Gymnastics Preview: JZ Invite to close home season with Princess Night

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THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION:  The Blue Devils close out the home portion of the schedule when they host the John Zuerlein Invitational, Friday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. UW-Eau Claire, Hamline University and Winona State University are scheduled to compete. 

PRINCESS NIGHT: We already have a Belle, but who will be our Cinderella? The UW-Stout Gymnastics team hosts Princess Night this Friday at their final home meet of the season! Be our guest and dress your best!

A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS

• The Blue Devils are currently fifth in the NCGA with an average score of 188.330. On individual events, Stout is currently ranked first on the balance beam (47.4438), fourth on the floor exercise (47.5625), second on the vault (47.6813) and seventh on the uneven bars (46.4125). All averages are SAS averages.
• Stout won their first ever WIAC Championship/NCGA Midwest Regional title last season and finished second at the NCGA Championship, their best-ever finish. Shadae Boone returns after winning both the NCGA and WIAC vault titles. Brooke Terry returns after winning the WIAC all-around and the balance beam title. Mikala Bugge returns as the defending WIAC champion on the floor exercise. Boone, Terry, Bugge, and Britney Wolfe return after earning NCGA All-America honors.
• Independent Division III Centenary College from Louisiana is currently ranked No. 1 in Division III with an average score of 189.714. According to team SAS numbers, UW-Whitewater is No. 1 (189.3063), defending national champion Brockport State is second (189.0063)) in the NCGA, while UW-Oshkosh is third (188.8063), UW-La Crosse fourth (188.5313), UW-Stout fifth (188.3000), Cortland State sixth (188.2563), Springfield College seventh (187.6938), Ursinus eighth (187.0563), Ithaca College ninth (186.8438) and Winona State 10th (184.4125). Whitewater tops the West Region, Oshkosh second, La Crosse third, Stout fourth and Winona State fifth. . (Scores are based on team SAS)
• Seven Blue Devils were named to the 2019 NCGA All Championship Team. Shadae Boone was selected for the vault and the floor exercise, Brooke Terry was selected for the balance beam and the vault, Mikala Bugge was selected on the floor exercise and vault, Mallary Dick was selected on the uneven bars, Belle Ihde was selected on the floor exercise and Britney Wolfe was selected on the balance beam.
• On their roster, Blue Devils have five seniors, six juniors, three sophomores and six freshmen.
• Blue Devil Statistics

UW-STOUT LAST TIME OUT:

• UW-Stout tallied their highest team score of the year as they faced off in a dual with the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division II, Lindenwood University Sunday. The Blue Devils totaled 189.725, while the host school Lions finished with a 195.075. The Blue Devils recorded nine personal-best scores throughout the day, three on vault, one on uneven bars, four on balance beam and one on floor exercise. While the Lions took at least the top three spots on all of the individual events, Brooke Terry captured the top spot on the all-around event with a 37.850. Terry scored a personal-best on the uneven bars with a 9.650 to place fourth. Terry scored a 9.550 on the balance beam, a 9.550 on the floor exercise and a 9.100 on the vault. Britney Wolfe finished in a three-way tie for third place on the balance beam, scoring a personal best 9.750. Personal bests were also scored on the beam by Carlie Beatty (9.675), Chloe Beatty (9.550) and Kailyn Westbrook (9.375). Shadae Boone placed fourth on the vault with a score of 9.800, short of her school record of 9.825. Also scoring career-highs on the vault were Madison Latzke (9.575), Maddie Mullenbach (9.525) and Wolfe (9.525). Chloe Beatty scored a personal-best 9.500 on the floor exercise. Stout scored season-high event scores on the balance beam (47.900) and the floor exercise (47.775). | Game Story and Statistics

A LOOK AT UW-EAU CLAIRE: Eau Claire hosted UW-Oshkosh on Friday night, falling to the Titans by a score of 186.900 to 178.700. Danielle Malecha scored a 9.450 to lead the Blugolds on the balance beam, placing third.  Emma Barry led Eau Claire on the vault, placing fourth with a score of 9.325 while Christina Leikam also tallied a fourth place finish after recording an 8.900 on the uneven parallel bars. On the floor exercise, Jordan Ehde was the highest Blugold finisher with a 9.225 to take fifth place. | Game Story and Stats | Statistics

A LOOK AT HAMLINE UNIVERSITY: The Pipers finished third in a triangular at Winona State along with UW-Whitewater, Feb. 22. The Pipers scored 182.550. Tisana Lowe was first on the vault (9.600) and  finished second on the floor exercise (9.475) to pace the Pipers. She was also runner-up in the all-around tallying a 37.325. Madeline Sowinski was fourth in the all-around (36.125). Madison Lieurance was fifth on the balance beam (9.200).   | Game Story and Statistics | Statistics 

A LOOK AT WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY: Winona placed second on Saturday afternoon in McCown Gymnasium while hosting a tri-meet on Senior Night. The Warriors scored 184.525 team points, finishing second to UW-Whitewater with a score of 187.975. Hamline placed third with a score of 182.550. The Warriors took home two firsts, as Shelsea Zehr scored a 9.525 to take home the floor prize, while the beam machine Kelly Johnston took home the balance beam top prize with a score of 9.650. Megan Tran scored a season best 9.200 on bars while Callie Van Dyck tied her season best with a score of 9.300. Tran also had a season best score of 9.200 to place fifth on beam. Anna Hiller (9.325) and Hannah Matuszak (9.250) would each score season highs on bars to place fifth and seventh.  Maddie Bronson each scored a 9.425 to tie for fifth on Vault. | Game Story and Statistic | Statistics

WIAC HONOR ROLL: The WIAC Honor Roll from this season (through Feb. 16) includes the following top-10 scores. The WIAC Honor Roll is determined by the gymnasts' top single score. Shadae Boone is first on the vault (9.800) and Brooke Terry seventh (9.625). Terry is tied for fifth on the uneven bars (9.650), Mallary Dick is tied for seventh (9.625); Brooke Terry and Britney Wolfe are tied for sixth on the balance beam (9.750). Mikala Bugge is tied for second on the floor exercise (9.750). Boone and Belle Ihde are tied for eighth (9.650); and Brooke Terry is third in the all-around (38.225).
 

• 2020 WIAC Honor Roll

ROAD TO NATIONALS HONOR ROLL: Stout: Shadae Boone is currently ranked second in the vault (9.660). Brooke Terry is tied for sixth on the balance beam (9.550) and fourth in the all-around (37.225). Britney Wolfe is fifth on the beam (9.560). Mikala Bugge is ranked fourth on the floor exercise (9.683). The Road to Nationals Honor Roll is determined by an average score (national qualifying score).

UW-Eau Claire: The Blugolds are ranked 14th in the NCGA (176.455).  

Hamline University: The Pipers are ranked 11th in the NCGA (181.650). 

Winona State: The Warriors are ranked 10th in the NCGA (181.980). Kelly Johnston is ranked 14th in the balance beam (9.470). Shelsea Zehr is ranked 10th in the floor exercise (9.485). 

• National Honor Roll

BLUE DEVIL LEADERSHIP TEAM: xxxxxx


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.



ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Week Five: Specialist: Shadae Boone, Jr, Maple Grove, Minn. (Park Center);  All-Around: Brooke Terry, Sr, Erie, Colo. (Monarch)...Week Five: Specialist: Belle Ihde, Sr, Andover, Minn. (Anoka).;  All-Around: Brooke Terry, Sr, Erie, Colo. (Monarch) Week Four: Specialist: Shadae Boone, Jr, Maple Grove, Minn. (Park Center).; Week Three: All-Around: Brooke Terry, Sr, Erie, Colo. (Monarch) Specialist: Shadae Boone, Jr, Maple Grove, Minn. (Park Center).; Week Two: All-Around: Brooke Terry, Sr, Erie, Colo. (Monarch) Specialist: Mikala Bugge, Jr, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan).; Week One: Specialist: Mikala Bugge, Jr, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan).

AWARDS AND HONORS: 2020: Brooke Terry was selected as the UW-Stout Athlete of the Week after finishing first in the all-around in a dual with NCAA Division II Lindenwood University...Belle Ihde was selected as the UW-Stout and WIAC/Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week Feb. 17 (as a specialist)  after winning two events in a dual meet with Gustavus Adolphus College...Mikala Bugge was selected as the WIAC specialist of the week, Jan. 28..2019: Seven Blue Devils were named to the 2019 NCGA All-Championship Team. Shadae Boone was selected for the vault and the floor exercise, Brooke Terry was selected for the balance beam and the vault, Mikala Bugge was selected on the floor exercise and vault, Sierra Beaver and Mallary Dick were selected on the uneven bars, Belle Ihde was selected on the floor exercise and Britney Wolfe was selected on the balance beam....Becky Beauieu was named the WIAC coach of the Year...Brooke Terry was named the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week after winning two individual events at the WIAC Championship, March 9...Shadae Boone, Brooke Terry and Mikala Bugge earned all-conference honors on the vault, Sierra Beaver and Mallary Dick on the uneven bars, Terry and Britney Wolfe on the balance beam, Bugge and Belle Ihde on the floor exercise and Terry and Bugge in the all-around...Mikala Bugge was selected the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week after her perfomance in a dual meet at UW-Eau Claire, March 1....Shadae Boone was selected the WIAC specialist of the week and Mikala Bugge the WIAC all-arounder of the week in a loss to UW-La Crosse...Shadae Boone was selected the WIAC Specialist of the Week and the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week after winning two events in a dual win over Winona State...Mikala Bugge was named the WIAC all-around athlete of the week after winning the all-around event at the John Zuerlein Invitational, Feb. 1....Mallary Dick was selected as the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week after winning the uneven bars in a team win over two-time defending national champion UW-Whitewater, Jan. 18.

UW-STOUT COACH BECKY BEAULIEU:

• Becky Beaulieu is in her 15th season in 2020 as the Blue Devil coach.
• Under Beaulieu's direction, UW-Stout gymnasts have earned 53 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, the vault and floor exercise in 2011, the floor in 2015 and the vault in 2019. The 2019 team won the WIAC/NCGA Midwest Championship and finished second at the NCGA Championship.
• A UW-Stout gymnast has qualified and competed at the NCAA Division I regionals in 2009 at the University of Iowa, in 2010 at the University of Utah and in 2018 at the University of Minnesota.
• 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.
• Beaulieu has been named the WIAC Coach of Year three times - 2011, 2015 and 2019. She was the NCGA West Region Coach of the Year
• In 2012, Beaulieau was selected to the WIAC All-Time Gymnastics Team as the conference celebrated their 100th anniversary.
• Beaulieu was inducted into the UW-La Crosse Wall of Fame in 2016.
• Seth Helland joined the Blue Devil coaching staff in 2019. Helland was the head coach at Brainerd, Minn., High School, before coming to Menomonie.

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 14-school National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA). The six East schools are: SUNY-Brockport, SUNY-Cortland, Ithaca (NY) College, Springfield (Mass) College, Rhode Island College, and Ursinus (Pa) College. Each region holds their own regional meet to determine which teams and individuals will advance to the NCGA Championship. The championship is alternated yearly between the East and the West, with the West hosting the event generally during the odd numbered years.

DOWN THE ROAD:  The Blue Devils will be at the eight-team combination WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional Saturday, March 7 at UW-Eau Claire beginning at 4 p.m.

2020 UW-Stout Team Scores & Schedule
Jan. 17 - at UtW-Oshkosh 186.200, UW-Whitewater 184.625, UW-Stout 183.250, 3rd of 3
Jan. 24 - UW-Stout 187.55, at Winona State 181.00
Feb. 1 - UW-Stout 188.800, at UW-Whitewater 187.625
Feb. 7 - UW-La Crosse 187.825, UW-Stout 187.00
Feb. 13 - vs. Gustavus Adolphus College, W 187.125-173.800.
Feb, 23 - at Lindenwood University, L 195.075-189.725
Feb, 28 - host John Zuerlein Invite, 6 p.m.
March 7 - at WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional, 4 p.m.
March 28 - at NCGA Championship at Ithaca, NY, TBA


UW-STOUT COLLEGIATE VARSITY HIGHS: (updated February 24, 2020)

Carlie Beatty
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 9.750 - Feb. 23, 2020
Floor Exercise: 9.475 - Jan. 24, 2020
All-Around: x

Chloe Beatty
Vault: 8.60 - Jan. 24, 2020
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 9.675 - Feb. 23, 2020
Floor Exercise: 9.500 - Feb. 23, 2020
All-Around: x

Jackie Bertrand
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 8.550 - Jan. 27, 2019
Balance Beam: 8.500 - March 1, 2019
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Shadae Boone
Vault: 9.825* - March 23, 2019
Uneven Bars: 9.425 - March 23, 2019
Balance Beam: 9.275 - Feb. 23, 2018
Floor Exercise: 9.675 - Feb. 8, 2019
All-Around: x

Mikala Bugge
Vault: 9.675 - (3x) March 23, 2019; Feb. 2, 2018; Jan. 13, 2017
Uneven Bars:9.500 - Jan. 27, 2019
Balance Beam: 9.650 - March 23, 2019
Floor Exercise: 9.825 - March 9, 2019
All-Around: 38.100 - Jan. 27, 2019

Sierra Coonts
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 9.125 - Jan. 19, 2018
Balance Beam: 9.075 - Feb. 16, 2018
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Mallary Dick
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 9.700 - Jan. 18, 2019
Balance Beam: 8.475 - Jan. 18, 2019
Floor Exercise: 9.175 - Feb. 22, 2019
All-Around: x

Cassie Ehmann
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 9.100 - Jan. 19, 2018
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Belle Ihde
Vault: 9.600 - Feb. 8, 2019
Uneven Bars: 9.600 - Jan. 27, 2019
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: 9.750 - March 9, 2018
All-Around: x

Jenna Jones
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Madison Latzke
Vault: 9.575 - Feb. 23, 2020
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 8.725 - March 1, 2019
Floor Exercise: 8.200 - January 17, 2020
All-Around: x

Maddie Mullenbach
Vault: 9.525 - Feb. 23, 2020
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 9.300 - Jan. 27, 2019
Floor Exercise: 9.600 - Feb. 23, 2018
All-Around: x

Olivia Rosenow
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 9.375 - Feb. 1, 2020
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: 8.150 - Feb. 2, 2018
All-Around: x

Emma Sirjord
Vault:9.125 - Jan. 18, 2019
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 9.650 - Feb. 22, 2019
Floor Exercise: 9.600 - March 9, 2019
All-Around: x

Charlie Sizemore
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 9.250 - (2x) February 13, 2020; January 17, 2020
Balance Beam: 9.500 - January 17, 2020
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Saga Svantesson
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 8.350 - Feb. 8, 2019
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: 9.175 - Feb. 23, 2018
All-Around: x

Brooke Terry
Vault: 9.650 - Feb. 23, 2020
Uneven Bars: 9.600 - Jan. 27, 2019
Balance Beam: 9.775 - Feb. 8, 2019
Floor Exercise: 9.675 - March 23, 2018
All-Around: 38.275 - March 23, 2018

Kailyn Westbrook
Vault: 8.500 - Jan. 24, 2020
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 9.375 - Feb. 23, 2020
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Britney Wolfe
Vault: 9.525 -  Feb. 23, 2020; Feb. 1, 2020
Uneven Bars: 8.800 - March 1, 2019
Balance Beam: 9.750 - (2x) Feb. 23, 2020; Jan. 27, 2019
Floor Exercise: 9.625 - Jan. 18, 2019
All-Around: 35.400 - Jan. 27, 2019

2020 BLUE DEVIL TEAM SEASON HIGHS
Vault: 48.025
Uneven Bars: 46.950
Balance Beam: 47.900
Floor Exercise: 47.775
Team: 189.725

2020 BLUE DEVIL INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS
Vault: 9.800 - Shadae Boone at Lindenwood University, Feb. 23
Uneven Bars: 9.650 - Brooke Terry at Lindenwood University, Feb. 23
Balance Beam: 9.750 - Britney Wolfe at Lindenwood University, Feb. 23; Brooke Terry at UW-Oshkosh Triangular, Jan. 17
Floor Exercise: 9.750 - Mikala Bugge at Winona State, Jan. 24
All-Around: 38.225 - Brooke Terry at UW-Whitewater, Feb. 1


BLUE DEVIL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Vault: 9.825 - Shadae Boone, 2019; 9.800 - Shaquilla Payne, 2018; Kaylee Jondahl, 2016
Uneven Bars: 9.775 - MacKenzie Nicholson, 2017
Balance Beam: 9.850 - Naomi De Lara, 2011
Floor Exercise: 9.900 - Kaylee Jondahl, 2016
All-Around: 38.550 - Katherine Prouty, 2014

BLUE DEVIL TEAM RECORDS
Vault: 48.050 - March 23, 2019
Uneven Bars: 47.650 - Jan. 27, 2019
Balance Beam: 48.025 - Feb. 22, 2019
Floor Exercise: 48.350 - March 9, 2019
Team Score: 190.275 - March 23, 2019