The Whitewater Gymnastics Team competed in a tough invitational on Saturday, February 5th, in Dodgeville, against 10 other teams. Our girls fought hard to have their highest team scores of the season on Beam, Floor, and overall!
Jackie Franco was told at the last minute that we needed her for Vault. Not only was she willing to step in – she got a season best score! Brooklyn Griswold had a season best score on her Floor routine, while Halee Peters tied her season best score on her Floor routine. Nola Coburn had a great Beam routine that earned her a season best score as well as her highest All-Around score of the season. She also tried out some new skills on Bars where she did a back hip circle on the high bar, upping her difficulty. Makayla Bazeley changed up her passes on her Floor routine by adding a front handspring into a roundoff back-handspring tuck to score her a season best score which contributed to her highest All-Around score.
Impressively, we had 4 out of 5 no fall Beam routines by Lexi Kuhnke, Brooklyn Griswold, Makayla Bazeley, and Halee Peters. This was by far our best day for the Whitewater girls on the Beam! We have been working really hard to achieve a lower percentage of Beam falls, and this meet was a success.
There is only one dual meet left for the season – in Waterford this Tuesday, February 8th. Then we will compete next Saturday, February 12th, in Platteville, for another invitational. After that, we are on to our post season meets.
Article and Photos Submitted by Shawnda Peters
Whitewater High School Head Gymnastics Coach
speters@wwusd.org
