Bowling Green State University Athletics
Sunday, February 22
Bowling Green, Ohio
2 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
vs
Central Michigan
Photo by: Jack Walsh, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Take on Defending MAC Champs, Central Michigan, at the Stroh
February 17, 2026 | Gymnastics
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Gymnastics team takes center stage as they host the defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) Champions, Central Michigan, in a meet on Sunday, (Feb.15) at the Stroh Center. The meet is set to begin at 2 p.m.
MEET INFO
MEET INFO
- Live results can be found at BGSUFalcons.com.
- Live video of the meet will be found on ESPN+.
- This meet's theme is 'Orange Wave' and 'Faculty /Staff Appreciation.
- BGSU currently ranks No.54 in the Nation, per Road to Nationals.
- The Falcons rank No.64 on vault, No.52 on bars, No.59 on beam and No.52 on floor per Road to Nationals.
- Central Michigan enters the meet ranked No.33 in the Nation per Road to Nationals.
- The Chippewas rank No.41 on vault, No.20 in bars, No.42 on beam and No.39 on bars.
- All time, the Falcons hold a 16-44 record against the Chippewas.
- 10 of the 16 wins have happened at Bowling Green.
- Central Michigan enters the meet as the 2025 MAC Champions.
- 8-1 overall on the season, 3-0 in the MAC.
- Coming off a 196.075-196.000 win against Kent State.
- The Orange and Brown claimed victory over Northern Illinois University (NIU) 194.350 -193.425.
- Bowling Green's win over NIU is the first MAC win for the Falcons since February 26, 2022, when the Falcons beat Eastern Michigan.
- This win also marks the first time since 2018 that the Falcons earned back-to-back wins. In 2018, the Falcons opened the season with three straight wins, beating Michigan State, Utah State, and Eastern Michigan.
- The Falcons scored a season high 194.350 as a team.
- 6 different Falcons matched or set a career high individually.
- Kayla Shaw scored the team's highest score of the year, scoring a 9.900 on the Floor Exercise.Â
- Shaw took first overall on the floor.
- Shaw won second overall on the beam.
- Shaw claimed third overall on the bars.
- Megan Dzialo took first overall on the bars.
- Faye Dubin won third overall on the beam.
- Madison Coburn and Keira Thornton tied for second overall on the beam.
- 12 different Falcons have set or tied career highs this season.
- Coburn (UB - 9.550)
- Lopez (BB - 9.675)
- Parente (UB - 9.700)
- Shaw (BB - 9.675)
- Tandeski (VT - 9.575)
- Tandeski (UB - 9.600)
- Brown (VT - 9.800)
- Parente (FX - 9.775)
- Wurtz (VT - 9.700)
SEMO QUAD-MEET
- Thornton (UB - 9.800)
- Lopez (UB - 9.750)
- Gianfrancesco (FX - 9.775)
- Parente (FX - 9.825)
- Dzialo (FX - 9.825)
- Gianfrancesco (VT - 9.750)
- Dubin (BB - 9.750)
- Dzialo (FX - 9.825)
- Lopez (VT - 9.450)
- Milligan (VT - 9.525)
- Shaw (FX - 9.900)
- The Falcons host the defending MAC Champions, Central Michigan, on Sunday (Feb.15) at the Stroh Center. The meet begins at 2:00 p.m.
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