Szymanski Named MAC Co-Specialist of the Week

Ashley Szymanski celebrates on beam versus Bowling Green

January 20, 2026 | Gymnastics

CLEVELAND - - For her performance in last Sunday's dual win over Bowling Green, Ball State junior gymnast Ashley Szymanski has been named the Mid-American Conference Co-Specialist of the Week.

Szymanski, who shares this week's honor with Northern Illinois' Alanah Wallace, earned a pair of event wins in the league opener versus the Falcons, taking top honors on both beam (9.875) and bars (9.775).

Szymanski's beam routine not only tied a career high but was also the highest scoring beam routine in the MAC last week. It is also the second-highest beam score in the league this season, trailing only Zoe Middleton's mark of 9.900 in BSU's season-opener which earned her MAC Specialist of the Week honors.

In addition, her bars score was the sixth best in the MAC last week and gave Szymanski her 14th career event win on bars. The 2025 MAC Specialist of the Year, Szymanski is now a three-time career MAC Specialist of the Week.