Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota collect Big Ten Weekly Women’s Gymnastics Awards

March 15, 2021

Hawkeyes’ Kenlin, Wolverines’ Heiskell and Gophers’ Ramler earn final weekly conference honors of 2020-21 season

Gymnast of the Week

Lexy Ramler, Minnesota

Sr. – St. Michael, Minn. – Winona – Major: Entrepreneurial Management & Human Resources

• Won the all-around title for the seventh straight week (39.725) in a March 13 meet at Illinois

• Secured the beam title with a perfect 10, the third perfect score of her career on beam and fourth overall

• Also placed second on floor (9.925), second on bars (9.925) and fourth on vault (9.875)

• Collects her 18th career Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award and sixth this season

• Last Minnesota Gymnast of the Week: Lexy Ramler (March 8, 2021)

Event Specialist of the Week

Abby Heiskell, Michigan

Jr. – Charlotte, N.C. – Marvin Ridge – Major: Applied Exercise Science

• Earned a trio of top-three finishes to help No 4. Michigan to a program-record score (198.100) in its March 12 win at Maryland

• Captured a share of the vault title with a career-best 9.975

• Also tied for third on beam (9.900) and uneven bars (9.875)

• Earns her first career Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week award

• Last Michigan Event Specialist of the Week: Gabby Wilson (March 3, 2020)

Freshman of the Week

Adeline Kenlin, Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa – West Branch – Major: Sport & Recreation Management

• Won her first career all-around title (39.500) and finished in the top five in all four events in Iowa’s win Sunday at Nebraska 

• Posted a new career high and tied a school record in her win on the beam (9.975) 

• Tied her career high on vault with a score of 9.850 to tie for fourth

• Collects her fourth career Big Ten Freshman of the Week award 

• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Adeline Kenlin (March 1, 2021)

2021 Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Honorees

Jan. 18

G: Ona Loper, Sr., MINN

E: Lauren Guerin, Jr., IOWA                                                 

F: Hannah Oliveros, OSU

Jan. 25

G: Natalie Wojcik, Jr., MICH

E: Clair Kaji, Sr., IOWA

F: Adeline Kenlin, IOWA

Feb. 1

G: Lexy Ramler, Sr., MINN

E: Clair Kaji, Sr., IOWA

F: Baleigh Garcia, MSU

Feb. 8

G: Lexy Ramler, Sr., MINN

G: Cassidy Rushlow, So., PSU

E: Lauren Guerin, Jr., IOWA

F: Adeline Kenlin, IOWA

Feb. 16

G: Natalie Wojcik, Jr., MICH

E: Mya Hooten, Fr., MINN

F: Mya Hooten, MINN

Feb. 22

G: Lexy Ramler, Sr., MINN

E: Mary Korlin-Downs, Sr., MINN

F: Mya Hooten, MINN

March 1

G: Lexy Ramler, Sr., MINN

E: Ava Verdeflor, Sr., PSU

F: Adeline Kenlin, IOWA

F: Kinsey Davis, NEB

March 8

G: Lexy Ramler, Sr., MINN

E: Clair Kaji, Sr., IOWA

F: Mya Hooten, MINN

March 15

G: Lexy Ramler, Sr., MINN

E: Abby Heiskell, Jr., MICH

F: Adeline Kenlin, IOWA

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