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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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