Record-tying beam score powers Arkansas gymnastics to 3rd-best team score in program history
Arkansas gymnastics entered its meet at Kentucky on Friday needing a big road score to bolster its postseason standing. With the SEC championships two weeks away, the Razorbacks came into the meet on the outside looking into the eighth-team field as they ranked ninth in the conference with a National Qualifying Score of 196.775.
No. 16 Arkansas delivered a season-high score of 197.725, the third-highest total in program history. It will raise its NQS to 197.01, just behind Alabama at 197.025.
No. 9 Kentucky won the dual with a score of 197.925. It was a closely contested meet, with Arkansas down just 0.05 entering the final rotation. The Razorbacks (7-8, 2-5 SEC) took a slight lead with three straight 9.925s
