Bowling Green State University Athletics

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics
Bowling Green Visits Muncie Indiana for Second Dual-Meet of the Season
January 15, 2026 | Gymnastics
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Gymnastics team heads to Ball State University on Sunday (Jan. 18) for its first road dual meet of the season. The meet begins at 1 p.m.Â
MEET INFO
• Live results and video can be found on BGSUFalcons.com.Â
• The meet will broadcast live on ESPN+, which can be accessed via subscription.Â
IN THE RANKINGSÂ
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 59 in the nation per Road to Nationals. Ball State comes in at No.44.Â
• The Falcons are ranked No.61 on vault, No.54 on bars, No. 57 on beam and No.60 on floor.Â
• Ball State enters the meet No.39 on vault, No.55 on bars. No.27 on beam and No.39 on floor.Â
ALL TIME SERIESÂ
• BGSU holds a 27-22 overall record against the Cardinals. Ball State has won the past three meetings against one another.Â
• Bowling Green's last win against Ball State came in Muncie, Ind., in 2022.
• BGSU head coach Brittney Emmons had a standout collegiate career at Ball State, where she was honored as the 2013 Mid-American Conference Senior Gymnast of the Year. A two-time team captain, she qualified for the NCAA Regionals three times as an all-arounder (2010, 2011, 2013) and competed at the 2009 regional meet on vault and floor. She earned All-MAC honors for three seasons and placed third on vault at the championship meet in 2011.Â
BALL STATEÂ
• Ball State enters the meet 1-1 on the season after splitting a tri-meet against Rutgers and Western Michigan University.Â
LAST WEEKÂ
• The Orange and Brown opened their season at the Stroh Center.Â
• Keira Thornton finished first on floor, scoring a 9.750.Â
• Natasha Lopez and Addie Tandeski made their debut as Falcons.Â
• Nadia Parente finished third on bars, scoring a 9.700.
• Kayla Shaw finished third on floor, scoring a 9.725.
CAREER-HIGH TRACKERÂ
• After one week, six-different Falcons have set or tied career highs.
VS. EASTERN MICHIGANÂ
• Coburn (UB – 9.550)
• Gianfrancesco (FX – 9.575)
• Gianfrancesco (VT – 9.625)
• Lopez (UB – 9.575)
• Lopez (BB – 9.675)
• Parente (UB – 9.700)
• Shaw (BB – 9.675)
• Tandeski (VT – 9.400)Â
NEXT UPÂ
• The Falcons head to Cornell University for its first quad-meet of the year on Sun, Jan.25. West Chester and Brockport are also part of the meet, which starts at 1 p.m.
MEET INFO
• Live results and video can be found on BGSUFalcons.com.Â
• The meet will broadcast live on ESPN+, which can be accessed via subscription.Â
IN THE RANKINGSÂ
• Bowling Green is ranked No. 59 in the nation per Road to Nationals. Ball State comes in at No.44.Â
• The Falcons are ranked No.61 on vault, No.54 on bars, No. 57 on beam and No.60 on floor.Â
• Ball State enters the meet No.39 on vault, No.55 on bars. No.27 on beam and No.39 on floor.Â
ALL TIME SERIESÂ
• BGSU holds a 27-22 overall record against the Cardinals. Ball State has won the past three meetings against one another.Â
• Bowling Green's last win against Ball State came in Muncie, Ind., in 2022.
• BGSU head coach Brittney Emmons had a standout collegiate career at Ball State, where she was honored as the 2013 Mid-American Conference Senior Gymnast of the Year. A two-time team captain, she qualified for the NCAA Regionals three times as an all-arounder (2010, 2011, 2013) and competed at the 2009 regional meet on vault and floor. She earned All-MAC honors for three seasons and placed third on vault at the championship meet in 2011.Â
BALL STATEÂ
• Ball State enters the meet 1-1 on the season after splitting a tri-meet against Rutgers and Western Michigan University.Â
LAST WEEKÂ
• The Orange and Brown opened their season at the Stroh Center.Â
• Keira Thornton finished first on floor, scoring a 9.750.Â
• Natasha Lopez and Addie Tandeski made their debut as Falcons.Â
• Nadia Parente finished third on bars, scoring a 9.700.
• Kayla Shaw finished third on floor, scoring a 9.725.
CAREER-HIGH TRACKERÂ
• After one week, six-different Falcons have set or tied career highs.
VS. EASTERN MICHIGANÂ
• Coburn (UB – 9.550)
• Gianfrancesco (FX – 9.575)
• Gianfrancesco (VT – 9.625)
• Lopez (UB – 9.575)
• Lopez (BB – 9.675)
• Parente (UB – 9.700)
• Shaw (BB – 9.675)
• Tandeski (VT – 9.400)Â
NEXT UPÂ
• The Falcons head to Cornell University for its first quad-meet of the year on Sun, Jan.25. West Chester and Brockport are also part of the meet, which starts at 1 p.m.
Players Mentioned
BG Gymnastics Postgame 1.11
Sunday, January 11
BG Gym : Coach Emmons Post Mac Championship 3.22
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BG Gym Postmeet 3.2
Sunday, March 02
BG GYM PostMeet 2.2
Sunday, February 02



















