Gymnastics Preview: Blue Devils to host Blugolds Friday at 6 p.m.

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THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION:  The Blue Devils (1-2) return to Johnson Fieldhouse this week to host UW-Eau Claire, Friday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. The meet will also mark Senior Day and the Blue Devils will honor their lone senior, Mikala Bugge.


A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS

• The Blue Devils have one senior, four juniors, four sophomores and seven freshmen on their 2022 roster. | Complete 2022 Preview
• Mikala Bugge is Stout's only senior. This is Bugge's sixth season with the Blue Devils. Bugge is a three-time All-American, and earned first team All-America honors in 2019 when she placed second in the all-around. Finished first on floor exercise at 2019 WIAC Championship. 
• Carlie Beatty finished fifth on the uneven bars at the 2020 WIAC Championship. 
• Mikala Bugge, Carlie Beatty and Chloe Beatty are the only returning Blue Devils to have competed at a WIAC Championship meet. 
• The Blue Devils finished the COVID-19 shortened season at 3-1 last year. The season was shortened to four dual meets, with no WIAC or NCGA Championships.
• The Blue Devils finished fourth at the 2020 WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional.
• Stout won their first ever WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional title in 2019 and finished second at the 2019 NCGA Championship, their best-ever finish. 
• Blue Devil Statistics

UW-STOUT LAST TIME OUT:

• Two UW-Stout freshmen each grabbed a first place finish and the Blue Devils improved on their team score in finishing second at a triangular hosted by Winona State Jan. 30. The Blue Devils totaled 188.025 points to 190.025 for UW-Whitewater and 183.025 for host Winona. Stout opened the season last week with a score of 187.075. Freshmen Effie Ferguson and Isabela Krulich finished first and second, respectively, on the balance beam, and Krulich took the top spot on the floor exercise. Ferguson scored a 9.650 on the beam and Krulich was right behind with a 9.600. All three scores were personal-best scores.  Krulich was only one-tenth of a point away from matching the school record when she scored a 9.800 on the floor exercise. Senior Mikala Bugge scored a personal-best 9.700 to place third on the vault. Kiara Brown was fourth on the balance beam with a personal-best score of 9.600. Carlie Beatty was sixth on the beam (9.500). Brown was sixth on the vault (9.600) and Bugge was sixth on the uneven bars (9.275).  As a team, the Blue Devils set 10 individual personal-high scores.  |  Game Story and Statistics

UW-EAU CLAIRE: The Blugolds' coach Jessie DeZiel is the sister of former Blue Devil standout Brittany DeZiel.  As the Blugolds faced off against the UW-La Crosse Eagles, UWEC held the top scores in two events despite falling 188.450-180.200. Tia Ravara  captured her second straight first place finish on the beam with a top score of 9.650. A week ago, Ravara posted a 9.450 against UW-Oshkosh at home. Four other Blugolds posted top-5 scores in their event. Andrea O'Connell and Bailey Davidson placed fourth and fifth respectively with their floor routines. Christina Leikam tied for fifth on the beam and Andrea Gessner finished fifth on the vault.  | Stats

LAST TIME STOUT AND EAU CLAIRE MET: Stout has won the last five duals between the two teams. Five of six UW-Stout gymnasts set personal-best performances on the uneven bars and the sixth wasn't far off from a personal-best as the Blue Devils defeated UW-Eau Claire, 184.150-178.850, at McPhee Center to conclude the 2021 season, April 1. The Blue Devils finished the abbreviated schedule at 3-1, matching the top finishes in the conference. On the night, Stout performers hit 20 of 24 routines. In her final meet of her collegiate career, senior Olivia Rosenow led the Blue Devils on the uneven bars with a score of 9.425, topping her previous best score of 9.375. Rosenow finished second on the event as the Blue Devils took second through fifth place with personal-best finishes. Kiara Bruening was third (9.225), Kiara Brown was fourth (9.200) and Jenna Jones was fifth (8.750). Genevieve Czaplewski was seventh (8.475), narrowly missing her previous best score of 8.525). Jensen DeJong finished the night with two personal best scores, finishing second on the vault (9.325) - her only event of the night that wasn't an individual mark, but her highest individual placing on any event this season - tied for third on the floor exercise (9.375) and was 11th on the uneven bars (8.225). As a team, Stout scored 45.075 on the uneven bars, their second-highest score of the season. Stout's team score of 184.150 was also the second highest team score of the season. Carlie Beatty took first place on the balance beam with a score of 9.500 and Shadae Boone closed out her career with 9.600 to finish first on the floor exercise. Czaplewski was third on the balance beam (9.375), Bridgette Allen was fourth (9.350), Kiara Brown was fifth (9.200) and Kailyn Westbrook was sixth (9.175).  Beatty took a fifth place finish on the vault (9.175) and tied for sixth with teammate Maddie Mullenbach on the floor exercise (9.325). For Mullenbach, it was her final collegiate meet after competing varsity in every regular season meet throughout her career.  Brown competed in the all-around for the second consecutive outing and scored a personal-best 36.050 to finish second. | Game Story and Stats | History



UW-EAU CLAIRE: | Gymnastics Home | Statistics | Coaching Staff 



WIAC HONOR ROLL:  | 2022 WIAC Honor Roll


ROAD TO NATIONALS HONOR ROLL: 2022 Honor Roll  | The Blue Devils are currently ranked fourth in Division III with an average score of 187.550 after two meets. Mikala Bugge is currently ranked fifth on the vault (9.625 avg/9.700 season high). Kiara Brown is ranked 13th on the vault (9.513/9.600). Brown is ranked second on the uneven bars (9.613/9.625,  tied for fifth on the balance beam (9.550/9.550). Effie Ferguson is ranked second on the balance beam (9.637/9.650) and 13th on the floor exercise (9.575/9.625).. Carlie Beatty is ranked ninth on the balance beam (9.500/9.525). Isabela Krulich is ranked 28th overall, but her 9.800 is tied for third across Division III. The Blugold's Tia Ravara is tied for fifth the balance beam (9.550/9.650). 


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: 2022:  Week Two: Specialist: Isabella Krulich, Fr, Rosemount, Minn.; Week One: Specialist: Effie Ferguson, Fr, Mississauga, Ontario (Clarkson Secondary); 2021: Week Three: Specialist: Shadae Boone, Sr, Maple Grove, Minn. (Park Center);  All-Around: Kiara Bruening, Fr, Sedona, Fr, Sedona, Ariz. (Red Rock): Week Two: Specialist: Shadae Boone, Sr, Maple Grove, Minn. (Park Center);  Week One: Specialist: Carlie Beatty, So, Lakeville, Minn. (South); All-Around: Kiara Bruening, Fr, Sedona, Ariz. (Red Rock); 

AWARDS AND HONORS: 2022: Isabela Krulich was selected as the WIAC/Kwik Trip Specialist of the Week and the UW-Stout Athlete of the Week after coming within one-tenth of a point short of the school floor exercise in a triangular with Winona State and UW-Whitewater, Jan. 30.


UW-STOUT COACH BECKY BEAULIEU:

• Becky Beaulieu is in her 17th season in 2022 as the Blue Devil coach.
• Under Beaulieu's direction, UW-Stout gymnasts have earned 57 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.
• Kj Wheeler joined the Blue Devil coaching staff in 2019, but joined the staff full-time for the 2020-21 school year.

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 travel to Hamline University, Friday, Feb. 11, to meet up with the Pipers at 6:30 p.m.

2022 UW-Stout Team Scores & Schedule
Jan. 14 - at UW-Oshkosh, canceled
Jan. 21 - vs. UW-La Crosse, L 189.450-187.075
Jan. 30 - at WInona State, w/UW-Whitewater, 2nd of 3, 188.025.
Feb. 4 - vs. UW-Eau Claire, 6 p.m.
Feb. 11 - at Hamline University, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 - vs. Gustavus Adolphus, 6 p.m.
Feb. 26 - at UW-Whitewater, 4 p.m.
March 5 - at WIAC Championship at UW-Whitewater, 4 p.m.
March 26 - at NCGA Championship at Ithaca College



UW-STOUT COLLEGIATE VARSITY HIGHS: (updated January 31, 2022)

Bridgette Allen
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 8.550 - January 30, 2022
Balance Beam: 9.600 - March 20, 2021
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Carlie Beatty
Vault: 9.350 - March 20, 2021
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 9.750 - Feb. 23, 2020
Floor Exercise: 9.650 - Feb. 28, 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

Emma Brittingham
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Kiara Brown
Vault: 9.600 - January 30, 2022
Uneven Bars: 9.625 - Jan. 21, 2022
Balance Beam: 9.550 - (2x) Jan. 21, 2022; January 30, 2022
Floor Exercise: 9.500 - March 20, 2021
All-Around: 36.050 - April 1, 2021

Mikala Bugge
Vault: 9.700 - January 30, 2022
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

Gillian Cummins
Vault: 9.325 - Jan. 21, 2022
Uneven Bars: 9.125 - (2x) January 30, 2022; Jan. 21, 2022
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Genevieve Czaplewski
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 8.525 - March 13, 2021
Balance Beam: 9.525 - Jan. 21, 2022
Floor Exercise: 9.375 - Jan. 21, 2022
All-Around: x

Jensen DeJong
Vault: 9.575 - January 30, 2022
Uneven Bars: 8.225 - April 1, 2021
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: 9.375 - April 1, 2021
All-Around: x

Effie Ferguson
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 8.950 - Jan. 21, 2022
Balance Beam: 9.650 - January 30, 2022
Floor Exercise: 9.625 - January 30, 2022
All-Around: x

Jenna Jones
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 9.075 - Jan. 21, 2022
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x

Isabella Krulich
Vault: 9.475 - Jan. 21, 2022
Uneven Bars: 9.000 - January 30, 2022
Balance Beam: 9.600 - January 30, 2022
Floor Exercise: 9.800 - January 30, 2022
All-Around: x

Abi Rose
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: 8.800 - Jan. 21, 2022
Balance Beam: x
Floor Exercise: 8.575 - January 30, 2022
All-Around: x

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

Gabrielle Winstead
Vault: 9.325 - January 30, 2022
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 9.100 - Jan. 21, 2022
Floor Exercise: 9.650 - January 30, 2022
All-Around: x

Alia Wilson
Vault: x
Uneven Bars: x
Balance Beam: 8.975 - January 30, 2022
Floor Exercise: x
All-Around: x


2022 BLUE DEVIL TEAM SEASON HIGHS
Vault: 47.475 - January 30, 2022
Uneven Bars: 46.200 - Jan. 21, 2022
Balance Beam: 47.325 - Jan. 21, 2022
Floor Exercise: 46.625 - January 30, 2022
Team: 188.025 - January 30, 2022

2022 BLUE DEVIL INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS
Vault: 9.700 - Mikala Bugge at Winona Triangular, Jan. 30
Uneven Bars: 9.625 - Kiara Brown vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 21
Balance Beam: 9.650 - Effie Ferguson at Winona Triangular, Jan. 30
Floor Exercise: 9.800 - Isabella Krulich at Winona Triangular, Jan. 30
Team: 188.025 at Winona Triangular, Jan. 30



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: 48.450 - Feb. 28, 2020; 48.350 - March 9, 2018
Team Score: 190.275 - March 23, 2019


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