Indiana State University Athletics

The 1971 women’s gymnastics team at Indiana State University finished second at the National Collegiate Division of Girls and Women’s Sports (DGWS) Championship and won the Midwest Region DGWS Collegiate Championship.
 
Sarah Brumgart placed first in the balance beam competition at the nationals and Jan Heppner was named Midwest Collegiate all-around champion.
 
The squad posed a 5-23 record, losing to Kent State and southern Illinois, the national champions, while defeating Ball State, Indiana University, Miami of Ohio, Purdue, and Ohio State. They gained revenge at the close of the season by beating Kent State at the Midwest Collegiate Championship and at the NCAA tournament.
 
Members of the team were: Vicky Barth, Chriss Yost, Barbara Connelly, Jan Heppner, Stephanie Edmund, Sarah Brumgart, and Mona Sovert. Coach of the team was Margit Treiber.