Arkansas Sets New Attendance, Personal Highs from Bud Walton Arena

The Gymbacks made their return to Bud Walton Enviornment on Friday evening and placed on a present in entrance of a program file 11,031 followers.

No. 18 Arkansas fell to No. 2 Florida 197.400-197.875, however the staff had loads of excessive factors on the day. The rating is the Hogs’ third-highest ever as a program, and a brand new file in Bud Walton Enviornment. Arkansas additionally earned a brand new beam finest for 2023 with a 49.350, and outscored Florida on flooring 49.475-49.250.

Freshman and SEC Freshman of the Week Lauren Williams earned a share of the ground title with a private excessive of 9.950, and fellow freshman Cally Swaney earned new profession bests on each bars and beam. Her 9.925 on beam was good for third place.

For the second consecutive yr, the Hogs set a brand new attendance excessive at Bud Walton Enviornment, and the meet is the fourth highest-attended ladies’s occasion ever held on the venue.

Vault

Redshirt freshman Cami Weaver shined in her return to Bud Walton Enviornment after struggling a season-ending harm final season in The Palace. She nailed her Yurchenko full and tied her profession excessive of 9.875 to get the Hogs off to a powerful begin. Fellow redshirt freshman Frankie Value introduced the home down within the fourth spot with a 9.900, which tied her profession excessive, and Makenzie Sedlacek and Williams’ 1.5s scored 9.825 and 9.850, respectively. Arkansas completed the rotation with a 49.275 on vault.

Bars

Freshman Cally Swaney received the bars rotation rolling with a profession excessive 9.850, adopted by a stable 9.900 by junior Jensen Scalzo, capped with a caught double structure. Reese Drotar and Maddie Jones scored match 9.850s within the third and fourth spots to maintain the momentum going, and Norah Flatley completed the rotation off with a 9.850 for a staff complete of 49.300 on bars.

Beam

Sophomore Kalyxta Gamiao confirmed grace and consistency within the leadoff place with a 9.850 on beam, mentioning senior Kiara Gianfagna. Kiara confirmed all the veteran poise, nailed each talent, and earned a brand new private finest 9.900. The profession highs stored coming as Swaney earned a 9.925 with a caught dismount midway by the lineup. Weaver muscled her approach by her set and capped it off with a stick for a 9.875, and Kennedy Hambrick adopted with a 9.800. The Hogs posted a 49.350 on beam on the evening.

Flooring

Arkansas didn’t disappoint within the staff’s first Bud Walton flooring occasion of the season, which kicked off with a 9.900 routine from Jones. Fellow sophomore Leah Smith posted a giant 9.875 within the third spot with two caught passes and a routine stuffed with vitality. Williams rose to new heights once more up fourth, because the rookie crushed one other flooring routine for a private better of 9.950. Value closed out the rotation with a bang as she nailed each talent and danced huge for a 9.925 rating. One decide gave Value an ideal 10, and the mark is a brand new private excessive.

Up Subsequent

Arkansas hits the street for a quad meet subsequent week in Fort Value, Texas. The Metroplex Problem with the Hogs, Stanford, Oklahoma and Alabama is about for Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:15 p.m.

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