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The Chisago Lakes gymnastics team came in first in its division of the Big Lake Tropical Twist Invitational Saturday, January 7. The Wildcats amassed 129.975 points. Annandale was second with 127.500 and Litchfield was third with 120.750.

Chisago’s 31.400 in bars and 31.450 on the beam put them in first in those events. The Wildcats were second to Annandale in the vault (34.450 to 33.450) and floor exercise (33.950 to 33.675).

Alex Thomsen won the bars with a score of 8.100. Britni Harris was second on the bars (8.050), the vault (9.050), the beam (8.250), third in the floor exercise and second all-around (34.225). Jenna Woelfel of Annandale won the all-around with 34.350. Andrea Olson took third on the beam (8.150). Stephanie Boettcher was fourth on the bars (8.000) and in the floor exercise (8.575).

“It was awesome.  Many awards for the girls,” said Wildcat head coach Brett Kjos. “Even though we did not have our best meet, we are constantly improving our routines; trying to make them much more difficult. 

“The girls are working extremely hard.  What I find interesting is, at the beginning of the season, we were scoring in the low 120’s, hoping to score a 128.  Now, if we do not score in the 130’s, the girls are disappointed because they know they can do so much better.  It has been fun to see how their work ethic has improved over the season and how their internal motivation keeps pushing them to improve their scores. 

“What a bunch of girls.  Just outstanding! Hopefully all of their hard work will help at the end of the season.  We will see,” Kjos concluded.

 

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