OSHKOSH, Wis.- Four Titans combined to sweep the four individual event titles outright on Friday night (Feb. 27) as UW-Oshkosh defeated UW-Stout, 193.500-189.525, in Kolf Sports Center. The Titans senior class was also celebrated during the home regular season finale.
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The Titans, the top-ranked team in the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association by
RoadToNationals.com, also took each of the team titles. They outscored the No. 12 Blue Devils on the vault (48.675-48.175), uneven bars (47.725-45.475), balance beam (48.325-47.800) and floor exercise (48.775-48.075).
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UW-Oshkosh defeated UW-Stout for the second time this season after placing first in the UW-Oshkosh Quadrangular on Saturday, January 3. Oshkosh scored 192.100 points to Stout's 184.950.
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With the victory, the Titans have now scored at least 190 points for 36 consecutive meets, dating back to a 190.775-point performance against Winona State University (Minn.) at home on February 16, 2023.
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Reanna McGibboney (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown East) outscored the field on the vault with 9.825 points. She was followed by
Amaya McConkay (Broken Arrow, Okla./Union) and
Kasha Muraski (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) in second at matching tallies of 9.725 points.
Kris Phillips (Warrenton, Mo./Warrenton) and
Averie Evans (Fort Worth, Texas/Boswell) both scored 9.700 points to tie for fifth while
Ome Ellis (Oak Park, Mich./Royal Oak) put up a 9.675 for eighth.
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Evans won the uneven bars crown with a score of 9.725 points. McConkay and McGibboney each scored 9.525 points apiece for third place and Oshkosh claimed the following three positions.
Hannah Hughes (Selden, N.Y./Newfield) placed fifth with 9.500 points,
Hadley Bretschneider (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southwest) and
Lydia Hayden (Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield) scored matching scores of 9.450 points for a sixth-place tie.
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On the balance beam, Ellis earned the outright claim to first place at 9.750 points. Hayden placed third with a 9.675 and
Sam Dorrity (Lewisville, Texas/iUniversity Prep) tallied 9.650 points for fifth. Hughes and
Kristina Jakubiak (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) tied for sixth place at 9.625 points and
Jurnee Warkentien (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) took ninth at 9.425 points.
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Jay Ratkowski (Franklin/Franklin) completed the event title sweep with a 9.825 in the floor exercise. The Titans claimed the following five positions to hold each of the top six spots in the event. Ellis took second with 9.775 points,
Aleah Radojevich (Chicago, Ill./Saint Laurence) third with 9.750, McGibboney fourth with 9.725,
Taylor Leaman (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) fifth with 9.700 and Warkentien sixth with 9.675.
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The Titans will return to the gymnasium on Saturday, March 7 for the WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional, hosted by Winona State in Winona, Minn. at 12:30 p.m. They will compete for their sixth-straight conference title and the 20th in program history.
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