No. 1 Baylor A&T Wins Seventh-Straight NCATA Championship

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 30, 2022





No. 1 Baylor A&T Wins Seventh-Straight NCATA Championship
Bears defeat No. 3 Gannon in national title meet
contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu<mailto:Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu>


EUGENE, Ore. – No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling won their seventh-straight NCATA National Championship on Saturday night in Matthew Knight Arena, besting No. 3 Gannon, 273.685 – 268.965.

The Bears (11-0) beat the Golden Knights (10-2) by 4.72 points to win head coach Felecia Mulkey’s 11th-consectutive championship in her career and seventh at Baylor.

With the win, Baylor extended its current winning streak to 16-consecutive meets dating back to March 27, 2021. The Bears are now 22-4 in NCATA postseason meets.

BU overtook GU in every event, only dropping two heats overall to the Knights. GU is the only non-original NCATA institution to ever advance to the title meet.

Starting off the meet, Baylor had a 9.55 in acro, 9.85 in pyramid, 9.925 in toss and a 8.925 in tumbling in the compulsory event. The Bears finished with a score of 38.25 in the event, with Gannon scoring a 37.50.

In the acro event, BU scored a 9.9 in the five-element, a 9.925 in the six-element and a 9.75 in the seven-element heats. The Bears totaled an event score of 29.575, while the Golden Knights came away with an event score of 28.60. Through two events, Baylor was up 67.825-66.100.

For pyramid, the Bears recorded total of 29.45 for the three heats. In the inversion pyramid, BU had a score of 9.875, followed by a 9.675 in the synchronized heat. To highlight the event, Baylor had a 9.90 in the open heat to total 29.45 for the pyramid event overall. The Knights scored a 29.35 in the event to total 95.45 for the half, while Baylor stayed in the lead with a halftime score of 97.275.

In the toss event, BU had scores of 9.625, 9.425 and 9.75 to total 28.80 points. Gannon had 9.40, 9.65 and 9.725 to score a 28.775. Headed into tumbling, Baylor was up 126.075 to 124.225, leading by 1.85 points.

In tumbling, the Bears scored above a 9.4 in four heats. Emily Tobin had a 9.75 in the six-element pass and Briana Harris scored a 9.975 in the open pass, tying her season-best for the heat. BU finished with a score of 56.95 while Gannon had a 54.20. Going into the final event of the meet, Baylor was leading 183.025 – 178.425.

The Bears had a score of 90.660 in the team event to end the meet, bringing the total to 273.685. The Knights had a point total of 90.540 from the team event to total 268.965 for the meet.

Earlier in the day, Baylor reigned in four individual event champion titles, winning the seven-element acro, inversion pyramid, trio pass and open pass events. With the four wins, the Bears have 40 NCATA individual event champion titles in program history.

To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.



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Madelon Allen | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, A&T)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-252-7168

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