Mara Titarsolej is no stranger to making history. The former Dutch National Team member racked up numerous accolades headlining the charter roster of LIU gymnastics, most notably notching the program’s first—and only—perfect 10 in her sophomore season (a rarity in the mid-major EAGL conference). Expectations were naturally high when she announced she’d be transferring to Missouri for her senior season, and Titarsolej has lived up to the hype: She matched her feat from LIU, earning the first perfect 10 on bars in Tigers program history. She’s also the second consecutive Missouri transfer to qualify to NCAAs, following Alisa Sheremeta, who closed out her career as an All-American on beam at last year’s championships.
The Tigers have not been coy about their willingness to utilize the transfer portal, and given the level of success achieved by Sheremeta and Titarsolej, head coach Shannon Welker suspects the staff will continue to be active in it.
“Our marketing must be working!” Welker said. “We’ve been successful not just because we’ve identified really good gymnasts and gymnastics, which is not hard, but by identifying the right people that really fit into our program and our culture.”
Welker is quick to emphasize that Titarsolej’s…
