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Gazelles Open Season With Runner-Up Finish
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| Yankton-Bon Homme senior Gina Althoff competes on the uneven parallel bars during a gymnastics triangular at Mitchell Monday. The Gazelles finished second in the meet, behind defending champion Mitchell. The Gazelles host O’Gorman Thursday. (Matt Bunke/Mitchell Daily Republic) |
MITCHELL — Led by senior Cassie Schafer’s fourth-place all-around performance, the Yankton-Bon Homme gymnastics team opened its season with a second-place finish at a triangular in Mitchell on Monday.
Schafer recorded a score of 31.65 in the all-around varsity division, after a 7.95 (second) in the Bars, an 8.25 (fifth) in the Floor and an 8.8 (third) in the vault.
Mitchell earned first place with a score of 135.75, while Yankton-Bon Homme (119.6) and Sioux Falls Washington (95.2) rounded out the team finishes.
“This was a great learning experience for us, to find out where things are for us,” Yankton-Bon Homme coach Luke Youmans said. “We didn’t really know what to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised with our night went.”
Also for Yankton-Bon Homme, sophomore Sam Wampol finished third in the Bars (7.75) and sixth in the Vault (8.6). Jordan Lillie finished fifth in the Beam (7.9), while Gina Althoff was fifth in the Vault (8.6).
“We had some nice balance and consistency from our girls, and that’s huge against a team like Mitchell,” Youmans said. “Now we know what we can work on and what we know our major strengths are.”
Mitchell’s Tessa Dee was the all-around champion, with a score of 34.05, after first-place finishes in the Floor (9.5) and Vault (9.2).
In JV action, Mitchell won with a score of 113.8, followed by Yankton-Bon Homme (75.1) and Sioux Falls Washington (35.1).
Varsity
TEAM SCORES: Mitchell 135.75, Yankton-Bon Homme 119.6, S.F. Washington 95.2
ALL-AROUND: Tessa Dee M 34.05, Kendell Smith M 34.05, Molly Cahoy M 33.3, Cassie Schafer Y 31.65, Kendra Cersosimo M 31.3
BARS: Molly Cahoy M 8.2, Cassie Schafer Y 7.95, Sam Wampol Y 7.75, Kendra Cersosimo M 7.7, Coty Zell M 7.45
BEAM: Kendell Smith M 8.95, Molly Cahoy M 8.3, Tessa Dee M 8.15, Kayla Majercik M 8.1, Jordan Lillie Y 7.9
FLOOR: Tessa Dee M 9.5, Kendell Smith M 9.25, Kayla Majercik M 8.85, Coty Zell M 8.6, Cassie Schafer Y 8.25
VAULT: Tessa Dee M 9.2, Kendell Smith M 9.0, Cassie Schafer Y 8.8, Molly Cahoy M 8.8, Gina Althoff Y 8.6, Sam Wampol Y 8.6, Becca Hickey W 8.6
Junior Varsity
TEAM SCORES: Mitchell 113.8, Yankton-Bon Homme 75.1, S.F. Washington 35.1
ALL-AROUND: Bailey Eidahl M 25.5, Quinn Determan M 25.5, Nicole Wittstruck M 25.5, Kelsey Tagg M 25.3, Jesse Volek M 23.25
BARS: Tara Palmer M 7.75, Bailey Eidahl M 7.2, Quinn Determan M 5.6, Nicole Wittstruck M 4.9, Kelsey Tagg M 4.85
BEAM: Coty Zell M 8.15, Quinn Determan M 6.3, Kelsey Tagg M 6.3, Nicole Wittstruck M 6.25, Ruth Ungang W 5.35
FLOOR: Molly Cahoy M 8.0, Tara Palmer M 7.65, Kelsey Tagg M 6.95, Jesse Volek M 6.35
VAULT: Kayla Majercik M 8.6, Nicole Wittstruck M 8.1, Jesse Volek M 8.0, Ashtyn Haak Y 7.9, Charlotte Taggart Y 7.8
Schafer recorded a score of 31.65 in the all-around varsity division, after a 7.95 (second) in the Bars, an 8.25 (fifth) in the Floor and an 8.8 (third) in the vault.
Mitchell earned first place with a score of 135.75, while Yankton-Bon Homme (119.6) and Sioux Falls Washington (95.2) rounded out the team finishes.
“This was a great learning experience for us, to find out where things are for us,” Yankton-Bon Homme coach Luke Youmans said. “We didn’t really know what to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised with our night went.”
Also for Yankton-Bon Homme, sophomore Sam Wampol finished third in the Bars (7.75) and sixth in the Vault (8.6). Jordan Lillie finished fifth in the Beam (7.9), while Gina Althoff was fifth in the Vault (8.6).
“We had some nice balance and consistency from our girls, and that’s huge against a team like Mitchell,” Youmans said. “Now we know what we can work on and what we know our major strengths are.”
Mitchell’s Tessa Dee was the all-around champion, with a score of 34.05, after first-place finishes in the Floor (9.5) and Vault (9.2).
In JV action, Mitchell won with a score of 113.8, followed by Yankton-Bon Homme (75.1) and Sioux Falls Washington (35.1).
Varsity
TEAM SCORES: Mitchell 135.75, Yankton-Bon Homme 119.6, S.F. Washington 95.2
ALL-AROUND: Tessa Dee M 34.05, Kendell Smith M 34.05, Molly Cahoy M 33.3, Cassie Schafer Y 31.65, Kendra Cersosimo M 31.3
BARS: Molly Cahoy M 8.2, Cassie Schafer Y 7.95, Sam Wampol Y 7.75, Kendra Cersosimo M 7.7, Coty Zell M 7.45
BEAM: Kendell Smith M 8.95, Molly Cahoy M 8.3, Tessa Dee M 8.15, Kayla Majercik M 8.1, Jordan Lillie Y 7.9
FLOOR: Tessa Dee M 9.5, Kendell Smith M 9.25, Kayla Majercik M 8.85, Coty Zell M 8.6, Cassie Schafer Y 8.25
VAULT: Tessa Dee M 9.2, Kendell Smith M 9.0, Cassie Schafer Y 8.8, Molly Cahoy M 8.8, Gina Althoff Y 8.6, Sam Wampol Y 8.6, Becca Hickey W 8.6
Junior Varsity
TEAM SCORES: Mitchell 113.8, Yankton-Bon Homme 75.1, S.F. Washington 35.1
ALL-AROUND: Bailey Eidahl M 25.5, Quinn Determan M 25.5, Nicole Wittstruck M 25.5, Kelsey Tagg M 25.3, Jesse Volek M 23.25
BARS: Tara Palmer M 7.75, Bailey Eidahl M 7.2, Quinn Determan M 5.6, Nicole Wittstruck M 4.9, Kelsey Tagg M 4.85
BEAM: Coty Zell M 8.15, Quinn Determan M 6.3, Kelsey Tagg M 6.3, Nicole Wittstruck M 6.25, Ruth Ungang W 5.35
FLOOR: Molly Cahoy M 8.0, Tara Palmer M 7.65, Kelsey Tagg M 6.95, Jesse Volek M 6.35
VAULT: Kayla Majercik M 8.6, Nicole Wittstruck M 8.1, Jesse Volek M 8.0, Ashtyn Haak Y 7.9, Charlotte Taggart Y 7.8
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