Redbird Standouts Set To Compete At NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional

NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State gymnastics standouts Cameron Topp and Angelica Labat will represent the Redbirds at the 2021 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regional in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Friday April 2, at 1 p.m. at Coleman Coliseum on the campus of the University of Alabama.

For the first time in ESPN history, NCAA regional competitions will be available live on ESPN3 with coverage of every gymnast and apparatus. Coverage of Labat and Topp's performances will stream on ESPN3 beginning at 1 p.m. and live results will be available on GoRedbirds.com.

This marks the first time since the 2013 season that Illinois State will have a pair of regional qualifiers, when Kim Genereux and Sami King were selected to compete in the all-around competition in Norman, Oklahoma. Labat will be competing individually in the all-around, while Topp will be competing on the floor exercise. The Redbirds will rotate along with Iowa State, a team they competed against twice during the 2021 season. 

"Cammie and Angelica both have worked hard to make the best of this opportunity to compete at the NCCA Regionals," ISU head coach Bob Conkling stated. "It will be an exciting competition and a great opportunity for both of them to represent Redbird Gymnastics." 

Labat, the 2021 Midwest Independent Conference Gymnast of the Year, currently ranks tied for No. 47 overall in the Road To Nationals individual all-around rankings with a NQS of 39.244. A four-time MIC Gymnast of the Week honoree in 2021, the Chesapeake, Virginia, native took home the all-around crown at the 2021 MIC Championships with a score of 39.175. She also tied for fourth overall on vault (9.825) to take home All-MIC First Team honors and took home second team honors on bars (9.800), beam (9.800) and floor (9.750). On March 7, Labat posted a career-best all-around score of 39.400 in a quad-meet with Central Michigan, Lindenwood and Northern Illinois.

Topp, the 2019 MIC Champion on the floor, earned All-MIC First Team honors in 2021 thanks to a 9.850 score at the MIC Championship. The Martin, Michigan, native heads into the NCAA Regional in a tie for No. 61 individually on the floor with a NQS of 9.894. That was aided by scores of 9.850 or above in each of her last four meets that included a 9.900 in a tri-meet on March 12 and a career-high score of 9.925 in the quad-meet with Central Michigan, Lindenwood and Northern Illinois on March 7.

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