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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team posted its 10th straight top two finish Sunday with a runner-up performance at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference/National Collegiate Gymnastics Association West Regional Championship (Presented by Culver's) at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.
By placing second, the Warhawks also claimed a team spot at the NCGA Championship, which is scheduled for March 23 at Springfield College in Springfield, Mass. Several UW-Whitewater gymnasts also qualified for the NCGA Individual Event Finals, slated for March 24 at Springfield.
The Warhawks will make their 12th straight appearance at the NCGA Championship. The team has never placed lower than fifth at the national meet and looks to defend its 2017 NGCA title.
UW-Whitewater posted a season-high score of 191.725, only one-tenth shy of UW-La Crosse and the No. 8 score in the program's record book.
Top-five finishers at the conference/regional meet qualified for the NCGA Individual Event Finals. Top-six finishers garnered all-conference accolades.
Senior
Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central) and junior
Franchesca Hutton (Shakopee, Minn./Main Street School of Performing Arts) each claimed individual championships. Hutton won the balance beam with a 9.750, tied for the fifth-highest score in program history, while Mierow tied for first in the floor exercise with a 9.750, tied for the No. 22 score in the team's record book.
Senior
Chloe Rehberg (Cary, IL/Cary-Grove) tied for second on vault with a 9.725, tied for the 18th best score in program history. O'Donnell, junior
Erika Briscoe (Solon, Iowa/Solon) and sophomore
Lauren Marshall (Winthrop Harbor, Ill./Zion-Benton Township) all tied for sixth with matching scores of 9.600 to claim All-WIAC honors.
O'Donnell led the Warhawks and tied for fifth on the uneven parallel bars with a 9.675. On beam, Fossum (9.675) and Mierow (9.650) joined Hutton on the All-WIAC podium by tying for fourth place and tying for sixth place, respectively.
Hutton finished fourth in the floor exercise with a 9.650 to claim her spot at the NCGA Individual Event Finals, and O'Donnell tied for fifth with a 9.625.
O'Donnell placed third in the all-around competition with a 37.750.
UW-Whitewater's team score of 47.925 on vault tied for the 11th-highest in program history. The team also registered all-time top scores of 47.875 on bars (12th), 47.825 on beam (eighth) and 48.200 on floor (T-12th).
Following the meet, Rehberg was named to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship Team. Mierow was recognized as a nominee for the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete in Gymnastics.
The following individuals have qualified for the NCGA Individual Event Finals. The final, official list of qualifiers is expected to be announced Monday.
Vault:
Lauren Marshall (Winthrop Harbor, Ill./Zion-Benton Township) – top five SAS (season average score)
Chloe Rehberg (Cary, IL/Cary-Grove) – top five SAS/T-2nd, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Uneven Parallel Bars:
Bailey Fitzpatrick (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) - top five SAS
Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central) – top five SAS
Lisa O'Donnell (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) – top five SAS/T-5th, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Balance Beam:
Acacia Fossum (Gladstone, N.D./Richardton-Taylor) – T-4th, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Franchesca Hutton (Shakopee, Minn./Main Street School of Performing Arts) – 1st, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central) - top five SAS
Floor Exercise:
Acacia Fossum (Gladstone, N.D./Richardton-Taylor) – top five SAS
Franchesca Hutton (Shakopee, Minn./Main Street School of Performing Arts) – 4th, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central) – T-1st, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Lisa O'Donnell (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) – top five SAS/T-5th, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
