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Junior Courtney Pickett tied a school record in the floor exercise at Southeast Missouri State.

Gymnastics

Pickett’s School Record Highlights Gymnastics Meet in Missouri

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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team posted strong performances across the board at Division I Southeast Missouri State Friday night in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
 
The Warhawks posted a team score of 189.175, good for the No. 17 mark in the program's record book. The Redhawks totaled 193.900.
 
Junior Courtney Pickett (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood) tied a school record in the floor exercise with a 9.825, good for second place overall and just five-hundredths out of first. She completed the all-around competition with a 38.100, good for 19th in school history.
 
Junior Katie Fiorilli (Solon, OH/Solon) also took part in all four events, recording a season-high 37.750.
 
UW-Whitewater collected its best result in the floor exercise, finishing with a 48.100, which is tied for eighth in the all time record book. Pickett led the team in second place, followed by freshman Lisa O'Donnell (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West), who tied for fifth with a 9.750, tied for the No. 8 result in program history. Sophomore Lewa Evans (Milwaukee, WI/Whitefish Bay) placed eighth with an 8.575, followed by Fiorilli and senior Megan Love (Henrico, VA/Godwin), who tied for ninth with a 9.475.
 
Fiorilli and Pickett led the Warhawks in the vault, placing third (9.600) and fourth (9.575), respectively. The team posted the No. 17 mark in school history with a 47.625. Evans placed fifth with a 9.525, O'Donnell tied for seventh with a 9.475 and freshman Destiny Patrick (Columbia, Mo./Hickman) was ninth with a 9.450.
 
On the balance beam, UW-Whitewater tallied a 47.150, good for 15th in the program record book. Seniors Kristin Shackleton (New Lenox, IL/Lincoln Way Central) and Hannah Lee (Clarksville, TN/Clarksville) finished third and fourth, respectively, to lead the Warhawks. Shackleton tied the program's third-best score of all time with a 9.750, and Lee tied the No. 22 mark with a 9.675. Pickett placed eighth (9.450), Fiorilli finished ninth (9.275) and freshman Bailey Fitzpatrick (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) was 11th (9.000).
 
UW-Whitewater registered a 46.300 on the uneven parallel bars. Junior Mackenzie Smith (Milwaukee, Wis./Martin Luther) tied the No. 10 mark in school history with a 9.725 to lead the team with a fifth-place finish. Fiorilli (9.400), O'Donnell (9.375) and Pickett (9.250) were seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively. Senior Amanda Quinn (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) rounded out Warhawk scoring with an 8.550, good for 11th place.
 
The Warhawks return to action next Saturday, Feb. 6, at 4 p.m. against Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) at Russell Arena. The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meet marks Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
 
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Players Mentioned

Lewa Evans

Lewa Evans

Sophomore
Katie  Fiorilli

Katie Fiorilli

Junior
Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee

Senior
Megan Love

Megan Love

Senior
Courtney Pickett

Courtney Pickett

Junior
Amanda Quinn

Amanda Quinn

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Senior
Kristin Shackleton

Kristin Shackleton

Senior
Mackenzie Smith

Mackenzie Smith

Junior
Lisa O

Lisa O'Donnell

Freshman
Bailey Fitzpatrick

Bailey Fitzpatrick

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lewa Evans

Lewa Evans

Sophomore
Katie  Fiorilli

Katie Fiorilli

Junior
Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee

Senior
Megan Love

Megan Love

Senior
Courtney Pickett

Courtney Pickett

Junior
Amanda Quinn

Amanda Quinn

Senior
V, UB, FX
Kristin Shackleton

Kristin Shackleton

Senior
Mackenzie Smith

Mackenzie Smith

Junior
Lisa O

Lisa O'Donnell

Freshman
Bailey Fitzpatrick

Bailey Fitzpatrick

Freshman