Winona State Winona State Gymnastics Gymnastics
Simpson College at Winona State University
Friday, March 1, 2024
McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court
“Senior Night”
WINONA STATE WARRIORS
Name
Kendra Aitken
Kaylee Bateman
Brooklynn Clapp
Alyssa Crisp
Madysen Disekrud
Kaelyn Duman
Gabrielle Gray
Izzy Huncker
Reagan Kelley
Courtney Knutson
Izzy Kropiwiec
Taylor Magierka
Camdyn McSweeney
Jessica Miley
Kennedy O'Connor
Aspen Peters
Ashley Phillips
Ashley Roth
Mollie Ruch
Ellie Sampson
Taryn Sellner
Bryce Stoltz
Rachel Van Namen
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Stephanie Geislinger
Hometown
Wentzville, Mo.
Arden Hills, Minn.
Brock, Texas
Cullowhee, N.C.
Pine Island, Minn.
San Antonio, Texas
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Overland Park, Kan.
Mound, Minn.
Forest Lake, Minn.
Wauconda, Ill.
Mattawan, Mich.
Champlin, Minn.
Olathe, Kan.
Roselle, Ill.
Brookings, S.D.
Lockport, Ill.
Omaha, Neb.
Bath, PA.
Denver, Colo.
Mankato, Minn.
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Innisfil, Ontario Canada
Assistant Coach: Elizabeth Kronebusch
Assistant Coach: Abby Keeling
Assistant Coach: Hailey Bryant
Student Assistant Coach: Lydia Anderson
High School
Timberland
Mounds View
Brock
Smoky Mountain
Pine Island
Texas Connections Academy
Discovery Canyon Campus
Blue Valley Northwest
Mound Westonka
Forest Lake HS
Carmel Catholic High School
Kalamazoo Christian
Champlin Park
Olathe South
James B. Conant
Brookings
Lockport Township
Omaha Bryan High
Northampton Area
Valor Christian High School
Mankato West High School
Mountain Vista
Innisdale Secondary School
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WSU Senior Bios
Lydia Anderson, Senior, Franklin, Wisconsin | Franklin High Schoo
Lydia is from Franklin, Wisconsin. She is a Nursing Major, finishing up her 4th and final term. Lydia competed in beam at every meet during her freshman and sophomore years. he earned the WSU Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award all four years and has received WIAC and WCGA academic honors. During Lydia’s final year at WSU, she transitioned into her new role as a Student Assistant Coach. After graduation, Lydia will move closer to home and work as a registered nurse in Milwaukee, WI. We can’t thank Lydia enough for your dedication to improving WSU gymnastics, both as an athlete and as a coach.
Izzy Kropiwiec, Senior, Wauconda, Illinios | Carmel Catholic High School
Izzy is from Wauconda, Illinois. She majored in Movement Science with a minor in Psychology. During Izzy’s sophomore year, she qualified individually to the National Championships at Ithaca College on the floor exercise. She placed 5th at Nationals with a 9.725. Izzy has been a consistent member of the Winona State vault and floor lineup. Izzy’s career highs include 9.55 on the vault and 9.75 on the floor. She has been awarded WSU Presidential Scholar Athlete all four years and has notched a 3.70 cumulative GPA. Izzy has made a huge impact on the Winona community through her involvement with our recreational gymnastics program. Next year, Izzy will be attending graduate school to receive her doctorate of Physical Therapy degree, but has not decided on which program. Izzy has been a fierce competitor for the Warriors and has continued to inspire young athletes and her teammates to keep striving for more.
Taryn Sellner, Senior, Mankato, Minnesota | Mankato West
Taryn is a Mankato, Minnesota native. She majored in Movement Science with a minor in Psychology. Taryn’s major accomplishments include placing 4th on the beam at WIAC championships in 2023. She went on to qualify for Nationals on the beam and floor last year, which was hosted here at Winona State University. She was chosen as the Most Consistent athlete, voted by her team. Her career highs include 9.75 on beam and 9.775 on floor. Academically, Taryn has been a WSU Presidential Scholar-Athlete every semester and has maintained an impressive 3.89 GPA. She will be attending Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, WI next year to earn her master’s in occupational therapy. We will remember Taryn most for her positive attitude, consistency, and willingness to go above and beyond in everything that she does.
WSU Senior Bios
Ashley Roth, Senior, Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha Bryan High
Ashley Roth is a two-year captain from Omaha, Nebraska. She majored in Movement Science with a minor in Psychology. She has competed in every meet the last four years. She was awarded the WIAC all-sportsmanship award in 2022. Ashley earned the WSU Presidential Scholar-Athlete award every semester and was accepted into all four graduate schools that she applied to. Besides her time in the gym and classroom, Ashley worked long shifts and overnights at Home and Community Options in Winona caring for five women with disabilities, all while maintaining a 3.64 GPA. Next year, Ashley will be attending University of Minnesota-Rochester to receive her doctorate in Occupational Therapy. Ashley is truly at the peak of her career, and we are so thankful for every ounce of energy that she has given to our program.
Kennedy O’Connor, Senior, Roselle, Illinois | James B. Conant
Kennedy is a two-year captain from Roselle, Illinois. She majored in Psychology with a double minor in Nutrition and Coaching. She is a transfer student-athlete who has earned All-Conference honors twice on the vault. She became an NCGA National Champion on the Vault in 2022 after scoring a 9.80 at Ithaca College. She currently holds the Winona State University individual vault record and led her vault squad to a #1 WSU all-time vault team record score of 47.875 at WIAC Championships in 2023. She has earned WSU, WIAC, and WCGA academic honors over the last three years. Kennedy will graduate in May, but return to Winona State University next year to receive her Mental Health in Schools and Organizations Certification, while also competing for the Warriors for one more year. We are so thankful that her path brought her to Winona State University and we can’t wait to watch her comeback season.
WINONA STATE EVENT ASSIGNMENTS
Individual Competitors vs. Simpson College
All-Around Bars
Jessica Miley
Bryce Stoltz
Vault
Jessica Miley
Aspen Peters
Bryce Stoltz
Madysen Diskerud
Kaelyn Duman
Izzy Kropiwiec
Ex. Courtney Knutson
Beam
Taryn Sellner
Reagan Kelley
Kaelyn Duman
Jessica Miley
Kaylee Bateman
Bryce Stoltz
Ex. Kendra Aitken
Ex. Camdyn McSweeney
Taylor Magierka
Ellie Sampson
Ashley Roth
Bryce Stoltz
Kaylee Bateman
Jessica Miley
Ex. Ashley Phillips
Ex. Aspen Peters
Floor
Courtney Knutson
Maydsen Diskerud
Jessica Miley
Bryce Stoltz
Izzy Kropiwiec
Taryn Sellner
Ex. Camdyn McSweeney
Ex. Ashley Roth
WINONA STATE COACHING STAFF
Stephanie Geislinger
Stephanie Geislinger was named the women's gymnastics head coach at Winona State University in August, 2021.
In 2022-23, Geislinger lead the Winona State program and served as one of the most important figures in the 2023 NCGA National Championships held at Winona State. Highlights from the season included multiple meets against NCAA Division I foes, including the season kickoff event, the Best of Minnesota, hosted by U-M. WSU turned in a fifth-place finish overall as a team at the WIAC Championships/NCGA West Regional Championships before hosting the 2023 NCGA National Championships in Winona.
At Nationals, Breanna Ho led the way of the Warrior contingent, scoring 37.150 points in the all-around, good for seventh place and All-American honors. Taryn Sellner scored a 9.425 in the balance beam event, while Kaylee Bateman earned a 8.150 on the uneven parallel bars. Kennedy O'Connor collected a 9.650 mark in the vault for WSU.
The 2021-22 season saw the Geislinger-era open with a home win, as Winona State defeated Hamline University in a WIAC-dual meet held in McCown Gymnasium. WSU would go on to finish sixth overall at the 2022 NCGA West Regional. Kennedy O'Connor would go on to earn a NCGA Individual National Championship in the vault, tying for first place with a score of 9.800. Kaitlyn West, Bryce Stoltz and Izzy Kropiwiec also qualified for the NCGA National Championships, with West earning a fourth-place finish in the all-around and Stoltz taking seventh in the same event. Kropiwiec earned eighth place overall in the floor exercise.
Prior to her appointment as head coach at Winona State, Geislinger served as an assistant coach during the 2020-21 season for the Warriors.
As a student-athlete, Stephanie (Wojton) Geislinger excelled academically and athletically at Winona State, competing for the Warriors between 2009-2013. In that time, Geislinger earned National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) 1st Team All-America on the Floor Exercise in 2013 and was named the Winona State Female Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior. The Long Grove, Ill. native was a captain for the Warrior team in her junior and senior seasons. At the high school level, Geislinger was a member of the 2009 Illinois State High School Team Champions, leading Stevenson High School to that title.
Academically, Geislinger majored in Movement Science and minored in Nutrition at Winona State, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA . She went on to earn a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Northwestern University: Feinberg School of Medicine in 2016. In addition to coaching at Winona State, she serves as an Outpatient/Sports Medicine Physical Therapist at Winona Health, working as an Orthopaedic Certified Specialist.
Stephanie and Andrew Geislinger, a former Warrior baseball standout, live in Winona with their daughter Avery Brooke.
WINONA STATE COACHING STAFF
Elizabeth Kronebusch joined the Winona State gymnastics program as an assistant coach under head coach Stephanie Geislinger in 2021 and enters her third season with the Warriors for the 2023-24 campaign.
Kronebusch assists Geislinger with all facets of program management, including recruiting, training programs and meet management. Kronebusch is an instructor in the Winona State nursing program and recently completed her doctoral degree in nursing.
Abby Keeling joined the Winona State gymnastics program as an assistant coach under head coach Stephanie Stephanie Geislinger in 2023, but Keeling had a five year stint coaching WSU gymnastics in 2009-2014.
Keeling has a bachelors degree in Technical Communnications and Studio Art and a Masters of Instruction 5-12 Literature & Communication Arts.
Hailey Bryant joined the Winona State gymnastics program as an assistant coach under head coach Stephanie Geislinger in the Fall of 2023.
Bryant graduated from WSU with a bachelors in Special Education while competing in gymnastics from 2018-2022
Anderson joins the Warriors coaching staff as a student coach after competing on beam for the last three seasons. Anderson earned WIAC All-Academic Honors for the 2020-21 school year.
SIMPSON COLLEGE EVENT ASSIGNMENTS
Individual Competitors vs. Warriors
Bella Dix
Beam
Chloe Radmer
Bailey Tessena
Emma Charles
Bella Dix
Izzy Brown
Brooklen Morgan
Ex. Olivia Short
Ex. Kaley Bristow
Vault
All-Around Bars
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Bella Dix
Abbie Lain
Wynter Poolaw
Brooklen Morgan
Emma Charles
Kaelyn Tally
Ex. Nicola Catchpole
Bella Dix
Evalyn Resnick
Annika Cole
Wynter Poolaw
Kaylee Paige
Emma Charles
Ex. Erin Baugh
Floor
Brooklen Morgan
Izzy Brown
Kaley Bristow
Annika Cole
Bella Dix
Kaelyn Tally
Ex. Bailey Tessena
NAME
Annie Angus
Erin Baugh
Kaley Bristow
Izzy Brown
Nicola Catchpole
Emma Charles
Annika Cole
Avril Crespin
Bella Dix
Abbie Lain
Brooklen Morgan
Sydney Nalette
Kaylee Paige
Wynter Poolaw
Chloe Radmer
Evalyn Resnick
Olivia Short
Liz Sisler
Morgan Svec
Kaelyn Tally
Bailey Tessena
Emma Tolbert
SIMPSON COLLEGE
STORM
HOMETOWN
Darien, Ill.
The Colony, Texas
Cicero, N.Y.
Omaha, Neb.
Nashua, N.H.
Omaha, Neb.
Cameron Park, Calif.
Murrieta, Calif.
Naperville, Ill.
Crawfordsville, Ind.
Norman, Okla.
Andover, Conn.
Perris, Calif.
Norman, Okla
Memphis, Tenn
Denver, Colo
Indianapolis, Ind
Urbandale, Iowa
Cumming, Iowa
Grants Pass, Ore
Medina, Ohio
Sand Springs, Okla
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Emily Barrett Payne
Assistant Coaches: Kelsey Boychuk, Kelsea Kocan, Bailey Macumber
HIGH SCHOOL
Hinsdale South
The Colony
Cicero-North Syracuse
Millard West
Nashua North
Omaha Virtual
Ponderosa
Vista Murrieta
Neuqua Valley
Crawfordsville
Norman North
Rham
Martin Luther King
Del City
Faith Heritage Christian Academy
Denver South
North Central
Urbandale
Urbandale
Rogue CC
Highland UM
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ABOUT WIAC GYMNASTICS
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UW-La Crosse
UW-Oshkosh
UW-Whitewater
Gustavus Adolphus
UW-Stout
UW-Eau Claire
Winona State
Hamline
2023-24 WIAC Gymnastics Standings
WIAC 6-0 5-0 6-2 5-3 3-4 2-4 1-7 0-9
Overall 8-2 6-5 6-3 5-8 3-5 4-7 1-9 0-9
Teams
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
WINONA STATE AT A GLANCE
NAME: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
LOCATION: WINONA, MINN
FOUNDED: 1858
ENROLLMENT: 6,000
NICKNAME: WARRIORS
COLORS: PURPLE & WHITE
PRESIDENT: DR. KEN JANZ
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ERIC SCHOH
GYMNASTICS COACH: STEPHANIE GEISLINGER
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY OFFERS ACADEMICALLY INSPIRED STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY PROFESSIONS. THE UNIVERSITY’S COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS EXPLORE THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN TODAY’S WORLD THE UNIVERSITY PREPARES STUDENTS TO BE SKILLED, COMPETENT, AND ACTIVE CITIZENS WITH A STRONG SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SERVICE MENTALITY
LOCATED IN THE BEAUTIFUL UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY, WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY IS BUILT ON A POWERFUL SENSE OF PLACE AND COMPASSION FOR THE HUMAN CONDITION THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS DISTINCTIVE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE SPECIAL CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MINNESOTA, AND THE REGION, THROUGH THOUGHTFUL RESEARCH, SERVICE, AND COLLABORATION WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY PREPARES THE LEADERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO SOLVE COMPLEX AND EVER-CHANGING PROBLEMS EFFECTIVELY - TRULY A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS IMPROVING OUR WORLD
