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The North Branch gymnastics team completed its dual-meet season with three meets in the last two weeks.

Tuesday, January 30, the Vikings lost a conference meet to Irondale by a score of 127.3 to 136.9 at North Branch. Thursday, February 1, NB hosted Rush City and was defeated 131.42 to 124.55. At St. Anthony, Tuesday, February 6, the Huskies beat the Vikings 131.725 to 125.700.

Against Irondale, Viking senior Kelsey Lloyd had an all-around personal best with 34.4 and a floor exercise personal best with 8.9. Sophia Kneen's best performance was an 8.6 on the vault. Teammates Darbi Berkman and Sammy Jannings earned their highest scores, identical 8.4's, on the vault.

The vault was the team's best event in all three meets. Against Irondale, the Vikings totalled 34.100 on the vault. The team's 32.800 and 32.625 on the vault led the NB scoring in the Rush City and St. Anthony meets.

The Vikings are currently preparing for the Section Meet at Mahtomedi Friday, February 16.

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