NCATA Championships Open Thursday For No. 2 Ducks

Thursday, April 23

Azusa Pacific University

1:30 PM

University of Oregon

Gannon

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AZUSA, Calif. – The Oregon acrobatics and tumbling team will kick off the NCATA Championships this week after earning the No. 2 seed in the field. The Ducks will take on No. 7 Gannon in the quarterfinals on Thursday, facing the Golden Knights for the second time this season after picking up a 276.055-270.570 victory at home on March 6.

The winner of Thursday's quarterfinal will go on to face the winner of No. 3 Quinnipiac vs. No. 6 Iona, both teams that Oregon defeated previously this season, in the NCATA semifinals on Friday. The national championship meet is set for Saturday, with event finals scheduled to take place on Sunday morning.

NCATA QUARTERFINALS
No. 2 Oregon (5-2) vs. No. 7 Gannon (6-3)
When: Thursday, April 23
Time: 1:30 p.m. PT
Where: Felix Events Center | Azusa, Calif.
Watch: ESPN+

Championship Mindset
Oregon is back in the NCATA National Championships for the 15th time. The Ducks have reached the NCATA Championship Finals 10 times in that span, winning four consecutive national titles from 2011 to 2014 and finishing as national runners-up six times, including in 2025. UO sports a 23-10 record all-time at the NCATA Championships and has won its opening meet in the tournament 12 times. Oregon also boasts 59 event titles, winning the seven-element acro, open pyramid and six-element tumbling crowns a season ago, and 31 Ducks have been recognized as NCATA all-Americans.

» This marks the sixth time Oregon has earned the No. 2 seed at the NCATA Championships.
» The Ducks have reached the national championship meet each of the previous five times they were ranked second, taking the title home in 2012 and finishing as runners-up in 2025, 2023, 2019 and 2016.

Keepin' it 10.0
Oregon's perfect score in the compulsory toss against Quinnipiac marked the program's first 10.0 in the toss since 2020, awarded for the side-by-side precision of a pair of UO quintets — Shea Barnes, Kamryn Horiuchi, Charlotte Lippa, Ashlyn Parlett and Emily Rezner; and Selah Bell, Molly Dahlager, Makenna Guidish, Angelica Martin and Blessyn McMorris. The score marked the first 10.0 of the season for the Ducks, who had two perfect outings in the pyramid event last year.

Best in the Business
Returning for her final year with the program, 2025 NCATA All-American Blessyn McMorris continues to act as the backbone for Oregon's success in the pyramid event. McMorris earned Athlete of the Week honors after the Missouri State meet and helped the Ducks to a 9.95 open pyramid score to start the season. McMorris was recognized by the NCATA for a second time in week four, earning the Specialist of the Week nod after helping Oregon to scores of 9.95, 9.90 and 9.80 to best Baylor in the event. The Linwood, Ill., native was named Athlete of the Week for the second time this season after helping the Ducks to another ranked win at Hawaii Pacific.

Numbers to Know
2 - The Ducks came in at No. 2 in the final NCATA Rankings and have not been ranked lower than fifth since 2021.
277 - The Ducks put up their highest score of 2026 in the regular-season finale against No. 1 Baylor, recording 277.680 points.
15 - Oregon has qualified for the NCATA Tournament in all 15 seasons of competition and is seeking its first national title since 2013.
59 - The Ducks have won 59 individual event titles all time, including the seven-element acro, open pyramid and six-element tumbling titles in 2025.