgia+...... 4 p.m. she made them count. She won both the vault and bars titles against the Golden Gophers. Courville tied her career high on All times Eastern and subject to change vault with a perfect 10.0, the third perfect 10 of her career # - SEC Network and the first this season. She followed that by winning bars + - SEC Network + with a 9.925, her eighth bars title of the season. Courville has now won the bars title in eight of nine meets this season and Last Week’s SEC Gymnastics Results the vault title in seven of nine. The bars title is the 18th of her career, placing her in a tie with Ashleigh Clare-Kearney for the Friday, March 6 second-most in LSU history. Courville is up to 21 individual titles this season which is most of any gymnast in the SEC. (22) Kentucky def. (9) Auburn...... 196.575-196.325 Lexington, Ky.

(6) Alabama def. (24) Missouri...... 197.350-195.275 Columbia, Mo.

SEC Freshman of the Week (1) Oklahoma def. (3) Florida...... 198.500-198.100 Myia Hambrick • LSU Norman, Okla. Freshman • Temple, Ga. (2) LSU def. (16) Minnesota...... 198.375-195.450 Baton Rouge, La. Hambrick put together the finest meet of her young career to help LSU achieve the highest score in school history against Saturday, March 7 Minnesota. Hambrick tied or set career highs on all four events and the all-around. She posted a 9.925 on vault, 9.875 on bars, (10) Georgia def. (18) Arkansas...... 196.775-196.650 9.90 on beam, 9.875 on floor and 39.575 in the all-around. Athens, Ga. Hambrick’s 39.575 is the highest all-around total of any fresh- man in the SEC this season, and it is the second-highest all- Sunday, March 8 around of any freshman across the nation. Her 39.575 total is the highest by an LSU freshman since Sarie Morrison recorded a (6) Alabama def. (9) Auburn...... 197.200-197.025 39.575 against Georgia on Feb. 18, 2011. Birmingham, Ala. 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SEC Gymnastics Communications SEC Gymnastics Weekly Honors SEC Jill Skotarczak (205) 458-3000 Jan. 13 [email protected] Gymnast of the Week: Jessie Jordan, LSU Specialist of the Week: , Florida Alabama Roots Woodruff (205) 348-2088 Freshman of the Week: Shauna Miller, Missouri [email protected] Jan. 20 Co-Gymnasts of the Week: Amanda Wellick, Arkansas & Jessie Jordan, LSU Arkansas Chris Caskey (479) 575-4898 Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida [email protected] Freshman of the Week: Kennedy Baker, Florida Auburn Chuck Gallina (334) 844-9800 Jan. 27 Gymnast of the Week: Rheagan Courville, LSU [email protected] Specialist of the Week: Kaitlyn Clark, Alabama Florida Mary Howard (352) 375-4683 x 6110 Freshman of the Week: Paige Zaziski, Arkansas Feb. 3 [email protected] Gymnast of the Week: Kytra Hunter, Florida Georgia Ben Beaty (706) 542-1621 Specialist of the Week: , Georgia Freshman of the Week: Kennedy Baker, Florida bbeaty@sports..edu Feb. 10 Kentucky Charlie Healy (859) 257-3838 Gymnast of the Week: Rheagan Courville, LSU [email protected] Specialist of the Week: Erin Macadaeg, LSU Freshman of the Week: Ericha Fassbender, Florida LSU Jake Terry (225) 578-7678 Feb. 17 [email protected] Gymnast of the Week: Kytra Hunter, Florida Specialist of the Week: MJ Rott, Auburn Missouri Kate Lakin (573) 884-8519 Freshman of the Week: Paige Zaziski, Arkansas and Kennedy Baker, Florida [email protected] Feb. 24 Co-Gymnasts of the Week: Kaitlyn Clark, Alabama & Rheagan Courville, LSU Specialist of the Week: Lloimincia Hall, LSU Freshman of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida Mar. 3 Gymnast of the Week: Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn Specialist of the Week: MJ Rott, Auburn Freshman of the Week: Kennedy Baker, Florida Mar. 13 Gymnast of the Week: Specialist of the Week: Freshman of the Week: Mar. 17 Gymnast of the Week: Specialist of the Week: Freshman of the Week: 2015 SEC Gymnastics Broadcast Schedule 2015 GymInfo Team Rankings (3/9/2015) Date Time (ET) Meet Network Rank Team Team RQS Fri, Jan 9 8 p.m. Iowa at LSU SEC Network+ 1. Oklahoma 197.845 8:30 p.m. Arizona at Alabama SEC Network+ 2. Florida 197.690 Sat, Jan 10 4 p.m. Michigan at Georgia SEC Network+ 3. LSU 197.630 Fri, Jan 16 7 p.m. Auburn at Florida SEC Network 4. Utah 197.530 9 p.m. Alabama at Arkansas SEC Network 5. Alabama 197.390 9 p.m. Missouri at Alabama SEC Network+ 6. Michigan 197.180 Fri, Jan 23 8 p.m. Florida at Alabama SEC Network 7. Auburn 197.020 8 p.m. Arkansas at Auburn SEC Network+ Sun, Jan 25 7 p.m. Kentucky at Georgia* ESPN2 8. UCLA 196.895 Mon, Jan 26 7 p.m. Missouri at LSU* SEC Network 9. Nebraska 196.865 Fri, Jan 30 7 p.m. Georgia at Florida SEC Network 10. Georgia 196.835 8 p.m. Air Force at Auburn SEC Network+ 11. Stanford 196.530 Mon, Feb 2 9 p.m. Alabama at Kentucky* SEC Network 12. Penn State 196.430 Fri, Feb 6 8 p.m. Georgia at LSU SEC Network 13. Illinois-Champaign 196.355 Sun, Feb 8 12:30 p.m. Auburn at Alabama* ESPN2 14. Oregon State 196.330 Mon, Feb 9 9 p.m. Florida at Arkansas* SEC Network 15. Boise State 196.325 Fri, Feb 13 8 p.m. Boise State at Alabama SEC Network+ 16. Arkansas 196.260 8 p.m. LSU at Auburn SEC Network 17. Arizona 196.195 Sun, Feb 15 7 p.m. Missouri at Florida* ESPN2 18. Denver 196.100 Fri, Feb 20 7 p.m. Alabama at Georgia SEC Network 9 p.m. Auburn at Missouri SEC Network 19. California 196.050 Tue, Feb 24 5 p.m. Florida at LSU* ESPNU 20. Minnesota 196.035 Fri, Feb 27 7 p.m. Kentucky at Florida SEC Network 21. Washington 195.810 8 p.m. Georgia at Auburn SEC Network+ Southern Utah 195.810 9 p.m. LSU at Alabama SEC Network 23. Central Michigan 195.695 Mon, Mar 2 7 p.m. Missouri at Arkansas* SEC Network 24. Kentucky 195.625 Mon, Mar 9 9 p.m. Arkansas at Georgia* SEC Network 25. Michigan State 195.550 11 p.m. Alabama at Missouri* SEC Network Iowa 195.550 Fri, Mar 13 8 p.m. Oklahoma at Alabama SEC Network+ 8 p.m. North Carolina at Auburn SEC Network+ Sat, Mar 28 1 p.m. SEC Championship* ESPN2 *tape delayed Alabama Crimson Tide 8-2, 5-2 SEC 5-7, 2-5 SEC (4-1 Home, 3-1 Away, 1-0 Neutral) (4-1 Home, 0-4 Away, 1-2 Neutral)

Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Jan. 9 Arizona (SEC Network+)...... W, 196.225-194.375 Jan. 9 at Oklahoma...... L, 197.625-194.900 Jan. 16 at Arkansas (SEC Network)...... L, 196.325-196.175 Jan. 16 Alabama (SEC Network)...... W, 196.325-196.175 Jan. 23 at Auburn (SEC Network+)...... L, 197.075-196.250 Jan. 23 Florida (SEC Network)...... W, 197.400-196.800 Jan. 31 Arkansas (2015 Metroplex Challenge)...... 196.250 Jan. 30 at Kentucky (SEC Network Tape Delay)... W, 196.700-195.625 LSU...... 197.425 Feb. 6 Auburn (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... W, 197.325-196.825 Iowa State...... 193.400 Feb. 13 Boise State (SEC Network+)...... W, 197.800-195.450 Oklahoma...... 197.700 Feb. 20 at Georgia (SEC Network)...... W, 197.675-196.825 Feb. 6 Florida (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 197.200-195.375 Feb. 27 LSU (SEC Network)...... L, 197.350-197.225 Feb. 13 Arkansas...... 196.650 Illinois State...... 192.025 Mar. 6 at Missouri (SEC Network Tape Delay).... W, 197.350-195.275 Southeast Missouri State...... 191.150 Mar. 8 vs. Auburn...... W, 197.200-197.025 Feb. 20 at Kentucky...... L, 195.750-194.825 Mar. 13 Oklahoma (SEC Network+)...... 7 p.m. Feb. 27 Missouri (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... W, 195.825-195.275 Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Mar. 7 at Georgia (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 196.775-196.650 Apr. 4 NCAA Regional...... All Day Mar. 13 UCLA...... 7 p.m. Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 4 NCAA Regional...... All Day Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day

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The No. 6 Alabama gymnastics team juggled its lineup once again and The No. 18-ranked University of Arkansas women’s gymnastics team came away with a 197.350-195.275 win at Missouri in Mizzou Arena saved its best Southeastern Conference performance of the year on Friday night. It was the Crimson Tide’s second highest road score of for its conference regular season finale, as the Razorbacks tied their the season. Junior Lauren Beers won the all-around with a 39.550 as season-best score of 196.650 on Saturday evening at No. 10 Georgia. well as the floor exercise (9.925). She and senior Kaitlyn Clark shared The Razorbacks were able to hit on all four events, as they collected a top honors on the balance beam (9.9) while Clark won the uneven bars quartet of 49-plus scores for the second time this season en route to the (9.95). Junior Carley Sims won the vault with a 9.925. Alabama started 196.650 score. The vault and floor exercise rotations once again led the things off with a 49.475, tying its season high with its highest road score way for Arkansas as they posted a 49.275 and a 49.200, respectively, in of the season. After a solid start to its lineup, freshman Kiana Winston each event. The Razorbacks were able to master the balance beam on turned things up a notch with a 9.9 in just her third turn in the Tide’s Saturday, as the team posted a season-high score of 49.100 in the event. competitive lineup while veterans Beers and Clark closed the rotation Sophomore Amanda Wellick had a phenomenal performance against by going 9.925 and 9.950, respectively. On the next event, sophomore the 10th-ranked Gymdogs, as she tallied a career-best in the all-around Mary Lillian Sanders and senior Hunter Dennis made their career debuts with a 39.500. Wellick began her night with a 9.825 on the uneven on vault, scoring 9.75 and 9.825, respectively while Carley Sims led the bars and followed that up with a 9.900 on the vault. Her performance Tide to a 49.150 team score with a career-best 9.925. On the floor exer- was even stronger in the second half of the meet, as she collected her cise, the Tide started things off with 9.9s from sophomores Aja Sims and second 9.900 of the night on the floor exercise and tied her career high Mackenzie Valentin as well as senior Lora Leigh Frost while Beers closed on the balance beam with a 9.875. Wellick’s 39.500 in the all-around out the rotation with a 9.925, pacing Alabama to a 49.500, its second was good enough to earn her fifth all-around event title of the year. highest score of the season. It was just Valentin’s third time in the Tide’s Tonight’s win marks the fourth-straight meet that the Wheaton, Illinois lineup and a career-best score. A fall in the second spot on the balance native, has won at least one event title. Over that stretch, Wellick has beam put pressure on the Tide’s last four gymnasts, but they came won eight titles, pushing her season total of 14. The No. 18-ranked through, including a 9.9 from Beers in the third spot and a 9.9 from Razorbacks conclude the 2015 regular season next Friday, March 13, as Clark in the fifth, pushing Alabama to a 49.225. Tied with one rotation they’ll entertain No. 8 UCLA at Barnhill Arena. Events are scheduled to to go, the No. 6 Alabama gymnastics team outlasted No. 9 Auburn to begin at 6:45 p.m. CT, while the live webcast on the SEC Network+ is set win the first Elevate the Stage Meet, 197.200-197.025, in the Birming- to start at 7 p.m. CT. ham Jefferson Convention Center Sunday afternoon. After back-to-back road meets over the week, Alabama returns home Friday, March 13 to close out its regular-season slate with No. 1 ranked Oklahoma starting at 7 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum. Florida Gators 5-5, 3-4 SEC 6-3, 5-2 SEC (3-1 Home, 2-3 Away, 0-0 Neutral) (4-0 Home, 2-3 Away, 0-0 Neutral)

Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score Jan. 9 at North Carolina...... W, 194.150-193.750 Jan. 11 at Ball State...... W, 196.925-193.70 Jan. 16 at Florida (SEC Network)...... L, 197.200-195.650 Jan. 16 Auburn (SEC Network)...... W, 197.200-195.650 Jan. 23 Arkansas (SEC Network+)...... W, 197.075-196.250 Jan. 23 at Alabama (SEC Network)...... L, 197.400-196.800 Jan. 30 Air Force (SEC Network+)...... W, 196.625-190.900 Jan. 30 Georgia (SEC Network)...... W, 197.600-196.950 Feb. 6 at Alabama (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... L, 197.325-196.825 Feb. 6 at Arkansas (SEC Network Tape Delay)... W, 197.200-195.375 Feb. 13 LSU (SEC Network)...... L, 197.350-197.300 Feb. 13 Missouri (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... W, 198.225-195.975 Feb. 20 at Missouri (SEC Network)...... W, 196.875-195.850 Feb. 20 at LSU (ESPNU Tape Delay)...... L, 197.950-197.425 Feb. 27 Georgia (SEC Network+)...... W, 197.750-196.775 Feb. 27 Kentucky (SEC Network)...... W, 198.125-195.950 Mar. 6 at Kentucky...... L, 196.575-196.325 Mar. 6 at Oklahoma...... L, 198.500-198.100 Mar. 8 vs. Alabama...... L, 197.200-197.025 Mar. 13 Texas Woman’s University...... 6:45 p.m. Mar. 13 North Carolina (SEC Network+)...... 7 p.m. Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Apr. 4 NCAA Regional...... All Day Apr. 4 NCAA Regional...... All Day Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day

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No. 9 Auburn gymnastics was able to increase its Regional Qualifying Florida finished 2015 regular-season road action by visiting the arena Score in its 196.575-196.325 defeat at No. 22 Kentucky in Memorial of the team the Gators shared the 2014 NCAA team title – top-ranked Coliseum on Friday. Caitlin Atkinson earned her sixth straight all-around Oklahoma. The competition was exactly what was expected – a with a 39.575, her second-highest total in her career. A team total of high-scoring meet with a record crowd. It was the highest scoring meet 49.375 on floor gave the Tigers their second-highest total on the event of the 2015 season, as Oklahoma used the nation’s top total of 198.50 this season. Atkinson led the team with a 9.950, earning the event title. to take the win. The Gators’ total of 198.10 is the nation’s second-high- Kullen Hlawek also earned a career-high 9.875. The Tigers scored their est road score of 2015. The Gators turned in a nearly-perfect 9.975 on third-highest vault total of the season with a 49.275. Atkinson and Lexus three events, with that mark taking two event titles. Freshman Alex Demers shared the event title with scores of 9.900, giving Demers her McMurtry, the nation’s top-ranked vaulter, claimed her sixth title. Junior fourth vault title of the year and Atkinson her second. Atkinson scored All-American Bridget Sloan won the uneven bars after matching her col- a 39.750 to win the all-around title vs. Alabama. Auburn and Alabama legiate best of 9.975 for the second consecutive meet. Senior All-Amer- were tied after the third rotation before Alabama won 197.200 to ican Kytra Hunter set her collegiate balance beam best at 9.975, which 197.025. Auburn will play host to North Carolina at 7 p.m. Friday in took second overall in the dual. Hunter also matched her season-high Auburn Arena, the last stop before the SEC Championship in Duluth, all-around total of 39.75 for her 75th event title of her career. Sloan’s Ga., on March 21. bars win pushed her career total of event titles to 60.

Next up, No. 2 Florida finishes 2015 home and regular-season action with a dual meet facing Texas Woman’s University. Meet time is set for 6:45 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. This is the first meeting between the two programs. The meet streams live on SEC Network+. Georgia Gym Dogs 4-6, 3-4 SEC 5-5, 3-4 SEC (3-2 Home, 1-4 Away, 0-0 Neutral) (3-2 Home, 2-2 Away, 0-1 Neutral)

Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score Jan. 10 Michigan (SEC Network+)...... L, 196.600-195.600 Jan. 12 at Washington...... W, 194.975-194.325 Jan. 16 Missouri (SEC Network+)...... W, 195.800-195.225 Jan. 16 LSU...... 196.600 Jan. 19 at Denver...... L, 194.850-194.300 Kentucky...... 195.600 Jan. 24 Kentucky (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... W, 196.975-194.225 Arizona State...... 194.400 Jan. 30 at Florida (SEC Network)...... L, 197.600-196.950 Jan. 24 at Georgia (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... L, 196.975-194.225 Feb. 6 at LSU (SEC Network)...... L, 198.075-196.850 Jan. 30 Alabama (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 196.700-195.625 Feb. 14 at North Carolina...... W, 196.200-195.200 Feb. 6 at Missouri...... W, 195.825-195.150 Feb. 20 Alabama (SEC Network)...... L, 197.675-196.825 Feb. 13 vs. Oklahoma (Perfect 10 Challenge)...... L, 197.275-194.425 Feb. 27 at Auburn (SEC Network+)...... L, 197.750-196.775 Feb. 20 Arkansas...... W, 195.750-194.825 Mar. 7 Arkansas (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... W, 196.775-196.650 Feb. 27 at Florida (SEC Network)...... L, 198.125-195.950 Mar. 14 Utah (SEC Network+)...... 4 p.m. Mar. 6 Auburn...... W, 196.575-196.325 Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Mar. 13 Pittsburgh, Ball State...... 7 p.m. Apr. 4 NCAA Regional...... All Day Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 4 NCAA Regional...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day

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The will close the regular season with a home meet For the second time in the last three weeks, the No. 22 Kentucky gym- against fourth-ranked and undefeated Utah Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. Three nastics team upset a higher-ranked Southeastern Conference opponent, Georgia gymnasts – Chelsea Davis, Demetria Hunte and Sarah Persinger this time with the second-highest score in program history to defeat – will be recognized as part of Senior Day festivities. Georgia defeated No. 9 Auburn, 196.575-196.325. Kentucky’s team score of 196.575, a Arkansas 196.775-196.650 last week in Athens. The meet was tied with season-high, is the second-highest score in program history and the best one routine to go, and Mary Beth Box secured the win with a 9.95 on ever in Memorial Coliseum. It is the third time UK has scored 196.500 floor. This marks the 50th all-time meeting between Georgia and Utah or higher, all occurring in the last three years under fourth-year head with the Gymdogs holding a 25-23-1 advantage. This is only the 13th coach Tim Garrison. The Wildcats (5-5, 3-4 SEC) upended the Tigers dual meet between the two schools, and the Utes have a 7-5 edge. (5-4, 3-4 SEC) for the fifth time in the last four years. The Wildcats put Utah won last year in Salt Lake City, 198.025-197.600. UGA defeated together undoubtedly their most compete meet of the season from Utah on Senior Day two years ago in Athens, 197.650-196.975. No two start to finish. UK recorded a 49.000 or higher on all four events for the teams have combined for more NCAA titles than Georgia and Utah. The first time since 2013. UK scored a season-high 49.250 on the beam, the Gymdogs have won 10 NCAA titles, while Utah has won nine. Georgia fifth-highest score in team history as UK earned its first event title of the came in at No. 10 in this week’s rankings. The Gymdogs are ranked ninth night, thanks to senior Shannon Mitchell’s career-high 9.925. The victory on vault, eighth on bars, 12th on beam and 16th on floor. Individually, marked UK’s first win over a top-10 team since the Wildcats beat No. Brandie Jay is ranked 14th on vault, is No. 20 on bars, 9 Arkansas in 2013. The third win for the Wildcats in SEC competition Chelsea Davis is tied for 21st on bars, and Mary Beth Box is 23rd on in their last four league meets gives UK three conference victories for beam. the second time in team history. Kentucky first posted three SEC wins in 2013, the first year the league expanded to eight teams. UK now owns a 195.625 Regional Qualifying Score, which will be the highest RQS in program history. Kentucky has broken the school RQS record in each of the past three seasons. The Wildcats will have two more chances to im- prove their RQS this season, with the final opportunity at home coming next week on Senior Night. Kentucky hosts Pittsburgh and Ball State in Memorial Coliseum on March 13 at 7 p.m. ET before the SEC Champion- ships on March 21 in Duluth, Ga. LSU Tigers 11-1, 7-0 SEC 5-7, 0-7 SEC (5-0 Home, 4-0 Away, 2-1 Neutral) (3-3 Home, 1-4 Away, 1-0 Neutral)

Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Jan. 9 Iowa (SEC Network+)...... W, 197.125-193.300 Jan. 9 Missouri...... 193.900 Jan. 16 LSU...... 196.600 Towson...... 193.325 Kentucky...... 195.600 Kent State...... 192.400 Arizona State...... 194.400 Jan. 16 at Georgia (SEC Network+)...... L, 195.800-195.225 Jan. 23 Missouri (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... W, 197.350-192.725 Jan. 23 at LSU (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 197.350-192.725 Jan. 31 LSU (2015 Metroplex Challenge)...... 197.625 Jan. 30 Missouri...... 195.850 Arkansas...... 196.250 Lindenwood...... 194.700 Iowa State...... 193.400 at SEMO...... 193.600 Oklahoma...... 197.700 Feb. 6 Kentucky...... L, 195.825-195.150 Feb. 6 Georgia (SEC Network)...... W, 198.075-196.850 Feb. 8 Lindenwood...... W, 194.550-193.675 Feb. 13 at Auburn (SEC Network)...... W, 197.350-197.300 Feb. 13 at Florida (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... L, 198.225-195.975 Feb. 20 Florida (ESPNU Tape Delay)...... W, 197.950-197.425 Feb. 20 Auburn (SEC Network)...... L, 196.875-195.850 Feb. 27 at Alabama (SEC Network)...... W, 197.350-197.225 Feb. 27 at Arkansas (SEC Network Tape Delay).....L, 195.825-195.275 Mar. 6 Minnesota (SEC Network+)...... W, 198.375-195.450 Mar. 6 Alabama (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 197.350-195.275 Mar. 13 at Centenary...... 7 p.m. Mar. 13 North Carolina State...... 6:30 p.m. Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Apr. 4 NCAA Regional...... All Day Apr. 4 NCAA Regional...... All Day Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day

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LSU improved to 11-1 overall after crushing Minnesota with a pro- The Mizzou gymnastics team tallied its highest floor score in three years gram-best 198.375 score to the Golden Gophers’ 195.450. LSU estab- as the Tigers fell to the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide, 197.350-195.275, lished a school record on vault with a 49.825, obliterating the previous at the Pink Out on March 6 at Mizzou Arena. Missouri closed the record of 49.650 set last season. The Tigers also tied the school record competition with a 49.275 on floor, a season high and the best score for on floor with a 49.700. It was quite a meet for several Tigers on Senior the squad on the event since a 49.400 on March 16, 2012. The Tigers’ Night as Rheagan Courville tied her career high with a perfect 10.0 previous season high on floor was 49.150, recorded against Lindenwood on vault, Jessie Jordan earned her first career 10.0, also on vault, and on Feb. 8. Lloimincia Hall tallied a 10.0 on floor, the sixth perfect 10 on floor in her career. The only other time LSU scored three 10s in one meet was Feb. Overall, the team score of 195.275 was Mizzou’s seventh tally over 23, 2004 when April Burkholder picked up a 10 on vault and Nicki Butler 195.000 this season after combining to reach the mark just four times and Terin Martinjak each earned 10s on floor in a meet at Texas Wom- in 2013 and 2014. Senior Laura Kappler placed second in the all-around an’s. While the seniors enjoyed tremendous success, it was sophomore with a career best total of 39.200. who stole the show with a career-high 39.725 to capture the all-around title. Gnat set career highs on vault and floor with a On floor, five of six Tigers tallied a 9.825 or better, including a personal 9.975 on each event, and she won the beam title with a 9.925. Courville best 9.900 from sophomore Alyson Heimsath. Freshman Kennedi Harris and Jordan shared the vault title, and Courville nabbed her eighth bars knocked out a 9.875 to mark her seventh straight meet above a 9.800 title of the season with a 9.925. Hall’s perfect 10 on floor garnered her on the event. Sophomore Angie Kern set a season high with a 9.850, 29th career title in the event, extending her school-record total. Myia while senior Briana Conkle and freshman Becca Schugel each recorded Hambrick recorded her best meet as a Tiger as she earned career highs 9.825s. in all four events and the all-around. Hambrick scored a 9.925 on vault, 9.875 on bars, 9.90 on beam, 9.875 on floor and a 39.575 in the all- Missouri concludes the regular season on Friday, March 13 against around. Overall, LSU recorded 13 scores of 9.90 or higher in the meet, North Carolina State at 6:30 p.m. at the Hearnes Center. including five of 9.975 or better. The Tigers tallied 15 career high scores in the competition to finish undefeated at home for the second straight season. LSU also extended two home streaks: 14 consecutive meets with a 197 or higher score and 12 straight meets with a win. The Tigers wrap up the regular season Friday in a tri-meet at Centenary with New Hampshire. The meet will begin at 7 p.m. CT in Centenary’s Gold Dome. Team Statistics Team Totals Balance Beam Rank Team Team RQS Avg. High Rank Team Beam RQS Avg. High 1. Florida...... 197.690...... 197.511 198.225 1. Florida...... 49.345...... 49.267 49.575 2. LSU...... 197.630...... 197.511 198.375 2. LSU...... 49.305...... 49.308 49.625 3. Alabama...... 197.390...... 197.108 197.800 Alabama...... 49.305...... 49.160 49.425 4. Auburn...... 197.020...... 196.560 197.750 4. Auburn...... 49.220...... 49.040 49.400 5. Georgia...... 196.835...... 196.305 196.975 5. Georgia...... 49.140...... 48.823 49.350 6. Arkansas...... 196.260...... 195.894 196.650 6. Kentucky...... 48.920...... 48.761 49.250 7. Kentucky...... 195.625...... 195.439 196.575 7. Missouri...... 48.740...... 48.483 49.150 8. Missouri...... 195.485...... 194.973 195.975 8. Arkansas...... 48.645...... 48.478 49.100

Vault Floor Exercise Rank Team Vault RQS Avg. High Rank Team Floor RQS Avg. High 1. Florida...... 49.510...... 49.461 49.575 1. LSU...... 49.475...... 49.422 49.700 2. LSU...... 49.465...... 49.425 49.825 2. Florida...... 49.455...... 49.397 49.725 3. Alabama...... 49.405...... 49.350 49.500 3. Alabama...... 49.450...... 49.388 49.525 4. Auburn...... 49.295...... 49.163 49.500 4. Auburn...... 49.310...... 49.203 49.550 5. Georgia...... 49.280...... 49.230 49.550 5. Arkansas...... 49.225...... 49.203 49.600 6. Arkansas...... 49.260...... 49.231 49.425 6. Georgia...... 49.170...... 49.035 49.550 7. Missouri...... 49.030...... 48.958 49.250 7. Kentucky...... 49.015...... 48.928 49.175 8. Kentucky...... 48.960...... 48.872 49.175 8. Missouri...... 48.990...... 48.810 49.275

Uneven Bars Rank Team Bars RQS Avg. High 1. Florida...... 49.480...... 49.386 49.550 2. Alabama...... 49.380...... 49.210 49.525 3. LSU...... 49.365...... 49.356 49.600 4. Georgia...... 49.275...... 49.218 49.350 5. Auburn...... 49.250...... 49.155 49.525 6. Arkansas...... 49.095...... 48.983 49.200 7. Kentucky...... 48.940...... 48.878 49.150 8. Missouri...... 48.905...... 48.723 49.150 Individual Statistics All Around Balance Beam Rank Name, School A-A RQS Avg. High Rank Name, School Beam RQS Avg. High 1. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 39.610...... 39.500 39.750 1. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.915...... 9.903 9.925 2. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 39.545...... 39.557 39.675 2. Megan Walker, AU...... 9.895...... 9.825 9.925 3. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 39.535...... 39.431 39.750 3. Claire Boyce, UF...... 9.890...... 9.712 9.950 4. Lauren Beers, UA...... 39.515...... 39.375 39.650 4. Kaitlyn Clark, UA...... 9.890...... 9.792 9.950 5. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 39.495...... 39.536 39.825 5. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.885...... 9.878 9.975 6. Amanda Wellick, AR...... 39.385...... 39.131 39.500 6. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.885...... 9.867 9.925 7. Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 39.375...... 39.389 39.725 7. Mary Beth Box, UG...... 9.875...... 9.747 9.950 8. Paige Zaziski, AR...... 39.200...... 38.956 39.275 8. Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 9.870...... 9.871 9.950 9. Ashlyn Broussard, UG...... 9.870...... 9.730 9.950 Vault 10. Keely McNeer, UA...... 9.865...... 9.840 9.925 Rank Name, School Vault RQS Avg. High 11. Lexus Demers, AU...... 9.860...... 9.695 9.900 1. Alex McMurtry, UF...... 9.960...... 9.942 10.000 Alex McMurtry, UF...... 9.860...... 9.853 9.900 2. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.945...... 9.858 9.975 Bri Guy, AU...... 9.860...... 9.757 9.875 3. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 9.930...... 9.919 10.000 14. Erin Macadaeg, LS...... 9.855...... 9.781 9.950 4. Amanada Wellick, AR...... 9.920...... 9.911 9.950 Aja Sims, UA...... 9.855...... 9.790 9.900 5. Brandie Jay, UG...... 9.910...... 9.897 9.950 Ericha Fassbender, UF...... 9.855...... 9.772 9.900 6. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.900...... 9.887 9.950 MJ Rott, AU...... 9.900...... 9.887 9.975 Floor Exercise Kaitlyn Clark, UA...... 9.900...... 9.889 9.975 Rank Name, School Floor RQS Avg. High 9. Kayla Williams, UA...... 9.895...... 9.889 9.950 1. Lloimincia Hall, LS...... 9.945...... 9.931 10.000 10. Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.890...... 9.858 9.900 2. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.945...... 9.917 9.975 Myia Hambrick, LS...... 9.890...... 9.881 9.925 3. Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 9.925...... 9.889 9.975 12. Ashlyn Broussard, UG...... 9.885...... 9.860 9.975 4. Bridgette Caquatto, UF...... 9.915...... 9.772 9.975 13. Paige Zaziski, AR...... 9.885...... 9.856 9.925 5. Kennedy Baker, UF...... 9.915...... 9.914 9.975 14. Heather Elswick, AR...... 9.875...... 9.853 9.950 6. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.910...... 9.907 9.925 Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 9.875...... 9.875 9.975 7. Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.905...... 9.850 9.950 Shauna Miller, MO...... 9.875...... 9.871 9.975 8. Carley Sims, UA...... 9.900...... 9.889 9.900 Kiersten Wang, UF...... 9.875...... 9.842 9.900 Amanda Wellick, AR...... 9.900...... 9.889 9.950 10. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.895...... 9.863 9.975 Uneven Bars 11. Jessica Savona, LS...... 9.880...... 9.864 9.900 Rank Name, School Bars RQS Avg. High Kiersten Wang, UF...... 9.880...... 9.856 9.925 1. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 9.935...... 9.933 9.975 13. Mary Beth Box, UG...... 9.875...... 9.765 9.950 2. Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.910...... 9.830 9.950 14. Heather Elswick, AR...... 9.865...... 9.861 9.925 3. Bridgette Caquatto, UF...... 9.905...... 9.886 9.950 Lora Leigh Frost, UA...... 9.865...... 9.841 9.925 4. Alex McMurtry, UF...... 9.895...... 9.881 9.925 5. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.890...... 9.820 9.975 6. Brittany Rogers, UG...... 9.890...... 9.828 9.975 7. Chelsea Davis, UG...... 9.885...... 9.875 9.925 8. Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto, UF.....9.880...... 9.858 9.950 9. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.875...... 9.847 9.925 10. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.870...... 9.872 9.925 11. Shae Zamardi, LS...... 9.865...... 9.847 9.900 Megan Walker, AU...... 9.865...... 9.798 9.925 13. Randii Wyrick, LS...... 9.860...... 9.856 9.925 Kiera Brown, UG...... 9.860...... 9.833 9.925 15. Paige Zaziski, AR...... 9.855...... 9.853 9.925