Indianola, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse gymnastics team won all four events for the second week in a row as they defeated Simpson College (Iowa) 193.150-188.150 Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Final Score: UW-La Crosse 193.150, Simpson College (Iowa) 188.150
Location: Cowles Fieldhouse, Indianola, Iowa
Next Up: The Eagles will return to action on Sunday, February 1st when they travel to DeKalb, Ill. to compete at Northern Illinois University. Competition is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
Madalyn McCormick
HOW DID IT HAPPEN
VAULT
- As a team, the Eagles scored a 48.125 on the vault while Simpson scored a 47.725
- Paige Breckwoldt won the vault with a 9.750 to lead three Eagles in the top four.
- With a 9.650, Cobi Powell finished tied for second with Simpson's Emmie Barton.
- Also finishing in the top four was Grace Kehr as she recorded a 9.625.
UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS
- UWL took home the top three spots on the uneven parallel bars as they scored a 48.000 as a team. Simpson finished with a team total of 45.400.
- For the second meet in a row, Claire Robbins won the uneven parallel bars as she recorded a 9.775.
- Finishing right behind Robbins with a 9.725 was teammate Madalyn McCormick while Lauren Main of UWL and Evalyn Resnick of Simpson tied for third with a 9.575.
- Rounding out the top five was Eagle Ava Sitek with a 9.550.
BALANCE BEAM
- The top four finishers on the balance beam were Eagles as they scored a 48.800 as a team.
- McCormick and Raina Christenson both scored a 9.825 to tie for top score on the balance beam.
- Tying for third place was Eagle teammates Lucy Warren and Main as they recorded a 9.750.
- Resnick was the top finisher with a 9.675 for Simpson as they finished with a team score of 48.025.
FLOOR EXERCISE
- Breckwoldt would win her second event of the day as she finished with a 9.750 on the floor exercise.
- In second place was UWL's, Hunter Matulka, with a 9.675.
- Robbins would finish third overall as she scored a 9.625 while Mckenna Myers tied for fourth with a 9.600.
- As a team, UWL scored a 48.225 on the floor exercise while Simpson finished with a 47.000.