CLEVELAND – Western Michigan senior gymnast Payton Murphy has been named the Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Wednesday.
Murphy, who also earned MAC Gymnast of the Week, takes the honors after breaking her own program all-around record with a 39.550 in WMU's recent win over Northern Illinois. She also contributed to WMU breaking its program scoring record with a 197.100, the first time in school history the team has earned a score of a 197 or higher. On top of that, she helped WMU produce new team meet records on vault and bars.