No. 11 Tigers Advance to NCAA Championships
4/2/2022 10:10:00 PM | Gymnastics
Mizzou advances to championships second time in program history.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Thanks to a top-two finish at the Raleigh Regional on Saturday, No. 11 University of Missouri gymnastics punched a ticket to the NCAA Championships for just the second time in program history. No. 3 Michigan won the session with a 197.800, followed by the Tigers (197.425), UCLA (197.400) and Iowa State (197.075).
The NCAA Championships are set for April 14 (semifinal I and semifinal II) and April 16 (final) at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, hosted by Texas Woman's University. Assigned to semifinal II at 5 p.m. on April 14, the Tigers will take part in the NCAA Championships Semifinals for the first time since 2010.
Semifinal I (12p): Alabama, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Utah
Semifinal II (5p): Auburn, Florida, Michigan, Missouri
#MIZ Notables
- Mizzou scored a 197.425 at NC State, its highest ever at an NCAA Regional Championships.
- Opening on vault, Sydney Schaffer scored a 9.75 in the leadoff position. Hannah McCrary notched a 9.825, while Schreiber notched a 9.80. Amari Celestine notched a team-high tallied a 9.875. Jocelyn Moore notched 9.85 in the anchor position. Mizzou tallied a team total of 49.125 on vault.
- The Tigers set a new NCAA Regional program-high on bars with a 49.375. The sophomore leadoff Amaya Marshall set the tone notching a 9.825, Celestine and Hollyn Patrick followed up with a 9.875. To close out the bar rotation both senior Alisa Sheremeta and junior Helen Hu tallied a 9.9.
- On beam, in the lead off position Marshall notched a solid 9.825, McCrary notched a 9.800 and Schaffer tallied a 9.850. In the second half of the lineup Sheremeta earned a 9.900 and Hu notched and 9.825. Schreiber closed out the beam lineup scoring a team-high of 9.95. The Tigers notched a time high of 49.350 on beam.
- Mizzou started the floor rotation .0425 behind Michigan and UCLA. The freshman duo of Moore and Celestine pushed the Tigers past UCLA. Moore scored a regional program-high of 9.950 on floor. Celestine scored a 9.925 to push the Tigers .025 of a point over the Bruins.

















