MAC Gymnastics Weekend Results:
Friday, January 17
Western Michigan 193.900, Northern Illinois 192.775

Saturday, January 18
Minnesota 196.875, Rutgers 194.550, Bowling Green 191.025, Ursinus 184.800

Sunday, January 19
Ball State 193.750, Pittsburgh 193.225
Central Michigan 195.100, Eastern Michigan 194.275
Kent State 195.325, George Washington 193.225, Penn 192.850, Cornell 191.375

Stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Departments

Ball State:
Total Team Effort In Win At Pitt

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Casual observers of gymnastics don't often consider a team's grit and toughness when thinking about a team's success. Ball State is making those traits its calling card. The Cardinals traveled to Pittsburgh on Sunday and came away with a 193.750 - 193.225 dual meet victory.  The strange thing about Sunday's win at Pitt was no scores really jumped off the sheet, but the whole continues to be greater than the sum of the parts for the Cardinals, who saw eight different gymnasts record a routine of 9.725 or better. Alivia Ostendorf was an all-arounder (38.725) and had a 9.800 on floor and 9.750 on beam. Full Story...

Bowling Green:
Fochler Wins Bars As Falcons Compete At Rutgers

Piscataway, N.J. – The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team placed third out of four teams Saturday at Rutgers. No. 6 Minnesota posted a winning score of 196.875, followed by the host institution at 194.550. BGSU was third at 191.025, followed by Ursinus with a 184.800. Junior Alex Fochler took medalist honors on the uneven bars with a score of 9.850, tying Minnesota's Lexi Ramler for the best score of the night. It was just shy of her career high 9.875.  Full Story...

Central Michigan:
Chippewa Gymnasts Top Eastern In MAC Opener

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Central Michigan gymnasts placed first in all four events and Denelle Pedrick captured the all-around on Sunday as the Chippewas topped Eastern Michigan in their Mid-American Conference-opening dual at the Eagles' Convocation Center.  The Chippewas finished with a 195.100 team score. Eastern Michigan posted a 194.275.  Full Story...

Eastern Michigan:
Eagles Fall to Chippewas

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team battled Mid-American Conference foe Central Michigan University in its home opener, Jan. 19, at the Convocation Center. The Chippewas ultimately defeated the Eagles, 195.100-194.175. Starting the afternoon with vault, Eastern led Central, 48.525-48.225 after the first rotation. Junior Cali Harden led the Eagles with a 9.750 mark, followed by sophomore Kara Roberts, who posted a season-best mark of 9.750. Senior Emili Dobronics scored a 9.700 for EMU, while freshman Hannah Hartung made her season debut in the event with a 9.675 mark. Rounding out the scoring five was sophomore Carly Kosanovich, who reached 9.650 on the vault. Full Story...

Kent State:
DeCavitch Leads Flashes to First Win of Season

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Kent State gymnastics team scored a season-high 195.325 to win the Lindsey Ferris Invitation behind freshman Rachel DeCavitch's star performance in just her second collegiate meet. DeCavitch won the all-around competition with a score of 39.400. She finished in first place on all four events and set a career-high on each event. She posted a 9.875 on vault and beam, a 9.850 on floor and a 9.800 on bars. As a team, the Golden Flashes posted a season-high on all four events. They posted a 48.900 on vault and floor, a 48.775 on bars and a 48.750 on beam.  Full Story...

Northern Illinois:
Huskies Shine Individually, Fall to Western Michigan

DeKALB, Ill. – Freshman Brookelyn Sears claimed another all-around title and Northern Illinois University gymnasts won a share of first place on all four events, but the Huskies dropped a 193.900-192.775 decision to Western Michigan Friday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Sears, who last week earned the highest all-around score by a Huskie freshman since 2008, matched that score Friday with a 38.775.  Fellow all-arounder Morgan Hooper won the uneven parallel bars with a 9.825, while junior Mia Lord took the balance beam title for the second straight meet with a 9.850 mark.  Full Story...

Western Michigan:
Broncos Down Huskies in DeKalb

DEKALB, Ill. – For the first time since 2012, the Western Michigan gymnastics team took down Northern Illinois in DeKalb, winning 193.900-192.775 on Friday evening inside the NIU Convocation Center. The Broncos had their best performance during the final rotation, scoring a 48.600 on the beam to seal the victory. While the Huskies took at least a share of the individual title in all four events, it was WMU's depth that proved to be the difference. A trio of Broncos tied Northern Illinois' Tara Kofmehl for first in the vault while senior Amelia Mohler tied for the top spot on the beam and finished tied for second in the bars.  Full Story...