Awards are given by NCATA and conference offices.
Athlete of the Week
Ashlyn Parlett – Oregon
Parlett, a junior base and tumbler from Napa, Calif., competed in 10 heats and team event for Oregon last week. She helped the Ducks to six scores of 9.50 or higher, including a 10.0 in compulsory toss and a 9.85 in open pyramid.
Specialist of the Week
Leavy McDonald – Baylor
McDonald, a sophomore base from San Antonio, Texas, starred in the pyramid event this week to earn Division I Specialist honors. As a base in both of her heats, she helped the Bears to scores of 9.95 in the synchronized and open heats of the event.
Freshman of the Week
Mo Arthur – Baylor
Arthur, a base from Owensville, Mo., competed in eight heats and team event for Baylor this week. Her performance including a 10.0 in open toss and three scores of 9.95 (compulsory toss, synchronized pyramid, open pyramid).
Athlete of the Week
Chloe Parker – Wingate
Parker, a base and tumbler from Waldorf, Md., competed in 10 heats and team event for Wingate this week. Her performance was highlighted by four scores of 9.75 or higher, including a 10.0 in open pyramid and a 9.90 in synchronized pyramid.
Specialist of the Week
Gracelyn Grady – Wingate
Grady, a senior base from Kyle, Texas, was a standout in the pyramid event for Wingate. Her performance included a 10.0 in the open pyramid and a pair of 9.90 scores in the inversion and synchronized heats.
Freshman of the Week
Addison Oakley – Saint Leo
Oakley, a base from Land O Lakes, Fla., competed in five heats and team event for Saint Leo, recording four scores of 9.75 or higher, including a 9.95 in the acro five-element.
Athlete of the Week
Jenna Hall – Mary Hardin-Baylor
Hall, a senior top and tumbler from Houston, Texas, competed in nine heats in two different meets for UMHB this week. In the two meets, she helped the Cru record 10 scores of 9.50 or higher, including a 10.0 in open pyramid and a 9.90 in acro six-element.
Specialist of the Week
Natalie Podsednik – Mary Hardin-Baylor
Podsednik, a senior base from Fort Worth, Texas, was a standout in the acro event this week for Mary Hardin-Baylor. As a base, she helped the Cru to a week-high score of 9.90 in the seven-element acro and a 9.70 in the five-element acro.
Freshman of the Week
Claire Willis – Mary Hardin-Baylor
Willis, a base and tumbler from Waco, Texas, was a first-year standout in two meets for UMHB this week. She helped the Cru to three scores of 9.60 or higher.
Athlete of the Week
Bella Crapis – Wingate
Crapis competed in 11 heats, including the team event, helping Wingate to wins over Coker and Converse. She helped the Bulldogs to program records in seven heats and six heat scores of at least 9.5, including a program record in the pyramid event. She helped pyramid heat 3 post a perfect 10.00 score and heat 3 score 9.90. In the compulsory event, Crapis helped the Bulldogs score 9.75 in heats 2 and 3 while scoring 9.60 in acro heat 2 and 9.55 in toss heat 1.
Specialist of the Week
Gracelyn Grady – Wingate
Grady helped Wingate to a pyramid score of 29.80 that included a perfect score. The Bulldogs scored their first 10.00 in pyramid heat 3 while scoring 9.90 in both pyramid heats 1 and 2. That mark set a new Wingate program record in the pyramid event by more than one full point.
Athlete of the Week
Savannah Duckworth – Glenville State
Duckworth, a senior top/tumbler from Worthington, West Virginia, she is a top for compulsory Acro, pyramid and toss. She helped GSU score two of the highest scores of the night in compulsory pyramid and inversion pyramid both scoring a 9.75. She is also the top for a 10 SV for 5 element Acro performing a toe pitch full off, high hand in hand assisted. She is also the top for inversion pyramid performing a high hand in hand unassisted. She is the top for heat 1 toss performing our highest value toss a back double, and heat 2 a top for the back full. While in tumbling she is in trio with a whip whip BHS BHS full and in aerial pass with a 10 SV doing a whip whip full BHS BHS full. In the Team event she does it all. A top for a 10 SV pyramid performing the straddle, she has 3 standing tumbling passes a 10-pass aerial tuck 2 BHS to full, a 9.85 2 tuck 2 hand full, and BHS BHS full. She is the top for an inversion stack pop off, and the top for a toe pitch full off, 2 tosses one being a back tuck and the other a kick back full, and 2 running tumbling passes a RD BHS full and a whip whip full. She helped us get 7 season highs.
Specialist of the Week
Emilia Underwood – Glenville State
Underwood, a senior base/tumbler from Bridgeport, West Virginia, a tosser and catcher for heat 1 pyramid for the extended high hand in hand catch in cradle. She is also the tosser and catcher for heat 2 pyramid 270 up 360 down, and the tosser and catcher for heat 3 270 up flip to ground. Heat 1 was a season high and heat 2 and 3 tied the season high.
