CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics will be on the road on Friday, Jan. 20, to take part in the 2023 Tennessee Collegiate Classic at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, Tenn. 
 
The competition is slated to begin at 7 p.m., CT. as the Redhawks will face-off with Ball State, Kent State, Lindenwood, and Fisk. 
 
MIC AWARDS
For the second week in a row, a SEMO gymnast has landed on the MIC Weekly Honors list as this week's recipient of the MIC Coaches Choice Award went to Lindsey Moffitt. 
 
Moffitt, a Ferris, Texas-native, competed in three events this past weekend for the Redhawks registering a 9.475 on the Bars, a 9.650 on Beam, and a 9.700 floor routine to help lead SEMO to a victory over Greenville and MIC-member Centenary.
 
She was selected based on her performance and what she has meant to the team this season after being dismissed from the team in 2022. Head Coach Ashley Lawson had high praise for Moffitt saying "Lindsey has made a complete 180 this season and has transformed herself into a better gymnast and leader for the Redhawks". 
 
The Coaches Choice Award is a new award to the conference this season, and Moffitt is the first SEMO-recipient of the honor.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics hosted the home opening tri-meet on Saturday (1/14), as Centenary (MIC) and first-year program Greenville came to Cape Girardeau to battle the Redhawks at Houck Field House. 
 
SEMO picked up the first victory of the 2023 campaign, registering a season-high 193.350 to defeat both visitors. 
 
Centenary registered a 188.30 in the first competition for the Ladies in 2023, as Greenville registered a 180.475 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Lydia Webb, the Wylie, Texas-native, led the Redhawks on Saturday in the all-around category registering a 38.525 overall score. Her highest score came on the floor routine where Webb received a 9.725. 
 
On the final three rotations, Webb registered a 9.675 on Beam, a 9.625 on the Bars, and a 9.500 on the Vault.  
 
Reigning Newcomer of the Week in the MIC, Taylor Ingle, was second for the Redhawks in the all-around category for the second week in a row. Ingle registered a 38.350 for the meet. 
 
Ingle's best performance came during the floor routine as she received a 9.675 in the first spot. 
 
SEMO's Jordan Jones, Nyah Reader, and Lindsay Ockler registered the highest score(s) in the meet with each receiving a 9.800. Jones and Reader received a 9.800 on the floor routine, while Ockler scored the same on the vault. 
 
Ockler, who won the Bars routine last week at Lindenwood, continued her impressive start to 2023 with a 9.725 on the Bars to lead SEMO. 
 
Nyah Reader led the Redhawks on the Beam rotation. Reader received a 9.750 from the sixth slot in the SEMO rotation. As a team, SEMO registered a 48.200 team score in the Beam competition. 
 
Sophomore Madison Greene had a nice showing on the floor, registering a 9.775 which was the second-highest score in the rotation for the Redhawks. 
 
As a team, SEMO had the best outing on the floor. The Redhawks yielded a 48.800 score on the floor, which was the highest score of any team, on any rotation for the afternoon. 
 
The Redhawks scored a 48.300 on Vault, a 48.200 on Beam, and a 48.050 on the Bars to conclude Saturday's competition.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Kent State
The Golden Flashes of Kent State will come into Friday's competition with just one competition under their belt. Last weekend, Kent State competed in the West Virginia Tri-Meet as they took on Big 12-member West Virginia and the Big 10's Maryland in Morgantown, W.V. 
 
The Golden Flashes dropped their matchup with WVU 194.475-195.100, and lost to Maryland by a final score of 194.475-195.425. 
 
The 194.475 was the seventh-highest opening meet score in Kent State program history. 
 
LINDENWOOD
MIC-member Lindenwood comes into the Tennessee Collegiate Classic on a two-meet win streak, having most recently defeated fellow MIC-member Illinois State (1/13) by a narrow-margin of 194.525-194.125. 
 
Before that, the Lions defeated SEMO 193.200-191.775 on Jan. 8 for their first win of the season. 
 
Hannah Appleget won the Beam competition with a 9.850 which was the highest score at the meet on the Beam rotation. 
 
Appleget was voted as the MIC Gymanst of the Week for her performance(s) against the Redbirds. 
 
BALL STATE
The Ball State Cardinals come into Friday's meet sporting a 2-4 record having most recently competed at the Rutgers January Meet in Piscataway, N.J. 
 
The Cardinals defeated Wisconsin-Oshkosh 195.450-192.425 to claim third-place at the quad meet that featured Towson, and the host-Rutgers. 
 
Victoria Henry was voted as the MAC Gymanst of the Week as Henry tied for the victory in the all-around category, matching the 12^th-best individual floor score in program history with a 39.175. 
 
Her highlights came from a 9.825 on both the bars and the floor during the competition. 
 
FISK
First-year program Fisk will take part in the Tennessee Collegiate Classic which will mark their fourth competition of the season for the Bulldogs. 
 
Most recently, Fisk competed at the University of Georgia Quad-Meet on Monday, Jan. 16. Fisk competed against Southeastern Conference Member Georgia, the Big 10's Ohio State, and Rutgers. 
 
Fisk dropped all three-matchups losing to Georgia and Ohio State 196-190, and to Rutgers by a final score of 194-190. 
 
Fisk's roster is made up of 11 freshman and four sophomores as the program enters its first ever season in the school's history.