Bailey Lovett - Gymnastics - Arkansas Razorbacks

Bailey Lovett

AA | Graduate | 5-2 | Greensboro, N.C. | Kristie Phillips Athletic Center

Personal Bests
UB: 9.875 (5x) last at TWU Quad, March 6, 2020
BB: 9.950 at Auburn, March 5, 2021
FX: 9.950 (3x) last at Auburn, March 5, 2021

Graduate Season (2023)
Made four beam appearances and seven floor appearances in the regular season… Set a season high of 9.825 on beam against Alabama on Jan. 13… Scored 9.825 or above on floor six of seven times… Set a season high of 9.900 on floor against LSU on Jan. 27, which contributed to a team season high of 49.575 on the event a new program score record of 197.475… Matched her season best of 9.900 on floor at Kentucky on Feb. 17

Senior Season (2022)
Competed each meet of her senior campaign on beam and floor… Earned her first floor title of the year in the season opener against Ohio State with a 9.875 (Jan. 7)… Added another floor title against Kentucky with a 9.900 on Feb. 11… Finished second at Missouri Tri-Meet (Feb. 20) on floor with 9.900… Took beam against Georgia on Senior Night with a 9.900… Tied for third on floor at Denver Quad with a score of 9.9875… Earned a 9.925 on floor in Norman regional semifinal to tie for third and help lead Arkansas to a new regional high floor score… Also earned a 9.925 on floor in the regional final to tie for fifth and set a new regional high floor score for the second time in as many nights… Placed in the top three of her events 12 times… Named the 2022 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Gymnastics, Arkansas’ second honoree and first since 2011… Will return to Arkansas for the 2023 season and pursue her JD degree at the University of Arkansas School of Law

Redshirt-Sophomore Season (2021)
Finished the season with four event titles, two on beam and two on floor… Second on the team on UB (9.819 average), BB (9.839) and FX (9.894 average)…  Tied the team-high on BB and FX, scoring a 9.950 on both… Earned a season-best 9.850 on UB twice, vs Florida (Jan. 22) and Missouri (Feb. 19)…  Had her best meet of the year at Auburn (March 5) with season-highs on BB (9.950) and FX (9.950), helping the Razorbacks to their new program high score of 197.425… Ranked top 40 by Road to Nationals for FX (21) and BB (31) at the end of the regular season… Did not compete on UB at SEC Championships and did not travel for NCAA Regional competition due to injury rehabilitation.

Redshirt-Freshman Season (2020)
SEC All-Freshman Team Honoree… Competed on UB, BB and FX in all ten meets, returning to the gym after an injury early in the 2019 season… Set career-highs in all three events and claimed three event titles in 2020… Earned her first career title against Denver (Jan.17) with a 9.950 on the floor, won a second-floor title at Alabama (Feb. 14), scoring a 9.925 in the event… Scored a 9.875 five times on the UB over the course of the season, winning a share of the event title Kennedy Hambrick at the TWU Quad Meet (March 6)… Was the first Razorback to score a 9.900 on the BB in 2020, doing so at Oklahoma (Jan. 20) and again at LSU (Jan. 28)… Never scored less than a 9.825 on the floor all season… Finished the season in the top 70 by Road to Nationals for FX (23), UB (47) and BB (70).

Freshman Season (2019)
WCGA Scholastic All-American … SEC First-Year Honor Roll recipient … Competed in one meet in her freshman season, posting a 9.750 score on floor at No. 16 Kentucky on Jan. 18… Redshirted the remainder of the season.

Prior to Arkansas
Comes to Arkansas after a successful club career at Kristie Phillips Athletic Center in Statesville, North Carolina … Competed as Level 10 gymnast since the end of 2013 … Racked up 31 event victories at Level 10, including nine in the All-Around … Won her first bars event at the level on Dec. 12, 2013, at Christmas on the Chesapeake … Competed at the North Carolina State meet every year from 2014-17 … Three-time Women’s Junior Olympic National Championships qualifier … 2016 North Carolina State Champion in the All-Around with a score of 38.150 … 2015 & 2016 Regional 8 Champion in the AA, scoring 37.900 and 37.775, respectively … Finished sixth at the 2017 Women’s Junior Olympic National Championships in the All-Around at 38.050, finishing second on beam and third on floor.

Bailey Lovett Club Bests (Level 10):
Vault: 9.425 | Bars: 9.625  | Beam: 9.625 | Floor: 9.550  | AA: 38.225

2019 Performances 

DateOpponentVaultBarsBeamFloorAll-Around
Jan. 5Oklahoma
Jan. 12 at Arizona
Jan. 18at Kentucky9.7500
Jan. 26Metroplex Challenge
Feb. 1at Georgia
Feb. 8Alabama
Feb. 15at Auburn
Feb. 22LSU
Mar. 1Florida
Mar. 8Elevate The Stage
Mar. 16Arkansas Quad
Mar. 23SEC Championships
April 4NCAA Regionals
April 19NCAA Championships
Season Average9.750