03/21/2014
Missouri enters tournament as #8 seed and competes in first session
03/05/2014
Tigers look for their first 2014 SEC meet win
02/26/2014
Mizzou looks for their seventh straight meet victory in Baton Rouge
01/22/2014
Tigers look to build-on their early 2014 success
01/08/2014
Meet will mark Shannon Welker's Tigers head coaching debut
10/08/2012
The Tigers visited the high ropes course at Venture Out
Mizzou Gymnastics paid a visit to Venture Out last month to take part in a few teambuilding activities. One of the team's favorites was the high ropes course, also known as the Alpine Tower!
02/02/2012
Mizzou Gymnastics Diary
Tori Howard and Sandra Ostad give an update on the gymnastics season so far.
12/06/2011
Mizzou Gymnastics Tutorial
The last installment of the Mizzou Gymnastics Tutorials, here is what to look for when you watch the Tigers on Floor!
10/14/2011
Mizzou Gymnastics Video Bio
03/08/2013
Missouri vs Illinois
02/08/2013
Mizzou vs LSU
01/11/2013
Missouri vs Alabama
02/24/2012
Missouri vs. Bowling Green - February 24, 2012
* 2013 All-SEC Honors * Career Highs:
* Vault: 9.875 (vs. Georgia, 2013)
* Beam: 9.900 (at SEC Championships, 2013)
* Floor: 9.900 (vs. Illinois, 2013)
Senior:
* A great senior leader for the Tigers, Howard competed on three events in every meet her senior season.
* Improved on or matched her career highs on every event during the year.
* Was named to the 2013 All-SEC team after posting a personal-best 9.900 score on beam at the SEC Championships.
* Earned a spot on the 2013 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Junior:
* Was a staple on the Tiger squad as she competed in every meet for the Tigers in 2012.
* Earned her career-high score of 9.900 on the balance beam against Oklahoma.
* Also posted a career-high 9.900 score on floor against Bowling Green State.
* Scored a 9.700 or above on the floor exercise in every meet for Missouri contributing to the Tigers solid year on the apparatus.
Sophomore:
* Set a career-high on vault in her exhibition routine at the Cancun Classic.
* Set a new career-high on floor at the fifth-annual Beauty and the Beast meet against SEMO.
* Matched her then career-high floor record against Nebraska.
* Set a new career-high on floor against Southern Utah to take first on the event.
* Named to the Academic All Big 12 first team and earned Scholastic All-America honors from the NACGC/W.
* Set a career-high on beam at the Big 12 Championship.
Freshman:
* Spent the first half of the season as the lead-off competitior for the Tigers on floor.
* Only competed officially on floor against Ohio State, but exhibitioned on vault and beam where she looked confident with a 9.750 and 9.650, respectively.
* Led Missouri off on floor against Ohio State with a strong 9.750 to place second on the event
* Posted a season and career-high 9.825 on vault at the Lady Luck Invitational, her first time in the lineup.
* Started off the team's 49.400 floor against Iowa State with a 9.825.
* Tied for second on floor at Centenary with a 9.775.
* Had a great meet competing officially and unofficially at Illinois with exhibitions on vault (9.775) and beam (9.725), while posting just below her career high on floor with a 9.800.
* Set a new career high on beam of 9.750 at the Big 12 Championship.
* Matched her career-high 9.750 on beam at regionals.
Prep:
* Trained at St. Louis Gym Centre in Webster Groves, Mo., under the direction of Laura Faintich.
* Was the Missouri State Level 9 Champion in 2004 and 2005.
* Won the Region 4 Championship in 2005 (Level 9) and 2007 (Level 10.
* Qualified for Level 10 Nationals three times.
* In 2008 was the Level 10 Missouri State Champion after winning every event.
* Went on to place second in the all-around at Regionals.
* Personal bests include a 9.825 on vault, 9.55 on beam and 9.65 on floor.
* Choose Mizzou over Southeast Missouri State, Bowling Green and Illinois.
Personal:
* Daughter of Greg and Margaret Howard.
* Full first name is Victoria.
* Born on June 21, 1991.
* Member of the Marquette High School Honor Roll all four years.
* Graduated in the top 6-percent of her high school class of 550.
* Received numerous accolades for her academic achievement including the Marquette Excellence Scholar Award, the President's Education Award, the George Washington Carver Award and the College Boards AP Scholar Award.
