NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State sophomore standout Angelica Labat was named the Midwest Independent Conference Gymnast of the Week Tuesday, after her strong performance for the Redbirds in their meet last weekend at Southeast Missouri.
The MIC Gymnast of the Week honor is the second for Labat this season, as she previously earned the award on Feb. 16 after winning a pair of all-around titles for the Redbirds. Overall, this is Labat's fourth MIC Gymnast of the Week honor in her career and her ninth total MIC weekly recognition.
The Chesapeake, Va., native won the all-around title in last Friday's tri-meet with Southeast Missouri and Centenary in Cape Girardeau. A pair of event wins on vault (9.900) and on bars (9.775) for Labat helped her put together a career-high score of 39.100 to take home the top spot in the all-around. It marked her fourth all-around win of 2021 and she currently ranks No. 47 in the country in the all-around for ISU.
ISU returns to action this weekend for a pair of meets. The Redbirds will travel to DeKalb, Ill., on Friday for a tri-meet with Northern Illinois and Iowa State before return home on Sunday to host NIU, Central Michigan and Lindenwood in a quad-meet at Redbird Arena. That event is set to begin at 2 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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