The Warhawk women's gymnastics team took second by just .05 in the Harley Davidson meet held at the Delta Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Friday night. UW-La Crosse came back in the final rotation to win the quad with a team score of 187.250. UW-W was second with 187.200, UW-Stout took third with 185.700 followed by UW-Oshkosh, 185.975.

Meet Results

The Warhawks started off the night on the vault. Hannah Lee (Clarksville, TN/Clarksville) posted the best score in the competition with a 9.625 to lead Whitewater to a 47.550 team score in the event. Katie Thompson (Kingsport, TN/Sullivan South) was fourth among all competitors on the apparatus with a score of 9.575.

In the second rotation, UW-W took to the uneven bars boasting a 47.200 team total in the event, the third highest bars team score in UW-W history. The final individual results showed Warhawks in second, third and fourth place in the event led by Thompson's 9.600 in second. Allyse Dieringer (Germantown, WI/Germantown) was third with a 9.55 and Cici Talcott (Kentwood, MI/East Kentwood)'s performance scored a 9.525 for fourth. UW-Stout's Brittany DeZiel won the bars competition with a 9.65.

Three Warhawks placed in the top five in the balance beam led by Dieringer's 9.7, good for second place. Mary Kate Young (Lawrenceville, GA/Cullins Hill) posted a 9.65 and Siri Wischmann (Delano, MN/Delano) had a 9.625 as the anchor for the Warhawk squad. The team totaled 46.250 on the beam and headed into the final rotation with a 141.000-140.325 lead over UW-L. The Eagles' Christa Booman posted a 9.75 on the beam, the top score in the meet.

Cici Talcott (Kentwood, MI/East Kentwood) topped all competitors on the floor exercise with a routine that scored 9.625. The Warhawks totaled 46.200 in the event but were edged as La Crosse posted a 46.925 on the balance beam to surpass Whitewater for the lead by just .05.

Booman took the all-around title with a total of 37.85.

The Warhawks will travel to Winona, Minnesota, Saturday, February 23 for a 1:00 start against Winona State.



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