A junior top/tumbler from Twin Falls, Idaho, Ryann Swope of Lander had a standout meet in a team win over 14th-ranked Converse.
In the compulsory event, Swope helped the Bearcats score a 35.7/40. In the acro event, Swope scored a 9.6/10.0, beating Converse's score of 8.4 to earn Lander over a point lead in the 5 element acro by performing a skill that she is the only person performing in the NCATA.
Lander also came out on top of the acro event by scoring over two points higher than Converse. In the pyramid event, Swope helped the Bearcats score a 9.55/10 over Converse's 7.5/10 to increase the separation between the team scores. In the toss event, Swope scored an impressive 9.7/9.9 in the 450 salto pass to give Lander a half a point advantage over Converse, who scored a 9.2. In the tumbling event, Swope scored a 9.6/10.0 in her aerial tumbling pass to best Converse's score of a 9.475 in the heat.
In the team event, Swope's contributions allowed Lander to score a 90.34 to gain the overall team win over Converse, 259.29-255.745.
2024 Conference Carolinas Acrobatics & Tumbling Weekly Awards
Week 4 (March 5, 2024)
Athlete of the Week: Ryann Swope, Lander
Specialist of the Week: Morgan Bramble, Limestone
Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.