Titans Finish Third At Gershon/McLellan Invitational
  Stacie Jenkins (Jr. • Peoria, Ariz.) finished second in the all-around competition as the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team placed third at the Ernest Gershon/Mary McLellan Invitational on Friday (Feb. 5) in La Crosse.
UW-La Crosse, the 13-time defending WIAC champion, won the invitational title with 180.025 points. UW-Eau Claire finished second in the three-team meet with 175.350 points and UW-Oshkosh third with 174.500.
UW-Oshkosh's overall score consisted of 44.225 points in the floor exercise, 44.150 on the vault, 44.025 on the balance beam and 42.100 on the uneven bars. The Titans' score on the balance beam was a season best.
Jenkins tallied a second-place score of 35.175 in the all-around competition. Her score included a fourth-place mark of 9.275 on the balance beam and a sixth-place figure of 8.975 on the vault. Danielle Schulzetenberg of UW-Eau Claire captured the all-around title with 35.775 points.
UW-Oshkosh owned three of the top eight gymnasts on the uneven bars as Ryan Metzger (Jr. • Hanover Park, Ill.) finished fourth with a score of 8.925, Abby Zubella (Fr. • Appleton) sixth at 8.55 and Jenkins eighth at 8.35. Zubella also placed seventh in the floor exercise with a score of 9.075.
Stefanie Armstrong (Sr. • Kennesaw, Ga.) contributed to the Titans' effort by finishing third in the all-around competition with a score of 34.225 and eighth on the vault with a mark of 8.95.
The Titans' Gretchen Fackelman (Sr. • St. Louis, Mo.) added a fifth-place value of 9.05 on the balance beam.
UW-La Crosse's Gabi Hooper earned a pair of first-place finishes by posting scores of 9.45 in the floor exercise and 9.30 on the vault.
Other event winners were Schulzetenberg and UW-La Crosse's Kelsey Matula on the balance beam with a score of 9.425 and UW-Eau Claire's Rachel Behmer on the uneven bars with a mark of 9.375.
UW-Oshkosh joins UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse and host UW-Stout at the John Zuerlein Invitational next Friday (Feb. 12) in Menomonie.
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Jenkins Collects WIAC Gymnast Of The Week Award
The WIAC has named UW-Oshkosh's Stacie Jenkins (Jr. • Peoria, Ariz.) as one of its two Women's Gymnast of the Week award winners.
Jenkins was cited for her all-around performance in meets held Jan. 25-31. UW-Stout's Naomi DeLara was selected as the league's top specialist for the week.
Jenkins recorded a pair of top-two finishes in the all-around competition at meets hosted by Winona State University (Minn.) on Jan. 26 and NCAA Division I Illinois State University on Jan. 30.
In UW-Oshkosh’s 176.725-175.70 loss to Winona State University, Jenkins compiled a winning score of 36.34 points in the all-around competition. Her all-around score included first-place values of 9.30 on the balance beam and 9.10 in the floor exercise.
In a triangular with Illinois State University and Winona State University, Jenkins placed second in the all-around competition with 36.60 points. Erica Schick of Illinois State University won the all-around competition with a score of 38.175.
The meet also featured Jenkins placing fifth in the floor exercise with a score of 9.475 and eighth on the uneven bars with a figure of 9.025.
Illinois State University captured the team title with 192.60 points, while Winona State University finished second with 180.00 and UW-Oshkosh third with 179.45.
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Redbirds, Warriors Outscore Titans
Warriors Hand Titans First Loss Of Season
  With both teams recording season-best scores, Winona State University (Minn.) edged UW-Oshkosh, 176.725-175.700, in a women's gymnastics meet held Tuesday (Jan. 26) in Winona, Minn.
Winona State University compiled its overall score on 44.85 points on the vault, 44.575 on the balance beam, 43.875 in the floor exercise and 43.425 on the uneven bars.
UW-Oshkosh, which suffered its first loss of the season, reached its overall value by counting 44.45 points on the uneven bars, 44.10 in the floor exercise, 43.625 on the vault and 43.525 on the balance beam.
UW-Oshkosh's Stacie Jenkins (Jr. • Peoria, Ariz.) posted the highest mark in three categories and finished second in another. She won the all-around competition with a score of 36.40, the floor exercise with a figure of 9.10 and the balance beam with a worth of 9.30. Jenkins placed second on the uneven bars with a score of 9.125.
Anna Gleason and Heather Rummelein led Winona State University with winning scores of 9.20 on the uneven bars and 9.50 on the vault, respectively.
Stefanie Armstrong (Sr. • Kennesaw, Ga.) had three top-four finishes for the Titans. She placed third on both the vault and in the all-around competition with scores of 8.95 and 34.225, respectively. Armstrong finished fourth in the floor exercise with a measure of 8.825.
Jill Lindberg (So. • Meridian, Idaho), Ryan Metzger (Jr. • Hanover Park, Ill.) and Abby Zubella (Fr. • Appleton) tallied additional second-place finishes for the Titans. Lindberg tallied 9.05 points on the balance beam, Metzger 9.00 on the vault and Zubella 8.95 in the floor exercise.
UW-Oshkosh also had Mary Ann Oehlerking (So. • Hawthorn Woods, Ill.) finish third and Darlene Herrmann (Sr. • Newton, N.J.) fourth on the uneven bars with scores of 9.00 and 8.975, respectively.
UW-Oshkosh battles Winona State University and NCAA Division I Illinois State University on Sunday (Jan. 31) in Normal, Ill.
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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).
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Titans Top Gusties In Road Debut
  UW-Oshkosh owned the top four performers on the uneven bars as it posted a 172.05-163.575 victory over the Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) women's gymnastics team on Saturday (Jan. 16) in St. Peter, Minn.
Stacie Jenkins (Jr.• Peoria, Ariz.) paced the Titans' string of finishes on the uneven bars with a first-place score of 8.70. Mary Ann Oehlerking (So. • Hawthorn Woods, Ill.) finished second with a value of 8.525, while Darlene Herrmann (Sr. • Newton, N.J.) placed third at 8.45 and Ryan Metzger (Jr. • Hanover Park, Ill.) fourth at 8.25.
Jenkins also won the all-around competition with a score of 34.30 and tied Danielle Thibodeau of Gustavus Adolphus College for first place in the floor exercise with a mark of 9.15.
UW-Oshkosh had the top two finishers on the balance beam as Jill Lindberg (So. • Meridian, Idaho) placed first in 9.175 and Gretchen Fackelman (Sr. • St. Louis, Mo.) second in 8.475.
The Gusties' Thibodeau scored 9.475 points on the vault to complete the list of event winners.
UW-Oshkosh's Stefanie Armstrong (Sr. • Kennesaw, Ga.) finished second on the vault and third in the all-around competition with scores of 9.175 and 33.40, respectively. Armstrong and Oehlerking tied for third place on the balance beam with scores of 8.45.
The Titans also received a third-place score of 9.125 on the vault from Metzger and a fourth-place value of 8.775 in the floor exercise from Abby Zubella (Fr. • Appleton).
UW-Oshkosh's first road meet of the 2010 season featured event scores of 45.05 on the vault, 42.875 in the floor exercise, 42.55 on the balance beam and 41.575 on the uneven bars. Gustavus Adolphus College registered event scores of 45.325 on the vault, 42.975 in the floor exercise, 39.075 on the balance beam and 36.20 on the uneven bars.
UW-Oshkosh will host UW-Stout on Friday (Jan. 22) in Kolf Sports Center.
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Titans Trounce Pipers In Season Opener
  Stacie Jenkins (Jr. • Peoria, Ariz.) won three events and recorded the highest score in the all-around competition as the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team opened the 2010 season with a 170.625-154.275 victory over Hamline University (Minn.) on Saturday (Jan. 9) in Kolf Sports Center.
Jenkins totaled 34.775 points in becoming the meet's top all-around performer. Her score included first-place efforts of 9.025 in the floor exercise, 8.925 on the uneven bars and 9.05 on the vault. Jenkins placed ninth on the balance beam with a score of 7.775.
UW-Oshkosh's Gretchen Fackelman (Sr. • St. Louis, Mo.) completed the meet's first-place listings with a score of 8.85 on the balance beam.
The Titans
also benefited from the performances of Stefanie Armstrong (Sr. • Kennesaw, Ga.) and Abby Zubella (Fr.• Appleton).
Armstrong finished third in both the all-round competition and floor exercise with scores of 33.375 and 8.975, respectively, while placing fifth on the balance beam with a value of 8.475. Zubella ranked second in the floor exercise with a score of 9.00 and fifth on the uneven bars with a mark of 8.20.
Darlene Herrmann (Sr. • Newton, N.J.) and Jill Lindberg (So. • Meridian, Idaho) both finished third for UW-Oshkosh with scores of 8.775 on the uneven bars and 8.65 on the balance beam, respectively. The Titans' Jaslyn Essman (So. • Burlington) placed fifth on the vault with a score of 8.775.
The Titans registered event scores of 43.90 on the vault, 43.85 in the floor exercise, 42.20 on the balance beam and 40.675 on the uneven bars. The Pipers recorded event scores of 43.15 on the vault, 41.575 in the floor exercise, 40.50 on the balance beam and 29.05 on the uneven bars.
UW-Oshkosh is the guest of Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) on Saturday (Jan. 16).
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