You might say the sun set on Brooklyn Kopsack’s UAA gymnastics career in Bear Valley. Kopsack, who grew up in Palmer, started college in fall 2020 – when the team’s gym at the Alaska Airlines Center was being used for pandemic response efforts and classes were being...
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Winczura vaults from All-American gymnast to medical student
Eagle River’s Amy Winczura went to Texas Woman’s University for gymnastics but she left with much more. She graduated in the spring with a double major in Bilogy and Kinesiology, and a minor in Nutrition and is headed to medical school this fall at Saint James School...
Winczura wraps up gymnastics career; next up medical school
Eagle River’s Amy Winczura of Texas Woman’s University ended her college career in style, hitting seven of seven routines at USAG Nationals over the weekend in Providence. The senior was her team’s most consistent performer during the three days of competition, with...
TWU Senior Night brings out the best in gymnast Winczura
Texas Woman’s University gymnast Amy Winczura of Eagle River went out in style on Senior Night, earning a personal best on the vault. She tied her career-high score of 9.85 as TWU took third in a quad meet that featured national powerhouses Oklahoma, Minnesota and...
Winczura scores season-high on floor for TWU gymnastics
Amy Winczura of Eagle River is already a staple in the vault, uneven bars and floor for Texas Woman’s University. Her goal is to add the balance beam and compete as an all-arounder. Winczura, of Arctic Gymnastics fame, is a senior coming off her best season at TWU in...
Winczura helps TWU’s GPA soar
Texas Woman’s University national champion gymnast Amy Winczura of Eagle River earned Scholastic All-American recognition by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches. The Pioneers compiled a 3.62 team grade point average during the 2012-13 academic...
Winczura ties for national vault title
Amy Winczura of Eagle River has done the vault literally hundreds of times, but never as well as she did Saturday night in Shreveport, La. The Texas Woman’s University senior picked the perfect time for her signature moment, earning a career-best score of 9.85 to tie...
Winczura has career high on bars
Something about facing No. 1 Oklahoma brought out the best in Texas Woman’s University gymnast Amy Winczura of Anchorage. The former six-time regional champion out of East High scored 9.75 or better on each of her three events, including a career-high on the uneven...
Winczura has career best on vault
Texas Women’s University gymnast Amy Winczura of Eagle River turned in a pair of top-3 performances during a quad meet featuring No. 13 Arizona, Pittsburgh and Illinois State. She also scored a career-high on the vault. Winczura, of AGC fame, finished second on the...