Eastern Michigan Athletics
Lowe Earns All-MAC Second Team Honors, Nihart Named to All-MAC Freshman Team
3/17/2026 3:30:00 PM | Gymnastics
Lowe named All-MAC Second Team in the all-around, Nihart earns All-MAC Freshman Team honors on floor
Lowe (Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista) has served as Eastern Michigan's only all around competitor this season and delivered consistent performances across every event for the Eagles. She set career highs on vault with a 9.775, beam with a 9.900, floor with a 9.850, and in the all-around with a 39.200, while her bars score sits just below her personal best. Her 9.900 on beam stands as the only routine by an EMU gymnast to reach that mark this season. Lowe also claimed nine event titles during the year and finished the regular season with a 39.000 all-around average to secure All-MAC Second Team recognition.
A steady contributor throughout her rookie campaign, Nihart (East Lansing, Mich./Home School) competed in every meet this season for Eastern Michigan. She opened the year in the lineup on beam and floor before adding vault later in the season. Nihart recorded career highs of 9.825 on floor, 9.725 on vault, and 9.625 on beam. She posted a 9.800 on floor against George Washington, Fisk, and Towson as the Eagles recorded their season best team score of 195.225. She also posted a 9.800 on floor against No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 9 Michigan as the Eagles recorded their third highest team score of the season, a 195.025. Two days later, she tied for third with a 9.825 on floor against Kent State, the second highest floor score posted by a freshman in the MAC that weekend. Nihart finished the regular season with a 9.790 floor average to earn a spot on the All-MAC Freshman Team.
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2026 MAC Gymnastics All-MAC Teams
2026 All-MAC First Team
Vault – Charlie Behner, Kent State (9.845)
Bars – Lia Kmieciak, Central Michigan (9.905)
Beam – Ashley Szymanski, Ball State (9.870)
Floor – Ava Molina, Ball State (9.870)
All Around – Luciana Alvarado Reid, Central Michigan (39.345)
2026 All-MAC Second Team
Vault – Zoe Middleton, Ball State (9.835)
Vault – Jersey Bingman, Kent State (9.835)
Bars – Reese Samuelson, Western Michigan (9.855)
Bars – Kaitlyn Schwab, Central Michigan (9.835)
Beam – Delaney McMahon, Ball State (9.860)
Beam – Heidi Schultz, Kent State (9.850)
Floor – Kayla Shaw, Bowling Green (9.855)
Floor – Brooke Gelesko, Western Michigan (9.850)
All-Around – Kyrie Lowe, Eastern Michigan (39.000)
2026 All-MAC Freshman Team
Vault – Carley Stalder, Ball State (9.815)
Bars – Lana Mast, Kent State (9.745)
Beam – Isabella Ciolfi, Western Michigan (9.740)
Floor – Macy Nihart, Eastern Michigan (9.790)
All Around – N/A
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