Baylor A&T: A&T Sweeps NCATA Weekly Awards

[Rhodes, Zach]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 8, 2021

A&T Sweeps NCATA Weekly Awards
Kitchens (Athlete), Chimwala (Freshman) and Tobin (Specialist) were recognized this week
For more information contact: 919-247-7585, Zach_Rhodes at baylor.edu

WACO, Texas – Baylor swept this week’s National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) awards as Kam Kitchens earned Athlete of the Week, Emily Tobin was Specialist of the Week and Riley Chimwala was voted the Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week.

Kitchens, a sophomore top and tumbler from Kennesaw, Ga., competed in 11 heats and team event against East Texas Baptist as she helped BU record eight scores of 9.50 or higher, including a perfect 10.0 in the compulsory toss. She also helped the team to a 9.95 in open pyramid and recorded a score of 9.75 in the open tumbling pass. She was also vital to the team event that scored a 93.65.

Tobin, a sophomore from Templeton, Calif., was a standout in the acro event last weekend as a top in two of the three heats during the event. Both of Tobin’s heats scored a perfect 10.0 as she performs release skills and hand balance skills during the five- and seven-element acro heats.

Chimwala, a base from Plano, Texas, repeats as NCATA Freshman of the Week this week after competing in 10 heats and team event. Her performance was highlighted by a trio of perfect scores during the win over East Texas Baptist as the team recorded a perfect 10.0 in compulsory toss, five-element acro and seven-element acro. She also helped BU record a 9.95 in inversion pyramid and a 9.65 in the 450 salto toss. In all, she helped the team to nine scores of 9.50 or higher.

The No. 3-ranked Bears will have a rematch against rival No. 2 Oregon on Saturday, April 10 at 7 p.m. CT inside the Ferrell Center to close out the regular season.

For updates on the program, follow @BaylorAcroTumb on Twitter and Instagram and @BaylorAcrobaticsandTumbling on Facebook.

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Zach Rhodes | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 919-247-7585 | O: 254-710-3784

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