UCLA, Michigan and Minnesota Land Big Ten Weekly Women’s Gymnastics Honors

Gymnast of the Week
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Sr. – Houston, Texas – Prairie
• Posted the nation’s top all-around score this season with a 39.875 in UCLA’s win at Michigan State
• Scored a perfect 10 on floor exercise, the first gymnast to do so this season, to win the event
• Picked up first-place finishes on vault (9.975), uneven bars (9.950) and balance beam (9.950)
• Garners her 10th career Big Ten Gymnast of the Week recognition
• Last UCLA Gymnast of the Week: Jordan Chiles (Jan. 20, 2026)

Event Specialist of the Week
Sophia Diaz, Michigan
So. – Clarksville, Md. – River Hill
• Earned 9.900s on vault, uneven bars and floor exercise
• Won the vault title with a stuck landing in the anchor spot
• Came in second on bars and floor
• Collects the first Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week honor of her career
• Last Michigan Event Specialist of the Week: Jahzara Ranger (March 4, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week
Lacie Saltzmann, Minnesota
Charlotte, N.C. – Laurel Springs
• Claimed the first event title of her career with a 9.900 on uneven bars
• Had a career-high 9.875 to place second on floor exercise
• Earns her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Teryn Crump (Jan. 28, 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

Jan. 20
G: Jordan Chiles, Sr., UCLA
E: Ciena Alipio, Sr., UCLA
F: Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA

Jan. 27
G: Jordan Chiles, Sr., UCLA
E: Sophia Diaz, So., MICH
F: Lacie Saltzmann, MINN