Awards are given by NCATA and conference offices. More will be added throughout the week as they become available.
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 the Bears last week. She led Baylor to seven scores of 9.50 or higher, including a 10.0 in compulsory toss and a 9.90 in open tumbling.
Specialist of the Week
Alia Ellis – Duquesne
Ellis, a junior base from Roseville, Calif., starred in the pyramid event for Duquesne last week. Ellis led the Dukes to three scores of 9.75 or higher in the event, including a meet-high 9.90 in the inversion pyramid.
Freshman of the Week
Mo Arthur – Baylor
Arthur, a base from Owensville, Mo., competed in eight heats and team event for Baylor last week. Her performance included two 10.0 scores in the compulsory toss and inversion pyramid heats.
Athlete of the Week
Paytyn Neal – Gannon
Neal, a junior base and mid from Fairmont, West Virginia, competed in nine heats and team event for the Knights last week. Her performance included scores of 9.90 in the compulsory toss and inversion pyramid. She also helped the Knights to a 9.95 in the open pyramid.
Specialist of the Week
Alexis Wilkinson – Fairmont State
Wilkinson, a junior base from Bridgeport, West Virginia, was a standout in the pyramid event for Fairmont State this week. In the event, she helped the Falcons to a 10.0 in the open heat and a 9.85 in the inversion heat.
Freshman of the Week
Ady Rothermel – Gannon
Rothermel, a base from Wernersville, Pa., competed in seven heats and team event for the Knights this week. Her performance was highlighted by two scores of 9.90 in the compulsory toss and inversion pyramid.
Athlete of the Week
Jenna Hall – Mary Hardin-Baylor
Hall, a senior top and tumbler from Houston, Texas, competed in 13 heats and team event for UMHB last week. Her performance was highlighted by six scores of 9.50 or higher, including a 9.95 in open pyramid and a 9.85 in both the compulsory toss and acro seven-element
Specialist of the Week
Kasey Hedrick – Mary Hardin-Baylor
Hedrick, a junior from Arlington, Texas, was a standout in the toss event this week. Her performance in the toss event was headlined by a 9.20 in the open toss heat.
Freshman of the Week
Mariah Allen – Buffalo State
Allen, a base and tumbler from Tonawanda, New York, competed in 10 heats and team event for Buffalo State last week. Her performance was highlighted by a 9.05 in the compulsory pyramid and a 9.0 in the open pyramid.
Athlete of the Week
Ashlyn Shively – Lander
Shively competed in 10 heats for Lander against 11th-ranked Saint Leo. She helped the Bearcats outscore the Lions in four different heats as they scored 9.75 in compulsory toss, 9.65 in acro heat 1, 9.70 in toss heat 1 and 8.95 in toss heat 2. Shively also contributed to scores of 9.15 in compulsory acro, 9.45 in compulsory pyramid, 7.10 in compulsory tumbling, 8.5 in acro heat 2, 9.35 in pyramid heat 1, 9.50 in pyramid heat 2, 9.65 in pyramid heat three and 7.400 in tumbling quad pass.
Specialist of the Week
Cayla Martin – Lander
Martin was solid for Lander in the toss event in their meet against 11th-ranked Saint Leo. She helped toss heat 2 outscore Saint Leo with a score of 8.95 and helped the toss heat 3 group score 9.20 out of 9.40.
Athlete of the Week
Azia Shaffer – Fairmont State
Shaffer, a senior top/tumbler from Morgantown, West Virginia, competed in 8 heats and team event for Fairmont State last Monday, recording five scores of 9.50 or higher. She helped the Falcons to the highest toss score this week with a 9.75/10.0.
Specialist of the Week
Delaney Rosales – Glenville State
Rosales, a senior base/tumbler from South Elgin, Illinois, is a catcher for inversion pyramid which is an unassisted extended high hand in hand catch in cradle, a mid for duo which is a 270 up straddle on backbend 360 down, and a mid for open a 270 up pike on backbend flip to ground. Both inversion and open were season highs.
