On Saturday (April 1) at Kates Gymnasium, the No. 5-ranked Ashland University STUNT team made history, becoming the first-ever collegiate conference STUNT champion following a 22-3 win over Hiram in the 2023 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships.
The Eagles are 13-4, and the Terriers are 7-4.
Saturday's victory is Ashland's third this season over Hiram, in addition to 17-11 in a neutral-site game on Feb. 11 and 24-9 at home on March 18 in its first perfect game in program history.
Junior flyer/tumbler
Lily Boldman, adding to her 2023 Great Midwest STUNT Athlete of the Year award, was named tournament Most Valuable Player. Two other Eagles made the all-tournament team – sophomore flyer/tumbler
Alyssa McLaughlin and senior flyer/tumbler/base
Kaylee Reed.
NOTABLES
- Pacing Ashland's championship effort on Saturday were Boldman and McLaughlin with 55 points each, sophomore flyer/tumbler Kylie Adams with 52 points, sophomore flyer/tumbler/base Chloe Colvin with 48 points, and sophomore flyer/tumbler Elly Dukes and junior back/base Ashley Amstutz with 47 points each.
QUOTABLES
- "Today was unbelievable, and what an honor to crowned the first-ever STUNT GMAC champions," said Ashland head coach Denise Farnsworth. "The GMAC conference provided an amazing atmosphere for all the teams that were involved."
- Said Ashland assistant coach Brandy Marquette, "This team is special. We are so proud of our girls. They have been working for this all season and keep pushing to hit harder routines. We couldn't be more proud of them."
