Love started her collegiate career with a first-place finish on balance beam with a 9.40 and a second- place finish on vault with a 9.40. She helped lead the Warhawks to a win in the season-opening triangular at Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) on Jan. 9.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Olivia Aschenbrenner, Junior, Cedarburg, Wis. (Grafton)
Hamline University, Kambria Blakely, Junior, Moultrie, Ga.
UW-La Crosse, Natalie Hall, Freshman, Whitnall, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Stephanie Gorman, Junior, Belvidere, Ill. (Home Schooled)
UW-Stout, Mesha Peterson, Freshman, Fort Myers, Fla.
Winona State University, Anna Gleason, Senior, Shoreview, Minn. (Roseville Area)