Emily North January 30
Michael McLoone
Emily North recorded a career high score to win the all-around at Winona State. (File photo by Michael McLoone)

Gymnastics

Gymnastics Places First at Winona Tri-Meet

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The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team posted its highest team score of the 2022 season Sunday afternoon, tallying a 190.025 to defeat UW-Stout and Winona State in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tri-meet in Winona, Minn.
 
The Warhawks started the meet on the balance beam and totaled a 46.825. Emily North (Oklahoma City, Okla./Moore) led UW-W with a 9.600, good for a tie for second place, and Lauren Goble (Aurora, Colo./Legend) placed fifth with a 9.500. Meg McGinley (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral) finished seventh with a 9.400, Faith Mylin (Elgin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy) recorded a 9.300 for ninth place and Kelsey Kollhoff (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) collected a 9.025 to place 12th overall.
 
UW-Whitewater moved over to floor exercise and produced a season-high 47.700, topping its previous best by nearly one full point. Kollhoff led the team with a 9.750, good for a tie for second place and a new personal record. Mylin tied her season high with a 9.725 to finish fourth, and North established a career best with a 9.700 to place fifth. Kara Welsh (Plainfield, Ill./Central) finished eighth with a career-best 9.575, and Meg McGinley (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral) rounded out scoring with an 8.950, good for 16th overall.
 
The Warhawks registered the fourth-highest team score in program history on vault with a 48.200, earning three of the top five spots and five of the top 10. Welsh and Rachel Lewellen (Ripley, Miss./Ripley) tied for first in the event and tied the 16th-best score in program history with matching 9.750s. McGinley set her personal record with a 9.625, good for fifth place. North (9.550) and Mylin (9.525) finished eighth and ninth, respectively.
 
UW-Whitewater wrapped up the meet on the uneven bars, placing four gymnasts among the top five in the event. Kollhoff secured the win with a collegiate-high 9.700 and was followed closely by runner-up Estee Flom (Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek), who totaled a personal-record 9.675. North finished fourth with a 9.575, Mylin placed fifth with a 9.375 and Richella Velarmino (Bonney Lake, Wash./John R. Rogers) earned ninth place with an 8.975.
 
North tied the 17th-highest score in program history with a career-best 38.425 to win the all-around competition. Mylin was second with her 37.925 and Kollhoff placed third with a 37.900, her highest of the season.
 
The Warhawks head to Division I Northern Illinois Friday for a quad meet against NIU, Lindenwood and Southeast Missouri State. The first rotation begins at 6 p.m. in DeKalb, Ill.
 
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Players Mentioned

Estee Flom

Estee Flom

All-Around
5' 4"
Sophomore
Lauren Goble

Lauren Goble

Vault, Beam
5' 5"
Sophomore
Kelsey Kollhoff

Kelsey Kollhoff

All-Around
5' 2"
Sophomore
Rachel Lewellen

Rachel Lewellen

All-Around
5' 8"
Senior
Meg McGinley

Meg McGinley

Vault, Beam, Floor
5' 1"
Junior
Faith Mylin

Faith Mylin

All-Around
5' 5"
Junior
Emily North

Emily North

All-Around
5' 5"
Senior
Richella Velarmino

Richella Velarmino

Bars, Beam, Floor
5' 0"
Freshman
Kara Welsh

Kara Welsh

Vault, Floor
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Estee Flom

Estee Flom

5' 4"
Sophomore
All-Around
Lauren Goble

Lauren Goble

5' 5"
Sophomore
Vault, Beam
Kelsey Kollhoff

Kelsey Kollhoff

5' 2"
Sophomore
All-Around
Rachel Lewellen

Rachel Lewellen

5' 8"
Senior
All-Around
Meg McGinley

Meg McGinley

5' 1"
Junior
Vault, Beam, Floor
Faith Mylin

Faith Mylin

5' 5"
Junior
All-Around
Emily North

Emily North

5' 5"
Senior
All-Around
Richella Velarmino

Richella Velarmino

5' 0"
Freshman
Bars, Beam, Floor
Kara Welsh

Kara Welsh

5' 6"
Freshman
Vault, Floor