GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational
vs. Lindenwood, Texas Woman's and #23 Iowa State
Meet Information 
Date: Friday, Feb. 15, 2019
Time: 2 p.m., CT
Location: St. Charles, Mo.
Venue: Family Arena
Series: Lindenwood leads All-Time Series 10-4;
Southeast leads All-Time Series with TWU 52-19;
Iowa State leads All-Time Series 5-10
Coaches: Ashley Lawson (First Season at SEMO);
Jen Llewellyn (Sixth Season at Lindenwood)
Lisa Bowerman (Eighth Season at TWU)
Jay Ronayne (13th Season at ISU)
 
Media Coverage
Video: FloGymnastics 
Live Stats
 
vs. Illinois-Chicago
Meet Information 
Date: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019
Time: 3 p.m., CT
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: UIC Dorin Forum
Series: Southeast leads All-Time Series 38-29
Coaches: Ashley Lawson (First Season at SEMO);
Peter Jansson and Mary Jansson (29th Seasons at UIC)
 
Media Coverage
Video: Facebook Live
Live Stats:  StatBroadcast
 
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Meet Notes: Southeast Missouri (PDF)
 
Southeast Ventures to St. Charles, Missouri, and Chicago for Pair of Weekend Meets 
Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics hits the road for a pair of meets on Friday and Sunday. The Redhawks face Lindenwood, Texas Woman's and Iowa State in a quad meet at the GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. SEMO then heads to Chicago, Illinois, for a MIC dual with Illinois-Chicago on Sunday at 3 p.m.
 
Northern Illinois Dual Recap
Anna Kaziska won both the floor and all-around titles Friday night on Pink Up Meet at Houck Field House as Southeast totaled a team score of 186.825. Northern Illinois took the dual with a 194.725. Kaziska posted a 9.875 in SEMO's anchor position in the final rotation to tie for the floor title. She also won the all-around crown with a total score of 38.425.
 
Alana Fischer was second in the all-around with 37.725, competing in all four events for the first time in her career. Mackenzie Slee was third (35.600) and Michael Sanders was fourth (33.475).
 
Southeast compiled a 46.375 on vault in the opening rotation. Kaziska paced the Redhawks with a score of 9.675 to take second overall at the dual. Kendra Benak matched a career-best bars score of 9.525 to lead SEMO to a 45.875 in the second rotation. 
 
The Redhawks then notched a 46.475 in the third rotation on beam. Kaziska led the Redhawks with a 9.800 which placed second at the meet. Fischer and Gabrielle Adams each tallied scores of 9.625 to tie for second on SEMO. The mark was a career best for Adams and a season high for Fischer. 
 
Southeast then registered its highest event of the meet with a 48.100 on floor in the final rotation. Allyson Bell led off the rotation with a 9.550 in her first floor routine of 2019. Slee was second on the event behind Kaziska with a mark of 9.775. Fischer and Adams also recorded back-to-back scores of 9.450 at the third and fourth slots in the Redhawks lineup. The score was a career best for Fischer.
 
Kaziska Named MIC Newcomer of the Week for Third Time in 2019
Anna Kaziska was named Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Week for the third time in six weeks, the league announced Tuesday after her performance against Northern Illinois. 
 
Looking at the Opponents
GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational Friday 
Lindenwood
The Lions posted a season-high score of 195.350 during its tri meet with Bowling Green and Ball State last Friday. Lindenwood was led by Courtney Mitchell's all-around score of 39.350, the second-highest mark in program history. Mitchell scored a 9.900 on the beam, a 9.875 on bars and a 9.825 on the floor to earn MIC Gymnast of the Week honors. Aleah Leman tallied a career-high score of 9.825 on vault to tie for first place at the meet.
 
Texas Woman's
The Pioneers totaled a team score of 192.875 on Feb. 1 at Centenary. Bria Northrop won the bars (9.825), floor (9.850) and all-around (39.050) titles at the meet. Erin Alderman captured the beam title with a mark of 9.800.  
 
Iowa State
The No. 23 Cyclones took down the Southern Utah by a score of 195.375-195.250 Friday at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State's night was highlight by a great team bars performance of 49.250. Meaghan Sievers took the vault (9.850), floor (9.850) all-around (39.275) and bars (9.900) titles in the dual meet. Laura Burns tied with Sievers for the crown on bars, also adding a score of 9.900.
 
Sunday
Illinois-Chicago
UIC defeated Illinois State, 194.700-193.525 last Saturday. Serena Baker scored 9.800 to tie for first on bars. Riley Mahoney and Kayla Baddeley each scored 9.825 to capture the vault title in the second rotation. Baddeley was earned MIC Performance of the Week honors for her mark on vault. Mikailla Northern was second in the all-around competition with 38.850.
 
Lawson Faces Former Team
Southeast Head Coach Ashley Lawson faces Lindenwood where she served as an assistant in 2018 on Friday at the GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational. 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.
 
2018-2019 Signees 
Southeast Head Coach Ashley Lawson announced on Feb. 14 the addition of signee Catherine Costantini to the 2020 team. Constanti, a Centerton, Arkansas native, will graduate from Seton Home Study School in 2019. She is the third Redhawks signee in 2019 and will join Lindsey Moffitt and Taylor Fishkin as well as early signing period signees Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso, Jordan Jones and Mallory Desch this upcoming fall ahead of the 2020 season. Moffitt, a Ferris, Texas native, will graduate from Laurel Springs School Online in May 2019 and signed with the Redhawks on Jan. 29. Fishkin, a Manlius, New York native, will graduate from Fayetteville-Manlius High School in 2019 and signed with SEMO on Jan. 21.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Gabrielle Adams, Megan Dennis, Alana Fischer and Samantha Gallet each qualified for the USA Gymnastics National Championships in 2018.
 
Looking Ahead
Southeast next travels to Muncie, Indiana, for a tri-meet with Illinois State and Ball State on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 12 p.m.