The UW-Whitewater gymnastics team, ranked number one according to latest GymInfo poll, made their mark in the UW-W record book with a 183.875-168.150 win over Hamline University Sunday afternoon.
Results
The Warhawks earned their way into the UW-W record book nine times in seven different categories. Beginning with the total team score, Whitewater's 183.875 takes over the twelfth position in the record book.
The Warhawk team of
Justine Weyer (Colgate/Germantown),
Mary Kate Young (Lawrenceville, GA/Cullins Hill),
Veronica Overby (Kaneohe, HI/James B. Castle),
Leah Applin (Brooklyn Park, MN/Champlin Park),
Danielle Doll (Ingleside, IL/Carmel Catholic) and
Katie Thompson (Kingsport, TN/Sullivan South) took the top five places on the balance beam scoring 46.950 which is third best in the UW-W record book. Whitewater's Weyer, Applin,
Katrin Finch (Boise, ID/Boise), Thompson and Doll placed 1-5 in the vault recording a score of 47.125 which puts them in fifth for UW-W all-time. The Warhawks also had a top twenty score on the uneven bars with a score of 44.575 from Weyer,
Annie Mix (Olive Branch, MS/SBEC), Young, Overby and
Lauren Corrigan (Clarksville, TN/Clarksville).
Individually, UW-W had a gymnast atop the podium in all four events. Weyer earned top honors in three of the four including vault with a 9.575, bars scoring 9.525, and she recorded the high score at the meet for any event with a 9.625 on the balance beam which ties for fifth best in the UW-W record book. The vault and bars scores are also top twenty for Weyer.
Young also made her mark in the UW-W record book tying for eighth with a 9.60 on the beam and added to her stellar performance taking the top spot on the floor exercise with a 9.350. Mix found her way into the record book for the fourth time this season with a 9.45 on the bars.
The Warhawks return to Whitewater to face UW-Stout February 6. The meet is designated Breast Cancer Awareness and Alumni night and is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. in Williams Center.
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Jennifer Regan
