Missouri gymnastics learns NCAA Regional site. Seed, opponents, site for the Tigers
The NCAA announced that Missouri gymnastics will head to Gainesville, Florida, for its NCAA Regional berth, which will take place. Mizzou was awarded the No. 13 seed for the national championships.
MU faces regional host and No. 4 seed Florida, as well as unseeded Georgia in its side of the bracket. Clemson and Iowa State will compete to complete the four-team bracket, from which two teams will advance to the regional final.
Missouri has a national qualifying score of 197.420, which ranks No. 13 in the nation. The Gators hold a national qualifying score of 197.905, which is good for fourth in the nation. Georgia’s NQS is 197.030 (No. 20) while Clemson and Iowa State are the 30th- and 36th-ranked teams nationally.
Mizzou’s team average of 197.185 is the 12th-best in the country this season.
If MU advances, it will face two of No. 5 Utah, No. 12 Michigan State, Towson or Maryland in the regional final.
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The Tigers finished fifth in the SEC Championships on Saturday in New Orleans, posting a 197.275 team score, which was enough to win the afternoon session. MU fell just short of breaking into the evening session team rankings behind fourth-placed, and upcoming regional foe, Florida at 197.300.
Three Missouri gymnasts have recorded perfect scores this season, which is the most in a single season in MU history.
Jocelyn Moore, a star junior out of Hillsborough, New Jersey, recorded the second 10 of her MU career this season, this time on the floor on March 17 in Champaign, Illinois. Last season, Moore recorded a perfect score on the vault during a home meet against Auburn.
Mara Titarsolej, a transfer senior out of Zutphen, Netherlands, recorded a 10 on the bars on Feb. 16 in St. Louis. Sienna Schreiber, Missouri’s fifth-year standout all-rounder, was awarded a 10 for her routine on the beam on March 3 at the Hearnes Center.
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All three MU gymnasts rank among the top 10 in the nation for their NQS in the disciplines in which they recorded perfect scores: Moore is tied for ninth on the floor; Schreiber is tied for eighth on the beam; and Titarsolej is tied for 10th.
Missouri has a season-high score of 197.600, coming in its final meet of the regular season, which was March 17 in the Illinois Quad.
Oklahoma, the reigning national champion, currently ranks No. 1 in the nation with a national qualifying score of 198.500.
If MU advances out of its regional site and into the national championship semifinals, which begin April 18 in Fort Worth, Texas, the Tigers are on the same side of the bracket as the Sooners.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Missouri gymnastics learns NCAA Regional site. Seed, opponents, site
