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Mini-Hops Gymnastics Girls Come Out On Top At The 1st State Qualifier

Mini-Hops girls’ gymnastics teams’ levels 4 and 5 attend their first of three attempts to qualify for the Minnesota State Junior Olympic Gymnastics Championships.

The first session started with the level 5 teams.  There were five teams with 43 gymnasts.  The second session was with level 4 teams which consisted nine teams with 43 gymnasts. All gymnasts required an individual minimum all-around score of 32.00 to qualify for the State Gymnastics Championship.  Gymnasts competed as a team, however individually competed against each other by age group for awards.

Congratulations to Ava M., Victoria S., Isabella H., Sasha A., Sophia C, Lucille J, Caitlyn C., Kaija P, Ruby G, Mae M. from the level 4 team and Isabella B., Chantal X., Paige M. of level 5 team who qualified in the first round for the state championship.

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Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 4 Girls Team

Coached by; Holly Friker, Dan Anderson, and Becky Schneider.

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Level 4 gymnasts competed according to age brackets (ages 9 and under, 10, 11+). Within the team, the top three individual scores in each event are combined and equated for final team score.

Top score for age bracket 9 and under was Ava M. (Plymouth), scored 8.250 and tied for 3rd on vault, 9.300 and placed 1st on uneven bars, 8.425 and placed 6th on beam, 9.100 and placed 2nd on floor.  Her final score was 35.075 and placed 1st on all-around.

Victoria S. (St. Louis Park, age 9 and under) scored 8.425 and placed 1st on vault, 9.150 and placed 2nd on uneven bars, 8.000 and placed 12th on beam, 8.600 and placed 6th on floor.  Her final score was 34.175 and placed 3rd on all-around. 

Isabella H. (Maple Grove, age 9 and under) scored 7.850 and tied for 9th on vault, 9.050 and placed 3rd on uneven bars, 8.550 and placed 5th on beam, 8.550 and tied for 7th on floor.  Her final score was 34.000 and placed 4th on all-around.

Sasha A. (Plymouth, age 9 and under), scored 8.100 and tied for 6th on vault, 8.250 and tied for 6th on uneven bars, 8.775 and placed 3rd on beam, 8.750 and tied for 4th on floor.  Her final score was 33.875 and placed 5th on all-around.

Sofia C. (Plymouth, age 9 and under), scored 8.275 and placed 2nd on vault, 7.200 and placed 11th on uneven bars, 8.875 and placed 2nd on beam, 8.900 and placed 3rd on floor.  Her final score was 33.250 and placed 8th on all-around

Reese H. (Maple Grove, age 9 and under) did not compete on vault or uneven bars, scored  8.150 and ited for 9th on beam, 7850 and tied for 13th on floor.  Her final score was 16.000 and placed 16th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 10 was Lucille J. (St. Louis Park), scored 8.100 and placed 2nd on vault, 6.650 and placed 4th on uneven bars, 8.400 and placed 4th on beam, 8.900 and placed 2nd on floor.  Her final score was 34.050 and placed 2nd on all-around.

Caltlyn C. (Plymouth, age 10) scored 7.750 and placed 6th on vault, 8.700 and tied for 2nd on uneven bars, 8.325 and placed 6th on beam, 8.750 and placed 3rd on floor.  Her final score was 33.525 and placed 3rd on all-around.

Anna McG. (Plymouth, age 10) scored 7.450 and placed 12th on vault, 8.250 and placed 6th on uneven bars, 7.800 and placed 10th on beam, 8.300 and 8th on floor.  Her final score was 31.800 and placed 7th on all-around.

Sophia R. (St. Louis Park, age 10) scored 7.600 and placed 10th on vault, 6.700 and placed 9th on uneven bars, 8.200 and placed 7th on beam, 8.650 and placed 4th on floor.  Her final score was 31.150 and tied for 9th on all-around.

Claire H. (Plymouth, age 10) scored 7.550 and placed 11th on vault, 6.300 and placed 11th on uneven bars, 8.100 and placed 8th on beam, 7.700 and placed 11th on floor.  Her final score was 29.650 and placed 11th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 11 and up was Kaija P. (Minnetonka), scored 8.550 and placed 1st on vault, 9.000 and place 1st on uneven bars, 8.050 and placed 9th on beam, 9.400 and placed 1st on floor.  Her final score was 35.000 and placed 1st on all-around.

Ruby G. (Golden Valley, age 11+) scored 7.950 and placed 9th on vault, 8.500 and placed 4th on uneven bars, 8.300 and placed 7th on beam, 8.800 and placed 5th on floor.  Her final score was 33.550 and placed 4th on all-around.

Mae M. (Plymouth, age 11+) scored 8.000 and tied for 7th on vault, 7.050 and placed 11th on uneven bars, 8.400 and placed 5th on beam, 8.850 and placed 4th on floor.  Her final score was 32.300 and placed 8th on all-around.

Team acquired a score of 106.350 to claim a 1st place trophy.

Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 5 Girls Team

Coached by; Holly Friker, Dan Anderson, and Becky Schneider.

Level 5 competed according to age brackets (ages 10 and under, 11, 12+). As with other team scores, the top three individual scores in each event are combined and equated for final team score.

Top score for age bracket 10 and under was Isabella B. (Wayzata) scored 8.750 and tied for3rd on vault, 8.925 and tied for 4th on uneven bars, 8.075 and placed 9th on beam, 9.150 and placed 1st on floor.  Her final score was 34.900 and placed 2nd on all-around.

Chantal X. (Plymouth, age 10 and under) scored 8.900 and placed 1st on vault, 9.150 and tied for 1st on uneven bars, 7.100 and placed 16th on beam, 8.850 and placed 6th on floor.  Her final score was 34.000 and placed 6th on all-around.

Page M. (Wayzata, age 10 and under) scored 7.950 and tied for 17th on vault, 6.900 and tied for 17th on uneven bars, 8.550 and placed 4th on beam, 9.050 and placed 2nd on floor.  Her final score was 32.450 and placed 14th on all-around.

Brooke C. (Golden Valley, age 11) scored 8.050 and tied for 12th on vault, 7.800 and placed 6th on uneven bars, 7.475 and placed 12th on beam, 7.900 and placed 14th on floor.  Her final score was 31.225 and placed 9th on all-around.

Reese M. (Medina, age 11) scored 8.250 and tied for 8th on vault, 5.850 and placed 12th on uneven bars, 7.600 and tie for 10th on beam, 8.450 and placed 6th on floor.  Her final score was 30.150 and placed 11th on all-around.

Maddie W. (Medina, age 11) scored 8.350 and tied for 5th on vault, did not compete on uneven bars, 7.750 and placed 7th on beam, 8.150 and placed 9th on floor.  Her final score was 24.250 and placed 12th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 12 and up was Gabrielle P. (Plymouth) scored 7.600 and placed 10th on vault, 7.150 and placed 6th on uneven bars, 6.550 and placed 11th on beam, 7.750 and placed 9th on floor.  Her final score was 29.050 and placed 11th on all-around.

Brooke D. (Chanhassen, age 12+) scored 7.650 and tied for 17th on vault, 7.150 and placed 14th on uneven bars, 6.700 and placed 16th on beam, did not compete on floor.  Her final score was 21.500 and placed 17th on all-around.

Team acquired a score of 103.300 to claim a 2nd place trophy.



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