Bingham, Mendez Abolnik and Shaw Shine in NIU Meet
DEKALB, Ill. – The Bowling Green State University narrowly drops a MAC meet on Sunday afternoon against NIU, inside the Convocation Center. NIU escapes with the meet win, 194.275-194.250.
Megan Bingham won the the All-Around for the second week in a row after tying her PR (39.075). Katrina Mendez Abolnik won the vault (9.875) and Kayla Shaw won the floor (9.800) to pace BGSU in the event.
Katrina Mendez Abolnik slayed on vault with a 9.875. You can watch her fly here 🎥⤵️ pic.twitter.com/v73D7XlJ6A
— BGSU Gymnastics (@BGSUGymnastics)March 9, 2025
INSIDE THE SCORESHEET
• Megan Bingham tied a PR on vault with a 9.850
• Bingham tied her PR in the All-Around with a 39.075
• Katrina Mendez Abolnik had a season high on vault with a 9.875
• Charniya Brown had a season high on vault with a 9.750
• With a 9.800 on floor, Kayla Shaw notched her fourth score of 9.800+ on floor this season
• Love Akpan had a season-high 9.800 on beam
NEXT UP
• BGSU heads to Michigan State for its final meet before the MAC Championship on Sunday, March 16. The meet starts at 2 p.m.
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