NORMAL, Ill. – For the first time in 11 years, the Illinois State gymnastics team claimed victory at the Missouri Independent Conference championships with a 196.375. But, the Redbirds are already looking ahead of their program record score. Sophomore powerhouses Alana Laster and Jaye Mack’s seasons are not quite over yet. For the second year in a row, the duo was selected to compete in the NCAA Regional Championships for […]
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 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 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 […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - ISU gymnastics was able to host their first home meet of the year on Friday night against Eastern Michigan. It was in front of that home crowd that the Redbirds lost 193.950-192.650. However, the meet certainly wasn’t all Eagles.The night started on vault for the ‘birds, where they put up a season-best score of 48.725. They carried that momentum into the bars, where […]
