CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced Thursday that Western Michigan gymnastics has been named the 2020 MAC regular season champion after a thorough discussion and evaluation process with leaguewide administrators and personnel.
Western Michigan, led by seven-year head coach Penny Jernigan, posted a 5-1 MAC record to claim its second regular season conference title and first since 2006.
Ball State ranked second in the conference with a 4-1 league mark. All seven MAC gymnastics programs completed 10 weeks of the regular season. The final week of the regular season and the MAC Gymnastics Championship were canceled on March 12 due to COVID-19.