AZUSA, Calif. — No. 2 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling took home three event titles at the 2026 NCATA Championships on Sunday. After a run to the semifinal round, the Ducks qualified in 13 heats and took all their championships in tumbling; wins in duo, trio and aerial tumbling capped their season. Carly Garcia, Blessyn McMorris and Ashlyn Parlett were named first-team All Americans, and Angelica Martin was named to the second team.

The first Oregon title didn’t come until the final event of the day, but the feeling on the sideline wasn’t stress.

“It was more so eagerness,” Oregon head coach Taylor Susnara said. “I think because in event finals today, we didn’t do our best. We wanted it so bad, I think the nerves got the best of us a little bit.”

Tumbling, though, is where the Ducks have dominated year over year. It’s Susnara’s former event, and that expertise was called into action when injuries forced changes over the course of the season. Sophia Wing stepped into the duo pass alongside Briya Alvarado the week before the Ducks’ final home meet of the season. She nailed her first triple whip when Susnara put her in the heat in practice, and booked her place in the heat for the rest of the Ducks’ season.

“I’m really happy that they trusted me, putting me in last-minute on a brand-new pass,” Wing said. “I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else.

Oregon had to wait, but Wing and Alvarado earned the Ducks’ first event title of the day in the duo pass. After missing out on championship opportunities in seven acro, pyramid and tumbling heats, the Ducks’ first tumbling chance of the day came in the first heat of the event. The new pair scored 9.125 in their winning pass.

Sophia Wing and Briya Alvardo➡️ DUO TUMBLING NATIONAL CHAMPS#GoDucks | #Power pic.twitter.com/8wp5GfpNq9

— Oregon Acro&Tumbling (@OregonAcroTumb) April 26, 2026

“This is well-deserved for both of us,” Alvarado said. “They put Soph Wing in for this — they told her to try it — and ever since then we’ve been interlinked. It’s incredible, and it feels really, really great.”

The floodgates opened from there. Garcia, Morgan Willingham and freshman Nyla Lassiter took the trio title minutes later with a 9.150 pass that was, again, a “last-minute” creation, Willingham said.

“We just started working that about a month ago,” Willingham said. “But I really trust those girls. They’re really talented, Carly and Nyla. We just trusted our training, listened to the counts and listened to each other on the mat.”

DUCKS GO BACK-TO-BACK!

Carly Garcia, Nyla Lassiter and Morgan Willingham are bringing home some hardware with their trio tumbling performance!#GoDucks | #Power pic.twitter.com/ibXz9y4Mop

— Oregon Acro&Tumbling (@OregonAcroTumb) April 26, 2026

Willingham came right back with a 9.775-point aerial pass to claim her first-ever individual national title. A sophomore tumbler who’s been a staple since her debut in 2025 and qualified for finals in the duo and open passes, Willingham doubled over as the title was announced.

“It was just a rush of emotions,” Willingham said. “I felt like all the hard work that I had put in at practice finally paid off, and I was really happy in the moment.”

Never a doubt 😮‍💨

Morgan Willingham claims the aerial tumbling national title!#GoDucks | #Power pic.twitter.com/Smbss5lZWO

— Oregon Acro&Tumbling (@OregonAcroTumb) April 26, 2026

When she landed her full at the end of the pass, she knew she had the title. It’s a familiar feeling, but it felt a little different on Sunday: “Today, it was something special,” she said.

No. 1 Baylor University, the reigning national champion, nearly swept the first half of the morning with titles in all three acro and two of three pyramid heats. Oregon sent its inversion and synchronized pyramids to finals, but couldn’t defend its open pyramid title from 2025.

The Ducks’ five and seven-element acro heats, featuring sophomores Cassidy Cu and Angelica Martin, both finished as finalists. Martin, a sophomore, was named a second-team All American for the first time in her career.

“Honestly, when they called my name, I was not expecting them to say, ‘Angelica Martin,’” she said. “I literally stood up and I put my hand on my mouth. I was like, ‘What?!’ But it feels absolutely amazing.”

After the finals, Martin found Oregon base/mid Bella Swarthout on the floor for a hug. Swarthout, a junior who missed the 2026 season to recover from a planned surgery, was a major part of Martin’s success in the same position.

“I kind of do all the acro I do this year because she’s out, because she hasn’t had the opportunity yet this year,” Martin said. “Next year, we’re going to come back stronger as a duo.”