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Gymnastics opens season with 196.600 at Mean Girls Super 16 Championships

The No. 17 Tigers open the season by taking down No. 5 UCLA in Las Vegas.

The No. 17 Auburn Gymnastics squad opened the season by scoring 196.600 in its first competition of the season.

Auburn traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the Mean Girls Super 16 Championships on Saturday to take part in a quad match with No. 5 UCLA, No. 7 California, and No. 8 Alabama. The Tigers finished third in the meet, defeating UCLA (196.550) and finished behind Alabama (197.125) and California (196.850).

“Overall, I feel like we just had a really good night,” head coach Jeff Graba said following the meet. “I’m really happy with the fight that this team showed. We have a lot of new people in new positions, but I really felt like they stayed focused throughout all four events. I think that is going to bode well for the future.”

[autotag]Sara Hubbard[/autotag] carried the Tigers on vault by scoring a 9.875. [autotag]Sydney Schumaker[/autotag], [autotag]Julianne Huff[/autotag], and [autotag]Olivia Hollingsworth[/autotag] also scored a 9.8 in the event. On bars, three Tigers reached a 9.9 or better with [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag] earning a 9.925.

Hollingsworth and [autotag]Gabby McLaughlin[/autotag] each scored a 9.850 on beam. Hollingsworth also joined Stevens by scoring a 9.9 on floor to close the meet.

Hollingsworth ended the event with the fourth-highest all-around score with a 39.450. She is expected to be one of the heavy hitters this season following the departures of [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag]. She has trained hard this offseason, and her work paid off in Las Vegas.

“I’ve just been working hard and so I decided just to trust my training this year,” Hollingsworth said Saturday. “I know that I can score well and do my routines really well, so I just trusted myself tonight and it paid off.”

The Tigers open the home slate next Friday against No. 9 Kentucky. The meet begins at 7:30 p.m. CT inside Neville Arena, and will be broadcasted by SEC Network.

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Auburn gymnastics reveals 2024 home schedule

It’s another loaded slate of home meets for Auburn in 2024.

Auburn gymnastics unveiled its home schedule for the 2024 season on Monday and there will be some great matchups on the Plains. The schedule includes meets against perennial powers, as well as the first quad meet in Neville Arena history.

“There’s no place like the Southeastern Conference where you can create a home schedule like this,” head coach [autotag]Jeff Graba[/autotag] said. “It will be a tremendous challenge and a lot of fun in 2024. On top of a great conference schedule, we’re excited to host the first regular season quad meet in Neville Arena history. So, fans need to renew their tickets soon!”

Auburn is entering a new era without superstars [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] or [autotag]Derrian Goubourne[/autotag] but is returning veterans [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag], [autotag]Sophia Groth[/autotag] and [autotag]Aria Busch[/autotag]. Former five-star recruit [autotag]Olivia Greaves[/autotag] is also set to compete after missing last season with an injury.

While the road schedule has not been revealed, the Tigers will have five home meets during the season and here is a look at each matchup.

Anna Hill to join Auburn gymnastics via transfer portal

Hill becomes the third transfer to join the program ahead of the 2024 season.

[autotag]Anna Hill[/autotag] announced on social media that she would be transferring from Temple to Auburn.

Hill played a vital role in Temple’s lineup on floor and vault and posted career highs of 9.9 in both last season.

Hill committed after 2023 signee [autotag]Lyden Saltness[/autotag] announced that she would be joining the Illinois Fighting Illini instead.

Auburn’s signing class includes [autotag]Emma Grace Boyd [/autotag], [autotag]Julianne Huff[/autotag], and [autotag]Paige Zancan[/autotag]. The Tigers have also added former Georgia gymnast [autotag]Madelynn Crowe[/autotag] and former Kentucky gymnast [autotag]Lila Smith[/autotag].

Auburn lost gymnasts [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag] from last season’s roster but will return a plethora of talent in [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag], [autotag]Aria Brusch[/autotag], [autotag]Olivia Hollingsworth[/autotag], [autotag]Sophia Groth[/autotag], and [autotag]Gabby McLaughlin[/autotag].

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Suni Lee is set to make her return to gymnastics

She will be making her aticipated return at the U.S. Classic.

Auburn’s [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] is returning to competitive gymnastics, Team USA announced that she will be participating in the 2023 U.S. Classic on Wednesday.

Lee was forced to miss the second half of her sophomore season on the Plains due to a kidney issue and is gearing up for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

The U.S. Classic will take place from Aug. 4-5 and will be held in the NOW Arena in Chicago. It will be Lee’s first time competing with Olympic scoring since she won the all-around gold at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

She isn’t the only former all-around gold winner making her return, Simone Biles will also be making her return after taking the past three seasons off.

The event is the final qualifying event for the U.S. Championships, which will take place from Aug. 24-27 in San Jose, California.

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Derrian Gobourne finishes 11th on floor at National Championship Meet

Gobourne’s time as an Auburn Tiger has officially come to a close.

[autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag] competed for the last time as an Auburn Tiger at the NCAA gymnastics nationals meet on Thursday night. Gobourne competed as an individual on floor and earned a score of 9.9125 which earned her 11th place.

The Sarasota, Florida native has been a vital part of the Auburn gymnastics program since 2019. Gobourne’s resume includes a national championship on vault in 2019, national runner-up on bars and floor in 2022, earning all-SEC honors each year of her Auburn career, earning SEC Specialist or Co-Specialist of the year honors four times and being named SEC Specialist of the week six times throughout her career.

Gobourne competed on floor in all but one event this season. Gobourne qualified with a score of 9.94 and earned all-American recognition to close out her time with the Tigers.

Gobourne scored a perfect 10 with her floor routine against the Florida Gators in 2022. Vault was another strong rotation for Gobourne during her time as a Tiger, earning a score of 9.95 on four occasions, including the 2019 National Championships.

Gobourne will surely leave a hole in the Auburn lineup along with [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag], but the Tigers will have [autotag]Aria Brusch[/autotag] and [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag] back in 2024 which will help fill the void.

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One more ride: Stevens, Brusch announce return to Auburn gymnastics

Two of Auburn Gymnastics’ premier athletes will return for the 2024 season.

Auburn gymnastics had an “end of an era” type season with key performers such as [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag] competing for the final time in Auburn uniforms.

On Thursday, Auburn gymnastics fans received good news as two of Auburn’s most experienced gymnasts announced that they were returning for the 2024 season.

In a video that was shot during Auburn’s time at the NCAA Regional Championship in Los Angeles, [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag] and [autotag]Aria Brusch[/autotag] revealed that they would be returning to Auburn, using the extra season of eligibility they both accumulated during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“These past four years have been quite the roller coaster ride, but we are so incredibly grateful for the continued love and support of the entire Auburn family,” Stevens said in the video.

Brusch continued the statement by saying “With that being said, we are honored to have the opportunity to compete for Auburn gymnastics for one more year and finish what we started.”

Stevens has had an incredible career as an Auburn Tiger and had a senior season filled with highlights. She scored a 9.925 or higher in five events this season with her highest score of the season coming on March 4 at Kentucky, when she scored a 9.975 on vault. She was also named a WCGA All-American this season after leading the team on vault with a 9.925 NQS.

Brusch has been named a WCGA Academic All-American three times in her career and has scored a 9.900 or higher in several events over the last four seasons including a 9.900 on beam against Penn State in March.

The return of Stevens and Brusch adds to an already stacked lineup that returns to Auburn in 2024. Joining Stevens and Brusch on next season’s roster includes [autotag]Olivia Hollingsworth[/autotag], [autotag]Sophia Groth[/autotag], [autotag]Gabby McLaughlin[/autotag], and [autotag]Sarah Hubbard[/autotag].

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Three Tiger gymnasts named WCGA All-Americans

Suni Lee, Derrian Gobourne, and Cassie Stevens have been named All-Americans.

The trio of [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag], [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag], and [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag] is not done being honored for their great seasons. All three were named All-Americans by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association on Thursday.

Lee was named First Team All-American on bars and picked up second team in the all-around. Gobourne made the second team on floor, while Stevens earned first team on vault.

“It’s such an honor to get these awards,” head coach Jeff Graba said. “This is a tribute to the hard work these student-athletes have put in this year. I’m so proud of them and we’re lucky to have these three representing Auburn so well.”

Gymnasts with the top eight National Qualifying Scores (NQS) for the regular season earned first-team honors, while second-team went to student-athletes ranked Nos. 9-16.

Lee has now won 10 All-American awards, the most in Auburn history. She finished the regular season with an all-around NQS of 39.655, ranking ninth nationally. Lee won four all-around crowns this season.

Her 9.965 NQS on bars was tied for the fourth-best nationally. She recorded two perfect 10.0s and won six titles in her signature event.

Gobourne, the 2023 SEC Specialist of the Year, finished with a 9.940 NQS on floor, having three titles in the event of the year. It is the seventh award of her career and the third on floor.

It is the first All-American honor for Stevens. She finished the regular season tied for eighth nationally on vault with an NQS of 9.925. She tied for the SEC Vault Champion crown after scoring a 9.95 at the conference meet and was also named the SEC Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Sunday.

The No. 12 Tigers will return to action next week, in the 2023 NCAA Los Angeles Regional. Auburn will compete on March 30 in the afternoon session.

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The No. 12 Auburn Tigers are headed to Los Angeles for the NCAA Regionals

The Tigers will be competing against Utah, Southern Utah, and Washington in the regional semifinals

The Auburn Tigers are headed to Los Angeles for the NCAA Regionals, it was announced Monday on the NCAA’s selection show.

The Tigers are the No. 12 seed and will be competing against No. 5 seed Utah, Southern Utah, and Washington in the regional semifinals.

The top two teams will then advance to the regional finals where they will battle the two winners from the other regional semifinal for two spots in the national finals.

Auburn’s opposing semifinal includes No. 4 UCLA, No. 14 Missouri, Stanford, and either BYU or Boise State.

The Los Angeles regional will start on March 29 and run until April 1.

In all, 36 teams made the regionals with the top 16 earning seeds based on National Qualifying Score. The remaining 20 were then placed into regionals based on geography. Of those 36 eight were from the SEC, including No. 2 Florida, No. 6 LSU, No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 12 Auburn, and No. 14 Missouri.

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Auburn gymnastics vs. Penn State: How to watch Friday’s home finale

Eight gymnasts will take part in their final meet at Neville Arena on Friday night.

No. 9 Auburn faces No. 37 Penn State on Friday night at Neville Arena, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

Auburn gymnastics will face Penn State to close the regular season on Friday, and it will also be the end of an era as eight members of this year’s roster will compete in front of their home fans for the final time in their Auburn careers.

Senior such as [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag], [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag], [autotag]Aria Brusch[/autotag], and [autotag]Adeline Sabados[/autotag] will take part in one last meet at Neville Arena, while [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] will also be recognized despite not competing due to “non-gymnastics health issue.”

Below, you will find key information ahead of the final regular season meet including a how-to-watch guide, gymnasts to watch, and last week’s results.

Suni Lee to miss regular season finale vs. Penn State

Head coach Jeff Graba says that Lee is going through a non-gymnastics health issue.

Gold medal olympian [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] was expected to participate in her final meet at Neville Arena on Friday when Auburn takes the floor against Penn State for senior night.

However, Auburn head coach [autotag]Jeff Graba[/autotag] revealed that Lee will not compete in Friday’s meet due to what is being called a “non-gymnastics health issue.”

Here is the official statement that Auburn Gymnastics posted on Twitter.

“Suni is going through a non-gymnastics health issue that has impaired her ability to train. We do not want to put our athletes in any position that could risk their overall health and well-being. With that said, we’ve decided that it is in Suni’s best interest to take Friday’s meet off.”

Lee did not compete in last Saturday’s meet at Kentucky, though no reason was given. In her last meet, Lee won the all-around title by scoring a 39.475 in Auburn’s win over Georgia at Neville Arena on Feb. 24.

Auburn Gymnastics closes the home slate on Friday night with Penn State at 7 p.m. CT. Auburn will honor Lee, as well as seniors [autotag]Derrian Gobourne[/autotag], [autotag]Cassie Stevens[/autotag], [autotag]Aria Brusch[/autotag], [autotag]Morgan Leigh Oldham[/autotag], [autotag]Adeline Sabado[/autotag]s, and [autotag]Anna Sumner[/autotag].

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