Awards are given by NCATA and conference offices.
Athlete of the Week
Payton Washington – Baylor
Washington, a junior top and tumbler from Round Rock, Texas, competed in nine heats and team event for Baylor, leading the Bears to seven scores of 9.65 or higher, including a 10.0 in the compulsory toss.
Specialist of the Week
Leavy McDonald – Baylor
McDonald, a sophomore base from San Antonio, Texas, starred in the acro event this week for Baylor. In the Bears’ win over APU, McDonald helped Baylor score a 9.85 in acro six-element and a 9.70 in acro five-element.
Freshman of the Week
Mo Arthur – Baylor
Arthur, from Owenville, Mo., competed in nine heats and team event for Baylor this week, helping the Bears to a 10.0 in compulsory toss and a 9.95 in the inversion pyramid.
Athlete of the Week
Taryn Laurence – Fairmont State
Laurence, a senior top and tumbler from Euless, Texas, competed in 13 heats and team event for Fairmont State, leading the Falcons to nine scores of 9.50 or higher, including a 9.70 in her solo tumbling pass, the aerial.
Specialist of the Week
Carolyn Jackson – Saint Leo
Jackson, a junior base from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., starred in the pyramid event for Saint Leo this week. As a base in the event, Jackson helped SLU to three scores of 9.85 or higher, including a 10.0 in the open pyramid.
Freshman of the Week
Cali Way – Fairmont State
Way, a base and tumbler from Parkersburg, W.Va., competed in six events and team event for Fairmont State this week. She helped the Falcons to a 9.55 in compulsory toss and 9.50 in synchronized pyramid.
Athlete of the Week
Emma Wilke – Trine
Wilke, a junior base and tumbler from Mandeville, La., competed in 10 heats and team event for Trine last week. Her meet was highlighted by a 9.50 in synchronized pyramid and a 9.20 in compulsory pyramid.
Specialist of the Week
Emily Ruka – Concordia-Wisconsin
Ruka, a senior top from Racine, Wisc., starred in the pyramid event for CUW this week. As a top in the event, Ruka helped the Falcons to a score of 9.70 in the open pyramid.
Freshman of the Week
Kailynne Scare – Trine
Scare, a base from Bronsin, Mich., competed in eight heats and team event for Trine. Her performance was headlined in the pyramid event with scores of 9.50 (synchronized) and 9.45 (open) in her two heats.
Athlete of the Week
Abigayle Heney – Wingate
Heney was key for Wingate in their season-opening win over Conference Carolinas preseason favorite Lander. The sophomore competed in seven heats for the Bulldogs, posting five scores of 9.00 or higher. Heney helped the Bulldogs to scores of 8.95 in compulsory heat 1, 9.80 in compulsory heat 2, 8.20 in acro heat 2, 9.70 in acro heat 3, 9.42 in pyramid heat 1, 9.40 in pyramid heat 2 and 9.20 in toss heat 3. She also contributed to a team score of 83.84 that gave Wingate its first win over a nationally ranked opponent.
Specialist of the Week
Lexie Cole – Montevallo
Cole was solid in the acro event in two meets for Montevallo. She was the top in acro heat 1 and acro heat three in both meets against Saint Leo and Mars Hill. Against Mars Hill, Cole helped the Falcons score their first 10.00 score in program history, coming in acro heat one against Mars Hill. Montevallo then scored 8.15 in acro heat 3. Against Saint Leo, the Falcons scored 8.00 in acro heat 1 and 9.20 in acro heat 3.
Athlete of the Week
Taryn Laurence – Fairmont State
Laurence, a senior from Euless, Texas, a top and tumbler competed in 13 heats and the team event for Fairmont State over the weekend, recording nine scores of 9.50 or higher. She helped the Falcons to the highest toss score this week with a 9.65/9.90.
Specialist of the Week
Delaney Rosales – Glenville State
Rosales, a Senior from South Elgin, Illinois, a catcher for pyramid heat 1 for a unassisted high hand in hand scored a 9.65 of of 10, a mid for heat 2 which is a 270 up straddle on backbend 360 down scored a 9.55, and a mid for open pyramid which is a 270 up pike flip to ground on backbend scored a 9.7.
