Wong Named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
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Nebraska, Illinois and Michigan Earn Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Weekly Accolades
Huskers' Emily Wong, Fighting Illini's Amber See and Wolverines' Nicole Artz collect weekly awards
Gymnast of the Week
Emily Wong, Nebraska
Sr. – Grand Forks, N.D. – Red River
- · Won the all-around with a score of 39.625 to help No. 9 Nebraska defeat No. 14 Illinois, No. 23 Ohio State and Michigan State and clinch a share of the Big Ten Championship
- · Placed first on the floor exercise (9.950) and bars (9.925) and finished fourth on the beam (9.875) and vault (9.875)
- · Finished first in the all-around in every meet the Cornhuskers competed in this season
- · Earns the seventh Big Ten weekly award of her career
- · Last Nebraska Gymnast of the Week: Emily Wong (March 10, 2014)
Event Specialist of the Week
Amber See, Illinois
Sr. – Minnetonka, Minn. – Hopkins
- · Placed second on the floor exercise with a score of 9.925 in No. 14 Illinois' Big Ten quad meet versus No. 9 Nebraska, No. 23 Ohio State and Michigan State
- · Tied for first on the vault with mark of 9.900 and finished seventh on the beam (9.850)
- · Collects the fourth weekly award of her career
- · Last Illinois Event Specialist of the Week: Amber See (Feb. 24, 2014)
Freshman of the Week
Nicole Artz, Michigan
Fr. – Holland, Mich. – West Ottawa
- · Tied for second in three events in No. 8 Michigan's Big Ten quad meet versus No. 13 Minnesota, No. 15 Penn State and Iowa
- · Recorded a score of 9.900 on the bars, beam and floor exercise
- · Picks up the fourth weekly award of her career
- · Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Nicole Artz (Feb. 10, 2014)
2014 Big Ten Gymnasts of the Week
Jan. 6 G: Randi Lau, Jr., PSU
E: Kassidy Stauder, Sr., PSU
F: Nicole Medvitz, PSU
Jan. 13 G: Emily Wong, Sr., NEB
E: Natalie Beilstein, Sr., MICH
F: Nicole Artz, MICH
Jan. 20 G: Joanna Sampson, Sr., MICH
E: Austin Sheppard, So., MICH
F: Erin Buchanan, ILL
Jan. 27 G: Lindsay Mable, So., MINN
E: Reema Zakharia, Sr., MICH
F: Nicole Artz, MICH
Feb. 3 G: Joanna Sampson, Sr., MICH
E: Austin Sheppard, So., MICH
F: Erin Buchanan, ILL
Feb. 10 G: Emily Wong, Sr., NEB
E: Jennifer Lauer, Jr., NEB
F: Nicole Artz, MICH
Feb. 17 G: Lindsay Mable, So., MINN
E: Kylie Schermann, Jr., MINN
F: Emily Lennon, ILL
Feb. 24: G: Jessie DeZiel, Jr., NEB
E: Amber See, Sr., ILL
F: Erin Buchanan, ILL
March 3 G: Emily Wong, Sr., NEB
E: Austin Sheppard, So., MICH
F: Emma Sibson, PSU
March 10 G: Emily Wong, Sr., NEB
E: Austin Sheppard, So., MICH
F: Emma Sibson, PSU
March 17 G: Emily Wong, Sr., NEB
E: Amber See, Sr., ILL
F: Nicole Artz, MICH
