State Individual Gymnastics Champions Crowned
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Saturday, March 5, 2016

State Individual Gymnastics Champions Crowned

The 46th Annual State Gymnastics Championships concluded with the crowning of individual champions in two divisions Saturday at Wisconsin Lincoln High School.

Junior Molly O’Boyle of Kenosha Bradford/Indian Trail/Tremper/Westosha Central was the all-around champion and winner in two events. She compiled an all-around score of 38.167, ahead of runner-up Caitlin Locante, a junior from Brookfield East/Central , who scored a 37.350.

O’Boyle scored a 9.90 in the vault to win the event, and she captured the crown in the floor exercise by scoring a 9.517.

Senior Amanda Pennow of Brookfield East/Central returned to championship form in the uneven bars after tying for the title in 2014 and placing 12th a year ago. She scored a 9.467 to outperform the rest of the field.  Senior Taryn Sherman of Arrowhead, who was last year’s uneven bars champion, won the balance beam with a score of 9.45.

In Division 2, Aly Yurkowitz of Whitefish Bay was the all-around champion with a multi-event score of 37.150. She placed second in the balance beam, floor exercise and the uneven bars with a third-place finish in the vault. It was Yurkowitz's second title, also winning the floor exercise in 2014.Senior Jessee Lerud of Grantsburg/Luck/Unity finished second with a score of 36.683.

Lerud won the uneven bars with a score of 9.350 to capture the second title of her career. She was the balance beam champion in 2014.

Sophomore Sam Krueger of River Falls was a two-time champion. She was the victor in the floor exercise with a score of 9.55 and also in the vault with a score of 9.383. Junior Shelby Rust of Ashland claimed the title in the balance beam with a score of 9.433.

For the complete individual results:

Division 1

Division 2

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