Program and division records were shattered on March 7, as the No. 1 UW-Oshkosh gymnastics team won its sixth straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship at Winona State University (Minnesota) in the McCown Gymnasium.
This is the program’s 20th overall title, and qualified the Titans for the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championship, which is set to take place March 20 on the campus of State University of New York at Cortland.
UWO won the meet with 195.175 points, marking the first time in Division III history as the first school to score greater than 195 points in a single meet, surpassing the Titans’ record of 194.975, which was set during the 2024 NCGA Championship.
In addition to the overall score record being broken, two event records were reset on both vault and balance beam.
In vault, UWO scored a 48.775 to the prior record of 48.5. On balance beam, the Titans moved the record up to a 49.125 from a 48.85. During the meet, UWO also scored a 48.775 on floor and a 48.5 on the uneven bars.
Oshkosh saw multiple gymnasts take home the crown in individual events throughout the meet, in addition to the top six finishers in each event receiving all-conference designation.
On the vault, senior Reanna McGibboney won the event with a score of 9.85. McGibboney also finished tied for second on the floor exercise and 13th on the uneven bars, paving the way to be named the WIAC Gymnast of the Year. She’s the third in Oshkosh history to receive the honor behind 2025 winner Delaney Cienkus and 2022 recipient Emily Buffington.
All-WIAC designations on vault went to freshman Kris Phillips, senior Amaya McConkay and junior Kasha Muraski.
Freshman Ome Ellis reset the individual balance beam record, as she won the event with a 9.925 on the scorecard. The previous mark, set by Tiffany Barden in 1998, was the longest standing program record at 9.9. Freshman Sam Dorrity received all-conference honors in balance beam as well.
Lydia Hayden finished top three in two events for the black and gold. The senior ended the night in third place on the balance beam, and tied for first place with UW-Whitewater’s Elaine Copeland with a score of 9.8 on the uneven bars. McConkay and sophomore Averie Evans nabbed all-conference honors in the event for UWO.
Lastly, on floor, junior Jay Ratkowski led all performers in the conference, as she finished in the top spot with a final score of 9.8 in favor of the Titans.
As the Titans prepare for the NCGA Championships, eyes now turn to SUNY Cortland, where UWO will compete for their sixth overall NCGA title, and fourth in the last five years. The 2026 Championship will begin at noon central time.
