NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State freshman Angelica Labat and sophomore Sofia Iribarren both had strong performances for the Redbird gymnastics team last week and for their efforts, each earned recognition from the Midwest Independent Conference on Wednesday.
For the fifth time this season, Labat was honored by the Midwest Independent Conference this time as the league's Newcomer of the Week for the second time. The Chesapeake, Virginia, native tied for second on bars with a 9.875 and third on beam with a 9.775 for the Redbirds in Philadelphia at the Pink Invitational last Friday.