Opponents Confirmed for Alabama Gymnastics at Season-Opening Mean Girls Super 16 Gymnastics Championships
12/22/2023 6:17:00 PM | Gymnastics
The No. 8 Crimson Tide will compete against the No. 5 UCLA Bruins, the No. 7 Cal Golden Bears and the No. 17 Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. CT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 8 Alabama gymnastics will kickstart its season in Las Vegas against No. 5 UCLA, No. 7 Cal and No. 17 Auburn at the nationally-competitive Mean Girls Super 16 Gymnastics Championships, the event announced on Friday.
The four teams will compete in the final session of the event on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. CT, with broadcast information being announced at a later date.
The meet's fourth session features four teams who finished within the top five of their respective conference championships in 2023, with Alabama (Southeastern Conference) and UCLA (Pac-12) finishing second, Cal (Pac-12) taking third and Auburn (SEC) coming in at fifth. It will be Alabama's only regular-season meeting against UCLA and Cal, and the first of two regular-season meetings with Auburn (Feb. 9 | 8 p.m. | Auburn, Ala. | SEC Network).
Three other regular-season opponents for the Crimson Tide will compete on the meet's opening day, with No. 26 Illinois (March 8 | Quad Meet | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | SEC Network+) slated in the opening session and both No. 1 Oklahoma (March 17 | 3 p.m. | Norman, Okla. | ESPN2) and No. 9 Kentucky (Feb. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | SEC Network) following up in the second session.
Head Coach Ashley Johnston Said
"We are thrilled about the Mean Girls Super 16 event and what it represents for the world of women's gymnastics. This partnership provides us all a way to bridge the gap between this sport and pop culture, and gives us the platform to celebrate the energy, passion and personality of the sport of gymnastics in a way that resonates with our gymnasts' generation. This is a great way of showcasing the themes of Mean Girls, which are strength, resilience and heart, something that ties in well with the culture of our team. We see this as an exiting opportunity to display our desire to play gymnastics in a fun, vibrant and exciting way against some of the top teams in the country."
Mean Girls Super 16 Gymnastics Championships
- This year's event is a strategic partnership with Paramount Pictures and its upcoming release of the iconic Mean Girls franchise
- The two-day competition has four sessions with team, all-around and event champions for each session
- The competition features seven of the top 10 pre-season collegiate teams, as ranked by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association
The Competition in Session Four
- No. 8 Alabama will face off against No. 5 UCLA, No. 7 Cal and fellow SEC foe, No. 17 Auburn
- Last season, the Crimson Tide finished second in the conference, while the Tigers finished fifth
- In the Pac-12, the Bruins took second at the conference championships, with the Golden Bears right behind at third
- The four teams will compete in the final session of the nationally-competitive meet
Purchase Tickets
- Tickets are available for purchase by visiting the meet's main Ticket Page
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