SHREVEPORT, La. – Illinois State gymnasts Gabrielle Cooke and Savannah Remkus each had strong performances during the opening weekend of competition in 2019, and for their efforts each earned weekly honors from the Midwest Independent Conference on Tuesday.
Cooke, the reigning MIC Gymnast of the Year, was a unanimous choice for Gymnast of the Week and Remkus emerged with the Performance of the Week award in a close vote conducted by the MIC sports information directors. Freshman Alisa Sheremeta of UIC received Newcomer of the Week accolades to round out the first round of weekly plaudits.