Upperclass talent shined to give Ball State Gymnastics its first win of the season in the team's home opener at Worthen Arena on Sunday.
Although Ball State Gymnastics marked a season-best 48.725 in the vault, it was not enough to top Eastern Michigan falling to the Eagles, 194.125-192.875.
In the pool and on the track, three different Ball State sports teams were in action this weekend. With senior night celebrations and record breaking performances, this past weekend didn't lack in excitement for Cardinal athletics.
With a doubleheader going on inside Worthen Arena and Men's Volleyball out in California, two other Ball State sports teams kicked off their seasons on the road. Ball State Gymnastics took the floor in the nation's capital while Ball State Men's Tennis stayed warm taking on Indiana to kick off the winter season.
With eight incoming freshmen, senior Sydney Finke said Ball State Gymnastics will need to come together as a team to get these young competitors acclimated to collegiate play.
Ball State gymnastics sent two gymnasts to the NCAA Central Regional in Columbus on Saturday. Freshman Tia Kaiku was a specialist on floor.
This is the first time since 2016 that the Cardinals have sent an individual specialist to a Regional competition.
While team competition may have concluded, two Ball State gymnasts have been selected to compete in the NCAA Central Regional.
An early slip on bars would haunt the Cardinals for the rest of the meet as they would finish in seventh place.
Ball State gymnastics is looking for redemption this weekend at the Mid-American Conference Championships at Central Michigan.
Rolling off some late momentum as the season nears its end, Ball State gymnastics closed out the regular season at Central Michigan.
The Cardinals are looking to stay on the rise and maintain consistency by treating their last meet of the regular season like any other.
Ball State's finish today was its third-highest finish of the season and its highest finish since early February vs. Bowling Green.
Closing up its home stand for the 2018 season, Ball State looked to build momentum going into the Mid-American Conference Championships as it took on Eastern Michigan.
As it continues to get deeper into Mid-American Conference competition, Ball State gymnastics (9-6, 3-1 MAC) traveled west to take on Northern Illinois (6-9, 2-2 MAC), where they were defeated 195.375-195.200.
Everything that happened in Ball State sports over the weekend, all in one place.
Facing its tightest competition of the season, Ball State gymnastics traveled to Iowa City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.
After a busy weekend at home, the Cardinals are looking to stay focused going into an even bigger meet.
There was an extra member on the Ball State gymnastics' team during its come-from-behind victory over Bowling Green. From the team huddle to the Cardinals comeback performance on the floor event, 6-year-old Halleigh Lynn Chitwood stood close by.
With spring sports starting up and winter sports moving deeper into conference play, it's hard to keep track of everything that's going on in Ball State athletics. Here's everything that happened the weekend of Feb. 9-11 for Ball State's athletic teams.
