Air Force Academy
Lindenwood with Illinois State, Southeast Missouri, Ball State and Eastern Michigan
Women's Gymnastics Heads to Gym Quarters Invitational
2/11/2021 12:04:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
THIS WEEK
Air Force heads to St. Charles, Missouri, to compete in the Gym Quarters Invitational alongside Lindenwood, Illinois State, Southeast Missouri, Ball State and Eastern Michigan. Action is slated to start at 6 p.m. CT in the St. Charles Family Arena.
HOW TO WATCH
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UP NEXT
The Falcons travel to Provo, Utah, to take Brigham Young University on Friday (Feb. 19) at 7 p.m. MT. Michigan is currently ranked 8th in the nation with a high team score of 197.225.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force compiled a season-best 192.625 at Centenary, in a tri-meet, which included first-place Texas Woman's. The Falcons posted their first individual event wins of the year, with Daija Stevenson leading the way as a triple-winner. She won the all-around with a career-high 39.125, backed by a share of victories with matching season-bests 9.825 scores on floor and balance beam. Stevenson added a pair of fourth-place routines on vault (9.725) and uneven bars (9.750). Cam Barber tied for an event win on uneven bars with a career-high 9.825 score. Heidi Sand recorded a podium finish on vault with a third-place 9.750. The trio of 9.825's in the meet were season-highs for Air Force on any event. Air Force remains the only team in the MPSF who has competed in 2021. This past week, Sacramento State joined UC Davis and Alaska-Anchorage in announcing it will not have any competitions this year. As such, the MPSF has canceled its conference championship for the second-straight year.
AIR FORCE SWEEPS MPSF HONORS... AGAIN
Daija Stevenson (Atlanta, GA) won the all-around with a career-high 39.125, backed by a share of victories with matching season-bests 9.825 scores on floor and balance beam, as the Falcons placed second at the Centenary tri-meet (Feb. 7). Stevenson added a pair of fourth-place routines on vault (9.725) and uneven bars (9.750) to help Air Force to its season-best total (192.625), This is the fifth career MPSF weekly award for Stevenson, including third-straight as gymnast of the week.
Cam Barber (Rockledge, FL) tied for an event win on uneven bars with a career-high 9.825 score, helping the Falcons to a second-place and season-best 192.625 total at the Centenary tri-meet (Feb. 7). The first-place result was Barber's first this year. This is the second career MPSF weekly award for Barber, both this year.
