Awards and Honors: Diaz Earns Big Ten Specialist of the Week Accolades
12/16/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Jan. 27 – Sophia Diaz
Big Ten Specialist of the Week
» Sophomore Sophia Diaz was named the Big Ten Specialist of the Week after winning the vault title against Iowa at Crisler Center.
» Scored a 9.900 on all three of her events (vault, uneven bars, floor) to win the vault title and place second on both uneven bars and floor.
» Earned her fourth career vault title.
» The award marks the first of Diaz's career.
Jan. 13 – Carly Bauman, Quincy Walters
Big Ten Specialist of the Week
» Graduate student Carly Bauman was named the Big Ten Specialist of the Week following her performance at the Sprouts Farmers Market Quad Meet.
» Tied for fourth overall with a 9.925 on the beam en route to help Michigan break the program beam record.
» Tied for second overall on the uneven bars with her second 9.925 of the evening.
» Tied for third overall on the floor with a 9.850.
» Enters week three tied for sixth nationally on the uneven bars and 10th on the beam.
» The award marks the third of Bauman's career with her last coming Feb. 11, 2025.
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
» Freshman Quincy Walters was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after her debut performance at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad.
» She earned a share of the beam and floor titles, the only two events in which she competed.
» Notched a 9.950 on the beam en route to Michigan breaking the program event record.
» Scored a 9.875 on floor and stuck her first pass for a first-place finish.
» Enters week three tied for second nationally on the beam.
» The award marks the first of Walters' career.
Dec. 16 -- Sophia Diaz, Ava Jordan
Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch
» Sophia Diaz returns for her second season as a Wolverine after making an appearance at the NCAA Championships on vault in her freshman campaign.
» Diaz was a second team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree.
» She won six event titles, including three on vault, two on uneven bars and one on floor exercise, while recording a score of 9.900 or higher on six occasions.
» Diaz was also a WCGA Scholastic All-American and the Team Newcomer of the Year in 2025.
» Ava Jordan enters her junior season after competing on vault and uneven bars as a sophomore.
» Jordan recorded her first 9.900 on the uneven bars at the Big Ten Championship last season.
» She was named Most Improved by the team in 2025.
» Jordan also earned Academic All-Big Ten and WCGA Scholastic All-American honors.
Big Ten Preseason Poll
» Michigan was picked to finish third in the Big Ten after placing fourth in the 2025 campaign.
» UCLA was picked to win the 0title by the Big Ten coaches, while Michigan State was chosen to finish second.
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