Gymnasts Make Home Debut On Sunday

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The Central Michigan gymnastics team will hit the home gym for the first time this season when the Chippewas entertain Mid-American Conference rival Kent State on Sunday (1 p.m.) at McGuirk Arena.

The Chippewas are 3-3, 1-1 MAC and coming off a nonconference loss at Southern Utah. Their MAC victory came over Eastern Michigan on Jan. 19; their league loss came at Northern Illinois two weeks ago.

The Chippewas are ranked 33^rd nationally, the highest among MAC teams, with a 194.900 average. CMU's season-best 195.625 came in its season-opening victory in a nonconference tri-meet at Michigan State.

As a team, CMU is ranked 16^th nationally in the vault. The Chippewas are 35^th on floor exercise, 36^th on uneven parallel bars, and 41^st on balance beam.

Individually, CMU senior Denelle Pedrick is ranked 22^nd nationally in the all-around. She is the top-ranked Chippewa in the vault (31^st), floor (36^th), and bars (57^th).

Kent State is 8-1, 0-1 and ranked 39^th nationally with a 194.435 average, which is fourth among MAC teams. The Golden Flashes' league loss came at home to Northern Illinois on Jan. 12 and they have won eight-consecutive duals.

The Golden Flashes posted their top score of the season, 196.050, on Feb. 2 in a nonleague home meet with George Washington. They defeated Cornell a week ago, scoring 192.725.

Kent State ranks 34^th on vault, 35^th on floor, 40^th on beam and 42^nd on bars. Two Golden Flashes are ranked nationally: Freshman Olivia Amodei is 59^th in the all-around and sophomore Riley Danielson is 75^th on balance beam.

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Denelle Pedrick