Video: Bev Plocki talks Michigan gymnastics

Michigan women’s gymnastics is back. After missing last season’s NCAA Championships – this from a program that won 18 of the last 21 Big Ten Championships – Michigan has spent time this season atop the national poll. Currently, the Wolverines are  No. 3 and they own the conference’s latest Big Ten Gymnast of the Week, Joanna Sampson. Watch our full interview with Michigan coach Bev Plocki now.

Here’s a look at the Big Ten standings.

	Big Ten		Overall
Team	Record	Pct.	Record	Pct.
Minnesota	3-0	1.000	8-0	1.000
Michigan	3-1	.750	7-1	.875
Nebraska	3-1	.750	3-1	.750
Penn State	2-1	.667	7-3	.700
Ohio State	1-2	.333	2-3	.400
Illinois	1-2	.333	2-4	.333
Iowa	0-3	.000	3-3	.500
Michigan State	0-3	.000	0-4	.000

And here are the credentials that earned Sampson the latest Big Ten Gymnast of the Week.

Gymnast of the Week
Joanna Sampson, Michigan
Jr. – Willow Grove, Pa. – Upper Moreland

• Recorded first-place finishes in all four of her events en route to the all-around title (39.600) in No. 3 Michigan’s dual meet victory over Iowa
• Won the all-around title and placed first on the vault (9.900), bars (9.900), balance beam (9.875) and floor exercise (9.925)
• Her score in the all-around was a career best
• Collects the second weekly award of her career
• Last Michigan Gymnast of the Week: Joanna Sampson (Jan. 14, 2013)