SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The ninth-ranked King University acrobatics & tumbling team trailed sixth-ranked Converse College nearly all night in their regular season finale on Thursday night. However, the Tornado fought back in the second half and used a solid team event to defeat the Valkyries 266.515-254.530. The win clinches the regular season Conference Carolinas title for the Tornado.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #9 King 266.515, #6 Converse 254.530
LOCATION: Marsha H. Gibbs Field House; Spartanburg, S.C.
RECORDS: King 5-0, 4-0 Conference Carolinas; Converse 1-2, 1-2 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
Compulsory Event – Heat 1 (Acro)
Team Members: Jayden Nelson,
Elizabeth White,
Lindsay Bowles,
Moira Lyons,
Hannah O'Dea,
Catherine Reynolds,
Claire Guittard,
Aarynlee Fritz
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.15
Compulsory Event - Heat 2 (Pyramid)
Team Members: Abigail Morrison, Lyons, Bowles,
Madelynn Alyea,
Kharissa Norvell, Fritz,
Camiel Oliver, Nelson,
Caroline Versluis, Guittard, Reynolds, White,
Danielle Astigarraga,
Alexis Wynn
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.90
Compulsory Event – Heat 3 (Toss)
Team Members: Nelson, Versluis, Guittard, Bowles, Fritz, Yoks, Reynolds, White, Astigarraga, Lyons
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.75
Compulsory Event – Heat 4 (Tumbling)
Team Members: Guittard, Wynn, Reynolds, O'Dea, Nelson, White, Norvell, Lyons
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 8.90
Acro Event - Heat 1 (5-Element)
Team Members: Reynolds, White, Bowles, Versluis
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.20
Acro Event - Heat 2 (6-Element)
Team Members: O'Dea, Guittard, Fritz
Points Possible: 9.90
Score: 9.55
Acro Event – Heat 3 (7-Element)
Team Members: Nelson, Astigarraga, Lyons, Bowles
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 8.10
Pyramid Event – Heat 1
Team Members: Nelson, Bowles, Lyons, White, Guittard, Fritz
Points Possible: 9.90
Score: 9.55
Pyramid Event - Heat 2
Team Members: Nelson, Bowles, Lyons, Fritz, Astigarraga, Reynolds, Versluis, White, Guittard,
Kenley Karlon
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 7.80
Pyramid Event – Heat 3
Team Members: Nelson, White, Lyons, Versluis, Guittard
Points Possible: 10.00
Score: 9.95
Toss Event – Heat 1
Team Members: White, Reynolds, Lyons, Yorks, Astigarraga
Points Possible: 9.40
Score: 8.90
Toss Event – Heat 2
Team Members: White, Reynolds, Lyons, Yorks, Astiagarraga, O'Dea, Bowles, Versluis, Guittard, Fritz
Points Possible: 9.40
Score: 8.95
Toss Event - Heat 3
Team Members: Bowles, Versluis, Guittard, Fritz, Nelson
Points Possible: 9.00
Score: 8.75
Tumbling Event – Duo Pass
Team Members: Guittard, Wynn
Points Possible: 9.500
Score: 7.800
Tumbling Event – Trio Pass
Team Members: Reynolds, Yorks, White
Points Possible: 9.100
Score: 8.700
Tumbling Event – Quad Pass
Team Members: Versluis, Nelson, Norvell, Lyons
Points Possible: 8.500
Score: 8.300
Tumbling Event – Aerial Pass
Team Members: Guittard
Points Possible: 9.400
Score: 9.175
Tumbling Event – 6 Element Pass
Team Members: Wynn
Points Possible: 9.500
Score: 9.250
Tumbling Event – Open Pass
Team Members: Reynolds
Points Possible: 10.000
Score: 9.900
Team Event
Team Members: Entire team
Points Possible: 101.49
Score: 94.94
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- King wins inaugural Conference Carolinas title. It is also the first conference championship in program history for the Tornado.
- The compulsory event score of 37.70 sets a new program record, breaking the previous mark of 37.55 set in 2017.
- The compulsory pyramid heat matched a program-high with a score of 9.90. The last time King posted that score was in 2016.
- The team event score of 94.94 is the third highest in program history.
UP NEXT
- King is in action again on April 10 and 11 at the Conference Carolinas Acrobatics & Tumbling Championships. The championships will be hosted at King in the Student Center Complex.
- The Tornado will be the top seed in the tournament.
- Converse closes the regular season on April 5 against Lander University.
