McLean County Times

Illinois State University secured a victory over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night, with the Redbirds achieving a score of 195.875 against the Redhawks' 193.250 at CEFCU Arena. This event marked Senior Night and served as the regular-season finale.

Coach Conkling expressed satisfaction with the team's performance, stating, "I am so happy for the team and especially for the seniors for a strong meet tonight. We still have some things to work on before the MIC conference championship on Friday, but the team is determined to improve and I'm looking forward to getting back in the gym with them on Monday to get ready to compete for a championship."

The Redbirds began strongly with a vault score of 48.975, establishing an early lead. They achieved their highest season score on bars at 49.175, which is also the second-highest in school history. The initial combined vault/beam score of 98.150 ranks as the second highest in program history as well.

Throughout the competition, Illinois State maintained their momentum with a beam score of 48.700 and concluded with a floor score of 49.075, culminating in their second-highest team score this season.

In individual performances, Jaye Mack led on vault with a score of 9.875, followed by Alana Laster (9.850), Mya Robinson (9.800), and Sammie Wolff (9.750). On bars, Sara Wabi and Reese Grolla tied for first place with scores of 9.875 each.

Grolla also excelled on beam with another top score of 9.875 while Laster and Mack both scored 9.750 tying for fourth place.

Mack's success continued as she won on floor scoring 9.875 alongside teammates Laster (9.825), Robinson (9.800), and Wabi (9.775).

Looking ahead, Illinois State will compete at the Midwest Independent Conference Championship in Shreveport, Louisiana against Centenary College along with Southeast Missouri State and Texas Woman's University next Friday at Gold Dome starting at 4 p.m CT.

For more updates about Illinois State gymnastics visit GoRedbirds.com or follow them across social media platforms including Instagram (@redbirdgymnastics), X (@redbirdwgym) or Facebook.