FAYETTEVILLE — Bailey Lovett capped a big finish for the University of Arkansas on the floor exercise with a meet-high 9.875 as the Razorbacks held off Ohio State in a shaky season opener at Barnhill Arena. The No. 11 Razorbacks, with several key gymnasts missing due to medical issues — including covid — notched a 195.45 to 195.025 win over the No. 22 Buckeyes, who also had multiple contributors held out of the meet. The Razorbacks, who won their first season opener since 2014, did not decide until Thursday morning they had enough healthy athletes to fill out their lineups. “I’m really proud of the team,” third-year Arkansas Coach Jordyn Wieber said. “We’ve handled a lot of stress and a lot of unknowns. We weren’t sure we were going to even have a meet at first. “So to be able to handle all of that and come out and have…
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