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A&T: Tumbling into new year, looking for sixth ring

By Matthew Soderberg | Sports Writer

No. 1 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling will begin their 2020 season at 5 p.m. Saturday in Belton against a new program, Mary Hardin-Baylor.

The Bears return just 11 juniors and seniors (out of 43 total athletes) to their defending national champion squad from last season. According to head coach Felecia Mulkey, there have been grumblings of a rebuilding year for her team, but she said she is confident that they have the firepower to stay on top.

“With a young group, the hunger is there,” Mulkey said. “You get a lot of just really driven freshmen and sophomores and you roll with it.