KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Senior gymnast Jessie Peszek was named the Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week for her performance at Texas Woman's University last Sunday, the league announced. Peszek is the first Bronco this season to win the award.
Sunday, Peszek had a school record, posted two scores of 9.900 or higher and had all three of her scores at 9.800 or higher as Western Michigan posted the ninth-best total in program history with a 195.475 at the quad meet in Texas. Peszek scored a WMU record with a 9.925 on bars to win the event, and had the third-highest score in Western Michigan history on beam with a 9.