Strong body, strong mind: One student's journey to becoming a bodybuilder
By Maggie Kenworthy / April 15, 2016Carly Gemmecke, a senior dietetics major, won first runner-up during the 2016 Mr. & Ms. Ball State Competition.
Carly Gemmecke, a senior dietetics major, won first runner-up during the 2016 Mr. & Ms. Ball State Competition.
Ball Bearings takes a closer look at how clothing, hairstyles, and makeup has changed over the past 50+ years
In a room full of makeup, dresses, and high heels, Ball State University students and friends make a transformation – they enter a dressing room as one gender and leave appearing as another
Harry Eggink met with the dean of a college that didn’t yet exist 50 years ago. The College of Architecture and Planning was opening its doors in the fall, and Dean Charles Sappenfieldconvinced Egginkto attend Ball State with promises of a great new college on campus.
Your phone goes off and you expect a photo or a text. But instead you’re greeted by the sounds of a beat and your best friend embarrassing themselves, rapping.
Members of the Women's Division pose on stage. Twenty students participated in the annual the Mr. and Ms. Bodybuilding Ball State on April 14 in John R. Emens Auditorium. DN PHOTO MAGGIE KENWORTHY
Junior Mikayla Mooney contends for the ball during the Oct. 11 game against Bellarmine at Briner Sports Complex.
Junior Mikayla Mooney contends for the ball during the Oct. 11 game against Bellarmine at Briner Sports Complex.
Members of the Women's Division pose on stage. Twenty students participated in the annual the Mr. and Ms. Bodybuilding Ball State on April 14 in John R. Emens Auditorium. DN PHOTO MAGGIE KENWORTHY
Corey Nelson gets another chance to pose on stage after being named Mr. Bodybuilding Ball State 2016.Twenty students participated in the annual the Mr. and Ms. Bodybuilding Ball State on April 14 in John R. Emens Auditorium. DN PHOTO MAGGIE KENWORTHY
Corey Nelson and Ryan Bickford pose head-to-head, after winning first place in their divisions, to compete for Mr. Bodybuilding Ball State 2016. Twenty students participated in the annual the Mr. and Ms. Bodybuilding Ball State on April 14 in John R. Emens Auditorium. DN PHOTO MAGGIE KENWORTHY
Rick Bickford, junior exercise science major, won first place in the Men
Corey Nelson, senior business administration major, shakes hands with Grant Elliot after winning first place in the Men
Lorn Taylor, senior visual communications major, poses with her trophy after winning first place in the Women
Carly Gemmecke, senior dietetics major, accepts a trophy for First Runner Up in the Women's Division. Twenty students participated in the annual the Mr. and Ms. Bodybuilding Ball State on April 14 in John R. Emens Auditorium. DN PHOTO MAGGIE KENWORTHY