FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas Razorbacks senior Amanda Wellick couldn't participate in Saturday's NCAA Gymnastics regional, but the All-American made an impact anyway.
Wellick, sidelined by an Achilles injury since January, put together what Coach Mark Cook called an inspirational video that the Razorbacks watched prior to Saturday's meet. The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville rose from a fifth seed to a tie for third place behind a season-high score of 196.600 in front of a lively crowd of 2,230 at Barnhill Arena.
"We just got dialed in," Cook said. "The motivational stuff we did, like Amanda Wellick's video, helped get them ready for the mental game, which is a big part of gymnastics because they have to perform under pressure.