Gymnastics Preview: Stout travels to Eau Claire Friday in final dual meet

THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION: The Blue Devils will close out the dual portion of their schedule when they travel to UW-Eau Claire, Friday, March 6 for a 6 p.m. contest with the Blugolds. The Blue Devils are coming off their best score of the season and the second-best score in school history when they were edged by Winona State, 189.025-188.325, Feb. 28 in Menomonie. Stout set school team records on the vault and the balance beam and Kaylee Jondahl tied the school vault record.

A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS: The 2015 UW-Stout Blue Devils are made up of one senior, four juniors, three sophomores and five freshmen. The Blue Devils return three players who have national experience. Sophomore Kaylee Jondahl and junior Randi Schorzman last season competed at the national meet Schorzman on the balance beam and Jondahl on the floor exercise. Jondahl narrowly missed advancing on the vault. Schorzman earned All-America honors as a freshman. Junior Sara Perez competed on the uneven bars as a freshman and will be looking for a return trip this year. The Blue Devils have worked their way through injuries the first part of the season. The Blue Devils graduated seven seniors from last year's team. | 2015 Blue Devil Statistics

WIAC HONOR ROLL: Kaylee Jondahl is currently ranked third on the WIAC Honor Roll on the vault (9.700), fifth on the floor exercise (9.750) and fourth in the league in the all-around (37.825). Freshman Kenzie Hyde is ranked fifth on the vault (9.650) and 12th on the uneven bars (9.575). Randi Schorzman is seventh on the balance beam (9.625). | WIAC Honor Roll

LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stout broke the school vault and balance beam records, nearly surpassed the school team record and Kaylee Jondahl tied the school vault record as the Blue Devils scored their highest team score of the season in a narrow loss to Winona State, 189.025-188.325, Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse. All six Blue Devils, paced by Jondahl's record matching score, scored better than a 9.00 on the vault as the team scored a 47.800, topping the previous record of 47.400. Jondahl captured top honors with a personal best score of 9.70, matching the previous mark set by Naomi DeLara in 2011. Kenzie Hyde finished third (9.600). Randi Schorzman (9.55) and Kelly Huseman (9.525) each set personal bests, finishing fifth and sixth, respectively. Jondahl took top awards on the all-around with a personal best score of 37.825. Jondahl was fifth on the uneven bars with a personal best 9.300, ninth on the balance beam (9.20) and second on the floor exercise (9.625). The beam team finished with a score of 46.975, topping the previous mark of 46.875 set last February. | Complete Meet Recap

PERSONAL BESTS LAST TIME OUT: In addition to Kaylee Jondahl's school record tying vault score (9.700), Kenzie Hyde (9.525) finished second on the balance beam with a personal best and Callie Counts scored a personal best (9.40) on the beam. The Blue Devils got three personal best on the floor exercise by Jordana Brady (9.45), Tara Zimmerman (9.40) and Kourtland Thompson (9.40).

UW-EAU CLAIRE: The Blugolds finsihed third at a triangular at UW-La Crosse, along with Hamline University, Feb. 27. The Blugolds finished with 181.050 team points. Tori Erickson finished second in the all-around, scoring 35.350 points in the all-around event including 8.975 on floor exercise, 9.500 on balance beam, 8.225 on the uneven bars, and 8.650 on vault. Three Blugolds - Jessica Dhaene, Leah Robinette, and Lauren Zurowski - tallied a 9.450 each to finish in a tie for fourth on the uneven bars, the team's highest scores on the bars this season. The Blugolds have twice cracked the 185 point margin, most recently taking a 185.925-178.300 win over Gustavus Adolphus, Feb. 20, and a season-high 187.850 in a loss at Centenary College, Feb. 6. Erickson has the team's top all-around score (37.025). Elizabeth Stubbs is ranked fourth on the WIAC Honor Roll on the balance beam (9.70) and fifth on the floor exercise (9.750). Desirae Stanton and Julia Stedman have the team's highest vault scores (9.550). | Blugold Statistics

CAREER BESTS: Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page to check out each Blue Devil's collegiate best score in each of their events.


LAST YEAR'S BLUE DEVILS: UW-Stout set school a new school team record (188.650) and event records on the vault (47.575), uneven bars (47.400), and the balance beam (46.875). Kasondra Tulloch set a school record on the uneven bars (9.750). Three gymnasts - Katherine Prouty, Kaylee Jondahl, Randi Schorzman - advanced to the NCGA Championship. Schorzman and Jondahl return. Prouty earned four All-America honors in her final collegiate meet, setting a new school record in the all-around (38.550). For Schorzman, it was her second trip to the national championship.

WIAC HONOR ROLL: The WIAC compiles a weekly honor roll.

AWARDS AND HONORS: Kelly Huseman was the UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual Athlete of the Week after her performance at the John Zuerlein Invitational, Feb. 6...Kaylee Jondahl was the WIAC gymastics specialist of the week two consecutive weeks, following meets at the University of Nebraska and after the Gustavus Adolphus Dual. Jondahl was also named the UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual Athlete of the Week...Katherine Prouty was the WIAC gymnastics all-arounder of the week after Stout competed at the University of Nebraska.

2015 TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2015 season are Callie Counts and Mesha Peterson.

THE BLUE DEVIL COACH: UW-Stout: Becky Beaulieu is in her 10th season as the Blue Devil coach. Under Beaulieu's direction, UW-Stout gymnasts have earned 32 All-American awards and Beaulieu has coached national champions on the balance beam in 2008, the floor exercise in 2009, the uneven bars in 2010 and the vault and floor exercise in 2011. A UW-Stout gymnast has qualified and competed at the NCAA Division I regionals in 2009 at the University of Iowa and in 2010 at the University of Utah. Beaulieu, competing as Becky McDonnell at UW-La Crosse from 1997-2001, captured back-to-back NCGA floor exercise titles in 1998 and 1999. She established a since-eclipsed school floor exercise record score of 9.8. A seven-time NCGA All-American, she also garnered all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors nine times. The Eagles, for which she was a two-year captain, won two NCGA titles during her competing days. In 2012, Beaulieau was selected to the WIAC All-Time Gymnastics Team as the conference celebrated their 100th anniversary.

WIAC AND NCGA: The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) is made up of eight schools - UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stout, UW-Whitewater, Hamline University, Gustavus Adolphus College and Winona State University. These eight schools make up the NCGA West Region and are also members of the 15-school National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA). The other seven schools are: SUNY-Brockport, SUNY-Cortland, Ithaca (NY) College, Springfield (Mass) College, Rhode Island College, Ursinus (Pa) College and Wilson (Pa) College.

DOWN THE ROAD: The Blue Devils will join the other seven WIAC gymnastics members when they travel to the combination WIAC Champioship/NCGA West Regional at Hamline University, Sunday, March 15 beginning at 2 p.m.

2015 UW-Stout Team Scores & Schedule
January 9 - vs. UW-Whitewater, 6 p.m.
January 16 - University of Arizona, w/Illinois-Chicago, Sacramento State, 7 p.m.
January 23 - at Gustavus Adolphus, 6:30 p.m.
January 30 - at Gershon Invite, w/UW-La Crosse, Winona State, Gustavus Adolphus, 6:30 p.m.
February 6 - John Zuerlein Invite w/Hamline, UW-La Crosse, 6 p.m.
February 20 - UW-Oshkosh, 6 p.m.
February 28 - Winona State, 6 p.m.
March 6 - at UW-Eau Claire, 6 p.m.
March15 - at WIAC/NCGA Regional at Hamline University, 2 p.m.
March 27-28 - at NCGA Championship at UW-La Crosse, 6/4 p.m.

UW-STOUT COLLEGIATE VARSITY HIGHS: (updated March 1, 2015)

Jordana Brady
Vault: 8.650 - Jan. 30, 2015 (9.075 - Feb. 28, 2015, ex)
Uneven Bars: 8.825 - Feb. 20, 2015
Balance Beam: 7.850 - Feb. 6, 2015 (8.975 - Feb. 28, 2015, ex)
Floor Exercise: 9.375 - Jan. 30, 2015

Callie Counts
Vault: 9.45 - Jan. 19, 2013
Balance Beam: 9.400 - Feb. 28, 2015
Floor Exercise: 9.600 - Mar. 9, 2013

Kelly Huseman
Vault: 9.525 - Feb. 28, 2015
Uneven Bars: 9.225 - Feb. 20, 2015; Jan. 23, 2015
Balance Beam: 9.525 - Feb. 23, 2014

Kenzie Hyde
Vault: 9.650 - Jan. 16, 2015
Uneven Bars: 9.575 - Jan. 16, 2015
Balance Beam: 9.525 - Feb. 28, 2015
Floor Exercise: 8.900 - Jan. 9, 2015; (9.200 - Feb. 28, 2015, ex)
All-Around: 36.625 - Jan. 9, 2015

Kaylee Jondahl
Vault: 9.700* - Feb. 28, 2015
Uneven Bars: 9.300 - Feb. 28, 2015
Balance Beam: 9.225 - Jan. 23, 2015
Floor Exercise: 9.750 - Jan. 16, 2015
All-Around: 37.825 - Feb. 28, 2015

Sara Perez
Vault: 9.275 - Jan. 16, 2015
Uneven Bars: 9.525 - Feb. 8, 2013
Balance Beam: 8.475 - Jan. 11, 2014
Floor Exercise: 8.70 - Feb. 22, 2013; Jan. 12, 2013 (ex)
All-Around:

Mesha Peterson
Vault: 9.50 - Jan. 12, 2013
Uneven Bars: 8.975 - Jan. 12, 2013
Balance Beam: 8.725 - Jan. 12, 2013
Floor Exercise: 9.425 - Jan. 12, 2013
All-Around: 36.625 - Jan. 12, 2013

Randi Schorzman
Vault: 9.500 - March 1, 2013
Uneven Bars:
Balance Beam: 9.625 - Jan. 23, 2015
Floor Exercise: 9.250 - Jan. 30, 2015
All-Around:

Steph Shields
Vault:
Uneven Bars:
Balance Beam: 9.050 - Feb. 6, 2015
Floor Exercise: (9.375 - Feb. 28, 2015, ex)

Kourtland Thompson
Vault: 9.30 - Jan. 16, 2015
Uneven Bars: 9.100 - Jan. 30, 2015
Balance Beam: 9.050 - Feb. 6, 2015
Floor Exercise: 9.400 - Feb. 28, 2015
All-Around: 35.650 - Jan. 16, 2015

Kasondra Tulloch
Vault:
Uneven Bars: 9.750* - Feb. 23, 2014
Balance Beam: 7.650 - Jan. 11, 2014 (
Floor Exercise: 8.550 - Jan. 30, 2014

Tara Zimmerman
Vault: 8.950 - Jan. 23, 2015
Uneven Bars: 8.925 - Jan. 30, 2015
Floor Exercise: 9.400 - Feb. 28, 2015

2015 BLUE DEVIL INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS
Vault: 9.7- - Kaylee Jondahl vs. Winona State, February 28
Uneven Bars: 9.575 - Kenzie Hyde, at U of Arizona Quad, January 16
Balance Beam: 9.625- Randi Schorzman at Gustavus Adolphus Dual, January 23
Floor Exercise: 9.750 - Kaylee Jondahl at U of Arizona Quad, January 16
All-Around: 37.825 - Kaylee Jondahl vs. Winona State, February 28
Team: 181.450 - vs. UW-Oshkosh, February 20

BLUE DEVIL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Vault: 9.700 - Kaylee Jondahl, 2015; Naomi De Lara, 2011
Uneven Bars: 9.750 - Kasondra Tulloch, 2014
Balance Beam: 9.850 - Naomi De Lara, 2011
Floor Exercise: 9.800 - Rhian Paulsen, 2004
All-Around: 38.550 - Katherine Prouty, 2014

BLUE DEVIL TEAM RECORDS
Vault: 47.800 - Feb. 28, 2015
Uneven Bars: 47.400 - Feb. 23, 2014
Balance Beam: 46.975 - Feb. 28, 2015
Floor Exercise: 48.150 - Mar. 9, 2013
Team Score: 188.650 - Feb. 23, 2014