NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State gymnastics team proved it belonged on the same stage as some of the country's best teams at the Metroplex Challenge last Saturday and for their efforts, a pair of Redbirds have earned Midwest Independent Conference weekly honors.
Freshman Nirel Bart-Williams was selected as this week's Performance of the Week and junior J'Chelle Heard was named the Coaches Choice award winner. The honor for Bart-Williams is her second of the year, after she previously earned MIC Newcomer of the Week honors on Jan. 17.
Bart-Williams competed in the all-around for the Redbirds once again and scored her second 9.