2004-05 WIAC Women's Gymnastics
Athletes of the Week

Week of March 7 - 13
Caitlin Goodin, Sophomore (Steilacoom, Wash./Life Christian Academy), of Hamline University
Goodin had the team's highest score in four of the seven events she competed in during the weekend at Alaska-Anchorage. In Friday's dual meet against the Seawolves, Goodin scored a 9.600 on the balance beam to tie for first place and a 9.225 on the vault. She finished the all-around competition in third-place with a score of 35.750. In Saturday's dual meet against the Seawolves, Goodin led the Pipers in the beam and vault, scoring a 9.200 and 9.350, respectively. She also added a 9.375 performance on the floor exercise.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Lynn Morris, Junior, Monticello, Ind. (Twin Lakes)



Week of Feb. 28 - March 6
Alison Eagles, Senior (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View), of UW-Eau Claire
Eagles claimed first place in the all-around (36.800) and vault (9.350) at the Hamline (Minn.) Invitational on March 4. She also placed second in the floor exercise (9.300), sixth in the parallel bars (9.00) and eighth in the balance beam (9.150) to help UW-Eau Claire finish second at the four-team invitational.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Jenna Houle, Junior, Forest Lake, Minn.
Hamline, Ashley Calhoon, Senior, Council Bluffs, Iowa (Treynor)

Week of Feb. 21 - 27
Jenna Houle, Junior (Forest Lake, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Houle won the balance beam with a school record score of 9.875 in UW-La Crosse's dual meet at NCAA Division I Southeast Missouri State on February 26. She also tied for first on the floor exercise (9.800), while placing fifth on the vault (9.600).

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jenni Wick, Junior, Sartell, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Brianna Lentz, Junior, West Allis (Central)
UW-Stout, Caitlin Burch, Sophomore, Waukesha (South)
UW-Whitewater, April Hubmann, Senior, West Allis (Central)
Winona State, Jess Vandenhuevel, Junior, Wausau

Week of Feb. 14 - 20
Vanessa Virbitsky, Freshman (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), of UW-Oshkosh
Virbistsky helped UW-Oshkosh record the highest five-score total in school history with a mark of 187.950 at a triangular meet hosted by Bowling Green State (Ohio) on February 18. She recorded scores of 38.050 in the all-around, 9.650 on the vault, 9.650 on the uneven bars, 9.600 on the floor exercise and 9.150 on the balance beam. Her score in the all-around in the best in the WIAC this season, while her marks in the vault and uneven bars are tied for the best in the league.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jenni Wick, Junior, Sartell, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Kasey Clausen, Freshman, Apple Valley, Minn.
UW-Stout, Rhian Paulson, Junior, Stillwater, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Alison Lewis, Freshman, Racine (Horlick)
Gustavus Adolphus, Amanda Parker, Senior, Ames, Iowa
Winona State, Amy Bickler, Junior, Austin, Minn.

Week of Feb. 7 - 13
Rhian Paulson, Junior (Stillwater, Minn.), of UW-Stout
Paulson had four first-place finishes and threatened her own school record on the floor exercise as the Blue Devils scored their highest team score of the season in finishing second in a triangular with UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater on February 11. She scored a personal best in the all-around, tallying a 36.60, the third highest score in UW-Stout history. Along the way, Paulson took firsts in the vault (9.200), uneven bars (9.125) and came up just short of her own school record on the floor with 9.725, the highest mark in the event this season in the WIAC and West Region. She set the school record of 9.80 last season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Lynn Morris, Junior, Monticello, Ind. (Twin Lakes)
UW-La Crosse, Katie Krenz, Sophomore, Plano, Texas (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Vanessa Virbitsky, Freshman, Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin)
Hamline, Meggan McClelland, Senior, Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori)

Week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6
Nina Schubert, Junior (Kreischa, Germany), of UW-La Crosse
Schubert won the uneven bars at the Gershon/McLellan Invitational for the second straight year with a score of 9.650. Her score is the best in the conference this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Theresa Lynch, Freshman, Vadnais Heights, Minn. (White Bear)
UW-Oshkosh, Michelle Armillei, Freshman, Huntingdo, Pa. (Neshaminy)
UW-Stout, Chelsea Becker, Sophomore, Rice Lake

Week of Jan. 24 - 30
Kasey Clausen, Freshman (Apple Valley, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Clausen finished second in the all-around (37.100) in UW-La Crosse's victory over UW-Eau Claire and UW-Whitewater on January 29. She was also second on the balance beam (9.625) and tied for second on the vault (9.200) and floor exercise (9.600).

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Brittany Adams, Freshman, Maple Grove, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Michelle Armillei, Freshman, Huntingdon, Pa. (Neshaminy)
UW-Stout, Chelsea Becker, Sophomore, Rice Lake
UW-Whitewater, Tracy Cummings, Sophomore, Lake Geneva & April Hubmann, Senior, West Allis (Central)
Winona State, Amy Bickler, Junior, Austin, Minn.

Week of Jan. 17 - 23
Jenna Houle, Junior (Forest Lake, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Houle won the floor exercise (9.550) and finished third on the vault (9.200) in UW-La Crosse's 179.900-172.900 dual victory over UW-Oshkosh on January 21.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Michelle Armillei, Freshman, Huntingdon, Pa. (Neshaminy)

Week of Jan. 10 - 16
Rhian Paulson, Junior (Stillwater), of UW-Stout
Paulson captured first place in the floor exercise (9.375), and also took first in the all-around (36.225), only .55 points short of the school record, as UW-Stout finished second at the UW-Eau Claire Wild West Invitational on January 15. Paulson was fourth on the balance beam (8.925), second on the vault (9.100) and third on the uneven bars (8.850). She increased her all-around score 1.125 points over her previous outing.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Angie Cich, Freshman, Plymouth, Minn. (Armstrong)
UW-La Crosse, Ashley Koechel, Sophomore, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-Oshkosh, Brianna Lentz, Junior, West Allis (Central)
UW-Whitewater, Rachel Paney, Freshman, Itasca, Ill. (Lake Park)

Week of Jan. 3 - 9
Alison Eagles, Senior (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View), of UW-Eau Claire
Eagles started off the year strong, claiming three titles in a meet at UW-Oshkosh on January 7. She claimed the all-around (36.700), vault (9.325) and balance beam (9.375) competitions as the Blugolds won the three team meet with a 176.900.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Vanessa Virbitsky, Freshman, Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin)
UW-Stout, Ashley Timm, Freshman, Eden Prairie, Minn.

 

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