Photo provided by Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The battle of the birds took place on Friday at CEFCU Arena, ending with a victory for the Illinois State Redbirds over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. Illinois State rounded out its last home meet with a 194.600, flying over Southeast Missouri State’s 192.925. The Redbirds also claimed their highest vault score of the season, posting a 49.175 on their first […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds earned their highest score of the season as they fell behind to some of the best teams in the country. Illinois State’s season-high of 195.850 took them to a fourth-place finish at the Metroplex Challenge on Saturday. No. 18 Georgia landed tenths higher to take third with 196.300, No. 22 Illinois striked second with 196.300 and No. 4 Utah flew […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com FORT WORTH, TX. - Jaye Mack competed in Fort Worth Thursday in the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships.Earning a 9.7500, Jaye didn’t blow anyone away with her final performance of the year. But, this doesn’t take away anything from the great performances she had throughout the year in the floor event.“It probably wasn’t the routine that I was expecting to have and I had a few mistakes,” […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAN, OKLA. - Illinois State Gymnastics lived up to expectations Thursday night when they competed in the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Norman Regional.Catching the most eyes in Oklahoma was freshman Jaye Mack, who tied her career best by putting up a 9.925 when she took the floor for the final event of the night. Placing second overall, she gave herself a good chance to extend her season, though […]
Photo Courtesy of ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - The NCAA Gymnastics Regionals will feature three Redbirds when the meet takes place in Oklahoma. Angelica Labat, Jaye Mack and Alana Laster will be the trio competing in the meet. For Labat, this will be her second year competing in the meet. As for the other two, their years as freshmen are wrapping up with their first appearance in the regional.“We are […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State gymnastics put on a show for their senior night on Saturday, topping Southeast Missouri State with a final score of 195.350-192.750.The meet started out strong with a vault score of 48.900, as expected for a team that has dominated that event this season. However, they scored even better on bars, scoring a 49.150 in the event to make it not only their […]
Photo courtesy from goredbirds.com PROVO, Utah - Illinois State gymnastics will be on the road for a meet at BYU tonight. The Redbirds will face both the No. 14 Cougars and the No. 35 Washington Huskies.This will be a tough match against non-conference opponents, but the Redbirds are still a group carrying a lot of momentum into the meet. For the fourth consecutive week, junior Angelica Labat won the Gymnast […]
Photo Courtesy Goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - After their win, last weekend against Bowling Green State, the Illinois State Women’s Gymnastics team is ready to carry their momentum against Northern Illinois tonight at 7 p.m. The Redbird’s season took off with a bit of a rough start, hurting from three losses. However, it looks like it’s only going up from here. The ‘birds managed to score a 194.525, their second-highest score […]
