Ball State University Athletics
Sunday's Gymnastics Meet Televised LIVE
March 21, 2010 | Gymnastics
Ball State Sports Link, an immersive learning production, presents Ball State gymnastics vs. Eastern Michigan.
The match is slated to start at 1 p.m. Sunday at Worthen Arena and will be broadcast live online at ballstatesports.com for free and available on Cardinal Vision 57 in Muncie. It's the first televised BSU gymnastics meet in school history.
Rick Johnston will provide the play-by-play, while Emma Smith and Natalie Nauman will be the color commentators. The event will be produced by Alex Kartman.
The Cardinals are led by three individuals -- Tiffany Brodbeck, Brittney Emmons and Bibiana Rodriguez -- who are ranked regionally and nationally in the latest NCAA Statistics.
Brodbeck is tied for 17th in the Central Region on the floor with a Regional Qualifying Score of 9.805. She managed a career high 9.850 on the floor at New Hampshire and tied that mark last week at Central Michigan. Brodbeck was Ball State's top competitor on the floor at the New Hampshire meet, which included Utah State and Yale. Brodbeck also tied for Ball State's top performance on the floor with a 9.775 in the Cardinals meet vs. Kent State.
Emmons is seventh in the Central Region and tied for 40th in the nation on the floor with a 9.855 RQS. She has posted first-place finishes on the floor in seven of Ball State's 10 meets this season. Emmons posted a career best 9.900 on the floor in the Cardinals meet at New Hampshire. Emmons also ranks 23rd in the Region in the all-around with a 38.555 RQS. She was two all-around titles this season, and owns a career best 39.300 score in a meet at Illinois State earlier this year.
Rodriguez is 16th in the Central Region on the bars with a 9.795 RQS. She managed a career high 9.875 on the bars at Illinois State and tied for Ball State's top honors on the bars at New Hampshire with a 9.775 score. Rodriguez won the bars at Illinois State and vs. Bowling Green (9.850).
Under the direction of third-year head coach Nadalie Walsh, Ball State has amassed more wins in 2010 than any season since the 2003 campaign.
