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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 26, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 1 Baylor A&T Advances to Finals, Flies Past No. 4 Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Bears face Gannon in Championship<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168,
</span><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FAIRMONT, W.Va.<span style="color:black"> –
</span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">No. 1 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling downed No. 4 Oregon on Friday night at Joe Retton Arena, 268.355 to 260.470, in the Semifinals of the 2024 NCATA National Championship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears (</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">10<span style="color:black">-0) beat the</span> Ducks (4-4)<span style="color:black"> by
</span>7.885 <span style="color:black">points for the win. This was the third meeting of the season between the two teams, having competed in Waco on February 25 and in Eugene on April 5, Baylor winning all three. The all-time series is now 25-13 in Baylor’s
favor with a 5-1 record in neutral territory. Across the three meets, Baylor has a total margin of victory of 23.305 points against the Ducks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BU increased its winning streak to 36 meets, dating back to March 27, 2021.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Starting off the meet, Baylor had a Compulsory score of
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">38.125<span style="color:black">. A score of
</span>9.65<span style="color:black"> was garnered in Acro, </span>9.775<span style="color:black"> in Pyramid,
</span>9.80 <span style="color:black">in Toss and an 8.90 in Tumbling. Headed into the second event, BU was up
</span>0.85 points <span style="color:black">to Oregon’s </span>37.275 <span style="color:black">
score. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Moving into the optional portion of the meet, Baylor had a score of
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9.875 <span style="color:black">
in Heat 1 (5-Element), </span>9.550 <span style="color:black">in Heat 2 (6-Element) and
</span>9.850 <span style="color:black">in Heat 3 (7-Element) of Acro to total </span>
29.275 <span style="color:black">for the event. The </span>Ducks<span style="color:black"> had scores of 9.625, 9.075</span> and 9.575
<span style="color:black">respectively, for a total of 28.275. Going into the Pyramid event, BU was up
</span>67.40 <span style="color:black">to </span>Oregon’s 65.55<span style="color:black">.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In the Pyramid event, the Bears earned a
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9.975 <span style="color:black">
in Heat 1, the inversion heat. In heat two, BU earned a</span> 9.65<span style="color:black">, the synchronized heat. In heat three, the open heat, the Bears scored
</span>9.825<span style="color:black">. With the event scoring a </span>29.45<span style="color:black">, the running total was updated to
</span>96.85 <span style="color:black">for Baylor. </span>Oregon<span style="color:black"> totaled
</span>28.55 for<span style="color:black"> the event and had a score of </span>94.10<span style="color:black"> going into halftime, the Bears</span> up by 2.75 points.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In the Toss Event, Baylor had scores of
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">9.825, 9.500 and 9.650<span style="color:black">, respectively, to total
</span>28.975<span style="color:black"> for the event. The </span>Ducks<span style="color:black"> scored an</span> 8.875, 8.750 and 9.575<span style="color:black">, respectively, to total
</span>27.200<span style="color:black">. Going into the fifth event, Tumbling, the Bears were
</span>up 125.825 to UO’s 121.300<span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In the Tumbling Event, Heat 1 (Duo) with
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Emily Bott<span style="color:black"> (</span>FR<span style="color:black">) and
</span>Kristen McCain<span style="color:black"> (</span>SR<span style="color:black">) scored a
</span>9.275<span style="color:black">. In the Trio Heat (Heat 2), </span>Payton Washington (FR), Aliyah Kaloostian (JR) and Alyiah Thomas (SO)
<span style="color:black">scored an</span> 9.275, compared to Oregon’s 8.75<span style="color:black">. The Quad Pass (Heat 3) had
</span>Ally Joswick (SR), Gabby Kaminski (FR), Rakel Jeffries (JR)<span style="color:black"> and Dailyn Hopkins (FR) score an
</span>8.95. <span style="color:black">The Aerial pass from </span>Savanna Cecil (FR)<span style="color:black"> earned a 9.875,
</span>Bott<span style="color:black"> in the 6 Element pass (Heat 5) had a </span>
9.725 score<span style="color:black">, and </span>Washington<span style="color:black"> in the Open pass (Heat 6) earned a 9.85
</span>while UO had a 9.725<span style="color:black">. The Bears’ total came to </span>
56.95<span style="color:black"> for the event, while the </span>Ducks<span style="color:black"> scored a
</span>55.15<span style="color:black">. Going into the </span>night's<span style="color:black"> final event, BU was up
</span>182.775<span style="color:black"> to </span>176.450<span style="color:black"> from
</span>Oregon<span style="color:black">. Baylor entered the team event up by 6.325 points on UO.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In the Team event, Baylor earned a score of
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">85.580<span style="color:black"> while
</span>the Ducks<span style="color:black"> earned a </span>84.020<span style="color:black">, bringing the meet score to a total 268.355</span> to 260.470<span style="color:black">, BU taking the
</span>win<span style="color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor extends its win streak to </span>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">36</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> meets in a row, dating back to 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BU outscored </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Oregon by 7.885 points.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears earned 17 scores of 9.0 or higher.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor dropped only one heat to the Ducks.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Meet was highlighted by 9.975 score in Pyramid Heat 1.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NEXT UP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Bears face No. 3 Gannon at 4:00 p.m. CT for the title and will be streamed on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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">VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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