The Presbyterian College Blue Hose Acrobatics & Tumbling team begins its season with a tri-meet against the Bluefield State Big Blue and the Missouri State Bears in the Templeton Center on Sunday afternoon.
MEET DAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian Blue Hose (0-0) vs. Bluefield State Big Blue (0-0) & Missouri State Bears (0-0)
TIME: Sunday, February 9 at 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
WATCH: ESPN+
PRESBYTERIAN NOTABLES
- Presbyterian coach Kara Christian is in her third season at the helm of the Blue Hose program.
- The Blue Hose welcome back an experienced team returning 17 letterwinners from last year's roster. Joining those 17 returners are eight talented newcomers on Presbyterian's 2025 roster.
- Challenging Schedule – After Sunday's tri-meet, the Blue Hose have four straight road meets at Mars Hill (Feb. 25), No. 13 Saint Leo (March 2), Morgan State (March 9), and Stevenson (March 11). Then, Presbyterian returns to Templeton for a rematch against Saint Leo (March 22) followed by their final home meet against Montevallo (March 27). The Blue Hose end the regular season at Talladega (April 5).
SCOUTING BLUEFIELD STATE
- The Big Blue are in their second season in the program's history.
- Presbyterian topped Bluefield State, 245.710-151.275, in their final home meet last season, March 30, 2024. Presbyterian won all six events in the meet.
SCOUTING MISSOURI STATE
- The Bears are in their first season as an acrobatics & tumbling program.
- Missouri State's roster consists of 18 student-athletes with 10 freshmen, six sophomores, and two juniors.
ACROBATICS & TUMBLING MEET
A meet consists of six events: Compulsory, Acro, Pyramid, Toss, Tumbling, and Team Event. Teams compete in a predetermined rotation order throughout each event. Events are immediately scored by three judges.
