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Kate Mierow
  • communication sciences and disorders
  • Class of 2021
  • Brookfield, WI

Brookfield's Mierow Qualifies for National Individual Finals for UW-Whitewater Gymnastics

2018 Mar 6

Kate Mierow, a native of Brookfield, WI, and graduate of Brookfield Central High School, is one of seven members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team to qualify for events at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Individual Event Finals, which are slated for March 24 at Springfield College in Springfield, Mass.

The Warhawks combined to qualify for 12 spots on vault, uneven parallel bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Top five finishers, including ties, from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship/NCGA West Regional over the weekend and top five finishers in Season Average Score (SAS) from the regular season were automatically qualified in each event.

Top 12 finishers in each event at the NCGA Individual Event Finals earn All-America distinction. Placers 1-6 earn first team accolades, while placers 7-12 garner second team honors.

UW-Whitewater also qualified for the NCGA Team Championship, which is scheduled for March 23 in Springfield. The team seeks its second consecutive national title and fifth in program history.

See below for all of the Warhawks' individual qualifiers by event.

Vault:
Lauren Marshall (Winthrop Harbor, Ill./Zion-Benton Township) - top five SAS (season average score)
Chloe Rehberg (Cary, IL/Cary-Grove) - top five SAS/T-2nd, WIAC/NCGA West Regional

Uneven Parallel Bars:
Bailey Fitzpatrick (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) - top five SAS
Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central) - top five SAS
Lisa O'Donnell (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) - top five SAS/T-5th, WIAC/NCGA West Regional

Balance Beam:
Acacia Fossum (Gladstone, N.D./Richardton-Taylor) - T-4th, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Franchesca Hutton (Shakopee, Minn./Main Street School of Performing Arts) - 1st, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central) - top five SAS

Floor Exercise:
Acacia Fossum (Gladstone, N.D./Richardton-Taylor) - top five SAS
Franchesca Hutton (Shakopee, Minn./Main Street School of Performing Arts) - 4th, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Kate Mierow (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield Central) - T-1st, WIAC/NCGA West Regional
Lisa O'Donnell (Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) - top five SAS/T-5th, WIAC/NCGA West Regional