at Iowa
Meet Information 
Date: Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m., CT
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Series: SEMO leads All-Time Series 18-11
Coaches: Ashley Lawson (First Season at SEMO);
Larissa Libby (15th Season)
 
Media Coverage
Live Stats
Video: FloGymnastics ($)
 
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Meet Notes: Southeast Missouri (PDF)
 
Dual Meet at Iowa
Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics (0-3) continues its 2019 season with a dual meet at the Big Ten's Iowa (0-1) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. 
 
Alabama Quad Recap
The Redhawks commenced their 2019 season with a quad meet at #6 Alabama with Northern Illinois and Temple on Friday, Jan. 4. Southeast notched a team score of 187.800 for fourth at the quad. SEMO registered a 47.750 on vault in the second rotation.
 
Anna Kaziska posted her first career score of 9.700 or higher with a 9.725 in the anchor position on floor in her collegiate debut. Kaziska was also fourth in the all-around competition with a total of 37.550.
 
Mackenzie Slee notched a 9.700 for second on the team on floor and Gabrielle Adams tallied a 9.550. Slee also led the team on vault (9.675). Kaziska was second on vault with a 9.600. Adams (9.575), Samantha Gallet (9.525) and Michael Sanders (9.375) rounded out SEMO on vault. Maya Tran posted a 9.300 on vault in her collegiate gymnastics debut.
 
In her return from a season-ending injury in 2018, Lindsey Bates posted a team-best score of 9.650 on bars. Gallet was second on the Redhawks with a 9.625 and Allyson Bell chipped in a score of 9.350.
 
Kaziska and Alana Fischer recorded identical team-high beam scores of 9.525 to bookend the Southeast rotation.
 
Looking at the Opponent
Iowa
The Hawkeyes opened the 2019 campaign at #14 Auburn with a team score of 193.225 on Saturday, Jan. 5. Mackenzie Vance competed in the all-around in her collegiate debut and earned a 37.125. She finished out the meet with her highest score of the night on beam with a score 9.750.
 
On bars, Maddie Kampschroeder had a 9.800 and Nicole Chow closed out the second rotation with a 9.825. Erin Castle opened the floor rotation with a 9.700, while Allie Gilchrist followed up, scoring a 9.725, and Lauren Guerin displayed a 9.800. Misty-Jade Carlson tied a career high on beam of 9.800. Clair Kaji had the highest score (9.900, beam) of the night for Iowa.
 
Series History
Southeast leads the all-time series with the Hawkeyes, 18-11. The Redhawks posted a team score of 192.750 last season on Friday, March 2, 2018 at #30 Iowa. Alexis Brawner placed second on vault (9.750) and finished third on floor with a 9.875. Alana Fischer tied for third on beam with a personal-best score of 9.750. McKenna Stanley finished third in the all-around competition with a score of 36.800. Mackenzie Slee posted a 9.750 on floor. 
 
New Coach, New Era
Ashley Lawson returns to Southeast after competing for the Redhawks from 2001-2004 and holds the school record in four (bars, beam, floor, all-around) of the five individual event titles. Lawson coaches beam as well as co-coaches the vault and floor teams with assistant coach Chris Licameli.
 
Lawson was previously an assistant coach at Lindenwood University in 2018. There, she was the balance beam coach, helping lead the Lions to their fourth-straight Midwest Independent Conference title. Lindenwood also finished second in the team finals of the 2018 USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championships.
 
Lawson also served as a member of the Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics coaching staff for one year in 2009-10. As an assistant coach at SEMO, Lawson was the head balance beam coach that helped coach three gymnasts to qualify for the 2010 NCAA Regionals. Also, while acting as the head balance beam coach, Lawson turned Southeast's weakest event into its second-best event in just six months.
 
From 2001-2004, Lawson competed on the Redhawks gymnastics squad at Southeast Missouri. She holds the school record in four of the five individual event titles. She holds the bars (9.925), beam (9.975), floor (10.000), and all-around (39.550) records. She is one of just three gymnasts in school history to record a perfect ten in an individual event.
 
2018 Signees
Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso, Jordan Jones and Mallory Desch signed to compete at Southeast for the 2020 season in November during the early signing period.
 
Roster Breakdown
Southeast returns 10 athletes from 2018 but is relatively young with eight underclassmen. Allyson Bell is the lone senior. Juniors Megan Dennis, Kenna Skepnek, Mackenzie Slee and Kendra Benak round out the upperclassmen.
 
Sophomores Gabrielle Adams, Lindsey Bates, Alana Fischer, Samantha Gallet and Michael Sanders were regular contributors to the 2018 lineup and had to grow up quickly in their inaugural collegiate season. Bates competed as an all-arounder in four meets and led the freshman class with five event titles in 2018. Adams captured one event title last season. Both Adams and Bates earned MIC Newcomer of the Week laurels.
 
Freshmen Anna Kaziska, Makenzie Marciniak and Maya Tran complete the 13-member 2019 team. Kaziska will make an impact on all four events as an all-arounder. 
 
2018 in Review
Southeast finished fourth at the MIC Championships in 2018 with a team score of 193.875. Gabrielle Adams tied for third on vault at the MIC Championships to earn First-Team All-MIC honors. SEMO posted a 7-17 overall record in 2018.
 
Adams, Megan Dennis, Alana Fischer and Samantha Gallet each qualified for the USA Gymnastics National Championships in 2018.
 
Looking Ahead
After Friday's dual meet at Iowa, Southeast returns to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for their home opener against San Jose State on Friday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Houck Field House.
 
The 2019 Redhawks will be signing autographs at the conclusion of their season-opening meet. 
 
2019 Redhawks Gymnastics season ticket packages are on sale now. For just $20, which is a 50 percent savings, fans will receive eight tickets that can be used at any Redhawk home meet. Season ticket holders will also receive a Southeast gymnastics t-shirt if they order their package by Monday, Jan. 7.