AZUSA, Calif. — Fairmont State is set to compete in the 2026 National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association Championship on Thursday.

The Falcons, who swept the Mountain East Conference regular season and tournament championship this month, are the No. 4 seed and will face Augustana University at 4:30 p.m. (Pacific) in Thursday's quarterfinals. The NCATA National Championships will feature four matchups Thursday at the Felix Event Center in Azusa, California.

The semifinals are set for Friday, and the NCATA Championship will be held Saturday at 5 p.m.

The defending national champion Baylor Bears will face No. 8 seed Duquesne on Thursday. The quarterfinal round will begin with No. 3 seed Quinnipiac against No. 6 seed Iona, followed by No. 2 Oregon against No. 7 Gannon.
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Fairmont State finished 11-0 overall and 6-0 in MEC competition this season. Prior to the MEC Championship, the Falcons had eight members earn All-Conference Honors. Cali Way was named the MEC Freshman of the Year as Taryn Laurence, Azia Shaffer, Alexa Wilson, Kassidy Price and Jacklyn Kelly were named First Team All-MEC. Alexis Wilkinson and Macy Riggs represented the team on the Second Team All-MEC.

2026 NCATA National Championships Schedule
Felix Events Center | Azusa, Calif. (Azusa Pacific, host)
 
Quarterfinals (Thursday, April 23, 2026)
Meet #1: #3 Quinnipiac vs. #6 Iona – 10:30 a.m.
Meet #2: #2 Oregon vs. #7 Gannon – 1:30 p.m.
Meet #3: #4 Fairmont State vs. #5 Augustana – 4:30 p.m.
Meet #4: #1 Baylor vs. #8 Duquesne – 7 p.m.
 
Semifinals (Friday, April 24, 2026)
Meet #5: Meet #1 Winner vs. Meet #2 Winner – 4:30 p.m.
Meet #6: Meet #3 Winner vs. Meet #4 Winner – 7:00 p.m.
 
Finals (Saturday, April 25, 2026)
Meet #7: Semifinal winners – 5:00 p.m.
 
Event Finals (Sunday, April 26, 2026) – 10:00 a.m.

(*All times PT)