University of Missouri
NCAA Championships
Celestine and Scheriber Earn NCAA Championships Runner-Up Titles
4/15/2022 12:34:00 AM | Gymnastics
Tigers Finish Season Ranked Fifth in the Nation.
FORT WORTH, Texas. – University of Missouri gymnastics wrapped up the 2022 season with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championship Semifinal Thursday, scoring 197.200 points in the evening session at Dickies Arena.
Mizzou tallied the highest NCAA finish in program history, ranking ahead of Alabama, Michigan and Minnesota.
The Tigers score of 197.200 placed them third in their session with Florida (197.9750) and Auburn (197.8375) advancing to Saturday's NCAA Final from Session II. Session I took place earlier Thursday with Oklahoma (198.1125) posting the top score of the meet and Utah (197.7125) earning the second advancement slot. Minnesota (197.1125), Alabama (197.100) and Michigan (196.2875) all finished behind Mizzou.
Missouri had a pair of national runner-up finishes from sophomore Sienna Schreiber (beam) and freshman Amari Celestine (vault).
Schreiber tied for second on beam with a 9.95, the second-highest score of the evening session – adding to her 39.500 total in the all-around.
Celestine posted a 9.950 on vault, the top score in the evening session and second overall. Junior Helen Hu tied for fourth on beam, scoring 9.9375.
#MIZ TAKEWAYS
- ROTATION 1 – BARS: The Tigers opened the night with a 49.1125 on bars, with three scores of 9.8 or higher. Hu tallied a 9.8875, while Schreiber went 9.825. Senior Alisa Sheremeta tallied a 9.8250. Sophomore Amaya Marshall led things off with a 9.775.
- ROTATION 2 – BEAM: Schreiber paced Mizzou with a 9.95 on beam as the squad totaled a 49.4250. Sheremeta earned a score of 9.8750, Marshall garnered a score of 9.8375 and Hu a 9.9375. Sophomore Sydney Schaffer went 9.8250.
- ROTATION 3 – FLOOR: In the third rotation, Missouri totaled 49.4125 on floor. Celestine, the freshman anchor, led the team with 9.925. Schreiber and Sheremeta both garnered a score of 9.8875. Hannah McCrary posted 9.8750 and freshman Jocelyn Moore tallied a 9.8375.
- ROTATION 4 – VAULT: Mizzou closed the session with a strong performance on vault, earning a 49.150 on the apparatus. Celestine once again led the way with a 9.950. Moore tallied a 9.8875, while Schreiber had a 9.8375. Additionally, freshman Grace Anne Davis scored 9.800.
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