Co-Gymnasts of the Week
Sierra Brooks – Michigan
Gabrielle Stephen – Michigan State
Event Specialist of the Week
Maddie Quarles – Minnesota
Freshman of the Week
Nikki Smith – Michigan State
Gymnast of the Week
Jordan Bowers – Oklahoma
Bowers scored a perfect 10 on her floor routine to win her second title in the event this season as the Sooners hosted conference opponent West Virginia. She is the eighth Sooner to receive a perfect score on floor and the first since 2019. The sophomore also won her fourth consecutive title on the balance beam, scoring a 9.950. The Lincoln, Nebraska native finished the meet scoring a 9.875 on vault and a 9.990 on the uneven bars to win her fifth-straight all-around title with 39.725 points.
Specialist of the Week
Kathering LeVasseur – Oklahoma
LeVasseur joined teammate Jordan Bowers in scoring one of two perfect scores from Big 12 student-athletes during week 8. She scored 10.000 on the vault, which was the only event she competed in last week. The junior received her third individual vault title and helped OU post this season’s second-best 49.625 total vault score. In the NQS (National Qualifying Scores), LeVasseur sits in fourth place with a 9.925.
Newcomer of the Week
Faith Torrez – Oklahoma
Torrez claimed her fourth consecutive Newcomer of the Week accolade as she helped Oklahoma secure a win to remain undefeated at 12-0 this season. She garnered a 9.875 on the uneven bars while she matched her career highs on beam (9.900) and floor (9.950). The freshman ranks sixth in the country in the floor exercise while leading all Big 12 freshmen on floor, bars and beam.
Gymnast of the Week
Deja Chambliss – George Washington
Chambliss finished first overall on beam with a 9.900 at Towson on Sunday, also winning the all-around title with a second-straight 39.350. The graduate student also helped George Washington to a season high on vault and beam at Towson with a pair of 9.900s on the events. In addition, the Chesterfield, Va. native finished second overall at Towson on vault and floor with a 9.900 on each event.
Specialist of the Week
Chloe Negrete – NC State
Negrete matched career highs on vault (9.900) and floor (9.950), both of which earned first-place finishes. The sophomore tied for third place on beam with a 9.825. In addition, the Frisco, Texas native has now either posted or tied for NC State’s best score on beam in every meet this season.
Rookie of the Week
Syd Morris – LIU
Morris broke the school record in the all around for the second-straight week with a 39.300. The freshman also set a new program record of 9.875 on vault, along with teammate Jah’Liyah Bedminster. In addition, the Landenberg, Pa. native recorded matching 9.900s on beam on both Monday and Sunday—setting a new career high—and debuted a standing full on beam on Sunday.
Gymnast of the Week
Sydney Beers – Cornell
Once again, Sydney was an extremely solid competitor for the Big Red at the Ivy Championships. Her steady performances helped lead her to winning the Ivy All-Around title – Cornell’s first Ivy all-around champion since 1997. In addition to winning the all around, she unveiled a new bar dismount which helped her score a season high of 9.700, which also ties her highest score from last year on bars. Beers’ all around score was her highest so far this year, and 3rd highest since she started competing for the Big Red. Coach Melanie Hall says that Sydney continues to push herself daily in the gym to improve on her gymnastics and is a great role model for everyone on the team. This week marks the 3rd Gymnast of the Week honor Beers has earned this season.
Specialist of the Week
Nicole Javinett – Bridgeport
Javinett performed two of her best balance beam routines in competition this past week week. At LIU, she earned a 9.95 for a near-perfect set, receiving a 10.0 from one judge. Nicole took first place against athletes from LIU, Towson, & Brown. At home, Nicole performed an almost identical routine scoring a 9.775 to tie for 1st place with her teammate. Coach Lorraine Galow says that Nicole’s consistent commitment to detail & extra work in the gym shines through in competition!
Newcomer of the Week
Abby Royer – Southern Connecticut
The reigning GEC Newcomer of the Week had her strongest performance of the year for the Owls this past weekend. With a pair of 9.8 scores on beam and floor, Royer helped the Owls match their season high team score of a 193.4. Abby’s 9.8 on beam was good for 4th place overall against New Hampshire, Illinois St. and Pitt.
Co-Gymnasts of the Week
Hannah DeMers – Central Michigan
Hannah DeMers had an impressive performance against Ball State on Sunday as she tied her career highs on vault and balance beam. DeMers placed first on beam with a 9.925 score and placed second on vault with a 9.900. She placed first and tied her season high in all-around with a 39.475. DeMers tied for first on uneven parallel bars with a 9.875 and placed sixth on floor with a 9.775.
Payton Murphy – Western Michigan
Murphy broke her own school all-around record for the second time this season as the Broncos defeated George Washington, Fisk, Bowling Green and Ursinus at GWU on Friday. She finished with a 39.525. Murphy tied for first place on beam with a 9.900 and on floor with a 9.925. She also contributed to WMU breaking its match record on bars at 49.325, with Murphy scoring a 9.850.
Specialist of the Week
Suki Pfister – Ball State
Junior Suki Pfister continued to shine on vault, earning a career-best and league-leading score of 9.950 to win the event in Sunday’s victory over Central Michigan. The effort included a 10.00 from the head judge in the event and tied as the third-best individual score in program history. Right now, Pfister leads the MAC and is tied for 12th nationally with a vault NQS of 9.900. In addition, as Ball State’s next-to-last competitor on floor, Pfister would earn a countable score of 9.750 to remove a 9.725 and help Ball State secure the .025 victory over the Chippewas at 196.100 to 196.075.
Alyssa Guns – Kent State
Kent State’s Alyssa Guns won on floor with a 9.925 to help lead the Golden Flashes to victory against Eastern Michigan on Sunday. This marks her second-consecutive floor title and third of the season, and her 9.895 NQS in the event is the second-highest mark in the conference. The sophomore also tallied a 9.800 on beam as the Flashes combined for their highest score in the event so far this season (49.175).
Gymnast of the Week
Gayla Griswold – Lindenwood
Griswold had an outstanding afternoon during senior day this past Sunday in Hyland Arena. The Baton Rouge, La. native finished top-five in all three events that she competed in during the meet. Griswold took first on vault, compiling a season-high 9.875. She also took the top spot-on floor, earning a 9.900, matching a season-high score that she set back on February 10th. The senior finished fifth on beam with a score of 9.750.
Performance of the Week
Jaye Mack – Illinois State
Mack was back to her old ways on floor for Illinois State at New Hampshire. For the second week in a row, Mack posted a score of 9.925 as she and the rest of her teammates put up their best team score of the season with a 49.275 on floor. That mark ranks fifth in school history and moved the Redbirds up to No. 30 in the country as a team on the floor. Mack’s 9.925 is tied for the best score on the event by any gymnast this season in the MIC and it marks the fifth time in her career she has hit that number in competition.
Newcomer of the Week
Nirel Bart-Williams – Illinois State
Bart-Williams shined for the Redbirds in the quad meet at New Hampshire, as the Redbirds posted their second-highest team score of the season. She started the meet with a career-best score of 9.900 to win the vault competition and stayed consistent the rest of the way to finish with a career-high all-around score of 39.325 to win outright. That score is the highest of any gymnast in the MIC this season and she currently ranks No. 2 in the MIC with an all-around NQS of 38.835.
Coaches’ Choice Award
Mallory Desch – SEMO
Desch, a senior from Lenexa, Kan., competed in her first rotation of the season (outside of exhibition routines) for SEMO on the bars last Saturday night against Greenville. Desch registered a 9.275 for the rotation. When an athlete went out with an Achilles, and another athlete got a concussion from a car accident this week, Mallory rose to the occasion. She was put in the lineup for bars this weekend and she HIT. It was her first collegiate bar routine (as a senior) and the excitement from her, and the team was indescribable.
Gymnast of the Week
Velandra Brochi – Air Force
Air Force sophomore Velandra Brochi (Round Rock, TX) set season or career-bests in all four events in the Falcons’ season-high 195.650 at Sacramento State (Feb. 24). Brochi’s 39.250 all-around title marked the third-highest four-event total in Air Force history. She earned a season-high 9.750 on the vault, tying for third-place, and tied a career-best 9.825 on bars. She set career-bests on the balance beam with a 9.850 and a season-high 9.825 on floor. This is the first career MPSF weekly award for Brochi.
Specialist of the Week
Amber Koeth – Sacramento State
Sacramento State grad Amber Koeth (Henderson, NV) claimed at least a share of first-place on all three of her events against Air Force (Feb. 24). Koeth started her meet with a career-high tying 9.875 on bars to finish tied for first. She then scored 9.900 on beam to win the event outright, before a 9.850 routine on floor tied for first. This is the second career MPSF weekly award for Koeth, and a repeat from last week.
Freshman of the Week
Kara Houghton – Sacramento State
Sacramento State freshman Kara Houghton (Parker, CO) helped lead the Hornets to a season-high 195.725 by tying for first-place in two of her three events against Air Force (Feb. 24). Houghton set a career-best with a winning 9.875 on bars in her first routine. She then scored 9.700 on beam and ended with a career-high and winning 9.850 on floor. The event victories were Houghton’s first of her career. This is the first career MPSF honor for Houghton.
Gymnast of the Week
Brianna Brooks – Utah State
Specialists of the Week
Vault – Caitlin Kho, Southern Utah; Alivia Ostendorf, Utah State
Uneven Bars – Emily Lopez, Boise State
Balance Beam – Emily Lopez, Boise State; Brianna Brooks, Utah State; Carley Bayles, Utah State; Mina Margraf, BYU
Floor Exercise – Alivia Ostendorf, Utah State; Karley McClain, Southern Utah; Emma Ingrassia, Southern Utah
All-Around Gymnast of the Week
Kelsey Gates – Rhode Island College
Kelsey Gates had an amazing performance this weekend competing at the University of Bridgeport. For the first time she competed a new pass on floor, Rudi+ back full lay out. Kelsey finished in first place on floor, broke the school record with a 9.9 on that event, and finished the meet with a creer high All Around score of 37.850.
Specialist of the Week
Abby Bang – SUNY Cortland
“In the final home meet of her career on Senior Day, Abby won vault with a 9.675 and tied for first on floor exercise with a season-high 9.775 during Cortland’s dual meet versus Ithaca. She has scored a 9.60 or better on floor and a 9.55 or better on vault in each of her last five meets.
Gymnast of the Week
Jade Carey – Oregon State
Specialist of the Week
Jaedyn Rucker – Utah
Freshman/Newcomer of the Week
Anna Roberts – Stanford
Coaches’ Choice
Hannah Scharf – Arizona State
Gymnast of the Week
Haleigh Bryant – LSU
Bryant, a junior from Cornelius, N.C., posted a career-high all-around score of 39.800 in the win at No. 9 Alabama. With her win in the all-around, Bryant became the sixth gymnast in LSU history to record an all-around score of 39.800 or higher. She also recorded her seventh career perfect 10 on vault to win the event title. Bryant now owns 20 titles this year, with seven on vault and the all-around.
Specialist of the Week
Derrian Gobourne – Auburn
Gobourne, a fifth-year senior from Sarasota, Fla., won at least a share of the event title in two of the three events she competed in during the win over No. 14 Georgia. Gobourne set a season best on bars, scoring a 9.95 that placed her in a tie for first with teammate Sunisa Lee. In the anchor spot, she scored a 9.95 on floor to win the event. Gobourne opened the meet with a 9.9 on vault to finish in a tie for third overall.
Freshman of the Week
Kayla DiCello – Florida
DiCello, a freshman from Boyds, Md., led the nation’s freshmen last week with an all-around score of 39.600 to take third in the win over No. 12 Kentucky. DiCello shared the uneven bars title with teammates Trinity Thomas and Leanne Wong with a 9.975, her third uneven bars title of the season. She also shared the balance beam title with UK’s Raena Worley at 9.925 for her second beam win of season.
All-Around
Emily Buffington – UW-Oshkosh
Buffington (Jr., Huntersville, N.C./Lake Norman Charter) set the all-around program record in UW-Oshkosh’s dual win over UW-Eau Claire on Feb. 24, with a score of 38.725. The previous record was held by Krystal Walker, who scored 38.425 in the 2014 and 2016 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships. Buffington led all gymnasts on the vault, uneven parallel bars and balance beam with scores of 9.775, 9.625 and 9.700 points, respectively. On the floor exercise, she earned a score of 9.625.
Specialist
Kelsey Kollhoff – UW-Whitewater
Kolhoff (Jr., Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) tied the program record on the floor exercise with a score of 9.875 to win the event. The score bolstered UW-Whitewater’s 48.875 in the event, tied for the second-highest team floor score in program history. In addition, Kollhoff was the runner-up on the balance beam with a score of 9.550. The Warhawks topped Hamline University (Minn.) 192.050-182.625 in the dual, registering the 10th-highest team total in UW-Whitewater history.