UW-Oshkosh's depth prevailed as it recorded a narrow 176.25-175.85 victory over the Hamline University (Minn.) women's gymnastics team on Saturday (Feb. 4) in Kolf Sports Center.

Hamline University owned the winner in each of the five individual categories, but UW-Oshkosh slipped past the Pipers by having five of the top seven finishers on the balance beam and five of the top eight finishers on both the vault and in the floor exercise.

UW-Oshkosh scored a season-high 44.85 points on the balance beam, including 9.45 by second-place finisher Leah Herchenbach (Fr. • Libertyville, Ill.). The Titans also had Jill Lindberg (Sr. • Meridian, Idaho) rank fourth with 9.175 points, Abby Zubella (Jr. • Appleton) fifth with 9.10 and Leane Blais (Fr. • Salisbury, N.C.) sixth with 8.625.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 44.725 points on the vault as Stephanie Gorman (So. • Belvidere, Ill.) placed second with 9.05, Herchenbach and Lindberg both fourth with 8.95 and Natasha Cattelino (Fr. • Pleasant Prairie) sixth with 8.90.

The Titans tallied 44.575 points in the floor exercise as Zubella finished second with 9.325, Lindberg third with 9.00, Amanda Bergesen (Sr. • Lake Geneva) fourth with 8.95 and Gorman and Herchenbach both fifth with 8.65.

UW-Oshkosh also had Blais finish second on the uneven bars with 9.05 points, Herchenbach fifth with 8.625 and Heather Kill (Fr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.) sixth with 8.425.

Hamline University's Courtney Benson earned four victories in the meet by compiling 37.375 points in the all-around competition, 9.55 on the balance beam, 9.20 on the uneven bars and 9.40 in the floor exercise. The Pipers' Jacklyn Clement won the vault with a score of 9.325.

UW-Oshkosh hosts four-time defending National Collegiate Gymnastics Association champion UW-La Crosse on Friday (Feb. 10) in Kolf Sports Center.

Jena Jondahl owned the high score in two events and the all-around competition as Winona State University defeated the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team, 181.775-177.425, on Tuesday (Jan. 31) in Winona, Minn.

Jondahl recorded winning scores of 9.225 on the balance beam, 9.475 on the vault and 36.725 in the all-around competition. She also finished third in the floor exercise with a score of 9.30 and fifth on the uneven bars with a mark of 8.725.

UW-Oshkosh, which compiled its highest team score of the season, was led by the first-place efforts of Leane Blais (Fr. • Salisbury, N.C.) and Abby Zubella (Jr. • Appleton). Blais won the uneven bars with 9.55 points and Zubella the floor exercise with 9.45.

The Titans received second-place scores of 9.325 in the floor exercise from Jill Lindberg (Sr. • Meridian, Idaho) and 9.15 on the uneven bars from Natasha Cattelino (Fr. • Pleasant Prairie). Lindberg also ranked fifth on the balance beam with a figure of 9.075.

UW-Oshkosh tallied a pair of third-place finishes on the vault as Stephanie Gorman (So. • Belvidere, Ill.) and Ashlan Millikan (Fr. • New Castle, Ind.) posted scores of 9.125. Leah Herchenbach (Fr. • Libertyville, Ill.) added third-place marks of 9.15 on the balance beam and 35.075 in the all-around competition.

UW-Oshkosh hosts Hamline University (Minn.) on Saturday (Feb. 4) in Kolf Sports Center.

UW-Oshkosh swept the top-four finishes on the uneven bars and the top-three places on the balance beam as it rolled to a 176.40-168.20 women's gymnastics victory over Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) on Saturday (Jan. 21) in St. Peter, Minn.

The Titans compiled 44.575 of their team points on the uneven bars. Leane Blais (Fr. • Salisbury, N.C.) won the event with a score of 9.45, while Natasha Cattelino (Fr. • Pleasant Prairie) ranked second at 9.05, Leah Herchenbach (Fr. • Libertyville, Ill.) third at 8.95 and Ashlan Millikan (Fr. • New Castle, Ind.) fourth at 8.90.

UW-Oshkosh added another 43.60 points on the balance beam, including 9.325 by first-place finisher Jill Lindberg (Sr. • Meridian, Idaho). The Titans also had Stephanie Gorman (So. • Belvidere, Ill.) list second and Herchenbach third with scores of 9.20 and 8.775, respectively.

Herchenbach won the all-around competition with 34.925 points. Her value also included a sixth-place score of 9.05 on the vault.

UW-Oshkosh owned three of the top five marks in the floor exercise as Abby Zubella (Jr. • Appleton) finished first with 9.175 points, Lindberg second at 9.125 and Millikan fifth at 8.45.

The Titans had three other significant finishes on the vault as Millikan placed second with 9.175 points, Blais fourth with 9.10 and Khrystyna Lychagina (So. • River Grove, Ill.) sixth with 9.05. Gustavus Adolphus College's Samantha Opsahl won the event with a score of 9.30.

UW-Oshkosh travels to Winona State University (Minn.) on Jan. 31.

Leane Blais (Fr. • Salisbury, N.C.) earned the highest score on both the balance beam and uneven bars as the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team dropped a 176.70-174.425 decision to UW-Whitewater on Saturday (Jan. 14) in Kolf Sports Center.

Scoring a 9.20, Blais defeated 10 other competitors on the uneven bars. She then posted a score of 9.35 on the balance beam to beat 10 other participants. UW-Oshkosh's Jill Lindberg (Sr. • Meridian, Idaho) finished second to Blais on the balance beam with a mark of 9.05.

Ashlan Millikan (Fr. • New Castle, Ind.) contributed a pair of third-place finishes for the Titans. She earned 9.125 points on the vault and 8.90 on the uneven bars.

UW-Oshkosh's Leah Herchenbach (Fr. • Libertyville, Ill.) and Lindsay Hermsen (Jr. • Green Bay) both compiled third- and fourth-place results. Herchenbach took third in the all-around competition with 34.775 points and fourth on the uneven bars with 8.80. Hermsen had a third-place score of 9.125 on the vault and a fourth-place figure of 8.55 on the balance beam.

Abby Zubella (Jr. • Appleton) was the Titans' top finisher in the floor exercise. She placed third in the event with a score of 9.25 while adding a sixth-place mark of 8.40 on the balance beam.

UW-Oshkosh's Amanda Bergesen (Sr. • Lake Geneva) added a sixth-place score of 8.775 in the floor exercise.

UW-Whitewater, the two-time defending WIAC champion, owned the winner in three categories. Kaitlyn Weber won the all-around competition with 35.25 points and CiCi Talcott the floor exercise with a mark of 9.425. Kathryn Thompson and Siri Wischmann shared the top listing on the vault with a score of 9.375.

UW-Oshkosh meets Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) next Saturday (Jan. 21) in St. Peter, Minn.

UW-Oshkosh compiled a team score of 174.725 as it earned fourth place at the season-opening Kentucky Classic on Saturday (Jan. 7) in Lexington, Ky.

The University of Oklahoma won the meet at 195.875 to defeat two other NCAA Division I teams. The University of Kentucky came in second with a mark of 194.325, followed by Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in third at 188.925.

Leane Blais (Fr. • Salisbury, N.C.) led the Titans with a pair of 16th-place finishes. She compiled scores of 9.05 on the uneven parallel bars and 9.00 on the balance beam. UW-Oshkosh had two other solid showings on the beam, with Jill Lindberg (Sr. • Meridian, Idaho) placing 17th at 8.95 and Leah Herchenbach (Fr. • Libertyville, Ill.) earning 19th with an 8.925.

Titans recording an individual finish of 17th were Ashlan Millikan (Fr. • New Castle, Ind.) and Abby Zubella (Jr. • Appleton). Millikan counted a parallel bars mark of 8.90, while Zubella posted 9.375 points in the floor exercise.

UW-Oshkosh compiled team scores of 45.30 on the vault, 44.70 in the floor exercise, 43.475 on the balance beam and 41.25 on the bars. Millikan rounded out the individual results with her 9.35 for 18th place on the vault.

Oklahoma, which placed third at the 2011 NCAA Division I Championship, totaled team marks of 49.30 on the vault, 48.925 on the bars, 48.90 in the floor exercise and 48.75 on the beam.

Kentucky finished 0.55 points behind after totaling 49.025 on the vault, 48.30 on the beam and 48.50 on both the bars and floor exercise. The Wildcats were ranked 23rd in the GymInfo Preseason Coaches Poll.

Listing third, Bowling Green State finished with team figures of 48.50 on the vault, 48.425 in the floor exercise, 46.525 on the beam and 45.475 on the bars.

The Titans begin their league schedule against UW-Whitewater on Saturday (Jan. 14) in Kolf Sports Center.