The Lady Warhawk Gymnastics team has had its fair share of National Titles throughout their time, beginning with their first win March 24, 2012. [1] After placing third in 2009 and 10, and second in 2011 the team was finally able to achieve their goal. [2] By 2014, the team earned two more National Championships completing a three-year winning streak. Along with their third-straight National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) National Championship, the Warhawks set a “Division-III record-high 193.025 total score on March 21 in Ithaca, N.Y. ”. [3] Not only did they set a Division record but “the ‘Hawks set five program records in total…and qualified 14 gymnasts to compete in the individual championships.” [4]
UW-Whitewater Gymnastics Team, 2014 Championship, ca. 2014, Facebook, Whitewater, WI, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10152438357055926&set=a.10152438356935926
While the team continued to have strong showings, they did not win another national title until they “traveled to UW-Stout the weekend of Friday, March 31 and came back soaring high as 2017 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association National Champions.”[5] This time the team had a total score of 191.000, bringing the team to four National Championships while second-place finisher UW-La Crosse totaled 188.300.[6]
UW-Whitewater Gymnastics, 2017 Gymnastics Team, Facebook, Whitewater, WI, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10155058991525926&set=a.552025523383957
The team won their fifth NCGA National Championship and second straight title March 23, 2018, in Springfield, Massachusetts. [7] Head coach Jennifer Regan was quoted in the Royal Purple, saying “I couldn’t be prouder…As a coach you can’t ask for a better performance over the last two days. The kids left everything out on the floor last night, that’s for sure.” [8] And indeed, they did. The team came home with a total score of 193.700 (La Crosse finished second with 192.55), their best event being floor with a score of 48.750. The team also tied a program best record in bars (48.675) and set a program record for beam (48.450). [9]
UW-Whitewater Gymnastics, 2018 Gymnastics Team NCGA National Champions, Facebook, Whitewater, WI, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=552025546717288&set=a.552025520050624
[1] “Gymnasts win first title ever,” Royal Purple (Whitewater), April 4, 2012.
[2] “Gymnasts win first title ever,” Royal Purple (Whitewater), April 4, 2012.
[3] Kevin Cunningham, Whitewater, “Gymnastics: Another year, another title,” Royal Purple (Whitewater), April 2, 2014.
[4] Kevin Cunningham, “Gymnastics: Another year, another title,” Royal Purple (Whitewater), April 2, 2014.
[5] Connor Moore, “Warhawks gymnastics wins fourth national title,” Royal Purple (Whitewater), April 6, 2017.
[6] “Gymnastics NCGA Championship History,” Gymnastics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletics, effective July 8, 2022, gym ncga championship history (PDF) – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletics (uwwsports.com).
[7] Jack Miller, “Gymnastics puts on historic title performance,” Royal Purple (Whitewater), April 1, 2018.
[8] Jack Miller, “Gymnastics puts on historic title performance,” Royal Purple (Whitewater), April 1, 2018.
[9] Jack Miller, “Gymnastics puts on historic title performance,” Royal Purple (Whitewater), April 1, 2018.