It's the only constant before every Missouri sporting event. But this is the only time it is in front of judges.

The Missouri athletic department recently hosted auditions for the national anthem.

Thirteen year old Laura Rowe was one of the competitors. She did not let the pressure get to her.

"I'll probably remember how I walked up and they told us not to be nervous. That's what I'll remember the most," said Laura Rowe, a national anthem singer who competed in the try outs.

Schelle Cooley and her 16 year old daughter Mckinsay decided to do the anthem as a duo.

"Actually I'm the one that brought it up. We came to do it separately and I was like, 'Mom, let's just do it together," Mckinsay said.

Something they say they have never really done before.

"I just wanted to take it a step above and I had never known about the auditions here. A couple of guys from back home found out about it on the internet and gave us the information and just go for it," Schelle said.

And Mckinsay had to tag along.

"She brought it up. I guess she was going to come down. I was like I'll try it. I've never even sang the national anthem before. I guess I sang it once before that's it," said Mckinsay.

The competition included a crown. Amanda Williams, the current Miss Columbia and an experienced anthem singer, competed as well.

"It's a whole lot of adrenaline. You feel proud of yourself and you're proud that you accomplished and you get to share your product with people," Williams said.

But you want to make sure you know what you are getting into.

"The first time I sang I thought they were booing me, but at the end instead of saying brave, they say Mizzou. Totally out of the loop on that, so I was like I did terrible," Williams said.

The toughest task in the tryout was the repetition.

"Hearing that over and over again, I was thinking that the people standing around they must be so sick of that by the time they get home," said Rowe.

Neil E. Young, the winner of "America's Got Talent" is a former Missouri basketball national anthem singer.