2025 Mid America West Conference Tournament
Date & Times (CT)	Fri., April 4: vs. [4] Mercyhust (11:00 a.m.), vs. TBD (2:00 p.m. OR 4:00 p.m.)  Sat., April 5: vs. TBD
Location	Lexington, Kentucky
Site	Memorial Coliseum | University of Kentucky
Tournament Schedule	Full Tournament Schedule
Venue Information	Admission & Entry, Alcohol, Clear Bag Policy, Prohibited Items, Parking, etc.
Watch	Vimeo
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SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State STUNT (8-16, 3-5 Mid America West) will compete in its first-ever conference tournament this weekend at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. The double-elimination tournament will pit all seven Mid American West Conference teams for a chance to claim the tournament crown and a chance to compete at the College STUNT National Championship in Nashville later this month.

The Bears are the No. 5 seed in the tournament and will hit the mat first against No. 4 Mercyhurst at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The conference tournament hosted by the University of Kentucky will be streamed on Vimeo. 

Conference Tournament Schedule (Central Time)
Friday, April 4
Game 1: 11:00 a.m.: No. 4 Mercyhurst vs. No. 5 Missouri State
Game 2: 12:00 p.m.: No. 3 UT Martin vs. No. 6 Central Arkansas
Game 3: 1:00 p.m.: No. 2 Trevecca Nazarene vs. No. 7 Northern Kentucky
Game 4: 2:00 p.m.: No. 1 Kentucky vs. Game 1 Winner
Game 5: 3:00 p.m.: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner
Game 6: 4:00 p.m.: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser
Game 7: 5:00 p.m.: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser
Game 9: 6:00 p.m.: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner

Saturday, April 5
Game 8: 10:00 a.m.: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner
Game 10: 11:30 a.m.: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 5 Loser
Game 11: 1:00 p.m.: Game 10 Winner vs Game 9 Loser
Game 12: 2:30 p.m.: Game 9 Winner vs Game 11 Winner (Championship)
*Game 13: Between Game 12 teams If necessary if undefeated team loses

On the Mat

• Missouri State finished the regular season 8-16 with a 3-5 record against conference opponents. The Bears defeated Central Arkansas on March 8 and took down Northern Kentucky twice on March 15 and March 28. 

• MoState went 1-3 at the Music City STUNT Classic in Nashville last weekend to end the regular season. The Bears lost to eventual conference tournament foe Mercyhurst, 16-14, to open the last day of the tournament. 

• The Bears had seven 30-point scorers in their sweep over Northern Kentucky last weekend. Leading the way was Autumn Speckhart, who had a power rating of 42. Peighton Powell, Kaybrie Sharp, Tylee Parish, Maddy Olive, Reese Wyman and Reece Wilmes all scored at least 30 points.

• Against Mercyhurst, Missouri State led 8-7 entering the final quarter. The Lakers outscored the Bears 9-6 in the team routine to win the game. Parrish led MoState with a power rating of 35, followed by Olive (34) and Speckhart (31). 

• Missouri State is one of three new Division I members to sponsor STUNT in 2025, along with Northern Kentucky and Mercyhurst, the latter of which made the jump from DII this year.

• MoState reclaimed its No. 5 ranking at the DI level in Wednesday's collegestunt.org rankings. No. 6 Central Arkansas swapped places with Missouri State after dropping its four games at the Music City STUNT Classic.

• The inaugural Bears STUNT team boasts a roster of 22 student-athletes with 14 coming from Missouri. The roster also includes players from Arkansas (1), Kansas (2), Illinois (2), Oklahoma (2) and Wisconsin (1).

Head Coach Kennedy Wingbermuehle

• Missouri State STUNT head coach Kennedy Wingbermuehle was named the team's inaugural head coach on Feb. 27, 2024.

• She was the head coach at Central Methodist for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, where the Eagles entered the 2025 season as the No. 3-ranked NAIA team. 

• Wingbermuehle was the captain of the Oklahoma State cheer team and part of the 2021 NCA National Championship Team in the large coed division. She was also a member of Oklahoma State's STUNT team, earning Division I STUNT Athlete of the Year honors for a program that won seven straight national titles.