SHREVEPORT, La. – Southeast Missouri Gymnastics took home three Midwest Independent Conference postseason awards, the league announced at the annual championship banquet Thursday night.
 
Junior Taylor Ingle secured MIC Co-Gymnast of the Year, senior Janelle Lopez won the Sylvia Keiter Award, and both Lydia Test & Keira Boetel were named Co-Assistant Coaches of the Year. 
 
Gymnast of the Year
Junior Taylor Ingle won Co-Gymnast of the Year for the first time in her career. The Coppel, Texas-native became the first Gymhawk since Anna Kaziska (2020) to win the award and became just the sixth Gymhawk in program history to garner the honor. 
 
Ingle secured four MIC Weekly Awards over the course of the 2025 season. All four of them were 'Gymnast of the Week' honors. She won the all-around competition five different times this season, including a season-high 39.300 on February 28.
 
She recorded the highest score on each apparatus this season for the Gymhawks with her highest score coming on the floor with a 9.875. She recorded a 9.850 on the vault, bars, and beam to lead the squad. 
 
Ingle recorded five scores of 39.000 or higher on the all-around and competed in the all-around in all 12 meets during the regular season. 
 
Sylvia Keiter Award
Senior Janelle Lopez was honored with the annual Sylvia Keiter Award which is given to the gymnast who best represents the qualities of former Centenary gymnast Sylvia Keiter, who tragically passed away when she was killed by a drunk driver when stopped to help a motorist in need. 
 
Janelle battled injuries all season long and was in and out of the lineup. Head Coach Ashley Lawson had this to say about Lopez: "Janelle has displayed her work-ethic, dedication, and selflessness throughout the season. She has continued to help lead the team as a senior whether she was competing or not. I could not be more proud of the way she has cared about and supported her teammates throughout the year." 
 
Assistants of the Year
Lydia Test and Keira Boetel took home Assistant Coach of the Year awards, splitting the award with Texas Woman's coaching staff. The first-year duo became the first assistants to win the award since Sarah Shire Brown (2014) and are just the sixth coaches to win the award in program history. Both coaches featured in their first season as a full-time assistant coach. 
 
Test, who is a former Gymhawk, coached the vault and floor this season. She was responsible for the vault's 48.925, the highest score of the season. On the floor, the Gymhawks recorded their season-high with a 49.150 under the direction of Test. Taylor Ingle was the top gymnast on both apparatus helping lead the Gymhawks on both routines under Test's guidance. 
 
Boetel took on beam duties this season for the Gymhawks. To begin the year, the Gymhawks recorded a 46.775 in their first meet of the season. With Boetel's guidance, the Gymhwaks improved that all the way up to a 48.800 for a 2.025 improvement. Over the last five meets, the Gymhawks beam squad has turned in five scores north of 48.000 including most recently a 48.775 last Saturday at Illinois State. 
 
Recap
The three awards mark the second-straight season with a member of the Gymhawks winning a postseason award as Lydia Webb won MIC Senior of the Year a season ago (2024).