2015 SEC Gymnastics Jill Skotarczak, Assistant Director of Communications (Gymnastics Contact) [email protected] • Twitter: SEC_Jill Week 4 • February 3, 2015

SEC Gymnast of the Week SEC Gymnastics Standings • Florida Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. High Senior • Frederick, Md. LSU 3-0 1.000 6-1 .857 197.425 Alabama 2-1 .667 3-1 .750 197.400 Hunter used the nation’s second-highest all-around total of Florida 2-1 .667 3-1 .750 197.600 2015 – and the leading mark among SEC gymnasts – to claim Georgia 2-1 .667 2-3 .400 196.975 her fourth consecutive title of 2015 Friday versus No. 11 Geor- Auburn 1-1 .500 3-1 .750 197.075 gia. Her 39.675 give her career win No. 16, which ties her for Arkansas 1-2 .333 2-4 .333 196.325 sixth all-time among the Gators. Season-high marks of 9.975 for Missouri 0-2 .000 4-2 .667 195.850 the second consecutive week gave Hunter the vault title and Kentucky 0-3 .000 2-3 .400 195.625 a share of the floor win. The three event wins versus Georgia brings her career total to 68, moving her to fourth all-time This Week in SEC Gymnastics among the Gators. The floor win was the 26th of her career and she is now three away from tying Florida’s career floor winner Friday, February 6 Melissa Miller, who set the record in 1989. Her winning floor (T11) Auburn at (6) Alabama...... 8 p.m. mark of 9.975 equals the nation’s high floor mark of 2015 and (ESPN2 Tape Delay - 2/8 at 12:30 p.m.) she is the only gymnast to turn in the mark in multiple floor (2) Florida at (8) Arkansas...... 8 p.m. performances. The vault win is No. 19, as she already leads (SEC Network Tape Delay - 2/9 at 9 p.m.) Gator gymnasts all-time in vault victories. (9) Georgia at (3) LSU#...... 8 p.m. (23) Kentucky at Missouri...... 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 8 SEC Specialist of the Week Lindenwood at Missouri...... 4 p.m. Brandie Jay • Georgia Junior • Fort Collins, Colo. All times Eastern and subject to change # - SEC Network Jay registered a pair of 9.925s and a 9.9 to help Georgia score + - SEC Network + a 196.950 on the road against No. 3 Florida. Her routines all placed in the top three, including a second place finish on vault with a 9.925. She also tied her season high on bars with a 9.9 to Last Week’s SEC Gymnastics Results tie for third and equaled her season-best on floor with a 9.925 to tie for third. Friday, January 30 (6) Alabama def. (T25) Kentucky...... 196.700-195.625 Lexington, Ky.

(3) Florida def. (11) Georgia...... 197.600-196.500 Gainesville, Fla.

Missouri...... 195.850 SEC Freshman of the Week Lindenwood...... 194.700 Southeast Missouri...... 193.600 Kennedy Baker • Florida Cape Girardeau, Mo. Freshman • Dallas, Texas (T12) Auburn def. Air Force...... 196.625-190.900 Baker posted three collegiate best event marks, which led to Auburn, Ala. a collegiate-best all-around total of 39.55 to take second in the Jan. 30 dual versus Georgia. That total is the highest posted Saturday, January 31 among the nation’s freshmen and shares the nation’s 10th high- 2015 Metroplex Challenge est total of 2015. Baker used a national high floor mark of 9.975 (1) Oklahoma...... 197.700 to share her first floor event title with teammate Kytra Hunter. (2) LSU...... 197.425 It is the highest floor mark ever posted by a Gator freshman. (8) Arkansas...... 196.250 She opened Florida balance beam set with a collegiate- and Ga- Iowa State...... 193.400 tor season-best 9.925 to take second on the event. Baker also Fort Worth, Texas raised her uneven bars best to 9.85. 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. 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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: , 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: Brandie Jay, Georgia Freshman of the Week: Kennedy Baker, Florida [email protected] Feb. 10 Kentucky Charlie Healy (859) 257-3838 Gymnast of the Week: [email protected] Specialist of the Week: Freshman of the Week: LSU Jake Terry (225) 578-7678 Feb. 17 [email protected] Gymnast of the Week: Specialist of the Week: Missouri Kate Lakin (573) 884-8519 Freshman of the Week: [email protected] Feb. 24 Gymnast of the Week: Specialist of the Week: Freshman of the Week: Mar. 3 Gymnast of the Week: Specialist of the Week: Freshman of the Week: 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 (2/2/2015) Date Time (ET) Meet Network Rank Team Average Fri, Jan 9 8 p.m. Iowa at LSU SEC Network+ 1. Oklahoma 197.465 8:30 p.m. Arizona at Alabama SEC Network+ 2. Florida 197.131 Sat, Jan 10 4 p.m. Michigan at Georgia SEC Network+ 3. LSU 197.125 Fri, Jan 16 7 p.m. Auburn at Florida SEC Network 4. Utah 197.038 9 p.m. Alabama at Arkansas SEC Network 5. Michigan 196.931 9 p.m. Missouri at Alabama SEC Network+ 6. Alabama 196.625 Fri, Jan 23 8 p.m. Florida at Alabama SEC Network 7. Nebraska 196.138 8 p.m. Arkansas at Auburn SEC Network+ Sun, Jan 25 7 p.m. Kentucky at Georgia* ESPN2 8. Arkansas 195.931 Mon, Jan 26 7 p.m. Missouri at LSU* SEC Network 9. Georgia 195.925 Fri, Jan 30 7 p.m. Georgia at Florida SEC Network 10. Oregon State 195.919 8 p.m. Air Force at Auburn SEC Network+ 11. Auburn 195.875 Mon, Feb 2 9 p.m. Alabama at Kentucky* SEC Network UCLA 195.875 Fri, Feb 6 8 p.m. Georgia at LSU SEC Network 13. Stanford 195.840 Sun, Feb 8 12:30 p.m. Auburn at Alabama* ESPN2 14. Illinois-Champaign 195.806 Mon, Feb 9 9 p.m. Florida at Arkansas* SEC Network 15. Boise State 195.742 Fri, Feb 13 8 p.m. Boise State at Alabama SEC Network+ 16. Penn State 195.713 8 p.m. LSU at Auburn SEC Network 17. Washington 195.531 Sun, Feb 15 7 p.m. Missouri at Florida* ESPN2 18. Arizona 195.470 Fri, Feb 20 7 p.m. Alabama at Georgia SEC Network 9 p.m. Auburn at Missouri SEC Network 19. Denver 195.355 Tue, Feb 24 5 p.m. Florida at LSU* ESPNU 20. California 195.250 Fri, Feb 27 7 p.m. Kentucky at Florida SEC Network 21. Southern Utah 195.206 8 p.m. Georgia at Auburn SEC Network+ 22. Ohio State 195.113 9 p.m. LSU at Alabama SEC Network 23. Kentucky 195.106 Mon, Mar 2 7 p.m. Missouri at Arkansas* SEC Network 24. Michigan State 195.100 Mon, Mar 9 9 p.m. Arkansas at Georgia* SEC Network 25. Minnesota 194.913 11 p.m. Alabama at Missouri* SEC Network 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 Arkansas Razorbacks 3-1, 2-1 SEC 2-4, 1-2 SEC (2-0 Home, 1-1 Away, 0-0 Neutral) (1-0 Home, 0-2 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 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)...... 7 p.m. LSU...... 197.425 Feb. 13 Boise State (SEC Network+)...... 7 p.m. Iowa State...... 193.400 Feb. 20 at Georgia (SEC Network)...... 6 p.m. Oklahoma...... 197.700 Feb. 27 LSU (SEC Network)...... 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 Florida (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... 7 p.m. Mar. 6 at Missouri (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 Illinois State, Southeast Missouri State...... 7 p.m. Mar. 8 vs. Auburn...... 3 p.m. Feb. 20 at Kentucky...... 7 p.m. Mar. 13 Oklahoma (SEC Network+)...... 7 p.m. Feb. 27 Missouri (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... 7 p.m. Mar. 21 at SEC Championship...... All Day Mar. 7 at Georgia (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... 6 p.m. 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. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 17 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 18 NCAA Championship...... All Day Apr. 19 NCAA Championship...... All Day

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In its second road trip of the season, the No. 6 ranked Alabama gymnas- Freshman Paige Zaziski set a new career-high in four events to help the tics team beat No. 24 Kentucky, 196.700-195.625 in Memorial Coliseum No. 8-ranked Arkansas gymnastics team post its third-straight 196-plus in front of a crowd of 2,759 Friday night. Alabama swept the individual score with a 196.250 to finish third at the 2015 Metroplex Challenge. events. Sophomore Katie Bailey won the all-around with a 39.200, while Zaziski followed her award-winning performance last week with another juniors Carley Sims and Lauren Beers tied for first on the vault. Beers strong meet, as she set three career-highs and tied her personal-best came back and won the uneven bars. Senior Kaitlyn Clark won the mark in another and led the Razorbacks in two events. She set a new balance beam while junior Carley Sims won the floor exercise. Alabama career-high in the floor exercise (9.750), bars (9.875) and all-around closed out the night with a strong balance beam rotation, posting a (39.275). Zaziski also tied her career-best mark on the vault with a 9.900 49.300. Clark scored a 9.9 to lead the way. Senior Kayla Williams led to lead Arkansas in the rotation. The 196.250 score gave the Razorbacks things off with a 9.875 while Bailey and sophomore Keely McNeer both their third straight 196-plus total for the first time this season. The tally scored 9.85s. Kentucky closed things out with a 49.100 on the floor also marked the second-straight week that the eighth-ranked team in exercise. On the floor exercise, Carley Sims led the way with a 9.9 in the nation scored a 196.250. The three-week stretch is the longest for the anchor spot, pacing the Tide to a 49.250. Senior Hunter Dennis led the Arkansas team since the beginning of the 2014 season when they things off with a 9.8 while senior Lora Leigh Frost posted a 9.850. Soph- posted six-straight 196-plus scores. Sophomore Amanda Wellick had omores Aja Sims and Bailey scored 9.825 and 9.875, respectively. While another strong meet for the Razorbacks, as she scored a 39.350 in the the Tide was on the floor exercise, Kentucky posted a 48.925 on the all-around after collecting three 9.8-plus totals on the floor exercise, balance beam. The Tide scored a 49.300 on the vault behind 9.9s from vault and uneven bars. She collected back-to-back 9.875’s on the floor Carley Sims and Beers. It was a career-best score for Carley Sims. Soph- and vault and concluded the night by tying her season-best on the bars omore Keely McNeer started things off with a 9.825 on the vault while with a 9.825. Sophomore Samantha Nelson also set a career-high on Williams closed out the rotation with a 9.875. Meanwhile, the Wildcats the vault with a 9.850 on just her fourth collegiate attempt in the event. scored a 49.000 on the uneven bars. Alabama started things off with a Arkansas will be back in action next Friday, as they host No. 3 Florida in 48.850 on the uneven bars, led by Beers’ 9.875, which was good for the Barnhill Arena. individual title. It marked her fourth consecutive uneven bars win of the season. At the same time, across the gym, Kentucky started the meet off with a 48.600 on vault. Auburn Tigers Florida Gators 3-1, 1-1 SEC 3-1, 2-1 SEC (2-0 Home, 1-1 Away, 0-0 Neutral) (2-0 Home, 1-1 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)...... 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Arkansas (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... 8 p.m. Feb. 13 LSU (SEC Network)...... 7 p.m. Feb. 13 Missouri (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... 6:45 p.m. Feb. 20 at Missouri (SEC Network)...... 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at LSU (ESPNU Tape Delay)...... 8:30 p.m. Feb. 27 Georgia (SEC Network+)...... 7 p.m. Feb. 27 Kentucky (SEC Network)...... 6:45 p.m. Mar. 6 at Kentucky...... 6 p.m. Mar. 6 at Oklahoma...... 7:45 p.m. Mar. 8 vs. Auburn...... 3 p.m. 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. 12 Auburn defeated Air Force 196.625 to 190.900 Friday in Auburn Florida finished the opening month of the 2015 campaign by posting its Arena as junior Caitlin Atkinson won her third-straight all-around title season-high last Friday in its 197.60-196.95 win versus No. 11 Georgia with a total of 39.400. Auburn began the meet with a 49.125 on vault in front of a Stephen C. O’Connell Center crowd of 7,116. The competi- led by Lexus Demers’ career-high 9.925. The score earned Demers the tion was tight through the midway point of the meet, as the Gators led event title on vault. The Tigers then scored 49.175 on bars, the sec- by 0.225 after two rotations. But season-best event totals on balance ond-highest score on the rotation for Auburn this season. Megan Walker beam (49.375) and floor exercise (49.55) pushed out the Gators’ lead to scored a 9.875 to lead Auburn in the event and claim her third event give them the win. All-American Kytra Hunter continued her all-around title of the year. At the halfway point of the meet Auburn led Air Force, win streak, opening her senior season with four straight wins. Her 98.300-95.900. On beam, Auburn scored a 49.075, the second-highest winning total of 39.675 is the nation’s top total of 2015. Taking second score of the season for the Tigers on the event. Megan Walker scored in the all-around was Gator freshman Kennedy Baker, who turned in a a 9.850, winning the event title. It was the first time Auburn went collegiate-best 39.55 – which also stands among the nation’s top 10 of 6-for-6 on beam this year. Atkinson’s all-around of 39.400 scored 9.825 2015. Hunter used a season-best 9.975 for the second consecutive meet on vault, 9.850 on bars, 9.825 on beam and 9.900 on floor. The Tigers to take the vault win. That same mark by both Hunter and Baker shared performed in front of 5,881 fans, and their total score of 196.625 will the floor exercise title. Baker was second with her collegiate balance increase their overall average by .250 to 195.875. Auburn will face No. 6 beam best of 9.925. Fellow freshman Alex McMurtry matched her colle- Alabama next Friday, Feb. 6 in Tuscaloosa at 7:30 p.m. CT. The meet will giate uneven bars best of 9.925 to share the event title. be televised on tape delay by ESPN2. Next up, No. 3 Florida is at No. 8 Arkansas on Friday, Feb. 6. The meet airs tape-delayed on the SEC Network Feb. 9. Georgia Gym Dogs Kentucky Wildcats 2-3, 2-1 SEC 2-3, 0-3 SEC (2-1 Home, 0-2 Away, 0-0 Neutral) (1-2 Home, 1-1 Away, 0-0 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, 196.600-195.600 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)...... 8 p.m. Jan. 30 Alabama (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... L, 196.700-195.625 Feb. 14 at North Carolina...... 1 p.m. Feb. 6 at Missouri...... 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 Alabama (SEC Network)...... 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Oklahoma...... 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at Auburn (SEC Network+)...... 8 p.m. Feb. 20 Arkansas...... 7 p.m. Mar. 7 Arkansas (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at Florida (SEC Network)...... 7 p.m. Mar. 14 Utah (SEC Network+)...... 4 p.m. Mar. 6 Auburn...... 7 p.m. 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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Georgia jumped two spots to No. 9 in this week’s top-25. The Gymdogs Led by its seniors, No. 23 Kentucky overcame a slow start to record turned in a 196.950 score on the road at then-No. 3 Florida last week. a season-high score of 195.625 in a 196.700-195.625 loss to No. 6 UGA will again be on the road this week when it takes on third-ranked Alabama on Friday night in Memorial Coliseum. The Wildcats broke the LSU Friday night at 8 p.m. ET. The meet will be televised live on the SEC program record for team score in January, set two weeks ago on Excite Network. In the event rankings, Georgia is No. 12 on vault, fifth on bars, Night. Before this season, UK had never scored above a 195.500 this 23rd on beam and No. 12 on floor. Individually, Brandie Jay is ranked early in the year, which it has now done twice in its first four meets of 12th on vault and Chelsea Davis is tied for 15th on bars. Jay scored a 2015. UK eclipsed 49.000 on two events, bars and floor, for the first 9.925 on vault and floor and a 9.9 on bars last week at Florida. Kiera time in one meet this year as six career-high or season-high scores were Brown tied for first on bars with a 9.925, and Ashlyn Broussard took top set. UK opened with a 48.600 on vault, but responded with a meet-high honors on the balance beam with a career-high 9.95. Georgia gymnasts 49.000 on uneven bars. A 48.925 on balance beam was a season-high set or tied six career-highs in the meet against the Gators. for the Wildcats, as was their 49.100 on floor exercise. Alabama scored a 49.250 or higher on three events and posted individual high scores on each apparatus. Seniors Shelby Hilton and Shannon Mitchell both notched two team-high or team-high-tying scores, with Hilton’s being her first team-best totals of the year. Hilton led UK on vault with a 9.800, while Mitchell’s 9.875 on beam was just 0.025 shy of meet-high totals. Junior Marissa Beucler’s 9.850 on bars was a team high, and Hilton, Mitchell, junior Tiara Phipps and sophomore Taylor Puryear each scored a 9.825 on floor. Friday in front of 2,759 was UK’s annual Dance- Blue Meet, in support of UK’s Pediatric Oncology Clinic and the on-cam- pus organization DanceBlue. The Wildcats wore special gold warm-ups, which will be auctioned off on UKathletics.com to support DanceBlue. More on the DanceBlue Meet is available at http://bit.ly/UKgymDance- BlueMeet. Kentucky is back on the road on Feb. 6 at Missouri. Compet- ing in Columbia, Mo., for the second consecutive season, UK will look to improve to a perfect 3-0 against the Tigers since they became the SEC’s eighth team in 2013. Action from Mizzou’s Hearnes Center is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on SEC Network+. LSU Tigers Missouri Tigers 6-1, 3-0 SEC 4-2, 0-2 SEC (2-0 Home, 2-0 Away, 2-1 Neutral) (2-0 Home, 1-2 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 Kentucky...... 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...... 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6 Georgia (SEC Network)...... 6:45 p.m. Feb. 8 Lindenwood...... 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at Auburn (SEC Network)...... 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at Florida (ESPN2 Tape Delay)...... 6 p.m. Feb. 20 Florida (ESPNU Tape Delay)...... 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 Auburn (SEC Network)...... 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at Alabama (SEC Network)...... 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at Arkansas (SEC Network Tape Delay)...... 7 p.m. Mar. 6 Minnesota (SEC Network+)...... 7:30 p.m. Mar. 6 Alabama (Mizzou Arena) (SEC Network Tape Delay).... 6:30 p.m. 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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For the second-straight week LSU earned a season high team score The Mizzou gymnastics team recorded nine career highs had three with a 197.425 at the Metroplex Challenge. The Tigers finished second season best event scores to propel the Tigers wins over Lindenwood and to No. 1 Oklahoma’s 197.700, but LSU defeated SEC rival and eighth- host SEMO with a season high team score 195.850 on Jan. 30. The team ranked Arkansas (196.250) as well as Iowa State (193.400). LSU’s senior score was Mizzou’s highest since the 2012 Big 12 Championship. all-arounders Rheagan Courville and Jessie Jordan finished 1-2 in the all-around standings as Courville tallied a 39.625 for the second-con- Seniors Laura Kappler and Becca Johnson and freshman Becca Schugel secutive meet and Jordan recorded a 39.500. As a team, LSU posted a all claimed event titles during the meet. Kappler won the first all-around season-high 49.500 on vault and also finished with the second-highest title of her career with a 39.175. She and Schugel each tallied career bars and floor scores of the season with 49.400s on both events. Along highs of 9.900 on vault to tie for the event win. Schugel also notched with the all-around title, Courville captured the vault and bars titles a personal best 9.875 on floor for her second win of the night, while at Metroplex Challenge with 9.95s in both events. LSU (6-1, 3-0 SEC) Johnson won the bars crown with a career best-tying 9.900. returns home this week to compete against Georgia at 7 p.m. CT Friday in the Maravich Center. The Tigers will put two streaks on the line: nine The Tigers posted season best scores on vault, bars and floor, with totals consecutive victories in home meets and 11 straight home meets with a of 49.250, 49.150 and 49.125, respectively. 197 or higher. Friday’s meet against Georgia also marks “LSU Goes Pink & Blue” as the Tigers will honor both breast cancer and prostate cancer Mizzou returns home this weekend with a pair of meets at the Hearnes survivors as well as encourage others to help in the fight against the Center. The Tigers first host Kentucky on Friday, Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m., disease. followed by a 3 p.m. meet against Lindenwood on Sunday, Feb. 8. Team Statistics Team Totals Balance Beam Rank Team Team Avg. High RQS Rank Team Beam Avg. High RQS 1. Florida...... 197.131...... 197.600 --- 1. LSU...... 49.188...... 49.325 --- 2. LSU...... 197.125...... 197.425 --- 2. Florida...... 49.119...... 49.375 --- 3. Alabama...... 196.625...... 197.400 --- 3. Alabama...... 48.956...... 49.325 --- 4. Arkansas...... 195.931...... 196.325 --- 4. Auburn...... 48.838...... 49.150 --- 5. Georgia...... 195.925...... 196.975 --- 5. Georgia...... 48.630...... 49.250 --- 6. Auburn...... 195.875...... 197.075 --- 6. Kentucky...... 48.556...... 48.925 --- 7. Kentucky...... 195.106...... 195.625 --- Arkansas...... 48.556...... 48.825 --- 8. Missouri...... 194.425...... 195.850 --- 8. Missouri...... 48.369...... 48.925 ---

Vault Floor Exercise Rank Team Vault Avg. High RQS Rank Team Floor Avg. High RQS 1. Alabama...... 49.413...... 49.500 --- 1. Alabama...... 49.338...... 49.450 --- 2. Florida...... 49.400...... 49.500 --- 2. LSU...... 49.294...... 49.500 --- 3. LSU...... 49.294...... 49.500 --- 3. Florida...... 49.288...... 49.550 --- 4. Arkansas...... 49.194...... 49.375 --- 4. Arkansas...... 49.231...... 49.600 --- 5. Georgia...... 49.140...... 49.250 --- 5. Auburn...... 49.044...... 49.275 --- 6. Auburn...... 48.913...... 49.150 --- 6. Georgia...... 48.990...... 49.275 --- 7. Missouri...... 48.900...... 49.250 --- 7. Kentucky...... 48.856...... 49.100 --- 8. Kentucky...... 48.806...... 48.950 --- 8. Missouri...... 48.550...... 49.125 ---

Uneven Bars Rank Team Bars Avg. High RQS 1. LSU...... 49.350...... 49.600 --- 2. Florida...... 49.325...... 49.525 --- 3. Georgia...... 49.165...... 49.350 --- 4. Auburn...... 49.081...... 49.525 --- 5. Arkansas...... 48.950...... 49.125 --- 6. Alabama...... 48.919...... 49.225 --- 7. Kentucky...... 48.888...... 49.150 --- 8. Missouri...... 48.594...... 49.150 --- Individual Statistics All Around Balance Beam Rank Name, School A-A Avg. High RQS Rank Name, School Beam Avg. High RQS 1. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 39.550...... 39.675 --- 1. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.894...... 9.925 --- 2. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 39.519...... 39.550 --- 2. Aja Sims, UA...... 9.869...... 9.900 --- 3. Lauren Beers, UA...... 39.500...... 39.500 --- 3. Alex McMurtry, UF...... 9.858...... 9.900 --- 4. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 39.481...... 39.625 --- 4. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.856...... 9.925 --- 5. Katie Bailey, UA...... 39.342...... 39.450 --- 5. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.850...... 9.900 --- 6. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 39.244...... 39.500 --- 6. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 9.844...... 9.875 --- 7. Amanda Wellick, AR...... 39.231...... 39.475 --- 7. Bri Guy, AU...... 9.837...... 9.875 --- 8. Kennedy Baker, UF...... 39.225...... 39.550 --- 8. Morgan Reynolds, UG...... 9.825...... 9.825 --- 9. Shauna Miller, MO...... 39.200...... 39.325 --- 9. Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 9.813...... 9.825 --- 10. Laura Kappler, MO...... 39.175...... 39.175 --- 10. Keely McNeer, UA...... 9.800...... 9.875 --- 11. Ashleigh Gnat, LS...... 39.150...... 39.325 --- 11. Shauna Miller, MO...... 9.800...... 9.850 --- 12 Paige Zaziski, AR...... 38.650...... 38.275 --- 12. Lloimincia Hall, LS...... 9.783...... 9.825 --- 13. Sarah Persinger, UG...... 38.575...... 38.650 --- 13. Cori Rechenmacher, UK...... 9.781...... 9.825 --- 14. Myia Hambrick, LS...... 38.300...... 38.300 --- 14. Brittany Rogers, UG...... 9.775...... 9.850 --- 15. Laura Kappler, MO...... 9.769...... 9.825 --- Vault Rank Name, School Vault Avg. High RQS Floor Exercise 1. Bridget Sloan, UF...... 10.000...... 10.000 --- Rank Name, School Floor Avg. High RQS 2. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.931...... 9.975 --- 1. Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.925...... 9.975 --- 3. Alex McMurtry, UF...... 9.919...... 10.000 --- 2. Lloimincia Hall, LS...... 9.919...... 9.975 --- 4. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 9.913...... 9.950 --- 3. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.900...... 9.925 --- 5. Kaitlyn Clark, UA...... 9.912...... 9.975 --- Amanda Wellick, AR...... 9.900...... 9.950 --- 6. Brandie Jay, UG...... 9.910...... 9.950 --- Mackenzie Brannan, UA...... 9.900...... 9.925 --- 7. Amanada Wellick, AR...... 9.894...... 9.950 --- 6. Kennedy Baker, UF...... 9.892...... 9.975 --- 8. Kayla Williams, UA...... 9.887...... 9.925 --- 7. Carley Sims, UA...... 9.881...... 9.900 --- 9. Mackenzie Brannan, UA...... 9.875...... 9.900 --- 8. Samantha Nelson, AR...... 9.875...... 9.925 --- 10. Heather Elswick, AR...... 9.869...... 9.950 --- Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.875...... 9.875 --- 11. Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.869...... 9.900 --- 10. Lora Leigh Frost, UA...... 9.863...... 9.925 --- 12. Lloimincia Hall, LS...... 9.867...... 9.875 --- 11. Heather Elswick, AR...... 9.856...... 9.925 --- 13. Caitlin Atkinson, AU...... 9.863...... 9.900 --- Jessica Savona, LS...... 9.856...... 9.900 --- 14. Carley Sims, UA...... 9.858...... 9.900 --- 13. Randii Wyrick, LS...... 9.850...... 9.850 --- 15. Keely McNeer, UA...... 9.850...... 9.900 --- 14. Katie Bailey, UA...... 9.850...... 9.875 --- Shauna Miller, MO...... 9.850...... 9.950 --- Aja Sims, UA...... 9.850...... 9.875 ---

Uneven Bars Rank Name, School Bars Avg. High RQS 1. Bridget Sloan, UF...... 9.950...... 9.950 --- 2. Rheagan Courville, LS...... 9.944...... 9.975 --- 3. Alex McMurtry, UF...... 9.892...... 9.925 --- 4. Jessie Jordan, LS...... 9.881...... 9.925 --- Lauren Beers, UA...... 9.881...... 9.900 --- 6. , UF...... 9.875...... 9.950 --- 7. Chelsea Davis, UG...... 9.865...... 9.900 --- 8. Aja Sims, UA...... 9.863...... 9.875 --- 9. Paige Zaziski, AR...... 9.856...... 9.875 --- 10. Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto, UF..9.856...... 9.950 --- 11. Randii Wyrick, LS...... 9.850...... 9.925 --- Myia Hambrick, LS...... 9.850...... 9.850 --- 13. Shae Zamardi, LS...... 9.844...... 9.900 --- Kytra Hunter, UF...... 9.844...... 9.900 --- 15. Kiera Brown, UG...... 9.840...... 9.925 ---