UCLA, Minnesota and Penn State Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Gymnastics Honors

Gymnast of the Week
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Jr. – Houston, Texas – Prairie
• Recorded the sixth-highest all-around score in the nation this season and placed first with a 39.750
• Scored a trio of 9.950s on vault, uneven bars and floor exercise to claim titles on each apparatus
• Currently ranks No. 1 nationally on floor, No. 4 on vault and No. 5 on bars
• Claims her sixth Big Ten Gymnast of the Week laurel
• Last UCLA Gymnast of the Week: Jordan Chiles (March 4, 2025)

Event Specialist of the Week
Mya Hooten, Minnesota
Gr. – Woodbury, Minn. – Chanhassen
• Took home the title on floor exercise with a 9.950
• Finished with a score of 9.925 on vault to place first
• Turned in a 9.825 on uneven bars to come in third
• Collects the 13th Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week honor of her career
• Last Minnesota Event Specialist of the Week: Mya Hooten (Jan. 14, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Elizabeth Leary, Penn State
Raleigh, N.C. – Crossroads Flex
• Scored a 39.325 to win the all-around
• Had a pair of 9.850s on balance beam and floor exercise
• Registered a 9.825 on uneven bars and 9.800 on vault
• Earns her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Kalea McElligott (March 19, 2024)

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

March 4
G: Jordan Chiles, Jr., UCLA
E: Sage Kellerman, Jr., MSU
F: Jahzara Ranger, MICH

March 11
G: Jordan Chiles, Jr., UCLA
E: Mya Hooten, Gr., MINN
F: Elizabeth Leary, PSU