Southeast Missouri vs. Lindenwood
Date: Friday, Jan. 8, 2016
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Houck Field House
Coaches: Kristi Ewasko (Seventh Season); Jen Kesler (Third Season)

Media Coverage
Live Results: GoSoutheast.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMOgymnastics

Southeast Missouri Hosts Lindenwood in Season Opener
The Southeast Missouri gymnastics team opens the 2016 season hosting the reigning Midwest Independent Conference Champion Lindenwood University Friday, Jan.8 at 6:30 p.m. This is the first of five home meets on the schedule this season.

Redhawks End Preseason on High Note
Southeast held its final intrasquad on Dec. 11, allowing the gymnasts to showcase their routines for family and friends one final time before heading into the regular season. The squad finished with a team score of 193.475. Alyssa Tucker and McKinzie Jones finished the meet with the highest individual scores of 9.900 on the balance beam and floor exercise, respectively.

Senior Spotlight
Taylor Penzien is the lone senior on the roster this season. The 2013 MIC Newcomer of the Year looks to finish her career on high note this season. In Penzien's time at Southeast, she has accumulated 35 scores of 9.700 or higher, including career-bests of 9.875 on bars (vs. Centenary, 3/6/15) and 9.825 on the balance beam (at Illinois-Chicago, 3/15/15) last season.

Thomas Looks to Build Off 2015
Earning a scholarship prior to the 2015 season after coming in as a walk-on a season prior, Ashley Thomas begins her junior campaign as the active leader in scores of 9.700 or higher (56) and event titles (10). She earned first-team conference honors on vault and second-team on the floor and in the all-around, qualifying her for the NCAA Regionals in Norman, Oklahoma where she placed ninth in the all-around with a score of 39.100.

Probable Event Lineups

Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise
Chelsi	Taylor	Ashley	Ashley
Lauren	Ashley	Alexis	Olivia
Jordan	Alexis	McKenna	Lauren
Ashley	McKenna	Lauren	Alexis
Alexis	Lauren	McKinzie	McKinzie
Olivia	McKinzie	Jessica	Jordan

2015 MIC Gymnast of the Year
The Lady Lions return junior standout Valeri Ingui for her senior season. Ingui helped lead Lindenwood to its first dual-meet win against the Redhawks last season. Southeast previously held a 4-0 record in the all-time series. 

Defending MIC Champs
Lindenwood begins its road to defending the MIC title in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Ingui led the way for the Lady Lions as she earned first-team conference honors on vault, bars and in the all-around, while taking second-team honors on beam and floor on her way to the NCAA Regionals.