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MENOMONIE (March 13, 2011) - UW-Stout qualified to the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) national championship by placing third at the 2011 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships/NCGA West Regionals Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse. The third place finish was the highest Stout has scored at the WIAC
The Blue Devils qualified to the nationals championships for the first time since the 2001 season when Stout last hosted the meet. The NCGA Championships are scheduled for March 25-26 at UW-Eau Claire. Individual qualifiers will be announced Sunday, March 13.
The Blue Devils finished with a school record 184.150 points to place third behind UW-Whitewater, which defended their 2010 title with 189.275 points. UW-La Crosse was second 186.325.
Throughout the meet, Stout was rocking back and forth between third and fourth until they hit the floor as their final exercise of the night.
Naomi DeLara (Sr, Kahului, Hawaii) nailed her floor routine in Stout's final routine of the night, but she was set up by personal best on the floor by
Brittany DeZiel (Fr, Rogers, Minn),
Kaitlynn Christensen (Fr, Ottawa, Ill) and
Heather Harmeyer (Jr, Milwaukee). DeZiel was seventh on the floor with a 9.650. Chistensen scored a 9.425 and Harmeyer marked a 9.275. The Blue Devils set a team record on the floor exercise with a 47.325.
DeLara successfully defended her 2010 floor exercise title with a 9.750. DeLara also won the balance beam title with a score of 9.725.
DeZiel tied with DeLara eighth in the vault with a personal best 9.525 and was seventh on the floor exercise with a personal best 9.650.
Kim Gulik (So, Elk Grove Village, Ill) was ninth in the uneven bars with a 9.10. Christensen was 11th on the balance beam with a personal best 9.350.
Kayla Widmar (Fr, Lakeville, Minn) was named to the all-sportsmanship team.
