Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, March 23
Muncie, Ind.
2 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
vs
MAC Championship
Falcons Head to Ball State for MAC Championship on Saturday
March 22, 2024 | Gymnastics
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green gymnastics team heads to Muncie, Ind., on Saturday as Ball State hosts the 2024 MAC Championship. The meet to crown the league champion will start at 2 p.m. at Worthen Arena.
MEET INFO
• Live results and live video are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
• The meet will air on ESPN+ which a subscription is needed.
• BGSU will be on Floor in rotation No. 2, vault in rotation No. 4, bars in rotation No. 6 and finish on beam in rotation No. 7.
• BGSU will have a bye in rotation No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 56 in the nation per Road to Nationals. Ball State is ranked No. 35, Central Michigan is No. 39, Eastern Michigan is No. 47, Kent State is No. 23, NIU is No. 52 and Western Michigan is No. 39
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 55 on beam and vault, No. 57 on bars and No. 59 on floor.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Bowling Green has won four MAC team championships, with the last coming in 2002.
• Bowling Green has 15 different Falcons who have won MAC Individual Championships with the last being Taylor Jenson on beam in last year's championship with a career-high 9.900.
• Current gymnast Kathryn Weilbacher earned MAC All-Tournament team honors in 2023.
LAST WEEK
• Love Akpan won the All-Around with a career-high 39.175 at then-No. 24 Kent State.
• Akpan had a PR on beam (9.850) and bars (9.775).
• Megan Bingham tied her PR on bars with a 9.825.
• Megan Dzialo had a PR on bars with a 9.800.
• Nadia Parente had a PR on beam with a 9.850 and Elise Brzoska also had a PR on beam with a 9.850.
• Brzoska also had a PR on floor with a 9.825.
• Madison Coburn tied her PR on vault with a 9.825.
• Keira Thornton tied her PR on vault (9.825) and floor (9.875).
CAREER-HIGH TRACKER
• After nine weeks, 12-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)
AT BALL STATE
• Akpan (FX – 9.700)
• Brown (UB – 9.800)
• Parente (BB – 9.775)
• Thornton (FX – 9.800)
• Thornton (UB – 9.675)
AT WESTERN MICHIGAN
• Bingham (VT – 9.750)** - tied
• Bingham (UB – 9.850)** - tied
• Brzoska (BB – 9.800)** - tied
• Decious (FX – 9.825)
• Rivelli (UB – 9.925)
• Thornton (FX – 9.850)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (VT – 9.650)** - tied
VS. CMU, UW-Oshkosh
• Castiglia (BB – 9.825)** - tied
• Akpan (FX – 9.825)
VS. EMU, WVU, FISK
• Akpan (VT – 9.825)
• Brzoska (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)** - tied
• Parente (BB – 9.825)
• Decious (FX – 9.825)** - tied
• Bannister (FX – 9.800)
• Brzoska (FX – 9.750)** - tied
AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
• Akpan (FX – 9.850)
• Akpan (AA – 38.625)
• Akpan (BB – 9.625)** - tied
• Thornton (FX – 9.875)
AT LIU
• Weilbacher (FX – 9.925)
• Weilbacher (AA – 39.500)
• Akpan (BB – 9.800)
• Brzoska (BB 9.800)** - tied
• Castiglia (BB – 9.850)
• Dzialo (UB – 9.700)
• Thornton (VT – 9.700)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)** - tied
• Thornton (FX – 9.875)** - tied
AT OHIO STATE, KENT STATE, ILLINOIS
• Akpan (AA – 38.725)
• Brzoska (BB – 9.825)
• Thornton (VT – 9.725)
AT ILLINOIS
• Akpan (VT – 9.825)** - tied
• Akpan (BB – 9.825)
• Parente (BB – 9.825)** - tied
AT PITT
• Weilbacher (VT – 9.950)
• Akpan (VT – 9.900)
• Coburn (VT – 9.8750)
• Thornton (VT – 9.750)
• Bingham (VT – 9.775)** - tied
• Akpan (FX – 9.875)
AT KENT STATE
• Akpan (BB – 9.850)
• Akpan (UB – 9.775)
• Akpan (AA – 39.175)
• Bingham (UB – 9.825)** - tied
• Dzialo (UB – 9.800)
• Parente (BB – 9.850)
• Brzoska (BB – 9.850)
• Brzoska (FX – 9.825)
• Coburn (VT – 9.825)** - tied
• Thornton (VT – 9.825)** - tied
• Thornton (FX – 9.875)** - tied
MEET INFO
• Live results and live video are available via BGSUFalcons.com.
• The meet will air on ESPN+ which a subscription is needed.
• BGSU will be on Floor in rotation No. 2, vault in rotation No. 4, bars in rotation No. 6 and finish on beam in rotation No. 7.
• BGSU will have a bye in rotation No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 56 in the nation per Road to Nationals. Ball State is ranked No. 35, Central Michigan is No. 39, Eastern Michigan is No. 47, Kent State is No. 23, NIU is No. 52 and Western Michigan is No. 39
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 55 on beam and vault, No. 57 on bars and No. 59 on floor.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Bowling Green has won four MAC team championships, with the last coming in 2002.
• Bowling Green has 15 different Falcons who have won MAC Individual Championships with the last being Taylor Jenson on beam in last year's championship with a career-high 9.900.
• Current gymnast Kathryn Weilbacher earned MAC All-Tournament team honors in 2023.
LAST WEEK
• Love Akpan won the All-Around with a career-high 39.175 at then-No. 24 Kent State.
• Akpan had a PR on beam (9.850) and bars (9.775).
• Megan Bingham tied her PR on bars with a 9.825.
• Megan Dzialo had a PR on bars with a 9.800.
• Nadia Parente had a PR on beam with a 9.850 and Elise Brzoska also had a PR on beam with a 9.850.
• Brzoska also had a PR on floor with a 9.825.
• Madison Coburn tied her PR on vault with a 9.825.
• Keira Thornton tied her PR on vault (9.825) and floor (9.875).
CAREER-HIGH TRACKER
• After nine weeks, 12-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)
AT BALL STATE
• Akpan (FX – 9.700)
• Brown (UB – 9.800)
• Parente (BB – 9.775)
• Thornton (FX – 9.800)
• Thornton (UB – 9.675)
AT WESTERN MICHIGAN
• Bingham (VT – 9.750)** - tied
• Bingham (UB – 9.850)** - tied
• Brzoska (BB – 9.800)** - tied
• Decious (FX – 9.825)
• Rivelli (UB – 9.925)
• Thornton (FX – 9.850)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (VT – 9.650)** - tied
VS. CMU, UW-Oshkosh
• Castiglia (BB – 9.825)** - tied
• Akpan (FX – 9.825)
VS. EMU, WVU, FISK
• Akpan (VT – 9.825)
• Brzoska (UB – 9.725)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)** - tied
• Parente (BB – 9.825)
• Decious (FX – 9.825)** - tied
• Bannister (FX – 9.800)
• Brzoska (FX – 9.750)** - tied
AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
• Akpan (FX – 9.850)
• Akpan (AA – 38.625)
• Akpan (BB – 9.625)** - tied
• Thornton (FX – 9.875)
AT LIU
• Weilbacher (FX – 9.925)
• Weilbacher (AA – 39.500)
• Akpan (BB – 9.800)
• Brzoska (BB 9.800)** - tied
• Castiglia (BB – 9.850)
• Dzialo (UB – 9.700)
• Thornton (VT – 9.700)
• Thornton (UB – 9.725)** - tied
• Thornton (FX – 9.875)** - tied
AT OHIO STATE, KENT STATE, ILLINOIS
• Akpan (AA – 38.725)
• Brzoska (BB – 9.825)
• Thornton (VT – 9.725)
AT ILLINOIS
• Akpan (VT – 9.825)** - tied
• Akpan (BB – 9.825)
• Parente (BB – 9.825)** - tied
AT PITT
• Weilbacher (VT – 9.950)
• Akpan (VT – 9.900)
• Coburn (VT – 9.8750)
• Thornton (VT – 9.750)
• Bingham (VT – 9.775)** - tied
• Akpan (FX – 9.875)
AT KENT STATE
• Akpan (BB – 9.850)
• Akpan (UB – 9.775)
• Akpan (AA – 39.175)
• Bingham (UB – 9.825)** - tied
• Dzialo (UB – 9.800)
• Parente (BB – 9.850)
• Brzoska (BB – 9.850)
• Brzoska (FX – 9.825)
• Coburn (VT – 9.825)** - tied
• Thornton (VT – 9.825)** - tied
• Thornton (FX – 9.875)** - tied
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