2015 NCGA Championships Results (Team and All-Around)La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse gymnastics team captured the 2015 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Team Championship Friday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles earned their record 16th national title in school history and first since 2011 with a team score of 191.525.
The score of 191.525 ranks second in NCGA Championship history. UW-Whitewater scored a record 193.025 to win the national crown in 2014. UW-L set single-season highs on the vault with a 48.000 and balance beam at 47.950 Friday night. The Eagles scored 47.450 on the uneven parallel bars and 48.125 on the floor exercise.
UW-L's team score of 191.525 also set team and Mitchell Hall records. The Eagles broke their own school record of 191.275 set at the 2004 NCGA Championships and set the Mitchell Hall record, surpassing the 190.850 by Southeast Missouri State University in 2007.
UW-L head coach
Barbara Gibson has led the Eagles to all 16 of their national titles (1986, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015).
Ursinus College (Pa.) and UW-Whitewater tied for second (191.225) Friday while The College at Brockport (N.Y.) was fourth (190.950) followed by State University of New York Cortland fifth (187.975) and UW-Stout sixth (187.850).
UW-L's
Amy Enright placed third (38.250) in the all-around Friday night to earn NCGA All-America honors. It is her first career All-America honor. It is the highest finish for a UW-L gymnast in the all-around since
Christa Booman captured the national title in 2011.
UW-Whitewater's Katie Fiorilli captured her second consecutive all-around crown (38.475) Friday while the Warhawks' Courtney Pickett was second (38.400). Kaelin Ruoss of Ursinus (Pa.) placed fourth (38.175) in the all-around while Maddie Scozzie of SUNY Cortland and Krystal Walker of UW-Oshkosh tied for fifth (38.025).
UW-Stout's Kenzie Hyde was seventh (37.800) in the all-around while SUNY Cortland's Amanda Scanlon was eighth (37.700), Springfield College's (Mass.) ninth (37.350) and UW-Stout's Kaylee Jondahl 10th (37.275).
The top-10 in the all-around earn NCGA All-America honors.
The individual event (vault, uneven parallel bars, balance beam, floor exercise) championships start at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Scores from Friday do not carry over to Saturday's event finals.
Enright will compete in the uneven parallel bars and floor exercise for UW-L Saturday while
Ali Berry (floor exercise),
Kerry Scafidi (balance beam), Else Spitzmueller (floor exercise),
Kelsi Vomacka (floor exercise),
Samantha Wiekamp (vault, uneven parallel bars),
Kari Willett (balance beam) and
Lauren Wilson (uneven parallel bars) will also compete.
