Gymnast of the Week awards are given by conference offices.
Gymnast of the Week
Anna Roberts – Stanford
* Recorded four scores of 9.900+, including two scores of 9.950, to record four event titles.
* Vault: 9.900 (Tied for First) Place; Bars: 9.900 (Third Place); Beam: 9.950 (First Place); Floor: 9.950 (First Place); All-Around: 39.700 (First Place)
Specialist of the Week
Brie Clark – Clemson
* Tied for the highest individual score in the ACC this season on floor with a 9.975.
* Leads the ACC on floor in both NQS (9.935) and average (9.931), and is third nationally in both.
Sienna Robinson – Stanford
* Recorded three podium finishes of 9.9+ to help lead the Cardinal to a win over No. 22 NC State.
* Bars: 9.925 (Third Place); Beam: 9.900 (Tied for Third Place); Floor: 9.900 (Third Place)
Newcomer of the Week
Ana Barbosu – Stanford
* Recorded three podium finishes on the weekend, including two scores of 9.925, to snag her fourth ACC Newcomer of the Week award this season.
* Vault: 9.850; Bars: 9.850; Beam: 9.925 (Second Place); Floor: 9.925 (Second Place); All-Around: 39.500 (Second Place)
Gymnast of the Week
Jordan Chiles – UCLA
* Set the single-season record for most Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors with her eighth so far this year
* Won the all-around for the sixth week in a row, scoring a 39.650
* Took home titles on vault (9.950) and floor exercise (9.975)
* Placed third on balance beam with a 9.875 and had a 9.850 on uneven bars
* Garners her 14th career Big Ten Gymnast of the Week recognition
Event Specialist of the Week
Olivia Zsarmani – Michigan State
* Recorded a season-high 9.950 to win vault for her first title of the season
* Claims her second Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week accolade
Co-Freshmen of the Week
Daisy Bowles – Iowa
* Won uneven bars with a career-high 9.950
* Tied for the second-highest individual score in Iowa’s history
* Helped the Hawkeyes set a new program record on bars (49.450)
* Collects the first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor of her career
Ashlee Sullivan – UCLA
* Placed second on vault (9.925) and floor exercise (9.950), both career marks
* Came in third with a 9.875 on uneven bars
* Earns her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
Gymnast of the Week
Avery Neff – Utah
Neff registered an all-around score of 39.700 for the second consecutive week in the dual against Southern Utah. She took the all-around title, her fourth straight, along with first-place finishes in vault and bars. The sophomore claimed her second perfect 10 in vault of the season and her third overall after scoring her first 10.000 on bars two weeks ago. Neff ranks fourth nationally in the all-around category, while she ranks within the top 10 in vault. This is her fifth honor this year and her fourth consecutive weekly accolade.
Specialist of the Week
Brynlee Andersen-Broekman – BYU
Andersen-Broekman collected an event title on beam with a 9.875 and tied her career-best 9.900 on floor. The junior’s floor performance was crucial in the Cougars’ floor rotation, which tallied a 49.550 as four of the six routines earned a 9.900 or better. BYU captured the victory, outlasting Denver 196.575-195.925.
Newcomer of the Week
Abbi Ryssman – Utah
Ryssman claimed her second career event title after her 9.95 on beam placed first in the meet against the Flippin’ Birds. She also earned a 9.875 on bars to help the Red Rocks tie their season-best bars score of 49.625. Utah secured the meet 197.425-195.825.
Co-Gymnasts of the Week
Deana Sheremeta – George Washington
Sheremeta won floor and the all-around, the latter marking a new career high with a 39.225. Her 9.850 on bars was also a personal best. The senior currently leads the EAGL on floor.
Isabella Minervini – Towson
Minervini tied her season high on bars, which ties for the third highest bars score in Towson history and marked her fifth bars win of the season. The senior also tied a career-high on floor, her third time achieving a 9.900 on floor in her career.
Specialist of the Week
Isabella DeCroo – Towson
DeCroo earned a new career high on the floor, surpassing her former mark that she received at Illinois State in 2022. This was her sixth time in seven meets earning at least a 9.8 on floor and her second podium finish on the event this season.
Rookie of the Week
Aspen Tucker – George Washington
Tucker competed in the all around in and earned a new personal best 38.750. The freshman recorded new personal bests on both beam and floor, with a 9.750 and 9.825 respectively.
Rookie Specialist of the Week
Jocelyn Lannon – Towson
Lannon earned a career high 9.875 on vault and competed on floor for the first time for a 9.775. This was the freshman’s second time in three meets winning vault and her third consecutive meet earning at least a 9.825 on the event.
Gymnast of the Week
Jordan Barrow – Penn
Junior Jordan Barrow (Jackson, Tenn.) was the key cog in the Quakers’ Ivy Classic victory on Sunday. Barrow tied for first on vault with a 9.825 and captured the beam title with a career-best 9.900. She also added a 9.775 on bars to round out a strong three-event performance. Her efforts secured Penn’s third-consecutive Ivy Classic championship and extended the Quakers’ undefeated record to 17-0 on the season.
Specialist of the Week
Cami Whitaker – Cornell
Senior Cami Whitaker (Addison Ill.) has been an absolute rock for the Big Red on vault and floor this season. This weekend, she once again posted the team’s highest score on both events, tying for first on vault with a gorgeous Yurchenko tuck 1½ (9.825) and placing third on floor with a 9.850 to match her personal best. Her efforts helped Cornell achieve its highest team score of the year. This marks Whitaker’s second Specialist of the Week honor this season.
Co-Newcomers of the Week
Annie Bilbe – Yale
First-year Annie Bilbe (Covington, La.) delivered another standout performance at the Ivy Classic, helping Yale post a program-record team score of 195.525. Competing with poise beyond her years, Bilbe continues to perform like a veteran, impressing with her work ethic, humility and willingness to do anything for her teammates. She earned a 9.750 on vault (T-7) and tied for third on floor with a 9.850. This marks her fourth Newcomer of the Week honor this season.
Ruth Whaley – Penn
First year Ruth Whaley (Annapolis, Md.) set the tone for Penn on balance beam at the Ivy Classic, leading off the rotation with a 9.825 to help the Quakers post a meet-best 49.125 on the event. Her score placed fourth overall and ranked second on the team. Whaley also contributed a 9.775 on bars, good for second among the Quakers. Her steady performances played a key role in securing Penn’s third-straight Ivy Classic title for the Penn Quakers.
Gymnast of the Week
Zoe Middleton – Ball State
Middleton turned in a pair of solid all-around efforts last week, capped by winning the all-around title with a score of 39.225 in Sunday’s dual at Western Michigan. Middleton also tied for individual title on vault at WMU with a score of 9.850. Prior to the league showdown, Middleton scored 39.125 in the all-around at the Mizzou Quad, including tying for fifth on floor with a season-best score of 9.900. Overall, all eight of Middleton’s performances counted in the final team score, with six of her routines scoring 9.800-or-better.
Specialist of the Week
Elizabeth Poncin – Northern Illinois
Poncin took first place and set a new career-high on Friday night in the Beauty in the Beast with a 9.825 on bars, setting a new season-high from the Huskies this season. She had the highest score on a bars routine from any MAC freshman this past weekend and tied for the sixth-highest bar routine in the conference. Poncin followed up her performance on Friday night with another win on bars on Monday at Illinois State and now has three wins this year. It is the freshman’s first Specialist of the Week honor.
Gymnast of the Week
Taylor Ingle – SEMO
Ingle captured another all-around title this season with a 39.100 in what marked her 22nd-straigth all-around competition. She captured her second-straight vault title with a 9.825, tying with Dawsyn Sallee of Northern Illinois. She finished tied for third on bars (9.700), took fourth on beam (9.775), and captured another event title on floor (9.800) to round out her night.
Performance of the Week
Jaidan Kossuth – SEMO
Junior Jaidan Kossuth had an incredible performance on Friday night on the beam. The Queen Creek, Arizona-native turned in her season-high 9.875 on the beam to capture the beam title at Northern Illinois. Over the last four weeks, starting with a 9.775, Kossuth has improved her beam score each week. She has three-straight weeks of a 9.800 or higher as the Gymhawks beam squad has cracked the top 35 in the country (35).
Newcomer of the Week
Juliaunna Baker – Texas Woman’s
In just her second time competing on vault this season, Baker scored a 9.750. In the previous meet at Centenary, she also posted a 9.775 on vault.
Coaches’ Choice Award
Leila Dunlavy – Centenary
Dunlavy earned one of the four individual honors that the conference chooses on a weekly basis and received it for the first in her career. She had a season-best 9.625 on vault to finish second in the Ladies’ a non-conference dual meet on Friday against the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.
Gymnast of the Week
Amelia Moneymaker – UC Davis
Twice Moneymaker posted over 39.000 during the weekend, taking her career total up to 22 times she has broken the 39.000 threshold in the all-around. Against William & Mary she won the event with a 39.075 and in the competitive tri-meet at San Jose State (Air Force), Moneymaker scored 39.150 to post a top three finish. In the dual meet against William & Mary, Moneymaker went off on floor, scoring 9.950 to mark the second-best performance in program history, tying her career-high, while also scoring the third-best performance on floor in MPSF history. Her huge mark helped propel the Aggies to victory in that dual meet, needing her score along with her teammates to win the floor event and take the dual meet. At San Jose State, Moneymaker was big on bars (9.800), beam (9.850) and floor (9.875) putting together an all-around score of 39.150. Her mark on beam, along with the rest of the Aggies, powered UC Davis to a season-high 49.025 on beam to cap off a solid Sunday tri-meet.
Specialist of the Week
Elliot Bringhurst – Southern Utah
The Henderson, Nevada native delivered a clutch performance on the road as the Flippin’ Birds faced No. 13 Utah in Salt Lake City. In a high-pressure road environment against the Red Rocks, Bringhurst stepped up in Southern Utah’s balance beam lineup with a season-high 9.900, tying for second place overall on the event. Her routine capped a strong 49.100 team score in the final rotation. Earlier in the meet, Bringhurst contributed a 9.800 on vault, helping Southern Utah post a 49.025 team total on the event. Her consistency across both events proved critical as the Flippin’ Birds battled one of the nation’s top teams in a hostile road atmosphere.
Freshman of the Week
Alexandra Karkowski – Alaska Anchorage
A balance beam specialist from Mount Prospect, Ill., Karkowski delivered scores of 9.75 in Thursday’s victory over Centenary and followed with a 9.7 in the rematch Sunday at the Alaska Airlines Center.
All-Arounder of the Week
Maggie Slife – Air Force
* Scored a league-best 39.575 in the all-around to win the title in a tri-meet against UC Davis and MW-foe San José State.
* Scored a league-best-tying 9.850 on vault to finish third in a quad meet against Illinois, Missouri and Ball State.
* Scored a league-best 9.900 on bars in a pair of meets this week, including a second-place finish in the quad meet against Illinois, Missouri and Ball State, and an individual title on the event in the tri-meet at San José State.
* Scored a league-best 9.925 on beam to win the event at San José State.
* Scored a league-best-tying 9.925 on floor to share the individual title at San José State with teammate Alyssa Bigler.
* Slife has tallied 28 weekly awards this season.
Freshman of the Week
Sophie Patterson – San Jose State
* Scored a 9.875 on beam to finish second on the event against Air Force and UC Davis.
* The 9.875 was the highest mark by a freshman on any event in the Mountain West this week.
Vault – Maggie Slife, Air Force; Mikaela Pitts, San Jose State
Uneven Bars – Maggie Slife, Air Force
Balance Beam – Maggie Slife, Air Force
Floor Exercise – Maggie Slife, Air Force; Alyssa Bigler, Air Force
All-Around Gymnast of the Week
Aaliyah Krause – Rhode Island College
In a quad-meet hosted by Long Island University on Feb. 20, Krause finished 19th on vault (9.550), 22nd on bars (9.350), 13th on beam (9.650), 26th on floor (9.350) and fifth in the all-around (37.900).
Specialist of the Week
Kiara Hockman – Brockport
In Brockport’s home dual against Utica, Kiara was the event winner for the vault, beam, and floor. She had a big day for the Golden Eagles with a 9.825 on the vault, a 9.725 on the beam, and a 9.825 on the floor.
Gymnast of the Week
Kailin Chio – LSU
LSU’s Kailin Chio, a sophomore from Henderson, Nev., collected a pair of perfect scores on vault and beam en route to an all-around mark of 39.850 at No. 1 Oklahoma. Chio scored her first 10.0 on vault this season and second of her career before she wrapped up her night with a 10.0 on beam, her second on the event this season. In addition to finishing in first place on vault and beam and in the all-around, she tied for first place on floor with a 9.925 and tied for third place on bars with a 9.925.
Specialist of the Week
Eizabeth Blessey – Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Elizabeth Blessey, a sophomore from Frisco, Texas, recorded a career-high 9.975 on vault to help the Sooners earn a team score of 49.575 in the event during the win over No. 2 LSU. Blessey’s performance helped Oklahoma register its fourth consecutive team score of 198-plus and fifth time this season overall.
Freshman of the Week
Jasmine Cawley – Alabama
Alabama’s Jasmine Cawley, a freshman from Clermont, Fla., claimed three podium finishes to help the Crimson Tide earn the win at No. 18 Auburn, the team’s first win on the Plains since 2018. Cawley posted a career-high 9.925 on the balance beam as earned her a share of the event title. She also recorded a career-high 9.90 on floor and a 9.875 on vault to take a share of third place on both events.
Multi-Event
Juliette Rider – UW-Whitewater
Rider secured a pair of first-place finishes in the Warhawks’ dual at UW-La Crosse on Feb. 20. She won the vault with a score of 9.725 and the floor exercise with a 9.825. Rider was also the top Warhawk on the balance beam with a 9.675 that tied for fourth on the apparatus.
Specialist
Kristina Jakubiak – UW-Oshkosh
Jakubiak posted a score of at least 9.800 points on the balance beam for the second consecutive week as she won the event with a career-high 9.875 during the Titans’ win at UW-Eau Claire on Feb. 19.
