It’s week three of the 2025 season with an SEC dual meet featuring No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 12 Auburn.
Last week Auburn won the Lone Star Collegiate Invitational in San Antonio, Texas, with a score of 196.775. Freshman Katelyn Jong captured four event titles, including scoring a 39.500 to win the all-around. She also won bars and beam with a score of 9.900 on both events and tied for first on vault with teammate Sara Hubbard and Arizona State gymnast Alex Theodorou, earning 9.875. Other notable Auburn results include freshman, Sophia Bell winning floor with a 9.925 and graduate student Olivia Hollingsworth with a fantastic showing in the all-around, earning 39.250 and a second-place finish.
Arkansas opened its 2025 season in Oklahoma City at the Collegiate Quad scoring a 195.875. Newcomer Joscelyn Roberson made her freshman debut and tied for first in the all-around, scoring 39.475. Unfortunately, the Razorbacks had back-to-back falls on beam, resulting in the team finishing fourth at the meet behind UCLA, Kentucky, and Ohio State.
Follow along with video (SEC Network) and scores. Let’s get started!
Rotation 1: AUB VT, ARK UB
Zois (AUB): Opens the meet with a huge Yurchenko full. Slight bounce on the landing. Good form. 9.800
Roberson (ARK): Free hip, Maloney to Pak with some form. Short on pirouette. Double layout dismount with hop forward. 9.675
Bell (AUB): Yurchenko 1.5. Huge block off the vault and takes a large hop forward. 9.775
Ewald (ARK): Illinois transfer. Blind to Jaeger to Pak, great last handstand, double layout dismount with small shuffle back. Beautiful form throughout the routine. 9.825
Schumacher (AUB): Yurchenko 1.5 tucked. Not a great block off the horse but manages well with a small hop forward. 9.800
Smith (ARK): Last minute replacement. Maloney to shoot over handstand, great last handstand to a double layout and a step forward. Clean routine. 9.775
Zancan (AUB): Front handspring onto the springboard, front handspring on the table to front pike off. Small hop on the landing. Unique vault and well done! 9.900
Park (ARK): Huge Ray to transition to the low bar. Double layout to a stuck landing. 9.800
Hubbard (AUB): Yurchenko 1.5 with good form and small hop on the landing. 9.825
Waligora (ARK): Transfer from Alabama. Blind to straddle Jaeger to shoot over, nails the double layout dismount. 9.800
Jong (AUB): Yurchenko 1.5 with slight leg separation off the table to a great landing with a small hop. 9.875
Jones (ARK): Blind to pike Jaeger, Pak, great last handstand to double layout dismount a little flat with hop forward. 9.725
After 1: AUB 49.200, ARK 48.925
I forgot how much fun Friday night SEC dual meets are. Great start to the meet for both teams. Auburn’s vault line up is exciting with five 10 start values while Arkansas’s bars line up showcased big release moves and clean form. It’s a close meet heading into the second rotation – let’s see if both teams find more sticks.
Rotation 2: ARK VT, AUB UB
Weaver (ARK): Huge Yurchenko full with a small scoot back. Good start. 9.825
Irvine (AUB): Transfer from UCLA in her SEC debut. Blind to pike Jaeger, shoot over to low bar. Full twisting double back dismount with hop forward. 9.800
Price (ARK): Another huge Yurchenko full with a lot of power and a large bounce back. 9.700
Groth (AUB): Ray (a little close to bar) to transition to the low bar, good last handstand to full pirouette to double back with a hop forward. 9.725
Smith (ARK): Beautiful Yurchenko full. Slight leg separation in the slow-motion replay. Small hop back. 9.775
Bartman (AUB): Blind to straddle Jaeger to Pak a little close, dismounts with double front and small hop forward.
Lang (ARK): Replaced another athlete. Huge Yurchenko with great form to stuck landing. 9.825
Boyd (AUB): Maloney to Pak to Stalder double tuck dismount and a small shuffle back. 9.825
Essenpries (ARK): Big 1.5 Yurchenko to a controlled step forward. 9.825
Greaves (AUB): Ray to Pak to Van Leeuwan to a stuck dismount. Great one. 9.875
Roberson (ARK): Lopez vault. Nice layout position in the air with slight leg bend. Hop backwards. 9.825
Jong (AUB): Stalder Maloney to Pak, Stalder to full in dismount and a stuck landing. 9.900
After 2: AUB 98.375, ARK 98.000
Auburn had a good bars rotation highlighted by Greaves and Jong’s routines. There were some release moves caught close to the bar and some missed handstands. Arkansas had a solid vault rotation with four 9.825s. It’s still a close meet as we head to the third rotation. Looking forward to seeing Auburn’s beam and Arkansas’s floor.
Rotation 3: AUB BB, ARK FX
Ahern (AUB): BHS LOSO a little off. Cat leap to switch half. Beat jump to front aerial. Full turn. Dismounts with 1.5 full to a stuck landing. 9.700
Gamiao (ARK): Opens with big double pike and a shuffle back. Punch front. Next pass is 1.5 through to double twist. Fun dance to a solid leap series. Closes with double tuck with a shuffle back. Fun routine. 9.775
Zancan (AUB): BHS LOSO is solid. Switch leap, switch side, full turn. Dismounts with 1.5 back full and hops back. 9.750
Klein (ARK): Opens with punch through to double back, leap series is clean, closes with punch front layout to front full and a good landing. 9.800
Groth (AUB): BHS LOSO BHS is solid. Switch leap to switch side. Full turn. Cartwheel Gainer full dismount and a small step back. Nice routine. Love to see the triple series. 9.850
Jones (ARK): Opens with front double twist. Switch ring to switch side. Next pass is back 1.5 to front layout. Closes with front handspring Rudi to a great landing. Clean routine. 9.750
Jong (AUB): Double wolf turn. LOSO LOSO solid. Switch leap to gorgeous pike jump. Dismounts with back double full chest is a little low and a stuck landing. 9.850
Smith (ARK): Opens with front layout through to double tuck and a great landing, big leap series. Closes with a huge double pike to a great landing. 9.750
Neal (AUB): Full turn. BHS LOSO LOSO is solid. Switch leap to split jump. Really attacking the beam. Dismounts with back 1.5 to a stuck landing. 9.925
Roberson (ARK): Opens with huge double layout and a large step back. Switch side leap series is huge. Closes with front layout step out through to double tuck and a great landing. 9.850
McLaughlin (AUB): BHS LOSO is solid. Beat jump to side aerial with a tiny balance check. Leap series is solid. Full turn. Gainer pike dismount to stuck landing. 9.850
Price (ARK): Opens with huge double layout with slight shuffle back, Switch side to Popa to Popa, Fun dance – this is her third routine to Snoop Dog music, final pass is solid front full front layout. 9.850
After 3: AUB 147.600, ARK 147.025
The third rotation did not disappoint. In recent years beam has been strong for Auburn, and it didn’t disappoint tonight. The routines were solid, beautiful and aggressive at the same time. The Arkansas floor line up is always a fun rotation with great artistry. There were a few missed landings but overall, it was a great rotation. Auburn is leading the way as we head to rotation 4.
Rotation 4: ARK BB, AUB FX
Gamiao (ARK): LOSO LOSO is solid. Side somi. Switch leap to split jump. Full turn. Dismounts with back 1.5 to a small hop. Great start. 9.850
Neal (AUB): Opens with whip back to double tuck with slight shuffle back. Switch ring to switch side to wolf full. Dismounts with huge double pike and a clean landing. 9.850
Jones (ARK): Front aerial to BHS BHS is solid. Full turn. Split jump to stag jump. Dismounts with front full to a stuck landing. 9.825
Greaves (AUB): Opens with front tuck through to double back, switch ring to switch side. Next pass is double pike with a step forward. Switch side half to staddle jump. 9.800
Park (ARK): Mounts with candle. Full turn. BHS LOSO is solid. Switch leap, switch leap. Dismounts with side aerial to 1.5 and a tiny hop. 9.825
Groth (AUB): Opens with front double twist to a drilled landing, switch side to wolf full is solid, next pass is back 1.5 to front layout to a stuck landing, closes with a Rudi and another solid landing. Great routine. 9.850
Weaver (ARK): Not originally in the lineup. BHS LOSO is solid. Side aerial. Straddle jump to stag jump. Slight arm bobble after full turn. Back 1.5 to small step forward. 9.775
Jong (AUB): Opens with full twisting double back to a good landing, beautiful double wolf turn, good leap series, next pass is back 1.5 to front full with good control. 9.850
Swaney (ARK): Coming off a fall from last week. Full turn. BHS BHS LOSO to slight balance check. Split jump to ring jump is solid. Dismounts with cartwheel gainer full with step back. 9.800
Bell (AUB): Opens with punch front double twist to punch front a little uncontrolled. Leap series with two wolf fulls is huge, closes with a double pike and a bounce back. Tons of power. 9.725
Roberson (ARK): Beat jump to beautiful pike jump, switch leap to back tuck, full turn, side aerial to LOSO is solid, dismounts with front full to small hop forward. 9.925
McLaughlin (AUB): AKA choreographer for Auburn. Opens with back 1.5 to punch front layout to a good landing. Switch full to wolf 1.5. Closes with double pike to a great landing. Ends with a crown. 9.750
FINAL: AUB 196.700, ARK 196.250
Auburn takes the win! Great showing from both teams with a lot of potential for the rest of the season. Auburn was impressive today and moved its lineups around resulting in a strong showing and win. Arkansas also had a good meet and a stronger showing from last week with promise to keep growing throughout the season.
VT: Zancan (AUB), 9.900
UB: Jong (AUB), 9.900
BB: Neal (AUB), Roberson (ARK), 9.925
FX: Groth (AUB), Neal (AUB), Price (ARK), Roberson (ARK), 9.850
AA: Jong (AUB), 39.475
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