MUNCIE, Ind. – Southeast Missouri Gymnastics finished in third place at the Ball State Quad-Meet with a final score of 189.750 on Sunday afternoon. Ball State took home the top spot with a 194.450, followed by Illlinois with a 194.175. University of Wisconin-Eau Claire finished fourth with a 181.500.
Junior
Taylor Ingle and freshman
Joselene Hernandez competed in the all-around category for the Gymhawks on Sunday. Ingle finished tied for third overall with a 38.700 after the conclusion of all four rotations. Hernandez finished in sixth with a 35.975.
Beam
Taylor Ingle and
Ailey Kuehn led the Redhawks on the Beam to open the competition as each recorded a 9.675. Kuehn recorded her score in the second spot, with Ingle going in spot five in the lineup.
Newcomer
Jaidan Kossuth began the competition with a 9.650 in the opening spot to get the rotation going.
The Redhawks finished rotation one with a 47.375 running score.
Floor
The Redhawks improved their rotation score from beam to floor by an entire point, finishing with a 48.375 on the floor in rotation two.
Taylor Ingle led the rotation with a 9.750 in the sixth spot of the lineup.
Senior
Madison Greene and freshman
Joselene Hernandez tied each other for the second highest score on the rotation with a 9.700 each. Greene competed in spot five while Hernandez went in the second spot in the rotation.
Sydney Crouch opened the rotation with a 9.575 in her second-straight floor routine of the season.
Junior
Kailyn Hamilton and sophomore
Leah Parton recorded a 9.625 and 9.600, respectively, in spots three and four of the lineup to give SEMO a 95.750 midway through the competition.
Vault
Junior
Ailey Kuehn led the Redhawks on rotation three with a 9.800 on the vault from the second spot in the lineup. For Kuehn, the 9.800 was a season-high on the vault rotation.
Senior
Lindsay Ockler anchored the lineup for the Gymhawks, turning in the second-highest score of the rotation with a 9.725.
Taylor Ingle began the rotation with a 9.675 from spot one and was matched by senior
Janelle Lopez in spot five with a 9.675 of her own.
Senior
Nyah Reader turned in a 9.575 in the third spot in the lineup. The Redhawks finished the vault with a 48.450 team score and a 144.200 running score.
Bars
The final rotation of the afternoon saw the Redhawks on the bars, led again by
Taylor Ingle. Ingle turned in a team-high 9.600 in the fourth spot of the rotation.
Kailyn Hamilton and
Janelle Lopez were the only other Redhawks to finish north of 9.000 on the bars, turning in a 9.425 and a 9.350, respectively. SEMO finished with a 45.550 on the bars rotation as a team.
Looking Ahead
The Redhawks will return to action on Friday, January 17, when they head to Denton, Texas to compete in the Texas Woman's Tri-Meet. Competition is slated to begin at 7 p.m. on Friday night.