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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 29, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Baylor A&T Qualifies for 14 Event Finals</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Event finals will take place on Sunday in the ASRC<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168, </span><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. –</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) announced the qualifiers for Individual Event Finals, Baylor qualifying in all but one event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The event finals will take place on Sunday in the ASRC on the campus of West Liberty, beginning at 10 a.m. CT and streamed on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In 2022, the Bears won the title for Seven-Element Acro and the Inversion Pyramid, both featuring Jordan Gruendler as the top and Bayley
Humphrey as the main or mid-level base, along with Brianna Harris in the Open Tumbling Pass.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Qualifiers for event finals are based on highest-scoring performances during Thursday’s quarterfinal meets. Ties are broken using each team’s season average in the events. The at-large
qualifiers are selected by season average among non-qualifying tournament teams.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Below is a complete list of the event qualifiers.<br>
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<b>Acro Five-Element</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Quinnipiac, Oregon, Azusa Pacific,
<i>Baylor</i></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
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Acro Six-Element<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mary Hardin-Baylor*, Oregon, Limestone, Quinnipiac,
<i>Baylor</i></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
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Acro Seven-Element<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Oregon, Gannon, Azusa Pacific,
<i>Baylor</i></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
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Inversion Pyramid<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Coker*, Oregon, Gannon, Quinnipiac,
<i>Baylor</i></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
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Synchronized Pyramid<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Quinnipiac, Limestone, Gannon,
<i>Baylor</i><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <br>
Open Pyramid<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Coker*, Limestone, Quinnipiac, Frostburg State,
<i>Baylor</i><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <br>
450 Salto Toss<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Glenville State*, Oregon, Gannon, Azusa Pacific,
<i>Baylor</i><br>
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Synchronized Toss<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Azusa Pacific, Oregon, Gannon,
<i>Baylor</i><br>
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Open Toss<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Fairmont State, Gannon, Quinnipiac,
<i>Baylor</i><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <br>
Duo Tumbling<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Azusa Pacific,
<i>Baylor</i>, Gannon, Quinnipiac<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <br>
Trio Tumbling<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Gannon, Limestone, Quinnipiac, Oregon<br>
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<b>Quad Tumbling</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Gannon,
<i>Baylor</i>, Oregon, Quinnipiac<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <br>
Aerial Tumbling<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Azusa Pacific, Gannon,
<i>Baylor</i>, Quinnipiac<br>
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<b>Six-Element Tumbling</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Gannon, Oregon, Quinnipiac,
<i>Baylor</i><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <br>
Open Tumbling<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hawaii Pacific*, Azusa Pacific, Limestone, Quinnipiac,
<i>Baylor</i><br>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">* At-large qualifier</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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