Page 15 - 2011-12 Gymnastics State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals

Valparaiso Gymnasts Claim Record Fourth Consecutive
State Championship
Steffanie Long and Morgan Algozine went 1-2 in two events and The 39th Annual
Long captured the All-Around competition to spur Valparaiso to a IHSAA State Finals
state record fourth consecutive team title during the 39th Annual March 19, 2011
Gymnastics State Finals at Worthen Arena in Muncie. Worthen Arena, Ball State University,
The top-
ranked Vikings
ranked V ikings Muncie, IN
edged No. 2 Fort
edged No. 2 Fort Team Results
W
Wayne Bishop 1. Valparaiso ..................................... 112.725
ayne Bishop
Dwenger, 112.725 2. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger ........ 112.025
12.725
, 1
Dwenger
to 112.025 to win
to 1 12.025 to win 3. Columbus North ............................ 110.675
its ninth overall
its ninth overall 4. Chesterton .....................................109.875
championship in
championship in 5. Roncalli .........................................107.725
the sport. Each has
the sport. Each has
come under the
come under the 6. Fort Wayne Northrop .....................106.600
direction of coach
direction of coach 7. Hagerstown ...................................105.800
Lorie Cook. Colum-
Lorie Cook. Colum 8. Franklin Central .............................105.200
bus North placed
bus North placed
10.675),
third (1
third (110.675), All-Around
Chesterton was
Chesterton was 1. Steffanie Long, Valparaiso ................38.325
fourth (109.875)
fourth (109.875) 2. Brittany Trahin, FW Bishop Dwenger ...38.100
and Roncalli, the
and Roncalli, the 3. Morgan Algozine, Valparaiso ...............37.950
runner-up the last
runner-up the last 4. Brittany Pond, Oak Hill .......................37.700
two seasons, was
two seasons, was
fifth (107.725).
fifth (107.725). 5. Cassie Schultheis, Roncalli ...............37.600
Valpo had shared
alpo had shared
V
the record of three Vault
the record of three
straight crowns
straight crowns 1. Steffanie Long, Valparaiso ..................9.675
with Perry Meridian
with Perry Meridian 2. Morgan Algozine, Valparaiso ...............9.650
(1978-80) Con 3. Danielle Solis, Portage ........................9.600
(1978-80) Con-
nersville (1987-89)
nersville (1987-89) 4. Brandi Tuzinski, Chesterton ...............9.575
and Homestead
and Homestead 5. Mackenzie Barcelli, Portage ................9.575
(1983-85).(1983-85).
Long, a
junior, won the Uneven Parallel Bars
junior, won the
vault (9.675) and 1. Morgan Algozine, Valparaiso ...............9.675
vault (9.675) and
the floor exercise (9.850) on her way to becoming the record 10th 2. Kaitie Schultheis, Roncalli ...................9.625
All-Around champion from Valparaiso. She finished fifth on the 3. Jessica Baker, Huntington North .........9.625
uneven bars (9.475) and ninth on the balance beam (9.325) to put 4. Cassie Schultheis, Roncalli .................9.475
up 38.325 in the overall competition. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger’s 5. Steffanie Long, Valparaiso ..................9.475
Brittany Trahin placed second with 38.100 and Algozine was third
with 37.950. Balance Beam
Algozine, a sophomore, bested the state finals field in the 1. Jessica Baker, Huntington North .........9.625
uneven bars with her score of 9.675. She finished second to Long
in the vault (9.650) and the floor (9.725). The duo should form a 2. Abaigale Light, LaPorte ......................9.450
solid nucleus for another Valparaiso run at the championship next 3. Tessa Lane, Columbus North ..............9.450
season. 4. Cassidy Feldsein, Washington ............9.450
Huntington North junior Jessica Baker captured first place in the 5. Brittany Trahin, FW Bishop Dwenger ..9.450
balance beam with a 9.625 to become her school’s first state win-
ner since Shera Shaw won the event in 1998. LaPorte’s Abaigale Floor Exercise
Light finished as the runner-up at 9.450. 1. Steffanie Long, Valparaiso ..................9.850
Ball State served as host of the event for the first time. The state 2. Morgan Algozine, Valparaiso ...............9.725
finals had been contested at Perry Meridian High School each year 3. Brittany Trahin, FW Bishop Dwenger ..9.700
since 1978.
Following the event, members of the IHSAA Executive Commit- 4. Cassie Schultheis, Roncalli .................9.675
tee named Samantha Wilburn of Chesterton High School as the 5. Haley Fugate, Jeffersonville ................9.650
recipient of the Mildred M. Ball Mental Attitude Award.
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