MAC Gymnast of the Week
Carley Stalder, Freshman, Ball State
North Canton, OH (Jackson)
Ball State freshman Carley Stalder captured her second vault win of the season by tying her career-high score with a 9.850 in Saturday’s Mid-American Conference dual win at Northern Illinois. She also tied for the top spot on beam with a career-best score of 9.875 to help the Cardinals turn in the fifth-best team beam score in program history at 49.250. Stalder, who has three event wins over the first three meets of the season, also turned in a countable score of 9.750 on floor against the Huskies. She currently ranks second in the MAC with a vault average of 9.825, while her floor average of 9.767 is ninth in the league.

MAC Specialist of the Week
Ashley Szymanski, Junior, Ball State
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)
Junior Ashley Szymanski is three-for-three on individual bars titles this season after winning the event in Saturday’s Mid-American Conference dual victory at Northern Illinois with a score of 9.800. She also placed third on the day on beam with a score of 9.850, helping the Cardinals turn in the fifth-best team beam score in program history at 49.250. Szymanski is currently tied for first in the league with an average beam score of 9.842, while her bars average of 9.825 is second among all MAC gymnasts.