Three Flashes Qualify for Pennsylvania Regional
3/24/2025 2:13:00 PM | Gymnastics
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA announced on Monday that three members of the Kent State gymnastics team have been selected to compete at the NCAA regional hosted in State College, Pennsylvania: Charlie Behner, Heidi Schultz, and Alyssa Guns.
Behner earns the individual selection on vault after leading the Flashes with a 9.835 NQS in the event, ranking third in the MAC in 2025. The junior led Kent State on vault in five meets this season, posting a season-high 9.850 on three separate occasions and scored a 9.800 or better in seven meets in 2025. Behner was named Second-Team All-MAC for her performance on vault in the regular season.
Schultz qualifies for the regional on beam, an event where she boasts the joint-highest NQS in the MAC with a 9.850. She claimed the MAC beam championship this past weekend in Mount Pleasant with a 9.875 to anchor Kent State's final rotation after earning All-MAC Second-Team honors for her performance on the beam in the regular season. Schultz has posted Kent State's highest beam score in five meets this season, including a career-high 9.925 on March 9 against Ball State, matching the highest score on any event this season in the MAC.
Both Behner and Schultz return to an NCAA regional for the second consecutive season after competing with Kent State at the Ann Arbor regional in 2024.
Guns heads to an NCAA regional for the fourth consecutive year of her collegiate career, qualifying on the floor as a freshman and sophomore before competing with the Flashes' team last season. She earns her selection to the Pennsylvania Regional on the floor, an event in which she earned First-Team All-MAC honors for her regular season performance. Guns' 9.900 NQS on the floor is the highest posted in any event by a MAC gymnast this season, ranking 47th nationally. The senior has led Kent State on the floor in six meets this season while earning a score of 9.900 or better on five occasions, including a 9.925 at Eastern Michigan in January to match the best score in any event by a MAC gymnast in 2025.
The Pennsylvania Regional is currently slated for Wednesday, April 2, through Saturday, April 5. The Kent State individuals are set to begin competing in the event's second round on Thursday, April 3.
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