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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 6, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Baylor SB A&T Begins Road Swing Against LIU, AIC and Iona</b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b>For more information, contact:
</b>Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a href="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu" title="mailto:WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="ff1183d2-fb39-4640-a920-0e0c0ffc83c3" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">WM_Roberts@Baylor.edu</a></u></span></h2>
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</b>The top‑ranked Baylor Bears travel on the road to face off in a tri-meet against LIU and American International College on March 7th at 1 p.m. CT at the Henry A. Butova Gymnasium in Springfield, Mass. On March 9th, the Bears compete against No. 4 Iona at
the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, NY at 1 p.m. CT.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">The Bears enter the week holding the No. 1 spot in the NCATA preseason poll for the 11th straight year and they look to carry that focus forward as they
continue to defend their title. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">This is the Bears’ first meeting with American International College. They lead both series with Iona and LIU 1-0.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">Baylor also picked up national honors this week.
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51);"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/acrobatics-tumbling/roster/mo-arthur/14707" data-outlook-id="b139cdbc-a0a6-4d3a-a1af-cd5e848e5a8c" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Mo
Arthur</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> earned NCATA Freshman of the Week for the fourth consecutive week and
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(20, 71, 51);"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/acrobatics-tumbling/roster/payton-washington/14611" data-outlook-id="04b761c1-3f01-48c2-9080-b3b3ced37866" style="color: rgb(20, 71, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Payton
Washington</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);"> received her third Athlete of the week award this season.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">To keep up with the meets, follow the A&T account on X for live updates. IonaInsider will be livestreaming the meet on March 9th. A final score sheet
and recap will be posted on BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of both meets.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>—BaylorBears.com—</i></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
C: 254-227-2280</span></p>
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