Auburn gymnasts ranked 8th nationally
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)- The Auburn gymnastics team enters the week once again in the eighth spot in the national rankings, holding an RQS score of 196.720.
The Tigers (6-5, 3-3 SEC) posted their third-straight 197+ score this past Friday in a 197.200-196.625 win over Missouri in Auburn Arena. That score was the fourth-highest in program history.
The team upped their floor average this week and are seventh overall with a 49.365 following a season-best 49.500 against Missouri. Auburn is eighth on vault (49.195) and bars (49.240) and 11th on beam (49.120).
“It’s exciting to see this team continually making improvements, especially on floor,” head coach Jeff Graba said. “We have always felt floor was a strength of ours, but in the end, we simply need to keep making improvements in all events.”
Oklahoma remains first with a 197.705. Florida (197.440), Alabama (197.325), LSU (197.150) and Michigan (197.065) round out the top five. Utah is sixth (197.020), UCLA at seventh (196.825), Arkansas is ninth (196.46) and Georgia holds 10th (196.375).
Individually, senior Caitlin Atkinson is sixth in the all-around with a 39.450, tied for 10th on floor (9.915) and tied for 11th on vault (9.878).
Auburn closes out its regular season road schedule with a meet at Georgia Friday, March 4. The teams face off at 6 p.m. CT in Stegeman Coliseum. The meet will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
