The Whippets Gymnasts took on their last home meet of the season in a triangular against Badger Co-op and Union Grove Co-op on Tuesday, February 1. We had some new skills performed along with a few season best scores to make it a great night! We had our highest team score of the year with 107.875.

Izzy Dieter and Nola Coburn both had season best scores on Bars while Myia Cobbs and Estefany Reyes-Saldana had season best scores and no fall routines on Beam. Nola also improved her All-Around Score with a 24.075.  

Two of our girls tried the Vault for the very first time and scored quite well! We’re very proud of Miyu Tekeda and Jackie Franco for working so hard to be able to compete on the Vault! Adding these two vaults to our lineup improves our JV Team score, which scored nine points higher Tuesday night!

We had a great night of firsts. Beyond our two new vaulters showing their new skills, Lexi Kuhnke added a roundoff back handspring to her Floor routine, and her fans got crazy loud cheering for her. Maritza Vidales added a front handspring to her Floor routine, which was awesome to see. Makayla Bazeley added a 720 pirouette as well as a straddle jump to the end of one of her tumbling passes, to improve her difficulty in her Floor routine. We love seeing the girls incorporating new skills into their routines as they head into their post season meets.

Halee Peters got 3rd in All Around with a 31.95, 2nd on Vault with an 8.3, 5th on Bars with a 7.55, 5th on Beam with an 8.2, and 6th on Floor with a 7.9. 

The Whitewater Gymnastics Team will be heading to Dodgeville on Saturday, February 5th, for an invitational, and then their last dual meet is next Tuesday, February 8th.

Article Submitted by Shawnda Peters
Whitewater High School Head Gymnastics Coach
speters@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka