Four Titans Receive All-America In Academics Award
Four seniors from the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics squad were named to the 2020 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association All-America In Academics Team.
A total of 51 gymnasts from the NCGA were recognized for owning a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00. Each nominee must qualify as a senior student academically and be in her last year of athletic eligibility.
Gymnasts recognized from UW-Oshkosh were three-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Scholastic Honor Roll members Jessica Bernardo, Lexi Evans, Marisa Scholtens and Baylee Tkaczuk.
Bernardo owns a 3.54 GPA as a major in biology. She finished eighth in the floor exercise, 14th on the uneven bars and 17th on the vault at the WIAC Championship held March 6 in Eau Claire. Bernardo previously placed third in the floor exercise at the 2019 WIAC Championship.
Bernardo competed in all nine of UW-Oshkosh's meets this season and recorded season-best scores of 9.375 on the vault, 9.575 on the uneven bars and 9.60 in the floor exercise.
Bernardo placed second in the all-around competition at the 2017 NCGA Championship and third in 2019.
Evans holds a 3.44 GPA as a major in digital marketing. She did not compete in a meet for the Titans this season.
Scholtens has a 3.40 GPA as a nursing major. She participated in two meets for the Titans this season and marked a season-best score of 8.70 on the balance beam.
Tkaczuk possesses a 3.53 GPA as a major in psychology. She placed second on the uneven bars and 18th on the balance beam at this year's WIAC Championship. Tkaczuk previously recorded WIAC Championship finishes of first on the balance beam in 2017, second on the uneven bars in 2018 and fifth on the balance beam and ninth on the uneven bars in 2019.
Tkaczuk competed in all nine UW-Oshkosh meets this season and recorded season-best scores of 9.75 on the uneven bars and 9.70 in the balance beam. She was selected as the 2020 recipient of the WIAC Judy Kruckman Women's Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.
Tkaczuk took first place on the uneven bars at the 2017 and 2018 NCGA Championships. Her winning score of 9.85 on the apparatus in 2018 established a championship record. Tkaczuk also finished fourth on the uneven bars in 2019 and sixth on the balance beam in 2018 at the NCGA meet.
UW-Oshkosh compiled an 8-1 record against its seven WIAC rivals during the regular season and defeated all of its challengers at the 2020 league championship with its winning score of 189.675. The conference title was the 15th for the Titans and first since 1996.
UW-Oshkosh was scheduled to compete at the NCGA Championship on March 27 in Ithaca, N.Y., but that meet has been a canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.