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UA baton twirler takes silver, earns international acclaim

Two-time silver medalist Savannah Miller puts her all into her baton twirling whether she's performing in a Razorbacks football halftime show or in the world twirling championships.

Miller, a UA junior, is a feature baton twirler at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Early last month, she won the silver medal in the 34th World Baton Twirling Championships in Florida, earning points for her technically difficult and impassioned performance to an a cappella rendition of "Amazing Grace."

She finished close behind reigning world champion and five-time gold medalist Tomoe Nishigaki of Japan.

"She was just incredible, and it was incredibly well-received," Mark Nash, one of Miller's competition coaches and primary choreographer, said of her performance.