3/16/2018 0 Comments Got Gravity? They Don’t!Killeen Prater, Student Reporter
HINCKLEY, MN - The RPHF gymnastics cartwheeled, vaulted, twisted, and flipped their way through a gravity-defying season. In response, Head Coach Katie Meier praised the leadership of her co-captains, Ava Talarico, Christeva Perotti, Liva Isaacson-Rod, and Erin Tomczyk . Each of them, representing a different grade, developed unity among all the gymnasts; unity was a key factor in this year’s success. “We definitely have big shoes to fill for next year. It’s really been a great coincidence that we have a really good freshman that helps out the team and the leadership from the senior, combined with the strengths of our sophomores, juniors and even some 8th graders. Really, we have been blessed to have all of them at the same time,” said Meier. The Flamingo gymnasts treated every practice as if it were a competition, which prepared them for RPHF's meets. The varsity team set a goal of scoring 120.00, team points, or higher at each meet. Not only did they score above 120 each meet, they well surpassed the mark, reaching a season-high team of 134.30. From start to finish, the girls made great progress this season, hitting full stride toward the end of the season with a second-place finish at the Granite River Conference Meet. The varsity Flamingos came away with a dual meet record of five first-place finishes and four second place finishes. JV also had a very successful season winning six out of their nine dual meets, their high score for the season was 116. Sadly, none of the individual girls moved on to the state meet as they did not earn scores high enough to advance. While the team was disheartened, Meier was proud of how her team performed. Katie Meier is excited to see what her girls will produce in the upcoming gymnastics season.“We definitely have a strong group as we look to next year. Replacing our senior will be tough, but we will make the best of it,” said Meier.
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