On the Mat
• Missouri State acrobatics and tumbling returns to Hammons Student Center on Friday, Feb. 13 at 6:00 p.m. to host No. 5 Augustana and Presbyterian in its first and only tri-meet of the 2026 season. Admission is free and the meet will be streamed live on the Missouri State Athletics YouTube page.
• The Bears enter Friday's tri-meet coming off a record-setting season opener against No. 2 Oregon, posting a program-best team score of 242.880, the highest total in program history in just the second season.
• Missouri State delivered consistent performances across all six events against Oregon, scoring 35.300 in compulsory, and 26.600 in acro and 27.900 in pyramid for a combined score of 54.500 in the two events.
• The Bears produced their highest event total of the meet in tumbling with a 51.700 and closed with a 77.180 in the team event to seal the record-breaking performance.
• Missouri State's top heat score of the day came in the compulsory pyramid with a 9.700. The Bears also recorded a 9.600 in the seven-element acro heat and multiple 9.000-plus scores across pyramid and tumbling.
• Friday marks the second meeting in program history between Missouri State and Augustana. The Vikings enter the weekend ranked No. 5 nationally. Presbyterian will also make the trip to Springfield as Missouri State continues to gain experience against nationally ranked and emerging programs across the NCATA.
• Through one meet, the Bears have already surpassed multiple program benchmarks from their inaugural season and will look to continue building momentum at home against their second ranked opponent of the year.
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