2003-04 WIAC Women's Gymnastics
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 23 - 29
Lynn Morris, Sophomore (Monticello, Ind./Twin Lakes), of UW-Eau Claire
Morris claimed the all-around title at the John Zuerlein Invitational on February 27 with a score of 37.100. She won the balance beam with a career-best mark of 9.625 and took second in the vault (9.400). She also finished sixth on the bars (8.925) and 11th in the floor exercise (9.150). Her efforts led the Blugolds to a second-place finish with 180.025 points.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Darlene Benedetti, Senior, Hoffman Estates, Ill.
UW-Oshkosh, Amanda DeJardin, Junior, Waukesha (North)
UW-Stout, Robyn Niederkorn, Sophomore, Galesville (G-E-T)

Week of Feb. 16 - 22
Lynn Morris, Sophomore (Monticello, Ind./Twin Lakes), of UW-Eau Claire
Morris took first place in the all-around competition with a score of 37.250 to lead UW-Eau Claire to a second-place finish at the UW-Eau Claire Quadrangular. She finished first in the balance beam (9.350) and floor exercise (9.525) events and second in the vault (9.175) and uneven bars (9.200).

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Jennifer Houle, Sophomore, Lake Forest, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Justine Russell, Freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio (Wintonwoods)
UW-Stout, Lesley Rick, Freshman, Birchwood, Minn. (Mahtomedi)

Week of Feb. 9 - 15
Nancy Petersen, Senior (Bartlett, Ill./Elgin), of UW-La Crosse
Petersen won the vault in a dual meet at UW-Whitewater on February 13 with a score of 9.150. She was also second on the balance beam (9.250) and third on the floor exercise (9.525). UW-La Crosse won the dual meet 183.870-174.100.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Alison Eagles, Junior, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
UW-Oshkosh, Brianna Lentz, Sophomore, West Allis (Central)
UW-Stout, Lesley Rick, Freshman, Birchwood, Minn. (Mahtomedi)

Week of Feb. 2 - 8
Lynn Morris, Sophomore (Monticello, Ind./Twin Cities), of UW-Eau Claire
Morris was the top individual performer in a triangular meet at UW-Stout, which also included UW-La Crosse. She finished the day with an all-around score of 36.650 via three second-place finishes and a seventh-place finish. Morris took second in the vault (9.350), uneven bars (8.950) and balance beam (9.300), while claiming seventh in the floor exercise.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Ann Fitzsimmons, Freshman, Milwaukee (Wisconsin Lutheran)
UW-Oshkosh, Kim Edson, Freshman, Eastampton, NJ (Rancocas Valley)
UW-Stout, Liz Karkula, Freshman, St. Anthony, Minn.

Week of Jan. 26 - Feb. 1
Angela Erato, Senior (Brookfield/Pius XI), of UW-La Crosse
Erato was second on the balance beam (9.550) and floor exercise (9.700) in helping UW-La Crosse to the team title at the Gershon/McLellan Invitational.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Lynn Morris, Sophomore, Monticello, Ind. (Twin Cities)
UW-Oshkosh, Wendy Wiederholt, Senior, Hazel Green (Southwestern)
UW-Stout, Rhian Paulson, Sophomore, Stillwater, Minn.

Week of Jan. 19 - 25
Rhian Paulson, Sophomore (Stillwater, Minn.), of UW-Stout
Paulson won the vault event at the UW-Eau Claire Ultimate Flight Invitational on January 24. She captured the top spot with a score of 9.300 and also finished eighth in the balance beam with a score of 9.000.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Ashley Koechel, Freshman, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-Oshkosh, Justine Russell, Freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio (Wintonwoods)

Week of Jan. 12 - 18
Jennifer Houle, Sophomore (Forest Lake, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Houle won the balance beam (9.550) and the floor exercise (9.575) and placed third in the vault (9.100) in UW-La Crosse's dual victory over Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) on January 16.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Justine Russell, Freshman, Cincinnati, Ohio (Wintonwoods)
UW-Stout, Rhian Paulson, Sophomore, Stillwater, Minn.

Week of Jan. 5 - 11
Justine Russell, Freshman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Wintonwoods), of UW-Oshkosh
Russell, making her collegiate debut, had a pair of second-place finishes as UW-Oshkosh finished third in its own quadrangular held January 9. She recorded scores of 34.825 in the all-around competition and 9.125 on the vault. Russell also finished fifth on the uneven bars with a score of 8.55 and seventh in the floor exercise with a mark of 9.10.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Angela Erato, Senior, Brookfield (Pius XI)
UW-Stout, Shanna Kissinger, Sophomore, Sioux City, Iowa

 

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