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Last Year’s State Finals

RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE FOR VALPARAISO GYMNASTS

Valparaiso accumulated a record number of points and captured a record-
tying sixth state championship in girls gymnastics during the 36th annual state The 36th Annual
meet at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis. IHSAA State Finals
Senior Abbey Sutton tied for the championship in the vault (9.825) and March 15, 2008
junior Kellie Kidd won the Perry Meridian High School, Indpls.
balance beam (9.725) and
claimed all-around honors Team Results
(38.600) helping Valpo 1. Valparaiso ................................. 114.225
tally 114.225 points. It was 2. Columbus North ........................ 112.125
3. Center Grove ............................. 110.300
the first time a school had 4. FW Bishop Dwenger ................109.100
surpassed the 114-point 5. Chesterton ................................109.000
mark in state meet history 6. FW Concordia Lutheran ...........106.750
after Fort Wayne Bishop 7. Lawrence Central .....................105.900
Dwenger had set the previ- 8. Noblesville .................................99.125
ous high of 113.3 in 2006.
The state championship All-Around
1. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso .................. 38.600
was the Vikings’ first since 2. Camille Hayes, Law. Central ......... 38.500
1998 and tied them with 3. Katelyn Fernandes, Center Grove ...38.350
Homestead for most in state 4. Hannah Osborn, FW Con. Luth. .....38.100
history. Valparaiso’s other 5. Abbey Sutton, Valparaiso .............. 38.075
state titles came in 1981, 5. Alicia Roche, FW Bish. Dwenger ....38.075
1991, 1994, 1997 and
1998. All have come under Vault
the leadership of coach T1. Katelyn Fernandes, Cent. Grove ..9.825
T1. Abbey Sutton, Valparaiso ............. 9.825
Lorie Cook. Homestead’s 3. Amber Weber, Columbus East .......9.800
last title came in 2001. 4. Hannah Osborn, FW Con. Luth. .....9.750
Sutton and Kidd became 5. Kelley Freeman, Chesterton .......... 9.700
Valpo’s 15th and 16th 6. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown ......... 9.700
individual state champions 7. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso ................... 9.700
and Kidd was the eighth 8. Cassie Funcheon, Col. North ......... 9.700
Viking to win the all-around
title, both state-bests. Uneven Parallel Bars
1. Camille Hayes, Lawrence Central ..9.675
Sutton tied Center Grove 2. Abbey Sutton, Valparaiso ............... 9.675
junior Katelyn Fernandes, 3. Amber Weber, Columbus East .......9.625
who won her third consecu- 4. Allison Franklin, Columbus East ....9.550
tive championship in the 5. Alicia Roche, FW Bish. Dwenger ...9.500
vault, the first individual 6. Hannah Osborn, FW Con. Luth. .....9.500
to win the vaulting crown
three times. Fernandes was Balance Beam
1. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso ................... 9.725
the defending all-around 2. Camille Hayes, Lawrence Central ..9.675
champion but finished third 3. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown .......... 9.575
with a score of 38.350 in 4. Kaylene Wagner, Hobart ................ 9.550
the four events. 5. Alicia Roche, FW Bish. Dwenger ...9.525
Juniors Camille Hayes and Jessica Leko, both of Lawrence Central, won 6. Katelyn Fernandes, Center Grove ..9.525
the uneven bars (9.675) and floor exercise (9.800), respectively. Fort Wayne
Concordia’s Hannah Osborn, the defending champ in the floor, finished eighth Floor Exercise
in the event. 1. Jessica Leko, Lawrence Central ....9.800
Columbus North claimed the runner-up spot in the team standings with 2. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso ................... 9.700
3. Callie Kuehl, Chesterton ................ 9.675
112.125 points and was the school’s best finish in the meet since 1987 when 4. Alicia Roche, FW Bish. Dwenger ...9.675
they also took second place. Defending team champion Lawrence Central 5. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown .......... 9.675
finished seventh at 105.900. 6. Katelyn Fernandes, Center Grove ..9.650
7. Kelley Freeman, Chesterton .......... 9.650

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