Alabama
SEC Championships
Alabama Wins Session One, Finishes Fifth Overall at SEC Championships
3/22/2025 9:19:00 PM | Gymnastics
The Crimson Tide finished as the Session I champs after posting its second-highest road score of the season at 197.100
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Despite entering as the No. 8 seed, the Alabama gymnastics program rolled to a Session I victory at the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championships, behind a team score of 197.100. The mark became the Crimson Tide's second-highest road score of the year, as two gymnasts either bettered or tied their season-high marks, while another gymnast collected a career high.
At the end of both sessions, Alabama finished fifth overall, behind champion LSU (198.200), Oklahoma (197.925), Florida (197.825) and Missouri (197.400).
Five UA gymnasts finished as Session I winners on their respective events to further highlight the Crimson Tide's successful showing in Legacy Arena. Additionally, Alabama posted the highest rotation score of Session I on vault, bars and beam.
Alabama Head Coach Ashley Johnston Said
"I'm really proud of the team tonight. I thought they did a great job of just staying focused on the things they could do and not worry about the other teams in the building, not worry about being the afternoon [session], any of those things. They stayed really dialed in and focused on the moment. [We had] lots of season bests and that was super exciting. I think having Ryan go 9.950 [on the uneven bars], career high, was a really big deal, especially following the mistake there in the bar lineup. It wasn't a major mistake, but it was still a really important moment for [Ryan] to step in and deliver a great performance, and she did that. I think seeing Lilly nail her vault – that was such a highlight for me. She trains that way all the time. We always say 'go complete your average', and that is her average. She has warmed up a stuck-vault for about three meets in a row now, so it was really neat to see that come out in competition. Lots of other great moments along the way, but I think overall, our theme was to say 'yes' to today. It was every opportunity, whether it was pressure, whether it was if we were [leading], just say yes to the moment in front of you. We accomplished that tonight, and that was a great confidence builder as we go into NCAA Regionals in two weeks."
Team Stats
- Alabama won the first session via a 197.100 team score – earning the highest rotation scores of Session I on vault, bars and beam
- UA's vault mark of 49.300 became the team's third highest of the year
- Gabby Gladieux posted the highest all-around score of Session I (39.500)
- Lilly Hudson's season-high-tying 9.925 was the highest score on vault during the first session
- Ryan Fuller's career-high 9.950 on bars led Session I
- Shania Adams' and Gabby Ladanyi's 9.900 tied for the first session's highest score on beam
How it Happened
Floor Exercise
- Alabama scored a 49.250 on its opening rotation
- Gabby Gladieux highlighted the event by scoring a 9.900
- The feat marks the 11th meet this year Gladieux has scored at least a 9.900 on the apparatus
- Gladieux's score was the second highest of the first session
Vault
- The Crimson Tide posted a 49.300 rotation score, its third highest of the season
- Lilly Hudson highlighted the event with a season-high-tying 9.925, her third time this season reaching the mark
- Gladieux captured her second consecutive 9.900 mark of the afternoon
Uneven Bars
- Alabama scored a 49.275 on the apparatus
- Ryan Fuller highlighted the event, posting a career-high 9.950 in the No. 5 spot
Balance Beam
- The Crimson Tide closed its SEC Championships showing with a 49.275 rotation score
- In the middle of the lineup, Gabby Ladanyi secured her third consecutive 9.900-or-higher score, securing a 9.900 mark in the No. 3 spot
- Shania Adams's season-high 9.900 as anchor sealed the first-session victory for Alabama
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