Gymnastics: Willmar falters against Alex
Tribune Staff Reports
WILLMAR -- The Willmar Cardinals fell back to earth on Thursday.
Two days after scoring a season-high 141 in a dual with New London-Spicer the Cardinals fell to Alexandria in a Central Lakes meet 139.95 to 135.850.
Willmar won floor and the vault in the team totals but had a tough night on the balance beam after a near flawless evening two days earlier in the Kennedy gym. Alexandria won the beam event 34.95 to 31.95.
The visiting Cardinals took the first three spots in all-around led by Tahlia and Briquelle Bowden at 35.9 and 35.5. The sisters also claimed all four individual events, three by Tahlia.
Willmar did best on floor when Cassandra Johnson, Abbey Weiler and Samantha Thompson finished 2-3-4.
Willmar is at the Buffalo Invite on Saturday.
Alexandria 139.95, Willmar 135.850
ALL-AROUND -- (1) Tahlia Bowden, Alx, 35.9 (2) Briquelle Bowden, Alx, 35.50 (3) Hannah Wendel, Alx, 35.225 (4) Stephanie Thompson, Wil, 34.275 (5) Cassie Johnson, Wil, 34.350 (6) Abbey Weiler, W, 33.875 (7) Sarah Dolan, Alx, 33.325
VAULT -- (1) T. Bowden 9.3 (2) Johnson 9.15 (3) Thompson 9.1... (6) Maddie Lindblad, Wil, 8.925 (7) Weiler 8.9 (9) Samantha Goeser, Wil, 8.450
BARS -- (1) B. Bowden 8.95 (2) T. Bowden 8.425 (3) Wendel 8.350 (4) Alexis Miley, Wil, 7.975 (6) Johnson 7.8 (7) Goeser 7.7 (8) Thompson 7.6
BEAM -- (1) T. Bowden 8.925 (2) Wendel 8.775 (3) B. Bowden 8.74 (4) Sarah Dolan, Alx, 8.5 (5) Thompson 8.4 (6) Johnson 8.0 (7) Weiler 7.9 (8) Kennedy Holwerda, Wil, 6.925
FLOOR -- (1) T. Bowden 9.25 (2) Johnson 9.2 (3) A. Weiler 9.2 (4) Thompson 9.175 ... (6) Lindblad 9.0 (9) (9) Hillary Weiler, Wil, 8.35
