March 3, 2005
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Missouri Hosts Southeast Missouri State
Mizzou continues a two meet home stand welcoming Southeast Missouri State for the first time this year on Fri., March 4 at 7:00 p.m.
The Tigers face the Redhawks again when Mizzou hosts a tri-meet also welcoming Air Force on Sun., March 20 at 2:00 p.m.
All Missouri home meets are held in the Hearnes Center. For ticket information, contact the Mizzou Athletic Ticket Office at 884-PAWS.
Stellar Tiger Turnout
Rising to the call for another season, the Tigers recorded impressive attendance figures during the 2005 Mizzou Cat Classic. Hosted by Callaway Bank, the meet saw 4,500 fans cheer the Black & Gold to its third consecutive Cat Classic victory.
Continuing the legacy, the Missouri Cat Classic has shined as the Big 12 Conference's highest single meet attendance figure for over a decade.
Scouting SEMO
Southeast Missouri State is 4-4 on the season owning a 192.960 Regional Qualifying Score to rank 36th in the nation this week.
Facing two of Mizzou's 2005 opponents, the Redhawks defeated Illinois State (187.225-185.300) and Centenary (190.40-189.05).
Last season, the Redhawks finished with a 15-7 record. Facing the Tigers in 2004, Mizzou defeated SEMO 196.500-194.300. The Tigers own the MU-SEMO series record 15-6.
Mizzou Live Scoring
To access live scoring of Missouri gymnastics meets, log onto the official website of the Mizzou Tigers at www.mutigers.com.
Navigate to the Mizzou Gymnastics home page and select Schedule/Results from the tabs across the top of the screen. To access a particular meet, scroll down to the competition and click on the underlined Live Scoring link.
Tiger Rankings
The Missouri Tigers jump into the top 20 this week as the #19 ranked team in the nation. Due to an error on the GymInfo website, scores from the Tigers' recent Cat Classic victory are not included in the current national standings available online.
Updating Mizzou's proper Regional Qualifying Score with the Tigers' Cat Classic marks, Missouri owns a 194.499 RQS that would place the team 19th nationally and fifth in the South Central Region.
For further information on Mizzou's updated and correct Regional Qualifying Scores, please contact the Mizzou Athletic Media Relations Office at (573) 882-2531.
RQS Rankings
Regional Qualifying scores are calculated using a team's top three away and top three home scores. Of the six totals, the high is dropped and the five remaining scores are then averaged to find an RQS total.
Making the transition from event averages to RQS, fans may ask why some gymnasts have dropped off the rating charts. Utilizing the same calculations for individual rankings, only gymnasts owning three home and three away scores on each apparatus are included in the event rankings. As Mizzou continues to compete this season, fans can anticipate seeing additional Tigers in the rankings.
Cat Classic Recap
Highlighting the 25th Anniversary of the Callaway Bank Cat Classic, the #24 Mizzou Tigers won their third consecutive title scoring a 195.250--the fifth highest score in meet history. #31 New Hampshire finished second scoring a 192.850 while #36 Towson State placed third (192.650) and Illinois State finished fourth (187.900).
Seeing four of their six vault competitors hit a 9.800 or above, the Tigers opened the meet scoring its second highest team total of the year with a 48.850. In addition, the mark ranks as the seventh finest Cat Classic vault mark to date. Rallying a 48.450, the Tigers followed up recording the team's third highest season total on bars.
Moving into the third rotation on beam, Mizzou rallied a 48.850 scoring its second highest season mark and the sixth finest beam performance in Cat Classic history. Rounding out the meet just as they started, the Tigers saw four competitors score above a 9.800 helping Mizzou to a 49.075 team total--tying the fourth highest meet finish.
Turning in a tremendous performance the next evening, the Mizzou Tigers led the field at the Callaway Bank Cat Classic Individual Final where the Tigers picked up four event titles, including a 1-2-3 sweep on the uneven bars.
Tiger Honors
This season, the Tiger gymnastics squad has received unprecedented acclaim for their work outside of the arena, including the recognition of five gymnasts as Lathrop & Gage Student Athlete of the Week honoring a student-athlete's pursuit toward academic excellence.
Highlighting for the gymnastics team, Julie Abaray, Rachael Dombart, Jodie Heinicka, Amanda Pezzullo and Lauren Schwartzman have each been selected during the winter semester.