Ball State University Athletics
2017 Women's Gymnastics Regional Championships Announced
March 20, 2017 | Gymnastics
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Last year Ball State sent 6 individual competitors to 2016 NCAA Regionals (Denasiha Christian, Sarah Ebeyer, Jordyn Penny and Baylee Bell) and two alternates (Kayla Beckler and Erin Patchey). This year three athletes were named alternates for the 2017 NCAA Regionals hosted by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Kaitlyn Menzione will be an alternate in the all-around competition whilst Sarah Ebeyer is an alternate on vault and Baylee Bell holds the alternate position on beam. All regionals will be conducted Saturday, April 1, with start times of 4 p.m. local time.
Champaign Regional (Central) (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, host).
Teams
- UCLA
- Oregon St.
- Iowa
- *Illinois
- Eastern Mich.
- Ohio St.
All-Around Competitors
- Nicola Deans, Michigan St.
- Rachael Underwood, Western Mich.
- Anna Corbett, Western Mich.
- Ashley White, Centenary (LA)
- Alt. – Kaitlyn Menzione, Ball St.
Individual Event Specialists
- Vault – Jovannah East, Bowling Green
- Vault – Lauren Feely, Bowling Green
- Alt. – Sarah Ebeyer, Ball St.
- Uneven Bars – Jessie Peszek, Western Mich.
- Uneven Bars – Hailee Westney, Michigan St.
- Alt. – Lindsey Lemke, Michigan St.
- Balance Beam – Jessie Peszek, Western Mich.
- Balance Beam – Jovannah East, Bowling Green
- Alt. – Baylee Bell, Ball St.
- Floor Exercise – Elena Lagoski, Michigan St.
- Floor Exercise – Kira Frederick, Michigan St.
- Alt. – Kayla Rose, Bowling Green
The Ball State Cardinals posted a 194.750 Saturday at the 2017Â Mid-American Conference Championships, good for the ninth best score in school history but not enough to capture their second championship.
The Cardinals finished out their season scoring 48.675 on vault, a 4th place record book score and season high 49.125 on bars, 48.075 on beam and 48.875 on floor.
On the vault Kaitlyn Menzione and Jordyn Penny both scored a 9.750 landing the pair in twentieth place.
The bar team added to history by claiming fourth place in the Ball State record book with its season high score of 49.125. Madison Howell and Kayla Beckler scored 9.850 landing them in eighth place.
On beam Jordyn Penny claimed ninth with a score of 9.850 and Baylee Bell earned a 9.800 landing her in eighteenth.
The Cardinals finished the competition on floor. Kayla Beckler and Kaitlyn Menzione tied for twenty-first place with scores of 9.825.
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