Women's Gymnastics | 1/8/2026 2:47:00 PM

La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse gymnastics team will open the 2025 season on Saturday when they travel to Lincoln, Nebraska. to compete at the Ameritas Master's Classic hosted by the University of Nebraska. Competition will start at 3:00 p.m.

The Eagles 2026 roster includes 13 upperclassman including seniors Ashlyn Barker, Morgan Engels, Grace Kehr, Hunter Matulka, Lily Millington, and Sarah Pastore along with juniors Sarah Best, Paige Breckwoldt, Raina Christenson, Elizabeth Janssen, Lauren Main, Claire Robbins and Lucy Warren. Returning to the team as sophomores is Grace Edwards, Madalyn McCormick, Mckenna Myers, Darby Savage, Ava Sitek, Adeline Snyder and Lainey Vogt.  New to the roster this year is freshman Ashley Dalton, Azia Hawkins, Ava Kaspryzcki, Cobi Powell, Marisa Stewart and Maya Zoucha. 

FROM THE OFFICE

• Hear from Head Coach Kasey Crawford on her thoughts about the season: here
• Coach Crawford is in her 10th season as head coach and 18th season coaching for the Eagles as she spent eight season as an assistant coach.
• Also a four-year letter winner for the Eagles, Crawford has been a part of nine National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) National Championship teams. Crawford won three as a student-athletes (2005, 2006, 2008), five as an assistant coach (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2016) and won her first as a head coach in 2025. 
• During her tenure as head coach, Crawford has coached 10 NCGA National Champions along with 48 NCGA All-Americans.

FROM THE GYM
    VAULT

• As a team, the Eagles averaged a 47.860 with their season high score being a 48.525 coming at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships/NCGA West Regional. 
• Individually, Kehr won the 2025 NCGA National Title on the vault as she scored a 9.850. On the season, Kehr averaged a 9.558 with her top score coming at the national championships. 
• Breckwoldt, Millington, Pastore and Savage all competed on the vault last season for the Eagles. Breckwoldt picked up an NCGA All-America honor on the vault as she finished third overall with a 9.750 while she averaged a 9.619 on the year. Millington scored a season high 9.675 at the Winona State University (Minn.) Triangular while Pastore scored a season high 9.800 at the WIAC Championships/NCGA West Regional and Savage recorded a season high 9.700 at the UW-Oshkosh Quadrangular. 

    UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS

• UWL averaged a 47.539 with their team high of 48.325 coming at the UW-Oshkosh Quadrangular. 
• With a third place finish to earn NCGA All-America honors at the national championships was Best as she scored a season high 9.750. Best finished the season with a 9.458 average.
• Barker, Main, McCormick and Robbins were regulars for the Eagles all season on the uneven parallel bars. Main finished the season with the top average for the Eagles on the bars as she had an average of 9.518. Robbins was next for the Eagles as she averaged a 9.483 while Barker finished with a 9.203 average and McCormick had a 9.025.

    BALANCE BEAM

• Individually on the balance beam the Eagles return two individuals that shared the NCGA National title last season. Christenson and Robbins, along with Eagle alum Kyla Dickson, tied for the 2025 national title by scoring a 9.850. For the season, Christenson averaged a 9.600 while Robbins averaged a 9.588. 
• Main returns as the top performer on the balance beam as she averaged a 9.620. McCormick and Warren other two returning Eagles that competed in every meet on the beam as McCormick averaged a 9.563 and Warren a 9.572. 
• As a team, the Eagles averaged a 48.190 for the year and scored a season best 49.050 at the NCGA National Championships. 

    FLOOR EXERCISE

• The floor exercise was the Eagles top event a year ago as they averaged a 48.268. 
• Edwards is a returning NCGA All-American on the floor exercise as she finished tied for sixth with a 9.825 last season. The score of 9.825 was Edwards season high as she finished the season with a 9.525 average. 
• Kehr and Robbins join Edwards as returning Eagles that competed in every meet on the floor exercise. Kehr finished the season with a 9.567 average while Robbins averaged a 9.630.