Sat Apr 19 10:30:00 UTC 2025: **Mizzou Gymnastics Upsets Florida, Advances to NCAA Finals**
FORT WORTH, TX – The University of Missouri gymnastics team defied expectations Thursday, securing a spot in the NCAA Championships final. Despite being the seventh seed, the Tigers edged out third-seeded Florida (197.200) with a score of 197.300 at the NCAA Championships semifinal in Dickies Arena. This victory also eliminated twelfth-seeded Alabama (196.825).
Mizzou’s success was anchored by redshirt senior Helen Hu’s stellar performance on the balance beam. Her final routine earned a meet-high score of 9.9875, clinching the team’s advancement to the finals. Other strong performances included Amari Celestine’s 9.8750 and Jocelyn Moore’s 9.8625 on the uneven bars. The team’s victory was met with jubilant celebrations, as captured in photos of Hu and teammate Mara Titarsolej.
Mizzou will now compete against second-seeded Oklahoma, fourth-seeded Utah, and fifth-seeded UCLA in the NCAA Championships final, also at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
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