SEMO at Illinois State
Road Dual Meet
 
Meet Information
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022
Time: 5 p.m., CT
Location: Normal, Ill.
Venue: Redbird Arena
Series: SEMO leads Illinois State, 64-40, 0-2 in 2022
Coaches: Ashley Lawson (Fourth Season at SEMO);
Bob Conkling (17th Season at Illinois State)

Live Video: ESPN3
Live Results: StatBroadcast
  
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Redhawks Take on Illinois State Saturday in Final Regular-Season Meet 
Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics heads to Normal, Illinois, this weekend to compete against Illinois State Saturday in SEMO's final regular season meet. The Redhawks will face ISU at Redbird Arena Saturday ahead of the 2022 Midwest Independent Conference Championship March 18 in Denton, Texas. First rotation Saturday at ISU is slated for 5 p.m., CT. 

Looking at Illinois State 
Illinois State enters the final week of the regular season with a NQS of 195.140. 
 
The Redbirds most recently took third at No. 14 Brigham Young's tri meet with No. 35 Washington. ISU finished with a score of 192.800.
 
Jaye Mack tied her career-best with a 9.925 on floor to finish in a three-way tie for first place. She was awarded MIC Performance of the Week honors on Wednesday. 
 
Angelica Labat came in third in the all-around with a final score of 39.000.  J'Chelle Heard, Mack and Labat were part of a six-way tie for eighth place on vault with matching scores of 9.800. Labat tied for seventh on beam with a 9.775 to lead the way for the Redbirds.
 
Kaziska Named MIC Gymnast of the Week
Senior Anna Kaziska was named the Midwest Independent Conference Gymnast of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.
 
Kaziska registered four scores of 9.700 or higher and won two individual event titles in SEMO's double-meet road weekend this past week. The Louisville, Kentucky, native, won the floor (9.800) and beam (9.875) titles in the final two rotations at Centenary on March 4. She also had a 9.600 on vault at the dual.
 
Kaziska then registered a 9.775 on vault and a 9.850 on floor at Texas Woman's Quad Meet on March 6.
 
Kaziska leads the Redhawks in 2022 with nine event titles. For Kaziska, the MIC weekly honor is her third of the season and 14th in her career.
 
Reader Awarded MIC Newcomer of the Week
Freshman Nyah Reader earned Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. 
 
Reader registered a trio of scores of 9.700 or higher in SEMO's double-meet road weekend.
 
Reader, a freshman from Rexford, New York, finished as the runner-up on beam in the dual with Centenary on March 4, registering a 9.775. She also added a 9.650 on vault and a 9.625 on floor in the dual meet. 
 
Reader then posted a pair of 9.700s on beam and floor at Texas Woman's Quad Meet on March 6. She has now registered six-straight beam routines of 9.700 or higher this season. The floor mark was a career-high for Reader. She also chipped in a 9.525 on vault at the quad meet.
 
For Reader, the MIC weekly honor is the first in her career.
 
Redhawks Edge Centenary in Road Dual
The Redhawks secured four individual event titles as SEMO totaled 191.200 to take first overall in its road dual against Centenary March 4 at the Gold Dome. Centenary finished with 188.100.
 
Molly Maxwell captured the vault title with a personal-best matching 9.775. The title was the third in her career and first title outside of the all-around competition.
 
Lydia Webb took first overall in the all-around competition with a total of 38.625 for her first career event title. Webb notched a pair of 9.725s on vault and floor along with a 9.700 on bars. 
 
Anna Kaziska won the floor (9.800) and beam (9.875) titles in the final two rotations.
  
Maxwell was the runner-up in the all-around competition, compiling a score of 37.925 behind a 9.775 on vault and a 9.700 on beam. 
 
SEMO's best event of the dual was a 48.400 on vault along with a 48.025 on beam, 47.850 on floor and 46.925 on bars. 
 
TWU Quad Meet Recap
SEMO notched a team-score of 193.425 for fourth at Texas Woman's Quad Meet March 6 at the Kitty Magee Arena. No. 2-ranked Oklahoma took first with a 198.075 followed by meet host, Texas Woman's (195.725), and Air Force (195.700).
 
Molly Maxwell took fifth in the all-around competition with a total of 38.675. The junior from Milton, Wisconsin, registered a 9.725 on vault and a 9.750 on floor. Lydia Webb, a sophomore from Wylie, Texas, finished the competition with 37.600 for sixth with a 9.750 on bars and a 9.800 on floor. 
 
The Redhawks notched a 48.950 on floor in the second rotation. It's the second-highest floor score for SEMO in 2022 after posting a season-high 49.175 against Illinois State on Feb. 25.
 
The Redhawks also compiled 48.525 on bars, 48.300 on vault and 47.650 on beam. 
 
Yeah Linds!!
Freshman Lindsay Ockler won the bars title Feb. 11 in SEMO's home opener against Lindenwood. The Huson, Montana, native notched a career-best bars set of 9.850 to capture her first career individual event title. Ockler also led the Redhawks with a 9.800 on vault in the anchor position for third at the meet. She closed out the dual against Lindenwood with a 9.450 on floor. 
 
Ockler most recently matched a career-high 9.850 beam routine March 6 at Texas Woman's Quad Meet. In eight meets this season, Ockler has registered seven scores of 9.775 or higher on bars after she matched her career best in Texas on March 6. Ockler also added a 9.825 on vault for fifth overall to pace SEMO at the quad.
 
Ockler leads the Redhawks in 2022 with 18 scores of 9.7 or higher and an individual event title. The Huson, Montana, native has competed on vault, bars and floor in her first career collegiate season. 
 
Ockler's career bests this season include a 9.850 on both vault and bars and a 9.775 floor exercise. 
 
On vault, Ockler hasn't scored lower than a 9.725. In her last four competitions, she has scored a 9.800 or higher on vault including a 9.850 at the 2022 GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational on Feb. 18. 
 
Her first 9.850 on bars this season earned her the individual title against Lindenwood on Feb. 11. All but two of Ockler's bars sets in 2022 have been lower than a 9.800. 
 
On floor, Ockler has achieved three scores of 9.700 or higher including a personal-best 9.775 at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic on Jan. 21. 
 
Ockler has a bars NQS of 9.815 and a vault NQS score of 9.800 in 2022. 
 
Anna Banana Doing Anna Banana Things
Senior Anna Kaziska paces the Redhawks in 2022 with nine individual event titles (five beam and four floor) and 17 scores of 9.700 or higher.
 
Kaziska, a Louisville, Kentucky, native, has earned Midwest Independent Conference Performance of the Week twice in 2022 and MIC Gymnast of the Week once. She was named a nominee for the 2022 AAI Award on Feb. 21. 
 
On beam, Kaziska has registered a 9.775 or higher in each of the last seven competitions this season and eight times this campaign. She has tallied four 9.875s this season and added a season-best 9.900 to win the event title on Senior Night against Illinois State on Feb. 25. 
 
On floor, Kaziska has totaled eight scores of 9.775 or higher in 2022. In the last seven meets, Kaziska hasn't scored lower than a 9.800. She hit a 9.900 at Lindenwood on Jan. 29 before adding a 9.925 at home against Lindenwood on Feb. 11. 
 
Kaziska then posted a career-best 9.950 to earn the title on Senior Night against Illinois State on Feb. 25. She ranks fifth all-time in SEMO program history for floor with Alexis Traylor (2004) and Kate Farrington (1995).
 
Kaziska also notched a season-high vault of 9.750 at #13 Arkansas on Feb. 6. 
 
She has a floor NQS score of 9.880 and a beam NQS score of 9.870.
 
Jolie, Jolie, Jolie, Jolie!! 
Jolie Miller, a junior from Aurora, Colorado, leads the Redhawks in 2022 on bars with seven scores of 9.700 or higher and two event titles.
 
Miller has registered six bars routines of 9.800 or higher this season including a pair of 9.875s, a 9.850 and a career-high 9.950. 
 
Miller registered a career-best and SEMO program-high 9.950 to win the event on Senior Night against Illinois State on Feb. 25. The bars mark put 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). Miller was awarded MIC Performance of the Week after the bars routine. 

She has a bars NQS score of 9.845.
 
Miller has also notched three scores of 9.700 or higher on beam thus far in 2022. She registered a season-best 9.800 on beam at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic on Jan. 21 and has also added a pair of 9.725s this season.   
 
WEBBY!!
Lydia Webb finished second overall in the all-around competition with a career-high 39.075 against Illinois State on Feb. 25 on Senior Night. The sophomore from Wylie, Texas, registered career-bests on beam (9.875) and floor (9.850) to go along with a 9.800 on bars and a 9.550 on vault. 
 
Webb most recently took first overall in the all-around competition at Centenary on March 4 with a total of 38.625 for her first career event title. She compiled 9.725 on both vault and floor with a 9.700 on bars. 
 
She then finished the all-around competition with 37.600 for sixth with a 9.750 on bars and a 9.800 on floor in Texas Woman's Quad Meet on March 6. 

Webb has scored a 9.700 or higher on bars in the last three meets. On floor, she hasn't scored lower than 9.725 in the last seven competitions. 
 
Webb has competed in the all-around competition six times in 2022 and has registered 17 scores of 9.700 or higher this season (seven on bars, seven on floor, two on beam, one on vault). She previously served as a floor specialist in 2021.

She has a NQS of 38.250 in the all-around, a NQS of 9.775 on floor and a NQS of 9.760 on bars. 
 
SEMO in 2022 
SEMO has posted a team-score of 193 or higher in six competitions in 2022. Head coach Ashley Lawson has coached SEMO to a NQS of 193.625 this season. 
 
SEMO registered a season-high 194.200 against Illinois State on Feb. 25. The Redhawks registered season highs on beam and floor during the dual. SEMO hit a 49.150 on beam in the third rotation. The mark ranks fifth all-time in Southeast Missouri program history. The Redhawks then concluded the dual meet with a 49.175 on floor. The score tied for 11th all-time in program history.
 
The Redhawks also have season-highs of 48.400 on vault and a 48.675 on bars in 2022. 
 
Seven Redhawks have won event titles in 2022 led by Anna Kaziska's nine. Molly Maxwell has three titles (two all-around, one vault) and Jolie Miller has won bars two times in 2022. Anna Speller (beam), Lindsay Ockler (bars), Madison Greene (floor) and Lydia Webb (all-around) have also won an event title this season. 
 
Two Redhawks have also been recognized by the MIC with weekly honors. Kaziska has earned MIC Performance of the Week twice and MIC Gymnast of the Week once while Miller captured MIC Performance of the Week after posting a SEMO program-best bars routine of 9.950. 
 
SEMO is averaging a 48.067 on vault, a 48.017 on bars, a 48.294 on beam, a 48.531 on floor and a team-score of 192.908.

Senior Night 2022 Recap
Southeast Missouri notched a season-best 194.200 Feb. 25 on Senior Night 2022 at Houck Field House against Illinois State (195.875).
 
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.
 
The Redhawks then added a 47.675 on bars paced by Jolie Miller's career-best and program-record mark (9.950). Webb added a 9.800 for fourth overall.
 
SEMO then hit a 49.150 on beam in the third rotation. The mark ranks fifth all-time in Southeast Missouri program history. Anna Kaziska won the event with 9.900 followed by Anna Speller (9.850). Nyah Reader registered a 9.800 for sixth overall at the dual behind Speller (fifth). 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 added a 9.900 in the fourth position. Maxwell and Webb both chipped in career-best 9.850s, in the second and third lineup spots, respectively. 
  
Kaziska Closes Senior Night with Career-Best Floor
Senior Anna Kaziska captured both the beam and floor titles in the final two rotations of SEMO's Senior Night dual meet against Illinois State on Feb. 25. Kaziska notched her second career 9.900 on beam (season-high) and a personal-best 9.950 on floor to secure the top spot on both events 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). Kaziska also posted a 9.650 on vault in the opening rotation.
 
Kaziska has earned three Midwest Independent Conference weekly honors (Performance of the Week twice, Gymnast once) and won nine individual titles in 2022 (four beam and three floor).
 
Speller is Stellar
Anna Speller won the individual beam event title in her 2022 season debut Feb. 18 at the 2022 GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational quad meet held at The Family Arena. 
 
Speller, a sophomore from St. Louis, Missouri, matched a personal-best 9.900 beam routine to capture her first career event title. Her 9.900 ranks tied for sixth all-time in SEMO program history for beam. For Speller, it marked her 2022 debut after missing the first five meets of the season. 
 
She also chipped in a 9.850 for fifth against Illinois State on Feb. 25 on Senior Night at Houck Field House. 

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The Reader
Nyah Reader registered a pair of career bests on vault (9.675) and beam Feb. 11 in SEMO's home opener against Lindenwood. Reader, a freshman from Rexford, New York, finished as the runner-up on beam with a career-best 9.850.
 
Reader notched a 9.800 (sixth) on beam against Illinois State on Feb. 25 on Senior Night. She also had a 9.625 on floor and a 9.450 on vault.
 
Reader also registered a career-best floor score of 9.700 at Texas Woman's Quad Meet on March 6. 
 
Reader has recorded a beam score of 9.700 or higher in each of the last six meets and has seven scores of 9.700 or higher in 2022. 
 
She has totaled a NQS of 9.755 on beam in 2022. 
 
Our Favorite Color Besides Red is Madison Greene
Freshman Madison Greene captured her first career event title with a personal-best floor score of 9.925 in the final rotation Feb. 11 in SEMO's home opener against Lindenwood. Greene tied for first on floor with teammate Anna Kaziska. The floor score ranks tied for seventh all-time in SEMO history. 

Greene has registered five scores of 9.800 or higher on floor in 2022 including most recently a 9.850 at Texas Woman's Quad Meet on March 6. She has a NQS of 9.810 on floor in 2022. 
 
Greene, a freshman from Crestwood, Kentucky, trained at Champion Gymnastics with current SEMO teammate Anna Kaziska.  

Maxwell with Another All-Around Title
Molly Maxwell won her second career all-around title with 38.200 Feb. 11 in SEMO's home opener against Lindenwood. Maxwell's best event of the dual was a 9.700 on floor. 
 
She previously took first in the all-around competition at Lindenwood's dual Jan. 29 in St. Charles, Missouri, for her first career event title with a total of 37.775. Her best event of the dual was a 9.700 on floor.
 
Maxwell most recently won the vault individual title with a personal-best matching 9.775 at Centenary on March 4. The title was the third in her career and first title outside of the all-around competition. Maxwell was also the runner-up in the all-around competition, compiling a score of 37.925. 
 
Maxwell, a junior from Milton, Wisconsin, has competed in the all-around competition in all nine meets in 2022. She took fourth with a career-best 38.775 against Illinois State on Feb. 25 on Senior Night including a personal high 9.850 on floor. 

Maxwell has registered 11 scores of 9.700 or higher in 2022. She has compiled a NQS score of 38.275 in the all-around and a NQS of 9.710 on floor. 
 
In 2022, Maxwell has surpassed 38.000 in the all-around competition five times. 
 
Kaziska Named 2022 AAI Award Nominees
Senior Anna Kaziska was named a 2022 AAI Award Nominee, Feb. 21. Kaziska, a Louisville, Kentucky, native, is one of 35 nominees for the award. 

Kaziska has competed in 41 career meets over all four events. The Louisville, Kentucky, native has captured 46 career event titles and 97 scores of 9.700 or higher. Kaziska won the 2021 USA Gymnastics National Beam Championship and has represented the Redhawks in two NCAA Regionals. Her career highs are 9.8 or higher on each event. Kaziska ranks second in the SEMO Gymnastics record books with a career-best beam score of 9.925. She also is fifth all-time on floor exercise with a personal-high 9.950.
 
Kaziska was named the MIC Gymnast of the Year in 2020 and the MIC Newcomer of the Year in 2019. She is a nine-time USA Gymnastics All-American and seven-time MIC All-Conference gymnast.
 
AAI has been presenting the AAI Award to the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country for over the last 30+ years. Some people have stated it is the Heisman Trophy for Women's gymnastics. 
 
2022 GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational Recap
Anna Speller won the individual beam event title as SEMO notched a 193.075 for fourth Feb. 18 at the 2022 GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational quad meet held at The Family Arena.
 
SEMO opened the competition with a 48.525 on floor. Anna Kaziska led the way with a 9.850 for fifth at the quad while Lydia Webb was second on the Redhawks with a 9.775.
 
The Redhawks then registered a 48.375 on vault for the second-straight week. Lindsay Ockler led SEMO with a career-best 9.850 for sixth overall. Janelle Lopez added a personal-high 9.750 in her Redhawks debut.
 
SEMO hit a 47.575 on bars in the third rotation of the evening. Jolie Miller paced the Redhawks with a 9.825 achieved in the anchor position. She finished fifth overall at the quad meet. Ockler added a 9.800 in the fifth lineup slot.
 
The Redhawks wrapped up the quad meet with a 48.600 on beam. Speller paced the Redhawks with a personal-best matching 9.900 for first overall. Kaziska was third overall at the quad with a 9.850, notched in the anchor slot. 

Molly Maxwell totaled 36.900 for third in the all-around competition with a 9.700 on vault and a 9.675 on floor.
  
Lopez Makes Redhawks Debut
Janelle Lopez, a freshman from Cape Coral, Florida, hit a personal-high 9.750 on vault in her Redhawks debut Feb. 18 at the 2022 GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational quad meet held at The Family Arena. 
 
Lopez previously competed as an exhibitionist on bars at Kent State's tri meet Jan. 16.

She has competed in four meets in 2022 and has most recently registered consecutive 9.650s on vault at Centenary (March 4) and at Texas Woman's Quad (March 6). 
 
Lopez added a personal-best 9.450 on bars at Centenary on March 4. 
 
Lopez is from the same hometown (Cape Coral, Florida) as head coach Ashley Lawson. 
  
Home Opener Recap
Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics captured five individual event titles as the Redhawks totaled 194.100 Feb. 11 in their home opener at Houck Field House. Lindenwood took the dual with a total score of 195.150. 
 
Lindsay Ockler won the bars while Anna Kaziska secured the beam title. Kaziska also tied for first overall on floor with her former club teammate, Madison Greene. Molly Maxwell earned the all-around crown with 38.200 and Lydia Webb finished as the runner-up with 37.900. For Ockler and Greene, it marked the first career titles for the freshmen. 
 
SEMO commenced its home opener with a 48.375 on vault and notched a 48.675 on bars in the second rotation which matched a season best.
   
#13 Arkansas Recap 
SEMO totaled a 194.150 in a dual meet against #13-ranked Arkansas Feb. 6 at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 
 
The Redhawks registered a 48.250 on vault in the second rotation and a 48.950 on beam in the final event of the afternoon. The beam mark ranks 10th all-time in SEMO program history.
   
At Lindenwood Dual Recap 
SEMO totaled a team score of 191.150 in a dual with Lindenwood Jan. 29 at the Robert F. Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Missouri.
 
SEMO registered a floor score of 48.875. The Redhawks also had a 47.225 on vault, 47.675 on bars and a 47.375 on beam.
 
Jordan Jones compiled a 9.725 on beam and 9.700 on floor. For Jones the 9.725 was her second on beam in 2022.
  
Tennessee Collegiate Classic Recap
Southeast Missouri tallied a team score of 193.375 for third overall at the 2022 Tennessee Collegiate Classic Jan. 21 at the Farm Bureau Exposition Center.
 
Jolie Miller won the bars title with her second career 9.875. Molly Maxwell was third in the all-around competition with a 38.450.
 
SEMO opened the tri with a 47.700, followed by a 48.675 on bars, 48.750 on beam and 48.250 on floor.
 
Jolie Miller and Molly Maxwell hit 9.800s in the first and fourth beam slots, respectively. Maxwell also posted a 9.725 on floor in the final rotation.
 
Nyah Reader registered a 9.550 on vault and a beam score of 9.675 at the tri.
 
Ashley Albrecht added a 9.325 on vault and 9.575 on bars in her second meet back from injury.
    
2022 Season Opener Recap
SEMO opened its 2022 season with a team score of 191.500 Jan. 16 at Kent State's tri meet held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Host Kent State won the tri with a team score of 195.300. Northern Illinois was second with 194.150 and SEMO was third at the tri with a mark of 191.500.

The Redhawks best event at the tri was 48.050 on bars. SEMO also had a 47.850 on floor, a 47.825 on beam and 47.775 on vault. 
 
Jolie Miller and Lindsay Ockler led SEMO with consecutive 9.800s in the final two bars lineup slots, which tied for fifth overall.
 
Jordan Jones was the second highest Redhawk on beam, notching a 9.725 to take seventh overall at the meet. Anna Kaziska won the event with a 9.875.
  
SEMO Debuts
Madison Greene, Lindsay Ockler and Nyah Reader all made their Redhawk debuts at Kent State's tri meet Jan. 16. Janelle Lopez competed as an exhibitionist on bars.
 
Welcome Back, RED!!!
Ashley Albrecht returned to the Redhawks vault and bars lineups at Kent State's tri meet Jan. 16 after suffering an injury during the 2021 season. She posted a 9.675 on bars and a 9.100 on vault in her first meet back from injury since Feb. 22, 2021, against Lindenwood.
  
Roster Breakdown
SEMO returns 12 student-athletes from the 2021 USA Gymnastics National Championship Team. Anna Kaziska, who represented SEMO at the 2021 NCAA Regionals, returns for her senior season. She captured 11 event titles (37 in her career entering 2022) including the 2021 USAG Beam title this past season. Ashley Albrecht and Makenzie Marciniak complete the senior class.
 
Juniors Jordan Jones, Molly Maxwell, Jolie Miller (the 2021 USAG and MIC Bars Bronze Medalist), Mallory Desch and Taylor Fishkin, along with sophomores Anna Speller (the 2021 MIC Championships Beam Bronze Medalist), Lydia Test, Lydia Webb and Sophia Studdard round out the returners.
 
The Redhawks also added four newcomers in freshmen Lindsay Ockler, Nyah Reader, Janelle Lopez and Madison Greene. Both Ockler and Reader competed at SEMO's Red & Black Intrasquad in December. Ockler trains all four events and has the potential to compete as an all-arounder in her freshman campaign in 2022.
 
2021 Signees
SEMO head coach Ashley Lawson announced Nov. 10 the team had inked two student-athletes during the early signing period. Taylor Ingle and Sydney Crouch will join the team next fall for the 2023 season.
 
Ingle, a Coppell, Texas native, will graduate from Coppell High School in 2022. She was a state, regional and National qualifier in her junior year. Ingle most recently won the 2021 state championship with Texas Dream Gymnastics.
 
Crouch, who comes to Cape Girardeau by way of Coral Springs, Florida, will graduate from Coral Springs Charter School in 2022. She was a State, Regional and National Qualifier in 2021 during her junior year.
 
2022 Schedule
The Redhawks will compete in 12 meets while hosting two home competitions with fellow Midwest Independent Conference institutions Illinois State and Lindenwood.
 
The Redhawks head to Centenary in Shreveport, Louisiana, March 4 before a marquee quad meet against host, Texas Woman's, perennial powerhouse, Oklahoma, and Air Force, March 6 in Denton, Texas. SEMO concludes the regular season at Illinois State March 12 in Normal, Illinois.
 
The Redhawks will then travel back to Denton, Texas, for the 2022 MIC Championship, which will be contested on Friday, March 18 at Texas Women's University.
 
To wrap up the season, SEMO will travel to the Empire State to defend its 2021 crown at the 2022 USA Gymnastics National Championship April 7-10 in Ithaca, New York. The competition will be held on the campus of Cornell.
 
2021 USA Gymnastics National Champions
The Redhawks captured the 2021 USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championship April 10 at the Show Me Center with a team score of 195.025. Trailing Lindenwood 145.725-145.650 entering the final rotation, SEMO tied a program-best 49.375 on beam to secure the Championship.
 
SEMO's beam score of 49.375 matched the program-record set at the 2003 MIC Championships (March 29, 2003) where head coach Ashley Lawson (then Godwin) led SEMO on the event with a 9.975. SEMO also recorded a 48.900 on vault at the 2021 USAG Championship, which tied for the seventh-highest score in SEMO program history.
 
Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso won the 2021 USA Gymnastics All-Around crown with 39.225. Makenzie Marciniak was awarded the Mari Rae Sopper Spirit Award at the conclusion of the 2021 USA Gymnastics Championships. Head coach Ashley Lawson was named the Ken Anderson USAG Coach of the Year for the second-straight season at the conclusion of the 2021 USA Gymnastics Championships. Assistant coach Andavea Alexander was selected as the 2021 USAG Assistant Coach of the Year
 
SEMO earned 18 USA Gymnastics All-American selections. Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso was named a First Team All-American for all-around, bars, beam and floor. Anna Kaziska garnered First Team laurels for vault, beam and floor. Jolie Miller was named a First Team All-American for bars and beam. Molly Maxwell was named to the First Team for all-around and beam and the Second Team for floor. Michael Sanders (vault), Gabrielle Adams (vault), Lindsey Bates (bars), Anna Speller (beam), Alana Fischer (beam) and Jordan Jones (floor) were also awarded First Team honors.
 
2021 in Review
SEMO registered a team score of 194.825 to take third at the 2021 Midwest Independent Conference Championships March 19 at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State. Eight Redhawks earned All-MIC honors for their performances at the Championships and head coach Ashley Lawson was named the 2021 MIC Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the meet. For Lawson, it was her second-straight season earning the honor.
 
SEMO averaged a team score of 193.498 in 2021 including six-straight marks of 194 or higher to conclude the season. The Redhawks season-high of 195.150 achieved against Illinois State and Lindenwood on Senior Day (March 12) ranks 10th all-time in SEMO program history. The Redhawks averaged a 48.000 plus on every event this season including a 48.555 on beam, 48.527 on floor, 48.236 on vault and 48.180 on bars. The SEMO season-best floor score of 49.225 posted on March 12 ranks ninth in the school's record books.
 
Redhawks Crushing it in the Classroom 
Southeast Missouri ranked 13th among the nation's top Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) academic teams for the 2020-21 season. SEMO posted a 3.78 GPA with 18 of its student-athletes named Academic All-Americans. Over 94 percent of the 2021 Redhawks roster registered a 3.5 or higher GPA.

Ashley Albrecht, Lindsey Bates, Mallory Desch, Alana Fischer, Taylor Fishkin, Jordan Jones, Anna Kaziska, Makenzie Marciniak, Molly Maxwell, Jolie Miller, Lindsey Moffitt, Michael Sanders, Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso, Anna Speller, Sophia Studdard, Lydia Test, Heidi Vanderboom and Lydia Webb were all named WCGA Academic All-Americans. Each of these student-athletes either had a 3.5 overall GPA or carried a 3.5 GPA during the 2020-21 academic year.

Looking Ahead
SEMO next travels to Denton, Texas, for the 2022 MIC Championship on March 18. First rotation of the Championship is scheduled for 5 p.m., CT at the Kitty Magee Arena on the campus of Texas Woman's.