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Their score says fourth overall, but the optimist in Brett Kjos says, it could have very easily been second.

Hosting four other teams at the Chisago Lakes Invite last Saturday, the Wildcats scored 121.375 as a team, putting them fourth overall. However, they were just 1.4 points behind Hudson who took second, giving Kjos and his team something to smile about. What could have been...

“Overall, it wasn’t our greatest meet of the year but we did fairly well. We missed out on second place by roughly 1.4 points- a couple beam falls,” said Kjos, Chisago Lakes head gymnastics coach. “We were definitely not firing on all cylinders, but what I am excited about is the fact that we scored less than seven-tenths of a point below our high score of the year and we weren’t on. So if we keep working hard during practice, our scores will keep climbing.”

Individually, Britni Harris placed fourth overall in the all-around, including a first place finish on the bars. In addition, Alex Thomsen also placed in the top 10 in the all-around, running eighth overall. Thomsen’s best event was also on the bars where she finished fourth overall.

“Britni Harris did an excellent job once again. She placed fourth in the all-around and first on the bars- awesome. A lot of good competition was present at the meet,” remarked Kjos. “Also, Alex took eighth in the all-around. She keeps improving every week. She has a great future ahead of her.

Meanwhile, while the North Branch placed fifth overall as a team, the story was Alyssa Houle who finished third overall in the all-around competition. Houle finished second on the bars, fifth on the beam, sixth on the vault, and sixth on the floor.

Chisago Lakes Invite:

Team Results-

1. Mahtomedi 135.75

2. Hudson 122.75

3. Rush City/PC/HF 121.6

4. Chisago Lakes 121.375

5. North Branch 113.3

‘Cats fourth at the Cambridge Quad

Before the Chisago Lakes Invite, the Wildcats took part in the Cambridge-Isanti Quad last Tuesday. Out of four teams, Chisago finished fourth overall. Cambridge won the meet.

Britni Harris continued her fantastic season by finishing fourth in the all-around. That includes a fourth place finish on the bars where she posted a score of 8.35.

Cambridge-Isanti Quad Meet:

Team Results-

1. Cambridge-Isanti 139.55

2. Forest Lake 132.25

3. Centennial 132.0

4. Chisago Lakes 122.0

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