Bobcats Battle to the End in NCATA Title Bout with Baylor

Saturday, April 25

Azusa, Calif.

8:00 PM EDT (5:00 PM PDT)

Quinnipiac University

266.265

271.835

Baylor

Bobcats Battle to the End in NCATA Title Bout with Baylor

4/25/2026 11:27:00 PM | Acrobatics & Tumbling

AZUSA, Calif. — The Quinnipiac acrobatics and tumbling program posted its best mark of the NCATA National Tournament by over five points on Saturday but ultimately fell to Baylor by a 271.835-266.265 final in the National Championship meet. Quinnipiac was down just a point heading into the tumbling rounds but the Bears were able to take a point off the Bobcats in that event before besting them by 3.55 in the team event.

The Bobcats took two events off the Bears, besting them in both pyramid and toss after the Bears accumulated a 1.2-point lead in the first two events of the meet.

SCORE
Baylor 271.835, Quinnipiac 266.265

LOCATION
Felix Events Center | Azusa, Calif.

DATE
Saturday, April 25

Totals	Quinnipiac	Baylor
Compulsory	36.775	36.975
Acro	28.425	29.425
Pyramid	29.65	29.55
Toss	28.725	28.65
Tumble	55.60	56.575
Team	87.09	90.66

HIGHLIGHTS
After a strong compulsory event, both Acro 5 and Acro 7 performed well once again, posted a 9.725 and 9.75, respectively.

Oh, they ate AGAIN 🔥#BobcatNation x @theNCATA pic.twitter.com/STIVHpbmXO
— Quinnipiac Acrobatics & Tumbling (@QU_AcroTumbling) April 26, 2026

The pyramid event is where the Bobcats were first able to take points off the Bears, with the open heat highlighting an event that saw no score lower than 9.825 for Quinnipiac.

Bigger crowd? Bigger performance 🤩#BobcatNation x @theNCATA pic.twitter.com/zykx0GlafE
— Quinnipiac Acrobatics & Tumbling (@QU_AcroTumbling) April 26, 2026

Consistency again was the theme in the toss heat, as all three heats posted 9.35 or better, with the 450 Salto scoring 9.70

As if we expected anything else from Cookie 🔥#BobcatNation x @theNCATA pic.twitter.com/114d3gqpPo
— Quinnipiac Acrobatics & Tumbling (@QU_AcroTumbling) April 26, 2026

Kat Carter stuck her six-element pass in her swan song in team competition, scoring 9.925 in the six-element heat.

DUO 🤩#BobcatNation x @theNCATA pic.twitter.com/Sn7ffJcW7H
— Quinnipiac Acrobatics & Tumbling (@QU_AcroTumbling) April 26, 2026

NEXT UP
Quinnipiac competes in 10 event finals on Sunday morning, with the meet beginning at 1 p.m., Eastern. That meet will be streamed live on ESPN+.

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