Awards are given by NCATA and conference offices.
Athlete of the Week
Anna Warring – Missouri State
Warring, a senior base and tumbler from Houston, Texas, competed in 12 heats and team event last week. Her performance was highlighted by four scores of 9.50 or higher, including a 9.80 in compulsory pyramid and open pyramid.
Specialist of the Week
Brookelyn McCaffrey – Missouri State
McCaffrey, a junior base from Lori, Calif., was a standout in the toss event last week. Her performance was highlighted by a score of 9.30 out of 9.40 in the synchronized toss and a 9.0 out of 9.10 in the 450 salto toss.
Freshman of the Week
Alyssa Mainard – Missouri State
Mainard, from Blue Springs, Mo., competed in five total heats last week for Missouri State. Her performance was highlighted by a 9.70 in the compulsory toss
Athlete of the Week
Paige Simon – Augustana
Simon, a senior top, base and tumbler from Clear Lake, S.D., competed in nine heats and team event for Augustana last week. Her performance was highlighted by four scores of 9.70 or higher, including a 9.90 in the inversion pyramid and a 9.85 in the acro seven-element.
Specialist of the Week
Raena Rost – Augustana
Rost, a senior base from Madison, S.D., was a standout in the pyramid event last week, helping Augustana to a perfect 10.0 in the open pyramid heat and a 9.90 in the inversion pyramid heat.
Freshman of the Week
Karli Woody – Wingate
Woody, a top and tumbler from Courtland, Va., competed in eight heats and team event for Wingate. Her performance was highlighted by a 9.80 in synchronized pyramid and a 9.75 in compulsory toss.
Athlete of the Week
Gracelyn Grady – Wingate
Grady competed in nine heats for Wingate in their wins over Montevallo and Newberry that clinched the regular season title for the Bulldogs. She helped the Bulldogs to eight scores of at least 9.45, including a program-best compulsory scores. Wingate posted a program record scores of 9.45 in the compulsory acro heat and matched the record in the compulsory pyramid heat with a score of 9.75. The compulsory score of 37.95 also set a program record. Grady also helped the Bulldogs post scores of 9.70/9.95 in acro heat 1, 9.65/10.00 in pyramid heat 1, 9.80/10.00 in pyramid heat 2 and 9.80/10.00 in pyramid heat 3, 9.60/9.90 in toss heat 1 and 8.80/9.40 in toss heat 2.
Specialist of the Week
Bella Crapis – Wingate
Crapis competed in pyramid heats 2 and 3 for Wingate, scoring 9.80 out of 10.00 in each.
Athlete of the Week
Taryn Laurence – Fairmont State
Laurence, a senior from Euless, Texas, competed in 12 heats and team event for Fairmont State this Saturday, recording nine scores of 9.55 or higher. She helped the Falcons to the highest event acro score with a 9.65 and highest toss score with a 9.60. Taryn competes in the most events for the falcons contributing greatly to our overall scores. She helped the falcons remain undefeated in the regular season.
Specialist of the Week
Eleanor Ohngren – Frostburg State
Ohngren, a senior from Ferndale, Michigan, helped lead Frostburg to an event win in the Pyramid during their tri-meet with Fairmont State and Wheeling. Scoring a 9.50 in Inversion, 9.80 in Synchronized, and a 9.80 in the Open.
