For the eighth time in program history, and fourth time in five years, UW-Oshkosh gymnastics is once again national champions after scoring 194.75 points at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NGCA) Championships in Cortland, New York, on March 20.

UWO collected six All-America nods and three individual national titles during the meet.

“It’s really special,” senior Amaya McConkay said. “Looking back on that, it’s not even the championship that matters. Obviously it’s always our end goal, but the process to get there…It’s blood, sweat and tears, but it’s so worth it. It’s so special. It was incredible.”

In the opening rotation for the Titans, freshman Ome Ellis kickstarted the high scoring for the black and gold, with a 9.775 score on balance beam, placing her in a six-way tie for fourth place. Sophomore Jurnee Warkentien and freshman Hannah Hughes finished in a tie for 11th with UW-Eau Claire’s Georgia Guynn, as all three scored 9.725. Other finishes for Oshkosh include freshman Sam Dorrity in 16th, senior Lydia Hayden in a four-way tie for 22nd and sophomore Kristina Jakubiak in 38th. As a team, Oshkosh scored 48.525 heading into their first of two byes in the competition.

The Titans did not let up off of the gas pedal in the second rotation, scoring 48.65 as a team on floor competition. Senior Reanna McGibboney was among six gymnasts to place first, with her rotation scoring a 9.85. In a tie for 13th, junior Jay Ratkowski tied with Ursinus College (Pennsylvania)’s Sidney Schreiber after both scored 9.8 for their respective teams. Ellis scored 9.725 for Oshkosh, placing her in a five-way tie for 24th. Senior Aleah Radojevich placed 31st for the black and gold via a three-way tie, while junior Taylor Leaman tied for 37th and freshman Taelyn Rae Gallegos rounded out the lineup, finishing 44th. 

McGibboney continued to take the top spot in competition for UWO, as she finished in first place in vault via a four-way tie with a score of 9.8. Sophomore Averie Evans tied with UW-La Crosse’s Sarah Pastore for ninth place with 9.725. Hughes, McConkay and junior Kasha Muraski were among seven gymnasts who finished in a tie for 16th. Freshman Kris Phillips tied with UWEC’s Haley Zampella for 37th. Heading into their final bye, Oshkosh moved into first place with 145.725 points.

During their second bye, the Titans fell to third behind UWL and UWEC, needing to score at least 48.3 points on the uneven bars to take the both top spot and the title.

Oshkosh jumped back into the driver’s seat in the meet’s final rotation of the night, with Evans winning the uneven bars title outright after scoring 9.9 on the apparatus. McGibboney would follow right behind, as she tied for the runner-up spot with Utica College (New York)’s Alyssa Langston, with both of them scoring 9.85 for their teams respectively. McConkay finished with a score of 9.825, placing her in a three-way tie for fourth place. Hayden and Hughes ended the event in a five-way tie for 18th, while sophomore Hadley Bretschneider finished in a tie for 45th. 

As a team, Oshkosh scored a collective 49.025 points on the uneven bars, surging ahead of the Eagles and Blugolds to bring another national title back to Titan Nation, in addition to extending their streak of scoring 190 points or more to 38 consecutive meets.

“We have not been under 190 (points) in years,” Head Coach Lauren Karnitz said. “And so that’s now a new standard. That is just the base level now where it used to be something that we were trying to get to.”

This championship marks the 52nd national title in UW-Oshkosh athletics history and the second won by the Titans during the 2025-26 school year, following UWO Volleyball’s first-ever NCAA Division III championship title win back on Dec. 6, 2025.

Oshkosh graduates five members of the team during the offseason: Hayden, McConkay, McGibboney, Radojevich, and student manager Mackenzie Havlik. They end their college careers with a dual record of 22-3, four conference titles, four national meet appearances, and three national championships.

“It’s just such a cherry on top,” McGibboney said about ending her career with three national titles. “Each ring, like they look different. Each ring is a different story, a different struggle, a different process, a different group of girls. So it’s just like a different set of memories.”