Limestone Picked to Edge Converse in Acrobatics & Tumbling Preseason Poll

Limestone Picked to Edge Converse in Acrobatics & Tumbling Preseason Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – While the top four teams from the 2021 Acrobatics & Tumbling Championship remain the same, the order has changed in the 2022 Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches Poll as Limestone was picked to win the crown.

The No. 2 seed last spring, Limestone collected 59 points and five-of-nine first-place votes to edge 2021 champion Converse who tallied 58 points and two first-place tallies. 2021 regular-season champion King was picked third with 52 points and the remaining two first-place votes while Belmont Abbey was picked fourth with 44 points.

Coker was picked to finish fifth with 35 points followed by Lander (31), Emmanuel (18), Mars Hill (17) and Chowan (10). 

The regular season begins on Thursday, Feb. 3 with the conference championship slated for April 9-10 at King University in Bristol, Tennessee. 
 
2022 Conference Carolinas
Acrobatics & Tumbling Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
Limestone 59 (5)
Converse 58 (2)
King 52 (2)
Belmont Abbey 44
Coker 35
Lander 31
Emmanuel 18
Mars Hill 17
Chowan  10

2022 Conference Carolinas Acrobatics & Tumbling
Athletes to Watch
 
Belmont Abbey
  • Anna Davis, So., Base/Tumbler, Offutt AFB, Nebraska (2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Molly Hanley, Sr., Top/Tumbler, Spring Hill, Florida (2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Desislava Yordanova, Sr., Top/Tumbler, Williamsburg, Virginia, (2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Chowan
  • Devin Roberson, Sr., Ashland, Virginia
  • Kailee Greene, So., Triangle, Virginia
Coker
  • Paula Urquidi, Jr., Langley, British Columbia
  • Amber Garcia, So., Clover, South Carolina
  • Madison McAfee, So., Chapin, South Carolina
Converse
  • Alyssa Loo, Sr., Base, Wesley Chapel, Florida (2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Dominique Boothe, Sr., Tumbler/Top, Floyd, Virginia
  • Paige Smith, Sr., Base, Bridgeton, New Jersey
Emmanuel
  • Christina Bapple, So., Top/Tumbler, Stanford, Virginia
  • Sarena Michnick, Jr., Top/Tumbler, Bishopville, Maryland
  • Isabelle Cunningham, Fr., Base/Tumbler, Walland, Tennessee
King
  • Claire Guittard, Sr., Back Base/Tumbler, Connelly Springs, North Carolina (2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2019 All-ECAC, ECAC Freshman of the Year)
  • Madeline Robison, Fr., Base/Tumbler, Loganville, Georgia
  • Hannah O’Dea, Sr., Top/Tumbler, Leesburg, Virginia (2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Lander
  • Taryn Laurence, Fr., Euless, Texas
  • Sarah Calk, Sr., Top/Base, Corpus Christi Texas (2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Rosemary Sponable, So., Base, Fort Collins, Colorado (2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Limestone
  • Brooke McAfee, Sr., Base/Tumbler, Chapin, South Carolina (2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Jessica Rubbo, Sr., Base/Tumbler, Lexington, South Carolina (2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, NCATA All-American)
  • Nicole Johnson, Sr., Top/Tumbler, Lubbock, Texas (2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Mars Hill
  • Nasiri Mond, Fr., Top/Tumbler, Humble, Texas
  • Elaine Muenks, Fr., Base/Tumbler, Versailles, Kentucky
  • Destiny Satterlee, Fr., Top/Tumbler, Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia