Week of Feb. 22 - 28
Specialist
Samantha Ardy, Freshman (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Chaminade College Preparatory), of Gustavus Adolphus College
Ardy scored career highs on the uneven bars and vault helping Gustavus to a third-place finish at the Best of Minnesota and season high scores. Ardy scored a 9.575 on the uneven bars - the fourth-highest score in Gustavus history. She led the Gusties and all Division III competitors placing sixth in the meet. Ardy also helped the Gusties break a 12-year school record team bar score with a 45.95. The previous record was a 45.85. On the vault, in her first collegiate competition on the event, she scored a career-high 9.575, the seventh-highest score in program history. She helped the Gusties break the school vault record, which was a 47.15, with a team score of 47.35. Ardy's efforts helped the Gusties to a season-high team score and the second-highest score in school history, a 184.3.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Kari Willet, Junior, Gainesvill, Va. (Patriot)
UW-Oshkosh, Dana LoCasico, Freshman, Lemont, Ill. (Lemont Township)
UW-Stout, Randi Schorzman, Senior, Buckley, Wash. (White River)
UW-Whitewater, Hannah Lee, Senior, Clarksville, Tenn.
Winona State University, Brooke Hiestand, Senior, Crown Point, Ind.
 
All-Around
Courtney Pickett, Junior (Brentwood, Tenn.), of UW-Whitewater
Pickett won the all-around with a season-best mark of 38.400 to help the Warhawks post their top team score of the 2016 campaign in a 190.775-190.175 victory over UW-La Crosse at Russell Arena on Feb. 27. She won the floor exercise with a tally of 9.800, the fifth-best result in program history, to help lead the group to a 48.025, tied for 12th in the school record book. Pickett also tied for the team lead on the balance beam with a 9.600, good for a tie for second overall, to help the team record a 47.600 on the apparatus, tied for the seventh-highest score in the program record book. She has now won the all-around at two of UW-Whitewater’s last four meets.
 
Also nominated:
Gustavus Adolphus College, Samantha Ardy, Freshman, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Chaminade College Preparatory)
UW-La Crosse, Dani Barmore, Freshman, Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)
UW-Oshkosh, Krystal Walker, Senior, Chicago, Ill. (Northtown Academy)
UW-Stout, Kaylee Jondahl, Junior, Anoka, Minn. (Elk River)
Winona State University, Eboni Jackson, Sophomore, Lawrenceville, Ga.


Week of Feb. 15 - 21
Specialist
Randi Schorzman, Senior (Buckley, Wash./White River), of UW-Stout
Schorzman scored a season-best 9.600 in winning the balance beam in a dual meet at UW-Oshkosh on Feb. 19. The mark was 0.075 points short of a career-best Schorzman set last season at the NCGA Championship.
 
Also nominated:
Gustavus Adolphus College, Sam Ardy, Freshman, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Chaminade College Preparatory)
UW-La Crosse, Elsa Spitzmueller, Junior, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial)
UW-Oshkosh, Kasandra Stamopoulos, Sophomore, Concord, N.C. (Robinson)
UW-Whitewater, Destiny Patrick, Freshman, Columbia, Mo. (Hickman)
 
All-Around
Eboni Jackson, Sophomore (Lawrenceville, Ga.), of Winona State University
Jackson turned in a strong all-around performance in a home meet against Hamline University (Minn.) on Feb. 19, scoring a 38.250 - the best performance from a Warrior this season - and winning three of the four events. Jackson recorded scores of 9.650 on both the vault and floor exercise, winning both titles. She also easily earned the balance beam victory with a 9.500, with second place being a 9.350. Jackson also added a strong 9.450 on the uneven bars, good for second behind only teammate Katie Pipp. As a team, Winona State beat the Pipers 186.175-183.250.
 
Also nominated:
Gustavus Adolphus College, Amanda Malo, Freshman, Greenwood, Minn. (Minnetonka)
UW-La Crosse, Dani Barmore, Freshman, Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)
UW-Oshkosh, Krystal Walker, Senior, Chicago, Ill. (Northtown Academy)
UW-Whitewater, Lisa O’Donnell, Freshman, Berwyn, Ill. (Morton West)


Week of Feb. 8 - 14
Specialist
Dani Barmore, Freshman (Omaha, Neb./Millard West), of UW-La Crosse
Barmore captured a pair of individual titles in UW-La Crosse's dual win over Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) on Feb. 12. She won the vault (9.675) and balance beam (9.625), while placing third on the uneven bars (9.500). Barmore tied her collegiate-best score (9.675) on the vault, while tying her collegiate-best (9.500) on the uneven bars.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Stubbs, Senior, Wayzata, Minn.
Gustavus Adolphus College, Rachel Thiner, Senior, Sioux Falls, S.D. (Roosevelt)
Hamline University, Briana Bridgeford, Senior, Grand Forks, N.D.
UW-Oshkosh, Kasandra Stamopoulos, Sophomore, Concord, N.C. (Robinson)
UW-Stout, Kelly Huseman, Junior, Tampa, Fla. (Freedom)
UW-Whitewater, Katie Fiorilli, Junior, Solon, Ohio
Winona State University, Eboni Jackson, Sophomore, Lawrenceville, Ga.
 
All-Around
Lisa O’Donnell, Freshman (Berywyn, Ill./Morton West), of UW-Whitewater
Competing in the all-around competition for the first time this season, O’Donnell recorded a score of 38.550, the second-highest in program history and the top mark at the meet to help the Warhawks post a season-high team score and a 190.600-187.200 victory at UW-Oshkosh on Feb. 13. She won the floor exercise with a 9.750, tied for the ninth-best score in the school record book, and placed second on the uneven bars (9.600), second on the balance beam (9.675, T-24th in program history) and fifth on the vault (9.525). Over the last three weeks, O’Donnell has won three events and placed second in two others.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Samantha Wiekamp, Sophomore, Clear Lake, S.D. (Deuel)
UW-Oshkosh, Krystal Walker, Senior, Chicago, Ill. (Northtown Academy)
Winona State University, Jade Donaldson, Senior, Colorado Springs, Colo.


Week of Feb. 1 - 7
Specialist
Mackenzie Smith, Junior (Milwaukee, Wis./Martin Luther), of UW-Whitewater
Smith won the uneven parallel bars with a season-best score of 9.725, which tied for the 11th best mark in program history, to help the Warhawks defeat Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) 189.100-178.750 at Russell Arena on Feb. 6. Her performance helped UW-Whitewater post a season-high score on the bars of 48.100, the third-best score in the school record book. Smith’s consistency on the bars over the last two weeks – she also registered a 9.725 at Division I Southeast Missouri State on Jan. 29 – has helped her increase her season average in the event to 9.508.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Lauren Zurowski, Sophomore, Greenfield, Wis. (Whitnail)
Gustavus Adolphus College, Alex Kopp, Junior, Wayzata, Minn. (Providence Academy)
Hamline University, Sela Fadness, Sophomore, Austin, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Lauren Wilson, Sophomore, Summit, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar)
UW-Stout, Kelly Huseman, Junior, Tampa, Fla. (Freedom)
Winona State University, Eboni Jackson, Sophomore, Lawrenceville, Ga.
 
All-Around
Alex Kopp, Junior (Wayzata, Minn./Providence Academy), of Gustavus Adolphus College
Kopp placed second in the all-around in a dual meet at UW-Whitewater on Feb. 6. She led the Golden Gusties on each event, finishing with a career-high in the all-around, bars and balance beam. Kopp placed seventh on bars with a 9.125. On the balance beam, her 9.525 earned her a second-place finish on the event and the 14th-highest mark all-time for Gustavus. In the all-around, Kopp complied a 37.425, the ninth-best all-around score by a gymnast in program history.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Samantha Wiekamp, Sophomore, Clear Lake, S.D. (Deuel)
UW-Stout, Kaylee Jondahl, Junior, Anoka, Minn. (Elk River)
UW-Whitewater, Courtney Pickett, Junior, Brentwood, Tenn.
Winona State University, Jade Donaldson, Senior, Colorado Springs, Colo.


Week of Jan. 25 - 31
Specialist
Julia Stedman, Senior (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul), of UW-Eau Claire
Stedman had a strong meet in the Blugolds’ 182.850-179.600 win over Hamline University (Minn.) on Jan 29. She led the way for the Blugolds, winning both the vault and floor exercise with scores of 9.425 and 9.350, respectively. Stedman also finished sixth on the bars.
 
Also nominated:
Gustavus Adolphus College, Sam Ardy, Freshman, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Chaminade College Preparatory)
UW-La Crosse, Leah Spankowski, Sophomore, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Krystal Walker, Senior, Chicago, Ill. (Northtown Academy)
UW-Stout, Kaylee Jondahl, Junior, Anoka, Minn. (Elk River)
UW-Whitewater, Kristin Shackleton, Senior, New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central)
Winona State University, Jade Donaldson, Senior, Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
All-Around
Courtney Pickett, Junior (Brentwood, Tenn.), of UW-Whitewater
Pickett recorded an all-around score of 38.100, good for 19th in school history, and tied a program record in the floor exercise to help the Warhawks post a team score of 189.175, the No. 17 mark in the program record book, at Division I Southeast Missouri State on Jan. 29. She placed second in the floor exercise, beating out five Division I athletes, with a score of 9.825. Pickett also finished fourth on the vault (9.575), eighth on the balance beam (9.450) and ninth on the uneven parallel bars (9.250) en route to her highest all-around mark of the season.
 
Also nominated:
Gustavus Adolphus College, Alex Kopp, Junior, Wayzata, Minn. (Providence Academy)
UW-La Crosse, Samantha Wiekamp, Sophomore, Clear Lake, S.D. (Deuel)
UW-Oshkosh, Krystal Walker, Senior, Chicago, Ill. (Northtown Academy)


Week of Jan. 18 - 24
Specialist
Alex Kopp, Junior (Wayzata, Minn./Providence Academy), of Gustavus Adolphus College
Kopp won three events in a 180.775-180.2 dual victory over Winona State University (Minn.) on Jan. 19. She won vault and floor exercise outright with scores of 9.550 and 9.475, respectively. Kopp also tied for first on balance beam with a score of 9.475. Her three event titles led the way for the Gusties in their first win since the 2013 season and the team's highest score since 2004.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Clare Mascia, Freshman, Woodbury, Minn. (Convent of the Visitation)
Hamline University, Sydney Tribbett, Sophomore, Kingman, Ariz.
UW-La Crosse, Savana Kettner, Junior, Fargo, N.D. (Davies)
UW-Oshkosh, Dana LoCascio, Freshman, Lemont, Ill. (Township)
UW-Stout, Kelly Huseman, Junior, Tampa, Fla. (Freedom)
UW-Whitewater, Lisa O’Donnell, Freshman, Berwyn, Ill. (Morton West)
Winona State University, Eboni Jackson, Sophomore, Lawrenceville, Ga.
 
All-Around
Courtney Pickett, Junior (Brentwood, Tenn.), of UW-Whitewater
Pickett finished among the top 10 overall in all four events to finish with a meet-best all-around score of 37.900 and help the Warhawks place first at the four-team UW-Whitewater Quadrangular at Russell Arena on Jan. 23. The Warhawks posted a season-high team score of 190.000, the 10th-highest in program history. Pickett placed second in the floor exercise with a score of 9.600, just five-hundredths of a point shy of first place. Pickett was second on the team and seventh overall in the balance beam with a 9.575, and tied for third on the team and tied for seventh overall with a 9.375 on the vault. She was also ninth on the bars with a 9.350.
 
Also nominated:
Gustavus Adolphus College, Lauren Kershner, Junior, Marine, Ill. (Triad)
UW-La Crosse, Samantha Wiekamp, Sophomore, Clear Lake, S.D. (Deuel)
UW-Oshkosh, Krystal Walker, Senior, Chicago, Ill. (Northtown Academy)


Week of Jan. 11 - 17
Specialist
Franchesca Hutton, Freshman (Shakopee, Minn./Main Street School of Performing Arts), of UW-Whitewater
Hutton won the balance beam for the second straight meet to help the Warhawks win the four-team Brooke Baures “Smile On” Invitational at Winona State University (Minn.) on Jan. 15. Her score of 9.675 in the event tied for the No. 22 mark in program history and was a tenth of a point improvement from her winning performance at Hamline University (Minn.) on Jan. 10. Hutton also placed 12th in the floor exercise at Winona State with a 9.175. Her performance on Jan. 15, helped UW-Whitewater total 187.325 points, three higher than runner-up Winona State.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Lauren Zurowski, Sophomore, Greenfield, Wis. (Whitnall)
UW-La Crosse, Chelsie Richards, Senior, Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
UW-Oshkosh, Dana LoCascio, Freshman, Lemont, Ill. (Township)
UW-Stout, Callie Counts, Senior, Greenback, Tenn.
Winona State University, Cassidy Kleven, Sophomore, Oshkosh, Wis. (West)
 
All-Around
Alex Kopp, Junior (Wayzata, Minn.), of Gustavus Adolphus College
Kopp placed first out of nine all-around competitors to win the first annual Brooke Baures Memorial "Smile On" Invitational against host Winona State, UW-Whitewater and UW-Stout on Jan. 15. She placed first with a career high 37.350. To earn that all-around total, Kopp had season-high scores in all four events; 9.500 on vault, 9.100 on uneven bars, 9.400 on balance beam and 9.350 on floor exercise. She was awarded team MVP and led the Gusties to the highest team score of the year and the best start Gustavus has seen in over 10 seasons.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Samantha Wiekamp, Sophomore, Clear Lake, S.D. (Deuel)
UW-Oshkosh, Krystal Walker, Senior, Chicago, Ill. (Northtown Academy)
UW-Stout, Kaylee Jondahl, Junior, Anoka, Minn. (Elk River)
UW-Whitewater, Courtney Pickett, Junior, Brentwood, Tenn.
Winona State University, Eboni Jackson, Sophomore, Lawrenceville, Ga.


Week of Jan. 4 - 10
Specialist
Chloe Rehberg, Sophomore (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove), of UW-Whitewater
Rehberg won the vault competition, besting six Division I student-athletes and 17 other competitors with a score of 9.750 to help the Warhawks place second out of four teams at UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 8. Her tally was the best of her career and tied for the ninth-highest mark in program history. Rehberg also placed third in the vault with a 9.575, just 0.025 tenths shy of first place, to help UW-Whitewater defeat Hamline (Minn.) 188.300-179.750 in St. Paul on Jan. 10.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Becca Wilcox, Sophomore, Roseville, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
UW-La Crosse, Savana Kettner, Junior, Fargo, N.D. (Davies)
UW-Oshkosh, Bailey Finin, Freshman, Oswego, Ill. (East)
UW-Stout, Callie Counts, Senior, Greenback, Tenn.
Winona State University, Eboni Jackson, Sophomore, Lawrenceville, Ga.
 
All-Around
Dani Barmore, Freshman (Omaha, Neb./Millard West), of UW-La Crosse
Barmore placed second in the all-around (37.650) in UW-La Crosse's dual win at UW-Stout on Jan. 8. In her first career collegiate meet, Barmore won the vault (9.675), while finishing second on the floor exercise (9.400), third on the balance beam (9.575) and tied for fifth on the uneven parallel bars (9.000).
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Krystal Walker, Senior, Chicago, Ill. (Northtown Academy)
UW-Stout, Kenzie Hyde, Sophomore, Sunderland, Ontario (Newmarket)
UW-Whitewater, Katie Fiorilli, Junior, Solon, Ohio