Women's Gymnastics

UW-Oshkosh Wins Sixth Consecutive Women’s Gymnastics Championship

WINONA, Minn.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Gymnastics Championship/National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) West Regional (presented by Culver’s) at McCown Gymnasium on March 7.
 
The conference title is the sixth straight and 20th in program history. UW-Oshkosh won the crown with a championship record score of 195.175 to become the first NCAA Division III school to score 195 or better, eclipsing their own performance of 194.975 set at the 2024 NCGA Championship.
 
UW-Whitewater took second with 193.825, UW-La Crosse third with 193.100, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 192.050, Winona State University (Minn.) fifth with 191.925, Simpson College (Iowa) sixth with 189.625, Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) seventh with 186.550, UW-Stout eighth with 186.300 and Hamline University (Minn.) ninth with 184.200.
 
The conference championship also served as the West Regional qualifier for the NCGA Championship that will be conducted March 20 and hosted by State University of New York Cortland. UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater earned automatic spots into the national event by placing in the top two. At-large positions will be announced at a later date.

The top six finishers in each event received All-Conference designation.
 
UW-Oshkosh’s Reanna McGibboney was named the Gymnast of the Year, while UW-Whitewater’s Juliette Rider received Newcomer of the Year recognition and UW-Eau Claire’s Jessie DeZiel claimed Coach of the Year honors.
 
An All-Sportsmanship Team was announced for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each institution as selected by that team. Named to the squad were: Gustavus Adolphus College’s Megan Gille; Hamline University’s Brooke Reardon; Simpson College’s Kaylee Paige; UW-Eau Claire’s Georgia Guynn; UW-La Crosse’s Lucy Warren; UW-Oshkosh’s Taylor Leaman; UW-Stout’s Jaidyn Carroll; UW-Whitewater’s Gaby Hinkle; and Winona State University’s Ashlyn Walters.
 
Individual Event Champions
Vault:   Reanna McGibboney (UW-Oshkosh), 9.850
Uneven Parallel Bars:  Elaine Copeland (UW-Whitewater) and Lydia Hayden (UW-Oshkosh), 9.800
Balance Beam:  Ome Ellis (UW-Oshkosh), 9.925
Floor Exercise:  Jay Ratkowski (UW-Oshkosh), 9.800
All-Around:  Paige Magel (UW-Whitewater), 38.550
 
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