Saturday, March 23
DeKalb, Ill.
2:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
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MAC Championship
Photo by: Scott Walstrom, NIU Athletics
East Wins Beam MAC Championship; Falcons Place Fifth
March 23, 2019 | Gymnastics
DeKalb, Ill. – Junior Jovannah East won the Mid-American Conference Championship on balance beam and placed third in the all-around as the Bowling Green State University gymnastics team competed in the MAC Championships Saturday, hosted by Northern Illinois.
Bowling Green posted a team score of 194.250 to finish fifth overall. Northern Illinois won the championship with a 195.975, followed by Central Michigan at 195.575. Eastern Michigan was third at 195.350 and Kent State scored 194.775. Western Michigan placed sixth, behind BGSU, with a score of 193.750 and Ball State was seventh at 193.500.
FULL RESULTS
PHOTO GALLERY
EAST WINS MAC CHAMPIONSHIP
DOMINANT ON THE BALANCE BEAM
SENIORS COMPLETE CAREERS
FROM HEAD COACH KERRIE TURNER
NEXT UP
Bowling Green posted a team score of 194.250 to finish fifth overall. Northern Illinois won the championship with a 195.975, followed by Central Michigan at 195.575. Eastern Michigan was third at 195.350 and Kent State scored 194.775. Western Michigan placed sixth, behind BGSU, with a score of 193.750 and Ball State was seventh at 193.500.
FULL RESULTS
PHOTO GALLERY
EAST WINS MAC CHAMPIONSHIP
- Junior Jovannah East won the MAC Championship on balance beam with a score of 9.900. It marks the second consecutive year that she won an event at the meet, ending as vault champion a year ago.
- East also finished third in the all-around competition with a 39.125. Central Michigan's Denelle Pedrick won the all-around at 39.350, while Western Michigan's Rachael Underwood was second at 39.200.
- Along with her 9.900 on beam, East posted a 9.850 on floor, a 9.825 on vault and a 9.550 on bars.
- For her efforts, East was named to the All-Tournament team.
DOMINANT ON THE BALANCE BEAM
- Bowling Green scored a 49.075 on beam, the second-highest team score of the meet on the apparatus.
- Jovannah East won the MAC title with a 9.900, but she was not the only Falcon with a strong effort.
- Lexi Augustine scored a season-best 9.850 and Jasmine Jones tied her career-high with a 9.825.
- Julia Beyer and Lauren DeMeno each finished with a score of 9.750.
SENIORS COMPLETE CAREERS
- Bowling Green's six seniors completed their careers Saturday. All six contributed at the MAC Championships.
- Julia Beyer posted a 9.750 on beam and added a 9.300 on floor.
- Rachel Creagh recorded a 9.325 on vault.
- Leslie Delgado was the team's top scorer on bars, posting a 9.750 from the anchor position.
- Captain Lauren DeMeno competed in three rotations, recording a 9.800 on vault. She also had a 9.750 on beam and a 9.400 on bars.
- Katie Morsefield tied her career-best with a 9.700 on bars. She also scored a 9.775 on floor and 9.650 on vault.
- Kayla Rose tied her season-best on floor with a 9.825.
FROM HEAD COACH KERRIE TURNER
- "While we did not achieve the result we wanted, I am proud of this team for staying focused and working throughout the entire meet. The team competed with confidence and fought through every rotation. I was particularly pleased with the performance on bars and beam. In addition, our seniors competed very well and they finished their careers on a high note."
NEXT UP
- Bowling Green will await individual bids to the postseason. Jovannah East is expected to earn a trip to the NCAA regional round in the all-around. She qualified for the NCAA National Championship a year ago as an all-arounder. Lauren DeMeno is also a candidate for a spot on vault.
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