Eastern Michigan Athletics
Two Eagles Earn MAC Honors for Third-Straight Year
3/19/2021 9:54:00 AM | Gymnastics
Rondeau and Satler named All-MAC Second Team for second consecutive season
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team saw senior Jada Rondeau (Savage, Minn.-Central) and junior Caitlin Satler (Orland Park, Ill.-Carl Sandburg) earn All-Mid-American Conference Second Team honors for the 2021 season, the league office announced Friday, March 19.
This marks the second-consecutive season that Rondeau and Satler have been named to the second team, and the third-straight year that Eastern has had two names earn the honor.
This is Rondeau's second postseason accolade in her career, having closed out the regular season third in the MAC on beam and fourth on bars with national qualifying scores (NQS) of 9.888 and 9.869, respectively. The senior hit personal-bests in all four events and all-around this season, and stamped her name in the record book as second all-time in all-around (39.475), and tied for second in program history on beam (9.950). Furthermore, the Savage, Minn. native tallied 17 scores of 9.825-or-higher and secured 13 podium finishes across the four events.
Satler again achieved beam dominance in the 2021 season, as she competed in six meets for the Eagles and did not miss a podium in the event, finishing second in the MAC on the apparatus with an NQS of 9.894. The Orland Park, Ill. native recorded career-bests on both floor and beam this season with scores of 9.900 and 9.925, respectively. Additionally, her 9.925 on beam ties for fourth in program history. The junior closed out the 2021 season with five first-place finishes, and eight scores of 9.825-or-better between the two events.
The Eagles turn their attention to the Mid-American Conference Championships Sunday, March 21, in Kalamzaoo, Mich. The meets begins at 2 p.m. inside University Arena. Fans can watch on ESPN3 and can follow along on EMUEagles.com, or on Twitter, @EMUGym.
All-MAC First Team
Hannah Demers, Central Michigan
Payton Murphy, Western Michigan
Katie Kowalski, Central Michigan
All-MAC Second Team
Victoria Henry, Ball State
Natalie Hamp, Northern Illinois
Rachel Decavitch, Kent State
Caitlin Satler, Eastern Michigan
Jada Rondeau, Eastern Michigan
Sierra Demarinis, Central Michigan
Abby Fletcher, Kent State
This marks the second-consecutive season that Rondeau and Satler have been named to the second team, and the third-straight year that Eastern has had two names earn the honor.
This is Rondeau's second postseason accolade in her career, having closed out the regular season third in the MAC on beam and fourth on bars with national qualifying scores (NQS) of 9.888 and 9.869, respectively. The senior hit personal-bests in all four events and all-around this season, and stamped her name in the record book as second all-time in all-around (39.475), and tied for second in program history on beam (9.950). Furthermore, the Savage, Minn. native tallied 17 scores of 9.825-or-higher and secured 13 podium finishes across the four events.
Satler again achieved beam dominance in the 2021 season, as she competed in six meets for the Eagles and did not miss a podium in the event, finishing second in the MAC on the apparatus with an NQS of 9.894. The Orland Park, Ill. native recorded career-bests on both floor and beam this season with scores of 9.900 and 9.925, respectively. Additionally, her 9.925 on beam ties for fourth in program history. The junior closed out the 2021 season with five first-place finishes, and eight scores of 9.825-or-better between the two events.
The Eagles turn their attention to the Mid-American Conference Championships Sunday, March 21, in Kalamzaoo, Mich. The meets begins at 2 p.m. inside University Arena. Fans can watch on ESPN3 and can follow along on EMUEagles.com, or on Twitter, @EMUGym.
All-MAC First Team
Hannah Demers, Central Michigan
Payton Murphy, Western Michigan
Katie Kowalski, Central Michigan
All-MAC Second Team
Victoria Henry, Ball State
Natalie Hamp, Northern Illinois
Rachel Decavitch, Kent State
Caitlin Satler, Eastern Michigan
Jada Rondeau, Eastern Michigan
Sierra Demarinis, Central Michigan
Abby Fletcher, Kent State
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