WINONA, Minn. - Four Winona State University gymnasts have qualified for the 2022 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) National Championships to be held at Ithaca College on Saturday, March 26.
Bryce Stoltz and
Kaitlyn West will both compete in the NCGA All-Around competition and will be joined by teammates
Kennedy O'Connor (Vault) and
Izzy Kropiwiec (Floor) who qualified in their individual events. For Winona State, the trip to the NCGA Nationals marks a return to the highly competitive stage after a two-year absence due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
At Ithaca College, the event will begin at 2 p.m. EST in the Ben Light Gymnasium. Tickets will be available for purchase in person on Friday, March 25 from 9 am – 4 pm in the IC Hill Center and will be available at the doors to the venue, which will open at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. According to the Ithaca College website, all spectators must be masked regardless of vaccination status.
Live streaming of the event will be available on FloGymnastics. There will be a fee from FloGymnastics to gain access to watch and additional information about live streaming of the championship can be accessed at:
https://flosports.link/3Ezd3Al
Under first-year head coach
Stephanie Geislinger, the Warriors competed in seven regular season competitions, including a home season-opening dual victory over Hamline University on January 21. At the WIAC Championships on Saturday, Winona State was sixth among eight teams, earning 186.225 in the event held at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. UW-Oshkosh won the team title with a score of 192.300.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics
