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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 21, 2021</span></b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NCATA Reveals Season Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Emily Tobin was named the Most Outstanding Athlete, among others</span></i><i><u><span style="font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> 919-247-7585, </span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Zach_Rhodes@baylor.edu</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 2021 National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) announced its 2021 major awards and All-America Team, which included sophomore Emily Tobin (Most Outstanding Athlete &
All-American), Riley Chimwala (Freshman of the Year & All-American), junior Maddie McNamee (Louise Goodrum Academic Award) and Kam Kitchens (All-American).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tobin, a sophomore top and tumbler from Templeton, Calif., competed in at least 10 heats in each of the meets this season. In all, Tobin competed in 14 different heats and all six
events during the 2021 season. Tobin helped Baylor average a 9.80 or higher in four different heats this season, including a 9.96 in the seven-element acro, a 9.93 in both the five-element acro and inversion pyramid, and a 9.88 in the compulsory toss. She
also helped the Bears record five perfect scores this season. Tobin was a two-time NCATA Specialist of the Week for her performance in the acro event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Chimwala, a three-time NCATA Freshman of the Week, competed in 10 heats and team event this season. The base from Plano, Texas, helped the Bears to five perfect-scores, with two in
five-element acro, two in seven-element acro, and one in compulsory toss. Chimwala helped the team average a 9.90 or higher in five different heats this season, including a 9.96 in seven-element acro, a 9.95 in open pyramid, a 9.9375 in five-element acro,
and a 9.925 in inversion pyramid. Chimwala and the Bears scored 9.95 four times in the open pyramid this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Louise Goodrum Academic Award is given annually to recognize the true meaning of student-athlete. Modeled after the NCAA's Elite 90 award, which honors the individual who has
reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport while also achieving the highest academic standard in her sport. In the NCATA, the award is presented to the junior or senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative
grade-point average whose team earned a berth participating in the NCATA national championship tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 2021 recipient of the Louise Goodrum Academic Award was McNamee who is a junior top from Nixa, Mo., and has a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. McNamee is majoring in Professional
Writing and Rhetoric with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to the announcement of the 2021 major awards, the NCATA also announced is All-American team on Wednesday night. Baylor was represented by Chimwala, sophomore Kam Kitchens
and Tobin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The No. 2-ranked Bears will begin the semifinals of the 2021 NCATA National Championships against No. 3 Oregon tomorrow at 7 p.m. CT inside the Ferrell Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2021 NCATA All-America Team<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hannah Alonzo, Azusa Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Riley Chimwala, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Payton Coon, Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Isabella Delacruz, Hawai’i Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Alyssa Hew, Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kam Kitchens, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Addie Lacewell, Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tanjae Lugo, Converse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Beth Magee, Azusa Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nikki Pizzi, Gannon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Catherine Reynolds, King<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jessica Rubbo, Limestone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Alexis Smith, Fairmont State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Emily Tobin, Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Avery Tyson, Hawai’i Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jacie Van de Zilver, Azusa Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For updates on the program, follow @BaylorAcroTumb on Twitter and Instagram and @BaylorAcrobaticsandTumbling on Facebook.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Zach Rhodes</span></b><span style="color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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