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2016 SEC Gymnastics Awards SEC Gymnastics Standings Gymnast of the Year: Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn Event Specialist of the Year: , LSU Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. RQS Freshman of the Year: Morgan Porter, Missouri 5-2 .714 15-2 .882 197.795 Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Lauren Beers, Alabama LSU 6-1 .857 18-4 .818 197.695 Co-Coaches of the Year: Mark Cook, Arkansas & Jenny Rowland, Florida Alabama 3-4 .429 14-6 .700 197.400 Auburn 4-3 .571 12-8 .600 197.150 Georgia 4-3 .571 8-12 .400 197.010 All-SEC Team Arkansas 4-3 .571 9-10 .474 196.575 Katie Bailey Alabama Missouri 1-6 .143 6-16 .273 196.235 Mackenzie Brannan Alabama Kentucky 1-6 .143 8-12 .400 196.205 Jenna Bresette Alabama 2016 SEC Championship Team Results Kiana Winston Alabama 1. Florida...... 197.775 Samantha Nelson Arkansas 2. Alabama...... 197.750 Amanda Wellick Arkansas 3. LSU...... 197.500 Paige Zaziski Arkansas 4. Auburn...... 196.975 Caitlin Atkinson Auburn 5. Georgia...... 196.850 Kennedy Baker Florida 6. Arkansas...... 195.500 7. Kentucky...... 196.250 Alicia Boren Florida 8. Missouri...... 195.750 Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto Florida Alex McMurtry Florida NCAA Regionals Schedule Mary Beth Box Georgia Ann Arbor Regional - 6 p.m. ET Brandie Jay Georgia Auburn Eastern Michigan Georgia Michigan Penn State Rachel Schick Georgia Stanford New Hampshire Sarah Finnegan LSU Ashleigh Gnat LSU Athens Regional - 4 p.m. ET (SEC Network+) Myia Hambrick LSU LSU Arizona Sidney Dukes Kentucky Georgia George Washington Oregon State Michigan State Alex Hyland Kentucky Britney Ward Missouri Iowa City Regional - 4 p.m. CT Becca Schugel Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kent State All-Freshman Team Arkansas Central Michigan Jenna Bresette Alabama Minneapolis Regional - 4 p.m. CT Samantha Cerio Auburn Taylor Krippner Auburn Florida Missouri Denver Ohio State Alicia Boren Florida Minnesota BYU Sydney Snead Georgia Sarah Finnegan LSU Salt Lake City Regional - 6 p.m. MT McKenna Kelley LSU Utah Southern Utah Sidney Dukes Kentucky UCLA Illinois Alex Hyland Kentucky Washington Utah State Morgan Porter Missouri Tuscaloosa Regional - 4 p.m. CT (SEC Network+) Britney Ward Missouri Alabama Kentucky California West Virginia Boise State Bowling Green Media Services SEC Gymnastics Fast Facts 2016 SEC Gymnastics Championship • teams have won 10 of the last The 2016 SEC Gymnastics Championship will 11 NCAA Championships, including five consecutive and 19 be held March 19 at the Verizon Arena in North NCAA titles all-time. Three different SEC teams - Alabama, Flor- Little Rock, Ark. Media representatives wishing ida and Georgia - have won NCAA Gymnastics Championships. to cover this event should contact Jill Skotarczak ([email protected]) in the SEC Communica- • Florida is the three-time defending National Champion. Five tions Office. SEC teams advanced to the semifinals and three to the Super Six at the 2015 NCAA Championships. Gymnasts of the Week The SEC will announce a Gymnast of the Week, Specialist of • In 1998, the SEC entered the record books as the only con- the Week and Freshman of the Week each Tuesday begin- ference ever to sweep the top three spots at the NCAA meet ning Jan. 12. Members of the media wishing to receive these (Georgia, Florida and Alabama). announcements should e-mail Jill Skotarczak (jskotarczak@sec. org). • The SEC has placed at least two teams among the top six in 33 of the possible 34 NCAA Championship events. A record SEC Gymnastics on the Internet five SEC teams advanced to the NCAA Super Six team final in Information about Southeastern Conference gymnastics is 2009. available on the Internet via the SEC’s web site – http://www. secsports.com. The site will be updated each week, following • The SEC leads all conferences in NCAA individual titles (99). the completion of the weekly release. • 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 Gymnastics Communications SEC Gymnastics Weekly Honors SEC Jill Skotarczak (205) 458-3000 Jan. 12 [email protected] Gymnast of the Week: , Florida & Myia Hambrick, LSU Specialist of the Week: Shae Zamardi, LSU Alabama Roots Woodruff (205) 348-2088 Freshman of the Week: Sarah Finnegan, LSU [email protected] Jan. 19 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Arkansas Bryan Fyalkowski (479) 575-3696 Specialist of the Week: Britney Ward, Missouri [email protected] Freshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, Florida Auburn Kendra Willard (334) 844-9800 Jan. 26 Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida [email protected] Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida Florida Mary Howard (352) 375-4683 x 6110 Freshman of the Week: Britney Ward, Florida Feb. 2 [email protected] Gymnast of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida Georgia Steven Colquitt (706) 542-1621 Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida Freshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, Florida [email protected] Feb. 9 Kentucky Steve Sommer (859) 257-3250 Gymnast of the Week: Myia Hambrick, LSU [email protected] Specialist of the Week: Mary Beth Box, Georgia Freshman of the Week: Sidney Dukes, Kentucky LSU Jake Terry (225) 578-7678 Feb. 16 [email protected] Gymnast of the Week: Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn & Brandie Jay, Georgia Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida Missouri Kate Lakin (573) 884-8519 Freshman of the Week: Alicia Boren, Florida [email protected] 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: Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Mary Beth Box, Georgia Freshman of the Week: Morgan Porter, Missouri Mar. 15 Gymnast of the Week: Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn & Bridget Sloan, Florida Specialist of the Week: Alex McMurtry, Florida Freshman of the Week: Sarah Finnegan, LSU 2016 SEC Gymnastics Broadcast Schedule 2016 Road to Nationals Rankings (3/21/2016) Date Time (ET) Meet Network Rank Team Team RQS Sat, Jan 9 5 p.m. Oklahoma at LSU SEC Network+ 1. Oklahoma 197.920 Fri, Jan 15 7 p.m. Missouri at Alabama SEC Network 2. Florida 197.795 7 p.m. UCLA at Florida SEC Network+ 3. LSU 197.695 8 p.m. Kentucky at Auburn SEC Network+ 4. Alabama 197.400 8:30 p.m. Georgia at Arkansas SEC Network 5. Utah 197.205 Sun, Jan 17 3 p.m. Oklahoma at Arkansas SEC Network+ 6. Auburn 197.150 Mon, Jan 18 2 p.m. Stanford at Georgia SEC Network+ 7. Michigan 197.130 Fri, Jan 22 7 p.m. Arkansas at Alabama SEC Network 8 p.m. Georgia at Missouri SEC Network+ 8. UCLA 197.055 8:30 p.m. Florida at Auburn SEC Network 9. Georgia 197.055 8:30 p.m. Kentucky at LSU SEC Network+ 10. California 196.770 Sun, Jan 24 7:30 p.m. Florida at Auburn** ESPN 11. Denver 196.725 Mon, Jan 25 9 p.m. Kentucky at LSU* SEC Network 12. Nebraska 196.635 Fri, Jan 29 7 p.m. Alabama at Florida SEC Network T13. Oregon State 196.575 7 p.m. Georgia at Kentucky SEC Network+ T13. Arkansas 196.575 8:30 p.m. Auburn at Arkansas SEC Network 15. Boise State 196.570 Fri, Feb 5 7 p.m. Florida at Georgia SEC Network 16. Minnesota 196.495 8 p.m. SEMO/Lindenwood 17. Washington 196.360 at Missouri SEC Network+ 18. Stanford 196.355 8:30 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama SEC Network+ 8:30 p.m. Arkansas at LSU SEC Network 19. Iowa 196.330 Sun, Feb 7 6 p.m. Florida at Georgia** ESPN2 20. Missouri 196.235 Tue, Feb 9 5:30 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama* ESPNU 21. Kentucky 196.205 Fri, Feb 12 7 p.m. Arkansas at Florida SEC Network+ 22. Arizona 196.155 7 p.m. Missouri at Kentucky SEC Network 23. Southern Utah 196.050 8:30 p.m. Alabama at Auburn SEC Network 24. Eastern Michigan 196.040 Sat, Feb 13 4 p.m. LSU at Georgia SEC Network+ 25. Penn State 195.960 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 ESPNU 6 p.m. SEC Championship SEC Network Sat, Mar 27 1 p.m. SEC Championship* ESPN2 *tape delayed ** re-airs Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks 14-6, 3-4 SEC 9-10, 4-3 SEC (4-1 Home, 1-4 Away, 9-1 Neutral) (3-2 Home, 3-2 Away, 3-6 Neutral)

Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Jan. 10 at UCLA (Pac-12 Network)...... L, 196.300-196.550 Jan. 2 Cancun Classic Jan. 15 Missouri (SEC Network)...... W, 197.175-196.050 Michigan...... 196.975 Jan. 17 vs. Auburn (Birmingham, Ala.)...... W, 196.875-196.075 Arkansas...... 195.150 Jan. 22 Arkansas (SEC Network)...... L, 196.400-196.700 Iowa...... 192.350 Jan. 29 at Florida (SEC Network)...... L, 197.525-198.175 Jan. 15 Georgia (SEC Network)...... L, 196.700-196.775 Feb. 5 Kentucky (SECN+/ESPNU tape delay)...... W, 196.775-195.525 Jan. 17 Oklahoma (SEC Network+)...... L, 195.900-197.050 Feb. 12 at Auburn (SEC Network)...... L, 197.250-197.275 Jan. 22 at Alabama (SEC Network)...... W, 196.700-196.400 Feb. 14 West Virginia (SEC Network+)...... W, 197.375-195.250 Jan. 29 Auburn (SEC Network)...... W, 196.600-195.975 Feb. 20 Alabama...... 197.300 Feb. 5 at LSU (SEC Network)...... L, 196.150-197.425 Denver...... 196.350 Feb. 12 at Florida (SEC Network+)...... L, 195.975-197.450 Penn State...... 195.100 Feb. 19 at Maryland...... W, 196.150-194.425 Cornell...... 191.000 Feb. 26 Kentucky (SEC Network+)...... W, 197.225-196.700 Feb. 26 Georgia (SEC Network)...... W, 197.550-195.700 Mar. 4 at Missouri...... W, 196.200-196.050 Mar. 4 at LSU (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...... L, 196.125-197.925 Mar. 11 Utah State...... W, 196.775-194.825 Mar. 19 SEC Championship...... 2nd, 197.750 Mar. 19 SEC Championship...... 6th, 196.500 Apr. 2 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (SEC Network+)...... 4 p.m. Apr. 2 NCAA Iowa City Regional...... 4 p.m. Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championships...... All Day Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship...... All Day

Team Notes Team Notes

The Alabama gymnastics team will be the No. 1 seed when the NCAA The No. 13 Razorbacks were the third team announced during the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Championships gets underway Saturday, April 2 at Selection Show, being paired with No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 12 Nebraska 4 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide, ranked fourth nation- in the Iowa City Regional, which is hosted by No. 19 Iowa. Kent State ally, comes into the Tuscaloosa Regional having won an NCAA-best 30 and Central Michigan round out the six-team field, which will compete regional titles. Alabama has also advanced to the NCAA Championships Saturday, April 2 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 4 p.m. This is the 13th-con- 33 years in a row. The top-two teams from each of the six regionals across secutive trip to NCAA Regionals for Cook and the program, as Arkansas the country will move on to the NCAA Championships, which will be held will try to qualify for NCAA Session II for the first time since 2013. From April 15-16 in Ft. Worth, Texas. This marks the 14th time Alabama has 2008-2013, the Razorbacks made six-straight trips to nationals, with a hosted a gymnastics regional and the first since 2013. Alabama will be program-best finish of fifth overall in 2009. Arkansas is coming off an SEC joined by No. 2 seed California, No. 3 seed Boise State as well as Ken- Championship program-best score of 196.500 on Saturday in North Little tucky, West Virginia and Bowling Green. The top-18 teams in the nation Rock, Arkansas. The Razorbacks finished the regular season with a 7-5 by regional qualifying score are seeded into the six regional sites. The dual meet record, including a 4-3 mark in SEC competition. It was the remaining three teams come from within the region. This will be West team’s best conference record since 2012, and included a win over No. Virginia’s and Kentucky’s second trip to Tuscaloosa this year, following 4 Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the first time in program history. Arkansas’ regular-season meets on Feb. 14 and Feb. 5, respectively. Boise State was rotations will begin on floor exercise, move to and then have a bye. last in Tuscaloosa for a dual meet during the 2015 season. The Tide will The team starts back up on and then finishes on balance open the regional on a bye before starting competition on the uneven beam, with another bye on the tail end of the competition. bars. From there, Alabama will move to the before going to its second bye. The Tide then goes to the floor exercise before finishing on the vault. 12-8, 4-3 SEC 15-2, 5-2 SEC (4-1 Home, 3-2 Away, 5-5 Neutral) (4-1 Home, 4-1 Away, 7-0 Neutral)

Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score

Jan. 10 at Oregon State...... W, 196.175-195.425 Jan. 8 at Texas Woman’s...... W, 196.825-191.450 Jan. 15 Kentucky (SEC Network+)...... W, 196.275-195.175 Jan. 15 UCLA...... W, 197.675-196.925 Jan. 17 vs. Alabama (Birmingham, Ala.)...... L, 196.075-196.875 Jan. 22 at Auburn (SEC Network/ESPN re-air)..... W, 197.075-195.900 Jan. 22 Florida (SEC Network/ESPN re-air)...... L, 195.900-197.075 Jan. 29 at Arkansas (SEC Network)...... L, 195.975-196.600 Jan. 29 Alabama (SEC Network)...... W, 198.175-197.525 Feb. 5 Oklahoma...... 197.925 Feb. 5 at Georgia (SEC Network/ESPN2 re-air)....L, 196.350-196.400 Auburn...... 196.775 Feb. 12 Arkansas (SECN+)...... W, 197.450-195.975 Illinois State...... 191.975 Feb. 19 at Missouri (SEC Network)...... W, 197.750-196.650 at Texas Woman’s...... 191.550 Feb. 26 LSU (SEC Network)...... L, 197.875-197.900 Feb. 12 Alabama (SEC Network/ESPN2 re-air)..... W, 197.275-197.250 Mar. 4 at Kentucky (SECN+/SECN Tape Delay)... W, 197.525-196.650 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 North Carolina...... W, 198.050-193.725 Mar. 4 at Georgia (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...... W, 197.325-197.275 Mar. 19 SEC Championship...... 1st, 197.775

Mar. 11 Arizona State...... W, 197.175-193.275 Apr. 2 NCAA Minneapolis Regional...... 5 p.m. Mar. 19 SEC Championship...... 4th, 196.975 Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 2 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional...... 5 p.m. Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship...... All Day

Team Notes Team Notes

The No. 6 Auburn gymnastics team earned a No. 1 regional seed for the Step one for Florida gymnastics to defend its three consecutive NCAA first time in program history and will be the top team at the NCAA Ann -Ar team titles is this Saturday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The NCAA Minne- bor Regional. Joining the Tigers will be No. 2 seed and host Michigan, No. apolis Regional is Saturday, April 2 at 5 p.m. in the Sports Pavilion. What 3 seed Stanford, Eastern Michigan, Penn State and New Hampshire. With the teams are vying for at each of the six NCAA Regional sites is a top- a 196.975 at the SEC Championship, Auburn upped its RQS to 197.150 two finish, which advances those teams to the NCAA Championships, set and retained its sixth spot in the national rankings. The team’s RQS score for April 15-16 in Fort Worth, Texas. Florida has advanced to the NCAA is the highest in program history. Michigan enters the regional ranked Championships 33 times in the meet’s 34-year history, missing only the No. 7, while Stanford stands at No. 18. Eastern Michigan is ranked 24th 2000 event. The NCAA began seeding regional fields in 1999 and UF has and Penn State rounds out things at No. 25. Senior Caitlin Atkinson was been a region’s top seed in each of the last 11 years. Florida won six con- named the SEC Gymnast of the Year. Atkinson, of Houston, Texas, be- secutive NCAA Regional titles from 2005-10 and claimed the program’s came the fourth Tiger to earn the yearly honor. She joins Sarah Went- 15th regional win in 2015. The Gators’ collected their 10th overall SEC worth (2000), Julie Dwyer (2006) and Lindsey Puckett (2008). In addition team title on March 19 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Florida edged Ala- to Atkinson’s honor, freshmen Taylor Krippner and Samantha Cerio were bama 197.775 – 197.75 for the title. The 0.025 winning margin equals the placed on the SEC All-Freshman team. narrowest in the meet’s 36-year history. For the fourth time in the last five years, a Gator claimed the SEC all-around title. A pair of Gator sopho- mores equaled their collegiate-best all-around totals to go one-two, with Kennedy Baker (39.65) edging Alex McMurtry (39.625) for the title. The pair also used collegiate-best marks of 9.95 to pick up SEC individual ti- tles. McMurtry won the SEC balance beam crown and Baker shared the vault title with Alabama’s Mackenzie Brannan and Georgia’s Brandie Jay. The pair were joined on the All-SEC team by Alicia Boren and Bianca Dan- cose-Giambattisto. Boren is also part of the SEC All-Freshman team. Georgia Gym Dogs Kentucky Wildcats 8-12, 4-3 SEC 8-12, 1-6 SEC (2-3 Home, 3-4 Away, 3-5 Neutral) (3-2 Home, 2-4 Away, 3-6 Neutral)

Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score Date Opponent Time (ET)/Score Jan. 9 at Michigan...... L, 195.200-196.925 Jan. 8 Ball State...... W, 194.825-191.650 Jan. 15 at Arkansas (SEC Network)...... W, 196.775-196.700 Jan. 15 at Auburn (SEC Network+)...... L, 195.175-196.275 Jan. 18 Stanford (SEC Network+)...... L, 195.750-195.875 Jan. 22 at LSU (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...... L, 195.100-196.575 Jan. 22 at Missouri (SEC Network+)...... L, 195.350-195.800 Jan. 29 Georgia (SEC Network+)...... L, 195.025-196.275 Jan. 29 at Kentucky (SEC Network+)...... W, 196.275-195.025 Feb. 5 at Alabama (SECN+/ESPNU tape delay)....L, 195.525-196.775 Feb. 5 Florida (SEC Network/ESPN2 re-air)...... W, 196.400-196.350 Feb. 12 Missouri (SEC Network)...... W, 196.050-194.675 Feb. 13 LSU (SECN+/SEC Network tape delay)..... W, 197.525-196.800 Feb. 14 Kentucky...... 195.800 Feb. 20 Oklahoma (SEC Network+)...... L, 196.750-197.375 Kent State...... 194.625 Feb. 26 at Alabama (SEC Network)...... L, 195.700-197.550 at Ball State...... 194.375 Mar. 4 Auburn (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...... L, 197.275-197.325 Lindenwood...... 190.950 Mar. 6 vs. Stanford (Pac-12 Network)...... 197.400 Georgia...... 197.025 Feb. 21 at West Virginia...... W, 195.800-195.600 UCLA...... 196.825 Feb. 26 at Arkansas (SEC Network+)...... L, 196.700-197.225 Mar. 12 at Utah (Pac-12 Network)...... L, 197.125-197.675 Mar. 4 Florida (SECN+/ESPNU tape delay)...... L, 196.650-197.525 Mar. 19 SEC Championship...... 5th, 196.850 Mar. 11 Iowa State...... W, 196.275-194.825 Apr. 2 NCAA Athens Regional (SEC Network+)...... 4 p.m. Mar. 19 SEC Championship...... 7th, 196.250 Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 2 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (SEC Network+)...... 5 p.m. Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship...... All Day

Team Notes Team Notes

The ninth-ranked Georgia gymnastics team is set to host a NCAA regional For a school-record 12th-consecutive year, No. 21 Kentucky gymnastics on Saturday, starting at 4 p.m in Stegeman Coliseum. The Gymdogs, fresh is headed to the NCAA Regionals, with a trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama off a solid 196.850 performance at the SEC Championship, will host third- awaiting the fourth-seeded Wildcats, as the team will compete in the ranked LSU, No. 13 Oregon State, No. 22 Arizona, No. 27 George Wash- Tuscaloosa Regional on the campus of the University of Alabama on April ington and 36th-ranked Michigan State, as well as individuals from North 2. Kentucky is seeing unprecedented success this season, improving last Carolina State, North Carolina, William & Mary, Towson and Maryland. weekend on its school-record regional qualifying score (196.205) after Georgia, which ranks ninth in overall team RQS but was seeded 10th by posting its best score ever at the SEC Championship with a 196.25. The the NCAA selection committee, boasts top-10 ranks in vault (third), bars Wildcats will face Alabama, California, Boise State, West Virginia and (ninth) and floor exercise (ninth). The Gymdogs’ trio of seniors earned Bowling Green in the six-team pod. Kentucky has seen its largest im- All-America honors, announced late last week. Brittany Rogers was provement on balance beam this season, also setting a new Kentucky named to the first team on vault and bars, ranking fifth and eighth in the record for regional qualifying score on the apparatus with a 49.13, tied two events, respectively. Brandie Jay joined her on the first vault team, for No. 20 in the country. Kentucky’s next closest RQS on balance was set ranking fourth, and she also was named the second team for all-around in 2013, when the team put up a 49.07 for the season. The Wildcats have performance, finishing 11th in the country. Mary Beth Box was named to been led on the rotation by freshmen Sidney Dukes and Alex Hyland, who the second team on both of her events, finishing 12th on beam and on both garnered All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman team honors, after each floor. The All-America announcement came on the heels of the All-SEC scoring a 9.9 on the apparatus in the first session of the SEC Champion- honors, in which Box, Jay and Rogers were joined by Rachel Schick on the ship. Dukes was also named to the All-SEC team and SEC All-Freshman All-SEC team. Sydney Snead was also recognized for her outstanding per- team after posting a 39.4 in all-around. It marked a new career-best and formance as a freshman. Georgia is slated to start on beam on Saturday, was the second best all-around score in the first session of the SEC cham- followed by a bye, floor vault, another bye, and concluding on bars. While pionship behind All-American Brandie Jay from Georgia. the rotations will be new, the Gymdogs have the advantage of competing on their own equipment in front of fans clad in Georgia red and black. LSU Tigers Missouri Tigers 18-4, 6-1 SEC 6-16, 1-6 SEC (5-0 Home, 2-1 Away, 11-3 Neutral) (4-2 Home, 2-3 Away, 0-11 Neutral)

Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Jan. 9 Oklahoma (SECN+)...... W, 196.950-196.725 Jan. 8 Illinois (Beauty and the Beast) (SECN+)... W, 195.350-195.075 Jan. 14 vs. NC State (Las Vegas, Nev.)...... W, 195.825-193.625 Jan. 10 at Lindenwood...... W, 195.200-192.000 Jan. 22 Kentucky (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...... W, 196.575-195.100 Jan. 15 at Alabama (SEC Network)...... L, 196.050-197.175 Jan. 30 Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas) Jan. 22 Georgia (SEC Network+)...... W, 195.800-195.350 Oklahoma...... 197.550 Jan. 30 Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas) LSU...... 196.750 Oklahoma...... 197.550 Washington...... 196.175 LSU...... 196.750 Stanford...... 196.075 Washington...... 196.175 Missouri...... 195.825 Stanford...... 196.075 Missouri...... 195.825 Feb. 5 Arkansas (SEC Network)...... W, 197.425-196.150 Feb. 5 Missouri (SEC Network+)...... 196.625 Feb. 13 at Georgia (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...... L, 196.800-197.525 Lindenwood...... 194.000 Feb. 19 Auburn (SEC Network)...... W, 197.825-197.125 SEMO...... 192.900 Feb. 26 at Florida (SEC Network)...... W, 197.900-197.825 Feb. 12 at Kentucky (SEC Network)...... L, 194.675-196.050 Mar. 4 Alabama (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...... W, 197.925-196.125 Feb. 19 Florida (SEC Network)...... L, 196.650-197.750 Mar. 12 LSU...... 197.825 Feb. 26 at Auburn (SECN+/SECN tape delay)...... L, 196.625-197.200 Oregon State...... 196.550 Mar. 4 Arkansas...... L, 196.050-196.200 New Hampshire...... 193.800 Mar. 11 at Western Michigan (ESPN3)...... W, 195.800-195.525 Texas Woman’s...... 193.000 Mar. 19 SEC Championship...... 8th, 195.750 Mar. 19 SEC Championship...... 3rd, 197.500 Apr. 2 NCAA Minneapolis Regional...... 4 p.m. Apr. 2 NCAA Athens Regional (SEC Network+)...... 3 p.m. Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 15-16 NCAA Championship...... All Day Team Notes Team Notes

The LSU gymnastics team earned the No. 3 overall national seed and will The Mizzou gymnastics team will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to compete as the No. 1 seed at the Athens Regional hosted by the Univer- compete in the 2016 NCAA Minneapolis Regional on Saturday, April 2 at sity of Georgia. The Athens Regional will begin at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, 4 p.m. CT. The bid marks the Tigers’ second-consecutive NCAA Regional April 2, from Stegeman Coliseum. LSU (18-4) will be joined at the regional appearance and the 26th overall bid in program history. The No. 4 seed, by No. 10 overall national seed and regional No. 2 Georgia. This marks Mizzou will compete against No. 1 seed Florida, No. 2 seed Denver, No. LSU’s 32nd-consecutive NCAA regional berth and the 34th in school his- 3 seed and host Minnesota, No. 5 seed Ohio State and No. 6 seed BYU. tory. The Tigers are seeking their fourth-straight regional title and 15th As the four-seed, Mizzou will begin the meet on a bye, then advance to overall. As the No. 1 seed in Athens, LSU will start the meet on the bye floor and vault in the second and third rotations, respectively. The Tigers before bars and rotate to bars, beam, bye, floor and end on vault. It will then have a bye before heading to bars in the fifth rotation and conclude be the third-straight meet in which LSU competes in the order of bars, the meet on beam. Freshman Morgan Porter was named the 2016 SEC beam, floor then vault. The Tigers did so at Texas Woman’s on March 12 Freshman of the Year in a vote by the league coaches. Porter became the and at the SEC Championship on March 19. LSU will enter the competi- first Tiger in program history to earn SEC Freshman of the Year honors. tion ranked in the Top 5 on all four events, including the No. 1 ranking Porter is the fifth Tiger to claim conference freshman or newcomer of on vault. The Tigers are No. 2 on floor, No. 3 on beam and No. 5 on bars. the year honors, joining Alisha Robinson (2002), Adrianne Perry (2005), In the individual rankings, Ashleigh Gnat is No. 1 nationally on vault and Sarah Shire (2008) and Rachel Updike (2012), who all earned the award floor, and she is 17th on beam. Myia Hambrick is 10th in the all-around, from the Big 12 Conference. Additionally, Porter and freshman Britney 17th on bars, 24th on vault and 25th on beam. Sarah Finnegan is No. 4 Ward claimed spots on the All-Freshman Team and Ward and sophomore on beam and No. 11 on bars, while Sydney Ewing is No. 10 on vault, Erin Becca Schugel earned places on the All-SEC Team. Macadaeg is No. 23 on beam and Randii Wyrick is No. 24 on floor. Team Statistics Team Totals Balance Beam Rank Team Team RQS Avg. High Rank Team Team RQS Avg. High 1. Florida 197.795...... 197.502...... 198.175 1. Florida...... 49.430...... 49.318...... 49.525 2. LSU 197.695...... 197.209...... 197.925 2. LSU...... 49.355...... 49.141...... 49.575 3. Alabama 197.400...... 197.042...... 197.750 3. Alabama...... 49.320...... 49.142...... 49.550 4. Auburn 197.150...... 196.692...... 197.325 4. Auburn...... 49.215...... 49.042...... 49.300 5. Georgia 197.010...... 196.462...... 197.525 5. Arkansas...... 49.195...... 49.069...... 49.325 6. Arkansas 196.575...... 196.335...... 197.225 6. Georgia...... 49.180...... 48.694...... 49.425 7. Missouri 196.235...... 195.867...... 196.650 7. Kentucky...... 49.130...... 48.971...... 49.375 8. Kentucky 196.205...... 195.765...... 196.700 8. Missouri...... 49.070...... 48.883...... 49.250

Vault Floor Exercise Rank Team Team RQS Avg. High Rank Team Team RQS Avg. High 1. LSU...... 49.445...... 49.395...... 49.550 1. LSU...... 49.545...... 49.420...... 49.700 2. Florida...... 49.420...... 49.341...... 49.500 2. Florida...... 49.505...... 49.405...... 49.675 3. Georgia...... 49.415...... 49.283...... 49.525 T3. Alabama...... 49.445...... 49.356...... 49.500 4. Alabama...... 49.355...... 49.260...... 49.425 T3. Auburn...... 49.445...... 49.269...... 49.600 5. Auburn...... 49.250...... 49.167...... 49.375 5. Georgia...... 49.385...... 49.315...... 49.625 6. Arkansas...... 49.160...... 49.104...... 49.275 6. Arkansas...... 49.280...... 49.079...... 49.425 7. Missouri...... 49.120...... 48.990...... 49.300 7. Missouri...... 49.180...... 49.010...... 49.475 8. Kentucky...... 49.005...... 48.900...... 49.175 8. Kentucky...... 49.125...... 48.983...... 49.325

Uneven Bars Rank Team Team RQS Avg. High 1. Florida...... 49.500...... 49.439...... 49.650 2. Alabama...... 49.405...... 49.283...... 49.600 3. LSU...... 49.370...... 49.252...... 49.475 4. Auburn...... 49.295...... 49.215...... 49.375 5. Georgia...... 49.280...... 49.169...... 49.400 6. Arkansas...... 49.165...... 49.083...... 49.550 7. Missouri...... 49.120...... 48.983...... 49.250 8. Kentucky...... 49.015...... 48.910...... 49.250 Individual Statistics All Around Balance Beam Rank Team RQS Avg. High Rank Team RQS Avg. High 1. Bridget Sloan, UF 39.630...... 39.373...... 39.775 1. Alex McMurtry, UF 9.945 ...... 9.920...... 9.950 2. Kennedy Baker, UF 39.585...... 39.489...... 39.650 T2. Sarah Finnegan, LSU 9.915...... 9.830...... 9.925 3. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 39.570...... 39.355...... 39.725 T2. Aja Sims, UA 9.915...... 9.866...... 9.975 4. Brandie Jay, UG 39.515...... 39.412...... 39.675 T4. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.910...... 9.716...... 10.000 T5. Alicia Boren, UF 39.500...... 39.413...... 39.600 T4. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 9.910...... 9.856...... 9.925 T5. Myia Hambrick, LSU 39.500...... 39.468...... 39.625 6. Mary Beth Box, UG 9.905...... 9.821...... 9.950 7. Mackenzie Brannan, UA 39.410...... 39.421...... 39.575 7. Britney Ward, MO 9.900...... 9.846...... 9.925 8. Amanda Wellick, ARK 39.390...... 39.308...... 39.600 T8. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.895...... 9.780...... 9.950 9. Morgan Porter, MO 39.355...... 39.210...... 39.675 T8. Nickie Guerrero, UA 9.895...... 9.858...... 9.950 10. Sidney Dukes, UK 39.310...... 39.143...... 39.400 T10. Erin Macadaeg, LSU 9.890...... 9.809...... 9.925 11. Brittany Rogers, UG 39.225...... 39.095...... 39.625 T10. Alicia Boren, UF 9.890...... 9.816...... 9.950 12. Katie Stuart, UK 39.140...... 39.050...... 39.325

Vault Floor Exercise Rank Team RQS Avg. High Rank Team RQS Avg. High 1. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.965...... 9.941...... 10.000 1. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.980...... 9.952...... 10.000 2. Brandie Jay, UG 9.935...... 9.898...... 9.975 2. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.950...... 9.873...... 10.000 3. Brittany Rogers, UG 9.925...... 9.875...... 10.000 3. Kennedy Baker, UF 9.940...... 9.939...... 10.000 T4. Kennedy Baker, UF 9.915...... 9.893...... 9.950 T4. Caitlin Atkinson, AU 9.925...... 9.895...... 9.975 T4. Alex McMurtry, UF 9.915...... 9.895...... 9.925 T4. Mary Beth Box, UG 9.925...... 9.908...... 9.950 6. Alicia Boren, UF 9.910...... 9.830...... 9.950 6. Lauren Beers, UA 9.915...... 9.867...... 9.975 T7. Sydney Ewing, LSU 9.905...... 9.886...... 9.975 T7. Randii Wyrick, LSU 9.905...... 9.891...... 9.925 T7. Lauren Beers, UA 9.905...... 9.865...... 10.000 T7. Kiana Winston, UA 9.905...... 9.894...... 9.975 T9. Amanda Wellick, ARK 9.900...... 9.875...... 9.900 T7. Alicia Boren, UF 9.905...... 9.884...... 9.925 T9. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.900...... 9.888...... 9.925 T7. GiGi Marino, UG 9.905...... 9.885...... 9.950

Uneven Bars Rank Team RQS Avg. High 1. Bridget Sloan, UF 9.945...... 9.923...... 9.975 2. Alex McMurtry, UF 9.940...... 9.836...... 10.000 T3. Brittany Rogers, UG 9.920...... 9.813...... 9.950 T3. Kiana Winston, UA 9.920...... 9.827...... 9.975 T5. Sarah Finnegan, LSU 9.915...... 9.741...... 9.950 T5. Bridgette Caquatto, UF 9.915...... 9.893...... 9.950 7. Myia Hambrick, LSU 9.905...... 9.873...... 9.925 T8. Mackenzie Brannan, UA 9.900...... 9.869...... 9.975 T8. Brandie Jay, UG 9.900...... 9.873...... 9.925 10. Katie Bailey, UA 9.890...... 9.861...... 9.950