Destiny Patrick photo for Feb. 19
Michael McLoone
Freshman Destiny Patrick led the Warhawks on the vault, helping the team post a season-high score on the apparatus.

Gymnastics

Patrick, O’Donnell Lead Gymnastics Past Centenary

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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.
 
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Players Mentioned

Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee

Senior
Megan Love

Megan Love

Senior
Kate Mierow

Kate Mierow

Sophomore
Courtney Pickett

Courtney Pickett

Junior
Amanda Quinn

Amanda Quinn

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Senior
McKenzie Foster

McKenzie Foster

Junior
Lisa O

Lisa O'Donnell

Freshman
Franchesca Hutton

Franchesca Hutton

Freshman
Bailey Fitzpatrick

Bailey Fitzpatrick

Freshman
Destiny Patrick

Destiny Patrick

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee

Senior
Megan Love

Megan Love

Senior
Kate Mierow

Kate Mierow

Sophomore
Courtney Pickett

Courtney Pickett

Junior
Amanda Quinn

Amanda Quinn

Senior
V, UB, FX
McKenzie Foster

McKenzie Foster

Junior
Lisa O

Lisa O'Donnell

Freshman
Franchesca Hutton

Franchesca Hutton

Freshman
Bailey Fitzpatrick

Bailey Fitzpatrick

Freshman
Destiny Patrick

Destiny Patrick

Freshman