UW-Oshkosh Trio Competes At
NCGA Championship

The UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team was unable to send any of its three representatives to the finals of the NCGA Championship held Friday and Saturday (April 2-3) in Cambridge, Mass.

UW-Oshkosh qualified three gymnasts for the meet, Amanda DeJardin (Jr. • Waukesha) on the balance beam, Brianna Lentz (So. • West Allis) in the all-around competition and Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) on the balance beam, uneven bars and vault.

Lentz had the highest finish for UW-Oshkosh, placing 17th in the all-around competition with a score of 36.55. She also finished 22nd in the floor exercise with a score of 9.775, 31st on the vault with a mark of 9.35, 44th on the balance beam with a tally of 8.875 and 50th on the uneven bars with a figure of 8.55.

Russell finished 18th on the balance beam with a score of 9.375, 20th on the vault with a mark of 9.425 and 54th on the uneven bars with a number of 7.80.

DeJardin finished 47th on the balance beam with a score of 8.80.

Carrie Santore of State University of New York-Brockport won three individual titles, the all-around competition with a score of 38.675, the floor exercise with a mark of 19.85 and the vault with a figure of 19.45. Other individual champions were Danin Squires of State University of New York-Cortland on the balance beam with a score of 19.275 and Nina Schubert of UW-La Crosse on the uneven bars with a mark of 19.375.

UW-La Crosse captured the team championship with a score of 191.275. The title was the Eagles' fourth in as many years and ninth overall. Ithaca College (N.Y.) finished second in the eight-team meet with a score of 189.80 and State University of New York-Brockort third at 189.35.

Titans Finish Fifth At NCGA Regional

Recording only four top-10 individual listings, the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team finished fifth at the NCGA West Regional held Friday (March 19) in Eau Claire.

UW-La Crosse compiled a team score of 185.125 to successfully defend its NCGA West Regional crown, while Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) finished second with a count of 182.50.

Hamline University (Minn.) finished third in the seven-team meet with a score of 180.825, while UW-Eau Claire finished fourth at 179.85, UW-Oshkosh fifth at 177.425, UW-Whitewater sixth at 175.20 and UW-Stout seventh at 173.075. UW-Oshkosh's team score was its second-highest of the season.

UW-Oshkosh was led by Justin Russell's (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) two 10th-place finishes. Russell had a score of 9.225 on the balance beam and a mark of 35.65 in the all-around competition.

The Titans also received seventh-place efforts from Amanda DeJardin (Jr. • Waukesha) and Brianna Lentz (So. • West Allis). DeJardin recorded a score of 9.25 on the balance beam, while Lentz had a count of 35.95 in the all-around competition.

Capturing event titles were Alyssa Cox of Gustavus Adolphus College on the vault with a score of 9.55, Ashley Koechel of UW-La Crosse on the uneven bars with a count of 9.375, Jennifer Houle of UW-La Crosse on the balance beam with a tally of 9.65 and Rhian Paulson of UW-Stout in the floor exercise with a mark of 9.525. Lynn Morris of UW-Eau Claire won the all-around competition with a score of 36.925.

DeJardin, Lentz and Russell will represent UW-Oshkosh at the of the 20^th Annual NCGA Championship that will be held April 2-3 in Cambridge, Mass.

Russell will take part in two events at the national meet, the balance beam and the vault. DeJardin will compete on the balance beam, while Lentz will participate in the all-around competition. Last year, Lentz placed seventh in the all-around competition and 11th in the floor exercise.

Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.), Hamline University (Minn.) Ithaca College (N.Y.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, State University of New York-Brockport, State University of New York-Cortland, UW-Eau Claire and defending champion UW-La Crosse are the team qualifiers for the 2004 NCGA Championship.

Gusties Roar Past Titans

Amanda Parker finished first on the balance beam, uneven bars and in the all-around competition as the Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) women's gymnastics team defeated UW-Oshkosh, 182.425-173.025, on Friday (March 12) in St. Peter, Minn.

Parker won the all-around competition with a score of 37.40, while capturing event crowns on the balance beam and uneven bars with scores of 9.40 and 9.30, respectively. She shared the balance beam title with UW-Oshkosh's Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio).

The Gusties also had Alyssa Cox win the vault with a score of 9.375 and Nicole Gergen the floor exercise with a mark of 9.50.

In addition to her first-place finish on the balance beam, Russell also ranked second in the all-around competition and fifth on both the uneven bars and vault. She had scores of 35.95 in the all-around competition, 8.55 on the uneven bars and 9.05 on the vault.

The Titans also received a third-place score of 33.75 in the all-around competition from Brianna Lentz (So. • West Allis), a fourth-place score of 9.075 on the vault from Kim Edson (Fr. • Eastampton, N.J.), a fifth-place score of 9.25 on the balance beam from Lauren Mareno (Fr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.) and sixth-place scores of 9.10 on the balance beam from Amanda DeJardin (Jr. • Waukesha) and 8.30 on the uneven bars from Lentz.

UW-Oshkosh will compete in the NCGA West Regional next Friday (March 19) in Eau Claire. The top four teams in the regional will advance to the NCGA Championship on April 2-3 in Boston, Mass.

Titans Place Third At WIAC Championship

UW-Oshkosh listed among the top-three teams for the 15th time in 16 years when it placed third at the 31st Annual WIAC Women's Gymnastics Championship held Friday (March 5) in La Crosse. UW-La Crosse compiled a meet-record 186.70 points to win its eighth straight WIAC title and 15th overall, while UW-Eau Claire finished second at 181.50. UW-Oshkosh, a 14-time WIAC champion, finished third in the five-team competition with a score of 176.50, while UW-Whitewater finished fourth at 174.125 and UW-Stout fifth at 171.725. UW-Oshkosh's team score was its second-highest of the season. Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) led UW-Oshkosh by ranking in the top 10 in three areas, the balance beam with a fourth-place score of 9.325, the all-around competition with a fifth-place mark of 35.925 and the vault with a seventh-place rating of 9.30. UW-Oshkosh's Melissa Riley (Fr. • Hutchinson, Kan.) also finished in the top 10 in multiple areas, the all-around competition with a ninth-place score of 34.975 and the uneven bars with a 10th-place tally of 8.60. In addition to Russell and Riley, the Titans received strong showings from Lauren Mareno (Fr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.), who finished sixth in the floor exercise with a score of 9.375, and Amanda DeJardin (Jr. • Waukesha), who finished eighth on the balance beam with a mark of 9.05. UW-La Crosse claimed four individual championships in the meet, including a pair by Jenna Houle. Houle finished first on the balance beam with a score of 9.50 and the vault with a mark of 9.55. UW-La Crosse also received first-place scores of 37.35 in the all-around competition from Ashley Koechel and 9.675 from Nina Schubert on the uneven bars. Koechel's all-around tally established a WIAC record. The lone remaining individual title in the championship went to UW-Eau Claire's Alison Eagles, who finished first on the vault with a score of 9.65. Barbara Gibson of UW-La Crosse was voted WIAC Coach of the Year, while UW-La Crosse's Angela Erato was named the winner of WIAC's Judy Kruckman Senior Scholar-Athlete Award.

Titans Finish Fifth At Zuerlein Invitational

With the WIAC Championship just one week away, the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team finished a disappointing fifth among its four league rivals at the John Zuerlein Invitational held Friday (Feb. 27) in Menomonie.

UW-La Crosse won the five-team meet, all WIAC members, with a score of 184.20, while UW-Eau Claire finished second at 180.025, UW-Whitewater third at 174.775, UW-Stout fourth at 173.775 and UW-Oshkosh fifth at 173.025. All five teams will meet each other again next Friday (March 5) at the WIAC Championship in La Crosse.

UW-Oshkosh struggled in the meet as the nine gymnasts who represented the Titans combined for only five top-10 finishes. Brianna Lentz (So. • West Allis) had a pair of top-10 rankings for the Titans as she finished fourth in the floor exercise with a score of 9.30 and sixth in the all-around competition with a mark of 35.55.

Amanda DeJardin (Jr. • Waukesha) recorded the highest finish for the Titans by placing second on the balance beam with a score of 9.35. UW-Oshkosh also received a seventh-place score of 9.275 from Lauren Mareno (Fr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.) in the floor exercise and an eighth-place tally of 34.30 in the all-around competition from Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio).

UW-Eau Claire's Lynn Morris was a double-winner in the meet as she captured the all-around competition and the balance beam with scores of 37.10 and 9.625, respectively. Also winning events were Alison Eagles of UW-Eau Claire on the vault with a score of 9.55 and Nina Schubert of UW-La Crosse on the uneven bars with a figure of 9.65.

Titans Place Third At Quadrangular

The UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team posted its third-best score of the season en route to a third-place finish at a quadrangular hosted by UW-Eau Claire on Friday (Feb. 20) in Eau Claire.

Hamline University (Minn.) edged out UW-Eau Claire, 179.90-179.275, to finish first in the team standings, while UW-Oshkosh placed third at 175.825 and UW-Whitewater fourth at 175.25.

UW-Oshkosh compiled a meet-best 45.725 on the balance beam as Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) placed second with a mark of 9.30, Lauren Mareno (Fr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.) third at 9.20, Kim Edson (Fr. • Eastampton, N.J.) fifth at 9.15 and Amanda DeJardin (Jr. • Waukesha) sixth at 9.125.

In addition to the balance beam, UW-Oshkosh also had multiple place winners in both the all-around and floor exercise competition. In the all-around, Russell finished third with a score of 36.025 and Brianna Lentz (So. • West Allis) sixth at 35.725. In the floor exercise, Lentz finished third with a score of 9.40 and Mareno fourth at 9.35.

UW-Eau Claire's Lynn Morris recorded four first-place finishes in the meet, winning the all-around with a score of 37.25, the balance beam with a mark of 9.35, the floor exercise with a tally of 9.525 and the uneven bars with a figure of 9.20. Morris tied Hamline University's Brittany Ehlis for first place on the uneven bars.

Hamline University's Jackie Wurst took top honors on the vault with a score of 9.25.

Titans Chronicle Three Season Bests

The UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team recorded three season bests, but it wasn't enough to counter the effort turned in by NCAA Division I schools Illinois State University and Southeast Missouri State University on Wednesday (Feb. 11) in Normal, Ill.

Southeast Missouri State University took first place in the triangular with a score of 193.70, while host Illinois State University finished second at 191.675 and UW-Oshkosh third at 181.85. The Titans' overall score, aided by season-best marks of 47.425 on the balance beam and 45.85 on the vault, was their highest of the year.

UW-Oshkosh's best event result belonged to Wendy Wiederholt (Sr. • Hazel Green), who finished seventh in the floor exercise with a season best score of 9.60. The Titans' Brianna Lentz (So. • West Allis) added a pair of 10th-place finishes with season-best marks of 9.625 on the balance beam and 9.475 in the floor exercise. Lentz also finished fourth in the all-around competition with a score of 37.25.

Kim Edson (Fr. • Eastampton) and Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) completed UW-Oshkosh's top finishes by placing 11th and 12th on the vault, respectively. Both athletes registered season bests, with Edson posting a 9.375 rating and Russell a 9.325.

Ashley Godwin of Southeast Missouri State University captured the all-around title with a score of 39.10, including first-place numbers of 9.85 on the uneven bars and 9.80 in the floor exercise. Katie Bloom of Southeast Missouri State University took first place on the vault with a score of 9.775, while Lisa Klein of Illinois State University recorded the top listing on the balance beam with a mark of 9.875.

Titans Outdo Warhawks

With the assistance of a season-best 43.925 on the vault, the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team easily outnumbered UW-Whitewater, 173.175-164.625, in a dual meet held Friday (Feb. 6) in Kolf Sports Center. UW-Oshkosh's team score was its second-highest of the season, bested only by a 176.125 at a triangular hosted by the University of California-Davis on January 16.

UW-Oshkosh had athletes finish first in three of the four events as Kim Edson (Fr. • Eastampton, N.J.) won the vault with a score of 9.075, Lauren Mareno (Fr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.) the floor exercise with a mark of 9.275 and Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) the balance beam with a tally of 9.325. Russell also finished second on the vault with a score of 9.05 and Edson fourth on the balance beam with a rating of 8.65.

Wendy Wiederholt (Sr. • Hazel Green) contributed to UW-Oshkosh's effort by placing third in two events, scoring a 9.25 on the balance beam and a 9.125 in the floor exercise.

The Titans also received a third-place score of 8.40 on the uneven bars from Brianna Lentz (So. • West Allis), a fourth-place mark of 8.25 on the uneven bars from Teresa Baldassari (Fr. • Santa Rosa, Calif.) and a fourth-place figure of 8.75 on the vault from Megan McInnis (Jr. • Ham Lake, Minn.).

April Hubmann was a double-winner for UW-Whitewater, finishing first on the uneven bars and in the all-around competition with scores of 8.55 and 35.475, respectively.

Titans Finish Fifth At Gershon/McClellan Invite

The UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team finished fifth at the 23rd Annual Gershon/McLellan Invitational held Friday (Jan. 30) in La Crosse.

Host UW-La Crosse finished first in the five-team event with a score of 184.65, while Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) placed second at 183.40, UW-Eau Claire and Winona State University (Minn.) both third at 179.95 and UW-Oshkosh fifth at 170.20. UW-Oshkosh's scoring output included a season-best 46.70 in the floor exercise.

Wendy Wiederholt (Sr. • Hazel Green) was UW-Oshkosh's top performer, finishing eighth in the floor exercise with a score of 9.575 and ninth on the balance beam with a tally of 9.125.

The Titans also had Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) finish ninth in the all-around competition with a score of 34.70 and 12th in the floor exercise with a mark of 9.475 and Kim Edson (Fr. • Eastampton, N.J.) place 14th in the floor exercise with a count of 9.425 and 20th on the vault with a tally of 8.90.

Amanda Parker of Gustavus Adolphus College won the all-around title with a score of 37.875 while finishing first in both the balance beam and floor exercise events with numbers of 9.65 and 9.725, respectively. Other event champions were UW-La Crosse's Nina Schubert on the uneven bars and Gustavus Adolphus College's Alyssa Cox on the vault. Schubert had a winning score of 9.325 and Cox a first-place mark of 9.575.

Titans Finish Third At UW-Eau Claire Invitational

UW-Oshkosh took third place out of five teams at the UW-Eau Claire Women's Gymnastics Invitational held Saturday (Jan. 24) in Eau Claire.

Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) captured the team title with a score of 181.00, while UW-Eau Claire finished second at 177.15, UW-Oshkosh third at 171.90, UW-Whitewater fourth at 168.775 and UW-Stout fifth at 168.75.

Amanda Parker of Gustavus Adolphus College was the big winner at the meet, taking first place in the all-around competition with a score of 37.225. Parker earned her high all-around figure by finishing first on both the balance beam and uneven bars while placing third on the vault and sixth in the floor exercise. Parker had winning scores of 9.40 on the balance beam and 9.375 on the uneven bars.

Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) was UW-Oshkosh's top award winner, finishing first on the vault with a score of 9.30. She also finished fifth in the all-around competition with a score of 34.875.

Wendy Wiederholt (Sr. • Hazel Green) also had a big meet for the Titans, finishing second in the floor exercise with a score of 9.375 and fourth on the balance beam with a mark of 9.15.

The Titans also had Brianna Lentz (So. • West Allis) finish third in the floor exercise with a score of 9.30, Amanda DeJardin (Jr. • Waukesha) fourth on the balance beam with a tally of 9.15, Kim Edson (Fr. • Eastampton, N.J.) seventh on the balance beam with a rating of 9.025 and Lauren Mareno (Fr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.) seventh in the floor exercise with a listing of 9.15.

Ashley Brett of UW-Eau Claire won the floor exercise title with a score of 9.45.

Titans Place Third In California

Appearing in the state of California for the first time in school history, the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team finished third in a triangular hosted by NCAA Division II University of California-Davis on Friday (Jan. 16) in Davis, Calif.

The University of California-Davis, behind triple-winner Tiffany Chan, captured the triangular with a score of 187.60, while Springfield College (Mass.) finished second at 180.40 and UW-Oshkosh third at 176.125. The host Aggies drew 1,517 fans to the meet as they combined efforts with the school's wrestling team in a simultaneous home event dubbed "Beauty & The Beasts".

Chan was the meet's individual standout as she compiled winning scores of 9.775 on the balance beam, 9.675 in the floor exercise and 9.70 on the vault. The Aggies also received a first-place score of 9.60 from Mei Ling Clark on the uneven bars.

Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) led UW-Oshkosh by finishing second in the all-around competition with a score of 34.85. Her all-around mark included scores of 9.25 in the floor exercise and 9.075 on the vault. Jenny Romano-Joseph of Springfield College took the all-around title with a score of 36.15.

UW-Oshkosh also received a third-place score of 9.525 from Wendy Wiederholt (Sr. • Hazel Green) on the balance beam.

Titans Finish Third In Quadrangular

Michelle Armillei (Fr. • Langhorne, Pa.) and Justine Russell (Fr. • Cincinnati, Ohio) were UW-Oshkosh's top performers in a women's gymnastics quadrangular the Titans hosted on Friday (Jan. 9) in Kolf Sports Center. The meet opened UW-Oshkosh's 2004 season and Nadalie Walsh's era as the Titans' head coach.

Hamline University (Minn.) won the event with a score of 173.55, while UW-La Crosse finished second at 171.975, UW-Oshkosh third at 171.00 and UW-Stout fourth at 164.85.

Russell had a pair of second-place finishes for the Titans as she recorded scores of 34.825 in the all-around competition and 9.125 on the vault. She also finished fifth on the even bars with a score of 8.55 and seventh in the floor exercise with a mark of 9.10.

Armillei placed second on the balance beam with a score of 9.20 and third in the all-around competition with a figure of 34.75.

The Titans also received a third-place score of 9.15 from Lauren Mareno (Fr. • Crystal Lake, Ill.) on the balance beam and a fourth-place listing of 9.40 from Wendy Wiederholt (Sr. • Hazel Green) in the floor exercise.