The Missouri gymnastics team kicked off their 2025 season with a win at a quad meet against Southeast Missouri State, Illinois State, and Ball State. Dubbed 'Beauty and the Beast', the event saw the gymnastics and wrestling teams compete simultaneously, creating a thrilling atmosphere. Missouri's gymnasts impressed with strong performances across all events, including a dominant showing on vault and uneven bars. Senior Amari Celestine took first place in the all-around.
Missouri gymnastics took the floor for the first time in 2025, ready to compete against Southeast Missouri State, Illinois State and Ball State. The quad meet resulted in a first-place finish for the Tigers, with the team earning a score of 196.700.
Missouri started the night on vault. That was a fitting event for the Tigers to compete on first, as it helped them spring into an early lead. Senior Jocelyn Moore posted the highest vault score for Missouri, earning a 9.850. Two other Tigers cracked 9.800s, as Abby Mueller and Hannah Horton hit it square on.
Horton earned a 9.925 on the apparatus, the highest score for the Tigers of the meet. Celestine also impressed, grabbing a 9.900. These high scores contributed to Missouri's overall bar score of 49.425. This allowed the Tigers to pull away from their opponents, now holding a 98.400-97.000 lead over the second-place Redbirds.
Junior Addison Lawrence provided Missouri with some momentum on the beam. Before the meet, the gymnast took to Instagram to ask her followers if they were ready for the “coolest show in the NCAA.” A show is certainly what Lawrence put on, as she scored a 9.900 to win the beam event. The Beauty and the Beast meet was one of Missouri's least challenging of the year, as none of the Tigers' opponents were ranked. However, it was a good way to ease into the season.
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