The afternoon session of the SEC championship may contain the lower seeds, but it’s far from low-stakes, as Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, Auburn, and Kentucky all have something to prove. Georgia, sitting just outside the top five nationally, has both the scoring potential and resume—highlighted by a regular-season win over Alabama—to make a push past an evening-session team if it delivers a big number. Arkansas and Missouri, ranked back-to-back at No. 8 and No. 9, are locked in a tight battle that could impact both SEC placement and regionals seeding, while Auburn and Kentucky, hovering in the mid-to-late teens, are aiming to solidify their positioning and avoid any late slip that could complicate their regionals draws. With margins this tight, a hit meet here could have ripple effects well beyond this session.
You can watch the meet on the SEC Network, or find individual event streams here. Scores will be on Virtius.
Rotation 1: Arkansas VT, Missouri UB, Auburn BB, Kentucky FX, Georgia Bye
Weaver (ARK): Y. Full, nice height and a hop back. 9.675.
Green (MIZ): Maloney to Pak, good height. Stuck double layout. 9.850.
Roberson (ARK): Mustafina vault. Great block with a little hop. 9.850.
Macpherson (MIZ): Tkatchev to overshoot, right on top of the bar. Full in with a tiny hop. 9.800.
Cucci (ARK): Y 1.5, good amplitude with a small hop forward. 9.800.
Kelly (MIZ): Church to overshoot, lots of height. Stalder to double back is way above the bar and stuck it! 9.875.
Klein (ARK): Y 1.5, not a good block off the table and steps far back to stay on her feet. 9.750.
Terry (MIZ): Jaegar to overshoot is solid. Full in with a step. 9.850.
Williams (ARK):Y 1.5, good block off the table a tiny bit off to the side and a hop. 9.825
Horton (MIZ): Maloney to overshoot is over the bar. Floats the double layout but an arm swing and hop forward. 9.750.
Price (ARK): Y. 1.5, nice block and distance off the table and a small hop forward. 9.925.
Echols (MIZ): Overshoot, a little loose in the back. Markelov is over the bar. Double layout to a stuck landing. 9.900.
Ahern (AUB): BHS LOSO right on top of the beam. RO 1.5, hop to the side. 9.775.
Van Frayen (UK): High double back to open. Front layout to Rudi, good punch off the first skill. 9.825.
Zancan (AUB): BHS LOSO is solid. Front tuck to beat jump. BHS back 1.5 holds on for the stick. 9.725.
Rizo (UK): Front through to double tuck and nails it. 1.5 to front layout keeps rising in the layout. 9.825.
Huff (AUB): Aerial to BHS, front foot is off the side and and falls. Good full turn. Gainer Full to end. 8.975.
Bennett (UK): Double pike, lifts her leg and manages to stay in bounds. Front layout front full, great momentum. Double back is sky high and plants her feet right down. 9.750.
Hagle (AUB): Front aerial to BHS, good movement to connect the skills. Piked Gainer to a stick. 9.800.
Gardener (UK): Double layout, really opens her hips in the air but slightly overrotates it. Front through to double back, lots of height to end. 9.825.
Irvine (AUB): Fall on the series. Pretty full turn. Gainer tucked full to a stick. 9.225.
Rodriguez (UK): Double back with a bounce back. Precision on her leaps. RO back 1.5 to back half to straddle jump is clean. 9.800.
Neal (AUB): BHS LOSO LOSO, very aggressive and lands it so well. Switch leap to split jump and breaks the connection. Back 1.5 to a stick. 9.500.
Brose (UK): Double pike to open. 2.5 twist, a tiny bit off center but lands it well. 9.900.
AFTER ONE: Missouri (49.275), Kentucky (49.175), Arkansas (49.125), Auburn (48.025)
Missouri and Kentucky get off to great starts with neither counting less than a 9.800. Auburn unfortunately had to count a fall as well as other low scores creating a difficult start for the Tigers.
Rotation 2: Kentucky VT, Georgia UB, Missouri BB, Auburn FX, Arkansas Bye
Hofseth (UK): Y Full, a bit of shoulders off the table and a hop. 9.675.
Bacskay (UGA): Pak, right over the bar. Hit handstand and stuck the double tuck with an arm swing. 9.850.
Rizo (UK): Y Full, solid block and lots of height before the twist and sticks. 9.900.
Pierson (UGA): Maloney to Pak clean. Toe on to double tuck and a stick. 9.825
Gardner (UK): FHS front pike half, could’ve opened a bit more before landing and has a hop to finish. 9.800
Wahl (UGA): Maloney to Pak, leg separation and a bit close to the bar as well. Double layout with a stuck landing. 9.875.
Noonan (UK): Half on, front pike half off, clean off the table and a small hop back. 9.850.
Woolford(UGA): High Pak salto. Stalder to double back to finish with a hop. 9.900
Rodriguez (UK): Y. 1.5, with a small hop in place. 9.850.
Scott (UGA): Pak is too high and bends her legs. Brushes her legs on the mat. Double layout with a stick. 9.275
Cashion (UK): FHS Front Pike half, lands with her chest parallel to the ground and still manages to stick. 9.875
Reingold (UGA): Piked Jaegar is good. Pak and her legs are glued together. Double layout is stuck! 9.925
Weir (MIZ): Aerial to BHS BHS and falls. Gainer full to a stick. 8.950.
Irvine (AUB): Lands off center on her first pass. RO back half to front full is clean and controlled. 9.800.
Bartman (AUB): RO back 1.5 to front layout and dances right out of it. Straddle full is above 180. Double pike is high and controlled to end. 9.825
Jackson (MIZ): Front aerial to BHS and leans her hips to the side but stays on. Switch leap to switch half and keeps her arms down to land it. Gainer Pike with a small hop. 9.600.
Greaves (AUB): Front through to double back, has lots of power. Double pike with a clean landing. 9.850.
Westerlind (MIZ): BHS LOSO is done well. Beat jump to switch side is on top of the beam. 9.750.
Huff (AUB): High Full in to start. Front layout to front full to front tuck, a little bit of soft knees in the air. 9.875.
Kelly (MIZ): Front aerial to BHS is clean. RO 1.5 to a stuck landing. 9.875.
Ahern (AUB): 9.850.
Macpherson (MIZ): BHS BHS LOSO, a small hip angle but fights to stay on. Gainer LOSO is solid. RO 1.5 to a stuck landing. 9.850.
Neal (AUB): Double pike with lots of control. Front tuck through to double tuck with a tiny bit of soft knees. 9.900.
Lawrence (MIZ): Good full turn. Aerial to BHS is right on top of the beam. Split jump to split 3/4 is above 180. RO 1.5 and ends with a stick! 9.925
AFTER TWO: Kentucky (98.450), Missouri (98.275), Auburn (97.325), Georgia (49.375), Arkansas (49.150)
Beam proved to be troublesome again with another fall although Missouri’s back half of the lineup kept them from counting it as they managed to still hit a 49.000. Georgia was able to drop Scott’s routine where she brushed the mat. Kentucky continues a strong meet again, not counting anything below a 9.800. Auburn had a great recovery on floor.
Rotation 3: Auburn VT, Arkansas UB, Georgia BB, Missouri FX, Kentucky Bye
Greaves (AUB): Y. Full, a bit of bent knees in the air. A hop back. 9.700
Roberson (ARK): Maloney to a high Pak. Hit handstand and a stuck double layout. 9.875.
Leverton (AUB): Y. 1.5, good height, stretches her hips out and lands with straight legs and a step. 9.800.
Klein (ARK): Jaegar to overshoot is close. Leg separation on the second skill. Double layout with a small step. 9.675.
Neal (AUB): Y 1.5, great height and a stick! 9.900.
Smith (ARK): Maloney is clean. Double layout to a stick. 9.875.
Zancan (AUB): FHS front pike, lots of power and her shoulders are over her knees and takes a large step forward. 9.750.
King (ARK): Tkatchev to Pak, legs are together. Double layout with a step. 9.775.
Bluffstone (AUB): Y 1.5, a bit underrotated on the landing but puts it on her feet. 9.725.
Cucci (ARK): Pak, caught with her fingertips. Double layout, flairs it out and sticks it. 9.850.
M. Price (ARK): Misses the first toe on but does it again and covers it. Maloney to overshoot, with a short handstand. Full in to a stuck landing! 9.750.
Gleichowski (UGA): BHS BHS LOSO and a small bobble. RO 1.5 to a stick! 9.825.
Jackson (MIZ): Strong double pike to open, a little movement on the front foot. Front through to double tuck and a strong finish. 9.800.
Tomlin (UGA): BHS LOSO LOSO is clean. RO 1.5 with a stick. 9.850.
Tisler (MIZ): FHS Rudi is high and dances right out of it. RO back 1.5 to front layout, keeps the last skill rising and controls the landing. 9.900.
Woolford (UGA): BHS LOSO is great. Jumps are above 180. RO double full to stick. 9.950.
Acevado (MIZ): Double pike is a little overrotated. RO back 1.5 to front layout and adjusts to land it cleanly. Double back, lands with her chest a little down but covers it. 9.850.
Battle (UGA): Split jump, back leg is a little low. BHS LOSO is clean. 9.800.
Tanskanen (MIZ): Full in with lots of power. Back 1.5 to front layout is aggressive and lands it nicely. 9.900.
C. Williams (UGA): BHS Layout and nails it. Side somi is right on top of the beam. Gainer Pike to a stick! 9.900.
Griffin (MIZ): Double pike is high to open. Low front through to double back but covers it well to land the skill right in the lunge. 9.900.
Scott (UGA): BHS LOSO is done well. Switch leap to split jump is over 180. Front walkover to front full and sticks. 9.850.
Horton (MIZ): Double layout and lands with her chest right up on the landing. Front pike through to double back, straightens her legs a bit early on the landing but gets it. 9.900.
AFTER THREE: Missouri (147.725), Auburn (146.325), Georgia (98.750), Kentucky (98.450) Arkansas (98.275)
Very few mistakes on this rotation. Missouri shined on floor with four 9.900’s. Georgia puts up another 49.375 led by Woolford’s near perfect routine. This remains very close with Georgia holding onto a slight lead.
Rotation 4: Missouri VT, Kentucky UB, Arkansas BB, Georgia FX, Auburn Bye
Tanskanen (MIZ): FHS Front Pike with a large step and hop back. 9.800.
Rizo (UK): Straddled Jaegar is above the bar. Overshoot is right in handstand. Step on the dismount. 9.750.
Acevado (MIZ): Y Full, good block and sticks it. 9.850.
Nemcek (UK): Geinger to overshoot is high. Some short handstands and a step on the full in. 9.800.
Griffin (MIZ): Y. Full nice block and a tiny hop. 9.850.
Van Frayen (UK): Straddled Jaegar to Pak and legs are glued together. Double layout with a stick. 9.850.
Horton (MIZ): Y 1.5, very powerful and a hop forward. 9.950.
Bennett (UK): Maloney to Pak, clean. Toe on to double layout with a stick. 9.850.
Echols (MIZ): Great block and Stuck the Y full! 9.900.
Noonan (UK): Straddled Jaegar to overshoot is over the bar and in handstand. 9.875.
Tisler (MIZ): Y 1.5 and sits it. 9.350.
Rodriguez (UK): Tkatchev is over the bar. Hop on the double layout. 9.850.
Park (ARK): BHS LOSO is clean and over the beam. Switch leap switch leap and gets her arms right down. Aerial to BHS with a side step. 9.850.
E. Williams (UGA): Double pike with a large lunge back. Rudi is powerful. Double back with a stuck landing. 9.900.
Klein (ARK): Standing LOSO to LOSO and nails it. Switch side is great. Step on the back 1.5. 9.850.
Bacskay (UGA): Full in back out with controlled lunge. 2.5 to front tuck is so powerful and the form in the air is excellent. 9.850.
Weaver (ARK): Triple series is right over the beam. Strong side aerial. 1.5 with a little bit of underrotation. 9.800.
Wahl (UGA): Full in back out is sky high and controlled. Front through to double back and lifts her back leg. 9.850.
Cucci (ARK): BHS LOSO is solid. Switch leap to switch half. Stuck back 1.5. 9.900.
Tomlin (UGA): Arabian double front and hits the stag jump out of it. 9.900.
Price (ARK): BHS LOSO and nails it. Cat leap to front aerial with a lean. RO double twist with a tiny hop. 9.725.
Aquino (UGA): Big double layout to open. Precise leaps. Great last pass. 9.925.
Roberson (ARK): Nailed the back tuck. Aerial LOSO is clean. Front full with a stick! 9.950.
Willams (UGA): Double layout is floaty and nails the landing. Front through to double tuck, her chest is slightly down but sticks it. 9.900.
AFTER FOUR: Missouri (197.075), Georgia (148.175) Kentucky (147.675), Arkansas (147.625), Auburn (146. 325)
The teams have really settled in as the scores have heated up. Missouri is finished and put up three solid routines after a slightly slow start on beam. Kentucky continued its stuck landings. Arkansas was particularly strong on beam. Right now, Georgia is in control, ahead by half a point.
Rotation 5: Georgia VT, Auburn UB, Kentucky BB, Arkansas FX, Missouri Bye
Scott (UGA): Y. Full, high off the table and sticks it. 9.900.
Huff (AUB): Overshoot is a little crooked. Stuck double layout to end. 9.775.
Bacskay (UGA): Y 1.5, bent knees off the pre-flight, hips are off the side but still sticks it. 9.850.
Booth (AUB): Maloney to Pak, a bit of leg separation. Double layout with a small hop. 9.775.
Moll (UGA): Y. 1.5, too much power off the table and takes a some large steps forward. 9.650.
Bartman (AUB): 9.725.
Aquino (UGA): Tsuk Full, good block and lots of distance with a hop. 9.800.
Greaves (AUB): 9.650.
Williams (UGA): Y 1.5, lots of distance and arm circles to keep the stick. 9.875.
Boyd (AUB): 9.850.
Wahl (UGA): Y 1.5, good control in the air and a hop. 9.850.
Irvine (AUB): 9.850.
Rizo (UK): Pretty front aerial. BHS LOSO, heels are off the beam but keeps it steady. RO 1.5 to a stick. 9.800.
Klein (ARK): Front through to double back with a large lunge back. Leaps are above 180. 9.825.
Brose (UK): Front tuck is a bit off center but keeps it going. Front toss to BHS is great. RO 1.5 to a stuck landing. 9.850.
Cucci (ARK): Nails the double layout. Front through to double back and controls the landing. 9.850.
Lee (UK): BHS BHS LOSO is done well. Switch side is above 180. 1.5 with a step. 9.850.
Smith (ARK): Front layout to a double tuck is controlled well. Straddle full is great. Double Pike is awesome and nails it to end. 9.900.
Bennett (UK): BHS LOSO LOSO and lands it elegantly. Switch leap to beat jump, shy of 180. Gainer Pike is solid. 9.850.
F. Price (ARK): Double layout, lots of power with a hop back. Front full to front layout. 9.875.
Van Frayen (UK): Front aerial to Onodi series is beautiful. RO 1.5, with a step back. 9.775.
Williams (ARK): Full in, tries too hard to stick and hops forward with her chest down. Back 1.5 to front full is solid. 9.750.
Rodriguez (UK): Switch side is above 180. BHS BHS LOSO, no movement on the landing. Side somi is over the beam. RO 1.5 to a stick! 9.900.
Roberson (ARK): Double layout to open and keeps her back foot up. Front layout through to a double back and manages to stay in bounds with a wonky step back. 9.900.
FINAL: Georgia (197.450), Missouri (197.075), Arkansas (196.975), Kentucky (196.925), Auburn (195.300)
VT: Horton (9.950)
UB: Reingold (9.925)
BB: Roberson, Woolford (9.950)
FX: Aquino (9.925)
AA: Roberson (39.575)
Georgia takes the afternoon session, consistent across all four events. They lock in sixth for regionals. Missouri finishes second with its only problem coming on beam. Arkansas got better as the meet went on, with its highest scores on beam and floor, but will fall below Missouri in the rankings. Kentucky was particularly impressive, especially with its landings and as a result, clinches a seeded position for regionals at 16th. For Auburn, this was not the meet it was looking for, unable to recover from the beam rotation. As a result, they drop out of regional seedings.
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