After Elkhorn finished third in the WIAA Division 2 team gymnastics competition on Friday, Kaylee Frank, Jenna Heindselman and Gabby Dixon kept the momentum going during individual competition on Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids.
Frank’s second-place finishes in the floor exercise (9.383) and on the uneven bars (9.45) powered her third-place all-around finish (36.567), and she came back home with three medals.
Heindselman and Dixon also picked up medals in the floor exercise and uneven bars, respectively. Heindselman was fifth in her event with a score of 9.383, while Dixon posted an 8.867 on the bars, good for sixth place. Dixon scored 34.267 points in the all-around competition and finished in 19th place.
Nicolet won the Division 2 team competition with 142.7500 points, while Elkhorn compiled 137.9167 as a team to take third behind Nicolet and the West Salem co-op (138.0000).
ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Craig sophomore Rya Arreazola performs a wolf jump on the balance beam during Division 1 competition at the WIAA state gymnastics meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday. Arreazola placed 10th on the balance beam with a 9.167 and finished 14th in the all-around competition with a score of 35.433.
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Badger/Burlington senior Addie Welch performs a switch leap during the Division 1 balance beam competition at the WIAA state gymnastics meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday. Welch scored 8.533 on the balance beam and placed 16th in the all-around with a 34.95 score.
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ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Craig freshman Alexis Hanson performs her giant-giant connection during the Division 1 uneven bars competition at the WIAA state gymnastics meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday. Hanson scored 9.033 on the uneven bars and placed 12th in the all-around with a 35.433 cumulative score. She was one of just five freshmen competing in the all-around at state.
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Elkhorn sophomore Kaylee Frank performs her giant-giant combination during the Division 2 uneven bars competition at the WIAA state gymnastics meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday. Frank earned a second-place medal on the bars with a 9.450 score. She also placed second on the floor exercise with a 9.383 and placed third in the all-around with a score of 36.567.
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Elkhorn senior Gabby Dixon performs a bail release from the high bar to the low bar during the Division 2 uneven bars competition at the WIAA state gymnastics meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday. Dixon placed sixth on the bars with an 8.867 and finished 19th in the all-around with a score of 34.267. For more photos from state gymnastics competition, go to .
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Division 1 meet
ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Craig freshman Alexis Hanson performs her giant-giant connection during the Division 1 uneven bars competition at the WIAA state gymnastics meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday. Hanson scored 9.033 on the uneven bars and placed 12th in the all-around with a 35.433 cumulative score. She was one of just five freshmen competing in the all-around at state.
Denise Jacob /Twisted River PhotographyIn its third ever team state gymnastics berth, ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Craig claimed seventh with 134.3167 points. The Cougars’ Big Eight foe Verona/Edgewood unseated defending state champ Franklin/Muskego for the Division 1 state champion.
Craig’s best event in the team competition was vault, where they scored 34.133 points.
Freshman Alexis Hanson finished 12th in the all-around (35.433) for Craig, and sophomore Rya Arreazola placed 14th (35.067) in the Division 1 competition Saturday.
Arreazola shined on the beam, finishing 10th with a score of 9.167 points.
“Her routine was really nice and solid,†Craig coach Jean Welch said.
The Cougars’ Charli Degarmo placed 18th on the beam with a score of 8.383.
“Overall it was a great meet for us and a great experience,†Welch said. “We were proud of our performances.â€
Badger/Burlington’s Addie Welch finished 16th in the all-round with 34.95 points. She placed 17th on the vault with a score of 9.117. Her teammate Lauren Milligan tied for eighth place on the floor with 9.2 points.
Milton/Edgerton’s Hannah Dunk scored 9.067 on the floor and finished in 11th place.
WIAA STATE INDIVIDUAL GYMNASTICS TOURNAMENT
DIVISION 1 TOP FINISHERS AND TOP AREA FINISHERS
Beam—T1. Denise Ta (Verona/Edgewood) 9.517; T1. Annika Rufenacht (VE) 9.517; 10. Rya Arreazola (ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Craig) 9.167.
Floor—1. Maggie Pokorny (Homestead) 9.5; T8. Lauren Milligan (Badger/Burlington) 9.2; 11. Hannah Dunk (Milton/Edgerton) 9.067.
Bars—1. Rufenacht (VE) 9.483.
Vault—1. Pokorny (Homestead) 9.8; 17. Addie Welch (BB) 9.117; 24. Alexis Hanson (JC) 8.533.
All-around—1. Rufenacht (VE) 38.1; 12. Hanson (JC) 35.433; 14. Arreazola (JC) 35.067; 16. Welch (BB) 34.95.
DIVISION 2 TOP FINISHERS AND TOP ELKHORN FINISHERS
Beam—1. Abby Roecker (Waupun) 9.267.
Floor—1. Cassi Hansen (Nicolet) 9.433; 2. Kaylee Frank (Elkhorn Area) 9.383; 5. Jenna Heindselman (E) 9.35.
Bars—1. Hansen (H) 9.6; 2. Frank (E) 9.45; 6. Gabby Dixon (E) 8.867.
Vault—1. Avery Ash (Rice Lake) 9.483; 10. Frank (E) 9.283.
All-around—1. Hansen (N) 37.417; 3. Frank (E) 36.567; 19. Dixon (E) 34.267.
