Gymnastics

Gymbacks Set to Take on Crimson Tide Friday

February 12, 2026
SEC Network+ Live Scoring Meet Notes

The No. 8 Arkansas gymnastics team keeps on rolling through a packed SEC slate as the Gymbacks travel to take on the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa on Friday.

Alabama has looked its best in recent years this season as the Tide have compiled a 3-2 record and a 197.435 team average score, which places them in the top three nationally. While Alabama took a loss to No. 1 Oklahoma last week, the Tide also put up their second-highest score of the season in the contest, 197.475.

Arkansas is coming off a 3-1 double weekend that kicked off with a 197.450-197.050 upset of then-No. 6 Georgia. The team then traveled to Fort Worth for Sunday’s Metroplex Challenge, where they posted a season high 197.700 team score to finish in second and notched a new program record on vault, 49.675.

While the Gymbacks broke their recent defeated streak to the Crimson Tide with a tie in the 2024 season, Arkansas has not beaten Alabama since 2017. The Gymbacks’ last win over the Crimson Tide was at home, and of the program’s five total victories over Alabama, only one has come in Tuscaloosa.

Arkansas has the advantage on vault and beam going into the meet, while Alabama holds higher averages on bars and floor. The Crimson Tide are the top bars team in the country (49.455) and check in at No. 2 on floor (49.470).

Friday’s meet is set for 6:30 p.m. in Tuscaloosa and will be streamed live on SEC Network+, with live scoring provided by Virtius.

Numbers to Know:

Alabama (Average and ranking | Top ind. average)

  • Vault: 49.250, 6th | Azaraya Ra-Akbar, 9.865
  • Bars: 49.455, 1st | Chloe LaCoursiere, 9.950
  • Beam: 49.260, 8th | Kylee Kvamme, 9.880
  • Floor: 49.470, 2nd | Jamison Sears, 9.920
  • All-Around: 197.435, 3rd | Jasmine Cawley, 39.475

Arkansas (Average and ranking | Top ind. average)

  • VT: 49.379, 2nd | Lauren Williams, 9.921
  • UB: 49.246, 9th | Morgan Price, 9.904
  • BB: 49.275, 6th | Joscelyn Roberson, 9.929
  • FX: 49.192, 18th | Lauren Williams, 9.885
  • AA: 197.092, 8th | Joscelyn Roberson, 39.550

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