Gymnastics - Arkansas Razorbacks

While one young Gymback career continued to build and flourish, another came to an end on Thursday night as Maddie Jones and Joscelyn Roberson competed at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth.

Maddie Jones of the Arkansas gymnastics team and Lawson Blake of the Razorback men’s basketball team have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by the University of Arkansas.

Arkansas will be represented at the NCAA Gymnastics Championships for the eighth straight year as Joscelyn Roberson and Maddie Jones have qualified to the event as individual competitors, the NCAA announced on Monday.

Despite a valiant effort and excellent performances on beam and floor, the No, 16 Gymbacks just couldn’t muster up enough of a comeback to finish in the top two in the University Park regional final on Saturday, bringing their season to an end.

Arkansas gymnastics is set to compete in its second straight regional final on Saturday, going up against some of the best teams in the nation and seeking a second nationals berth in two seasons.

For the second consecutive season, the Gymbacks are among 16 teams left standing in the NCAA Gymnastics Championships field as No. 16 Arkansas came in second at the University Park Regional evening semifinal with a score of 197.550.

The 16-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks will begin their postseason journey on Thursday in the regional semifinal of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships at Penn State.

Joscelyn Roberson’s collegiate gymnastics resume continues to get more and more impressive as she was tabbed a WCGA Second Team Regular Season All-American on beam on Monday.