Women's Gymnastics

UW-Oshkosh Wins NCGA Championship; WIAC Secures Six Individual Event Titles

CORTLAND, N.Y.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh won the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championship at Whitney T. Corey '43 Gymnasium on March 20. In addition, Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) gymnasts combined for six individual event titles.
 
The NCGA title is the sixth in program history and fourth in the last five years. WIAC programs have combined for 29 team titles at NCGA championships.
 
UW-Oshkosh secured this year’s title with a score of 194.750, while UW-La Crosse took second with 194.100, State University of New York Brockport third with 193.875, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 192.800, UW-Whitewater fifth with 192.475 and State University of New York Cortland sixth with 192.250.
 
UW-La Crosse’s Paige Breckwoldt, UW-Oshkosh’s Reanna McGibboney and UW-Stout’s Jessica Qualich shared first place in the vault with a score of 9.800. Kiara Hockman of SUNY Brockport also earned a piece of the title.
 
McGibboney and UW-Stout’s Jamie Beatty placed first in the floor exercise with a score of 9.850, along with Hockman and Kayla Gleason of SUNY Brockport, Grace Murray of Ithaca College (N.Y.), and Amara Nelson of Greenville University (Ill.). Beatty won the uneven parallel bars and all-around at last year’s championship.
 
UW-Oshkosh’s Averie Evans was victorious in the uneven parallel bars with a score of 9.900. 
 
Simpson College’s Kaelyn Tally was named the NCGA Outstanding Senior Athlete, while UW-Eau Claire’s Jessie DeZiel received Coach of the Year honors.
 
The top-eight finishers in each event were named NCGA All-America First Team. Following is a complete list of WIAC All-Americans:
 
Vault:  Paige Breckwoldt (UW-La Crosse-Champion); Reanna McGibboney (UW-Oshkosh-Champion); Jessica Qualich (UW-Stout-Champion); Kaelyn Tally (Simpson-Fifth)
 
Uneven Parallel Bars: Averie Evans (UW-Oshkosh-Champion); Reanna McGibboney (UW-Oshkosh-Second); Amanda McConkay (UW-Oshkosh-Fourth); Jamie Beatty (UW-Stout-Fourth); Paige Magel (UW-Whitewater-Seventh); Cadence Cordova (UW-Eau Claire-Seventh); Kinley Rose (UW-Eau Claire-Seventh)
 
Balance Beam:  Lainey Vogt (UW-La Crosse-Second); Lauren Main (UW-La Crosse-Fourth); Ome Ellis (UW-Oshkosh-Fourth)
 
Floor Exercise:  Reanna McGibboney (UW-Oshkosh-Champion); Jamie Beatty (UW-Stout-Champion); Elaine Copeland (UW-Whitewater-Seventh); Juliette Rider (UW-Whitewater-Seventh); Claire Robbins (UW-La Crosse-Seventh); Grace Edwards (UW-La Crosse-Seventh); Paige Breckwoldt (UW-La Crosse-Seventh)
 
All-Around:  Jamie Beatty (UW-Stout-Second); Cara Wong (Gustavus Adolphus-Fifth)
 
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