Bowling Green State University Athletics
Monday, January 22
Muncie, Ind.
7 p.m.
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Gymnastics Heads to Ball State for a Monday Night MACtion Meet
January 21, 2024 | Gymnastics
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green gymnastics team heads on the road for the first time this year when they travel to Muncie to face the Ball State Cardinals on Monday night. The event starts at 7 p.m. at Worthen Arena.
MEET INFO
• Live results and live video are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 58 in the nation per Road to Nationals. Ball State comes in at 33.
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 45 on vault, No. 48 on beam, No. 59 on bars and No. 66 on floor.
• Ball State is No. 22 on vault, No. 28 on floor, No. 29 on bars and No. 54 on beam.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• BGSU is 27-20 all-time against Ball State. BGSU's win in 2022 in Muncie, Ind., snapped a five-meet losing streak to the Cardinals.
• Ball State narrowly topped BGSU last year at Anderson Arena, 196.375-196.000.
• BGSU's 196.000 was the fifth-best score in program history.
• In last year's meeting Megan Bingham tied the program record on beam with a 9.950.
• Kathryn Weilbacher won the all-around with a PR of 39.425 in last year's meet.
BALL STATE
• Ball State had a record-setting weekend at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic with a program-record 198.025 team score to win the quad-meet. They topped Kent State, Southeast Missouri and Wisconsin-Whitewater
• Ball State also had a trio of perfect 10 scores
LAST WEEK
• Kathryn Weilbacher won the all-around for the second week in a row against NIU with a 39.225.
• Elise Brzoska won the beam, tying her career high with a 9.800.
• Love Akpan set career bests with a 9.800 on vault and 9.625 on floor.
CAREER-HIGH TRACKER
• After two weeks, five-different Falcons have set or tied career highs.
VS. ILLINOIS STATE
• Brown (VT – 9.800)
• Thornton (VT – 9.575)
• Akpan (VT – 9.675)
• Akpan (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (UB – 9.650)
• Parente (BB – 9.550)
• Akpan (BB – 8.400)
• Akpan (FX – 9.575)
• Thornton (FX – 8.900)
VS. NIU
• Akpan (VT – 9.800)
• Akpan (FX – 9.625)
• Brzoska (BB – 9.800)** - tied
• Thornton (BB – 9.375)
• Thornton (FX – 9.675)
• Thornton (VT – 9.650)
• Thornton (AA – 37.325)
NEXT UP
• BGSU returns to action for another MAC meet at Western Michigan on Sunday, Jan. 28. Start time is 1 p.m.
MEET INFO
• Live results and live video are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 58 in the nation per Road to Nationals. Ball State comes in at 33.
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 45 on vault, No. 48 on beam, No. 59 on bars and No. 66 on floor.
• Ball State is No. 22 on vault, No. 28 on floor, No. 29 on bars and No. 54 on beam.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• BGSU is 27-20 all-time against Ball State. BGSU's win in 2022 in Muncie, Ind., snapped a five-meet losing streak to the Cardinals.
• Ball State narrowly topped BGSU last year at Anderson Arena, 196.375-196.000.
• BGSU's 196.000 was the fifth-best score in program history.
• In last year's meeting Megan Bingham tied the program record on beam with a 9.950.
• Kathryn Weilbacher won the all-around with a PR of 39.425 in last year's meet.
BALL STATE
• Ball State had a record-setting weekend at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic with a program-record 198.025 team score to win the quad-meet. They topped Kent State, Southeast Missouri and Wisconsin-Whitewater
• Ball State also had a trio of perfect 10 scores
LAST WEEK
• Kathryn Weilbacher won the all-around for the second week in a row against NIU with a 39.225.
• Elise Brzoska won the beam, tying her career high with a 9.800.
• Love Akpan set career bests with a 9.800 on vault and 9.625 on floor.
CAREER-HIGH TRACKER
• After two weeks, five-different Falcons have set or tied career highs.
VS. ILLINOIS STATE
• Brown (VT – 9.800)
• Thornton (VT – 9.575)
• Akpan (VT – 9.675)
• Akpan (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (UB – 9.650)
• Parente (BB – 9.550)
• Akpan (BB – 8.400)
• Akpan (FX – 9.575)
• Thornton (FX – 8.900)
VS. NIU
• Akpan (VT – 9.800)
• Akpan (FX – 9.625)
• Brzoska (BB – 9.800)** - tied
• Thornton (BB – 9.375)
• Thornton (FX – 9.675)
• Thornton (VT – 9.650)
• Thornton (AA – 37.325)
NEXT UP
• BGSU returns to action for another MAC meet at Western Michigan on Sunday, Jan. 28. Start time is 1 p.m.
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