No. 15 Auburn hosts No. 7 Missouri in regular season finale

AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 15 Auburn gymnastics team welcomes No. 7 Missouri to Neville Arena for a Friday night contest, March 1 3. The two Tiger teams will face off at 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ in the 2026 regular season finale.

“We are up against what has kind of become a rival for us,“ head coach Jeff Graba said. “Missouri is really good and have been a really good test for us these last couple of years. We need a packed Neville Arena and there is no better place to watch a gymnastics meet than Neville Arena."

Auburn (4-11, 0-7 SEC) is coming off a solid scoring weekend, putting up a 196.975 at home and following with a 197.200 at the annual Elevate the Stage meet in Huntsville. With that in mind, Graba said the goal for Friday’s contest is for the Tigers to continue to improve and reach as much scoring potential as possible before heading into the postseason.

“This road we’ve been on these last couple of meets has been good,” Graba said. “We’ve done a really good job at putting some things together and we now have more people available to us. We still have work to do and that will be the main focus on Friday. We have to go up there and put together all four events. We’ve come close a lot of times. We need to finish the regular season off the right way and we can do that this Friday at home.”

FAN INFORMATION
It’s Senior Night in Neville Arena! The team will be honoring Olivia Greaves, Hannah Hagle, Hailey John and Emma Wehry as well as managers Shayla Graba and Reese Marquis.

It’s also our annual Alumni Meet and the program will be celebrating all alumni in attendance. In addition, the 2016 NCAA Regional Champion team will earn a special recognition prior to the meet.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. CT and fans are encouraged to arrive early to participate in pre-meet activities.

Fans looking for parking are encouraged to park in the Donahue Dr. and War Eagle Way lots as well as the Coliseum lot and the Stadium Parking Deck. The Neville Arena lot is reserved for those with a parking pass. Individuals needing ADA parking that do not have an Arena pass are encouraged to park in the ADA Lot located on the corner of Wire Road and Extension Loop. Accessible shuttles will be available 90 minutes prior to first vault and run until 30 minutes after the game has concluded.  

For more meet day information, please visit https://auburntigers.com/gym-gameday.

Limited tickets are available at auburntige.rs/GymTickets.

AUBURN LINEUP
Auburn is at home one last time in 2026 and will go vault, bars, beam, floor in Neville Arena Friday night.

Four Tigers in juniors Olivia Greaves, Julianne Huff and Alex Irvine as well as sophomore Marissa Neal are in the top eight on all four events. Huff has competed in the all-around nine times this year and has three AA titles for the Tigers, while Neal has two all-around crowns this year.

The Tigers will kick things off on vault where the team is ranked 11th nationally with a 49.206 NQS.

Junior Paige Zancan leads the way with a 9.895 NQS, ranking 18th nationally. She’s coming off a 9.95 at Elevate and has eight scores of 9.825 or better on the year.

Neal is also among the nation’s best on vault, having a 9.880 NQS. She’s scored three-straight 9.9s or better, including a career-high 9.925 last Friday.

Joining the pair in the vault top eight are Greaves, Huff and Irvine as well as freshmen Mia Leverton and Brynn Torry and junior Jersie Woolsey.

The bars squad will go second and had a solid showing last weekend in their two meets.

Irvine has anchored the team all season, while Huff and Greaves have been among the top eight all year.

Junior Emma Grace Boyd has had success as of late, having five scores of 9.8 or better in seven starts. That includes a career-high 9.9. Freshman Charlotte Booth and sophomores Katelyn Jong and Bryn Bartman as well as Neal are also among the top eight. Booth is coming off a career high at Elevate, scoring a 9.825.

The Tigers move on to beam in rotation three and are ranked 12th nationally with a 49.231 NQS.

Neal is among the nation’s top 25, having a 9.895 NQS. Huff scored a career-high 9.9 vs. Michigan State and Irvine has scored a 9.8 or better in all 10 starts this season.

Sophomore Olivia Ahern has been a lead off all season, while senior Hannah Hagle has been a mainstay in the lineup. Zancan, Greaves and Booth are all in the top eight for the team.

Auburn will close out the regular season on floor and are among the nation’s best with a 49.242 NQS. The team is coming off back-to-back scores of 49.4+.

Huff has five scores of 9.9 or better this year, including consecutive 9.95s last weekend to set career bests.

Neal also reached a career-high 9.95 vs. Michigan State last Friday, while Ahern scored two-straight 9.9s last weekend to set a career best.

Bartman and Greaves have also been consistent competitors this year as Bartman has a 9.8 or better in all but two meets this year. Greaves has three scores of 9.9 or higher, including a 9.95. 

Irvine, Booth and Boyd are also among the top eight for squad. Irvine is coming off a career-high 9.825 at Elevate.

UP NEXT
The postseason begins as the Tigers will travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 2026 SEC Championships. The two-session meet will be held at the BOK Center, March 21.