2017: Qualified again for NCAA Regionals on bars and beam ... Peszek scored a 9.925 on bars at Texas Woman's quad meet to tie the school record ... finished the year with five scores of 9.900 or higher, including tying for the MAC Championship on bars with a 9.900 ... followed up that performance with a 9.900 on beam ... Peszek finished the regular season with an RQS of 9.870 on bars and 9.865 on beam, both program records ... she was also named the MAC Senior Gymnast of the Year for her performance throughout the year.
2016: Qualified for NCAA Regionals in bars and beam ... Competed in all 12 meets ... won an event in her first meet of the year after scoring a 9.800 on beam against UIC ... It was the first of three beam titles for her this season including one against Central Michigan where she scored a then-career-high 9.900 ... on bars, Peszek scored a 9.825 or higher in seven straight meets, picking up two titles in that time ... Peszek ended the year strong on floor, with a season-high 9.800 against Missouri and at the MAC Championships ... her score against Missouri led Western Michigan to its highest single-event team score since 2004 with a 49.200 ... placed fourth at the MAC Championships on beam with a 9.875 and was 25th on floor with a 9.800.
2015: Second Team All-MAC selection and was an NCAA regional qualifier … competed in all 10 meets on uneven bars and floor exercise … won the uneven bars competition in 7 of 9 regular season meets … reached the podium with a third-place finish on the uneven bars at the MAC Championships, scoring a 9.850 …also had a solid 9.8 on balance beam and 9.7 on the floor … had season averages of UB 9.808, BB 9.532, FX 9.661 … season uneven bars average was a team high and she ranked 18th in the region with a 9.830 regional qualifying score … had season high scores of UB 9.850, BB 9.875 and FX 9.775.
2014: Competed in 10 meets, was in the bars lineup for seven and beam lineup in nine ... scored a season-high 9.775 on the bars at Ball State (2/9) ... scored a season-high 9.8 on beam in season-opener - WMU's highest score in event and fifth overall, at No. 11 Arkansas, with Bridgeport ... scored a 9.5 on beam at the MAC Championships (3/22) ... season averages: bars – 9.564, beam – 9.439.
High School/Club: Trained at DeVeau's School of Gymnastics in Fishers, Ind. ... had two top five finishes at the 2012 Junior Olympic Nationals, placing fourth on beam and fifth on bars ... also took 14th in the all-around and 20th on floor ... recorded five top five finishes at the Indiana state meet, taking first on bars, second on beam and in the all-around, fourth on vault and fifth on floor ... at the Region 5 meet, she was runner-up on bars, beam and floor and placed third in the all-around.
Personal: Daughter of Ed and Luan Peszek ... born on June 10, 1995, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... biomedical sciences major ... both parents were athletes at the University of Illinois … father Ed was a wrestler and hockey player, and mother Luan was a gymnast and is now the Vice President of the women’s program at USA Gymnastics ... older sister, Sam was a three-time All-American, 2011 national champion on beam at UCLA and a member of the US National Team that took silver at the 2008 Olympics.
Peszek’s Career Highs
Bars: 9.850 (4x, Last: MAC Championship, 3/21/15)
Beam: 9.875 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 2/20/15)
Floor: 9.775 (at University of Illinois, 2/8/15)
