The Razorback gymnastics team not only excelled on the competition floor during the season, but also had a record year in the classroom as a program-high 13 Gymbacks were named Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Academic All-America Award winners, the organization announced Wednesday.
Smith had an impressive showing at the 2021 National Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. finishing first on floor and second in the all-around competition.
April 16, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas – Junior Kennedy Hambrick and graduate Maggie O’Hara absolutely shined at the NCAA Championship in Fort Worth on Friday.
O’Hara began the afternoon in Session I, scoring a 9.925 on bars and garnering first-team All-America honors with her fourth-place finish. O’Hara let her veteran calmness show, as she beautifully executed her routine from her blind-change jaeger to her stuck-cold double-layout dismount. Her 9.925 established a program-best on bars for a Gymback at the NCAA Championships.
Hambrick picked up right where O’Hara left off, starting her all-around performance on bars and excelling through the evening. Hambrick started with a 9.900 on bars, sticking her full-twisting double back dismount with ease. She moved along to beam where her back-handspring layout and cartwheel gainer full dismount earned her a solid 9.9125 from the judges.
April 15, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Second-year head gymnastics coach Jordyn Wieber, junior Kennedy Hambrick and graduate student Maggie O’Hara discuss the success they’ve had this season and their feelings ahead of their appearances at the NCAA Championships in Forth Worth, Texas this Friday, April 16.
“I am incredibly thrilled that Kennedy and Maggie have earned the opportunity to compete at the NCAA National Championships,” said Wieber. “Kennedy has proven to be one of the top all-arounders in the country and has truly earned the chance to compete against the best. Maggie has been a clutch performer all season, with some of the most beautiful lines on bars in the country. I am thrilled that she will be showcased and will represent Arkansas at NCAA’s. They have both been integral parts of this team’s remarkable success this season and I am looking forward to seeing them shine on the big stage.”
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