Depth Prevails As Titans Knock Off Blue Devils

UW-Stout's Naomi DeLara and Meghan Hargens combined to capture all of the first-place finishes, but UW-Oshkosh's depth prevailed as the Titans defeated the Blue Devils, 169.350-165.225, in a women's gymnastics meet held Friday (Jan. 22) in Kolf Sports Center.

Hargens was a triple winner as she posted first-place scores of 36.725 in the all-around competition, 9.50 in the floor exercise and 9.175 on the uneven bars. DeLara took top honors on the balance beam with a score of 9.55 and the vault with a mark of 9.475.

Stacie Jenkins (Jr. • Peoria, Ariz.) earned three second-place finishes for UW-Oshkosh after performing to scores of 35.50 in the all-around competition, 9.325 in the floor exercise and 9.225 on the vault.

UW-Oshkosh had four of the top five listings on the uneven bars as Darlene Herrmann (Sr. • Newton, N.J.) placed second with a score of 8.425, Jenkins third at 8.35, Mary Ann Oehlerking (So. • Hawthorn Woods, Ill.) fourth at 8.05 and Abby Zubella (Fr. • Appleton) fifth at 8.025.

The Titans took the third through eighth places on the balance beam, with Jill Lindberg (So. • Meridian, Idaho) leading the way with a third-place score of 8.45. Stefanie Armstrong (Sr. • Kennesaw, Ga.) finished fourth at 8.45 and Oehlerking and Gretchen Fackelman (Sr. • St. Louis, Mo.) fifth at 8.125.

UW-Oshkosh received a third-place score of 9.075 from Zubella and a fifth-place mark of 8.85 from Lindberg in the floor exercise.

UW-Oshkosh totaled a season-high 43.90 points in the floor exercise. The Titans also tallied 44.275 points on the vault, 41.225 on the balance beam and 39.95 on the uneven bars. UW-Stout scored 45.15 points on the vault, 44.10 in the floor exercise, 39.925 on the balance beam and 36.05 on the uneven bars.

UW-Oshkosh treks to Winona State University on Tuesday (Jan. 26).