Friday, April 4
Tuscaloosa, AL
1 p.m.
Ball State University
vs
NCAA Alabama Regional
Gymnastics’ Szymanski Set To Compete Friday at NCAA Alabama Regional
April 03, 2025 | Gymnastics
TUSCALOOSA, AL - - On Friday afternoon, sophomore bars specialist Ashley Szymanski will be back in action as she represents Ball State gymnastics at the 2025 NCAA Alabama Regional hosted by the University of Alabama.
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Szymanski will compete on bars alongside North Carolina in the opening rotation of the first session of Friday's (April 4) second round action. The session is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT at the Coleman Coliseum.Â
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A two-time defending Mid-American Conference Bars Champion, Szymanski earned First Team All-MAC honors and MAC Specialist of the Year after leading the league with a bars NQS of 9.875 during the 2025 campaign. The effort ranks 67th nationally which earned her an individual spot in the NCAA Regionals for the season straight season.
During the 2024 season, Szymanski tied for seventh overall among the 53 competitors at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional with a score of 9.900.
A two-time MAC Specialist of the Week honoree this season, Szymanski turned in a season-best 9.900 to win the event in Ball State's dual versus Northern Illinois (March 2). She also tallied six scores of 9.875, including her effort to win the individual title at the MAC Championships, which was 0.050 ahead of the next closest competitor.
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Including her six bars wins this season, Szymanski has won the bars competition in 12 of her 26 collegiate meets and turned in eight routines of 9.900-or-higher. Her career-best score is a 9.975 in her MAC debut versus Bowling Green (Jan. 22, 2024).
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Were Szymanski to end Friday's regional competition with the top individual score from a non-championship qualifying team, she will earn the opportunity to advance to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships April 17-19 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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At last season's Ann Arbor regional, Szymanski was the third-best individual bars scorer from a non-championship qualifying team with her 9.000, trailing a pair of 9.950s.
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Szymanski will compete on bars alongside North Carolina in the opening rotation of the first session of Friday's (April 4) second round action. The session is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT at the Coleman Coliseum.Â
During the 2024 season, Szymanski tied for seventh overall among the 53 competitors at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional with a score of 9.900.
A two-time MAC Specialist of the Week honoree this season, Szymanski turned in a season-best 9.900 to win the event in Ball State's dual versus Northern Illinois (March 2). She also tallied six scores of 9.875, including her effort to win the individual title at the MAC Championships, which was 0.050 ahead of the next closest competitor.
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Including her six bars wins this season, Szymanski has won the bars competition in 12 of her 26 collegiate meets and turned in eight routines of 9.900-or-higher. Her career-best score is a 9.975 in her MAC debut versus Bowling Green (Jan. 22, 2024).
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Were Szymanski to end Friday's regional competition with the top individual score from a non-championship qualifying team, she will earn the opportunity to advance to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships April 17-19 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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At last season's Ann Arbor regional, Szymanski was the third-best individual bars scorer from a non-championship qualifying team with her 9.000, trailing a pair of 9.950s.
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