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Newcomer no more: Updike makes instant name

Ian Frazer • May 1, 2012

When Norfolk State had obliterated the hopes and dreams of Missouri basketball fans, when thoughts had turned sartorial with the unveiling of the Tigers’ new uniforms and when anticipation of the beginning...

Missouri gymnastics rolls into 11th consecutive NCAA Regional

Ian Frazer • April 6, 2012

When the Missouri gymnastics team heads to Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday, it will find itself in a very familiar position. Missouri, currently ranked No. 19 nationally, will be participating in...

Missouri gymnastics rides improved depth into postseason

Ian Frazer • March 16, 2012

When members of the Missouri gymnastics team look back at their season for a defining moment, they point to one that happened in Lincoln, Neb., of all places. The Tigers were down through the first two...

Missouri gymnastics upsets No. 9 Arkansas

Ian Frazer • March 16, 2012

In Missouri’s meet Friday night, senior Mary Burke and freshman Rachel Updike were great. Both competed in all events, and other than Updike’s shaky balance beam routine, every score they recorded...

Return to international glory: Ostad climbs back

Ian Frazer • February 28, 2012

The path of Missouri junior gymnast Sandra Ostad’s athletic career is a bit scrambled. She has competed for the national team of her native Norway in the Northern European Championships, winning an...

Missouri gymnastics experiences role reversal in thumping of Bowling Green

Ian Frazer • February 24, 2012

The last time the Missouri gymnastics team took to competition, it recorded its best score of the season but was outclassed by the Oklahoma Sooners. The Tigers reversed their role Friday and thumped the...

Sooners down Tigers in gymnastics action

Ian Frazer • February 17, 2012

In describing the night for Missouri gymnastics Friday, coach Rob Drass made it simple. “Sometimes gymnastics is a weird sport,” he said. That assertion rang true for the Tigers in their meet Friday...

Updike makes her mark for Tigers

Ian Frazer • February 7, 2012

For someone who stands at 5 feet, 2 inches, Rachel Updike casts an incredibly imposing figure. Every time the Missouri freshman gymnast from Olathe, Kan., readies herself for the vault, balance beam or...

Missouri gymnastics cruise past North Carolina State

Ian Frazer • February 3, 2012

By perusing the honors bestowed upon Missouri gymnastics this season, one might develop the concept that the Tigers have a two-athlete team. Freshman Rachel Updike has stolen the headlines by winning...

Burke looks for perfect dismount to career

Ian Frazer • January 24, 2012

To topple the higher-ranked University of Denver Pioneers on Friday, the Missouri gymnastics team had to have a special night. Doubt reigned, though, when senior Mary Burke mounted the balance beam, stumbled...

Missouri gymnastics edges Denver to remain unbeaten

Ian Frazer • January 21, 2012

The Missouri gymnastics team defeated the University of Denver 194.725 to 194.625 on Friday night in its first meet against the Pioneers since 2002. The No. 22 Tigers entered the meet having won their...

Tiger gymnastics places 4th in Big 12

Ryan Hood • March 22, 2011

When it was all said and done Saturday, the Missouri gymnastics team found itself in fourth place out of the four teams competing in the Big 12 Championships at the Hearnes Center. Despite the last-place...