Lychagina Selected As WIAC Gymnast Of The Week

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has named UW-Oshkosh's Khrystyna Lychagina (Fr. • River Grove, Ill.) as one of its two Gymnast of the Week award winners.

Lychagina received the league's top specialist award for women's gymnastics meets held Jan. 17-23. Christa Booman of UW-La Crosse was named the conference's top all-around performer.

Lychagina finished 17th in three events as UW-Oshkosh placed fourth in a battle against NCAA Division I opponents Brigham Young University (Utah), George Washington University (D.C.) Kent State University (Ohio) on Jan. 21 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Lychagina demonstrated her versatility by recording 17th-place scores of 9.525 in the floor exercise, 9.45 on the vault and 9.40 on the balance beam.

Brigham Young University and 11th-ranked Kent State University tied for first place in the team standings with 194.775 points, while George Washington University finished third with 190.775 and UW-Oshkosh fourth with 181.775.