No. 1 Baylor A&T Welcomes No. 2 Oregon to Ferrell Saturday

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 31, 2023

No. 1 Baylor A&T Welcomes No. 2 Oregon to Ferrell Saturday
Bears take on Ducks for home finale, Senior Night

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 face No. 2 Oregon in the Ferrell Center at 5 p.m. Saturday to celebrate Senior Night and close out the home slate.



Tickets for the meet are just $1 and can be purchased at BaylorBears.com/tickets.



The Bears (6-0) face the Ducks (3-1) for the second time this season, this time at home. BU owns the all-time series in Waco with an 11-5 record.



Baylor comes into the meet after a 2-0 week against Frostburg State and Quinnipiac, earning final scores of 280-plus in both meets on their home mats. The Bears had Kamryn Kitchens once again earn the Athlete of the Week award and Jordan Gruendler garnered another Specialist of the Week award from the NCATA.



With Championships fast approaching, the NCATA released its first set of championship rankings, with Baylor on top and Oregon coming in second. It was BU’s ninth time since 2015 to earn a No. 1 ranking.



Last time out, the Bears edged the Ducks, 283.305-278.910, in Eugene for their second-highest final score of the season. Baylor is the only school to have a final score at 280 or above, and has hit it four times this season. Oregon has not had a meet since hosting the Bears at Matthew Knight Arena on March 8.



Going into Saturday’s meet, BU has earned seven perfect 10.0 scores on the season, with the majority coming in the Pyramid event. Four have been in Pyramid Heat 1, the Inversion Pyramid dubbed the “Tower of Terror” by top Gruendler, as she falls from a handstand on mid-level base Bayley Humphrey. One 10.0 has come from Pyramid Heat 2, the Synchronized Pyramid, with Kitchens and Emily Tobin as tops and Riley Chimwala and Bailey Baughn as mid-level bases. The Bears scored one 10.0 in Compulsory Toss with Kitchens and Tobin as tops, and the final 10.0 was Kitchens’ solo Aerial Tumbling Pass against Quinnipiac. It was the first time since 2017 that a Bear earned a 10 in that particular pass.



Baylor will recognize seven seniors after their Team Event concludes, including third-years Grayson Moore and Sara Weber and fourth-years Keri Collins, Kitchens, Alayja Reynolds, Katie Shiffer, and Tobin. The Bears will also congratulate Oregon’s 13 seniors.



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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