SAINT PETER, Minn.- The UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team collected five All-America medals and a third-place finish at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championship in Saint Peter, Minnesota on Saturday (March 22).
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The Titans scored 193.100 team points with a 48.325 on the vault, 47.725 on the uneven bars, 48.400 on the balance beam, and 48.650 in the floor exercise.
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UW-La Crosse won the national title at Gustavus Adolphus College's (Minn.) Gus Young Court with 194.925 points, followed in second by UW-Whitewater at 194.025. State University of New York (SUNY) Cortland was the fourth-highest scoring team with 191.975 points while Rhode Island College and SUNY Brockport finished fifth and sixth with totals of 191.850 and 190.900 points respectively.
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Mia Lucero (Sr. • Bolingbrook, Ill.) and
Averie Evans (Fr. • Fort Worth, Texas) tied for third on the vault with scores of 9.750 points. The finish was Lucero's third All-America honor on the event and fourth of her career and Evans' first award.
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On the uneven bars,
Reanna McGibboney (Jr. • Chester Springs, Pa.) secured her fifth All-America honor and first on the event with a fifth-place score of 9.700 points.
Lydia Hayden (Jr. • Broomfield, Colo.) also tallied 9.700 points which was her second national award.
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Hayden scored a 9.800 on the balance beam, which was good for eighth place. She is now a two-time balance beam All-American after taking third at the 2023 championship.
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In a tight floor exercise,
Delaney Cienkus (Sr. • Plainfield, Ill.) led Oshkosh with a score of 9.800 which was good for 11th place.
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The Titans secured their 20th trip to the NCGA Championship by winning the NCGA West Regional title for the five consecutive year on March 8 in La Crosse with meet record score of 193.925.