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Results
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team took the lead at the first rotation Saturday afternoon and didn't look back in a 187.575-182.400 victory against Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual meet at Russell Arena.
The Warhawks recorded their highest score of the meet on vault with a 47.650, including all six scores above a 9.350.
Rachel Lewellen (Ripley, Miss./Ripley) placed first with a 9.650, just 0.025 off her career best score.
Meg McGinley (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral) and
Kara Welsh (Plainfield, Ill./Central) tied for second with matching scores of 9.575, tying a personal record for McGinley.
Faith Mylin (Elgin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy) and
Kelsey Kollhoff (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) each tallied a 9.425 to tie for fifth overall.
Kollhoff and
Estee Flom (Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek) tied for second on uneven bars with scores of 9.625 to lead UW-Whitewater, which scored a 46.725 as a team. Flom's performance was a career high. Mylin placed fifth with a 9.375,
Taiya Stelmachowski (Plainfield, Ill./Central) finished seventh with a 9.075 and
Emily North (Oklahoma City, Okla./Moore) and
Richella Velarmino (Bonney Lake, Wash./John R. Rogers) tied for eighth with matching 9.025s.
The Warhawks totaled a 47.225 on balance beam and swept the top four individual spots. Mylin and
Morgan McEntire (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral) tied for the top spot with a score of 9.575, good for personal records for both gymnasts. North finished third with a 9.550, McGinley placed fifth with a career-best 9.500 and Kollhoff recorded a 9.025 to finish seventh.
UW-Whitewater wrapped up the meet on the floor exercise and scored a 45.975. Mylin won the event with a 9.725, and was followed by Welsh, who collected a 9.550. McGinley placed fifth with a 9.250, and North (8.775) and Kollhoff (8.675) finished eighth and ninth, respectively.
Mylin took home the all-around title with a lifetime-best 38.100, topping her previous high score by nearly seven-tenths of a point. Kollhoff finished third with a 36.750 and North placed fourth with a 36.725.
The Warhawks begin a three-day, two-meet road trip to Minnesota this Friday at Hamline at 6:30 p.m.
