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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 7, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#242424">No. 1 Baylor A&T Starts Road Trip at Missouri State<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Bears face Bears in Springfield</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#242424">SPRINGFIELD, Mo. –
</span></b><span style="color:#242424">The No. 1-ranked Baylor acrobatics & tumbling team has hit the road to face Missouri State on Saturday evening at the Hammond Center, with the meet kicking off at 5 p.m. CT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">The Bears (4-0) face the Bears (0-4) for the first time in program history, as Missouri State is in its first year as a program and will be the third different Division I team BU has
faced so far this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Baylor is on a 42-meet winning streak dating back to the 2021 season and Felecia Mulkey is looking for her 100<sup>th</sup> win with the Bears, currently sitting at 99.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">BU is coming off a 34-point win over No. 7 Azusa Pacific in which the 5-Element Acro Heat scored the first perfect 10 of the season. Top Jordan Gruendler and base Leavy McDonald debuted
two new skills in the 7-Element Heat with the stacked-hands handstand and then popping off to two-handed handstand to begin the heat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Gruendler earned Specialist of the Week, McDonald earned Freshman and Payton Washington was named Athlete after the trouncing of the Cougars – the second week in a row Baylor has swept
the NCATA weekly awards and sixth time overall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">Last time out, MoState fell to No. 15 Duquesne, also in its first year, 254.215-140.375. The meet with BU will end a three-meet homestand and the home schedule for the Bears.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">The meet will be livestreamed on Missouri State’s
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://youtube.com/live/i19yrDM1nuQ">YouTube</a></span><span style="color:#242424"> account. Fans are encouraged to follow Baylor A&T’s X account for live updates on scoring. A full meet recap and final scoresheet
will be posted to BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of the meet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><i><span style="color:#242424">- BaylorBears.com -<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">A&T, EQ, VB, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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