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March 2, 2006
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 9 Missouri Tigers kick off a busy weekend with a dual against Centenary on Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m. in the Hearnes Center. All fans who bring two canned food items to the meet will receive free admission while all donations will go to the Central Missouri Food Bank. Then on Sunday, March 5, the Tigers travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo., to compete in the Outback Invitational against Ball State, Centenary and host SEMO. The meet will begin a 1 p.m. and will take place in Houk Field House.
Mizzou owns Cat Classic once again...
The Tigers took home their fourth-consecutive and eighth total Cat Classic team title against Ball State, Northern Illinois and Pittsbugh on Feb. 24. With a 196.025, Missouri scored its highest score of the season for the second-straight week while the team set their season-high on bars with a 49.150 and tied it on beam with a 49.175.
Freshman Adrianne Perry claimed the all-around title with a career-high tying 39.300. Senior Lauren Schwartzman scored a 9.950 on beam for the third time this season to win beam and tied Perry for the floor title while seniors Jodie Heinicka and Sarah Zigler shared the bars title with 9.875s.
Nine Tigers competed in the individual event finals on Feb. 25 as Mizzou claimed all titles. Heinicka won vault with a 9.800, Zigler scored a 9.850 to nab the bars title, junior Amanda Pezzullo won beam with a 9.825 and junior Whitney Crater recorded a 9.875 on floor for the title. The Cat Classic titles were the first of Crater, Pezzullo and Zigler's career while Heinicka grabbed her third.
The impressive weekend for the Tigers marks only the second time in Cat Classic history a team claimed the team, all-around and all four event titles in the same year. Arizona also accomplished the feat in 1997.
Tigers No. 9 once again...
For the second-straight week, the Tigers are ranked No. 9 in this week's GymInfo National Top 25 Poll. This marks the fifth time this season and seventh in school history Mizzou has made the top-10. On individual events, the Tigers rank tied for first on beam, 12th on bars, 14th on vault and 15th on floor nationally. Below are Missouri's rankings in 2006:
Preseason-16th
Jan. 9-14th
Jan. 16-11th
Jan. 23-10th
Jan. 30-7th
Feb. 6th-8th
Feb. 13-11th
Feb. 20-9th
Feb. 27-9th
Mighty Big 12...
For the fourth week this season, all four Big 12 teams are ranked in the top-10. Iowa State jumped two spots to fifth, Oklahoma is ranked sixth and Nebraska comes in at 10th.
RQS explained...
Teams and individuals will be ranked by their Regional Qualifying Score for the remained of the season. An RQS is calculated by taking the six highest scores of the season, of which at least three must be from away meets. The highest overall score is dropped and the remaining five are averaged. Missouri's RQS is 195.78 and was calculated as shown below:
High scores: 196.025 (Home)
196.000 (Home)
195.950 (Away)
195.875 (Home)
195.575 (Away)
+195.500 (Away)
= 978.900 (Total)
978.9/5 = 195.780 (RQS)
The beam team...
Thanks to a season-high tying 49.175 on beam at the Cat Classic, the Tigers are now tied with No. 1 Georgia as the best beam team in the nation. At the Cat Classic individual event finals, Missouri swept the top five on beamwhile all six beam lineup members rank in the top-100 nationally.
Terrific Tigers... This week, Heinicka and Schwartzman are both second in the nation on different events. Schwartzman sits alone in second on beam with a 9.905 RQS while Heinicka is tied for second on bars with an RQS of 9.900. Additionally, Perry is 15th in the all-around, tied for 28th on floor and 35th on vault, Crater is tied for 22th on floor and 41st on vault, Pezzullo is tied for 37th on beam and Schwartzman is also tied for 32nd of floor. Freshman Alicia Hatcher, sophomore Katie Kluga and Zigler also rank in the top-100 nationally on events.
Tigers on TV...
The Cat Classic individual event finals will air this weekend on four different Missouri television stations:
- Fox Sports Net (Missouri only): March 4, 12:30 p.m.; March 6,1 p.m. (most likely blacked out in Columbia)
- KMIZ (ABC 17):March 5, 12 p.m. (serves as a lead-in for the men's basketball game)
- KQFX (Fox 38):March 5, 5 p.m.
- Metro Sports (Kansas City): TBD
About Centenary...
The Tigers will face Centenary for the second and third time of the season this weekend. Centenary is coming off a loss to LSU at home on Feb. 25 but posted its highest score of the season with a 190.425. The Ladies are 5-6 on the season, with three wins over Air Force and two over Wisconsin-Stout. Sarah Ball is the Ladies top all-around competitor, with a season-high 38.200. Against the Tigers on Jan. 20, Centneary scored a 190.100.
Mizzou vs. Centenary: 9-0
About Ball State...
The Tigers face the Cardinals for the second straight week as Ball State finished in fourth at the Cat Classic with a 187.900. On the season, the Cardinals are 1-10 but have shown dramatic improvement in the past few weeks. At the Cat Classic individual event finals, Jenna Tarkington took home third place on vault with a 9.750 while Lauren West tied for fifth place on floor with a 9.700.
Mizzou vs. Ball State: 5-4
About SEMO...
The Redhawks are coming off their best meet of the year at the Texas Woman's Quad meet. SEMO recorded a 193.050 to take second place behind Iowa (194.275) and ahead of Texas Woman's (191.225) and Wisconsin-Stout (183.500). At Texas Woman's, sophomore Danyelle Aber nabbed the all-around title with a 38.875 amd recorded two fourth place finishes on bars and floor and a fifth place finish on floor. She notched career-highs in the all-around, beam and floor at the meet.
Mizzou vs. SEMO:19-8
Tiger Tidbits
Julie Abaray
In the bars lineup for the second-straight week at the Cat Classic and scored a career-high 9.775 ... qualified for the Cat Classic individual event finals on bars and finsihed in sixth place ... was in an event lineup for the first time in 2006 against Oklahoma after recovering from an ankle sprain that sidelined her for the start of the season... recorded a 9.725 on bars against the Sooners.
Nicole Bowman
Competed on floor for the Tigers against Oklahoma and scored a 9.575 ... led off the floor lineup against Nebraska and scored a career-high 9.725 ... improved her career-best on bars with a 9.650 against Arkansas, a mark she set at the Super Six Challenge ... had a then-personal best 9.500 on floor against Arkansas.
Whitney Crater
Ranked tied for 22nd on floor and 42nd on vault in the nation ... won her first Cat Classic individual event title on floor with a 9.875 and finished second on vault ... In the Cat Classic team competion, recorded a 9.850 on vault ... won her second-consecutive vault title with a 9.875 against Oklahoma while tying for second on floor with a 9.875 ... won the vault and floor titles with a 9.875 and 9.850, respectively against Illinois ...the 9.875 on vault was a season high ... recorded a 9.825 on floor and a 9.775 on vault against Iowa State to finish in tied for fourth and fifth, respectively ... tied for fifth on floor at Nebraska with a 9.825 ... recorded a 9.850 on vault and floor against Centenary and Air Force for second and third place finishes, respectively ... finished tied for first on floor with a 9.825 and recorded a 9.800 on vault to tie for fourth place against Arkansas.
Alicia Hatcher
Tied for 49th on bars and 99th on beam nationally ... earned top-four finishes on bars, beam and floor at the Cat Classic individual event finals ... at the Cat Classic team finals, recorded a 9.825 on beam to tie for third place and a 9.800 on bars for fourth ... recorded a 9.825 on beam against Oklahoma to tie for fifth place ... recorded a 9.800 on beam to tie for fourth place against Illinois ... scored a career-high 9.850 on bars to finish in fourth place against Iowa State ... also set a career-high on floor with a 9.750 and posted a 9.775 on beam ... placed fourth on beam with a career-high 9.850 while also recording a 9.800 on bars and 9.725 on floor at Nebraska ... recorded a 9.825 on bars against at Centenary to finish second ... finished in fifth place on bars with a 9.725 against Arkansas.
Jodie Heinicka
Tied for second nationally on bars, 62nd on beam and 68nd on vault ... earned the Cat Classic vault title with a 9.800 and finished second on bars with a 9.800 ... at the team finals, tied for first on bars with a 9.875 ... won her sixth-straight bars title of the season against Oklahoma with a 9.850 ... tied for third on vault with a 9.825 and recorded a career-high 9.775 on beam ... won the bars title with a 9.850 against Illinois, also finished second on vault with a 9.850 ... scored a 9.925 on bars for the fourth-straight week to claim first place honors against Iowa State ... finish tied for second on for the second straight week against Iowa State with career-high tying 9.850 ... has won bars titles in six of seven meets this season after tying for fifth at the Super Six Challenge ... against Arkansas on Jan. 13, became the first Tiger to perform a full-twisting double-layout dismount on bars.
Ashley Khederian
Earned a 9.700 on floor and a 9.625 on bars against Illinois. ... competed on bars and floor against Iowa State and posted a 9.725 on floor ... scored a 9.800 on floor at Centenary for a season-high ... in the bar lineup for the second-consecutive year at the Super Six Challenge, Khederian did not disappoint with a 9.700 on the event.
Katie Kluga
Tied for 55th in the nation on beam ... earned fifth place on beam at the Cat Classic individual event finals ... was in the bars and beam lineup at the Cat Classic team finals and against Oklahoma ... was in the bars and beam lineup against Illinois and earned a 9.700 on beam ... competed on bars and beam against Iowa State and posted a 9.725 on beam ... set a career-high on beam with a 9.775 at Nebraska ... recorded a 9.750 on both bars and beam at Centenary, which earned her a third place finish on bars ... tied Lauren Schwartzman with a team-high 9.700 on beam to help the Tigers place third on the event at the Super Six Challenge ... is tied for 19th on bars and 32nd on beam in the region.
Adrianne Perry
Ranks 15th nationally in the all-around, tied for 21st on floor, 33rd on beam, tied for 58th on bars and 69th on vault ... won the Cat Classic all-around title with a career-high tying 39.300 and finished second on beam .... tied for first on floor at the Cat Classic team finals ... finished second in the all-around with a 39.125 against Oklahoma ... won her third all-around title of the season with a 39.000 at Illinois, also finished second on bars ... against Iowa State, finished tied for third on beam with a 9.825 ... set an all-around personal best for the third straight week with a 39.300 at Nebraska to finish in second place ... recorded a career-high 9.875 on beam and 9.850 on bars to go along with a 9.825 on floor and 9.750 on vault ... tied for first on beam and tied for fifth on floor and vault at Nebraska ... won the all-around title at Centenary while finishing first on vault and second on floor ... won the all-around with a 39.025 against Arkansas in the first all-around competition of her collegiate career.
Amanda Pezzullo
Ranks 37th on beam in the nation... won her first Cat Classic individual title after scoring a 9.825 on beam ... finished tied for third on beam at the Cat Classic team finals ... recorded a 9.825 on beam to finish tied for fifth against Oklahoma ... recorded a 9.800 on beam to tie for fourth at Illinois ... competed in the vault, beam and floor lineups against Iowa State and posted a 9.725, 9.700 and 9.675, respectively ... tied for fifth on vault with a 9.750 against Nebraska ... recorded a 9.775 on beam and a 9.700 on floor ... set a career-high with a 9.900 on beam against Centenary and Air Force to tie for second place ... also recorded a 9.700 on floor ... had an impressive meet against Arkansas after recording a 9.825 on vault to finish tied for second place.
Lauren Schwartzman
Ranks second in the nation on beam ... also ranks tied for 32nd on floor in the country ... finished second on floor at the Cat Classic individual event finals ... took home top honors on beam and floor at the Cat Classic team finals ... scored a 9.950 on beam for the third time this season in the Cat Classic ... earned her fifth beam and seventh total title of the season with a 9.900 against Oklahoma ... tied for second on floor against the Sooners with a 9.875 ... finished second on beam and recorded a season-high 9.800 on vault to tie for third against Illinois ... scored a 9.950 on beam for the second time this season against Iowa State to claim first place ... also posted a 9.850 on floor to tie for first place ... marked the third-highest beam score in program history with a 9.950 at Centenary to match her own score set in 2004 ... also finished first on beam and floor after recording a 9.900 on the floor exercise ... won the beam title against Arkansas with a 9.850 on the event and tied Perry for third place on floor with a 9.800.
Sarah Zigler
Tied for 93rd on bars in the nation ... won her first career Cat Classic individual title with a 9.850 on bars ... tied for first on bars with a 9.875 in the Cat Classic team finals ... finishd fifth on vault with a 9.800 against the Sooners ... had a solid meet against Illinois with a 9.775 on bars and a 9.700 on floor, also set a career-high on floor after scoring a 9.775 in exhibition ... tied for second on bars against Iowa State with a 9.875 ... the score marks the second week in a row Zigler tied her career-high ... recorded a 9.875 on bars with against Nebraska to tie for fifth place ... also recorded a 9.700 on vault ... finished third on vault against Centenary and Air Force after notching a 9.800 ... placed first on vault with a career-high 9.850 and finished third on bars with a 9.800 against Arkansas.
Mizzou in the National Rankings
Team (RQS)
1. Georgia (196.965)
2. Florida (196.170)
3. Utah (196.160)
4. Alabama (196.100)
5. Iowa State (196.050)
6. Oklahoma (196.005)
7. LSU (195.955)
8. UCLA (195.850)
9. Missouri (195.780)
10. Nebraska (195.670)
11. Michigan (195.620)
12. Stanford (195.585)
13. Auburn (195.340)
14. Arizona (195.170)
15. Arizona State (194.945)
16. Oregon State (194.755)
17. Penn State (194.690)
18. Denver (194.605)
19. Kentucky (194.580)
20. Arkansas (193.895)
21. Illinois-Champaign (193.685)
22. Minnesota (193.595)
23. Michigan State (193.205)
24. West Virginia (193.190)
25. Ohio State (193.105)
Tigers in the National Rankings
Whitney Crater - FX: 22nd(t); VT: 41st
Alicia Hatcher - UB: 49th(t); BB: 99th(t)
Jodie Heinicka - UB: 2nd(t); VT: 62nd(t); BB: 68th(t)
Katie Kluga - BB: 75th(t)
Adrianne Perry - AA: 15th; FX: 28th(t); BB: 35th(t); UB: 65th(t); VT: 73rd(t)
Amanda Pezzullo - BB: 37th(t)
Lauren Schwartzman - BB: 2nd; FX: 32nd(t)
Sarah Zigler - UB: 93rd(t)
Mizzou in the South Central Region Rankings
1. Oklahoma
2. Missouri
3. Nebraska
4. Arizona
5. Arizona State
6. Arkansas
7. Illinois-Champaign
8. Illinois-Chicago
9. Northern Illinois
10. SEMO
Tigers in the South Central Region Rankings
Vault
Athlete (RQS)
9. Whitney Crater (9.825)
T15. Jodie Heinicka (9.795)
19. Adrianne Perry (9.780)
T22. Sarah Zigler (9.750)
28. Amanda Pezzullo (9.730)
29. Lauren Schwartzman (9.730)
Bars
Athlete (RQS)
1. Jodie Heinicka (9.90)
T12. Alicia Hatcher (9.790)
18. Adrianne Perry (9.775)
22. Sarah Zigler (9.725)
T48th. Katie Kluga (9.450)
Beam
Athlete (RQS)
1. Lauren Schwartzman (9.905)
9. Adrianne Perry (9.790)
10. Amanda Pezzull0 (9.785)
20. Jodie Heinicka (9.725)
T21. Katie Kluga (9.715)
30. Alicia Hatcher (9.680)
Floor
Athlete (RQS)
3. Whitney Crater (9.835)
T5. Adrianne Perry (9.820)
7. Lauren Schwartzman (9.825)
29. Amanda Pezzullo (9.690)
T34. Alicia Hatcher (9.660)
All-Around
Athlete (RQS)
5. Adrianne Perry (39.135)