Ozone Classic (vs. Air Force, Iowa State, Pittsburgh)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016
Time: 7 p.m., CT
Venue: Knoxville Convention Center
Coaches: Kristi Ewasko (Seventh Season); Air Force -Doug Day (10th Season);
Iowa State - Jay Ronayne (10th Season); Pittsburgh - Debbie Yohman (30th Season)

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Twitter Updates: @SEMOgymnastics
Meet Notes: Southeast Missouri

Redhawks Head East to Knoxville
The Southeast Missouri gymnastics team will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee on this weekend to compete in the Ozone Classic. The Redhawks will take on Air Force, Iowa State and Pittsburgh in a quad-meet. The meet is slated to start at 7 p.m., CT, on Saturday at the Knoxville Convention Center.

Looking at the Opponents
Last week, Air Force finished in third place at their tri-meet losing to Illinois State and Seattle Pacific, scoring a 186.950. Iowa State lost a close dual-meet to No. 20 Minnesota by a score of 194.025-194.700. Pittsburgh took on Eastern Michigan, Maryland and Towson, finishing in fourth-place with a score 191.050.

Southeast Drops Opener to Defending MIC Champions
Lindenwood University edged the Redhawks by a 0.7 margin in the season opener on Jan. 8, 192.675-191.975. The squad won the second and fourth rotations, but came up just short in the end. Southeast and Lindenwood will meet again when they head to Columbia, Missouri to take on the University of Missouri in a tri-meet on Feb. 5.

Thomas and Jones Take Weekly Honors
Junior Ashley Thomas and Freshman McKinzie Jones polished off a solid first-week performance against defending Midwest Independent Conference champions Lindenwood University, by capturing MIC weekly honors. Thomas won Gymnast of the Week after posting the highest all-around score in the conference and posting four scores of 9.600 or better, including tying a career-best on bars with a 9.775. Jones earned a share of the Specialist of the Week award after claiming both event titles that she competed in. She posted a 9.750 on beam and 9.825 on floor. The 9.825 was the highest individual score during the meet

Senior Spotlight
Taylor Penzien is the lone senior on the roster this season. The 2013 MIC Newcomer of the Year looks to finish her career on high note this season. In Penzien's time at Southeast, she has accumulated 35 scores of 9.700 or higher, including career-bests of 9.875 on bars (vs. Centenary, 3/6/15) and 9.825 on the balance beam (at Illinois-Chicago, 3/15/15) last season.

Thomas Looks to Build Off 2015
Earning a scholarship prior to the 2015 season after coming in as a walk-on a season prior, Ashley Thomas begins her junior campaign as the active leader in scores of 9.700 or higher (56) and event titles (10). She earned first-team conference honors on vault and second-team on the floor and in the all-around, qualifying her for the NCAA Regionals in Norman, Oklahoma where she placed ninth in the all-around with a score of 39.100.

Redhawks End Preseason on High Note
Southeast held its final intrasquad on Dec. 11, allowing the gymnasts to showcase their routines for family and friends one final time before heading into the regular season. The squad finished with a team score of 193.475. Alyssa Tucker and McKinzie Jones finished the meet with the highest individual scores of 9.900 on the balance beam and floor exercise, respectively.

Probable Lineups

VAULT	BARS	BEAM	FLOOR
Chelsi Hamilton	Taylor Penzien	Ashley Thomas	Ashley Thomas
Allyson Bell	Ashley Thomas	Alexis Brawner	Lauren Israel
Lauren Israel	McKinzie Jones	McKenna Stanley	Jordan Clark
Jordan Clark	Alexis Brawner	Taylor Penzien	McKinzie Jones
Ashley Thomas	McKenna Stanley	McKinzie Jones	Alexis Brawner
Alexis Brawner	Lauren Israel	Lauren Israel	Chelsi Hamilton
alt: McKenna Stanley	alt: Allyson Bell	alt: Jessica Hawks