NORMAL, Ill. – Having just missed out on scores of 195 or above several times in 2021, the Illinois State gymnastics team was poised to have a big day Sunday in their home quad meet against No. 24 Central Michigan, Northern Illinois and Lindenwood. The Redbirds finally surpassed that plateau and posted a season-high score of 195.725 to place second behind meet winner Central Michigan at Redbird Arena.
Scoring Breakdown:
•   Central Michigan: 196.425
•   Illinois State: 195.725
•   Northern Illinois: 195.050
•   Lindenwood: 194.800
Thoughts from Coach Bob Conkling:
"We've been building for a performance like this the past few weeks and just knew they were capable of these big scores and hitting on all four events. There were a couple mistakes here and there but overall, we were so much better than we were in the last home meet and for us to post a season-high score here in Redbird Arena was awesome. This group built every single routine and did phenomenal on floor to close it out."
Team Notes:
•   The Redbirds finished strong with a season-best score of 49.175 on floor to move into second place overall.
•   ISU also posted season-best scores on bars (49.025) and beam (48.600) that aided in the new team-high score.
Gymnast Notes:
•   Reigning MIC Gymnast of the Week Angelica Labat did it again for the Redbirds, winning the all-around title for the fifth time this season by posting a career-best 39.400 to top her previous high of 39.100 set last week.
•   Labat tied a season best with a 9.900 to take the event win on vault and set a career best with a 9.900 on bars to finish in a tie for second place.
•   Senior Cameron Topp set a new career best on floor with a 9.925 to tie for first place. That mark bested her previous high score of 9.900 that won her the MIC individual title in the event in 2019.
•   Mia Quigg also finished well on floor, posting a career best score of 9.875 to finish tied for fourth place and freshman Isabella DeCroo also set a personal best with a score of 9.850 to tie for sixth place.
•   Sofia Iribarren posted a strong effort on bars, tying for fourth place with a career-high tying score of 9.875.
•   Senior Savannah Remkus led the way on beam for the Redbirds, finishing in third place with a 9.800 just ahead of Labat in a tie for fourth place with a 9.775.
Up Next:
The Redbirds return to action next Friday, March 12, in a tri-meet with host Southeast Missouri State and Lindenwood in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Action is set to begin at 6:30 p.m.
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