SHREVEPORT, La. – Illinois State gymnast Meredith LaRoche aided the Redbirds in posting a season-high team score last weekend against Ball State and Southeast Missouri State. With a powerful performance on vault, LaRoche has earned weekly honors from the Midwest Independent Conference.
The senior from Cocoa, Florida, emerged with the Performance of the Week award in a close vote conducted by the MIC sports information directors. UIC's Kayla Baddeley was awarded Gymnast of the Week and Alisa Sheremeta was awarded Newcomer of the Week honors.
LaRoche placed first on vault this and tied her career-high score with a 9.