Razorbacks Open Practice, Begin Prep For 2019 Campaign

September 17, 2018

Fayetteville, Ark. – The Arkansas gymnastics team officially opened practice for the 2019 season Monday, after the team reported to campus in mid-August for conditioning and open gym sessions.

The season ticket renewal deadline is Friday, Nov. 30. Fans have the option to purchase reserved or general admission seating. Single meet tickets will go on sale at a later date. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Razorback Ticket Center at 1-800-982-4647 or by clicking here.

Returners
Head coach Mark Cook returns nearly all of his scorers from the 2018 campaign that set numerous individual and team records. Among the returners are All-American Hailey Garner, SEC Freshman of the Year Sarah Shaffer, All-SEC performers Sophia Carter and Sydney Laird. Sydney McGlone, one of the team’s top vaulters who missed most of 2018 to injury, will return to the lineup in 2019. The Razorbacks also return Michaela Burton, who averaged over a 9.850 on beam last season. In total, nine gymnasts return from the 2017 season.

Newcomers
For the second-consecutive year, Arkansas welcomes five freshmen who were level 10 gymnasts for the 2019 campaign in Amanda Elswick, Katarina Derrick, Kennedy Hambrick, Bailey Lovett and Savannah Pennese. Elswick is the younger sister of former Razorback All-SEC gymnast Heather Elswick, while Lovett joins the Razorbacks a year early from Greensboro, N.C.

Loaded 2018 Schedule
The Razorbacks will open the season Saturday Jan. 5 as Cook’s squad will host the national runner-up Oklahoma Sooners in what will be the first of three home meets against programs that finished in the top four at last spring’s NCAA Championships.

With Arkansas as one of five schools from the Southeastern Conference to make the NCAA Championships last season, three of the other four league schools will make their way to Fayetteville in 2019, giving Razorback fans a chance to see some of the nation’s top gymnasts while creating one of the best home floor advantages in the country. The Razorbacks were 5-1 inside the friendly confines of Barnhill Arena last season, the most wins at home since 2012 while finishing 9th-nationally in attendance at just under 4,000 fans per meet.

The Home Lineup » 2018 NCAA Finish
Jan. 5 » Oklahoma » #2
Feb. 8 » Alabama » #8
Feb. 22 » LSU » #4
March 1 » Florida » #3
March 16 » TWU (2018 USAG Champion), Lindenwood (USAG Runner-up), SEMO

2019 Ticket Options

$40 » Reserved Seating
$25 » General Admission

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