MAC Gymnast of the Week
Luciana Alvarado-Reid, Junior, Central Michigan
Cartago, Costa Rica (Soluciones Educativas)
Luciana Alvarado-Reid’s performances were vital to Central Michigan’s tri-meet win over Bowling Green and SEMO on Sunday as she tallied her third all-around victory of the season. Highlighted by a season-high 9.900 on floor and 9.800 on balance beam for a pair of event wins, the junior logged an additional 9.800 and 9.775 on vault to lock down a season-best 39.275 all-around score, the highest in the league in 2025. Alvarado-Reid ranks second in the conference in the all-around with four event titles, two on balance beam and one each on the uneven bars and floor.

MAC Specialist of the Week
Ashley Szymanski, Sophomore, Ball State
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)
Once again, sophomore Ashley Szymanski tied for the highest individual score of the meet by winning the bars competition with her third 9.875 on the apparatus this season. It was her eighth career bars victory and helped Ball State earn a season-high score of 195.550 and head-to-head wins over both Western Michigan (194.675) and Wilberforce (173.100) at the Ball State Tri.