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Feb. 8, 2010

AUBURN - The Auburn gymnastics team is ranked No. 14 in the latest edition of the GymInfo Collegiate Gymnastics poll, the organization released Sunday.

Auburn (1-4, 1-3) is ranked 14th with a 195.215 average after previously holding down the No. 16 spot.

Sophomore Allyson Sandusky leads the Tigers in three events, ranking in the top-50 nationally in the vault, on bars and on beam. Sandusky will enter the Kentucky meet ranked 43rd on vault (9.820), tied for 19th on bars (9.835) and 37th on beam (9.785). Senior Krissy Voss, coming off the best all-around performance of her career against Arkansas with a 39.225, ranks tied for 37th in the country with an average of 38.950.

In event-by-event rankings, Auburn is 13th on vault (48.995), 15th on bars (48.815), eighth on beam (48.840), and 27th on floor (48.565). Auburn features three competitors ranked in the top-50 on vault, with Sandusky, sophomore Justine Foster who is tied for 43rd with a 9.820 average, and freshman Toi Garcia is 48th with a 9.815.

Auburn has faced the top three teams in country in its first five meets, as Oklahoma takes over the No. 1 position with a 196.425 average, followed by Alabama at No. 2 with a 196.405. Arkansas jumps four spots to No. 3 after defeating Auburn on Friday with a school-record 197.025 and holds a 196.120 average. Utah comes in at No. 4 with a 196.060, while UCLA is No. 5 with a 196.042.

Auburn returns to action Friday in Lexington, Ky., as the Tigers will take on No. 12 Kentucky. The meet will begin at 6 p.m. CT from Memorial Coliseum. Live stats can be followed throughout the meet via AuburnTigers.com.
 

Kentucky is coming off of a 197.200-195.500 defeat at the hands of Georgia on Friday. The Wildcats rank 11th on vault, 16th on bars, 17th on beam and ninth on floor.