March 24, 2003

On the docket...
No. 25 ranked Mizzou gymnastics program wraps up the 2003 season hosting both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA South Central Regional meets. The Tigers welcome some of the top-ranked teams in the nation promising some exciting competition. Big 12 action kicks off on Sat., March 29 at 7:00 p.m., when the Tigers host nationally recognized Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa State.

Tickets to championship are available by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS or by stopping by the Hearnes Center ticket office. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for youth and seniors.

Marking up Mizzou
* Continuing to pounce the competition, the Tigers persist in scoring top marks with a 195.875 victory on the road against Arkansas to tie Missouri's third-highest program total ... Mizzou defeated the Razorbacks to bring their series record to 1-1 ... the Tigers also scored the second-highest beam score in school history with a 49.150.
* Missouri sealed a Corvette Cup victory scoring a 195.925 ... the mark is Missouri's second-highest all-time team score and sets a new standard in the Corvette Cup record books ... on their way to the championship podium, Missouri also scored the team's highest all-time vault total with a 49.200 tally and set the program's second -highest floor score posting a 49.325.
* The Tigers made history scoring the highest team total in Mizzou's 23-years when the team earned a 196.475 to best Illinois State ... adding to the victory, Missouri posted a 49.175 balance beam mark setting a new team beam record as well.
* Adding to their season feats, the Tigers have recorded six of the program's top-15 team scores during the 2003 season, including the four-highest Mizzou marks ... Missouri also boasts at least three of the top-10 event totals on each competitive apparatus, including program records on the vault and beam.
* Mizzou won the 23rd Annual Cat Classic title setting three meet records including the all-time vault and balance beam scores ... Mizzou posted a 49.150 collective on both events to set the records and topped the evening scoring a 195.875 to post the highest team score in the meet's prestigious history ... the Tigers also scored the third-highest team total in Mizzou program history.
* Missouri has defeated three ranked opponents during the 2003 season topping then No. 18 Iowa State, No. 10 Arizona and No. 20 Brigham Young.
* The Tigers recorded their first Big 12 victory in six years defeating the Iowa State Cyclones 192.575-192.000. It is the first time Missouri had earned a victory over ISU since 1995.

Tigers in the Rankings
* Own a 10-7 season record with a 1-3 mark in the Big 12 Conference.
* Currently ranked 25th bringing their regional qualifying score to 195.590 after 11 meets ... the Tigers are currently averaging a 194.811 team total with a season high score of 196.475.
* Missouri is ranked 17th in the country on the vault with a 49.105 RQS ... the Tigers are 24th on the balance beam (48.940), 32nd on the floor exercise (49.085) and 38th on the uneven bars (48.775).
* In the South Central Region, Missouri ranks fifth overall ... the Tigers are also in fourth-place standings on the vault, fifth on beam and floor and seventh on bars,

Schwartzman Specials
Owns nine first-place finishes on the year ... scored a 9.875 on the vault against Arkansas to tie for top meet honors and establish a new career-high on the apparatus ... also scored a 9.875 on the balance beam to tie for first-place ... tied her career-high scoring a 9.875 vault against Brigham Young ... also scored a 9.850 on the balance beam ... scored career-high 9.900 to win the floor title at the 2003 Corvette Cup ... also posted career-high 9.850 vault to finish fourth ... duplicated 9.850 vault high against Iowa State ... put up a 9.900 to take first-place beam honors against No. 13 ranked Oklahoma ... also topped Mizzou's floor lineup scoring a 9.875 ... won four event titles and set two Missouri records at the 23rd Annual State Farm Cat Classic ... scored a 9.925 on the balance beam to tie the MU all-time and freshman marks on the apparatus and tied the Cat Classic meet mark ... won the individual beam title scoring a 9.900 ... won the Cat Classic floor exercise competition scoring a 9.850 and came back to win the individual championship title posting a 9.900 career-high ... honored as the Big 12 Gymnast of the Week Feb. 10-16 ... has finished in the top-third of all competitors on 17 beam and floor events ... nationally ranked 62nd on the balance beam owning a 9.865 regional qualifying score ... is also ranked 92nd on floor with a 9.865 RQS ... ranked in the South Central Region as the 17th finest floor competitor and is 12th on beam ... she also ranks in 23rd on vault with a 9.790 RQS.

Reviewing Robinson
Scored her third 9.900 vault against Brigham Young to finish second in the meet ... won the all-around title against Arkansas scoring a 39.425 ... the mark ties Missouri's second-highest score in program history ... also tied for top honors on the balance beam and vault with 9.875 scores ... tied for first-place honors on vault scoring a 9.875 against then No. 19 ranked Iowa State ... was second in the all-around competition scoring a 38.700 ... won the Corvette Cup all-around title scoring a 39.400 four-event total ... the mark is her second-highest career-total and is Missouri's third all-time high and new sophomore record ... also shared the Corvette Cup floor title with Schwartzman scoring a 9.900 ... finished second on the vault posting her second 9.900 mark in 2003 ... both scores are the second-highest finishes in meet history ... won the Auburn Invitational vault title scoring a 9.900 and rewrote the Missouri sophomore records on the apparatus ... won the Cat Classic uneven bars title scoring a 9.900 and tied the Mizzou sophomore record ... ranked 14th in the South Central Region with a 38.845 all-around RQS ... is also tied for eighth on vault (9.880) and is 22nd on the beam (9.820) ... also tied for 37th on the floor exercise with a 9.800 RQS ... has finished second or higher on eight-of-nine vaults this season, including four first-place honors ... also owns nine first-place event finishes overall.

Discussing Davis
Against Arkansas, she scored a 38.650 in her first all-around performance since the Cat Classic ... finished third on the uneven bars scoring a 9.825 at the Corvette Cup ... has won two all-around titles this season, including a 39.425 career-high to set the Cat Classic and Missouri junior records ... is the second-highest all-around score in Mizzou history ... scored a 9.875 career-high vault to take top honors against Illinois State ... also posted a 9.850 for first-place on the uneven bars and earned 9.850 marks finish second on the floor and beam and set a second career-high mark on beam ... earned second-place honors on the uneven bars against Nebraska scoring a career-high 9.900 to tie the MU junior record ... owns four event titles and six second-place finishes in 2003 ... tied for 29th on the uneven bars with a 9.790 RQS in the South Central Region ... is also ranked 31st on the balance beam (9.780) and 37th on the floor exercise (9.800).

Breaking Down Bridges
Scored her fifth 9.850 career-high vault score of the season against Brigham Young ... also helped Mizzou with 9.825 scores on the floor and beam ... posted her highest floor exercise score of the season with a 9.850 against Arkansas ... also put up second-highest season beam score with a 9.800 ... scored a 9.850 to tie her career-high mark on the vault at the Corvette Cup ... finished fourth on the apparatus overall ... also posted a 9.825 season high on the floor exercise ... one of Missouri's most consistent athletes, she has scored a 9.8 or above on 8-of-11 vaults this season to own a 9.750 average ... has routinely scored well on both the beam and floor exercises owning 10-of-11 season beam scores above a 9.700... also scored a 9.750 or above on nine floor routines ... earned season high 9.825 routine on the beam against Illinois State and BYU ... earned runner-up honors on vault scoring a 9.825 and advancing to the Cat Classic individual competition where she also earned a third-place finish with a 9.850 ... won the dual-meet vault title against Pittsburgh scoring a 9.850 ... the mark also ties the fifth-highest vault score in Missouri history ... ranked 74th on the vault nationally owning a 9.845 RQS ... in the South Central Region, Bridges is ranked 13th overall on vault, is 33rd on beam (9.780) and is tied for 37th with a 9.800 floor RQS.

Nervig Notes
Won the floor exercise against Arkansas tying her career-high with a 9.900 ... mark also ties the Missouri junior record on the event ... finished second on the uneven bars scoring a 9.775 against No. 19 ranked Iowa State ... won the 2003 Corvette Cup uneven bars title scoring a 9.850 ... brings season tally to three bars titles, also winning the event against Iowa State (1/12/03) and Pittsburgh ... posted 9.875 routines on floor to take first-place honors against both Pitt and Nebraska ... owns six-of-eight floor performances earning a 9.800 mark or higher ... has scored a 9.825 or above on 7-of-10 uneven bars routines ... was sidelined to one event following an ankle sprain ... reentered the Tiger floor lineup against Iowa State and vault against BYU ... scored a 9.875 bars routine against Iowa State (1/12/03) to tie Missouri's 11th-highest all-time mark on the apparatus ... Nervig is ranked 84th in the nation on the uneven bars with a 9.845 regional qualifying score ... she is also tied for 16th in the South Central Region on bars and is 24th on floor with a 9.845 RQS.

Dishing on Dombart
Owns 7-of-11 routines on the uneven bars scoring a 9.725 or higher ... scored a 9.825 to finish third on bars at the Cat Classic ... followed up recording a 9.875 beam routine to finish third and advance to the individual championship in both events ... went on to take second-place scoring a 9.875 on beam during the Cat Classic individual competition ... has scored above a 9.700 on beam in eight meets ... is third on team tied for 28th in the South Central Region on the balance beam with a 9.795 RQS ... is also ranked 40th on bars scoring a 9.760 RQS.

Hamm Highlights
Scored a 38.449 in her first all-around competition of the year against BYU ... scored a 9.650 on her first bars routine in 2003 ... won the 2003 Corvette Cup beam title scoring a season-high 9.850 mark ... also tied her career-high floor score for the second time this season posting a 9.825 to finish seventh at the meet ... hit a career-high 9.825 vault at the Cat Classic and finished fifth overall on the apparatus ... owns 6-of-10 floor routines scoring a 9.800 or above ... opened season pulling out a 9.800 floor routine to finish second on the event and rally the Tigers against the Iowa State Cyclones and their first Big 12 Conference victory in six years ... owns a 9.750 RQS to rank 35th in the region on vault ... is also ranked 42nd on the floor exercise owning a 9.795 RQS.

Reviewing Roets
Scored a 9.825 on bars to set a new career-mark on the event against Arkansas ... helped the Tigers scoring a 9.800 vault against No. 19 ranked Iowa State to bring her season tally to three-of-five vaults scoring a 9.800 or above ... scored a career-high 9.825 on the vault to finish fourth on the event against No. 13 ranked Oklahoma ... posted her previous career-high on the uneven bars against Auburn with a 9.800 score ... finished ninth at the Corvette Cup scoring a 9.800 vault ... recorded a career-high 9.775 floor routine against Auburn to tie for fifth overall ... ranked 53rd in the South Central Region owning a 9.735 RQS on the uneven bars.