BRIEFLY: OTAHKIANS TO HOST MIDWEST INDEPENDENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Southeast Missouri State University gymnastics team will host the Midwest Independent Championships tonight at Houck Field House.

The meet will consist of Southeast, Illinois State, Illinois-Chicago and Winona State.

Individually, Southeast's Stephanie Furman and Malia Roberts have an excellent chance of qualifying for the NCAA Independent Regionals on the vault and bars, respectively.

"I am looking for Furman and Roberts to have a good meet and qualify for the NCAA Independent Regionals," said head coach Pat Stotzheim. "I am proud of the team, we have battled injuries and we have performed at a consistent level the last several meets."