Senior Alicia Hatcher was named the "We are Mizzou" Female Athlete of the Year.
 
Senior Alicia Hatcher was named the "We are Mizzou" Female Athlete of the Year.
  
 
Mizzou Gymnastics Wins Tiger Cup

Tiger Gymnastics takes the crown by a mere 17 points in the first year of competition.

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May 5, 2009

Columbia, Mo. - The Missouri gymnastics squad capped off arguably the best year in program history with another victory, this time in the first annual Tiger Cup competition. Developed by the Total Person Program and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, the competition challenged Missouri's athletic squads to participate in the most community service, education and support activities to earn points for their teams.

The gymnasts won by a mere 17 points of more than 6,000 earned throughout the year. The squad ultimately tallied 6,719.3 points. Men's Golf finished second with 6,702.8 points, while Women's Soccer finished third with 5,542.5 points.

"The reason gymnastics was so successful can be attributed to their awesome athletic season, their dedication to academics, and the numerous hours they spent volunteering in the community," said Kim Martin, director of Life Skills at Missouri. "The final season stats, the team's date night, and the final Tiger Night competition really pushed them over the edge."

The award was given as part of Monday night's inaugural ROARS awards, attended by 700-plus of Missouri's student-athletes and support staff. Head Coach Rob Drass cited the achievement as another example of the high caliber of success his squad has seen in 2009.

As their reward for the achievement, the squad has earned a dinner cruise at Lake of the Ozarks Friday night.

But the Tiger Cup was not the only award Missouri gymnastics took home on Monday night. Junior All-American Sarah Shire (Columbia, Mo.) was named the Female Athlete of the Year after an outstanding season, including a school record ten all-around titles. Senior Alicia Hatcher (Blue Springs, Mo.) added another quality award to her impressive resume, bringing home the "We are Mizzou" award presented by Dr. Bryan Maggard. Hatcher was named to the Mizzou '39 this year, as well as the Big 12 Chick-Fil-A Winter Community of Champions. She is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection and a member of the Mystical 7, as well as last year's Varsity M Student Athlete of the Year. And junior Liz Straatmann (Villa Ridge, Mo.) took home the Unsung Hero Award for her achievements and perseverance in the face of injury.

 

 

Tigers Fall to Cornhuskers in Lincoln

01/30/2010 - W. Gymnastics

LINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 11 Missouri Tigers (5-1) kept the meet close for a time but were not able to push past No. 9 Nebraska (5-0). The Cornhuskers posted a 194.700 to best the Tigers team score of 193.175. Senior All-American Sarah Shire posted a 38.875 in the all-around to take the 13th title of her career, including the vault, beam and floor titles.

Nebraska Meet Moved to 11:30 a.m.

01/29/2010 - W. Gymnastics

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Inclement weather throughout the Midwest forced the start time of Nebraska's men's basketball game against Oklahoma on Saturday, Jan. 29 from 12:47 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tomorrow's gymnastics meet against Nebraska that was set to begin at 7:30 p.m. will now start at 11:30 a.m.

No. 11 Tigers Seek Win at No. 9 Nebraska

01/29/2010 - W. Gymnastics

COLUMBIA, Mo. - No. 11 Missouri (5-0) will hit the road this weekend to take on Big 12 rival No. 9 Nebraska (4-0). The Tigers will be looking for its first regular-season win against the Cornhuskers since 1995. The match of current unbeatens will mark the first conference meet of the season for the Nebraska (0-0), while it will be the second for Missouri (1-0).

Lauren Swankoski's Gymnastics Journal

01/27/2010 - W. Gymnastics

The freshman takes some time to look back on her first conference meet as a Tiger.

Shire Wins Second Straight Big 12 Award

01/26/2010 - W. Gymnastics

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Big 12 Conference has named senior All-American Sarah Shire (Columbia, Mo.) the Big 12 Gymnast of the Week for the second consecutive week. Shire has now won the weekly conference award nine times (the second most in Big 12 Conference history).