SEC action kicks off in Fayetteville with a top-10 showdown as Georgia heads to Arkansas. Both programs have spent the last few seasons just outside the nationals picture, but each looks poised to change that narrative in 2026. Deep freshman classes and an increase in 10.0 start values on vault have raised the ceiling for both lineups, setting the stage for a compelling matchup.
Georgia enters off a strong double-meet weekend in which it eclipsed 197.500 twice at home. Led by freshman CaMarah Williams and junior Lily Smith, the GymDogs are enjoying their strongest start to a season in recent memory. Big E-passes and sharp landing control have propelled Georgia to the No. 1 ranking on floor nationally, an advantage it will look to press in Fayetteville.
Arkansas will aim to rebound after a rare misstep against Florida that included a counted fall on floor. Outside of that outing, the Gymbacks have been solid, with freshman Allison Price and transfer Morgan Price emerging as reliable all-around contributors. Bars has been the lowest-scoring event so far this season, so improvement there—particularly in stick percentage—could be the difference. This meet has all the makings of a nail-biter that comes down to the final routine.
Lineups are out- season debut on vault for Roberson!
The meet will be streamed on SEC Network, and scores can be found here.
Rotation 1: Arkansas VT, Georgia UB
Smith (VT): Yurchenko full, medium hop back, nice block. 9.825
Wahl (UB): Maloney, Pak, bent arms on the backswing. Slightly late on the half pirouette. Strong final handstand, double layout with a hop 9.850
Cucci (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, hop forward, good form in the air 9.900
Backsay (UB): Pak, Van Leeuwen, nice leg form. Short final handstand, great giant full, stuck double tuck. 9.875
Roberson (VT): Lopez, a little short with a step forward and some leg separation in the air 9.775
Woolford (UB): Excellent handstand. Pak caught very close at a weird angle but works out of it to minimize subsequent errors. Van Leuewen is fine. Double tuck with a step 9.725
Klein (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, overpowers it and two big steps forward 9.800
Scott (UB): Ray to Pak, great catch positions and form on both. Van Leeuwen is clean. Hit handstand, double layout, stuck. Excellent. 9.900
Williams (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, small hop, nice vault. 9.925
Reingold (UB): Piked Jaeger is clean, hit the following handstand. Form on the Pak is clean. Nearly stuck the double layout, but took a step at the end. Really strong on the bars. 9.850
M. Price (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, large hop forward and to the side. 9.825
Smith (UB): Hit handstand, Maloney, Bail, nice straight arms on the backswing. Stalder, double tuck, stuck with a little bit of chest position on the landing. 9.925
AFTER ONE: Georgia 49.425, Arkansas 49.275
Georgia takes the lead after a strong opening rotation on bars, led by Lily Smith and Jafree Scott. There’s a lot of pretty bar work throughout that rotation, specifically a lot of excellent leg form on Paks and Van Leeuwens. Arkansas started solid on vault, but lacked some landing control that brought down their score total. The Gymbacks probably wanted to capitalize more on vault in this looser scoring environment, but have an opportunity to respond on bars.
Rotation 2: Georgia VT, Arkansas UB
Scott (VT): Yurchenko full, medium hop back and a step, great amplitude. 9.750
Roberson (UB): Aggresive handstand. Maloney, Pak, fine. A little short on the last handstand, stuck double layout. Strong start, 9.900
Moll (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, medium hop, got the rotation around better than in weeks past, nice. 9.875
Klein (UB): Free hip Tkatchev to overshoot, no issues. Strong final handstand, double layout is stuck, with a leg separation. 9.875
Battle (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, big hop forward, 9.800
Smith (UB): Maloney, Bail, fine. Good final handstand, double layout stuck, better form than Klein. 9.900
Williams (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, one step forward with an arm swing 9.900
Campbell (UB): Clean handstand. Nice Tkatchev, another good handstand. Clean Pak, strong pirouette. Stalder, double tuck, nearly holds on to the stick but was leaning back the whole time. 9.825
Aquino (VT): Tsuk full, flairs it out, small hop back. 9.875
Cucci (UB): Pak, caught close with a very closed shoulder angle. Van Leuween with some leg separation. Arches the handstand on the high bar and brings it back. Stuck double layout. 9.725
Wahl (VT): Yurchenko 1.5, large hop forward, 9.800
M. Price (UB): Maloney, Bail. Strong handstand, full in with an arm swing to hold the stick, strong routine 9.950
AFTER TWO: Arkansas 98.725, Georgia 98.650
Arkansas takes the lead after a season high 49.450 on bars, thanks to five stuck landings and a massive 9.950 from Morgan Price in the anchor spot. Georgia had a similar vault rotation to Georgia, giving away a few tenths on overpowered Yurchenko 1.5s and being held up slightly but the loose judging. Halfway through and this meet is living up to its potential and both teams head to strong events in rotation three!
Rotation 3: Arkansas BB, Georgia FX
Gustitus (BB): Bhs, loso, small hip check correction. Switch leap, switch half, split jump, low front leg on the switch leap. Gainer pike with a step, 9.800
Wahl (FX): Full twisting double back, slide back. Front tuck through to double tuck, better control. Tour jete half, wolf full, wolf position was messy 9.800
Klein (BB): loso, loso, very secure. Switch leap, straddle quarter, back leg was a touch low. Back 1.5, small step, strong routine. 9.850
Tomlin (FX): Double arabian, stag jump, excellent control. Switch half, Popa, crisp. Front layout, through to double tuck, front foot moved slightly on the landing. 9.925
Cucci (BB): Bhs, loso, very secure. Front aerial, no issues. Switch leap, straddle half, looked slightly off but connected it smoothly. Back 1.5, stuck! 9.875
Aquino (FX): Huge double layout, great control. Front tuck through to double tuck, no foot movement. Switch half, wolf full, great positions. 9.925
Weaver (BB): Bhs, loso, solid. Side aerial with a lean. Straddle jump, double stag. Double stag position could be a little more defined. Back 1.5 stuck, nice routine after falling last week. 9.800
Williams (FX): Double layout, well controlled. Switch side, Popa. Front tuck through to double tuck, chest may have been a touch low, strong routine overall. 9.800 – lower than I was expecting
Long wait and a judge’s conference for Weaver’s score, not really sure why.
M. Price (BB): Bhs, loso, small lean. Cat leap, front aerial, very sharp. Switch leap, split jump – a bit awkward in that connection. Stuck double full, 9.875,
Smith (FX): Front double full, front tuck, excellent landing control. Switch side, wolf full, really nice wolf position. Rudi, straddle jump, nice chest position on the jump. 9.950
Roberson (BB): Beat jump, pike jump, good. Switch leap, back tuck, solid. Small balance check on the full turn. Side aerial, loso, nice. Front full, stuck. Great routine. 9.950
Gleichowski (FX): Back 1.5, front full, good control. Double pike, chest a touch low and a step forward. Tour jete half, wolf full.
AFTER THREE: Arkansas 148.075 Georgia 148.050
Arkansas leads by a quarter tenth going into the last rotation! Both teams had strong rotations, with Georgia showing why it leads the nation on floor as Lily Smith went 9.950 again. Arkansas recovered from an off week last week on beam nicely and Roberson’s 9.950 was much needed. as this meet is going to come down to the very last routine! A big moment for Georgia to see if it can keep its cool on beam in a high pressure situation.
Rotation 4: Georgia BB, Arkansas FX
Tomlin (BB): Candle mount, Switch leap, straddle jump, a bit tentative. Bhs, bhs, loso, leg up check, but minimizes it. Back 1.5, small hop. A hit, but a nervous start. 9.600; one judge broke the leap connection and had a 9.7 SV
Klein (FX): Front tuck through to double tuck, larger lunge back. Switch side half, straddle jump, nice. Front lay, front full, 9.800
Gleichowski (BB): Bhs, bhs, loso, solid. Switch half and falls. Switch leap, split jump. Back 1.5, big hop. 9.250
Long wait for Klein’s score.
Smith (FX): Front layout through to double tuck, strong landing control. Leaps are fine. Double pike, excellent chest position. 9.850
Woolford (BB): Double wolf turn, Bhs, loso, just a lean. Switch leap, split jump, nice positions. Double full, short with a hop forward- she takes off so far from the end of the beam for her dismount. 9.825
M. Price (FX): Double pike, great, nice amplitude and control. Back 2.5, lacking control and a big hop forward. Switch half, wolf full, wolf full, nice precision. Front lay, front full, a touch short with a shuffle back. 9.800
Smith (BB): Front aerial, back tuck, kind of collapses when she lands and has a big chest down wobble but stays on. Another lean on a switch leap. Front toss, superb. Stuck gainer full. 9.750
Williams (FX): Full in and OOB. Switch side, Popa. Back 1.5, front full, lacking a touch of control. 9.925…. so they didn’t see or take the OOB….. great…..
Scott (BB): Bhs, loso, small arm wave. Front aerial, split jump, bhs, excellent. Switch leap, split jump. Stuck Rudi, great routine. 9.925
F. Price (FX): Double layout, nicely done. Switch side, Popa, Popa, nice straddle positions. Front full, front lay, lacking some control 9.875
Williams (BB): Bhs, layout two feet, solid. Side somi, small waver. Beat jump, straddle 3/4, good. Gainer pike with a step back. 9.900
Roberson (FX): Double layout, keeps the front foot down. Switch side, Popa. Front lay through to double tuck, chest a touch forward, but very strong routine. 9.925
FINAL: Arkansas 197.450 Georgia 197.050
Arkansas takes the win at home after a solid floor rotation while Georgia struggled on beam in the final rotation. Arkansas will be pleased to recover this week with a strong 197.450, led by a really strong bar rotation that featured lots of stuck landings. Roberson won the AA in her season debut with a strong 39.550 as well as balance beam with a 9.950.
VT: Lauren Williams 9.925
UB: Morgan Price 9.950
BB: Joscelyn Roberson 9.950
FX: Lily Smith 9.950
AA: Joscelyn Roberson 39.550
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