McMahon, Szymanski Finish Sunday’s Meet with Program Information

KALAMAZOO, Michigan – – Ball State saved its finest two routines for final in Sunday’s twin meet at Western Michigan, as juniors Delaney McMahon and Ashley Szymanski earned back-to-back scores of 9.925 on beam to tie the person program file.

“The team stayed in the meet until the very end,” head coach Joanna Saleem stated. “I am proud of their ability to stay present and work together to block out distractions. We did a lot of traveling this weekend and gained a lot of great experience we can build on heading inot the last stretch of the season.”

 

Unfortunately, the marks weren’t sufficient to elevate the Cardinals (9-5; 4-1 Mid-American Conference) previous the Broncos (9-6; 3-1 MAC) who held on for a 195.825 to 195.625 victory.

 

The effort did assist the duo tie for the beam win, whereas Ball State gymnasts claimed three of the 4 particular person occasion titles. It was the second time McMahon has hit 9.925 on beam in her Ball State profession, whereas it’s the first time for Szymanski.

 

Senior Mary Rose Bellan was the primary occasion winner along with her mark of 9.800 on bars. Senior Zoe Middleton and freshman Carley Stalder would observe by tying for the vault win with back-to-back 9.850s to shut the second rotation.

 

Middleton additionally picked up her fifth all-around victory of the season, along with her second-highest rating of the yr at 39.225.

 

Overall, the Cardinals tallied 10 scores of 9.800-or-higher to complete the afternoon with its second-highest crew rating of the season.

 

ROTATION 1: Bars (48.500)

– Bellan led all gymnasts within the competitors with a 9.800 for her first occasion win of the season

– Middleton and sophomore Karli Mercer had been subsequent for the Cardinals, tying for fifth general at 9.725

– Junior Ava Molina added a 9.675

 

ROTATION 2: Vault (49.025)

– Middleton and Stalder shared the highest spot on vault, closing out the second rotation with back-to-back scores of 9.850

– Bellan turned in a stable effort of her personal, registering a career-high 9.800

– The Cardinals additionally counted a 9.775 from freshman Ava Thurston and a 9.750 from Mercer

 

ROTATION 3: Floor (48.850)

– Middleton led the Cardinals on ground with a 9.825

– Molina was shut behind at 9.800, whereas senior Alauna Simms and junior Lindsay Girard tallied 9.750s

– Sophomore Avery Kantor rounded out BSU’s countable scores with a 9.725

 

ROTATION 4: Beam (49.250)

– The Cardinals tied the fifth-best crew beam rating in program historical past for the second time this season at 49.250

– McMahon and Szymanski closed the rotation with back-to-back 9.925s to tie this system file

– It is the second profession 9.925 on beam for McMahon and the primary for Szymanski

– Ball State’s countable scores additionally included a 9.825 from Middleton, a 9.800 from Stalder and a 9.775 from junior Lindsay Fuller

 

ALL-AROUND:

– Middleton claimed her fifth all-around win of the season along with her second-best mark of the yr at 39.225

– She tied for the win on vault with a 9.850, whereas including 9.825s on each beam and ground, and a 9.725 on bars

 

UP NEXT:

The Ball State gymnastics crew returns to motion Friday (Feb 27) at 7 p.m. when it competes on the Pittsburgh Quad. Joining the Cardinals and host Panthers will probably be Temple and Towson.