Arkansas gymnastics co-coach Rene Cook has helped start a program at Arkansas that is in its 10th season of competition. The Gym'backs have made seven straight NCAA Regionals and are ranked No. 1 in the nation. Photo by Logan Webster.

A school-record crowd of 5,537 fans, including visiting football recruits, football and basketball players, celebrated the 10th anniversary of Arkansas’ gymnastics program Friday in Barnhill Arena.

Co-coaches Mark and Rene Cook have built a program that has produced 28 All-Americans, seven consecutive top-15 finishes, three top-10 finishes and two NCAA regional wins.

This season, the current team has achieved a program-best No. 3 ranking. The Razorbacks posted a school-record score in dispatching No. 25 LSU 197.225-196.325 on Friday.

“They respect what the girls have done before them, they have a lot of pride in the program and I think they just wanted show off we’re proud too and here’s what we’re doing now and just do a good job for the alumni,” Rene Cook said.

The current team got the opportunity to show off for alumni in front of eight members from the original 2003 team and 13 other Arkansas gymnastics alumni. The anniversary allowed the Cookes to catch up with the former athletes they coached.

“We went through all the classes and said a little thing about each person on Facebook,” Rene Cook said. “One of the girls was like ‘Wow you remember every single person.’ Well, yeah. You know we recruited them all.”

Getting to celebrate the past and present in front of a record crowd just sweetened the night.

“Having all the fans their and breaking a record with attendance helped a lot,” sophomore Katherine Grable said. “It was just so amazing I couldn’t ask for more. The crowd was there cheering with us. It was a great feeling having their support.”

Grable and her teammates are off to a 5-0 start this season and all five wins have come against ranked opponents.