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Off-the-mat bonds lead Baylor acro & tumbling to familiar mountaintop

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By Zach Babajanof-Rustrian | Sports Writer

Winning the NCATA National Championship may be old hat for Baylor acrobatics and tumbling, but the Bears described their off-the-mat bonds as something entirely unique.

Top-seeded Baylor won it all for the ninth straight season on Saturday, as it took care of No. 3 seed Gannon by a score of 272.220 to 269.315 at the Feaster Center in Fairmont, W.Va.

Junior top and tumbler Jordan Gruendler said the team is filled with chaotic athletes, but they know when to focus.

“I think the range of personalities we have on the team basically realize that these two people that you meet are as close as friends,” Gruendler told reporters after the Bears’ victory over No.