NORMAL, Ill. – All of the hard work and preparation throughout the season for the Illinois State gymnastics team has led to this weekend, as the Redbirds will travel to Shreveport, Louisiana, to compete for a conference title at the Midwest Independent Conference Championships hosted by Centenary College on Friday, March 23. The first rotation will begin at 6 p.m. inside the Gold Dome.
Thoughts from Coach Conkling:
"This weekend is going to be a battle. The teams in the MIC have been doing well all year. Lindenwood and UIC have had successful seasons and I'm confident they will be strong competitors. We're hoping to see some solid individual routines on vault and beam, as well as increasing our score on bars. Last weekend was not our best competition, but we did really well at the Illinois Classic and I know we are capable of performing that well again."
At the MIC Championship:
The Redbirds came away with a fifth-place finish and a score of 192.0750 at the 2018 Championship (Mar. 23) … Gabrielle Cooke was named 2018 MIC Gymnast of the Year and finished second in the all-around competition with a score of 38.800 ... Alyssa Wiggle, Savannah Remkus, and Kylie Meyer each posted scores of 9.700 to tie for 14th overall on beam.
Redbird News and Notes:
The Redbirds placed third with a score of 191.625 against two of the top teams in the country in No. 9 Kentucky (197.675) and No. 18 Nebraska (197.200) … ISU had three scores on floor exercise with a 9.800 or higher to post the team's highest individual event score of the meet at 48.850 ... Freshman Mia Quigg was the top finisher in two events, tying for eighth place on floor with a score of 9.825 and tying for 13th on bars with a 9.700.
About the MIC Championship:
Lindenwood has been the conference champion since 2015 … Lindenwood placed first with a score of 195.2250 at the 2018 Championship, with Texas Woman's in second (194.6500), UIC in third (194.3750), Southeast Missouri in fourth (193.8750), Illinois State in fifth (192.0750), and Centenary College in sixth (188.5500) … Illinois State won MIC Championships in 2012 with a score 194.800 and in 2001 with a score of 193.700.
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