Bart-Williams, Heard Earn MIC Gymnastics Weekly Honors

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 9.9 or better mark of the season on floor to highlight her all-around…