UCLA and Michigan Collect Big Ten Weekly Women’s Gymnastics Honors

Gymnast of the Week
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Sr. – Houston, Texas – Prairie
• Posted the Big Ten’s top all-around score of the week with a 39.575, which earned her second place at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad versus LSU, Oklahoma and Utah
• Tied for first on floor exercise with a 9.925
• Paced the Bruins on vault (9.900) and uneven bars (9.900)
• Garners her eighth career Big Ten Gymnast of the Week recognition
• Last UCLA Gymnast of the Week: Jordan Chiles (Jan. 6, 2026) 

Event Specialist of the Week
Carly Bauman, Michigan
Gr. – West Des Moines, Iowa – Valley
• Her 9.925 on balance beam helped the Wolverines set a program record on the apparatus (49.650) at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad against Cal, Kentucky and Michigan State
• Placed second on uneven bars with a score of 9.925
• Finished third of floor exercise (9.850)
• Collects the fourth Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week honor of her career
• Last Michigan Event Specialist of the Week: Carly Bauman (Feb. 25, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week
Quincy Walters, Michigan
South Lake, Texas – Carroll Senior
• Won a share of the balance beam title with a 9.950 in her collegiate debut
• Tied for first on floor exercise with a 9.875
• Earns her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Jahzara Ranger (March 4, 2025) 

2026 Big Ten Gymnasts of the Week
Jan. 6
G: Jordan Chiles, Sr., UCLA
E: Ciena Alipio, Sr., UCLA
F: Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA

Jan. 13
G: Jordan Chiles, Sr., UCLA
E: Carly Bauman, Gr., MICH
F: Quincy Walters, MICH