Tiger Gymnastics Releases Tentative 2008 Schedule

Tigers Have Six Meets at Home

Sept. 7, 2007

Columbia, Mo. - The 2008 Missouri Gymnastics squad and head coach Rob Drass have announced the tentative schedule for the upcoming 2008 season. Highlighted by six meets at home and trips to Oregon State, Illinois and Bowling Green, the Tigers will square off against some of the top competition in the country. The annual intrasquad Black & Gold will kick off the season on Saturday, Dec. 8.

The Tigers will once again play host to the 28th annual Cat Classic on Feb. 29 and March 1. Big Ten Conference opponents Michigan and Ohio State will be on hand, as well as Cal-Berkeley. The Tigers bested Michigan last season in Ann Arbor as they upset the 11th-ranked team in the nation with a score of 196.675-196.100.

The Tigers open the 2008 regular season on the road at non-conference opponent Bowling Green on Saturday, Jan. 12. The Tigers will then travel home to challenge Big 12 Conference foe Iowa State at home on Jan. 18 for the home opener and the annual Pink Out meet to help support breast cancer awareness. Big 12 conference play will continue when the Tigers make their way to Lincoln, Neb., to take on defending conference champion Nebraska on Jan. 26.

Mizzou will start a stretch of play against non-conference opponents as the University of Illinois-Chicago will pay a visit to Columbia on Feb. 1. The Tigers will then play host to the second annual "Beauty and the Beast" when Centenary comes to town on Feb. 8. Last season, "Beauty and the Beast", a meet that features both the Gymnastics squad and the Wrestling team competing in dual competition, packed 6,197 fans into Hearnes Center in its first season.

Following Beauty and the Beast, the Tigers will head to Cape Girardeau, Mo., to take on in-state rival Southeast Missouri State the next weekend. The Tiger will round out the Big 12 Conference regular season as Oklahoma travels to the Hearnes Center on Feb. 22, before hosting the Cat Classic.

 

 

The Tigers will then the road and travel to the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill. on March 8 and Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore. on March 16.

The Big 12 Championships will be hosted by the University of Oklahoma on March 29, where the Tigers will square off against Nebraska, Iowa State and Oklahoma.

All home meets will be held at the Hearnes Center. Ticket information and sales are available through the Missouri Athletic Ticket Office by calling 884-PAWS or 1-800-CAT-PAWS.

Black Squad Takes Black and Gold Meet Win, 189.650 - 177.900

12/13/2008 - W. Gymnastics

Senior Adrianne Perry and the breakout performance of freshman Mary Burke highlighted the evening for the Tigers in the Black and Gold intrasquad meet.

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.