Lisa O'Donnell February 9
Steve Rhodes
Junior Lisa O'Donnell, pictured at last weekend's meet at Rutgers, won the all-around and led the Warhawks in two events at the Harley Davidson Invitational.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics Remains Unbeaten in WIAC at Harley Meet

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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team posted a team score of 188.650 Friday night as it hosted a tri-meet against UW-Stout and Division II Lindenwood (Mo.) at the annual Harley Davidson Invitational at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.
 
The Warhawks improved to 5-0 in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meets by defeating UW-Stout, which totaled 184.875 points. Lindenwood registered a score of 190.850 to finish first at the meet.
 
Junior Lisa O'Donnell (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) led UW-Whitewater in two events and won the all-around competition with a 37.950, her third-highest score of the season.
 
The Warhawks started the meet on vault, where they scored a 46.800. Senior Chloe Rehberg (Cary, IL/Cary-Grove) and sophomore Lauren Marshall (Winthrop Harbor, Ill./Zion-Benton Township) tied for fourth overall with scores of 9.425. O'Donnell tied for eighth with a 9.400, and junior Erika Briscoe (Solon, Iowa/Solon) posted a 9.350 to place 11th. Senior Christina Slack (Albrightsville, PA/Jim Thorpe) collected a 9.200 to finish in a tie for 12th.
 
UW-Whitewater totaled a 47.025 on the uneven parallel bars and was led by O'Donnell, who tied for second with a 9.675. Junior Bailey Fitzpatrick (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) earned a 9.450, good for seventh place, and senior Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central) placed eighth with a 9.425. Freshman Blaise Wilson (Thornton, Colo./Legacy) cracked the top 10 in the event with a 9.350, and junior Sarah Rhodes (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids) finished 13th with a 9.125.
 
Five Warhawks placed among the top 10 on the balance beam, where the team totaled a 46.750. Junior Franchesca Hutton (Shakopee, Minn./Main Street School of Performing Arts) led the team with a 9.500, good for sixth place, and Mierow followed in seventh with a 9.475. Sophomore Acacia Fossum (Gladstone, N.D./Richardton-Taylor) finished eighth with a 9.350, junior Abby Helmke (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) placed ninth with a 9.275 and O'Donnell came in 10th with a 9.150.
 
UW-Whitewater wrapped up the meet in the floor exercise, where it cracked the top 20 of the program record book with a team score of 48.075, good for a tie for 17th all time. O'Donnell tied for second with a 9.725, her fifth consecutive score at 9.700 or above. Fossum tied for sixth place with a 9.650, and Hutton and Mierow tied for eighth with matching 9.600s. Helmke and Briscoe each recorded a 9.500 to tie for 12th overall.
 
The Warhawks visit UW-Oshkosh next Friday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. for a WIAC dual meet.
 
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Players Mentioned

Bailey Fitzpatrick

Bailey Fitzpatrick

All-Around
Junior
Acacia Fossum

Acacia Fossum

All-Around
Sophomore
Abby Helmke

Abby Helmke

Bars, Beam, Floor
Junior
Franchesca Hutton

Franchesca Hutton

Beam, Floor
Junior
Lauren Marshall

Lauren Marshall

All-Around
Sophomore
Kate Mierow

Kate Mierow

Bars, Beam, Floor
Senior
Lisa O

Lisa O'Donnell

All-Around
Junior
Chloe Rehberg

Chloe Rehberg

Vault, Beam, Floor
Senior
Sarah Rhodes

Sarah Rhodes

Bars, Beam, Floor
Junior
Christina Slack

Christina Slack

Vault, Bars, Floor
Senior

Players Mentioned

Bailey Fitzpatrick

Bailey Fitzpatrick

Junior
All-Around
Acacia Fossum

Acacia Fossum

Sophomore
All-Around
Abby Helmke

Abby Helmke

Junior
Bars, Beam, Floor
Franchesca Hutton

Franchesca Hutton

Junior
Beam, Floor
Lauren Marshall

Lauren Marshall

Sophomore
All-Around
Kate Mierow

Kate Mierow

Senior
Bars, Beam, Floor
Lisa O

Lisa O'Donnell

Junior
All-Around
Chloe Rehberg

Chloe Rehberg

Senior
Vault, Beam, Floor
Sarah Rhodes

Sarah Rhodes

Junior
Bars, Beam, Floor
Christina Slack

Christina Slack

Senior
Vault, Bars, Floor