MUNCIE, Ind. – The Western Michigan gymnastics team claimed the Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championship after a narrow 196.950-196.900 victory at Ball State on Sunday afternoon.

Senior Payton Murphy landed a 9.925 on beam as the Broncos' final competitor of the meet to put them over the top. WMU had to wait for BSU's Megan Teter to finish on floor, but here 9.925 was not enough to overcome Western Michigan's advantage.

This is the second MAC Regular Season Championship for the Broncos.

The teams were evenly matched early on, but it was on beam at the end where WMU separated itself from BSU. Murphy won the event, with Ronni Binstock tying for second place with two Cardinals after a 9.900. Amanda Gruber had a 9.875 and was followed by Sarah Moravansky at 9.825 and Dani Petrousek at 9.800.

Petrousek won on bars with a 9.900, with Moravansky tying for second place with a 9.875 and Murphy tying for fourth with a 9.850. Cassie St. Clair, Murphy and Moravansky all tied for third place on vault with scores of 9.825. Binstock and St. Clair also tied for second on floor with scores of 9.900.

Murphy finished on the top of the all-around with a 39.475, with BSU's Hannah Ruthberg in second at 39.225 and Moravansky in third with a 39.125.

The Broncos look to add more hardware at the 2022 MAC Championship Meet on Saturday at Kent State University. The meet begins at 2 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.