Auburn gymnastics has set another home attendance record on the heels of its upcoming postseason campaign.
The Tigers sold out Neville Arena’s capacity of 9,121 in all five of its home meets this year, according to a press release from the team, and a few of those meets were sold out before the season started.
A total of 45,605 fans showed up to watch Auburn compete in gymnastics in 2022, and the team also broke its record for student attendance. The Tigers averaged 1,421 students per meet, With their season-high of 2,554 coming against their January victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Finally, the Tigers broke their gymnastics season ticket record at 5,674.
๐ฃ๏ธ "I think our fan base for Auburn gymnastics is second to none!"
๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ to 9โฃ1โฃ2โฃ1โฃ that showed out and made every meet in Neville Arena a PARTY! ๐ฅณ#WarEagle https://t.co/0kQ2QlYK4i
— Auburn Gymnastics (@AuburnGym) March 10, 2022
Auburn’s gym squad has certainly done its part to earn the attendance boost. The team, who is currently tied with rival Alabama for No. 5 in the nation, was undefeated in front of its home crowd, only suffering a tie at the hands of the Florida Gators in its last home meet on March 4.
The Tigers have also almost certainly gained a boost from the presence of freshman Sunisa Lee, who joined the team after becoming a gold medalist in Tokyo. Lee has performed up to standard since joining Auburn, as she’s won five weekly SEC awards in 2022 (two SEC Freshman of the Week awards and three SEC Gymnast of the Week awards) and is currently the No. 2 individual gymnast in the all-around.
The Tigers are done with home meets for the year, but they will travel to Michigan to compete in the Michigan Tri-Meet against the Wolverenes and West Virginia this Saturday.