Titans Oust Gusties, Warriors In Home Debut
UW-Oshkosh swept the top four places in the floor exercise
competition as it defeated Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) and
Winona State University (Minn.) in a women's gymnastics meet held
Saturday (Jan. 15) in Kolf Sports Center.
UW-Oshkosh won its home opener with 174.725 points. The Titans
tallied 45.525 points in the floor exercise, 43.15 on the balance
beam, 43.125 on the vault and 42.925 on the uneven bars.
Winona State University finished second to UW-Oshkosh in the team
standings with 173.125 points and Gustavus Adolphus College third
with 163.675.
UW-Oshkosh took control of the meet with its strong performance in
the floor exercise competition. The Titans' Abby Zubella (So.
• Appleton) won the event with 9.45 points, while Stacie
Jenkins (Sr. • Peoria, Ariz.) finished second at 9.375, Jill
Lindberg (Jr. • Meridian, Idaho) third at 9.10 and Amanda
Bergesen (Jr. • Lake Geneva) fourth at 9.05.
Jenkins also placed second in the all-around competition with a
score of 34.90, second on the uneven bars with a mark of 9.05 and
seventh on the balance beam with a worth of 8.55.
UW-Oshkosh owned the top finish on the vault as Khrystyna
Lychagina (Fr. • River Grove, Ill.) posted a winning score of
8.825. The Titans' Dana Herr (Swanton, Ohio) finished third on the
apparatus with a value of 8.75 and Ryan Metzger (Sr. • Hanover
Park, Ill.) eighth at 8.65.
UW-Oshkosh also received a third-place score of 9.05 from Herr on
the balance beam and fifth-place marks of 8.95 from Lindberg on the
balance beam and 8.925 from Zubella on the uneven bars.
Heather Rummelein of Winona State University won the all-around
competition with a score of 35.425. She also took first place on
the balance beam with a mark of 9.35. Anna Gleason of Winona State
University captured first place on the uneven bars with a score of
9.225.
UW-Oshkosh competes against NCAA Division I opponents Brigham
Young University (Utah), George Washington University (D.C.) and
Kent State University (Ohio) on Friday (Jan. 21) in Cleveland,
Ohio.