Mizzou Tigers’ Hannah Horton competes at NCAA Gymnastics National Championships
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- Hannah Horton placed in the top 20 on the uneven bars at NCAA National Championships.
- Horton scored 9.8875 on uneven bars, finishing her routine with a double-layout dismount.
- Horton was named co-SEC Specialist of the Year for consistency across events.
Missouri Tigers gymnast Hannah Horton ended her season with a top-20 finish on the uneven bars at the NCAA National Championships, earning a score of 9.8875.
A junior at Mizzou, Horton executed a sharp routine on Thursday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. It included a Shaposh connected to a Pak Salto and a crisp double-layout dismount.
Horton has continued to grow and develop on the bars after missing the lineup several times during her freshman year.
"She's coachable. She literally comes in every day, willing to do the work, willing to be open-minded on whatever capacity I have for her that day," Mizzou bars coach Whitney Snowden said.
"She wants to do the work. She knows that that wasn't maybe her strongest event coming in, but she loves bars and she loves the challenge."
Getting a spot at nationals on uneven bars surprised Horton, who was expecting to qualify on a different apparatus.
"The feeling of making nationals on bars was honestly so surreal because I wasn't thinking of going on bars. If anything, it would've been for floor," Horton said. "Being regional bar champ last year to making nationals on bars was a full-circle moment for me, because it shows how much my bars has improved over the years and also how consistent it's gotten."
In addition to qualifying for the national championships, she was named co-SEC Specialist of the Year for her consistency across vault, bars and floor.
"Hannah is very level headed. She doesn't know how talented she is, and so it's been really fun as her coach to watch her buy into the technical side," Snowden said. "Not just rely on her natural gift of athleticism, but it's really neat to see her use the keywords and the arm sets and the landing drills in between turns to really maximize her ability."
How great does Snowden project Horton's senior season to be? Off the charts.
"Hannah can do anything she puts her mind to," Snowden said. "We're on 10.0 watch on multiple events."
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This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Mizzou Tigers’ Hannah Horton competes at NCAA Gymnastics National Championships."