Related Links:Results The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team won its fourth straight dual meet Friday with a 188.325-184.300 victory over Centenary (La.) in a non-conference affair at Russell Arena.
Freshman
Lisa O'Donnell (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West), the reigning Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Around Gymnast of the Week, won the balance beam and the floor exercise en route to a meet-best all-around score of 38.125, the No. 20 score in program history.
The Warhawks started the meet on the vault with a score of 48.025, good for the fifth-best score in the program record book. Freshman
Destiny Patrick (Columbia, Mo./Hickman) tied for the No. 7 mark in school history with a 9.775 to win the event. O'Donnell and senior
Hannah Lee (Clarksville, TN/Clarksville) tied for fourth with identical scores of 9.650. Freshman
Bailey Fitzpatrick (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) and junior
Courtney Pickett (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood) tied for seventh at 9.475.
Senior
Amanda Quinn (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) paced UW-Whitewater on the uneven parallel bars with a 9.400, good for second place overall. Pickett and O'Donnell tied for third with 9.375 each, and senior
Megan Love (Henrico, VA/Godwin) tied for fifth with a tally of 9.300. Junior
McKenzie Foster (Manitou Beach, MI/Addison) rounded out Warhawk scoring in seventh with a 9.150.
O'Donnell finished first on the balance beam with a 9.375, followed closely by Lee and sophomore
Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central), who each recorded a 9.325 to tie for second. Freshman
Franchesca Hutton (Shakopee, Minn./Main Street School of Performing Arts) tied for eighth with an 8.925, and Pickett registered an 8.875 to place 11th.
UW-Whitewater tied the 16th-best score in program history in the floor exercise with a 47.875. O'Donnell tied for the No. 15 mark in the program record book and placed first in the event with a 9.725. Hutton and Pickett tied for second with identical scores of 9.600, and Love tied for fifth with a 9.575. Lee contributed a result of 9.375, good for eight place.
Pickett finished third in the all-around with a 37.325.
The Warhawks compete in their final home meet of the 2016 season next Saturday, Feb. 27, at 4 p.m. against UW-La Crosse. UW-Whitewater will celebrate Senior Day, Alumni Day and Academic All-America Day at Russell Arena.