University of Minnesota Athletics
Mable Reaps B1G Recognition
2/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
ROSEMONT, Ill.-- University of Minnesota women's gymnastics junior Lindsay Mable was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week by the league office announced this afternoon. Mable led the Gophers' with three individual titles and her sixth consecutive all-around crown on Saturday evening's loss to No. 14 Illinois. The Big Ten Conference also recognized Univeristy of Michigan's Austin Sheppard as Event Specialist of the Week while Penn Stat's Briannah Tsang earned her third Freshman of the Week honor this season.
The award marks the eleventh weekly honor of Mable's storied collegiate career and the 23rd Gymnast of the Week accolade for the Gophers since the award began recognizing student-athletes on a weekly basis in 1999. Mable is the ninth different Gopher to earn the award and won Big Ten Freshman of the Week six times in 2013. She is one of three gymnasts in 2015 to repeat as weekly honor recipients.
In the Gophers' loss to Illinois, Mable tied her season-high all-around score with a 39.575 after earning three individual event titles for the Maroon and Gold. Mable paced the competition with solid scores on beam (9.925), vault (9.900) and floor (9.875). The Colorado Gymnastics Institute alumnae's floor title
floor title marks her third consecutive floor title of the season and her 14th overall event title.
In 2014, Mable registered 25 event wins and 10 all-around titles in 14 team meets before winning the all-around at the Minneapolis NCAA Regional to qualify for the national all-around competition. The two-time All-American is a two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection and was named to the 2015 Preseason Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch list prior to the start of the 2015 season. Mable has also earned Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors last academic year.
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