MAC Gymnast of the Week
Payton Murphy, Western Michigan, Sophomore
Won all-around at Eagle Invitational (vs. Eastern Michigan, Ball State & Kent State) with the second-best score in program history (39.325). Scored 9.9 on the vault for the second-consecutive week, tying career high. Posted a career-best score on the floor (9.875). Matched career-best score on the vault (9.8)
MAC Specialist of the Week
Hannah Demers, Central Michigan, Sophomore
Demers helped CMU capture a victory at Bowling Green, winning bars with a 9.925 and taking second on vault with a 9.825. She currently leads the conference on bars and ranks 12th in the nation.
Other Nominees
Sierra Demarinis, Central Michigan, Junior
Demarinis led CMU to a victory at Bowling Green with a pair of first place finishes, winning floor (9.850) and the all-around (38.950). She also took third on vault. Her scores on floor and in the all-around were career highs.
Abby Fletcher, Kent State, Senior
Senior Abby Fletcher had another huge day on Saturday at the Eagle Invitational. She tied her career-high on beam (9.900) and tied for second place at the meet. The reigning MAC Gymnast of the Week helped the Golden Flashes to their highest score on beam this season (48.800) and the team’s second-highest total score of the season (194.825). She also tied for sixth place on floor with a score of 9.875. Fletcher also posted a 9.700 on vault to help the Flashes.
Jada Rondeau, Eastern Michigan, Senior
Senior Jada Rondeau became one of the newest Eagles to join the 9.900 club on the team Saturday, Feb. 6, in the Eagles Invitational. Eastern played host to Ball State, Kent State and Western Michigan, as Rondeau set her career-high on floor, hitting a 9.900 and tying for first. The senior also scored 9.825 on bars, tying for third-place and 9.800 on beam, which tied her for eighth. With her 9.900, Rondeau moves up the all-time rankings, tying for the 15th best performance by an Eagle on floor.
Arden Hudson, Ball State, Senior
Arden Hudson was the top scorer in the meet on beam and tied for 1st on vault as Ball State had a season-best performance of 194.425 on Sunday. The senior scored a 9.825 on vault and beam while also adding a 9.775 mark on bars, which was good for 5th place. In 6 routines this season, Hudson has scored 9.750 or better in 5 of them.
Megan Teter, Ball State, Sophomore
Megan Teter set a pair of personal highs as Ball State improved to a 194.425 score on Sunday. Teter tied for 1st on bars and placed 2nd on floor with a 9.825 score in each event. In 4 routines this season, she has scored 9.750 or better each time.
Alexandra Fochler, Bowling Green, Senior
Bowling Green senior Alexandra Fochler posted a 9.775 on bars and a 9.725 on beam as Bowling Green competed against Central Michigan Saturday in the Falcons’ home opener. She took home a third-place finish on bars and was fourth on balance beam.
Samantha Henry, Kent State, Junior
Junior Samantha Henry helped Kent State post its highest beam score of the season (48.800) with a season-high score of 9.800 to tie for eighth place at the Eagle Invitational.
Caitlin Satler, Eastern Michigan, Junior
Junior Caitlin Satler once again anchors Eastern’s beam lineup to another first-place finish Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Eagle Invitational. As EMU welcomed Ball State, Kent State, and Western Michigan to the Convocation Center, Satler put on a beam clinic, earning a career-high 9.925 in the event and claiming first, after tying her previous personal-best (9.900) just a week earlier. The junior rockets herself up to second all-time on beam for the Green and White, tying former Eagle Natalie Gervais. The Orland Park, Ill. native also competed on floor, scoring 9.550.
Stacie Harrison, Western Michigan, Senior
Posted a season-best score of 9.9 on floor exercise to tie for first at the Eagle Invitational.
