Prep gymnastics: Willmar conquers Marshall meet
MARSHALL -- The Willmar Cardinals posted their best score - a 139.025 - with senior Abbey Weiler taking first in two events and all-around at the nine-school Marshall Gymnastics Invite on Saturday.
"Abbey had her best meet and this will be a confidence builder going into our meet at Fergus Falls {on Thursday}," said Willmar coach Larry Selchow. "We hit 3 routines on beam and overall hit our events the best all season."
Weiler scored 35.925 all-around. Cassandra Johnson was third (34.675) and Alexis Miley fifth (33.6).
Weiler won bars with an 8.3 score and took first on floor with a 9.325 from the judges.
New Ulm took second with a score of 131.6.
Team scoring
(1) Willmar 139.025 (2) New Ulm 131.6 (3) Worthington 131.0 (4) Windom/Mountain Lake 126.375 (5) Litchfield 123.9 (6) Benson/KMS 123.6 (7) Pipestone 117.9 (8) Redwood Valley 105.95 (9) Marshall 102.65
ALL-AROUND -- (1) Abbey Weiler, Wil, 35.925 (3) Cassandra Johnson, Wil, 34.675 (5) Alexis Miley, Wil, 33.6 .... Stephanie Thompson 33.15
VAULT -- (1) Tara Svalland, Wor, 9.5 (2) Johnson 9.275 (3) Weiler 9.15 .... Maddie Lindblad 9.05, Miley 8.925, Thompson 8.75
BARS -- (1) Weiler 8.3 (4) Miley 7.975 ... Thompson 7.65, Nicole Marshall 7.525, Johnson 7.45
BEAM -- (1) Svalland 9.2 (2) Weiler 9.15 (4) Johnson 8.9 ... Lindblad 8.775, Miley 8.025, Thompson 7.75
FLOOR -- (1) Weiler 9.325 (3) Johnson 9.05 (4) Thompson 9.0 ... Lindblad 8.95, Miley 8.675
