Martin County Area freshman gymnast Lillie Schultz will compete in two events at the state Class A gymnastics meet from the Section 2A meet Thursday at at K&G Gymnastics in Mankato.
Schultz placed second on balance beam with a score of 9.3250 and fourth on uneven parallel bars (8.5500). The top three all arounders and the next three placers on each of the four events will compete in the individual portion of the state meet on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul.
Mankato East won the team title with a 143.625 total, edging out crosstown rival Mankato West’s 142.150. MCA was third with 137.075.
The team competition is on Feb. 21.
SECTION 2A GYMNASTICS
Team scores
1. Mankato East 143.625, 2. Mankato West 142.150, 3. Martin County Area 137.075, 4. Waseca 134.275, 5. New Ulm 131.675, 6. Blue Earth Area 131.175, 7. St. Peter Saints 129.300, 8. St. James Area 115.350, 9. Faribault 106.575.
MCA scores
VAULT: Lillie Schultz 8.95, Nola Theden 8.80, Jadyn Montgomery 8.65, Adrianna Knafia 8.40, Kyla Benck 8.30.
BARS: Lillie Schultz 8.55, Adrianna Knafia 8.40, Jadyn Montgomery 8.075, Natalie Griffey 7.85, Nola Theden 7.45.
BALANCE BEAM: Lillie Schultz 9.325, Nola Theden 8.45, Jadyn Montgomery 8.35, Adrianna Knafia 8.30, Adrianna Leiding 8.05.
FLOOR EXERCISE: Jadyn Montgomery 9.125, Lillie Schultz 9.05, Nola Theden 8.575, Avery Steuber 8.225, Ellie Perkins 8.075.
ALL AROUND: Lillie Schultz 35.875, Jadyn Montgomery 32.20, Nola Theden 33.275.
Event champions
VAULT: Grace Jacobson (Mankato West) 9.450.
BARS: Bella Wikan (Waseca) 9.250.
BALANCE BEAM: Aubrey Britz (Mankato East) 9.475.
FLOOR EXERCISE: Charley Fernandez (Mankato West) 9.500.
ALL AROUND: Grace Jacobson (Mankato West) 36.750