Gymnastics: Jacobson qualifies for state on vault
BLOOMINGTON -- The Willmar gymnastics team took third at the Section 2AA meet Friday and Kelsey Jacobson qualified for the state meet on vault.
"Kelsey Jacobson threw a great (vault) and we're really happy to have someone going to state again," said Willmar coach Larry Selchow.
He added that her vault was an early one and held up against the rest of the field.
Eden Prairie won the team title with a 147.325. Host Bloomington Jefferson was second with a 145.075 and the Cardinals posted a 138.675
"The judges score completely different that what we're used to," Selchow said of metro-area judges compared to the ones from the St. Cloud area. "It happened last year and we were more prepared for it this year."
Natalia Marifield of Bloomington Jefferson won the all-around title, plus titles for vault and balance beam.
Abby Weiler took eighth on the beam with an 8.625, eighth on the vault with a 9.225 and ninth in the all-around with a 35.025. Annalise Bratt took eighth on the uneven bars with an 8.775.
Team scoring
(1) Eden Prairie 147.325 (2) Bloomington Jefferson 145.075 (3) Willmar 138.675 (4) Mankato West 133.4 (5) Buffalo 133.325 (6) Chaska 132.425 (7) Minnetonka 132.375 (8) Edina 131.7 (9) Prior Lake 130.625 (10) Bloomington Kennedy 126.95
ALL-AROUND -- (1) Natalia Marifield, BJ, 38.425 ... (9) Abby Weiler 35.025, Annalise Bratt 34.55, Kelsey Jacobson 34.5
VAULT -- (1) Marifield 9.8 ... (3) Jacobson 9.4 (8) Weiler 9.225, Bratt 8.95, Beth Pollock 8.95, Katelyn Lindblad 8.85
BARS -- (1) Lexi Smith, EP, 9.325 ... (8) Bratt 8.775, Weiler 8.3, Ashley Delp 8.275, Pollock 8.0, Jacobson 7.85
BEAM -- (1) Marifield 9.725 ... (8) Weiler 8.625, Bratt 8.425, Delp 8.375, Jacobson 8.25, Lindblad 8.175
FLOOR -- (1) Shelbi Anderson, BJ, 9.7 ... Lindblad 9.025, Weiler 8.875, Jacobson 8.65, Delp 8.575, Bratt 8.4
