COLUMBIA, Mo. — Mover over Mizzou wrestling. Step aside Mizzou softball. There’s another team in black and gold that can claim it’s now the best on campus.
By the slimmest of margins on the final routine of the weekend, the Missouri gymnastics team put itself in position to compete for a national championship on Saturday. Shannon Welker’s Tigers, flirting with the top 10 all season, clinched one of eight spots in the NCAA Championships over the weekend, edging UCLA at Saturday’s NCAA regional final in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Mizzou officially punched its ticket to the NCAA Championship semifinals on the day’s last routine — by a toe.