After a strong season with multiple historic events, Missouri gymnastics competed in their final home meet, the Mizzou Quad, against Denver, Southeast Missouri State and New Hampshire. They finished second behind Denver 197.625-197.325. New Hampshire finished third with a 195.250 and SEMO was fourth with a 193.150. 

Missouri kicked Senior Night off on the vault. Graduate Sienna Schreiber started the Tigers with a 9.775. After a couple of uncontrolled landings, junior Grace Anne Davis and freshman Rayna Light matched Schreiber’s score. Junior Jocelyn Moore rounded out Missouri’s vault rotation with a good Yurchenko 1.5 but took a large hop scoring a 9.875. The Tigers finished with a total score of 49.075. 

Denver rallied on bars. Sophomore Mila Brusch scored a 9.875 in the leadoff position. Freshman Madison Ulrich matched Brusch’s score. Junior Mia Hebinck earned a 9.900.  Senior Rylie Mundell completed the bar rotation with a 9.950 to give the Pioneers a total of 49.550. New Hampshire earned a 49.175 on the floor after putting up a trio of 9.8 and better scores. SEMO scored 47.500 on the beam after a couple of falls. 

Senior Kyra Burns brought the crowd to her feet with a stuck double layout and a 9.875 on her final meet in the Hearnes Center.  Senior Amaya Marshall soared through her bar routine to score a career-high 9.925.  Schreiber continued her solid day tying her career high bars score with a 9.950. The senior heavy bars rotation was closed out by senior Mara Titarsolej putting up a 9.950 and helped the Tigers earn a program-high score of 49.600. Every single member of the Missouri bar rotation stuck their dismount to help contribute to the historic score. 

Denver was just as successful on the beam. Senior Bella Mabanta earned a 9.900 and senior Jessica Hutchinson scored a near-perfect 9.975 to give them a total of 49.350. New Hampshire earned a 48.725 on vault and SEMO gained a 48.400. Missouri regained second place behind Denver. 

Davis started Missouri strong on their toughest event, beam, with a 9.900. Despite Davis’s strong start, Missouri still saw struggles on the beam. Senior Sydney Schaffer had a large balance check on her front aerial and scored a 9.550. After her, Marshall fell on her front toss and scored a 9.200. Junior Amari Celestine was able to rally and score an ever-important 9.900. After a perfect 10 last week, Schreiber scored a 9.925. The Tigers finished with another 49.075 event score. 

Denver showed off their top-ten caliber team on the floor. They scored four consecutive 9.875s and Hutchinson finished the rotation also scoring a 9.875  They earned a total of 49.375.  New Hampshire earned a total score of 48.800 on bars and SEMO earned a total of 48.500 on vault. 

Denver still held the lead over Missouri 148.275-147.75. New Hampshire was in third with a 146.70- and SEMO with 144.40. 

Missouri completed the meet on their historically strongest event: floor exercise. Schreiber scored a career-high of 9.950 in the leadoff spot and rounded out her senior night with three scores of 9.925 and better. Senior Alonna Kratzer showcased her signature swagger and followed with a 9.875. She was followed by 9.9s galore with Celestine’s 9.925, freshman Kennedy Griffin’s 9.950 and  Moore’s 9.925. Missouri finished with their highest floor score of the season, 49.625

Denver’s 49.350 on vault, headlined by Hutchinson and senior Rosie Casali, helped them seal the deal. 

Schreiber finished second in the all-around with a score of 39.600. Schreiber and Griffin tied for the floor title with their 9.950s. Schreiber and Titarsolej tied for first in bars with a 9.950. Despite the 197 score, a couple of program records and individual career highs, Missouri head coach Shannon Welker was disappointed in his team’s performance. 

“At this point in the season we have to get better,” Welker said. “It will be a limiting factor for us if we do not do better moving forward. We are running out of time quite honestly.” 

Edited by Grace Ainger | gainger@themaneater.com 

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