Issued: March 19, 2004

MORRIS, EAGLES EXCEL AT NCGA WEST REGIONAL

EAU CLAIRE - Lynn Morris (So-Monticello, IN/Twin Lakes) and Alison Eagles (Jr.-Shoreview, MN/Mounds View) earned the top two spots in the all-around competition as the UW-Eau Claire gymnastics team took fourth place at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association West Regional here tonight at the McPhee Physical Education Center.

UW-La Crosse won the event with a team score of 185.125 while Gustavus Adolphus College finished in second with a score of 182.500. Hamline took third with a score of 180.825 followed by the Blugolds with a team score of 179.850. UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater, and UW-Stout rounded out the pack.

Morris earned an all-around score of 36.925 to win the individual title. She placed in the top seven in three of the four events, including a third place finish in the balance beam competition with a score of 9.400. She tied for sixth in the vault (9.325) and seventh in the uneven bars competition (9.000).

Eagles earned a score of 36.875 to bring home second place in the all-around. She finished second place in vault (9.525), sixth in the uneven bars (9.025), and ninth in the floor exercise (9.375).

Ashley Brett (Fr.-Forest Lake, MN) had a tremendous performance in the floor exercise, taking second place with a score of 9.500.

Chelsea Romportl (Fr.-Rice Lake) earned 12th place in the all-around with a score of 35.600. The Blugolds will be in action April 2-3 for the NCGA National Championship in Cambridge, MA.

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