Gymnastics Comes to Mizzou Arena Friday for Pink Out
3/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
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| Opponent | Location | Day/Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama (Pink Out) | Mizzou Arena | Friday, March 6 / 6:15 p.m. CT |
| Meet Media | SEC Network +  | |
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| Meet Notes | Mizzou | Alabama | |
COLUMBIA, Mo. - For the first time in program history gymnastics comes to Mizzou Arena on Friday, March 6 when the No. 24 Tigers host the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide at 6:15 p.m. in the annual Pink Out meet. The contest will be aired live on SEC Network + with Bart Conner, Kathy Johnson Clarke and Amanda Pflugrad on the call.
The first 1,000 fans will receive pink t-shirts courtesy of CenturyLink, while the first 750 fans will also get a pink rally towel courtesy of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. Missouri will hold a gymnastics apparel sale on the concourse, with all proceeds going directly to Ellis Fischel. Additionally, #1 from every ticket sold will also go to Ellis Fischel.
TIGER TIDBITS
• This meet 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.
• The Mizzou gymnastics team is ranked No. 24 in the latest GymInfo Rankings released on Monday, with an RQS of 195.460.
• Most recently, Missouri scored a 195.275 on theroad against Arkansas on Feb. 27. The score marked the sixth team total over 195.000 this season after having just four combined in 2013 and 2014.
• On Feb. 13, the Tigers recorded a season high 195.975 at Florida. The score also stands as the highest for Mizzou since March 24, 2012 (196.025 at Big 12 Championship).
• Overall, Missouri has season high scores of 49.250 on vault (at SEMO), 49.150 on bars (at SEMO), 49.150 on beam (at Florida) and 49.150 on floor (vs. Lindenwood).
• Missouri's most consistent event all season has been vault. The squad ranks 20th nationally on the event with an RQS of 49.030. Overall, the team has scored at least 49.000 on the event four times this season.
• Senior Laura Kappler has tallied scores of 9.800 or higher 19 times in 2015 after reaching that mark just 13 times combined in her first three years as a Tiger.
• 2015 marks the 35th season of the Mizzou gymnastics program, with the Tigers boasting an all-time regular season record of 376-308-1.
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