Weiler wins floor; Willmar 2nd at Buffalo
Tribune Staff Report
BUFFALO -- Abbey Weiler won floor exercise with an eye-popping routine and the Willmar Cardinals finished second to Minnetonka at the 8-team Buffalo Invitational on Saturday.
"I think the whole gym was watching when Abbey performed," said coach Larry Selchow. "The whole choreography was just splendid."
Weiler scored 9.5 from the judges Cardinals teammate Cassie Johnson was runner-up at 9.10. Stephanie Thompson placed fourth with an 8.8.
Willmar also excelled on vault. Johnson was second, Weiler third and Thompson fourth.
The Cardinals got off to a bad start on beam failing to place anyone top 5.
"After beam, I was thinking this could be a long day," said Selchow.
Minnetonka took first with a 134.55 to Willmar's 134.55.
"I'd like to have seen the outcome if we could have hit beam," said the head coach.
Johnson and Weiler also finished top 5 all-around.
Buffalo Invite scores
(1) Minnetonka 138.1 (2) Willmar 134.55 (3) Prior Lake 133.75 (4) Buffalo 130.6 (5) Moorhead 130.25 (6) Champlin Park 127.7 (7) Monticello 127.5 (8) Annandale 127.2
ALL-AROUND -- (1) Morgan Engel, Mtka, 34.95 ... (3) Cassie Johnson 34.3 (4) Abbey Weiler 34.15, Stephanie Thompson 33.05
VAULT -- (1) Engel 9.6 ... (2) Johnson 9.45 (3) Weiler 9.35 (4) Thompson 9.3, Madison Lindblad 9.1, Sam Goeser 8.5, Nicole Marshall 8.1
BARS -- (1) Jamie Stang, PL, 9.1 ... (5) Weiler 8.1, Johnson 7.5, Thompson 7.2, Alexis Miley 7.1, Goeser 6.8, Nicole Marshall 5.9
BEAM -- (1) Allison Ryan, Mtka, 9.35 ... Maddie Lindblad 8.3, Johnson 8.25, Thompson 7.75, Weiler 7.55, Marshall 6.8, Kennedy Holwerda 6.7
FLOOR -- (1) Weiler 9.15 ... (2) Johnson 9.1 (4) Thompson 8.8, Lindblad 8.55, Hillary Weiler 8.1, Goeser 7.7
