Gymnastics: St. Cloud Tech edges Willmar
WILLMAR -- The Willmar Cardinals fell to a strong St. Cloud Tech team on Thursday 144.4-139.75 in Central Lakes Conference gymnastics.
Willmar was solid on both bars and beam but couldn't keep up with the Tigers, who are the defending CLC champions after going 8-0 in duals last year.
Abbey Weiler picked up a win for Willmar when she scored 9.15 on beam.
The Cardinals also showed improvement on bars, which historically has been their weakest event.
Tech's Mariah Miller won all-around with a 37.05 score followed by Weiler at 36.1.
Kelsey Jacobson was third in vault for Willmar. Kaitlyn Lindlbad took fifth in all-around.
Willmar is now 1-1 in CLC meets.
St. Cloud Tech 144.4, Willmar 139.75
ALL-AROUND -- (1) Mariah Miller, Tec, 37.050 (2) Abbey Weiler, Wil, 36.1 (3) Anne Heine, Tec, 36.05 (4) Steph Strandberg, Tec, 35.765 (5) Kaitlyn Lindblad, Wil, 34.7 (6) Ashley Delp, Wil, 34.3 (7) Kelsey Jacobson, Wil, 34.2 (8) Kara Hallberg, Wil, 31.75
VAULT -- (1) Miller 9.5 (2) Strandberg 9.1 (3) Jacobson 9.0 (4) Weiler 8.9 ... (7) Lindblad 8.65 (9) Delp 8.35 (10) Hallberg 7.65
BARS -- (1) Heine 8.95 (2) Miller 8.9 (3) Laurie Johnson, Tec, 8.85 (4) Weiler 8.75 ... (6) Delp 8.4 (8) Jacobson 8.3 (9) Lindblad 7.95 (10 Hallberg 7.15
BEAM -- (1) Weiler 9.15 (2) Miller 9.1 (3) Heine 9.1 (4) Lindblad 9.05 (5) Delp 8.95 ... (8) Hallberg 8.25 (10) Jacobson 7.9
FLOOR -- (1) Miller 9.55 (2) Strandberg 9.35 (3) Weiler 9.3 (4) Heine 9.15 (5) Lindblad 9.05 (6) Jacobson 9.0 ... (9) Hallberg 8.7 (10) Delp 8.6
