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— Provided by the sports information department at Springfield College
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 26-27, 2010 – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won the Division III team championship, while Ursinus College’s Kira Oldham-Curtis claimed the all-around title at the 2010 National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships at Springfield College’s Blake Arena.
Four individual event champions were crowned on the second day of the 2010 National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Justine Weyer won the vault. University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Meghan Hargens took first on the uneven parallel bars. Oldham-Curtis was victorious on the balance beam, and UW La Crosse’s Gabi Hooper was named national champion on the floor exercise.
UW- LaCrosse won the title for the third straight year, posting a team score of 186.775 that just beat out the College at Brockport, which scored 186.200. Finishing third was The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at 184.750. The State University of New York-Cortland was fourth at 183.425, followed by host Springfield College at 182.425. Sixth went to Winona State University at 181.950.
In the all-around, Oldham-Curtis, a senior from Eugene, Oregon, scored 38.375 to defeat Meghan Hargens of the University of Wisconsin-Stout, who tallied a 38.050. Jessica Bolduc of Ithaca College was third with a 38.000. Oldham-Curtis’ individual event scores were: 9.625 on vault, 9.400 on bars, 9.575 on beam, and a 9.775 on the floor.
Major award winners included 2010 NCGA Senior Athlete of the Year Meghan Hargens of UW-Stout, and 2010 NCGA Co-Coaches of the Year, Barbara Gibson of UW-La Crosse and John Feeney of Brockport, who directed their teams to first- and second-place team finishes, respectively. It is the fifth time Gibson has earned this award. She also won it in 1989, 2001, 2005, and 2008. For Feeney, it is the second time he has been named Coach of the Year. He also won it in 2004.
The top six place finishers in each event were named First Team All-Americans. The second six were named Second Team All-Americans.
Academic All-Americans were named as well.
- Brockport: Christina Baggetta, Stephanie Baker, Lauren Gildemeyer, Nicole Horodyski, and Allyson Long.
- Cortland: Christine Haungs, Jenn Najuch, and Alyssa Neely. From Wisconsin-Eau Claire, there were Samantha Howard, Rebecca Lukanich, Alicia Schaub, and Katie Kooiker.
- Gustavus Adolphus: Christina Sorensen, and Laurel Urquhart.
- Ithaca College: Emily Graber, Rachel Lamedorf, Brianne Sullivan, and Rachel Taylor.
- Wisconsin- La Crosse: Gabi Hooper, Kelsey Matula, and Chelsey Luck.
- Rhode Island College: Liz Glunt and Kelly Longo
- Springfield College: Jeanna Bradle, Brittany Davis, Kayleigh Davis, Audrey Lastra, and Lizzie Sartell.
- Wisconsin-Stout: Meghan Hargens.
- Ursinus: Kira Oldham-Curtis, and Gianna Paone.
- Wisconsin-Whitewater: Justine Weyer, Traci Jo Korte, and Allison Annala.
- Winona State: Krystin Holody.
Team Results
1) Wisconsin-La Crosse — 186.775
2) Brockport — 186.200
3) Wisconsin-Whitewater — 184.750
4) SUNY-Cortland — 183.425
5) Springfield — 182.425
6) Winona State — 181.950
All-Around Results
1) Kira Oldham-Curtis, Ursinus — 38.375
2) Meghan Hargens, UW-Stout — 38.050
3) Jessica Bolduc, Ithaca — 38.000
4) Justine Weyer UW-Whitewater — 37.975
5) Lauren Gildemeyer, Brockport — 37.825
6) Courtney Gonzales, UW-La Crosse — 37.625
7) Kaite Thompson, UW-Whitewater — 37.375
8) Christine Haungs, Cortland — 37.125
9T) Elizabeth Levy, Brockport — 37.025
9T) Danielle Schultzenberg, UW-Eau Claire — 37.025
The list of individual event competitors follows.
Vault
The top six are First Team All-Americans.
1) Justine Weyer, UW-Whitewater — 9.700
T2) Christina Pagella, Springfield — 9.575
T2) Sarah Nadrowsky, Cortland — 9.575
4) Jessica Bolduc, Ithaca — 9.500
5) Meghan Hargens, UW-Stout — 9.425
6) Ericca Castagna, Springfield — 9.400
The second six are Second Team All-Americans.
7) Kahlynn Hunt, UW-La Crosse — 9.325
8) Chris Cate, Cortland — 9.100
9) Jenn Najuch, Cortland — 9.075
T10) Jeanna Bradle, Springfield — 9.050
T10) Lauren Gildemeyer, Brockport — 9.050
12) Kira Oldham-Curtis, Ursinus — 8.975
Uneven Bars
The top six are First Team All-Americans.
1) Meghan Hargens, UW-Stout — 9.650
T2) Christina Baggett, Brockport — 9.300
T2) Kelsey Matula, UW-La Crosse — 9.300
T4) Katie Thompson, UW-Whitewater — 9.275
T4) Nicole Horodyski, Brockport — 9.275
T4) Kira Oldham-Curtis, Ursinus — 9.275
The second six are Second Team All-Americans.
7) Lauren Corrigan, UW-Whitewater — 9.225
T8) Amy Taylor, Brockport — 9.175
T8) Jessica Bolduc, Ithaca — 9.175
10) Justine Weyer, UW-Whitewater — 8.950
11) Annie Mix, UW-Whitewater — 8.825
12) Johanna Warren, Ursinus — 8.500
Balance Beam
The top six are First Team All-Americans.
1) Kira Oldham-Curtis, Ursinus — 9.625
2) Meghan Hargens, UW-Stout — 9.575
T3) Audrey Lastra, Springfield — 9.525
T3) Katie Gregory, Winona State — 9.525
5) Kelsey Matula, UW-La Crosse — 9.475
6)) Danielle Schultzenberg, UW-Eau Claire — 9.450
The second six are Second Team All-Americans.
T7) Elizabeth Levy, Brockport — 9.375
T7) Katie Thompson, UW-Whitewater — 9.375
9) Katheryn Gelimme, Ursinus — 9.300
10) Naomi Delara, UW-Stout — 9.225
11) Alyssa Neely, Cortland — 8.925
12) Christine Haungs, Cortland — 8.725
Floor Exercise
The top six are First Team All-Americans.
1) Gabi Hooper, UW-La Crosse — 9.725
2) Lauren Gildemeyer, Brockport — 9.700
T3) Kaitlin Dewey, Brockport — 9.550
T3) Kaliee Spusta, Ithaca — 9.500
T5) Kendra Klein, UW-La Crosse — 9.525
T5)) Meghan Hargens, UW-Stout — 9.525
The second six are Second Team All-Americans.
7) Courtney Gonzales, UW-La Crosse — 9.500
8) Mary-Kate Young, UW-Whitewater — 9.375
9) Jessica Bolduc, Ithaca — 9.350
T10) Justine Weyer, UW-Whitewater — 9.300
T10) Stacie Jenkins, UW-Oshkosh — 9.300
12) Rachelann Anderson, UW-Eau Claire — 9.250
For complete results, go to http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf.