No. 16 Auburn kicks off postseason at 2026 SEC Championship

AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 16 Auburn gymnastics team kicks off postseason this Saturday, March 21 at the 2026 SEC Championship. The two-session meet will be held in the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma and will be televised on SEC Network.

Auburn will compete in the afternoon session at 2 p.m. CT and is the eighth seed. The Tigers will start on beam and will go against No. 5 seed Georgia, No. 6 seed Arkansas, No. 7 seed Missouri and No. 9 seed Kentucky. Oklahoma is the top seed, while LSU (No. 2), Florida (No. 3) and Alabama (No. 4) will compete at 7 p.m. CT.

“We start on beam, which is a good thing for us because we’ve started on this apparatus before this season on the podium,” head coach Jeff Graba said. “We’re embracing it and looking forward to starting the meet on one of our best events.

The Tigers will follow with floor and vault and then a bye before ending on bars.

“A majority of our lineup is going in a really good direction and we’re excited to see how it all plays out this Saturday,” Graba said. “We have four athletes that are doing three to four routines a night right now and they are leading this young group. We’re excited for them to guide this team into the postseason.”

AUBURN LINEUP
Auburn will kick off the meet on beam and follow with floor, vault, bye and end on bars.

Juniors Julianne Huff and Olivia Greaves as well as sophomore Marissa Neal are among the top eight on all four events. Huff has competed in the all-around 10 times this year and has captured four AA titles.

Junior Alex Irvine is in the top eight on three events and is coming off a two-title meet last week, winning bars and beam vs. Missouri.

Auburn leads off on beam and is No. 13 nationally with a 49.197 NQS. Neal, Huff sophomore Olivia Ahern and senior Hannah Hagle have been consistent competitors for the Tigers with Neal having two titles this year. She’s among the nation’s best with a 9.895 NQS.

Huff has six scores of 9.875 or higher this season, while Ahern has been a solid leadoff for the squad. Hagle has scored a 9.8 or better nine times for the team.

Joining the four in the top eight is Greaves, Irvine, junior Paige Zancan and junior Emma Wehry. Irvine is coming off a 9.9 performance vs. Missouri to win the title, while the other three have made multiple appearances in the lineup this season.

The Tigers move on floor where the squad has a 49.222 NQS. Greaves, Huff and Neal lead the way with Huff having a 9.905 NQS and Neal standing at 9.895. Neal has won the event three times, while Huff has two floor titles and Greaves has one.

Irvine, Ahern and junior Bryn Bartman have been in the lineup consistently this season. Bartman has scored a 9.8 or better in all but two meets this year, while Ahern has mulitple 9.9s to her credit. Irvine tied her career-high last week vs. Missouri with a 9.825.

Looking to make their way in the top eight is freshman Charlotte Booth and junior Emma Grace Boyd. Booth competed in exhibition vs. Missouri last week.

Vault will be Auburn’s third rotation and has been one of the team’s best events. The program ranks 12th with a 49.183 NQS.

Zancan leads the way with a 9.900 NQS and is coming off an event win last week, scoring a 9.9.

Neal and Huff have also been very consistent, having a 9.880 and a 9.860 NQS, respectively. Greaves has been in the leadoff multiple times, while freshmen Mia Leverton and Brynn Torry have solid Yurchenko 1.5s for the Tigers. Leverton hasn’t scored below a 9.8 all season.

Joining the squad in the top eight will be juniors Kaylee Bluffstone and Jersie Woolsey.

After a bye in the fourth rotation, the team will close out the meet on bars.

Irvine captured the event title last week after tying a career-high 9.95 in the anchor spot. Greaves reached a season-best 9.875 vs. the Missouri Tigers.

Huff, Booth, Bartman, Neal and Hagle are all among the top eight. Huff and Neal have each reached a 9.925 this season, while Booth, Bartman and Hagle have consistently competed among the top eight.

UP NEXT
The 2026 NCAA Regional Championships are up next for the Tigers with the selection show set for Monday, March 23. It will air at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU.

The Tigers will be sent to one of the following locations - Lexington, Kentucky; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Tempe, Arizona; Corvallis, Oregon.