With less than three months to go until the Gymbacks take the floor for the 2023 season, the team’s full schedule has now been revealed.
Arkansas has 10 regular-season meets on deck for 2023, which includes five at home. Three will take place at Barnhill Arena, and two are set at Bud Walton Arena. Last season, the Gymbacks made history with the first gymnastics meet in the stadium against Auburn. On January 14, and a new attendance record for a meeting was set with 10,345 fans in the building.
The schedule includes seven SEC meets, two against Big Ten teams and a four-way meet with Alabama, Oklahoma and Stanford.
General admission season ticket deposits are also now open to fans for $25. Season ticket renewals will begin on Wednesday, October 19.
Before official competition begins, the team will host an Intrasquad Preview Gymback on Saturday, December 18 at Barnhill Arena. The event will be free and open to the public.
Arkansas begins the race with a trip to Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday, Jan. 7 to face the Cornhuskers. It will mark the ninth meeting between the two teams and the first in Lincoln since 2014.
The Hogs get the SEC schedule going at home against Alabama on Friday, Jan. 13, the Tide’s first visit to Fayetteville since 2021. SEC competition continues next week with a dual meet at Auburn on Jan. 20.
Arkansas then returns home for back-to-back meetings, the first against LSU on Jan. 27 at Barnhill Arena. The Gymbacks return to Bud Walton Arena next Friday, Feb. 3, for a matchup against the national runner-up and defending SEC champion Florida Gators. The Hogs will be looking for their first home wins against LSU and Florida in over 10 years.
A four-way battle of the red teams takes place in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday. Feb. 11, when Arkansas takes on Alabama, Oklahoma and Stanford in the Metroplex Challenge. Oklahoma won its fifth national championship in Fort Worth in April, and all four participating teams finished in the top 16 nationally last year.
The Hogs return to SEC action on Friday, Feb. 17 with an away tilt against the Wildcats in Lexington, Ken., and take the floor of Barnhill Arena for the last time in 2023 on Friday, Feb. 23 against the Missouri Tigers.
Athens, Ga. is the final road stop for the Gymbacks in the regular season, as the Hogs take on the Georgia Bulldogs at their gym on March 3rd.
The Hogs will then send their seniors out in style like never before as they host the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Bud Walton Arena on Friday, March 10.
In postseason action, the Gymbacks are headed to the 2023 SEC Gymnastics Championships in Duluth, Ga. on March 18. The NCAA regional competition will begin on March 31 with Denver, UCLA, Oklahoma and Pitt serving as the host sites, and the NCAA Championship will take place from April 15 to April 16 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Television information, match schedule and promotional information will be released at a later date.
Arkansas Gymnastics 2023 Schedule
| 18/12 | Gymback preview |
| 1/7 | Nebraska |
| 1/13 | Alabama |
| 1/20 | Auburn |
| 1/27 | LSU |
| 2/3 | Florida* |
| 2/10 | The Metroplex Challenge |
| 2/17 | Kentucky |
| 2/24 | Missouri |
| 3/3 | Georgia |
| 3/10 | Minnesota* |
| 3/18 | SEC Championship |
| 3/31-TBA | NCAA Regionals |
| 3/15-3/16 | NCAA Championships |
House meets in bold, * indicates BWA meets
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