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Gruber and Samuelson Named to CollegeGymNews.com Standout Specialist Watch List

KALAMAZOO – Western Michigan gymnastics' Amanda Gruber and Reese Samuelson have been named to College Gym News' 2024 Standout Specialist Watch List.

Gruber, a senior back for her fifth season, has been WMU's top specialist on beam over the past few seasons. Last season she shared the MAC title on the event and holds a personal-best score of 9.950 that she set back in 2022. She tied that mark in WMU's exhibition at the University of Michigan back in December.

Samuelson, a freshman from Marengo, Ill., is looking forward to her first official competition this Sunday as the Broncos host Eastern Michigan at 1 p.