Bridgeport, W.Va. - The Mountain East Conference has announced matchups for the 2021 MEC Acrobatics & Tumbling Championship to be held this weekend at Joe Retton Arena on the campus of Fairmont State University.
Championship Central
No spectators are permitted for the event. All competition will be streamed live on MountainEast.tv.
Fairmont State is the top seed for the championship after going 5-0 in MEC competition this spring. The Falcons will take on Frostburg State on Friday at 4 p.m. The Bobcats, in their first season of competition in the sport, qualified for the tournament this evening with a win over West Virginia Wesleyan. Second-seeded West Liberty will face third-seeded Glenville State on Friday at noon. The winners from Friday night's semifinal will compete for the championship on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Additionally, the MEC will hold event finals on Saturday morning. The final list of qualifiers will be based on the top three event scores during MEC comptition this season and will be released on Thursday, April 8, at noon.
Schedule
Friday, April 9 (Semifinals)
Noon: #2 West Liberty vs. #3 Glenville State
4 p.m.: #1 Fairmont State vs. #4 Frostburg State
Saturday, April 10 (Event Finals)
11 a.m. (Qualifiers announced on Thursday)
Saturday, April 10 (Finals)
4 p.m.: TBD
Individual Event Qualifiers (Announced on Thursday)
Five-Element Acro: Fairmont State, Frostburg State, West Virginia Wesleyan
Six-Element Acro: Fairmont State, West Virginia Wesleyan, West Liberty
Seven-Element Acro: West Liberty, Fairmont State, Frostburg State
Inversion Pyramid: West Liberty, Fairmont State, West Virginia Wesleyan
Synchronized Pyramid: Fairmont State, Davis & Elkins, Frostburg State
Open Pyramid: West Liberty, Davis & Elkins, Fairmont State, West Virginia Wesleyan
450 Salto Toss: Fairmont State, West Liberty, Davis & Elkins, Glenville State
Synchronized Toss: Frostburg State, Fairmont State, Davis & Elkins
Open Toss: West Liberty, Frostburg State Fairmont State
Duo Tumbling: Fairmont State, West Liberty, Davis & Elkins
Trio Tumbling: Frostburg State, Fairmont State, Glenville State, Davis & Elkins
Quad Tumbling: Fairmont State, West Liberty, Frostburg State
Aerial Tumbling: Davis & Elkins, Fairmont State, West Liberty
Six-Element Tumbling: Glenville State, Frostburg State, West Virginia Wesleyan
Open Tumbling: Fairmont State, Frostburg State, West Liberty