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Last Year’s State Finals

VALPARAISO EDGES RONCALLI FOR THIRD STRAIGHT TITLE

Behind one first place finisher and two second placers, top-ranked
Valparaiso reeled in its third straight state championship and Ron- The 38th Annual
calli’s Alyssa Servie won the all-around crown during the 38th Annual IHSAA State Finals
March 20, 2010
Gymnastics State Perry Meridian High School, Indpls.
Meet at Perry Me-
ridian High School. Team Results
In the closest 1. Valparaiso .....................................113.300
1-2 finish in the 2. Roncalli ..........................................113.175
38-year history of 3. Columbus North .............................111.800
the state meet, 4. Chesterton ......................................110.125
Valparaiso (113.300 5. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger .........107.425
points) edged 6. Columbus East ...............................107.100
second-ranked 7. Franklin Central ..............................106.100
Roncalli (113.175) 8. Carroll (Fort Wayne) .......................105.125
by just .125 of a
point. The 1995 All-Around
and 1999 state 1. Alyssa Servie, Roncalli ......................38.025
meets had both 2. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown ............38.000
been decided by 3. Steffanie Long, Valparaiso...................37.825
.15. For Roncalli, it 4. Jessie Leko, Lawrence Central. .........37.775
was the team’s sec- 5. Brannon Springer, FW Concordia .....37.550
ond straight state
runner-up finish. Vault
Columbus North, 1. Cassie Funcheon, Columbus North .....9.800
which entered 2. Haley Whipps, Valparaiso ....................9.800
tied for second in 3. Brittany Trahin, FW Dwenger ..............9.725
the state coaches 4. Brannon Springer, FW Concordia ......9.725
poll with Roncalli, 5. Ashley Farley, Portage ........................9.700
finished third at
111.800. Chester- Uneven Parallel Bars
ton ended fourth at 1. Haley Whipps, Valparaiso ...................9.575
110.125. 2. Alyssa Servie, Roncalli ........................9.550
Valpo sophomore Haley Whipps took the uneven bars title with 3. Cassie Funcheon, Columbus North ....9.450
a 9.575 and placed second in the vault (9.80) while classmate 4. Cassandra Schultheis, Roncalli ..........9.425
Steffanie Long took second in the floor exercise with a 9.750. Those 5. Allison Franklin, Columbus East .........9.400
performances went a long way toward helping the Vikings capture
the school’s eighth overall state title under head coach Lorie Cook. Balance Beam
The Vikings were making their state record 17th appearance as 1. Alyssa Servie, Roncalli ........................9.625
a team and became the first school to win three straight since Con- 2. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown ..............9.550
nersville completed its three-peat in 1989. 3. Brannon Springer, FW Concordia .......9.500
Servie totaled 38.025 all-around points behind a win the balance 4. Steffanie Long, Valparaiso ..................9.450
beam (9.625) and a second in the bars (9.550) to become the first 5. Abaigale Light, LaPorte .......................9.375
Roncalli student to win the competition. Hagerstown’s Caitlyn Catania
finished second in the all-around race with 38.000. Floor Exercise
Lawrence Central’s Jessie Leko edged Long for the top spot in the 1. Jessie Leko, Lawrence Central ...........9.775
floor. It was the second championship in the floor competition in three 2. Steffanie Long, Valparaiso ..................9.750
seasons for the senior who scored 9.775 to Long’s 9.750. 3. Caitlyn Catania, Hagerstown ...............9.675
Columbus North senior Cassie Funcheon, who was named the 4. Kelley Freeman, Chesterton ...............9.650
mental attitude award winner, topped all vault contestants with a 5. Cassandra Schultheis, Roncalli ..........9.525
9.80.
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