UCLA, Michigan State and Iowa Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Gymnastics Honors

Gymnast of the Week
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Sr. – Houston, Texas – Prairie
• Set the single-season record for most Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors with her eighth so far this year
• Won the all-around for the sixth week in a row, scoring a 39.650
• Took home titles on vault (9.950) and floor exercise (9.975)
• Placed third on balance beam with a 9.875 and had a 9.850 on uneven bars
• Garners her 14th career Big Ten Gymnast of the Week recognition
• Last UCLA Gymnast of the Week: Jordan Chiles (Feb. 17, 2026) 

Event Specialist of the Week
Olivia Zsarmani, Michigan State
Sr. – Statesville, N.C. – South Iredell
• Recorded a season-high 9.950 to win vault for her first title of the season
• Claims her second Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week accolade
• Last Michigan State Event Specialist of the Week: Sage Kellerman (Feb. 17, 2026) 

Co-Freshman of the Week
Daisy Bowles, Iowa
Las Vegas, Nev. – Coronado
• Won uneven bars with a career-high 9.950
• Tied for the second-highest individual score in Iowa’s history
• Helped the Hawkeyes set a new program record on bars (49.450)
• Collects the first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor of her career
• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Aurélie Tran (Jan. 28, 2025) 

Co-Freshman of the Week
Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA
Richardson, Texas – Texas Connections Academy
• Placed second on vault (9.925) and floor exercise (9.950), both career marks
• Came in third with a 9.875 on uneven bars
• Earns her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Tiana Sumanasekera (Feb. 17, 2026)

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

Feb. 3
G: Jordan Chiles, Sr., UCLA
E: Sage Kellerman, Sr., MSU
E: Ciena Alipio, Sr., UCLA
F: Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA

Feb. 10
G: Jordan Chiles, Sr., UCLA
E: Carly Bauman, Gr., MICH
E: Nya Kraus, Sr., NEB
F: Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA

Feb. 17
G: Jordan Chiles, Sr., UCLA
E: Sophie Parenti, So., MICH
E: Sage Kellerman, Sr., MSU
F: Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA

Feb. 24
G: Jordan Chiles, Sr., UCLA
E: Olivia Zsarmani, Sr., MSU
F: Daisy Bowles, IOWA
F: Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA