2022: finished as national champion on the vault with a season-high and career-high score of 9.800 at Ithaca College ... competed in the vault and bars for every match, as well as two matches on the floor ... season-high of 9.575 on the bars and 9.625 on the floor ... two-time recipient of the NCGA All America in Academics award ...received the WMG Humanitarian Award ... was named the WIAC gymnast of the week four times over her career ... 2021: did not compete due to injury...National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) All-America in Academics distinction...2020: injury limited competition to six meets...competed on vault, balance beam and floor exercise, Jan. 17, and Jan. 24...competed on vault, uneven bars and floor exercise, Feb. 1....competed on bars, Feb. 7 and Feb. 23...competed on beam at WIAC Championship...selected as the WIAC specialist of the week, Jan. 28... 2019: earned three All-America awards (all-around, vault, balance beam)...earned All-America award in all-around by combining for a score of 38.050, the second-best all-around score of her career, earned All-America honors on the vault with her score of 9.675 placing seventh in the NCGA Championship, Mar. 23, placed eighth on balance beam for third All-America award...competed in all nine meets... scored a career-best 9.825 and that top score would hold throughout the rest of the competition... tied for the top prize with Hamline's Darby Slater in the WIAC Championship...2018: Competed in five meets before injury ended season...earned a career-high 9.675 on vault in dual with Hamline University...scored a career-high 9.325 on bars in dual with UW-Eau Claire and matched that score in dual with Gustavus Adolphus...earned a season-high of 8.950 on beam in dual with Winona...scored a season-high of 9.550 on floor in dual with Winona...earned a career-high of 37.100 in all-around in dual with UW-Eau Claire..2017: earned All-America honors with 12th place finish on vault at NCGA Championship...competed individually at national meet on floor, placing 17th...placed third on vault at WIAC Championship...opened freshman year by capturing first on vault (9.675) in season-opening dual vs. UW-Whitewater...competed in all 11 meets in vault and floor exercise...set collegiate-high in season-opening meet on vault (9.675)...scored 9.70 in dual with UW-Oshkosh for top score on floor exercise...High School: competed at Spirit Gymnastics in St. Paul, Minn...placed third in AA at westerns...first alt. at jo nationals...third place level nine regionals...Personal: enjoys spending time with her cats, watching Netflix...Parent: Susan Bugge.

Mikala Bugge Collegiate Best Scores
Vault: 9.800 - March 26, 2022 (at NCGA/National Champion)
Uneven Bars: 9.575 - Feb. 26, 2022
Balance Beam: 9.650 - March 23, 2019
Floor Exercise: 9.825 - March 9, 2019
All-Around: 38.100 - Jan. 27, 2019

More About Mikala Bugge

Nickname: Bugge

Major: Vocational Rehabilitation undergrad / Counseling graduate

Why did you choose UW-Stout?  Gymnastics, and it was close to home

Something you did not know about me: I’m adopted from Romania

What age did I start gymnastics?  3

Other than gymnastics, my favorite sporting event is: sleeping

Away from gymnastics and academics, I like to spend my time... Petting my cats, eating cheese, and watching Netflix 

My favorite food is...  Pasta and Cheese
 
What is your dream skill? Hand front half out

My favorite gymnast is? Nadia Comaneci

I look up to? My mom 

If you were stranded on an island, what three things would you take with you? My cat, phone, Keegan

If you could go to dinner with one famous person, who would it be? Taylor Swift

Some people say I look like: A Chipmunk  

What is your favorite Stout gymnastics memory? 2019 Nationals

My dream date would be... petting cats

If you could star in any movie, what would you choose? Stick It

The best purchase I ever made was…anything that has to do with food 

An item on my bucket list is: going on a cruise

The dumbest thing I did as a little kid was: peed myself with my best friend

A quote you live by is: “Nothing more, more nothing less. Your normal is good enough.” Suni Lee