Redbirds Submit Season-Finest Team Rating At Eastern Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. – It was Friday night time gymnastics motion towards a pair of Mid-American Conference foes in Michigan, because the Redbirds posted their finest workforce rating of the season at 194.675 in a tri-meet with host Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan on the Gervin GameAbove Center.

Scoring Breakdown:

•    Western Michigan: 195.275

•    Eastern Michigan: 195.200

•    Illinois State: 194.675

Thoughts From Coach Ringer:

“There was a very good mindset from the team coming into tonight’s meet. I can’t say exactly what it was, but there was a focus on the details and the controllables tonight that we have talked about so much this season. Today, you could see all that hard work come to fruition with the season-high score. I told the team at the end that I didn’t care about what the final score or the placement was, I was just so proud of them and especially how they finished the meet on beam. That was the type of outcome we have been looking for all year.” 

Team Notes:

•    The Redbirds began the meet on the ground and fell behind early with a 48.375, nonetheless they bounced again in rotation No. 2 on vault with their highest rating of the season on the occasion at 48.925.

•    ISU then went to the bars, the place they scored 48.250 earlier than ending up with one other season-high occasion rating, this time on the beam with a 49.125. That rating is the very best occasion rating of the season for the Redbirds on any equipment and helped propel them to a season-high workforce rating.

Gymnast Notes:

•    Freshman Mia LeBlanc competed within the all-around for the primary time in her collegiate profession, ending in second place total with a 38.675 … her highest end of the night time got here on vault, the place she completed in a tie for eleventh with a 9.750.

•    The Redbirds took the highest 4 spots on beam, with Jaly Jones main the way in which with a career-best rating of 9.875 and Ally Lau coming in second with a 9.850 … Courtney Woods and Mia Oh every tied for third place with scores of 9.825 and Savannah Ray added a Top 10 end in eighth with a 9.750.

•    Ray and Madyson Baucom additionally tied for the occasion in on the vault, with scores of 9.825 … that rating was a career-best for Baucom, topping her earlier excessive of 9.725.

•    Freshman Jercy Koliego posted a Top 5 end on the bars, scoring a 9.800 to tie a profession excessive and end in a tie for fourth place total … Jada Beswick added a Top 10 end in a tie for seventh place with a 9.775.

•    On the ground, Woods and Jones have been the highest finishers for the Redbirds as they tied for tenth with scores of 9.700.

Up Next:

Illinois State is again in motion subsequent Friday night time, March 6, after they head again to Michigan this time to Kalamazoo to face off as soon as once more towards Western Michigan. Action is ready to start at 4 p.m. CT and the meet can be broadcast reside on ESPN+ with reside stats out there by way of Virtius. 

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