Titans Suffer Narrow Loss To Blugolds
Dominating routines in the floor exercise and on the vault
helped the UW-Eau Claire women's gymnastics team mark a
176.100-175.725 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Friday in Eau Claire
(Feb. 26).
The Blugolds owned five of the top six performers in the floor
exercise, including Danielle Schulzetenberg who finished first with
a career-best score of 9.475 and Cece Solem who placed third at
9.175.
On the vault, UW-Eau Claire had four of the top five actors,
including Solem who finished first with a score of 9.20 and Molly
Senske who placed second at 9.05.
Schulzetenberg also ranked first on the balance beam with a value
of 9.15.
UW-Oshkosh owned two first-place efforts as Stacie Jenkins (Jr.
• Peoria, Ariz.) tallied 34.925 points in the all-around
competition and Mary Ann Oehlerking (So. • Hawthorn Woods,
Ill.) 9.175 on the uneven bars. Jenkins also recorded a
second-place score of 9.325 in the floor exercise, a third-place
mark of 9.05 on the uneven bars and a sixth-place figure of 8.90 on
the vault.
The Titans' Stefanie Armstrong (Sr. • Kennesaw, Ga.) placed
in two categories. She finished second on the vault with a score of
9.05 and fourth in the all-around competition with an amount of
34.075.
On the uneven bars, UW-Oshkosh also received a second-place score
of 9.075 from Darlene Herrmann (Sr. • Newton, N.J.) and a
sixth-place mark of 8.65 from Ryan Metzger (Jr. • Hanover
Park, Ill.).
The Titans followed Schulzetenberg's winning score on the balance
beam with the next three marks as Paula Delsart (Jr. • Green
Bay) finished second with a score of 8.95, Jill Lindberg (So.
• Meridian, Idaho) third at 8.85 and Gretchen Fackelman (Sr.
• St. Louis, Mo.) fourth at 8.65.
UW-Oshkosh compiled team scores of 45.025 in the floor exercise,
44.55 on the uneven bars, 43.65 on the vault and 42.50 on the
balance beam. UW-Eau Claire registered team marks of 45.925 in the
floor exercise, 44.85 on the vault, 42.925 on the uneven bars and
42.40 on the balance beam.
UW-Oshkosh competes at the WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional
next Sunday (March 7) in St. Peter, Minn.