Page 15 - 2009-10 Gymnastics State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals

VALPARAISO WINS RECORD SEVENTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Senior Kellie Kidd won three individual events and the all-around com-
petition to help the Valparaiso girls gymnastics team capture its second The 37th Annual
consecutive state championship at Perry Meridian High School. IHSAA State Finals
The first place finish was the Vikings state record seventh title which March 21, 2009
broke a tie with Perry Meridian High School, Indpls.
Homestead. Their
other state titles were Team Results
won in 1981, 1991, 1. Valparaiso ................................. 113.575
2. Roncalli .....................................110.600
1994, 1997 and 1998. 3. FW Bishop Dwenger ................. 110.500
Lorie Cook has been 4. Hagerstown .............................. 110.150
the coach for each of 4. Columbus North .......................110.150
them. 6. Chesterton ................................108.600
Valparaiso 7. FW Snider ................................102.700
(113.575) outdis- 8. Lawrence Central .....................101.225
tanced Roncalli
(110.6) for the top All-Around
spot with Fort Wayne 1. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso .................. 38.850
Bishop Dwenger 2. Alixandra Richey, Law. Central .....38.450
(110.5) third and 3. Kayla Heator, Fremont .................... 37.875
Columbus North 4. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown. ........ 37.850
and Hagerstown 5. Alicia Roche, FW Dwenger ........... 37.575
(110.15) tied for
fourth. Chesterton Vault
(108.6) was sixth, 1. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso .................... 9.825
Fort Wayne Snider 2. Katelyn Fernandes, Center Grove ..9.825
(102.7) was seventh 3. Kayla Heator, Fremont ................... 9.800
and Lawrence Central 4. Alixandra Richey, Law. Central ......9.750
(101.225) eighth. 5. Audrey Lewis, Columbus North ......9.700
Kidd repeated as
the all-around winner Uneven Parallel Bars
accumulating 38.85 points in the four events repeating as balance beam 1. Kayla Heator, Fremont ................... 9.725
champion (9.60) and also won the title in the floor exercise (9.750) and 2. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso ................... 9.700
the vault (9.80). She finished second in the uneven bars with a 9.7. Kidd 3. Cassie Funcheon, Columbus N. ....9.575
becomes just the seventh individual in state tournament history to win at 4. Brittany Trahin, FW Dwenger ......... 9.550
least six state gymnastics titles. 5. Emily Holmen, Valparaiso .............. 9.525
Lawrence Central junior Alixandra Richey finished second in the
all-around 38.450 behind a second place finish in the beam and a fourth Balance Beam
place in the vault. Fremont senior Kayla Heator scored a 9.725 in the 1. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso ................... 9.600
uneven bars to become the first gymnastics champion in her school’s 2. Alixandra Richey, Law. Central ......9.575
history. She finished third in the all-around with 37.875 points. 3. Tori Becher, Roncalli ......................9.525
Center Grove senior Katelyn Fernandes finished second in the vault 4. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown .......... 9.375
with a 9.775 falling short of winning her fourth consecutive state title in 5. Alyssa Servie, Roncalli ................... 9.300
the sport. She would have become the first in state tournament history to
win four straight in any event. Floor Exercise
Members of the IHSAA Executive Committee selected Alicia Roche of 1. Kellie Kidd, Valparaiso ................... 9.750
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger High School as winner of the Mildred M. Ball 2. Tori Becher, Roncalli ......................9.675
Mental Attitude Award. 3. Steffanie Long, Valparaiso ............. 9.675
4. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown .......... 9.650
5. Kayla Heator, Fremont ................... 9.650

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