Page 14 - 2021-22 Gymnastics State Finals Program

Records Last Year’s State Finals

Team State Championships Two-Time All-Around Champions Valparaiso Rallies for Gymnastics State Title
Valparaiso 13 Name School Years
Chesterton 6 Kelly Enright Perry Meridian 1978, 1979 The 49th 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 13, 2021
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. Valparaiso ...................................... 111.300
Columbus East 1 Kellie Kidd Valparaiso 2008, 2009 2. Homestead .....................................110.475
Hobart 1 Sophia Hunzelman Chesterton 2017, 2018
Lawrence Central 1 3. Chesterton ......................................109.900
4. Lake Central ...................................109.750
Individual Three-Time Event Champions 5. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger .........109.500
State Championships Name School Event Years 6. Columbus North .............................107.850
Valparaiso 41 Katelyn Fernandes Center Grove Vault 2006-08 7. Angola ............................................107.000
Columbus North 21 Mia Pak Chesterton Uneven Parallel Bars 2019-21 8. Richmond .......................................105.075
Chesterton 18 Tracy Rinker Wawasee Uneven Parallel Bars 1977-78, 1980 9. Martinsville .....................................103.150
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 17 Laura Szczepanski FW Bishop Dwenger Floor Exercise 1994-96
Wawasee 13
Perry Meridian 11 All-Around
Homestead 10 Most Points Scored 1. Austyn Dykes, Franklin Central ........38.500
Columbus East 9 2. Emily Moore, Columbus North .........38.375
Points School Year 3. Mia Pak, Chesterton .........................38.275
All-Around State Champions 114.850 Columbus North 2015-16 4. Elizabeth Ruger, Richmond ..............37.925
Valparaiso 11 114.400 Chesterton 2017-18 A week after struggling in its regional meet, Valparaiso put 5. Catie Smith, Northwestern ...............37.900
Columbus North 4 114.225 Valparaiso 2007-08 everything together today and a freshman won the all-around
Chesterton 3 113.950 Valparaiso 2017-18 competition during the IHSAA Gymnastics State Finals at Worthen
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 3 113.875 Chesterton 2018-19 Arena in Muncie. Vault
Perry Meridian 3 1. Haiven Gipson, Harrison (WL) ...........9.875
Wawasee 3 113.575 Valparaiso 2008-09 The Vikings comfortably placed third in last week’s ultra-competitive 2. Mia Pak, Chesterton ...........................9.800
Columbus East 2 113.300 Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 2005-06 Portage Regional but rallied on the biggest strage to claim the top 3. Elizabeth Ruger, Richmond ...................9.750
Homestead 2 113.300 Valparaiso 2009-10 spot with 111.300 points landing the school’s record-extending 13th
Richmond 2 113.250 Valparaiso 2015-16 state championship and first since 2017. Head coach Lorie Cook has Gianna Zirille, Homestead ..................9.750
113.175 Roncalli 2009-10 mentored all 13 of those championship teams. Emma Doyle, FW Bishop Dwenger ....9.750
Team Regional Champions Homestead earned runner-up honors with 110.475 points and three- Madilyn Carpenter, Lapel....................9.750

Valparaiso 23 Closest Margin of Victory time defending state champion Chesterton placed third with 109.900 in
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 22 the team standings. Uneven Parallel Bars
Columbus North 19 1. Mia Pak, Chesterton ...........................9.725
Columbus East 13 Diff. Year Teams Score Freshman Austyn Dykes of Franklin Central won the all-around Ashtyn Evans, Angola ........................9.725
Merrillville 11 .125 2009-10 Valparaiso-Roncalli 113.300-113.175 competition with 38.500 accumulated points to become the first from
Chesterton 10 .150 1994-95 FW Bishop Dwenger–Chesterton 109.6-109.45 her school to wear the crown. Dykes shared the floor exercise title with 3. Emily Moore, Columbus North ...........9.650
Homestead 10 .150 1998-99 Homestead–Valparaiso 111.15-111.0 Homestead sophomore Gianna Zirille with 9.650, and placed third in the 4. Austyn Dykes, Franklin Central ..........9.625
Perry Meridian 9 balance beam (9.50), fourth in the umeven bars (9.625) and seventh in Gianna Zirille, Homestead ..................9.625
North Central (Indianapolis) 8 .200 1980-81 Valparaiso–Perry Meridian 97.3-97.1 the vault (9.725). Columbus North junior Emily Moore was the runner-
Lawrence Central 7 .200 1986-87 Connersville–Columbus North 104.1-103.9 up in the all-around with 38.375, Chesterton senior Mia Pak ended third Balance Beam
Connersville 6 .200 2005-06 FW Bishop Dwenger–Center Grove 113.3-113.1 with 38.275 and defending champion Elizabeth Ruger, a Richmond
Center Grove 5 junior, was fourth with 37.925. 1. Emily Moore, Columbus North ...........9.725
Carmel 4 2. Catie Smith, Northwestern ................9.675
Fort Wayne Snider 4 Pak won her third consecutive crown in the uneven bars with 9.725, 3. Austyn Dykes, Franklin Central ..........9.500
Roncalli 4 Widest Margin of Victory an honor she shared with Angola junior Ashtyn Evans. Pak became
Wes-Del 4 just the fourth to win three state championships in one event and the Liliana Ventura-Sullivan, Lake Central ....9.500
Carroll (Fort Wayne) 3 second in the bars joining Tracy Rinker of Wawasee who won her third 5. Julia Goodine, Carroll (FW) ................9.475
Evansville Harrison 3 Diff. Year Teams Score in 1980.
Fort Wayne Northrop 3 8.320 1978-79 Perry Meridian–Merrillville 104.25-95.93
Indianapolis Howe 3 7.325 1976-77 North Central–Fort Wayne North 89.825-82.50 Moore won the balance beam with 9.725 while Harrison junior Haiven Floor Exercise
Jeffersonville 3 6.325 1977-78 Perry Meridian–North Central 101.5-95.175 Gipson repeated as the state champion in the vault with 9.875. 1. Gianna Zirille, Homestead ..................9.650
Marion 3 Austyn Dykes, Franklin Central ..........9.650
Portage 3 5.375 1996-97 Valparaiso–North Central 111.225-105.85 This year’s meet was contested at the Ball State University facility amid
Richmond 3 4.320 1975-76 North Central–Munster 88.42-84.10 limited spectators and marked one year since the COVID-19 pandemic 3. Emily Moore, Columbus North ...........9.525
Fort Wayne North Side 2 gripped the world. Last year’s state meet was the last contested state 4. Elizabeth Ruger, Richmond ................9.500
Leo 2 championship of the 2019-20 school year and took place without any 5. Catie Smith, Northwestern .................9.475
Plainfield 2 spectators in attendance.
Warren Central 2
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