No. 1 A&T Sees McDonald Earn NCATA Freshman of the Week
3/19/2025 3:00:00 PM | Acrobatics & Tumbling
Bears have earned honor in all six weeks
WACO, Texas – Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling's Leavy McDonald has earned her fourth weekly award from the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA), announced by the organization on Wednesday.
Leavy McDonald was named Freshman of the Week for the fourth time while Payton Washington earned Honorable Mention Athlete, as well as Jordan Gruendler being named Honorable Mention Specialist for Acro after competing against No. 15 Duquesne in Pittsburgh, Penn., on March 11.
The Bears have earned at least an Honorable Mention award in all six weeks of competition thus far.
A redshirt freshman from San Antonio, McDonald is a base in six different heats as well as Team Event. She participates in all but two events on the mat. As the base in Acro H3, her top brought back the "pencil" for 7 Element Acro, starting with a one-handed handstand and slenderizing, before McDonald competes the straight slide to split with the top, Gruendler, in a straight handstand, earning a 9.90/10. They are the only duo in the country to compete this skill and sequence. In heat one of Acro, the 5 Element heat, she competes with two different tops, competing both hand-to-hand and hand-to-foot connections. She competes in all three Pyramid heats with two different tops throughout, not scoring below a 9.7 on any of the heats, all with start values of 10. In the Team Event, she competes seven of the 30 required acro elements, five of which have an SV of 10, and is the mid-level base for a synched pyramid with an SV of 10.
NEXT UP
The Bears return to the Ferrell Center for a three-meet homestand, beginning with No. 8 Iona on March 22 at 5 p.m. It will be "Youth Day", with a Baby Race as well as a post-meet skills activity for kids aged 12 and under.
To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, X, TikTok and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.
Leavy McDonald was named Freshman of the Week for the fourth time while Payton Washington earned Honorable Mention Athlete, as well as Jordan Gruendler being named Honorable Mention Specialist for Acro after competing against No. 15 Duquesne in Pittsburgh, Penn., on March 11.
The Bears have earned at least an Honorable Mention award in all six weeks of competition thus far.
A redshirt freshman from San Antonio, McDonald is a base in six different heats as well as Team Event. She participates in all but two events on the mat. As the base in Acro H3, her top brought back the "pencil" for 7 Element Acro, starting with a one-handed handstand and slenderizing, before McDonald competes the straight slide to split with the top, Gruendler, in a straight handstand, earning a 9.90/10. They are the only duo in the country to compete this skill and sequence. In heat one of Acro, the 5 Element heat, she competes with two different tops, competing both hand-to-hand and hand-to-foot connections. She competes in all three Pyramid heats with two different tops throughout, not scoring below a 9.7 on any of the heats, all with start values of 10. In the Team Event, she competes seven of the 30 required acro elements, five of which have an SV of 10, and is the mid-level base for a synched pyramid with an SV of 10.
NEXT UP
The Bears return to the Ferrell Center for a three-meet homestand, beginning with No. 8 Iona on March 22 at 5 p.m. It will be "Youth Day", with a Baby Race as well as a post-meet skills activity for kids aged 12 and under.
To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, X, TikTok and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.
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