February 23, 2009-March 1, 2009

All-Around: Anna Sutherland, Senior, Arden Hills, Minn./Roseville
While the Blugolds led through two rotations but eventually came up short 178.225-175.725 to Gustavus Adolphus, Sutherland took second on both the balance beam and in the all-around. She scored a 9.100 to lead the Blugolds on the balance beam and finished with a 35.475 in the all-around competition with scores of 8.100 on the uneven bars, 8.950 on the floor exercise and a 9.325 on the vault.

Specialist: Theresa Lynch, Senior, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear
Despite the Blugolds' 178.225-175.725 loss to Gustavus Adolphus, Lynch had the Blugolds' highest finish in the floor exercise. Because of an injury last season, the last time she competed in the floor exercise was March 8, 2007. In her first attempt on the event since that time, Lynch earned a score of 9.200 to take second place overall.

February 16, 2009-February 22, 2009

All-Around: Anna Sutherland, Senior, Arden Hills, Minn./Roseville
Sutherland led the Blugolds in the floor exercise with a mark of 9.500, taking second place overall, while the Blugolds came up short at Whitewater 187.625-175.925. Combined with her scores in the vault (9.000), uneven bars (8.500) and balance beam (8.600), Sutherland finished fourth in the all-around competition with a score of 35.600 points.

Specialist: Sarah Hulbert, Sophomore, Waukesha, Wis./North
While the Blugolds fell short to the Whitewater Warhawks 187.625-175.925, Hulbert recorded a personal best on the vault with a score of 9.500, good for a fourth place finish.

February 9, 2009-February 15, 2009

All-Around: Anna Sutherland, Senior, Arden Hills, Minn./Roseville
The Blugolds fell short this week to UW-Oshkosh 178.525-173.275 at home, but Sutherland took second in the all-around competition. On the vault, Sutherland recorded a season-high score of 9.400 to win the event. She was also the Blugolds' highest finisher on the floor exercise with a 9.150 for a third place finish. Combined with her sixth place finish on the uneven bars (8.775) and her seventh place finish on the balance beam (8.150), she took second in the all-around competition with a 35.475.

Specialist: Samantha Howard, Junior, St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley
In the Blugolds' 178.525-173.275 loss to UW-Oshkosh, Howard took a first place spot for Eau Claire, tying Oshkosh's Stacie Jenkins for first on the uneven bars. Both gymnasts picked up scores of 9.025. She also finished fifth on the vault (9.125) and 11th in the floor exercise (8.400).

Specialist: Robin Knauf, Sophomore, Rothschild, Wis./D.C. Everest
Knauf recorded career-highs in both the vault and floor exercise in the Blugolds' 178.525-173.275 loss to UW-Oshkosh on Friday. On the vault, Knauf finished ninth with a 8.975 and tied for seventh in the floor exercise with a 8.825.

February 2, 2009-February 8, 2009

Specialist: Anna Sutherland, Senior, Arden Hills, Minn./Roseville
This weekend the Blugolds scored a season-best 172.950 points, but fell short against Hamline University. Sutherland competed well in three events for the Blugolds and finished with 9.225's on both the vault and floor exercise. In the floor exercise she had the Blugolds' best finish, taking fifth place, while she finished sixth on the vault. She also took fifth place on the balance beam with an 8.675.

January 26, 2009-February 1, 2009

All-Around: Kerri Ritsche, Sophomore, South Range, Wis./Superior
Despite the Blugolds' fourth place finish at UW-Stout John Zuerlein Invite, Ritsche had the best night overall for the Blugolds, taking second place on the balance beam with a 9.175 and fifth on the uneven bars with an 8.900, both career highs. She also took fourth in the all-around with a score of 34.625 behind a 16th place finish on the vault and a 21st place finish in the floor exercise.

January 19, 2009-January 25, 2009

Specialist: Theresa Lynch, Senior, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear
Lynch took the top spot in two events against UW-Oshkosh but the Blugolds came up short 170.050-164.925. Lynch recorded first place finishes in both the uneven bars and the balance beam, completing both events with a score of 8.850.

Specialist: Sarah Hulbert, Sophomore, Waukesha, Wis./North
Hulbert took first place in the vault at Friday's contest at UW-Oshkosh. She finished with even with a 9.050, and was the only gymnast of the evening to earn a nine or better on the vault.

January 12, 2009-January 18, 2009

Specialist: Samantha Howard, Jr., St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley
In the Blugolds' home-opener Friday against UW-La Crosse and UW-Stout, Howard tied for Eau Claire's highest finish on the uneven bars, with a fifth place spot with a season-high 8.775. She also came away with a 9.025 on the vault for a 10th place spot and an 8.250 on the floor exercise, taking 16th place overall.

All-Around: Kerri Ritsche, So., South Range, Wis./Superior
Ritsche finished fifth in the all-around with a score of 34.600 in the Blugolds' triangular against UW-La Crosse and UW-Stout on Friday. Ritsche's best finish came on the uneven bars, tying for fifth with an 8.775. She also took ninth on the floor exercise with an 8.725, 12th on the balance beam with an 8.225 and 12th on the vault with an 8.875.

January 5, 2009-January 11, 2009

Specialist: Theresa Lynch, Senior, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear
In her first meet back since the NCGA Championship two seasons ago, Lynch took 12th on the uneven bars and tied for 9th on the balance beam as the Blugolds opened their season with a third place finish at the U.S. Air Force Academy Triangular this weekend. Lynch finished with an 8.825 on the beam and an 8.575 on the bars.