Women's Gymnastics

UW-La Crosse’s Mortenson Selected Gymnast of the Year; All-Conference Selections Announced

Printable version of the 2021 All-WIAC Women's Gymnastics Team

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Kacey Mortenson has been selected the 2021 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Gymnast of the Year based on voting by the league coaches.
 
In addition, the All-Conference Team has been announced for the top-six individuals in each event. The All-WIAC Team was determined by using the average of the two highest scores during the season. An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school.
 
Mortenson won the all-around title in all four competitions during the 2021 campaign, including a season-best 37.950 against UW-Whitewater on March 23. She secured All-WIAC recognition in four events – the all-around (37.8125 average of two highest scores), balance beam (9.575), uneven bars (9.475) and vault (9.525). Her averages ranked second, third, fifth and sixth, respectively in the conference.
 
Mortenson was victorious in the balance beam against Winona State University (Minn.) on March 12, with a score of 9.650, and the vault against Hamline University (Minn.) on April 1, with a score of 9.550.
 
2021 All-WIAC Women’s Gymnastics Team
Vault
Name, School, Year, Hometown (High School)
Trinity Sawyer, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Alpharetta, Ga. (Northview)
Shadae Boone, Stout, Senior, Maple Grove, Minn. (Park Center)
Madi Vanderpool, La Crosse, Sophomore, Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West)
Megan Hawkins, La Crosse, Junior, Concord, N.C. (Jay M. Robinson)
Meg McGinley, Whitewater, Sophomore, Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral)
Kacey Mortenson, La Crosse, Junior, Oregon, Wis. (Oregon)
Rahdea Jarvis, Oshkosh, Junior, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
 
Uneven Bars
Kerrie Legault, La Crosse, Sophomore, Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove)
Emily Buffington, Oshkosh, Freshman, Huntersville, N.C. (Lake Norman Charter)
Madi Vanderpool, La Crosse, Sophomore, Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West)
Blaise Wilson, Whitewater, Senior, Thornton, Colo. (Legacy)
Kacey Mortenson, La Crosse, Junior, Oregon, Wis. (Oregon)
Trinity Sawyer, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Alpharetta, Ga. (Northview)
Emily Gilot, Oshkosh, Junior, St. Peters, Mo. (Living Word Christian)
 
Balance Beam
Blaise Wilson, Whitewater, Senior, Thornton, Colo. (Legacy)
Olivia Opheim, La Crosse, Junior, Grundy Center, Iowa (Grundy Center)
Lauren Goble, Whitewater, Freshman, Aurora, Colo. (Legend)
Kacey Mortenson, La Crosse, Junior, Oregon, Wis. (Oregon)
Emma Grant, La Crosse, Junior, Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian School)
Tia Ravara, Eau Claire, Freshman, San Leandro, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd)
 
Floor Exercise
Shadae Boone, Stout, Senior, Maple Grove, Minn. (Park Center)
Olivia Keller, Oshkosh, Junior, Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington)
Emma Grant, La Crosse, Junior, Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian School)
Faith Mylin, Whitewater, Sophomore, Elgin, Ill. (Harvest Christian Academy)
Meg McGinley, Whitewater, Sophomore, Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral)
Karina Sabol, Whitewater, Sophomore, Middleton, Wis. (Middleton)
Blaise Wilson, Whitewater, Senior, Thornton, Colo. (Legacy)
 
All-Around
Blaise Wilson, Whitewater, Senior, Thornton, Colo. (Legacy)
Kacey Mortenson, La Crosse, Junior, Oregon, Wis. (Oregon)
Emily Buffington, Oshkosh, Freshman, Huntersville, N.C. (Lake Norman Charter)
Annie Corbett, Gustavus Adolphus, Sophomore, Brookfield, Wis. (East)
Faith Mylin, Whitewater, Sophomore, Elgin, Ill. (Harvest Christian Academy)
Kiara Bruening, Stout, Freshman, Sedona, Ariz. (Red Rock)
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Julia Hintermeister, Hamline, Sophomore, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
Meg McGinley, Whitewater, Sophomore, Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral)
Maddie Mullenbach, Stout, Senior, Austin, Minn. (Austin)
Alexis Sands, La Crosse, Senior, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Solon)
Sophie Schmitz, Gustavus Adolphus, Freshman, Buffalo, Minn. (Rogers)
Mackenzie Velarde, Winona State, Junior, San Diego, Calif. (Mount Carmel)
Haley Volstad, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center)
Abby Weber, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Sartell, Minn. (Sartell)
 
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