NIU Scholar-Athlete of the Week
94.9 WDKB is excited to recognize our NIU Scholar-Athlete of the Week in conjunction with NIU Athletics! Each week, we will highlight a Student-Athlete who has excelled in their studies, their sport, and/or both. We have two NIU Scholar-Athletes this week is:
Alyssa Al-Ashari
Sport: Gymnastics
Position:
Year: Senior
Kiera O’Shea
Sport: Gymnastics
Year: Sophomore
Achievements:
Northern Illinois University gymnasts Kiera O’Shea and Alyssa Al-Ashari have been named to the Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team, as released by the MAC Sunday.
O’Shea won the MAC title on vault at Saturday’s championship meet as she tied an all-time team record with a score of 9.925. She shared the top honor with Kent State’s Nastia Rudnitskaya. The last NIU gymnast to earn a score of 9.925 on vault for NIU was Kelly Kramer, who hit the mark in the 2004 MAC Championship meet.
Al-Ashari joined three other gymnasts in scoring a 9.900 on balance beam Saturday to tie for first place. She became the Huskies’ first individual MAC Champion on beam since 2019.
Both were named to the All-MAC Second Team on Tuesday, before taking home MAC Championship medals on Saturday.
Make sure you check in every week to see who the next NIU Scholar-Athlete of the Week will be.