MAC Gymnast of the Week
Hannah Demers, Central Michigan, Sophomore
Demers led CMU to a first-place finish at a home quad meet with EMU, WMU and BSU, posting a career-high mark of 39.525 to win the all-around. She also took first on floor with a 9.950, a career-high mark, and tied for first on bars (9.900). DeMers’ strong performance helped her finish the season with the MAC’s top NQS on three events – bars, floor and the all-around.
MAC Specialist of the Week
Natalie Hamp, NIU, Sophomore
After earning a score of 9.875 on uneven parallel bars four times during the season, sophomore Natalie Hamp broke through for a career high score of 9.925 Friday night at Iowa State to tie for first place in the dual meet. Hamp’s near perfect routine is the second-highest bars score all-time at NIU, the mark has been passed only three times previously, most recently by Ashley Potts in 2018. Hamp becomes just the fifth gymnast in NIU history to score as high as 9.925 on uneven parallel bars. With the score, her NQS improved to 9.888, she ranks second in the MAC and ninth in the South Central Region on bars.
Other Nominees
Tara Kofmehl, NIU, Junior
Tara Kofmehl recorded her fifth all-around score of 39.000 or higher on the season by hitting the mark at Iowa State. Kofmehl tied her season high and led all Huskies on vault with a 9.825 to finish fourth on that event; she also led NIU on floor exercise as she tied for second with a 9.875. Her 9.675 on balance beam ranked second among all NIU gymnasts and tied for fifth in the meet.
Taylor Jensen, Bowling Green, Sophomore
Taylor Jensen posted the eighth-highest all-around score in BGSU program history and shattered her career-best with a 39.350 Friday evening in a meet against Kent State. Jensen scored a 9.800 or higher on all four rotations and tied or set her career-high three times. She opened with a 9.800 on vault and then set new career-bests in each of the next two rotations, recording a 9.825 on bars and a 9.850 on beam. She closed the meet by tying her career-best on floor with a 9.875. She finished in a tie for first on vault, placed second on beam and third on floor, while winning the all-around.
Rachel DeCavitch, Kent State, Sophomore
DeCavitch had her best meet of the season, marking a season-high 39.225 all-around score and finishing in second place against Bowling Green. The sophomore tied career highs on both bars (9.900) and floor (9.900) and tied for first place in both events on Friday night. Her efforts help the Golden Flashes record their second-best overall team score of 2021 (196.050) and bump Kent State’s NQS to second in the MAC (195.981).
Amber Mueller, Central Michigan, Freshman
Mueller stepped up huge for CMU, posting a career-high mark of 9.900 to tie for first in the CMU Quad. Her previous high score was 9.750.
Megan Teter, Ball State, Sophomore
Megan Teter tied for 1st place among 24 gymnasts on uneven bars on Saturday, scoring a personal-best 9.900. She then added a 9.825 effort on floor to help Ball State to a 195.650 mark. Teter is 9th in the MAC on bars this season and owns five scores of 9.800 or better on bars for the year.
Jade Brown, Kent State, Senior
Brown helped the Golden Flashes post their highest bars total of the season (49.250) with her third-place performance with a score of 9.875. The super senior continued her night tying for fifth place on floor with a score of 9.850. Brown helped Kent State elevate its NQS to second in the MAC and 28
th in the country as the team posted an overall score of 196.050 in the win over Bowling Green.
Jasmine Jones, Bowling Green, Senior
Jasmine Jones won the balance beam Friday in a dual meet against Kent State, setting a new career-best with a 9.875. Jones was one of only three athletes to record a 9.800 or better on the event and she beat her previous best of 9.825.
Jada Rondeau, Eastern Michigan, Senior
Senior Jada Rondeau closed out her final regular season with fireworks for Eastern Michigan, March 13, at the CMU Quad. Rondeau competed all-around and started the meet by tying her career-high 9.875 on bars to earn fourth. She followed that with a 9.900 performance on beam, which tied for first. The senior tied for fourth on floor with her lineup-leading score of 9.875, and ended the day with a career-high 9.825 on vault. Rondeau’s all-around score of 39.475 is a personal-best, as well as ties for second best in program history.
Carly Kosanovich, Eastern Michigan, Junior
Junior Carly Kosanovich competed on floor and vault for Eastern Michigan, March 13, at the CMU Quad. Kosanovich started her day on floor, tying her career-high of 9.825. The junior also contributed a 9.750 on vault, assisting the squad in reaching a season-high 49.000 in the event.
