Missouri
No. 15 Auburn
No. 7 Gymnastics Earns First Win in History at No. 15 Auburn, 197.325-196.700
3/13/2026 9:30:00 PM | Gymnastics
The Black & Gold earns its highest road score of the year.
AUBURN, Ala. – No. 7 Mizzou gymnastics earned its first win at No. 15 Auburn in program history, 197.325-196.700, on Friday evening at Neville Arena before 9,121 spectators.
Leading for the entire meet, MU (11-4, 4-4 SEC) outscored AU (4-12, 0-8 SEC) on all four events for the third time this season.
SHOWSTOPPERS
Hannah Horton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Lauren Macpherson (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Olivia Kelly (Bronx, N.Y.) each shared event titles. Horton scored 9.900 to tie for first on vault, while Macpherson and Kelly tied for the top mark on beam with scores of 9.900.
"That's a strong way to close the regular season," head coach Shannon Welker said. "Auburn is always a tough place to compete, so getting our first win here and putting up a 197.325 says a lot about the way this team competed. I liked the composure we showed tonight as we head into the postseason."
RECAP
BARS
-Missouri scored 49.425 on the apparatus for the second-consecutive meet, tying for the team's second-highest mark of the season.
-In the opening routine of the meet, Makayla Green (Mays Landing, N.J.) scored the third 9.900 of her career.
-Olivia Kelly (Bronx, N.Y.) recorded 9.875 from the third position.
-Maiya Terry (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) followed in the fourth spot with a 9.900, the third-straight week the freshman has gone 9.900 or better on bars.
-Kimarra Echols (Henderson, Nev.) anchored the rotation and received a mark of 9.925.
VAULT
-Mizzou's 49.325 tied its season-best total on the apparatus.
-Railey Jackson (Park Forest, Ill.) notched a score of 9.875.
-Horton earned her 14th event title this season after her routine went 9.900.
-Elise Tisler (Fairfax Station, Va.) and Echols both received marks of 9.875 for their routines, going fifth and sixth, respectively.
-Missouri held a commanding 98.750-98.350 lead at the conclusion of the second rotation.
FLOOR
-MU scored 49.300 on the floor exercise.
-Jackson and Tisler opened the rotation with scores of 9.825.
-Kaia Tanskanen (Howell, Mich.) posted 9.875, her fourth-straight meet reaching or exceeding the result on floor.
-Horton and Kennedy Griffin's (Strongsville, Ohio) 9.900s capped off the rotation for the Black & Gold
-Mizzou maintained its lead heading into the final rotation of the meet, 148.100-147.975.
BEAM
-The Black & Gold totaled 49.275.
-Jackson's second 9.875 of the night came from the leadoff spot on beam.
-Hayli Westerlind (Riverton, Utah) made her collegiate debut and scored 9.800.
-Kelly and Macpherson closed out the meet going fourth and sixth with their title-winning performances of 9.900.
UP NEXT
Missouri opens postseason competition at the Southeastern Conference Championship on Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. CT at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. The meet will be televised nationally on SEC Network.
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