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After two consecutive road meets, the No. 17 Gymbacks competed at Bud Walton Arena for the first time in 2025 on Monday and had their best showing of the season as they scored 197.000 and defeated both No. 16 Denver and Texas Woman’s.
Arkansas got at least a share of the event title on three of four apparatuses and freshman Joscelyn Roberson earned her second all-around title in three meets with a 39.350 score.
The Gymbacks got over the 197 hump in the meet after setting a program record for 197+ marks last season with 11. Arkansas also had seven 9.9+ individual tallies, the most in a meet so far in 2025.
Four of those 9.9+ scores came on floor, where the Gymbacks earned a season-high 49.525, which also ties for the third-highest team floor score in the country.
Vault
Redshirt junior Cami Weaver got the meet out to a great start as she stuck her Yurchenko full in the lead-off spot on vault and earned a 9.900. Frankie Price and Leah Smith also delivered clean fulls and notched solid scores of 9.800 and 9.875 up second and third, respectively. Freshman Ja’Leigh Lang had another great showing in just her second-ever appearance on vault and got a new career high of 9.850 in the fourth spot. Dakota Essenpries and Roberson showed Arkansas’ two 10.0 start value vaults in the fifth and sixth positions and went 9.850 and 9.775 for a final vault total of 49.275, a new season high.
Bars
The first three competitors on bars for Arkansas got better as they went on with marks of 9.750 for Roberson, 9.800 for Kaity Ewald and 9.825 for Cally Swaney. Priscilla Park went next and got a 9.750, and the pair of Maddie/Mati – Jones and Waligora – scored 9.850 and 9.825 each in the fifth and sixth spots. The Gymbacks finished bars with a 49.050 event score.
Beam
Kalyxta Gamiao earned a 9.875 in the lead-off spot with a great beam routine, capped off with a stick. The scores kept building from there with a 9.700 for Jones, 9.800 for Park, and 9.850 for Weaver. Swaney got a 9.725 in the fifth spot, which brought up Roberson to anchor. She continued her steady presence on the event and earned a 9.925 with just a tiny hop on the landing. Arkansas notched a 49.150 on beam.
Floor
The first floor party of the season at Bud Walton Arena did not disappoint, and Gamiao kicked it off with a 9.850. Hailey Klein went next and earned a matching 9.850, a new season high for her. Jones and Smith were up third and fourth and scored 9.900 each with crowd-pleasing routines and clean tumbling. Roberson was fifth in the lineup and got a 9.925, and Price anchored strong as always with a 9.950, bringing Arkansas’ floor total to 49.525.
Up Next
Arkansas continues SEC competition on Friday, Jan. 24 with a dual meet against LSU at Bud Walton Arena. The meet has been dubbed Pack the Bud Red, and all fans are encouraged to wear their best Razorback Red. Single meet and season tickets are available online, in person, and by phone. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., team intros take place at 6:45 and first vault is set for 7:00. All of the action will be streamed live on SEC Network+ and live stats will be provided by Virtius.
More Information
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