WCGA Honors 14 Gymnasts As Scholastic All-Americans

WCGA Honors 14 Gymnasts As Scholastic All-Americans

August 17, 2023 | Gymnastics

ITHACA, NY - - Thanks to their hard work both in the gym and in the classroom, 14 members of the Ball State gymnastics program were honored as 2022-23 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-Americans on Thursday.

To earn the WCGA Scholastic All-America Award, a student-athlete must achieve either a 3.5 grade point average for the 2022-23 academic year or maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5-or-higher.

Leading the way for the Cardinals were a trio of 4.0 students for the 2022-23 academic year in junior Hannah Ruthberg, sophomore Grace Sumner and freshman Karah Vargo.

Also earning the honor for Ball State were sophomore Cai Afalla, freshman Mary Rose Bellan, freshman Dilynn Blair, senior Grace Evans, sophomore Ari Gilley, junior Victoria Henry, freshman Aislyn LaBadie, freshman Alauna Simms, senior Megan Teter, graduate student Lauren Volpe and senior Taylor Waldo.

As a team, the Cardinals finished the 2022-23 academic year with a 3.53 team grade point average.