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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Apr. 5, 2026</u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">No 1. A&T Prepare for Regular Season Finale at No. 2 Oregon</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Bears Look to Finish Strong in Eugene Showdown</span></div>
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<b>For more information contact: Eliot Jones</b>; 512-579-6478, <a href="mailto:eliot_jones1@baylor.edu" id="OWA12d49cb8-0247-57a8-0c03-536df13a378f" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:eliot_jones1@baylor.edu" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;">
eliot_jones1@baylor.edu</a> </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">WACO, Texas –</span> The No. 1-ranked Baylor Bears will travel to face the No. 2-ranked Oregon Ducks to continue in the most time-honored rivalry in NCATA history on Monday, April 6th at 8 p.m. CT at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene.</div>
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The Bears enter the weekend holding the No. 1 spot in the NCATA National Rankings for the 11th straight year, and they look to carry that focus into their continued defense of the title. The Bears hold a 29-13 lead in the all-time series with Oregon and look
to continue the winning streak over the Ducks.</div>
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Baylor also picked up national honors this week. Mo Arthur earned NCATA Freshman of the Week for the seventh consecutive week, Leavy McDonald earned Specialist of the Week for the third time this season, and Payton Washington received an Honorable Mention for
Athlete of the Week. </div>
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To keep up with the meet, follow the A&T account on X for live updates. BigTen+ will be livestreaming the meet. A final score sheet and recap will be posted on BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of the meet.</div>
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To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.</div>
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