Gymmin' Miel!

The Western Michigan University Gymnastics team earned Head Coach Penny Jernigan her first career victory over Ball State University on Sunday. Western Michigan Sophomore Kayla Weber won the All Around whilst fellow Sophomore team mate Jessi Buis tied with Ball State Sophomore Brooke Evans for the Vault honors. WMU Freshman Jessie Peszek won the Uneven Bars title with Senior Lauren Bledsloe picking up the high score on the Floor Exercise. The Balance Beam honors went to Senior team mates from WMU Shelby MacDonald and Kelsey Turnquist. 

RESULTS:

ALL AROUND:

1. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) (9.775, 8.400, 8.650, 9.650) 36.475

1. Jessi Buis (Western Michigan); Brooke Evans (Ball State) 9.825
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3. Erin Patchey (Ball State) 9.800
4. Michelle Adams (Western Michigan); Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) 9.775
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6. Jala Washington (Ball State); Denasiha Christian (Ball State) 9.750
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8. Audry Merritt (Western Michigan) 9.700
9. Sarah Ebeyer (Ball State) 9.600
10. Shelby Arms (Ball State) 9.550
11. Lauren Vandenburg (Western Michigan) 9.525
12. Kristen Seidowski (Western Michigan) 9.475

1. Jessie Peszek (Western Michigan) 9.775
2. Miya Dotson (Western Michigan); Audry Merritt (Western Michigan); Brooklyn Schumacher (Ball State) 9.750
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5. Kristen Seidowski (Western Michigan) 9.675
6. Angela Durkac (Ball State) 9.650
7. Miranda Kuehl (Ball State) 9.575
8. Samantha Santos (Ball State) 9.325
9. Angie Hosbach (Ball State) 9.250
10. Shelby MacDonald (Western Michigan) 8.950
11. Madison Shorts (Ball State) 8.825
12. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) 8.400

1. Shelby MacDonald (Western Michigan); Kelsey Turnquist (Western Michigan) 9.750
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3. Samantha Santos (Ball State) 9.700
4. Angie Hosbach (Ball State) 9.675
5. Miya Dotson (Western Michigan); Jessi Buis (Western Michigan) 9.550
6. 
   
7. Miranda Kuehl (Ball State) 9.175
8. Jessie Leko (Ball State) 9.125
9. Jessie Peszek (Western Michigan) 9.050
10. Sarah Ebeyer (Ball State) 8.800
11. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) 8.650
12. Leah Wilson (Ball State) 8.200

1. Lauren Bledsoe (Western Michigan) 9.900
2. Jessi Buis (Western Michigan); Miya Dotson (Western Michigan); Audry Merritt (Western Michigan); Denasiha Christian (Ball State) 9.825
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6. Erin Patchey (Ball State) 9.800
7. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan); Jala Washington (Ball State) 9.650
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9. Michelle Adams (Western Michigan) 9.625
10. Sarah Ebeyer (Ball State) 9.575
11. Kristin Vignola (Ball State) 8.925
12. Miranda Kuehl (Ball State) 8.900

The University of Arkansas won the tri-meet against the University of Bridgeport and Western Michigan University on Friday night. Arkansas Senior Katherine Grable took out the All Around, Vault and Floor Exercise titles, whilst Senior Shelby Salmon and Freshman Amanda Wellick tied for the Uneven Bars honors. Sophomore Sydnie Dillard earned the honors on the Balance Beam. Standout performers for Western Michigan were Freshman Jessie Peszek and Sophomore Jessi Buis, whilst for Bridgeport, Seniors Lissette La Fex and Melissa Doucette and Junior Sasha Tsikhanovich were standouts.

TEAM RESULTS:

ALL AROUND RESULTS:

1. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) (9.875, 9.850, 9.850, 9.900) 39.475
2. Amanda Wellick (Arkansas) (9.775, 9.875, 9.825, 9.825) 39.300
3. Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport) (9.675, 9.650, 9.800, 9.625) 38.750
4. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) (9.675, 9.775, 9.725, 9.500) 38.675
5. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) (9.800, 9.475, 9.100, 9.600) 37.975
6. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) (9.575, 8.725, 9.675, 9.300) 37.275

1. Amanda Wellick (Arkansas); Shelby Salmon (Arkansas) 9.875
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3. Katherine Grable (Arkansas); Erin Freier (Arkansas) 9.850
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5. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport); Stephani Canizaro (Arkansas) 9.775
6. 
   
7. Shelby MacDonald (Western Michigan) 9.750
8. Cailee Ellsworth (Arkansas) 9.725
9. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.675
10. Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport); Jessie Peszek (Western Michigan); Christine Liautaud (Bridgeport) 9.650
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13. Miya Dotson (Western Michigan) 9.625
14. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.475
15. Kristen Seidowski (Western Michigan) 9.000
16. Audra Merritt (Western Michigan) 8.900
17. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan); Leah Goldberg (Bridgeport) 8.725
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1. Sydnie Dillard (Arkansas) 9.900
2. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) 9.850
3. Amanda Wellick (Arkansas); Samantha Nelson (Arkansas) 9.825
4. 
   
5. Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport); Jessie Peszek (Western Michigan) 9.800
6. 
   
7. Erin Freier (Arkansas) 9.775
8. Shelby Salmon (Arkansas) 9.750
9. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.725
10. Shelby MacDonald (Western Michigan) 9.700
11. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) 9.675
12. Anna Corbett (Western Michigan); Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport); Kelsey Turnquist (Western Michigan) 9.650
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15. Jessi Buis (Western Michigan) 9.475
16. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.100
17. Bethany DiCarlo (Bridgeport) 8.900
18. Lisa Oakes (Bridgeport) 8.400

1. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) 9.900
2. Amanda Wellick (Arkansas) 9.825
3. Heather Elswick (Arkansas) 9.800
4. Sydie Dillard (Arkansas) 9.700
5. Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport) 9.625
6. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport); Stephani Canizaro (Arkansas); Caitlin Perry (Bridgeport) 9.600
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9. Bailee Zumwalde (Arkansas) 9.575
10. Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport); Lauren Bledsoe (Western Michigan) 9.550
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12. Jessi Buis (Western Michigan) 9.525
13. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.500
14. Audra Merritt (Western Michigan) 9.450
15. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.400
16. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) 9.300
17. Brittany Aragon (Western Michigan) 9.150
18. Miya Dotson (Western Michigan) 8.775

Central Michigan University and Western Michigan University shared in the 2013 Mid-American Conference Championships. This awards Central Michigan a share in their fourth consective Conference title. Kent State University finished in third. Kent State's Marie Case won the All Around title with team mate Rachel Guida earning the honors on the Uneven Bars. Western Michigan's Jessi Buis tied with Jamilah Ali of Bowling Green State University for the Vault title, whilst Alyssa Nocella (Bowling Green State) and Halle Moraw (Central Michigan) took out the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise titles respectively.

 

TEAM RESULTS:

ALL AROUND:

VAULT:

UNEVEN BARS:

BALANCE BEAM:

FLOOR EXERCISE: