Illinois, Michigan and Michigan State Earn Weekly Gymnastics Honors

Gymnast of the Week

Sierra Brooks, Michigan

Gr. – Plainfield, Ill. – Oswego East – Major: Business Analytics

• Scored a 39.650 in the all-around against No. 1 Oklahoma

• Went 9.900 or higher on three events, including earning a team best 9.950 on the uneven bars

• Scored a 9.925 on floor, tying for a team best

• Tied for a team best on the beam with a 9.900

• Ranks sixth nationally in the all-around, third on the floor, 11th on the bars and 12th on the beam and vault

• Leads the Big Ten in the all-around, bars, beam, while ranking second on the floor and third on the vault

• Collects her sixth Gymnast of the Week honor this season

• Last Michigan Gymnast of the Week: Sierra Brooks (Feb. 27, 2024)

Tri-Event Specialist of the Week

Nikki Smith, Michigan State

So. – West Bloomfield, Mich. – North Farmington – Major: Studio Art

• Competed on vault and bars to help the Spartans to a win and earn their second best team score of the season

• Scored a 10.000 on vault, her second 10.000 of the season, second on vault and third perfect score overall

• Became the second Spartan gymnast to score multiple perfect scores in the same event and the second to score multiple 10.000s in the same season

• Earned a 9.800 on bars

• Collects her second Event Specialist of the Week honor this season

• Last Michigan State Event Specialist of the Week: Nikki Smith (Feb. 27, 2024)

Freshman of the Week

Lyden Saltness, Illinois

Fr. – Stillwater, Minn. – Forest Lake – Major: Undeclared

• Scored a 9.900 on bars to win the event title

• Helped Illinois to a second place finish with a total score of 196.325 at the All-Ohio meet, and a first place finish over Bowling Green with a score of 196.125

• Earns her second career Freshman of the Week award

• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Lyden Saltness (Feb. 27, 2024)

2024 Big Ten Gymnasts of the Week

Jan. 9                 

G: Gabby Wilson, Gr., MICH

G: Payton Harris, So., OSU

E: Sage Kellerman, So., MSU

F: Jordyn Lyden, MINN

Jan. 16          

G: Sierra Brooks, MICH

E: Mya Hooten, MINN

E: Kinsey Davis, NEB

F: Courtney McCann, OSU

Jan. 23                 

G: Skyla Schulte, MSU

G: Payton Harris, OSU

E: Ella Hodges, OSU

F: Gabi Ortiz, MSU

Jan. 30        

G: Skyla Schulte, MSU

E: Mya Hooten, MINN

E: Nikki Smith, MSU

F: Eva Volpe, IOWA

F: Natalie Martin, MD

Feb. 6   

G: Sierra Brooks, MICH

G: Payton Harris, OSU

E: Sage Kellerman, MSU

E: Ella Hodges, OSU

F: Jordyn Lyden, MINN

F: MaKayla Tucker, MSU

Feb. 13

G: Mia Takekawa, ILL

G: Sierra Brooks, MICH

E: Mya Hooten, MINN

E: Kinsey Davis, NEB

F: Eva Volpe, IOWA

Feb. 20

G: Sierra Brooks, MICH

E: Sage Kellerman, MSU

E: Nicole Riccardi, OSU

F: Eva Volpe, IOWA

F: Kalea McElligott, PSU

Feb. 27

G: Sierra Brooks, MICH

E: Reyna Guggino, MICH

E: Nikki Smith, MSU

E: Mya Hooten, MINN

F: Lyden Saltness, ILL

March 5

G: Sierra Brooks, MICH

E: Nikki Smith, MSU

F: Lyden Saltness, ILL