Mizzou seeks its first NCAA Championships berth in the current 12-team formet
  
 
Gymnastics Headed to NCAA West Regional

Tigers earn third seed

April 2, 2007

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 18 Missouri gymnastics team will travel to Berkeley, Calif., as the third seed for the NCAA West Regional at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas Pavilion on Saturday, April 14 at 6 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. CDT). The Tigers will face No. 6 Nebraska, No. 7 Utah, Washington, Sacramento State and host California.

For the second year in a row, Mizzou will start the meet on a bye before heading to floor in its second rotation. The Tigers then move to vault, have a bye in the fourth rotation, and finish competition on bars and beam, respectively.

Six teams, five all-around competitors (who are not on a qualifying team) and one individual event specialist per event [who has a minimum Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 9.4] were named to each of the six regions.

The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors not on an advancing team from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the NCAA National Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 26-28, hosted by the University of Utah. Event winners at the regional championships will also advance to the national championships (in that event only) if they are not part of a qualifying team or are not all-around qualifiers.

Sophomore Adrianne Perry qualified for last year's NCAA Championships as an all-around competitor and narrowly missed All-America honors on beam after finishing ninth in the event's first session. Perry will enter the West Regional as the nation's 10th-ranked all-around competitor and is tied for 14th on vault, 30th on beam and 33rd on floor.

Last season, Mizzou fell just short of its quest for its first NCAA Championships appearance with a third-place finish at the Southeasst Regional behind eventual National Champion Georgia and Nebraska.

West Regional (April 14 in Berkeley, Calif., 6 p.m. PDT)

Teams
1. Nebraska
2. Utah
3. Missouri
4. Washington
5. Sacramento State
6. California

All-Around Competitors
1. Veronica Porte, San Jose State
2. Alise Blackwell, San Jose State
3. Debra Huss, Seattle Pacific
4. DeAvera Todd, Boise State
5. Sarah Sullivan, Seattle Pacific
Alternate: Tanya Ho, UC Davis

Individual Event Specialists

Vault
Tanya Ho, UC Davis
Alternate: Carrie Lujan, UC Davis

Uneven Bars
Yvette Leizorek, Boise State
Alternate: Jessica Knoshnood, San Jose State

Balance Beam
Kristin Aldrich, Boise State
Alternate: Nicole Lim, Cal State Fullerton

Floor Exercise
Andi Dolinsky, UC Davis
Alternate: Yvette Leizorek, Boise State

 

 

Brittany Haines' Gymnastics Journal

12/12/2008 - W. Gymnastics

The freshman is ready to start the competitive season with the Black and Gold meet on Saturday.

Brooke Boehmer's Gymnastics Journal

12/03/2008 - W. Gymnastics

The junior fills us in on the Tigers' hard work after the Thanksgiving break and preparing for the Black and Gold intrasquad meet on Dec. 13.

Missouri Ranked 19th in Preseason Poll

11/24/2008 - W. Gymnastics

The Tigers are looking forward to starting an exciting season behind the talents of seniors Adrianne Perry and Alicia Hatcher, and junior Sarah Shire.

2009 Squad to Debut in Black and Gold meet

12/12/2008 - W. Gymnastics

The Black and Gold intrasquad meet at 7 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 13, is a key warm-up for the Tigers before they take on a difficult 2009 schedule.

Gymnastics Signs Three Talented Recruits

11/17/2008 - W. Gymnastics

Head Coach Rob Drass, with the help of recruiting coordinator and assistant coach John Figueroa, has signed Brittany Bendoff, Tori Howard and Lauren Swankoski to national letters of intent.