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Auburn Gymnastics posts 197.200 in SEC opener at Florida

Suni Lee and Cassie Stevens earned the Tigers’ highest all-around scores in Friday’s meet.

Friday’s meet between the No. 2 Florida Gators and the No. 5 Auburn Tigers was expected to be an entertaining affair in Gainesville. It is safe to say that it lived up to the hype.

In a meeting of NCAA Gymnastics’ most talented squads, Florida came out on top by a tight margin, 197.825-197.200.

“We weren’t really sharp so I thought we fought really hard today. I wish we were a little bit cleaner but I’m really happy with where we are. A decent road score,” head coach Jeff Graba said after the meet. 

The Tigers performed well in all events, as neither Tiger scored below a 9.7 in an individual event. Auburn’s strongest event of the evening was beam- where six Tigers scored 9.8 or better. [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag] carried Auburn in the event by scoring a 9.925, while [autotag]Aria Brusch[/autotag], [autotag]Gabby McLaughlin[/autotag], and [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] each scored a 9.8 on the way to an overall score of 49.375.

On floor, [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag] performed her famous “God Save the Queen” routine and scored a 9.925, which was the individual high score for Auburn.

Auburn opened the meet with a 49.250 on bars. Each Tiger scored 9.800 or higher, led by Lee’s 9.9. In Auburn’s second event, Lee and Gobourne scored a 9.9 as Auburn scored 49.225 on vault.

Despite a strong effort that resulted in an impressive score, the Tigers fell to the Gators due to the performances of Florida’s Leanne Wong and Trinity Thomas, who combined to score three 10.000’s. Behind Wong and Thomas, Stevens and Lee tied for third in the all-around with individual scores of 39.525.

“My warm-ups were a little shaky so if felt good to go out there and have the confidence to put together a great routine for the team,” Stevens said.

Auburn hosts Arkansas next Friday night at Neville Arena for the home opener. The meet will begin at 7:30 p.m. CT on Jan. 20.

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Auburn Gymnastics climbs into top five of latest poll, ranks first in vault

Auburn Gymnastics performed like the best in the country. Their reward? They are ranked as one of the best in the country.

Last Saturday, Auburn Gymnastics performed like the best in the country. Their reward? They are ranked as one of the best in the country.

Following a record-breaking performance at the Super 16 in Las Vegas over the weekend, Auburn Gymnastics is now ranked No. 5 in the country according to RoadToNationals.com.

The Tigers scored 197.350 in their season-opening meet, finishing third behind the last two national champions – Oklahoma and Michigan– and above perennial power UCLA. Their overall score set a program record for the highest total in a season-opening meet.

Auburn’s strongest event last Saturday was the vault. [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag], [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag], [autotag]Sara Hubbard[/autotag], and Olympic gold medalist [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] each scored 9.9 on the way to a 49.500 total score. Auburn’s win propelled them to the No. 1 overall ranking in this week’s poll.

“I was really happy with our vault performance,” Auburn head coach Jeff Graba said. “We’ve heard a lot about how we’ve had to improve on that event and I think our vault squad really took that to heart. That score was just a reward for all their hard work.”

Oklahoma checks in at No. 1 in this week’s poll, while Michigan is No. 4. Auburn’s schedule does not get any easier this week, as they travel to No. 2 Florida on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. CT. The meet will be televised by ESPN2.

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Big Ten Network to broadcast Auburn Gymnastics’ season opener in Las Vegas

Fans can watch Auburn Gymnastics’ season opener on Saturday thanks to the Big Ten Network.

No. 5 Auburn Gymnastics will open the 2023 season on Saturday in Las Vegas by competing against the best squads in the country.

Auburn will meet Michigan, UCLA, and defending national champion Oklahoma on Saturday evening at the Super 16 in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. CT. Fans not making the trip to Nevada will have the chance to watch their favorite athletes compete thanks to the Big Ten Network, which will broadcast the much-anticipated session.

According to a press release from Auburn Athletics, the Big Ten Network will give gymnastics and sports fans the opportunity to enjoy every minute of the two-day, four-session invitational at the Orleans Arena, Jan. 6-7, 2023. Each session has four teams vying for team, all-around and individual event titles. The Big Ten Network is providing live coverage of Sessions 1, 2, and 4.

Providers who carry the Big Ten Network include Dish Network, DirecTV, Spectrum, WOW!, and AT&T U-Verse. Streaming services such as YouTube TV, Fubo TV, and Hulu also carry the Big Ten Network.

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Lee, Gobourne among ESPN’s ‘must watch’ gymnasts of the 2023 season

Gymnastics fans are excited to see Auburn’s Suni Lee and Derrian Gobourne raise their talents to a new level in 2023.

Another exciting season of Auburn Gymnastics gets underway on Saturday, and two members of Auburn’s roster are earning time in the spotlight.

Auburn gymnasts [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag] were recognized by ESPN this week as gymnasts to watch ahead of the 2023 season. Both made an impact in last season’s Final Four run, and are expected to take their talents to a higher level this season.

Lee joins a list of Olympic gold medalists who return to their respective programs as sophomores, which includes Oregon State’s Jade Carey, UCLA’s Jordan Chiles, and Utah’s Grace McCallum. Lee revealed last November that the 2023 season would be her last so that she can place focus on the upcoming XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris in 2024.

Lee, the 2021 Olympic all-around champion, helped lead Auburn to a fourth-place ranking, its best-ever finish in program history. Individually, she won the NCAA title on beam and finished second in the all-around. She recently revealed this would be her final season of collegiate gymnastics. “I want to be the best teammate I can be and continue the amazing legacy we were able to build last season,” she told ESPN in November about her goals for the year. We have a feeling she’ll do just that.

Gobourne is another athlete that keeps fans watching. She competes in every event but is most known for her spectacular floor routines. ESPN’s D’Arcy Maine is excited to watch Gobourne’s floor exercise this season and says that Gobourne has the chance to become a viral hit.

The 2022 NCAA floor runner-up opens this standout routine with “God Save the Queen,” while placing an invisible crown atop her head, and this is exactly the kind of energy and confidence we can all use in the new year. It’s giving a little 2020 Nia Dennis with some of the Beyonce/Homecoming music choices — and we can’t wait to watch on repeat all season long.

Auburn opens the season on Saturday, Jan. 7 in Las Vegas at the Super 16 Challenge. The Tigers will compete among the NCAA’s top gymnastics programs including Michigan, UCLA, and defending national champion Oklahoma.

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Auburn Gymnastics: Where, when the Tigers will compete in 2023

Auburn Gymnastics’ 2023 slate is filled with solid competition, including defending national champion, Oklahoma.

Auburn Gymnastics’ 2022 season was arguably one of the most sensational in program history.

Auburn welcomed Olympic gold medalist [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] to its roster, and she did not disappoint. She ended the season with three perfect 10.000 scores and reached highs of 9.975 on the floor, and 9.925 on the vault.

The Tigers also earned wins over Alabama, Georgia, and Michigan on its way to a fourth-place national finish, finishing behind Utah, Florida, and eventual champion Oklahoma.

The 2023 season is expected to be just as exciting, as athletes such as [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag], [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag], [autotag]Sophia Groth[/autotag], and [autotag]Aria Brusch[/autotag] return to the roster in addition to Lee, who will be competing in her final season as an Auburn Tiger.

This season is sure to be exciting, and you do not want to miss it. Here is a look at Auburn Gymnastics’ 2023 schedule.

Auburn places fourth in NCAA gymnastics championship

Auburn’s fourth-place finish is the highest in program history.

Auburn gymnastics’ stellar season has come to an end.

The Tigers finished fourth overall in the NCAA gymnastics championship in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, with a final score of 197.3500. The No. 1 seeded Oklahoma Sooners took the championship with a 198.2000, SEC-rival Florida finished second with a 198.0875 and the Utah Utes placed third with a 197.7500. The fourth-place finish for Auburn is its highest in program history.

The Tigers started out the meet strong on the bars, with Olympic gold medalist [autotag]Sunisa Lee[/autotag] and senior [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag] both netting scores in the 9.9s to help Auburn start the day off with a score of 49.425, good for second place. Lee would go on to place second in the all-around for the event.

After that, though, the Tigers started to fall back. Auburn found itself in fourth place after some missteps on the beam, and the Oklahoma Sooners began their stellar charge that would end up bringing them home the championship. Lee scored a 9.9 to close out the beam, her second of three scores in the 9.9s on the day.

Lee would do even better in the floor rotation for Auburn’s third set, where her routine netted her a 9.95. Gobourne shined as well, scoring a 9.9375 herself as the final Tiger on the floor.

Auburn’s final rotation was on the vault, where junior [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag] put in the team-best score on 9.9375. The Tigers would remain in fourth place, and the Sooners would clinch the gymnastics championship with their final rotation on the beam.

Auburn’s fourth-place finish, highest in the program’s history, is a major turnaround from posting a 1-7 record last season. The gymnastics team could face some tough departures, but it certainly has much to be proud of as this season concludes.

 

Auburn places second in gymnastics Semifinal II to advance to Final Four

The Auburn Tigers gymnastics team isn’t done yet.

The Auburn Tigers are still alive.

Auburn’s gymnastics team defeated both the defending national champions in the Michigan Wolverines and the SEC-rival Missouri Tigers with a score of 197.837 to be one of the two teams from the Semi II to advance to the Final Four. In an all-too-familiar sight, the Florida Gators managed to rally from behind to take the overall victory with a score of 197.975.

The Tigers began the night with a 49.5125 on the beam, which was good for second place. A stellar second rotation on the floor, however, propelled Auburn into the leading spot — four of the five gymnasts competing on the floor scored a 9.9 or higher, with senior [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag] landing a 9.9625.

Auburn carried that lead into the third rotation, the vault, with a 49.2375. The Tigers were unable to call themselves the winners of the meet at the end of the day, though, as Florida rallied with a very impressive 49.7500 that Auburn was unable to best on the bars. Although the Tigers’ 49.4750 in the last rotation couldn’t seal the victory, it did seal Auburn’s ticket to the last round of the NCAA gymnastics championships.

Freshman [autotag]Sunisa Lee[/autotag] also dazzled at the event. She won the individual national championship on the beam, but she was unable to nab the all-around title from UF’s Trinity Thomas. Despite this, her 39.675 all-around score was a driving force in helping the Tigers make its first finals appearance since 2015.

Auburn will face off against Florida, Oklahoma and Utah on Saturday at 12 p.m. CT in the Final Four.

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Auburn gymnastics moves on to Sweet Sixteen

Auburn, along with SEC rival Kentucky, advanced to the next round of the NCAA postseason.

The postseason isn’t over just yet for the Auburn Tigers.

Auburn’s gymnastics team will advance to the NCAA’s gymnastics Sweet Sixteen after being one of the two best teams in its group in Thursday’s afternoon quad-meet. The Tigers’ 197.500 was enough to defeat Southern Utah and the SEC rival Georgia Bulldogs and punch their ticket to the next round of the postseason, but the SEC rival Kentucky Wildcats bested Auburn with a score of 197.750.

The Tigers will be most proud of their score on beam, their highest of the night. Auburn netted a 49.975 on the event and freshmen [autotag]Sunisa Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Sophia Groth[/autotag] both got to put on a clinic — Lee was awarded the highest score of the meet with her beam routine, scoring a 9.975, and Groth supplemented it nicely with a 9.95 of her own.

The last of Auburn’s All-American trio, senior [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag], dazzled as well. Gobourne tied for the event win on the floor with a 9.95. Gobourne also contributed with a 9.85 on the vault and on the uneven bars.

Auburn will now wait until Saturday at 5 p.m. CT for the Sweet Sixteen portion of the regional. The Tigers will face the two best teams from Thursday night’s group of Denver, Ohio State, Iowa State and the Florida Gators, the undisputed SEC champions.

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Auburn gymnastics earns All-American honors

The six All-American awards are the most in a single season in Auburn’s school history.

Auburn gymnastics continues to be recognized for its prowess in the regular season.

Freshman [autotag]Sunisa Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Sophia Groth[/autotag] and senior [autotagDerrian Gobourne[/autotag] were all awarded All-American honors by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association last week. Lee netted four nods while Groth and Goubourne were each awarded one. The six awards all together are the most the Tigers have won in a season in program history.

Lee was named a first-team All-American for the all-around, the bars and the beam. Lee is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation for all-around, No. 1 in the uneven bars and tied for the No. 1 balance beam spot with Oklahoma’s Ragan Smith, so the accolades given to the Olympic gold medalist are certainly warranted. On top of this, Lee was also given a second-team nod for the floor, where she is currently ranked 9th in the nation.

In addition, Groth earned first-team All-American honors for her work on the balance beam this year, finishing the season at No. 7 in the nation. Gobourne was given first-team recognition for the floor event, her second straight first-team All-American nomination for that event.

Auburn’s next action will be at the NCAA Regional in its home arena in Auburn, Alabama on Thursday at 1 p.m. CT.

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Four Auburn gymnasts nab All-SEC nods

Freshman Sunisa Lee and senior Derrian Gobourne were also given individual awards by the conference.

Auburn has been thoroughly recognized by the SEC as it prepares to host an NCAA Regional at the end of the month.

Four Auburn gymnasts were named to the All-SEC team on Wednesday, and two of those gymnasts were also given postseason awards on top of it. Freshmen Sunisa Lee and Sophia Groth, junior Aria Brusch and senior Derrian Gobourne were all named to the All-SEC team — Lee was awarded the SEC Freshman of the Year award and made the SEC-All Freshman team while Gobourne shared the SEC Co-Specialist of the Year with Missouri’s Sienna Schreiber.

Lee has been a star for Auburn since arriving after her gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and she’s performed well enough to be the No. 2 ranked all-around gymnast in the country. Lee has won SEC Freshman of the Week twice and is the first Auburn gymnast to score a perfect 10 since 2004, a feat she’s achieved four different times this season.

Gobourne, meanwhile, is the No. 7 gymnast in the nation on the floor and also earned the Co-Specialist of the Year honor last year in 2021. Gobourne, a senior, also netted a first career perfect 10 against the Florida Gators earlier this year that helped the Tigers tie the undisputed SEC Champions.

Groth and Brusch both won their first All-SEC awards and have been a large factor in Auburn’s successful run this season. The quartet will look to continue producing as they get ready for the NCAA Regional on March 31.

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