NAIA women's gymnastics championships

NAIA women's gymnastics championships

Sport	College gymnastics
Founded	1981
Ceased	1989
Most titles	Centenary (LA) (2) Georgia College (2) Winona State (2)
Related competitions	NCAA women's gymnastics championships

The NAIA sponsored a women's gymnastics championship between 1981 and 1988, when it was discontinued. The rise of Division III gymnastics through the NCAA made the need for the NAIA organization less, thus its fade out.

Results

Team competition

NAIA gymnastics championships
Year	Site (host team)		Championship results
			Champion	Points	Runner-up	Points
1981 Details	Milledgeville, GA		Georgia College	130.20	Gustavus Adolphus	128.30
1982 Details			Georgia College (2)	129.05	Southern Colorado	127.40
1983 Details	Pueblo, CO		William & Mary	137.40	Centenary (LA)	137.20
1984 Details	Milledgeville, GA		Centenary (LA)	139.95	Winona State	138.00
1985 Details	Minot, ND		Winona State	140.60	Centenary (LA)	138.15
1986 Details	Eau Claire, WI		UW-Oshkosh	137.40	Minot State	136.00
1987 Details	Hays, KS		Winona State (2)	139.30	Centenary (LA)	138.75
1988 Details	Minot, ND		Centenary (LA) (2)	141.20	Fort Hays State	137.40

Individual events

All-around

• 1981 Kim Buron, Adams State CO
• 1982 Stacey Aberle, Minot State ND
• 1983 Cindy Greer, Tarleton State TX
• 1984 Cindy Greer, Tarleton State TX
• 1985 Jean Schuler, Winona State MN
• 1986 Mary Leivian, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• 1987 Mary Leivian, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• 1988 Mary Leivian, Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Vaulting

• 1981 Kim Buron, Adams State CO
• 1982 Stacey Aberle, Minot State ND
• 1983 Cindy Greer, Tarleton State TX
• 1984 Margot Todd Evans, Centenary LA
• 1985 Renae Newman, Minot State ND
• 1986 Mary Leivian, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• 1987 Jill McCall, Centenary LA
• 1988 Renae Newman, Minot State ND

Uneven bars

• 1981 Kim Buron, Adams State CO
• 1982 Greta Sjursen, Minot State ND
• 1983 Cindy Greer, Tarleton State TX
• 1984 Cindy Greer, Tarleton State TX
• 1985 Sylvia Ponce-Sawyer, Winona State MN
• 1986 Mary Leivian, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• 1987 Mary Leivian, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• 1988 Melissa Thomas, Georgia College

Balance beam

• 1981 Lisa Haugen, Gustavus Adolphus MN
• 1982 Janelle Tucker, Georgia College
• 1983 Meg Miderier, Clarion PA
• 1984 Cindy Greer, Tarleton State TX
• 1985 Sylvia Ponce-Sawyer, Winona State MN
• 1986 Robin Wheeler, Minot State ND
• 1987 Mary Leivian, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• 1988 Nicole Lastrapes, Centenary LA

Floor exercise

• 1981 Nan Johnson, Gustavus Adolphus MN
• 1982 Janelle Tucker, Georgia College and Kim Villers, Southern Colorado
• 1983 Cindy Greer, Tarleton State TX
• 1984 Margot Todd Evans, Centenary LA
• 1985 Jean Schuler, Winona State MN
• 1986 Katie Dempsey, Winona State MN
• 1987 Katie Dempsey, Winona State MN
• 1988 Mary Leivian, Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Summary

Individual titles

Rank	Team	Titles
1	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	9
2	Tarleton State	7
3	Winona State	6
	Minot State
4	Adams State	3
	Centenary
	Georgia College
5	Gustavus Adolphus	2
6	Clarion (PA)	1
	Southern Colorado

See also

• NCAA women's gymnastics championships
• NCAA Division II women's gymnastics championships

References

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