Gymnastics: Willmar can't match Tech
WILLMAR -- This is what happens when No. 10 in Class A meets up with No. 3 in Class AA -- many outstanding performances but a sizeable advantage in scoring by the major program.
St. Cloud Tech matched their season high-point total with a 146.4 at the Kennedy gym while Willmar posted a 139.525.
For Willmar that is two-points better than their ranked score but won't move them ahead of No. 9 Becker at 139.9.
The Tigers placed at least 1-2 in every event but floor where Abbey Weiler scored a 9.325, just .050 behind first-place Katlyn Mohns.
Samantha Thompson placed third on beam coupling a back handspring with a back tuck for which she was awarded a score of 9.275. She also pulled off a Tsuk pike on vault for the first time on the way to a 9.05 rating.
Weiler's giants on the bars earned an 8.475.
Tech gymnasts took the top three spots in all-around led by Mariah Miller's 37.175.
Willmar will host Melrose, No. 1 in Class A with a 145.0, on Tuesday.
SC Tech 146.4,
Willmar 139.525
ALL-AROUND -- (1) Mariah Miller, Tec, 37.175 (2) Taylor Pick, Tec, 36.325 (3) Paige Beuning, Tec, 36.2 (4) Abbey Weiler, Wil, 35.475 (5) Stephanie Thompson, Wil, 35.225 (6) Cassie Johnson, W, 34.825
VAULT -- (1) Pick, T, 8.625 (2) Miller, 9.55 (3) Katlyn Mohns, T, 9.3 (4) Molly Kalla, T, 9.3 (5) Weiler 9.225 (6) Johnson 9.2 (7) Thompson 9.05 (8) Maddie Lindblad, W, 9.0 (9) Samantah Goeser, W, 8.9
BARS -- (1) Miller 9.45 (2) Pick 8.7 (3) Margaux, Schmid, T, 8.7 (4) Beuning 8.675 (5) Mohs 8.675 (6) Weiler 8.45 (7) Johnson 8.175 (8) Thompson 7.85 (9) Goeser 7.825 (10) Nicole Marshall 7.6
BEAM -- (1) Pick 9.525 (2) Beuning 9.525 (3) Thompson 9.275 (4) Miller 8.9 (5) Johnson 8.725 (6) Weiler 8.475 (7) Lindblad 8.2 (10) Hailey Mottinger, W, 7.675
FLOOR -- (1) Mohs 9.375 (2) Weiler 9.325 (3) Miller 9.275 (4) Beuning 9.2 (5) Torrie Aycock, T, 9.1 (6) Thompson 9.05 (7) Lindblad 8.9 (8) Johnson 8.775 (9) Pick 8.475 (10) Hillary Weiler, W, 8.275
