GMC gymnasts win conference title
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City gymnastics finished 3.25 points ahead of hosting Viroqua to clinch the Coulee Conference championship last Friday.
Paris Lambert took the top all-around score to lead GMC to victory, though Viroqua’s Morgan Siekert won Coulee Conference Gymnast of the Year. GMC’s score of 134.25 topped the field followed by Viroqua, 131; West Salem/Aquinas, 130.3; Westby, 108.525 and Arcadia, 104.925.
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Sectional gymnastics will take place this Thursday at Performance Elite Gymnastics in La Crosse. The top two teams, as well as the top five individuals in each event, will advance to the WIAA Division Two State Meet held at PEG on Feb. 27.
CC Championship
GMC was led by superb all-around performance from Lambert of 35.225, led by a nine on the floor, 8.85 on vault, 8.7 on bars and 8.675 on beam.
Trista Thill finished fifth in the all-around with a score of 33.075, including an 8.75 on beam, 8.325 on the floor, 8.175 on bars and 7.825 on the vault. Katie Pierson finished seventh overall with a score of 31.975, including an 8.55 on beam, 8.025 on the floor, 7.75 on bars and 7.65 on vault.
Other notable individual scores for GMC were Abby Miller’s 9.2 on beam, Ellyana Christopherson’s 8.275 on vault, Sophie White’s 8.35 on bars and Esther Logue’s 7.5 on the floor.
Among those qualifying for First-Team All-Coulee Conference were Lambert on the floor and vault, as well as Miller on beam. Second-Team honors also went to Lambert on bars. Honorable mentions went to White and Thill on beam and bars, as well as Christopherson on vault.
For the Raiders, Rachel Knudsen led the team with a score of 26.4, including a 7.35 on beam, 7.2 on vault, 6.5 on the floor and 5.35 on bars. Following her in 14th place was Lindsey Berg’s score of 26.15, including a 7.15 on vault, 7.1 on beam, 6.85 on the floor and 5.05 on bars. Itzel Hernandez finished 17th overall with a score of 22.65, including a 6.65 on vault, 5.95 on beam, 5.5 on the floor and 4.55 on bars. Rounding out the top four for Arcadia was Megan Steinlich finishing 18th overall with a score of 19.5, including a six on beam, 5.65 on the floor, 5.6 on vault and 2.25 on bars.
