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“Can’t Wait to Have You on the Hill”: Fans’ Excitement Surge as World Champion Joscelyn Roberson Commits to Arkansas Razorback

Published 11/09/2023, 6:04 AM EST

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In 2023, NFL star Patrick Mahomes made headlines for his lucrative endorsements and financial success. The preseason offers he received far exceeded those of his peers. However, amidst his abundance, Mahomes found a surprising match in Joscelyn Roberson and a determined Arkansas Razorback Gym. The rising performance and popularity of these two young talents could account for this uncanny similarity. In the same year, fans of Arkansas Razorback Gym witnessed Joscelyn Roberson committing to a new deal with the club.

Before Mahomes joined, the Kansas City Chiefs secured the top position in the AFC West in the previous season. However, unlike KCC, Arkansas Razorback Gym had a lackluster last season, nullifying the impact of legendary trainer Jordyn Wieber. Fans couldn’t contain their excitement when news broke of Joscelyn Roberson joining as the new Gymbacks. They harbored hope that Jocelyn could lead their club back to victory, much like Mahomes did for his NFL team, the KCC. Social media posts eventually became witnesses to this enthusiastic outpouring.

Joscelyn Roberson all set to become the new Gymback for Arkansas Razorback

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Keeping the injury mishap aside, nothing is falling wrong for Joscelyn Roberson in 2023. At least, her track record is proving her side of that. The present year saw her grabbing the Winter Cup for the 2nd time after 2022, toppling others in the DTB Pokal Team Challenge. She even went on winning the 2023 Antwerp World Championship. The athletics fan community was eclectic to find her repeating the same records as her coaches, Jordyn Wieber and Kyla Ross in Arkansas Razorback Gym once achieved.

If these were not sufficient to enthrall the fans, the latest was her signing the commitment to enter the 2025 season as the Gymback. The revealing post on social media came at a perfect time when coach Jordyn Wieber vowed to keep the benchmark high for the Gymbacks. As part and parcel of the post, the club kept the caption in the post as, “Red, white, and Wooo Pig…Joscelyn Roberson is officially a Gymback!”. 

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Fans join the party on social media post 

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Soon after breaking the news, the fans took to social media post to share their fun seriatim. A fan with the username, marybethm framed the scene with an all-bound post, “Wow that is a great catch!”. The same excitation resonated in another post made by lisacathleendoran, “I am loving this!! Looking forward to seeing her impact on the team!!”. 

Read more: Forced Out After Gruesome Injury, Joscelyn Roberson Left “Crying” at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2023

Some fans capitalized on the prospects of Joscelyn Roberson after getting coached in the prestigious program. The user, acam30 is one such fans. His post says, “I love this!! Going to be a star in NCAA”. After Simone Biles, former World Champion Jordyn Wieber might be the best hand for Joscelyn’s long-term training. This is reflected in the post, “looks like an olympian is about to train a girl on the next olympic team,” made by the user, isabella.bakerr. The most common mood was just like the post made by, luluerickson20, “Way to go girl. What a program to pick”. That sums it up all. 

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Jordyn Wieber couldn’t contain her happiness with Joscelyn, Grace Drexler, Sadie Smith, Juliana Weeks, and Ja’Leigh Lang all on board. In effect, the legend-turned-coach made some enormous accomplishments. “Power, confidence, competitiveness, and passion are things that this class has in common,” was her reaction.

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