YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University redshirt senior gymnast Lacey Rubin (Plainview, N.Y.-Plainview Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy) earned Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week honors for the period ending Jan. 7, the league office announced Tuesday, Jan. 9. This award was earned for her outstanding performance in the first regular-season meet of the year against Penn State Saturday, Jan. 6, in State College, Pa.
The MAC Specialist of the Week honor is presented weekly to a MAC gymnast who exceeds in one-to-two events during that week's competition.
Rubin started her day on bars, where she notched a 9.