CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics notched a season-best 194.200 Friday on Senior Night 2022 at Houck Field House. Illinois State won the dual with a 195.875.
Jolie Miller registered a career-best and SEMO program-high 9.950 on bars to win the event. The mark puts Miller first overall in SEMO program history edging the previous school record of 9.925 held by head coach Ashley (Godwin) Lawson (2004) and Malia Roberts (1999).
Senior
Anna Kaziska captured both the beam and floor titles in the final two rotations of the home event. Kaziska notched her second career 9.900 on beam and a personal-best 9.950 on floor to secure the top spot at the dual.
The Louisville, Kentucky, native now ranks fifth all-time in SEMO program history for floor with Alexis Traylor (2004) and Kate Farrington (1995).
Lydia Webb was second overall in the all-around competition with a career-best 39.075.
Molly Maxwell took fourth, tallying a career-high 38.775.
SEMO opened its Senior Night dual against Illinois State with a 48.200.
Lindsay Ockler led the Redhawks with a 9.800 for fourth overall at the dual Friday. The mark was her third-straight score of 9.800 or higher.
Kaziska added a 9.650. Miller and Maxwell then each tallied 9.600 in the second and fifth lineup slots, respectively.
Webb notched a 9.550 and
Nyah Reader had a 9.450 to round out the Redhawks opening rotation.
The Redhawks then added a 47.675 on bars paced by Miller's career-best and program-record mark. The Aurora, Colorado, native closed the event with a 9.950 for her fifth career event title.
Webb added a 9.800 for fourth overall Friday while Maxwell chipped in a 9.600.
Ockler finished with a 9.375.
SEMO then hit a 49.150 on beam in the third rotation. The mark ranks fifth all-time in Southeast Missouri program history.
Kaziska won the event with a 9.900 in the anchor position. The score ranks tied for seventh in SEMO program history for beam.
Webb added a career-high 9.875 in the fourth lineup slot for third overall Friday.
Anna Speller chipped in a 9.850 and
Nyah Reader registered a 9.800 for fifth and sixth, respectively, for beam at the dual.
Maxwell and Miller each had 9.725 to round out the beam rotation.
SEMO concluded the dual meet with a 49.175 on floor. The score tied for 11th all-time in program history. All five of the Redhawk gymnasts hit their routines during the final rotation.
Kaziska paced the Redhawks with a career-high 9.950 for the event title.
Madison Greene, Kaziska's former teammate at Champion Gymnastics in Kentucky, added a 9.900 in the fourth position Friday.
Maxwell and Webb both added career-best 9.850s, in the second and third lineup spots, respectively.
Reader tallied a 9.625 to complete the Redhawk scorers on floor.
SEMO recognized seniors
Anna Kaziska,
Makenzie Marciniak and
Ashley Albrecht for their careers at SEMO at the conclusion of the dual.
SEMO next hits the road for a double-meet weekend in Louisiana and Texas March 4 and 6. The meets are scheduled for 7 p.m., CT and 2 p.m., CT, respectively.
The Redhawks compete in a dual meet with Centenary on Friday, March 4 in Shreveport, Louisiana, before Texas Woman's Quad Meet with Oklahoma and Air Force on Sunday, March 6 in Denton, Texas.