Laura Szczepanski (2011) - Hall of Fame - Ball State University Athletics

Laura Szczepanski

Induction:
2011
Class:
2000

Szczepanski, a four-year letterwinner for the gymnastics team from 1997-2000, was the first Ball State student-athlete to ever be named the Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Year. She was selected to the All-MAC First-Team as a senior after winning the conference beam title, managing to finish co-champion on the bars, and registering runnerup honors in the all-around. Szczepanski became just the second gymnast in school history to earn an at-large berth in the NCAA Regional, where she placed 11^th in the all-around as a senior. She set MAC and Ball State records with a 9.90 score to win the conference beam title as a senior. Szczepanski was ranked the entire 2000 season in the national all-around rankings and completed the year 46^th in the nation. As a junior, she helped the Cardinals to the school’s first-ever national ranking and their first-ever team appearance in the NCAA Regional.