AUBURN, Ala. – Following a solid score on the road last week, the Auburn gymnastics team moved up to No. 14 per RoadtoNationals.com. The weekly rankings are based on the team's average in overall score over the last three meets.
Auburn returns to the Plains this week, hosting No. 20 Missouri, Jan. 24. The two Tiger squads will go head-to-head at 7 p.m. CT in Auburn Arena Friday night.
"It's great to be ranked in the Top 15 this early in the season, but we have to stay focused and continue to improve," head coach Jeff Graba said. "This Friday will be a great opportunity to get better and work out some of the kinks we still have."
This week's top five has Oklahoma (No. 1) and Florida (No. 2) on top, while UCLA and Denver are ranked No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Utah and Alabama are tied for fifth.
Auburn jumped to No. 9 on beam (49.058) after another solid performance, scoring a 49.275 at LSU last week. The Tigers are tied for 19th on bars (48.900), are 22nd on floor (48.942), and tied for 24th on vault (48.858).
Junior Drew Watson is tied for 22nd in the all-around, while sophomore Derrian Gobourne is tied for 21st on vault (9.867). Senior Gracie Day is tied for 27th on bars (9.858).