Women's Gymnastics

UW-Oshkosh's Keller and UW-Whitewater's North Named WIAC Kwik Trip Women's Gymnastics Athletes of the Week

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Olivia Keller and UW-Whitewater's Emily North have been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Kwik Trip Women's Gymnastics Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 7 - 13.

Keller (Sr., Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington) won two events to help UW-Oshkosh to a 190.375-181.900 road victory over Winona State University (Minn.) on Feb. 10. Keller posted a score of 9.525 to win the floor exercise. UW-Oshkosh also had Emily Buffington and Trinity Sawyer finish third in the event with marks of 9.45. Keller was the winner on the balance with a season-best score of 9.70. She was followed by Titans Kaira Hammond and Liz Romano with second-place results of 9.65.

North (Sr., Oklahoma City, Okla./Moore) totaled a 38.325 to win the all-around competition and help the Warhawks to a 191-650-189.250 win against UW-La Crosse at Russell Arena on Feb. 11. Her score, just one tenth off her personal best, ranks among the top 25 in program history, and her performance helped UW-Whitewater record a top-15 team score of all time. North finished among the top five in three of her four events, including first place on floor exercise with a career-record 9.800, tied for the 10th-highest score in program history. She tied for second on balance beam with a season-best 9.650 and placed fifth on vault with a 9.450. North added a 9.425 on uneven bars to finish eighth in the event. Her performance also helped the Warhawks record top 15 all-time team scores on beam (47.900) and floor (48.250).

Also nominated for specialist:
UW-Eau Claire, Tayla Thome, Senior, Medina, Ohio (Buckeye)
Gustavus Adolphus College, Sophie Redding, Senior, St. Paul, Minn. (Henry Sibley)
UW-La Crosse, Emma Grant, Senior, Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Chirstian School)
UW-Stout, Mikala Bugge, Senior, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Whitewater, Kara Welsh, Freshman, Plainfield, Ill. (Central)
Winona State University, Izzy Kropiwiec, Sophomore, Wauconda, Ill. (Carmel Catholic)
 
Also nominated for all-around:
Gustavus Adolphus College, Brooke Merila, Senior, St. Michael, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville)
UW-Stout, Kiara Brown, Sophomore, Whitewood, S.D. (Whitewood)
Winona State University, Bryce Stoltz, Freshman, Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista)
 
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