Women's Gymnastics

March 14, 2003

Johnston scored a 9.45 to edge UW-La Crosse's Nancy Peterson, who scored a 9.425. Johnston also placed third on the balance beam (9.275), as the Blue Devils finished fifth in the seven team meet with a season-high score of 176.60.

UW-La Crosse won the meet with 180.95 points, edging out UW-Eau Claire (179.175) and Gustavus Adolphus (179.025).

Tiffany Reber (Sr, Mantorville, Minn) notched a pair of fourth place finishes, placing on the floor (9.375) and the all-around (35.525).

The Blue Devils will wrap up the season at the NCGA Championships, March 28-29 at UW-Eau Claire.

2003 NCGA West Regional Championships
1. UW-La Crosse 180.95; 2. UW-Eau Claire 179.175; 3. Gustavus Adolphus 179.025; 4. UW-Oshkosh 177.35; 5. UW-Stout 176.60; 6. Hamline University 174.50; 7. UW-Whitewater 154.85

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout competitors)
Vault: 1. Amanda Parker (GA) 9.425; 8. Tiffany Reber 9.175; 10. Rhian Paulson 9.10; 17. Lacey Schroedl 8.95; 21. Jennie Rosinsky 8.825; 28. Robyn Niederkorn 8.575; 31. Kelsey Gamelin 8.50;

Uneven bars: 1. Amanda Parker (GA) 9.40; 11. Tiffany Reber 8.85; 15. Cassie Johnston 8.75; 19. Shanna Kissinger 8.65; 31. Lacey Schroedl 8.20; 36. Erika Opoien 7.60;

Balance beam: 1. Jennifer Williams (Osh) 9.50; 3. Cassie Johnston 9.275; 11. Rhian Paulson 8.975; 27. Lacey Schroedl 8.275; 28. Erika Opoien 8.225; 41. Helen Pansch 6.90;

Floor exercise: 1. Cassie Johnston (Stout) 9.45; 4. Tiffany Reber 9.375; 12. Helen Pansch 9.15; 19. Shanna Kissinger 9.05; 24. Lacey Schroedl 8.95; 34. Jennie Rosinsky 8.675;

All-around: 1. Amanda Parker (GA) 36.725; 4. Tiffany Reber 35.525; 7. Lacey Schroedl 34.475.

March 14, 2003

La Crosse came out of a three-way logjam to win the title with 180.95 points. UW-Eau Claire was second with 179.175 points and Gustavus Adolphus was third with 179.025 points.

Parker won three individual events, including defending her two previous titles. Parker repeated as all-around champion with a score of 37.325 and defended the vault title with a score of 9.475. Parker also tied for the uneven bar top spot with UW-La Crosse's Michelle Saxton. Both competitors went home with a score of 9.40.

Jennifer Williams of UW-Oshkosh successfully defended her balance beam title, topping the field with a 9.50.

Host UW-Stout's Cassie Johnston, a freshman, won the floor exercise with a score of 9.45.

The NCGA will wrap up their season March 28-29 with the national championships at UW-Eau Claire. The top four teams from each regional advance in team competition. Individual competitors will find out early next week if they advance to the national championships.

Women's Track & Field

March 15, 2003

GREENCASTLE, Ind - UW-Stout's Laura Verdegan (So, Tony) placed fourth in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, Saturday, March 15 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind.

Verdegan jumped 39-feet, 6-inches to claim her second All-America honors in two days. Verdegan finished seventh Friday in the long jump.

LaNeatra Johnson of Christopher Newport won the event with a Division III season best jump of 40-7.

March 14, 2003

Verdegan jumped 18-feet, 0.5-inches to record her third career All-America track honors. Verdegan was seeded ninth in the event.

Aquilla Williams-Judge of Wheaton (Mass) College won the event with a jump of 19-2.

Verdegan will compete Saturday, March 15 in the triple jump where she is tied for the No. 1 seed.

March 16, 2003

KISSIMMEE, Fla - UW-Stout freshman pitcher Megan Donely (Fridley, Minn) recorded four strikeouts and went on to snag her first collegiate shutout as the Blue Devils blanked Wooster College, 2-0, in the second day of the the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla.

The win, which was a rain-shortened six inning affair, came after a 9-6 day opening loss to St. Norbert.

Donley ran her record to a perfect 3-0 on the season with the win.

Stout (4-2) opened the game with a single run in the top of the first when Kaela Wold (So, Altoona) tripled and was driven in by Jamie Gorges (So, New London). Stout added their other run in the fourth inning when Erin O'Connell (So, Altoona) tripled, then came open when a pick off attempt was thrown into left field.

Stout scored in the top of the seventh, but the rain threw out that inning.

Against St. Norbert, Kim Caswell (Jr, Stanley) led off the game with a triple, but she was stranded and it became that kind of game for the Blue Devils.

After allowing the Knights a 3-0 lead in the fifth, Stout scored four runs in the bottom of the inning, but gave up two runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh. Stout added two runs in the seventh, but stranded two runners.

Caswell went 3-for-4 with the triple and two doubles. Tasha Rosenbrook (Fr, Bloomer) added a triple.

March 15, 2003

KISSIMMEE, Fla - UW-Stout opened their annual Florida spring break trip by splitting a pair of games at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla., Saturday, March 15.

The Blue Devils (3-1) lost the first game, 10-6, to Illinois Wesleyan, then came back with an 8-7, eight-inning win over Calvin College.

Tasha Rosenbrook (Fr, Bloomer) wielded the hot bat in the Calvin game, going 4-for-4 with a triple and three doubles, including the game-winner in the eighth. With the international tie-breaker in place, meaning a runner is placed on second to open the inning, Rosenbrook led off with her third double of the day to put an end to the game.

Against Illinois Wesleyan, the young Blue Devils held a 5-2 lead through the third, but gave up five runs in an error-filled fourth inning.

Kim Caswell (Jr, Stanley) and Kaela Wold (So, Altoona) both went 2-for-4 with Wold smashing out a triple.

Molly Kraft (So, St. Louis Park, Minn) threw the Illinois Wesleyan game, while Megan Donley (Fr, Fridley, Minn) picked up her second win of the season in the Blue Devils win.