2015 SEC Gymnastics Jill Skotarczak, Assistant Director of Communications (Gymnastics Contact) [email protected] • Twitter: SEC_Jill NCAA Championships • April 17-19, 2015

2015 SEC Gymnastics Awards SEC Gymnastics Standings Gymnast of the Year: , Florida Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. High Event Specialist of the Year: Lloimincia Hall, LSU LSU 7-0 1.000 24-2 .923 198.375 Co-Freshmen of the Year: Paige Zaziski, Arkansas & Kennedy Baker, Florida Alabama 5-2 .714 20-3 .870 197.800 Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Katelyn Trevino, Missouri Florida 5-2 .714 17-5 .773 198.225 Co-Coaches of the Year: Jeff Graba, Auburn and D-D Breaux, LSU Auburn 3-4 .429 10-8 .556 197.750 Georgia 3-4 .429 13-10 .565 197.450 All-SEC Team Kentucky 3-4 .429 7-17 .292 196.575 Arkansas 2-5 .286 9-11 .450 196.650 Lauren Beers Alabama Missouri 0-7 .000 9-16 .360 196.150 Kaitlyn Clark Alabama Keely McNeer Alabama 2015 SEC Championship Team Results Carley Sims Alabama 1. Alabama...... 197.525 Heather Elswick Arkansas 2. LSU...... 197.450 Amanda Wellick Arkansas 3. Florida...... 197.400 Paige Zaziski Arkansas 4. Auburn...... 196.925 Lexus Demers Auburn 5. Georgia...... 196.000 Abby Milliet Auburn 6. Arkansas...... 195.950 7. Missouri...... 195.700 Megan Walker Auburn 8. Kentucky...... 195.025 Kennedy Baker Florida Claire Boyce Florida NCAA Championships Schedule Bridgette Caquatto Florida Friday, April 17, 1 p.m. CT – Semifinal I Kytra Hunter Florida No. 2 seed Florida (Morgantown Regional Winner) Alex McMurtry Florida No. 3 Utah (Berkeley Regional Runner-Up) Bridget Sloan Florida No. 6 Michigan (Columbus Regional Runner-Up) Gigi Marino Georgia No. 7 UCLA (Columbus Regional Winner) Mary Beth Box Georgia No. 10 Georgia (Berkeley Regional Winner) Rachel Schick Georgia Brittany Rogers Georgia No. 11 Stanford (Morgantown Regional Runner-Up) Taylor Puryear Kentucky Sydney Waltz Kentucky Rheaghan Courville LSU Friday, April 17, 7 p.m. – Semifinal II Lloimincia Hall LSU No. 1 Oklahoma (Norman Regional Winner) Myia Hambrick LSU No. 4 LSU (Ames Regional Winner) Jessie Jordan LSU No. 5 Alabama (Auburn Regional Winner) Laura Kappler Missouri No. 8 Auburn (Auburn Regional Runner-Up) No. 9 Nebraska (Ames Regional Runner-Up) All-Freshman Team No. 12 Oregon State (Norman Regional Runner-Up) Paige Zaziski Arkansas Abby Milliet Auburn Kennedy Baker Florida Saturday, April 18, 6 p.m. – Super Six Alex McMurtry Florida Gigi Marino Georgia Natalie Vaculik Georgia Cori Rechenmacher Kentucky Sydney Waltz Kentucky Myia Hambrick LSU Becca Schugel Missouri Media Services SEC Gymnastics Fast Facts 2015 SEC Gymnastics Championship • Southeastern Conference teams have won nine of the last The 2015 SEC Gymnastics Championship will 10 NCAA Championships, including four consecutive, and 18 be held March 21 at the Gwinnett Center in NCAA titles all-time. Three different SEC teams - Alabama, Flor- Duluth, Ga. Media representatives wishing to ida and Georgia - have won NCAA Gymnastics Championships. cover this event should contact Jill Skotarczak • Florida won its second consecutive NCAA Championship in ([email protected]) in the SEC Communica- 2014. Four SEC teams advanced to the Super Six at last sea- tions Office. son’s NCAA Championship. Gymnasts of the Week • In 1998, the SEC entered the record books as the only con- The SEC will announce a Gymnast of the Week, Specialist of ference ever to sweep the top-three spots at the NCAA meet the Week and Freshman of the Week each Tuesday begin- (Georgia, Florida and Alabama). ning Jan. 13. Members of the media wishing to receive these • The SEC has placed at least two teams among the top six in announcements should e-mail Jill Skotarczak (jskotarczak@sec. 31 of the possible 33 NCAA Championship events. A record org). five SEC teams advanced to the NCAA Super Six team final in 2009. SEC Gymnastics on the Internet Information about Southeastern Conference gymnastics is • The SEC leads all conferences in NCAA individual titles (97). available on the Internet via the SEC’s web site – http://www. • Georgia leads all NCAA schools in individual titles (40). secsports.com. The site will be updated each week, following • SEC student-athletes earned 30 All-America honors in 2014. the completion of the weekly release. • The addition of Missouri to the SEC in July 2012 brought the number of league institutions sponsoring gymnastics to eight. The 2013 SEC Gymnastics Championship featured, for the first time, a two-session final. 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: Bridget Sloan, 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 [email protected] 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 & 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. 10 Gymnast of the Week: Kytra Hunter, Florida Specialist of the Week: Rheagan Courville, LSU Freshman of the Week: Myia Hambrick, LSU Mar. 17 Gymnast of the Week: Kytra Hunter, Florida Specialist of the Week: Bridget Sloan, Florida & Lloimincia Hall, LSU Freshman of the Week: Paige Zaziski, Arkansas 2015 SEC Gymnastics Broadcast Schedule 2015 GymInfo Team Rankings (3/30/2015) Date Time (ET) Meet Network Rank Team Team RQS Fri, Jan 9 8 p.m. Iowa at LSU SEC Network+ 1. Oklahoma 197.895 8:30 p.m. Arizona at Alabama SEC Network+ 2. Florida 197.790 Sat, Jan 10 4 p.m. Michigan at Georgia SEC Network+ 3. Utah 197.670 Fri, Jan 16 7 p.m. Auburn at Florida SEC Network 4. LSU 197.650 9 p.m. Alabama at Arkansas SEC Network 5. Alabama 197.490 9 p.m. Missouri at Alabama SEC Network+ 6. Michigan 197.270 Fri, Jan 23 8 p.m. Florida at Alabama SEC Network 7. UCLA 197.200 8 p.m. Arkansas at Auburn SEC Network+ Sun, Jan 25 7 p.m. Kentucky at Georgia* ESPN2 8. Auburn 197.045 Mon, Jan 26 7 p.m. Missouri at LSU* SEC Network 9. Nebraska 196.990 Fri, Jan 30 7 p.m. Georgia at Florida SEC Network 10. Georgia 196.875 8 p.m. Air Force at Auburn SEC Network+ 11. Stanford 196.720 Mon, Feb 2 9 p.m. Alabama at Kentucky* SEC Network 12. Oregon State 196.680 Fri, Feb 6 8 p.m. Georgia at LSU SEC Network 13. Penn State 196.665 Sun, Feb 8 12:30 p.m. Auburn at Alabama* ESPN2 14. Illinois-Champaign 196.515 Mon, Feb 9 9 p.m. Florida at Arkansas* SEC Network 15. Boise State 196.495 Fri, Feb 13 8 p.m. Boise State at Alabama SEC Network+ 16. Denver 196.455 8 p.m. LSU at Auburn SEC Network 17. Minnesota 196.450 Sun, Feb 15 7 p.m. Missouri at Florida* ESPN2 18. Arizona 196.445 Fri, Feb 20 7 p.m. Alabama at Georgia SEC Network 9 p.m. Auburn at Missouri SEC Network 19. Arkansas 196.285 Tue, Feb 24 5 p.m. Florida at LSU* ESPNU 20. California 196.240 Fri, Feb 27 7 p.m. Kentucky at Florida SEC Network 21. Central Michigan 196.190 8 p.m. Georgia at Auburn SEC Network+ 22. Southern Utah 196.100 9 p.m. LSU at Alabama SEC Network 23. Iowa 196.030 Mon, Mar 2 7 p.m. Missouri at Arkansas* SEC Network Washington 196.030 Mon, Mar 9 9 p.m. Arkansas at Georgia* SEC Network 25. New Hampshire 195.860 11 p.m. Alabama at Missouri* SEC Network 26. Kentucky 195.745 Fri, Mar 13 8 p.m. Oklahoma at Alabama SEC Network+ 27. Missouri 195.720 8 p.m. North Carolina at Auburn SEC Network+ 28. Michigan State 195.710 Sat, Mar 28 1 p.m. SEC Championship* ESPN2 29. Utah State 195.560 Sat., Apr. 4 7 p.m. NCAA Auburn Regional SEC Network+ 30. Maryland 195.505 *tape delayed Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks 20-3, 5-2 SEC 9-11, 2-5 SEC (4-2 Home, 4-1 Away, 12-0 Neutral) (4-1 Home, 1-4 Away, 4-10 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 Florida (SEC Network)...... W, 197.400-196.800 Jan. 23 at Auburn (SEC Network+)...... L, 197.075-196.250 Jan. 30 at Kentucky (SEC Network Tape Delay)... W, 196.700-195.625 Jan. 31 Arkansas (2015 Metroplex Challenge)...... 196.250 Feb. 6 Auburn (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... W, 197.325-196.825 LSU...... 197.425 Feb. 13 Boise State (SEC Network+)...... W, 197.800-195.450 Iowa State...... 193.400 Feb. 20 at Georgia (SEC Network)...... W, 197.675-196.825 Oklahoma...... 197.700 Feb. 27 LSU (SEC Network)...... L, 197.350-197.225 Feb. 6 Florida (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 197.200-195.375 Mar. 6 at Missouri (SEC Network Tape Delay).... W, 197.350-195.275 Feb. 13 Arkansas...... 196.650 Mar. 8 vs. Auburn...... W, 197.200-197.025 Illinois State...... 192.025 Mar. 13 Oklahoma (SEC Network+)...... L, 197.725-197.500 Southeast Missouri State...... 191.150 Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... 1st - 197.525 Feb. 20 at Kentucky...... L, 195.750-194.825 Apr. 4 NCAA Auburn Regional (SEC Network+)...... 1st - 197.575 Feb. 27 Missouri (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... W, 195.825-195.275 Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Mar. 7 at Georgia (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 196.775-196.650 Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Mar. 13 UCLA...... L, 197.175-195.900 Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... 6th - 195.950 Apr. 4 NCAA Morgantown Regional...... 4th - 196.500

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The 2015 Southeastern Conference and NCAA Auburn Regional Cham- The No. 19-ranked University of Arkansas women’s gymnastics team pion Alabama gymnastics team will compete in the evening session of overcame a slow start at the NCAA Morgantown Regional, but it the NCAA Championships Semifinals Friday, April 17 in the Fort Worth wouldn’t be enough to advance them to the NCAA Championship Ses- Convention Center Arena starting at 7 p.m. CT. Alabama, which won sion, as they scored a 196.500 to finish fourth. The Razorbacks started its ninth SEC title last month, advanced to its 33rd consecutive NCAA out with a 48.850 on the floor exercise, but recovered from that to Championships on Saturday by winning its NCAA-best 30th regional post the program’s best score on the vault at the NCAA Regional with championship in Auburn, Ala. The Crimson Tide will face defending a 49.375. Arkansas ended the day with a season-best on the balance NCAA co-Champion Oklahoma along with LSU, Auburn, Oregon State beam with a 49.150, to post a 196.500. Today’s total was the fifth-high- and Nebraska in the semifinal round of the NCAA Championships. est score for Arkansas at the NCAA Regional meet. Sophomore All-Amer- Defending NCAA co-Champion Florida and past champions Georgia, ican Amanda Wellick led Arkansas’ vault rotation, as she got a perfect UCLA and Utah along with Stanford and Michigan compete in the first 10 from one judge on her attempt to score a 9.925. Wellick finished in a semifinal session on Friday starting at 1 p.m. Alabama will start the tie for fifth at the meet, and extended her streak of 9.9-or-better on the semifinal session on the floor exercise and will then move to the vault vault to eight-straight meets. Her 9.925 is the third-highest score by an before taking its first of two byes. After the bye, the Tide will move to Arkansas gymnast on the vault in NCAA Regional history. The 9.925 was the uneven bars and balance beam before sitting a bye during the last one of two 9.9’s during the vault rotation for Arkansas, as junior All-SEC of six rotations. This year marks the seventh in a row that Alabama has gymnast Heather Elswick scored a 9.9 from the third spot. Elswick’s competed in semifinal session II. From its semifinal session, Alabama total on the vault is the only eighth 9.9 scored by an Arkansas gymnast has already faced Oklahoma, LSU and Auburn this season. The Tide has at the NCAA Regional and ties her for the fourth-best score on the vault also competed against Florida and Georgia from the afternoon semifinal in program history at Regionals. The Razorbacks also got a trio of 9.8- session. Alabama is a combined 9-2-0 against this year’s championship plus scores from sophomore Samantha Nelson (9.825) and freshmen field this season. Leah MacMoyle (9.850) and Paige Zaziski (9.875). Arkansas collected a season-best 49.150 on the balance beam to end the afternoon. The Ra- zorbacks concluded the rotation with four-straight 9.8-or-better scores, led by junior Sydnie Dillard’s 9.875. Dillard’s score allowed her to finish in a tie for sixth at the NCAA Regional. Senior Cailee Ellsworth ended her Arkansas career on a high-note, by posting a career-best 9.850 from the anchor slot. Zaziski matched Ellsworth score and Nelson scored a 9.800 to round out the quartet of 9.8-plus scores. Auburn Tigers Florida Gators 14-9, 3-4 SEC 17-5, 5-2 SEC (8-2 Home, 2-3 Away, 4-4 Neutral) (5-0 Home, 3-3 Away, 9-2 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...... W, 197.900-193.400 Mar. 13 North Carolina (SEC Network+)...... W, 197.100-194.025 Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... 3rd - 197.400 Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... 4th - 196.925 Apr. 4 NCAA Morgantown Regional...... 1st - 197.475 Apr. 4 NCAA Auburn Regional (SEC Network+)...... 2nd - 196.900 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. 8 Auburn gymnastics will compete in the second semifinal of the The Gators will make their 33rd NCAA Championships appearance, 2015 NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, April 17-19. The Tigers earning a berth after winning the NCAA Morgantown Regional. Florida will be joined by No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 LSU, No. 5 Alabama, No. 9 Ne- won the meet a 197.475 and Stanford took the second qualifying spot braska and No. 12 Oregon State. Auburn’s rotation begins on bars and at 197.00. A Gator claimed at least a share of four event titles in Mor- beam before its first bye. The Tigers will then go floor, vault and finish gantown. Junior All-American Bridget Sloan returned with a roar to all- the meet on a bye. Auburn will be ranked No. 8 at the NCAA Champion- around competition, posting the nation’s second-highest total of 2015 ships, its 10th straight week in the top 10, a program record. The Tigers (39.80) in her first all-around performance of the season. She sprained have only been ranked in the top 10 for 16 total weeks in the last 20 her right ankle in the Jan. 11 season opener and has been adding events years. No. 8 Auburn gymnastics recorded its highest score ever at an to her competitive repertoire since she returned to UF’s lineup in mid NCAA Regional at Auburn Arena with a team total of 196.900, finishing February. Floor exercise was the final event to be added and she shared second overall to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time the event title with senior teammate Kytra Hunter at 9.95. Sloan’s nearly since 2003. The Tigers saved their strongest performance of the meet perfect vault mark of 9.975 was the high score of the meet on any for the final rotation as Auburn finished with its third-best score of the event. She also shared the uneven bars title at 9.95. Hunter is the first year on vault at 49.400 to lock up its spot at the national meet. Lexus Gator to sweep a regional event title four consecutive seasons. Demers and MJ Rott collected pair of 9.900s, finishing tied for third overall in the event. Caitlin Atkinson and Megan Walker led the Tigers with a pair of 9.900s in the first rotation on bars to begin the night for Auburn. Bri Guy, Kelsey Kopec, Abby Millett and Kait Kluz all scored 9.8 or better on bars to help the Tigers post a team total of 49.225 in the event. On beam, Auburn scored 49.100 led by Walker’s 9.900. The score by the senior was the second-best score of the night in the event and a team-high for the Tigers. Atkinson, who placed fourth overall in the all- around competition with a 39.425, turned in a strong performance on floor by posting a 9.875 as the Tigers collected a team total of 49.175. The junior’s score ranked as the fourth-best score in the session. Georgia Gym Dogs Kentucky Wildcats 13-10, 3-4 SEC 7-17, 3-4 SEC (4-2 Home, 2-4 Away, 7-4 Neutral) (5-2 Home, 2-3 Away, 0-12 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+)...... W, 197.450-197.275 Mar. 6 Auburn...... W, 196.575-196.325 Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... 5th - 196.000 Mar. 13 Kentucky...... 196.175 Apr. 4 NCAA Berkeley Regional...... 1st - 197.025 Pittsburgh...... 194.450 Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Ball State...... 194.200 Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... 8th - 195.025 Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 4 NCAA Columbus Regional...... 6th - 195.450

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The Georgia gymnastics team will compete in the first semifinal of the Freshman Sydney Waltz became the first UK gymnast to qualify for NCAA Championships April 17 at 2 p.m. ET at the Fort Worth Convention the NCAA National Championships in the all-around since 2002 as the Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The 10th-seeded Gymdogs will compete Kentucky gymnastics team recorded the third-highest regional score in against No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Utah, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 UCLA and No. team history on Saturday at the NCAA Regional Championships. UK re- 11 Stanford. Georgia’s rotation for the first session will be vault, bye, corded a 195.450 to finish sixth overall. It marked the third consecutive bars, beam, bye, floor. UGA had the same rotation in the semifinal a season the Wildcats notched a 195.000 or higher after they had eclipsed 195.000 just twice in program history before 2012, when UK head coach year ago when it came in second to qualify for the Super Six. The Gym- Tim Garrison arrived in Lexington. Waltz finished fifth in the all-around dogs (13-10) won the program’s 24th NCAA regional title at Cal Berkeley with a 39.125 and earned a spot at the NCAA Championships when she last Saturday night with a 197.025. Ten-time national champion Georgia placed second among gymnasts who were not a member of the region- is making its 31st appearance in the NCAA Championships. Georgia al’s top two teams. The Findlay, Ohio, native becomes the 11th Wildcat opened with a bye then started competition on bars in the second ro- to qualify for the national championships and the first all-arounder since tation. The Gymdogs turned in a meet-high 49.325 behind a pair of 9.9s Aronda Primault in 2002. Waltz will compete at the three-day NCAA by Chelsea Davis and Brittany Rogers to end the rotation. The Gymdogs Championships April 17-19 in Fort Worth, Texas. Waltz led UK on two then went to beam and registered a 48.95. Ashlyn Broussard led the events in addition to the all-around. In her first career NCAA Regional team with a 9.875, while Vivi Babalis and Mary Beth Box had a pair of appearance, Waltz opened with a UK-best 9.800 on vault. The freshman 9.825s. Georgia led at the halfway point with a 98.275, ahead of Cal’s closed with a team-high-tying 9.850 on floor. Waltz also scored a 9.750 98.15. Utah was in third with a 97.7. After a bye in the fourth rotation, on uneven bars and a 9.725 on balance beam. Her 39.125 came in just Georgia scored a 49.35 on floor led by a career-high 9.9 by Vivi Babalis. her fourth all-around appearance of her career. It was a pair of seniors, UGA had a 147.625 going to the last rotation, the best three-even score in their final meet as Wildcats, that led UK on uneven bars and balance beam. In her final event of her career, Kayla Hartley led UK on bars of any team. Georgia used a 49.4 on vault in the final rotation to seal with a season-high 9.850, tied for the fourth-highest score at the NCAA the victory. Davis and Rogers added two more 9.9s, while Brandie Jay Regionals. Fellow senior Shannon Mitchell’s 9.850 was a team best and Ashlyn Broussard scored 9.875s. on beam. On floor, Waltz shared team-high honors with sophomore Taylor Puryear. Kentucky made its school record 11th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance and opened on vault with a 48.550. After a bye, the Wildcats followed with a 49.050 on uneven bars, the second highest total on the event this season. UK recorded a 48.850 before closing on floor with a 49.000. UK closed the season as a team after it earned its 27th NCAA Regional berth in program history. LSU Tigers Missouri Tigers 24-2, 7-0 SEC 9-16, 0-7 SEC (5-0 Home, 6-0 Away, 13-2 Neutral) (4-3 Home, 1-5 Away, 4-8 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 Oklahoma...... 197.700 at SEMO...... 193.600 Feb. 6 Georgia (SEC Network)...... W, 198.075-196.850 Feb. 6 Kentucky...... L, 195.825-195.150 Feb. 13 at Auburn (SEC Network)...... W, 197.350-197.300 Feb. 8 Lindenwood...... W, 194.550-193.675 Feb. 20 Florida (ESPNU Tape Delay)...... W, 197.950-197.425 Feb. 13 at Florida (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... L, 198.225-195.975 Feb. 27 at Alabama (SEC Network)...... W, 197.350-197.225 Feb. 20 Auburn (SEC Network)...... L, 196.875-195.850 Mar. 6 Minnesota (SEC Network+)...... W, 198.375-195.450 Feb. 27 at Arkansas (SEC Network Tape Delay).....L, 195.825-195.275 Mar. 13 LSU...... 197.275 Mar. 6 Alabama (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 197.350-195.275 New Hampshire...... 193.975 Mar. 13 North Carolina State...... W, 196.150-196.000 at Centenary...... 192.175 Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... 7th - 195.700 Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... 2nd - 197.450 Apr. 4 NCAA Norman Regional...... 4th - 196.100 Apr. 4 NCAA Ames Regional...... 1st - 197.175 Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day

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The fourth-ranked LSU gymnastics team will have the home rotation The Mizzou gymnastics team scored a 196.100 to finish fourth at the by starting on vault at the NCAA Championships Semifinal II, the NCAA 2015 NCAA Norman Regional on Saturday, April 4 in Norman, Okla- announced Monday. LSU (24-2) will square off against No. 1 Oklahoma, homa. The score stands as the second highest NCAA Regional tally in No. 5 Alabama, No. 8 Auburn, No. 9 Nebraska and No. 12 Oregon State program history, short of just the 196.500 recorded in 2010, and was in semifinal II at 7 p.m. CT on April 17 in the Fort Worth Convention the team’s second score over 196.000 in 2015. Senior Laura Kappler Center in Fort Worth, Texas. This marks the first time since 2007 that placed fourth in the all-around competition with a career high tying LSU will compete in the second national semifinal as the Tigers go for 39.200, missing an NCAA Championships qualifying spot by just 0.225. their third-straight Super Six appearance and fifth overall. LSU will begin She also tied for third on beam after a 9.875, while redshirt senior on vault and rotate to a bye, bars, beam, bye and floor. Oregon State Katelyn Trevino and freshman Shauna Miller both tied for fourth on bars will start on the bye before bars, while Auburn begins on bars, Nebras- with scores of 9.850. The Tigers opened the meet with a solid vault ro- ka on beam, Oklahoma on the bye before floor and Alabama on floor. tation, notching a 49.000 to kick things off. The total marked the team’s For the third-consecutive season and 14th time in program history, the fifth score of 49.000 or higher on the event this season. Miller, vaulting LSU gymnastics team won the NCAA Ames Regional with a 197.175 for the first time since Feb. 20, posted a team high 9.850, followed at Hilton Coliseum to punch a ticket to the NCAA Championships. LSU closely behind by classmate Kennedi Harris, who recorded a career high advanced to the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, for the 26th 9.825. Kappler earned a 9.800, freshman Becca Schugel had a 9.775 time in school history after scoring a 49.050 on bars, 49.200 on beam, and sophomore Angie Kern notched a 9.750. A career high 9.850 from 49.450 on floor and 49.475 on vault to finish with a 197.175 and claim Trevino led Missouri to a team tally of 48.950 on bars, upping its team the regional title. LSU senior Jessie Jordan won the regional all-around score to 97.950. It marked the third meet in a row Trevino set or tied a title with a 39.575, and she also added the beam title with a 9.90 and personal best on the event. Miller continued her strong day with a 9.850 the floor crown with a 9.925. It is the second time in her Jordan has as well, while Schugel had a 9.800. Senior Becca Johnson added a 9.750 captured the regional all-around title as she also won it as a sophomore on the event. Mizzou stayed in the hunt with a 49.075 on beam, the at the 2013 NCAA Columbus (Ohio) Regional. Rheagan Courville won her team’s second highest score of the year, to put their running score at ninth bars title of the season with a 9.90. LSU posted a 49.050 on bars 147.025. Kappler’s 9.875 paced the Tigers, which was Kappler’s seventh to stand in second place after the first rotation. Rheagan Courville led straight routine of 9.800 or higher on the event. Sophomore Alyson the Tigers with a 9.90, followed by 9.85 scores from Shae Zamardi and Heimsath had the best beam routine of her career, notching a 9.825, Jessie Jordan. Ashleigh Gnat provided a 9.775, and Jessica Savona added while freshmen Tia Allbritten and Miller added 9.800s. After a bye in the a 9.675 to round out the scoring in the first event. LSU took the lead for fifth rotation, Missouri closed out the meet with a 49.075 on floor for its good in the second rotation when the Tigers tallied a 49.200 on beam. 196.100 team total. Team Statistics Team Totals Balance Beam Rank Team Team RQS Avg. High Rank Team Beam RQS Avg. High 1. Florida...... 197.790...... 197.536 198.225 1. Florida...... 49.360...... 49.225 49.575 2. LSU...... 197.650...... 197.484 198.375 2. LSU...... 49.355...... 49.284 49.625 3. Alabama...... 197.490...... 197.175 197.800 3. Alabama...... 49.335...... 49.200 49.525 4. Auburn...... 197.045...... 196.635 197.750 4. Auburn...... 49.315...... 49.088 49.400 5. Georgia...... 196.875...... 196.375 197.450 5. Georgia...... 49.195...... 48.798 49.350 6. Arkansas...... 196.285...... 195.900 196.650 6. Kentucky...... 48.985...... 48.773 49.375 7. Kentucky...... 195.745...... 195.468 196.575 7. Missouri...... 48.890...... 48.552 49.150 8. Missouri...... 195.720...... 195.131 196.150 8. Arkansas...... 48.755...... 48.495 49.100

Vault Floor Exercise Rank Team Vault RQS Avg. High Rank Team Floor RQS Avg. High 1. Florida...... 49.540...... 49.482 49.625 1. LSU...... 49.560...... 49.448 49.700 LSU...... 49.540...... 49.455 49.825 2. Florida...... 49.505...... 49.420 49.725 3. Alabama...... 49.460...... 49.371 49.500 3. Alabama...... 49.465...... 49.398 49.525 4. Auburn...... 49.345...... 49.196 49.500 4. Auburn...... 49.315...... 49.200 49.550 5. Georgia...... 49.280...... 49.217 49.550 5. Georgia...... 49.295...... 49.100 49.550 Arkansas...... 49.280...... 49.225 49.425 6. Arkansas...... 49.260...... 49.211 49.600 7. Missouri...... 49.030...... 48.935 49.250 7. Kentucky...... 49.140...... 48.980 49.300 8. Kentucky...... 48.980...... 48.855 49.175 8. Missouri...... 49.120...... 48.869 49.275

Uneven Bars Rank Team Bars RQS Avg. High 1. Florida...... 49.500...... 49.409 49.575 2. Alabama...... 49.390...... 49.206 49.525 LSU...... 49.390...... 49.298 49.600 4. Georgia...... 49.320...... 49.260 49.575 5. Auburn...... 49.265...... 49.152 49.525 6. Arkansas...... 49.095...... 48.968 49.200 7. Missouri...... 48.975...... 48.755 49.150 8. Kentucky...... 48.940...... 48.861 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...... 39.625...... 39.509 39.750 1. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.920...... 9.905 9.950 2. Lauren Beers, UA...... 39.560...... 39.419 39.650 2. Kaitlyn Clark, UA...... 9.910...... 9.812 9.950 3. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 39.555...... 39.534 39.825 3. Megan Walker, AU...... 9.905...... 9.837 9.925 4. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 39.550...... 39.553 39.675 Claire Boyce, UF...... 9.905...... 9.752 9.950 5. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 39.535...... 39.367 39.750 5. Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 9.895...... 9.861 9.950 6. Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 39.450...... 39.384 39.725 Mary Beth Box, UG...... 9.895...... 9.721 9.950 7. Amanda Wellick, AR...... 39.400...... 39.161 39.500 7. Shannon Mitchell, UK...... 9.885...... 9.818 9.925 8. Paige Zaziski, AR...... 39.215...... 39.014 39.450 Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.885...... 9.855 9.975 9. Laura Kappler, MO...... 38.985...... 39.021 39.200 9. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.885...... 9.812 9.925 10. Becca Schugel, MO...... 38.960...... 38.832 39.300 10. Keely McNeer, UA...... 9.880...... 9.848 9.925 11. Ashlyn Broussard, UG...... 9.875...... 9.748 9.950 Vault Rachel Spicer, UF...... 9.875...... 9.793 9.900 Rank Name, School Vault RQS Avg. High Lexus Demers, AU...... 9.875...... 9.700 9.900 1. Alex McMurtry, UF...... 9.960...... 9.939 10.000 14. Erin Macadaeg, LS...... 9.870...... 9.780 9.950 2. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.955...... 9.870 9.975 15. Bri Guy, AU...... 9.870...... 9.777 9.875 3. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 9.950...... 9.922 10.000 Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.870...... 9.808 9.950 4. Kaitlyn Clark, UA...... 9.925...... 9.889 9.975 5. Amanada Wellick, AR...... 9.920...... 9.909 9.950 Floor Exercise 6. Myia Hambrick, LS...... 9.915...... 9.890 9.950 Rank Name, School Floor RQS Avg. High 7. Brandie Jay, UG...... 9.910...... 9.891 9.950 1. Lloimincia Hall, LS...... 9.975...... 9.941 10.000 8. Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.900...... 9.869 9.950 2. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.960...... 9.927 9.975 Sydney Ewing, LS...... 9.900...... 9.882 9.925 3. Kennedy Baker, UF...... 9.935...... 9.919 9.975 MJ Rott, AU...... 9.900...... 9.880 9.975 4. Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 9.930...... 9.890 9.975 Lexus Demers, AU...... 9.900...... 9.847 9.950 5. Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.925...... 9.867 9.950 Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.900...... 9.887 9.950 Bridgette Caquatto, UF...... 9.925...... 9.798 9.975 Kiersten Wang, UF...... 9.900...... 9.852 9.900 7. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.920...... 9.908 9.925 14. Kayla Williams, UA...... 9.895...... 9.882 9.950 8. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.900...... 9.864 9.975 Carley Sims, UA...... 9.895...... 9.868 9.925 Carley Sims, UA...... 9.900...... 9.884 9.950 Amanda Wellick, AR...... 9.900...... 9.884 9.950 Uneven Bars 11. Kiersten Wang, UF...... 9.890...... 9.861 9.925 Rank Name, School Bars RQS Avg. High Jessica Savona, LS...... 9.890...... 9.868 9.900 1. Bridget Sloan, UF...... 9.960...... 9.967 10.000 Kaitlyn Clark, UA...... 9.890...... 9.850 9.950 2. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 9.940...... 9.933 9.975 14. Mary Beth Box, UG...... 9.885...... 9.785 9.950 3. Bridgette Caquatto, UF...... 9.920...... 9.886 9.950 15. Heather Elswick, AR...... 9.885...... 9.868 9.925 4. Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.910...... 9.833 9.950 5. Brittany Rogers, UG...... 9.910...... 9.845 9.975 6. Alex McMurtry, UF...... 9.905...... 9.875 9.925 7. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.900...... 9.857 9.925 8. Chelsea Davis, UG...... 9.895...... 9.879 9.925 9. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.890...... 9.823 9.975 10. Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto, UF.....9.890...... 9.861 9.950 11. Kiera Brown, UG...... 9.875...... 9.840 9.950 Randii Wyrick, LS...... 9.875...... 9.860 9.925 13. Megan Walker, AU...... 9.870...... 9.808 9.925 14. Shae Zamardi, LS...... 9.870...... 9.843 9.900 Paige Zaziski, AR...... 9.870...... 9.855 9.950 Aja Sims, UA...... 9.870...... 9.788 9.900 Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.870...... 9.867 9.925