NORMAN, Okla. – A trio of Illinois State gymnasts competed on a national stage Thursday night, as Angelica Labat, Alana Laster and Jaye Mack showed their talents at the Lloyd Noble Center in Oklahoma at the 2022 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Norman Regional.
"I'm very proud of Angelia, Alana and Jaye," ISU head coach Bob Conkling said. "I thought they represented themselves and Illinois State extremely well tonight. Angelica hit each of her routines, Alana was solid on vault and Jaye tied for second in an extremely competitive field on floor with a career best. They all did so well, and all have a great shot to be back in the regionals again next year."
Mack stole the show in her postseason debut, as she tied her career best with a score of 9.925 to tie for second place overall in the session. The final competitor of the entire meet, Mack waited her turn and then nailed her routine to set herself up to potentially advance to the NCAA Championship. However she will not know her fate until the conclusion of Saturday's Final Round competition.
Labat competed in the all-around for the second-straight season at the NCAA Regionals and placed fifth overall in the second session of the night with a final score of 39.275. Her highest individual score of the night came on floor, where she scored a 9.850.
Laster, the 2022 Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Year, capped off her stellar freshman campaign by competing on vault at regionals, as she posted a score of 9.700.
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