No. 1 Baylor A&T Ready for No. 12 Frostburg

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Mar. 21, 2023

No. 1 Baylor A&T Ready for No. 12 Frostburg
Bears begin three-meet homestand with the Bobcats

For more information contact: Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168, madelon_allen at baylor.edu<mailto:madelon_allen at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – Top-ranked Baylor acrobatics & tumbling is set to host No. 12 Frostburg on Wednesday night in the Ferrell Center. Start time is set for 6 p.m. CT and the meet will be streamed on ESPN+. Free pizza will be available to students while supplies last.



The Bears (4-0) start a three-meet homestand when they face the Bobcats (6-0). This will be the first meeting in program history for BU and FSU.



Baylor enters the competition on a 20-meet winning streak dating back to the 2021 season. Three of the four opponents they have faced so far have been ranked: No. 15 West Liberty, No. 14 Presbyterian and No. 5 Oregon, all wins for the Bears. BU boasts the highest final scores in the NCATA this season with its 284.200-point win over Trine on Feb. 11 and the 283.305 win over Oregon on Mar. 8. No other school has hit the 280.00-point threshold so far this season. The next-highest point total, 279.425, was hit by Azusa Pacific in their tri-meet win over Hawaii Pacific and Texas Lutheran on Mar. 11.



Coming into Wednesday’s meet, the Bears own four of the six possible Specialist of the Week awards from the NCATA, with Jordan Gruendler earning the accolade most recently on Mar. 15 along with Kamryn Kitchens as the Athlete of the Week. It was Kitchens’ second Athlete of the Week accolade, earning the first on Feb. 15.



Frostburg comes to Waco with an undefeated record after breaking its program-record highest final score twice this season at 270.335 and 272.410. The Bobcats have three ranked wins this season over No. 15 West Liberty, No. 11 King and No. 7 Fairmont State. FSU is in its third season, all with Katie Nunley at the helm.



The meet will be streamed on ESPN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/aa1a3cc1-e98a-4877-808b-90efbce1dc3b#bucketId=22508> with Lincoln Rose providing play-by-play and alumna Ashley Echelberger as the color analyst. Fans can follow along using the live scoring link here<https://baylorbears.com/sports/2022/2/16/sports-acrotumb-live-scoring.aspx>.



A full recap and final results can be found on BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of the meet.



To stay up to date all year long 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, A&T, BaylorBears.com
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-252-7168

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