Page 14 - 2020-21 Gymnastics State Finals Program

Records Last Year’s State Finals

Team State Championships Two-Time All-Around Champions Chesterton Stands Firm Under Unprecedented
Valparaiso 12 Name School Years
Chesterton 6 Kelly Enright Perry Meridian 1978, 1979 Events, Richmond’s Ruger Takes All-Around The 48th Annual
Homestead 6 Tracy Rinker Wawasee 1977, 1980
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 5 IHSAA State Finals
Perry Meridian 4 Robin Loheide Columbus North 1986, 1988 March 14, 2020
Columbus North 3 Gina Massuda Valparaiso 1990, 1991 Worthen Arena, Ball State University
Connersville 3 Angie Cook Valparaiso 1993, 1994 Muncie, IN
Merrillville 2 Laura Szczepanski FW Bishop Dwenger 1995, 1996
North Central (Indianapolis) 2 Rebekah Porter Valparaiso 2003, 2004 Team Results
Portage 2 1. Chesterton ......................................112.250
Columbus East 1 Kellie Kidd Valparaiso 2008, 2009 2. Valparaiso ...................................... 111.550
Hobart 1 Sophia Hunzelman Chesterton 2017, 2018
Lawrence Central 1 3. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger .........110.050
4. Lake Central ...................................109.925
Individual Three-Time Event Champions 5. Columbus North .............................109.575
State Championships Name School Event Years 6. Homestead .....................................109.000
Valparaiso 41 Katelyn Fernandes Center Grove Vault 2006-08 7. Richmond .......................................107.725
Columbus North 20 Tracy Rinker Wawasee Uneven Parallel Bars 1977-78, 1980 8. Carroll (Fort Wayne) .......................105.375
Chesterton 17 Laura Szczepanski FW Bishop Dwenger Floor Exercise 1994-96 9. New Castle .....................................101.475
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 17
Wawasee 13
Perry Meridian 11 Most Points Scored All-Around
Columbus East 9 1. Elizabeth Ruger, Richmond................38.225
Homestead 9 Points School Year 2. Makenna King, SC Union Mills .........38.150
114.850 Columbus North 2015-16
All-Around State Champions 114.400 Chesterton 2017-18 3. Mia Pak, Chesterton .........................38.025
4. Gianna Zirille, Homestead ................38.000
Valparaiso 11 114.225 Valparaiso 2007-08 Amid odd surroundings at Ball State University’s Worthen Arena, 5. Emily Moore, Columbus North .........37.875
Columbus North 4 113.950 Valparaiso 2017-18 top-ranked Chesterton captured another team title and Richmond’s
Chesterton 3 113.875 Chesterton 2018-19 Elizabeth Ruger earned all-around honors during the 48th Annual
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 3 113.575 Valparaiso 2008-09 IHSAA Girls Gymnastics State Finals. Vault
Perry Meridian 3 1. Haiven Gipson, Harrison (WL) ...........9.900
Wawasee 3 113.300 Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 2005-06 This year’s event was contested without spectators for the first time 2. Elizabeth Rugar, Richmond ...........9.775
Columbus East 2 113.300 Valparaiso 2009-10 3. Mia Pak, Chesterton..............................9.750
Homestead 2 113.250 Valparaiso 2015-16 as Indiana, the country, and the world dealt with the spread of the
Richmond 2 113.175 Roncalli 2009-10 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Only participating gymnasts, 4. Erica Xayarath, Ft. Wayne Wayne .....9.725
their coaches and essential event personnel were allowed in the
5. Makenna King, SC Union Mills ...........9.675
Team Regional Champions Closest Margin of Victory facility. Gianna Zirille, Homestead..................9.675

Valparaiso 23 But out of the ordinary didn’t shake Chesterton which racked up
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 22 Diff. Year Teams Score 112.250 points to win its third straight gymnastics state crown and Uneven Parallel Bars
Columbus North 19 .125 2009-10 Valparaiso-Roncalli 113.300-113.175 1. Mia Pak, Chesterton ...........................9.600
Columbus East 13 the school’s sixth overall (1993, 2000, 2002) tying Homestead for 2. Makenna King, SC Union Mills............9.550
Merrillville 11 .150 1994-95 FW Bishop Dwenger–Chesterton 109.6-109.45 second-most in tournament history. The team was guided by coach
Chesterton 9 .150 1998-99 Homestead–Valparaiso 111.15-111.0 Dawn Matthys. 3. Gianna Zirille, Homestead ..................9.375
Homestead 9 .200 1980-81 Valparaiso–Perry Meridian 97.3-97.1 Julia Goodine, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) .....9.375
Perry Meridian 9 Ruger became the third Richmond gymnast to win a state champi- Emily Moore, Columbus North ..............9.375
North Central (Indianapolis) 8 .200 1986-87 Connersville–Columbus North 104.1-103.9 onship and its second all-around winner joining Valarie Young who
Lawrence Central 7 .200 2005-06 FW Bishop Dwenger–Center Grove 113.3-113.1 Balance Beam
Connersville 6 wore the 1976 crown. The sophomore beat out fellow soph Maken-
Center Grove 5 na King of South Central (Union Mills) by a 38.225-38.150 margin. 1. Catie Smith, Northwestern .................9.625
Carmel 4 Ruger won the floor exercise (9.650), finished second on the vault 2. Emily Moore, Columbus North .............9.575
Fort Wayne Snider 4 Widest Margin of Victory (9.775), fourth on the beam (9.550) ninth on the bars (9.250). Emma Doyle, FW Bishop Dwenger ....9.575
Roncalli 4
Wes-Del 4 Haiven Gipson of Harrison (West Lafayette) received a 9.90 to win 4. Elizabeth Ruger, Richmond ................9.550
Carroll (Fort Wayne) 3 Diff. Year Teams Score Cloe Amanatidis, Lake Central ...........9.550
Evansville Harrison 3 8.320 1978-79 Perry Meridian–Merrillville 104.25-95.93 the vaulting competition, the highest score in the event since 2012
Fort Wayne Northrop 3 7.325 1976-77 North Central–Fort Wayne North 89.825-82.50 when the record of 9.950 was set. The sophomore also became the
Indianapolis Howe 3 6.325 1977-78 Perry Meridian–North Central 101.5-95.175 first gymnast in her school’s history to win a state title. Floor Exercise
Jeffersonville 3 5.375 1996-97 Valparaiso–North Central 111.225-105.85 1. Elizabeth Ruger, Richmond ................9.650
Marion 3 Chesteron junior Mia Pak repeated as unparallel bars champion 2. Gianna Zirille, Homestead ..................9.550
Portage 3 4.320 1975-76 North Central–Munster 88.42-84.10 with her 9.60 and Northwestern junior Catie Smith topped the
Fort Wayne North Side 2 3. Brianna Thomas, Merrillville .................9.525
Leo 2 balance beam field with her 9.625. Smith became her school’s first Sophia Hunzelman, Chesterton .........9.525
Plainfield 2 champ since 2002 when Jenna Tarkington won the floor exercise 5. Makenna King, SC Union Mills ...........9.500
Richmond 2 competition.
Warren Central 2
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