Ball State University Athletics
Gymnastics Team Heading to MAC Championships Saturday
March 27, 2010 | Gymnastics
Ball State's gymnastics team, under the direction of third-year head coach Nadalie Walsh, will compete at the Mid-American Conference Championships Saturday at 2 p.m. in Bowling Green, Ohio.
The meet, hosted by Bowling Green, will be carried live on BCSN, a local cable station in Bowling Green, Ohio. To view the meet live, click the following link:
Live stats will also be available by clicking on the below link:
The Cardinals are coming off a MAC win over Eastern Michigan last Sunday and enter the MAC Championships as the third highest ranked team in the NCAA Central Regional Rankings.
Ball State is led by three gymnasts -- Tiffany Brodbeck, Brittney Emmons and Bibiana Rodriguez -- who are ranked regionally and nationally in the latest statistics.
Brodbeck is tied for 17th in the Central Region on the floor with a Regional Qualifying Score of 9.820. She managed a career high 9.90 on the floor in Sunday's home meet vs. Eastern Michigan. The 9.90 ties for the 10th best floor performance in Ball State history. Brodbeck was Ball State's top competitor on the floor at the New Hampshire meet (9.85), 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 43rd in the nation on the floor with a 9.860 RQS. She has posted first-place finishes on the floor in seven of Ball State's 11 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 38.675 RQS. She has won 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 tied for 19th 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).
