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

Gymnast of the Week
Gabrielle Stephen, Michigan State
Sr. – Elgin, Ill. – Bartlett
• Won the all-around title with a season-high 39.500
• Scored a 9.900 on floor exercise to tie for second
• Had a 9.925 on uneven bars to place third, helping the Spartans tie the second-highest bars score in program history (49.575)
• Finished third on vault with a 9.875
• Claims her third Big Ten Gymnast of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan State Gymnast of the Week: Nikki Smith (Feb. 11, 2025)

Event Specialist of the Week
Carly Bauman, Michigan
Gr. – West Des Moines, Iowa – Valley
• Earned a career-high 9.975 on uneven bars to win the event
• Picked up another title behind a 9.900 on balance beam
• Matched her career mark on floor exercise to place third with a 9.925
• Collects her third Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week honor
• Last Michigan Event Specialist of the Week: Carly Bauman (Feb. 11, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Jahzara Ranger, Michigan
Coconut Creek, Fla. – Coral Glades
• Posted a 9.900 on floor exercise, which tied her career high
• Tallied a 9.850 on vault and 9.875 on balance beam
• Earns her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Jacy Vore (Feb. 8, 2022)

2025 Big Ten Gymnasts of the Week
Jan. 7
G: Nikki Smith, Jr., MSU
E: Sage Kellerman, Jr., MSU
F: Ava Stewart, MINN

Jan. 14
G: Jordan Chiles, Jr., UCLA
E: Mya Hooten, Gr., MINN
E: Emma Malabuyo, Sr., UCLA
F: Aurélie Tran, IOWA

Jan. 21
G: Tory Vetter, R-Jr., OSU
G: Jordan Chiles, Jr., UCLA
E: Carly Bauman, Gr., MICH
E: Brooklyn Moors, Gr., UCLA
F: Chloe Cho, ILL

Jan. 28
G: Emma Spence, Sr., NEB
E: Lauren Homecillo, Jr., NEB
F: Teryn Crump, MINN
F: Aurélie Tran, IOWA

Feb. 4
G: Nikki Smith, Jr., MSU
G: Jordan Chiles, Jr., UCLA
E: Sage Kellerman, Jr., MSU
F: Chloe Cho, ILL

Feb. 11
G: Nikki Smith, Jr., MSU
G: Chae Campbell, Gr., UCLA
E: Carly Bauman, Gr., MICH
F: Chloe Cho, ILL

Feb. 18
G: Jordan Chiles, Jr., UCLA
E: Emily Erb, Jr., IOWA
E: Frida Esparza, Gr., UCLA
F: Chloe Cho, ILL

Feb. 25
G: Gabrielle Stephen, Sr., MSU
E: Carly Bauman, Gr., MICH
F: Jahzara Ranger, MICH