Kent State University
NCAA Regional Championships
Behner, Guns, Schultz Set for Pennsylvania Regional Thursday Night
4/2/2025 12:00:00 PM | Gymnastics
KENT, Ohio – Three individuals from the Kent State gymnastics team are set to compete at the Pennsylvania NCAA Regional on Thursday night. Charlie Behner will compete on vault, Alyssa Guns on the floor, and Heidi Schultz on beam. The trio will initially participate in the night session, which begins at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with the opportunity to advance to the regional final on Saturday at 5 p.m.
ABOUT THE FLASHES
Charlie Behner
Behner was selected to compete 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 scoring 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.
Alyssa Guns
Guns is set to compete in 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 in the Ann Arbor Regional. She was selected 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 among all MAC gymnasts 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. In her previous outing at the MAC Championship, Guns placed second with a 9.900.
Heidi Schultz
Schultz qualified for the Pennsylvania 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 in her previous outing 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 in any event this season by a MAC gymnast.
NCAA REGIONAL HISTORY
All three individuals competing for Kent State were part of last season's team which competed in the Ann Arbor Regional. Behner and Schultz will be making their second regional appearance while Guns wraps up her collegiate career with four consecutive regional appearances. The Flashes have had five individuals claim regional championships in program history, most recently in 1997 when Michelle Naessig won the all-around and Sarah Wolford won on vault. Seven individuals have qualified for the NCAA Championship in program history, with Shelly Stambaugh accomplishing the feat twice. The most recent Kent State individual to qualify for nationals was Marie Case in 2014. As a team, the Flashes have qualified for an NCAA Regional 29 times, most recently in 2024, with a team NCAA Championship appearance in 2011.
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