Alabama remains at the bottom of the SEC standings for the second consecutive week, locked in a tight battle with Arkansas to avoid the ninth-place spot—the one SEC team that will miss out on the conference championship. The stakes are even higher for the Crimson Tide, as failing to qualify would mean sitting out a semi-home SEC Championship in Birmingham, an awkward outcome for a program of its caliber.
Arkansas has proven to be dangerous at home, notching statement wins over both LSU and Florida this season. While Alabama holds the edge in NQS, the Razorbacks have shown they can rise to the occasion in Fayetteville, making an upset far from out of the question.
Rotation 1: Arkansas Vault, Alabama Bars
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Weaver (VT): 9.800
Gladieux (UB): 9.825
Lang (VT): 9.9
Hudson (UB): 9.8
Drexler (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, sits it down
Walker (UB): Pak, catches at a really high angle, slight arch on the cast, Maloney to Geinger, nice, chest a bit down on the ftdt dismount but great amplitude
Essenpries (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, two small steps off to the left of the mat 9.775
LaCoursiere (UB): Maloney to Pak, clean, FTDT, stuck with some low chest position. 9.95
Klein (VT): Cleanest 1.5 so far, small hop to the side, great form in the air
Fuller (UB): Pak, clean, VL, some feet, double layout stuck with an arm waver on the landing
Price (VT): Big FTY with a large hop back and some piking down
Adams (UB): Maloney to bail handstand, some arching, bling full to stuck double tuck dismount
After 1: Arkansas 49.200, Alabama 49.475
Arkansas starting the meet off with a less-than-ideal vault rotation. Interesting decision to leave Roberson out of this lineup. Meanwhile, Alabama begins with a season-high on bars.
Rotation 2: Arkansas Bars, Alabama Vault
Paradise (VT): Lots of height on the 1.5, medium hop forwards. 9.825
Roberson (UB): Maloney to Pak, some leg separations, a little late on the pirouette, double layout with a large lunge forwards.
German (VT): Stuck Yurchenko 1.5. 9.925
Swaney (UB): Maloney to Pak, clean, late on the pirouette, double layout with a step forwards. 9.725
Kvamme (UB): 1.5 with a large step forward. 9.8
Ewald (UB): Jaegar, not a lot of amplitude, Pak, clean, late on the piroutte, holds the stick on the double layout.
Bunagan (VT): Clean 1.5, small step backwards. 9.850
Park (UB): Ray, catches close, Pak, late on the pirouette, small hop on the double layout. 9.775
Arkansas is opening the door a lot with these late handstand positions and hoppy dismount landings
Gladieux (UB): Biggest 1.5 so far, significant deductions on landing with two large steps forwards. 9.825? IMO that landing should’ve been a -0.2
Jones (UB): Jaegar, a little close, arch on the handstand, good last cast, gets the first stuck double layout for Arkansas. 9.925?
Hudson (VT): 1.5, clean form just a hop to the side and off to the left.
Waligora (UB): Jaegar to bail, nice amplitude, great cast position, small step on the double layout. Great anchor routine for Arkansas.
After 2: Arkansas 98.400, Alabama 98.725
Alabama extends its lead over Arkansas after a rather shaky rotation for the Razorbacks. Neither team has been able to dial in on the landings.
Rotation 3: Arkansas Beam, Alabama Floor
Gamiao (BB): LOSO LOSO, solid, stuck dismount. Great start to get things back on track. 9.9
Sears (FX): Double pike with a big bounce back, front tuck to double tuck, small foot shuffle. 9.9 is being generous.
Waligora (BB): BHS LOSO, solid, side aerial, a little hesitant, another stuck 1.5 dismount.
Adams (FX): Double pike, switch half to wolf full, a bit out of control on the landing, 1.5 to layout, clean. 9.925, the judges boxed themselves in after giving Sears a 9.9
Park (BB): BHS LOSO, clean, switch to switch leap, short on the positions, side aerial to 1.5 dismount with a 0.1 landing
LaCoursiere (FX): Double tuck with a medium slide back, front layout to Rudi, switch full to wolf jump full, front layout to full to end. 9.825
Swaney (BB): Hitch kick to front aerial, solid, BHS BHS LOSO, great, gainer full dismount, step back.
Rybicki (FX): Bounce back on the double tuck, 1.5 to full, controlled landing. 9.925
Weaver (BB): BHS LOSO, holds it, aerial, good, straddle to stag jump, waver on the full turn, 1.5 with a step back.
Hudson (FX): Layout to double-full, nice, back 2.5 to finish, quick to lunge out of it. 9.95
Roberson (BB): Okay let’s not pan away from her routine while she’s already on the beam. Switch to back tuck, clean, side aerial to LOSO, great, tiny hop on the front full dismount. 9.925
Gladieux (FX): Open full-in, some legs in the air but nice landing, switch full to popa is great, front layout to Rudi to split jump, great work. Better than Hudon’s so it’ll be interesting to see where judges will go with this. 9.975
After 3: Arkansas 147.775, Alabama 148.400
Alabama extends its lead over Arkansas, now just for beam…
Rotation 4: Arkansas Floor, Alabama Beam
LaCoursiere (BB): Front aerial to BHS, gets the connection, stuck 1.5 dismount. 9.825
Gamiao (FX): Double pike, nice control, 1.5 to double-full, another great landing. Switch half to Popa. Slide back on the double tuck.
Fuller (BB): Front aerial to split jump, BHS LOSO, nice, switch to split jump, 1.5 dismount with a hop back. 9.775
Klein (FX): Front tuck to double tuck, chest a little down,
Rybicki (BB): Missed the series at the beginning but it was a hit, staddle to straddle 3/4, stuck front full dismount. 9.9
Jones (FX): Front double-full, controlled, 1.5 to layout, good rise, Rudi is clean. 9.950
Bunagan (BB): BHS LOSO, big break but saves it, split jump to stag, BHS to gainer full, stuck.
Waligora (FX): Front layout to double-full, a little low and out of control on the lunge, 1.5 to layout is clean. 9.925
Hudson (BB): Front aerial to BHS, smooth, switch to switch, smooth, aerial to beat jump? Was a little off but saved it, hop on the 1.5 dismount. 9.850
Roberson (FX): Double layout, controlled, front layout to double tuck, great finish.
Gladieux (BB): BHS lay-pikeish, solid, front aerial to waver to beat jump, switch leap, stuck double full to finish.
Alabama will pass Arkansas in NQS standings
Price (FX): Double layout, big hop back, switch side to Popa, front full to layout, medium lunge forward. 9.9 is definitely a gift but it won’t be enough for Arkansas to pass Alabama here.
Alabama moves past Auburn and Arkansas in NQS standings.
FINAL: Alabama 197.650, Arkansas 197.425
This season-high score for Alabama is exactly what the Crimson Tide needed to move out of the dreaded ninth place position, while the Razorbacks also got a season-high here, they now move into the hot seat.
VT: German (Alabama) 9.925
UB: LaCoursiere, Adams (Alabama) 9.950
BB: Roberson (Arkansas) 9.925
FX: Gladieux, Roberson (Alabama) 9.975
AA: Gladieux (Alabama) 39.525
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You have the wrong final score for the Arkansas vs Alabama gymnastics meet on February 28th.
Alabama won with a score of 197.650 to Arkansas score of 197.425.