Gymnastics

Gymnastics Opens 2015 Season Friday Against Kent State and Towson

Jan. 8, 2015 



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OpponentLocationDay/Time (CT)Media

	

		Kent State, Towson
		Columbia, Mo.
		Friday / 6:30 p.m. CT
		
	

	





COLUMBIA, Mo.  The Mizzou gymnastics team officially opens the 2015 season on Friday, Jan. 9 as the team hosts the Kent State Golden Flashes and the Towson Tigers at 6:30 p.m. at the Hearnes Center.


TIGER TIDBITS


  • The Mizzou gymnastics team officially opens the 2015 season on Friday, Jan. 9 as the squad welcome Kent State Golden and Towson to the Hearnes Center for a 6:30 p.m. meet.

  • 2015 marks the 35th season of the Mizzou gymnastics program, with the Tigers boasting an all-time regular season record of 371-301-1.

  • Head Coach Shannon Welker enters his second season at the helm of the Tiger program. Welker led Missouri to a 6-7 regular season mark a year ago and an RQS of 194.770.

  • The 2015 roster features nine returners from last year's squad and six newcomers.

  • Mizzou owns a 3-0 all-time regular season record over Kent State. The last meeting meeting between the squads was on March 7, 2009 at Eastern Michigan, where the Tigers outscored the Golden Flashes 195.700-195.450.

  • The all-time series between Missouri and Towson is tied at 2-2. The two teams last met in 2005 at the Cat Classic, where Mizzou won the event with 195.250 points and Towson took third with 192.650.

  • The Tigers hosted their annual Black and Gold exhibition on Dec. 13. Competing as one team, Mizzou earned a score of 194.400 points, with scores of 48.950 on vault, 48.675 on bars, 48.675 on beam and 48.100 on floor.

  • The Mizzou gymnastics team will have five televised meets in 2014, including a live home meet against Auburn on Feb. 20. Four meets will be televised on the SEC Network, while another will be aired on ESPN2.

  • The 2015 slate features six home meets and five road meets, with matchups against all seven other Southeastern Conference foes and non-conference clashes with Kent State, Lindenwood, North Carolina State, SEMO and Towson.

  • The March 6 home meet against Alabama will make history for the program, as the Tigers will compete at Mizzou Arena for the first time in the facility's 10-year history.