BRISTOL, Tenn. –
Elizabeth White and
Jayden Nelson helped the King University acrobatics & tumbling team to a big win over Belmont Abbey College last week as the Tornado set numerous school records in the meet. On Thursday, the duo was honored by the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA). White was selected athlete of the week and Nelson garnered specialist of the week.
White competed in 12 heats for the Tornado in their win over Belmont Abbey College on Tuesday. In the meet, White helped the Tornado set six program records as King posted their third-highest meet total in program history, 270.865.
White competed in all three pyramid heats as King's score of 29.75 set a program record. The Tornado set program records with a scores of 9.95 in heat 2 and a perfect 10.00 in heat 3. The Tornado also set a season record with a score of 9.80 in heat 1.
King set three season-highs in the compulsory event, including a program record score of 9.50 in the acro heat. In the acro event, White helped King set a program record of 9.95 in heat 1. White helped King set a tumbling event score of 54.125 as she competed in the trio pass that scored a season-best 8.700.
This marks the first NCATA Athlete of the Week award for White in her career.
Nelson competed as a top in King's historic pyramid event in Tuesday's victory over Belmont Abbey. The Tornado set two heat school records, including a perfect 10.00 in heat 3. King set a program-high with a score of 9.95 in heat two, following a season-best score of 9.80 in heat 1. The Total score of 29.75 in the pyramid event set a program record for the Tornado.
This is the first time Nelson has been selected NCATA Specialist of the Week in her career.
King is in action tonight at sixth-ranked Converse College. The meet is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m.
