COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou gymnastics released the program’s schedule for the 2027 season, which features four home meets, head coach Shannon Welker announced Monday afternoon.
Following the Black & Gold exhibition on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 5 p.m. CT, the Tigers open their season with a return to the Zou to the Lou meet on Friday, Jan. 8, where they will battle against regional foes Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska.
Mizzou’s home opener sees it host Georgia for its first Southeastern Conference competition of the year the following Friday, Jan. 15. The Tigers then head to the Sunshine State, competing against the Florida Gators on Friday, Jan. 22 at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
Following a pair of trips to Lexington, Kentucky, in the 2026 season, Missouri welcomes the Kentucky Wildcats back to CoMo to close out the opening month of the year on Jan. 29.
February sees the Tigers begin with a pair of big-time road tests, as they travel to two-time defending National Champion Oklahoma on Friday, Feb. 5. The team then heads directly to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Metroplex Challenge on Sunday, Feb. 7, against North Carolina State and for its second meetings versus OU and UGA of the campaign. Those results will not count toward Mizzou’s conference record.
The Black & Gold turns around to welcome Alabama on Friday, Feb. 12 before leaving leave the friendly confines of Mizzou Arena, making the excursion to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for a test against the Razorbacks on Friday, Feb. 19. Mizzou hosts Auburn for its final home meet of the season on Sunday, Feb. 28 for its Senior Night celebration.
Missouri closes out the regular season with a pair of away meets: at Iowa on Friday, March 5, and at LSU on Friday, March 12. The 2027 SEC Championship is hosted at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, March 20. The NCAA Championship begins March 31 with the Regional rounds running through April 4, while the Semifinal and Final meets at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, take place on Thursday, April 15 and Saturday, April 17, respectively.
MU returns 11 members from its 2026 squad, which made its sixth-straight NCAA Championship Regional Final. The Tigers’ Hannah Horton was named 2026 SEC Specialist of the Year, marking the third-straight Mizzou gymnast to earn the honor and fifth time a Mizzou gymnast has earned the recognition in the last seven seasons. Mizzou also had a conference-record 10 All-SEC selections and a pair of Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Regular Season All-Americans, highlighted by Kimarra Echols becoming the second Tiger to ever receive the nod as a freshman.
Leading up to the 2027 slate, Welker’s 14th season leading the program, Missouri welcomes the fifth-ranked freshman class, according to College Gym News, tied for the highest-rated in program history, which includes top-ranked prospect Imani White, along with Oregon State transfer Jennifer McMillan.
Season tickets for 2027 gymnastics home meets are on sale now.
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