Mary Kate Young

Mary Kate Young

  • Award
    Specialist of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/5/2013
  • Sport
    Women's Gymnastics
  • School
    UW-Whitewater
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Lawrenceville, Ga.
  • High School
    Cullins Hill
Young placed in the top three in three events in a record-setting performance against Hamline University (Minn.) on March 2.  Her best finish, second on the balance beam with a score of 9.65, helped the team to a UW-Whitewater record for team beam score.  On the uneven bars, she posted a score of 9.35 for third in the meet and her floor routine scored 9.6 in the final rotation for another third.  Young helped lead the Warhawks to a team total of 190.175, a new school record, in the team's annual Senior Day competition.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Molly Senske, Senior, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Hamline University, Kambria Blakely, Junior, Moultrie, Ga.
UW-La Crosse, Angela Stein, Freshman, Marietta, Ga.
UW-Oshkosh, Leane Blais, Sophomore, Salisbury, N.C. (Carson)
UW-Stout, Natasha Hansen, Sophomore, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
Winona State University, Danielle Thenell, Sophomore, Littleton, Colo. (Bear Creek)