BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University acrobatics & tumbling team had an impressive home debut on Friday night. The 11th-ranked Tornado came from behind, using a big tumbling event to top 15th-ranked West Liberty University 259.38-257.330.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #11 King 259.380, #15 West Liberty 257.330
LOCATION: Student Center Complex; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 1-2; West Liberty 2-4
HOW IT HAPPENED
Compulsory Event – Heat 1 (Acro)
Team Members: Bridget Sweeney,
Kenley Karlon,
Alexis Marquith,
Camiel Oliver,
Katie Christian,
Madeline Robison,
Alyssa Talabac,
Kharissa Norvell
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 8.60
Compulsory Event - Heat 2 (Pyramid)
Team Members: Sweeney, Marquith,
Brooke Dobson, Oliver,
Taylor Sharp,
Liz Medved, Christian, Robison,
Caroline Etter,
Raegan Cromwell, Karlon, Talabac
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.60
Compulsory Event – Heat 3 (Toss)
Team Members: Sweeney, Marquith, Oliver, Medved,
Brooklynn Quark, Dobson, Norvell, Robison, Karlon,
Alexis Wynn
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.80
Compulsory Event – Heat 4 (Tumbling)
Team Members: Mackenzie Templeman, Etter, Norvell, Robison, Wynn, Dobson, Quark, Medved
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 7.95
Acro Event - Heat 1 (5-Element)
Team Members: Templeman, Robinson, Quark, Cromwell
Points Possible: 9.85
Score: 9.20
Acro Event - Heat 2 (6-Element)
Team Members: Sweeney, Karlon, Medved,
Sarah Stansberry, Norvell, Talabac, Marquith, Oliver
Points Possible: 9.80
Score: 8.80
Acro Event – Heat 3 (7-Element)
Team Members: Sweeney, Karlon, Wynn, Sharp
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 8.95
Pyramid Event – Heat 1
Team Members: Wynn, Oliver, Robison, Talabac, Karlon, Medved
Points Possible: 9.80
Score: 9.35
Pyramid Event - Heat 2
Team Members: Christian, Robison, Talabac, Karlon, Quark, Sweeney, Templeman, Oliver, Sharp, Marquith
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.60
Pyramid Event – Heat 3
Team Members: Sweeney, Robison, Oliver, Karlon, Talabac
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 8.95
Toss Event – Heat 1
Team Members: Sweeney, Marquith, Oliver, Medved, Quark
Points Possible: 9.40
Score: 9.20
Toss Event – Heat 2
Team Members: Sweeney, Marquith, Oliver, Medved, Quark, Dobson, Norvell, Robison, Karlon, Wynn
Points Possible: 9.00
Score: 7.90
Toss Event - Heat 3
Team Members: Vanessa Neubauer,
Grace Ann Beatty, Etter,
Mackenzie Gilbert, Stansberry
Points Possible: 9.25
Score: 7.35
Tumbling Event – Duo Pass
Team Members: Talabac, Robison
Points Possible: 9.10
Score: 8.700
Tumbling Event – Trio Pass
Team Members: Templeman, Norvell, Wynn
Points Possible: 9.10
Score: 8.000
Tumbling Event – Quad Pass
Team Members: Beatty, Etter, Sweeney, Dobson
Points Possible: 8.50
Score: 7.550
Tumbling Event – Aerial Pass
Team Members: Norvell
Points Possible: 9.60
Score: 9.350
Tumbling Event – 6 Element Pass
Team Members: Robison
Points Possible: 9.75
Score: 9.425
Tumbling Event – Open Pass
Team Members: Wynn
Points Possible: 9.50
Score: 9.350
Team Event
Team Members: Entire team
Points Possible: 101.43
Score: 90.93
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The win is the first for Tornado head coach Molly Hanley.
- The Tornado set 13 season-high scores, including the meet score of 259.380.
- King scored 52.350 in the tumbling event, including scores of 9.350, 9.450 and 9.325 in the three individual passes to take the lead for the first time.
UP NEXT
- The Tornado remain at home to take on 10th-ranked Belmont Abbey College and Emmanuel College at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 18.
- West Liberty next travel to take on Notre Dame College on Thursday.
