Happy Friday! A top-10 SEC showdown is on deck in Columbia as No. 2 Florida visits No. 7 Missouri.
Florida is riding a high after breaking the 198.000 mark last week. The Gators boast deep, consistent lineups across all four events, with nearly every routine capable of flirting with perfection. Kayla DiCello continues her impressive return following Olympic Trials and injury setbacks, while Selena Harris-Miranda and eMjae Frazier bring big skills and big scores on every event.
Missouri enters with momentum of its own after posting a season-high 197.500 at home. Junior Hannah Horton has been a standout, going 9.875 or higher on vault, bars, and floor in the Tigers’ last meet. Freshman Kimarra Echols has also emerged as a steady threat with clean, confident routines. While Missouri lacks a true all-around presence, competing in its home arena offers a major advantage—familiar equipment and a raucous crowd could help the Tigers push Florida deep into the meet.
The meet will be streamed on ESPN2, and scores can be found on Virtius.
Rotation 1: Missouri VT, Florida UB
Griffin (Miz): Stuck Y-full! 9.800
Frazier (UF): Good first HS, Maloney to pak, pirouette right on top, DLO with a stick! 9.900
Jackson (Miz): Y-1.5, good block off table, tries to hold onto stick but takes a step back. 9.800
Pilgrim (UF): Starts with good HS. Maloney, doesn’t get the swing she usually gets and adds a kip in front of her pak, steps back on full in dismount. 9.45
Tanskanen (Miz): Front Handspring, pike half with a stick! 9.875
McCusker (UF): HS, Maloney to pak, van leeuwen, stalder to double tuck, puts her knee down and steps forward on landing. 9.400
Echols (Miz): Y-full with HUGE black and a hop back. 9.825
DiCello (UF): Pressure is on Kayla. Piked Church to pak is nice, van leeuwen up, sticks her full in dismount! Gators are going to like that one! 9.900
Tisler (Miz): Y-1.5, slight leg form with a small hop to the side. 9.850
Blakely (UF): HS to piked Tkatchev, pak, final HS is good, front giants to double front dismount with a step forward. 9.825
Horton (Miz): Y-1.5, really nice form but a biiiiiig hop forward. 9.775
Harris-Miranda (UF): Holds first HS, too far on her Tkatchev and falls. Bail to HS, fights to save it. Sticks her double layout. 9.100
AFTER ONE: Missouri 49.150, Florida 48.475
Not a great rotation for the Florida Gators on bars, where they are ranked number one on the country. With three unusual misses, Florida has dug itself in a bit of a hole. Missouri, on the other hand, earned solid scores throughout their vault rotation, putting them in a comfortable lead after the first rotation. Florida will really want to nail some landings in the next rotation.
Rotation 2: Florida VT, Missouri UB
DiCello (UF): Y-1.5, stays open throughout vault, takes a small step back. 9.800
Macpherson (Miz): Short first HS, Tkatchev is nice, hits her last HS, ends with tuck full in dismount and a hop back. 9.800
Disidore (UF): Y-1.5, not a lot of height, under rotates steps back. 9.750
Kelly (Miz): Good first HS, Piked church with arm form to bail, stalled to double tuck with a hop back. 9.850
Draser (UF): Y-1.5, good body position, hops forward and takes another step before saluting. 9.850
Tanskanen (Miz): Maloney to pak is nice, pirouette, Blind fill to immediate double tuck, hops in place. 9.825
Frazier (UF): Y-double, bent arms on vault, gets great distance but lands very short and crunchy, steps forward. 9.650
Terry (Miz): HS to huge gienger to bail, nice form in handstands, sticks her full in dismount! 9.900
Ferris (UF): Y-1.5, nice amplitude and body position in air, small hop forward on landing. 9.900
Horton (Miz): Maloney to pak with legs GLUED together, ends with double layout with a hop forward and a step back. 9.800
Harris-Miranda (UF): Y-1.5, great block and STUCK! Florida NEEDED that vault. 9.950
Echols (Miz): HS to bail, holds finals HS, blind to a khork, DLO with a tiny hop back. 9.875
AFTER TWO: Missouri 98.400, Florida 97.725
Missouri had a nice bars rotation with no misses but lacked on their stuck landings. Maiya Terry highlighted this rotation for the Tigers scoring a 9.900. Florida, again, didn’t have the vault rotation they anticipated, starting with a few under rotated landings but ending strong with Daniel Ferris’s and Selena Harris-Miranda’s scores above 9.900. Missouri’s lead remains the same going into rotation three!
Rotation 3: Missouri BB, Florida FX
Wier (Miz): Starts with a front aerial, chest down wobble and breaks connection. BHS LOSO, no problems there. Straddle, straddle half, beat jump, good extension. Cartwheel to side gainer full, nice lift and gets the stick! 9.800
Disidore (UF): First pass is a double layout, jumps to lunge but nice control. Very intense music. Switch side, straddle full. Ends with RO 1.5 to front full, good control on landing. 9.850
Macpherson (Miz): Switch leap, split jump, above 180 degrees. BHS BHS LOSO, clean. Full turn, check. Standing LOSO, she looks so confident. RO 1.5, doesn’t move feet but arm circles on landing. 9.800
Ferris (UF): Double layout to start, keeps front foot down to lunge. Switch side to straddle full. Teammates are clapping on the outsides so fun! RO 1.5 to front full, great control on that landing! 9.900
Kelly (Miz): Front aerial to BHS, smooth connection. Switch leap to split jump is nice. Side aerial. Double wolf turn, no problems in that. Ends with a RO 1.5 with a perfect landing! 9.900
Clark (UF): First pass is a double layout, nice and open but steps OOB. Switch half to jumps, great leg extension. Ends with front through to double tuck, opens early and steps forward. Ends with a Gator chomp. 9.800
Tanskanen (Miz): BHS LOSO, solid. Cat jump, breaks connection and tries again. Cat jump to front toss, clean. RO 1.5, small step forward. 9.775
Frazier (UF): Huge double layout to start, big lunge back but keeps in it bounds. Switch ring to jump, pretty. Final pass is front tuck through to double tuck, great control. Fun routine! 9.875
Jackson (Miz): Front aerial to BHS, no problems in that. Switch leap, switch half, beat jump. Full turn, dances right out of it. Ends with a piked front gainer off the end, steps back. 9.825
Blakely (UF): Front tuck to HUGE double front, small hop forward. Switch full to straddle full is pretty. Her dance/music is so engaging! Ends with a RO 1.5 to front full, looks a little off on landing but covers well. 9.800
Lawrence (Miz): Full turn. Side aerial to BHS, looks crooked but saves it! Jumps are solid. Showing her flexibility in her dance. RO 1.5 with a stick to finish! 9.950
Harris-Miranda (UF): Waiting on Blakely’s score, they really are icing her out. Starts with a tucked full in, keeps front foot down on landing. This is a FUN and high energy routine! Final pass is a RO 1.5 to front full, second flip is a little flat but still controls the landing. 9.900
AFTER THREE: Missouri 147.675, Florida 147.050
Missouri did their job on beam, no major mistakes and solid landings. Addison Lawrence anchored the Tigers lineup, scoring a big 9.950. Florida was able to close the gap between them and Missouri ever so slightly, but will have to go lights-out on beam to get the win. Mizzou is heading to floor, their highest ranked event, while Florida heads to beam where they are ranked third in the country. Let’s see what these teams can do in this final rotation!
Rotation 4: Florida BB, Missouri FX
Pilgrim (UF): BHS LOSO, nicely done. Full turn. Front aerial, small check. Switch leap, leap, pretty. BHS to side gainer full with a stick! 9.850
Jackson (Miz): Starts with HIGH double pike, controlled lunge out. Switch ring to jump combo. Final pass is front tuck to double tuck, another controlled landing. Good start for the Tigers. 9.875
Arana (UF): BHS LOSO, floaty and clean. Front aerial, solid. Switch leap to switch half. Full turn, small check. Standing side gainer full, tiny hop in place. I don’t know if they’ll give her the stick on that. 9.875
Acevedo (Miz): HIGH double pike to really nice landing. Goes to RO 1.5 front layout, solid landing. Love her teammates doing her dance with her. Gearing up for final pass. Double tuck, keeps chest up and controls that lunge! 9.925
Blakely (UF): Triple wolf turn. Double wolf turn after, leans forward but saves it. Front aerial to BHS. Switch half to beat jump is nice. Standing side gainer full, no question about that stick! 9.825
Tanskanen (Miz): Full in double tuck, solid. Switch half to straddle. Final pass is RO 1.5 to floaty front layout, dances out. 9.925
Frazier (UF): Full turn. Front aerial to LOSO, nice connection and landing. Split to split ring, good extension. Cartwheel to 1.5, holds toes into mat and gets the stick! 9.875
Echols (Miz): Full in double tuck, super pretty but looks like she steps OOB. Switch leap to switch ring, iffy rotation. Front tuck through to 2.5 twist, nice execution on that. 9.875
Harris-Miranda (UF): BHS LOSO BHS, great form and clean landing. Switch leap to straddle side. Full turn. Looking really confident. Ends with RO 1.5, holds on with her toes and doesn’t move feet! 9.900
Griffin (Miz): Double pike to start, slight slide with foot. Front tuck through to double back, keeps foot planted this time. Switch feet, straddle full, straddle full, nice rotation! 9.925
DiCello (UF): Final routine for the Gators. Double wolf turn is good. Switch leap to split jump. BHS LOSO, so clean. Love her dance on beam. Front aerial, solid. BHS to side gainer full, gets some height and a stick! 9.950
Horton (Miz): Her team has set her up for a high score. HUGE double layout to start, a little wonky on the landing but covers it. Nice extension in leap/jump combo. Fun dance, everyone is doing it with her. Front tuck through to double tuck, opens up and controls the landing! 9.850
FINAL: Missouri 197.200, Florida 196.500
Although Florida had an outstanding beam rotation, capped off by a 9.95 by Kayla DiCello, Missouri went lights-out on floor with a big 49.525 event score. Tanskanen had an amazing all-around debut this for Mizzou, winning the AA title against some of Florida’s notable gymnasts. The Gators had a hard time finding their rhythm after an unusual bars rotation where they are ranked first in the country, only having hits on half of their routines in the lineup. The Tigers, on the other hand, kept themselves cool, calm, and collected the entire meet, securing the upset against the No. 2 ranked Florida Gators at the end.
VT: Selena Harris-Miranda (UF) 9.950
UB: Maiya Terry (Miz), eMjae Frazier (UF), Kayla DiCello (UF) 9.900
BB: Addison Lawrence (Miz), Kayla Dicello (UF) 9.950
FX: Kennedy Griffin (Miz), Kaia Tanskanen (Miz), Ayla Acevedo (Miz) 9.925
AA: Kaia Tanskanen (Miz) 39.400
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