Arkansas Ranked No. 10 in WCGA Preseason Poll

The Gymbacks will start the season ranked as a top 10 team for the second consecutive year, as Arkansas checked in at No. 10 in the WCGA preseason coaches poll announced on Tuesday.

The ranking is the second-highest preseason outlook under head coach Jordyn Wieber, second in the top 10, and sixth in the top 15.

The Gymbacks are coming off another impressive season in 2025, in which they finished No. 12 in the country. Arkansas posted four top 10 victories, including knocking off the No. 2 team twice – LSU on Jan. 24 and Florida on Feb. 7. Their upset over LSU was the highest ranked for the program since 2011. The team matched its program high of 49.575 on beam and had three top 10 total scores (197.725, 197.550, 197.425).

Arkansas returns several standouts this season, including sophomore Joscelyn Roberson. Roberson ended the season at NCAA Championships, where she competed as an all-around individual and scored a 39.425, the best-ever mark by an Arkansas freshman at nationals. She earned All-American honors on beam at nationals and from the WCGA in addition to an All-SEC nod on the event. Earlier in the season, Roberson broke the program freshman all-around record with a score of 39.600. Following the NCAA slate, Roberson returned to elite gymnastics and finished third all-around and second on floor at the Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships in August. In October, she was named to the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships squad for Team USA, where she earned a bronze medal on vault, her first-ever individual medal at Worlds.

The Gymbacks also see redshirt junior Lauren Williams and fifth-year trio Frankie Price, Leah Smith and Cami Weaver back in action for 2026. Williams was sidelined due to injury in 2025 but had a great rookie campaign in 2024 that included All-SEC vault honors. Smith earned all-conference on floor and Weaver on beam in 2024, and both shared All-American honors at nationals. Price has been one of the nation’s best vault and floor performers throughout her collegiate career. She sustained an injury in Arkansas’ regional semifinal in April but looks to come back with a bang for her final season. Price was a WCGA Second Team All-American and All-SEC on floor in 2024.

Along with Arkansas’ key returners, the team also adds eight outstanding newcomers to the team. Two transfers – sophomore Madison Gustitus and senior Morgan Price – and six freshmen – Addison Bare, Bradley Burton, Avalon Campbell, Avery King and Riley Jandorf.

Price, the younger sister of Frankie, was a founding member of Fisk University’s gymnastics team, the first-ever at an HBCU. Throughout her three seasons at Fisk, Price was a six-time WCGNIC national champion, which includes back-to-back all-around crowns in 2024 and 2025 and a full sweep of the event titles in 2025. Price is also a three-time First Team All-American and holds a 9.900+ career high on all events.

The Gymbacks’ freshmen arrived to campus as the No. 2 ranked recruiting class per College Gym News and bring depth to all events. Allison Cucci, a five-star recruit, was named one of College Gym News’ most anticipated freshmen on all events and in the all-around. At the 2025 Development Program National Championships in May, she took home a national title on beam and finished second all-around. This came after Cucci claimed national titles on vault and all-around in 2024. Campbell and King were also five-star recruits, and Bare and Burton four-stars.

Arkansas fans also helped to elevate the program on the national stage in 2025. It was the Gymbacks’ first season to have all home meets hosted at Bud Walton Arena, in which new average attendance (7,915), total single season (39,575), and season ticket holder records were set.

The Gymbacks kick off the 2026 season on Jan. 10 at Minnesota. Arkansas has five home meets on deck, and single and season tickets are now available through the Razorback Ticket Center.

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