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TOMAH – The Marshfield gymnastics team broke a school record set last season and took first place at the Peppermint Twist Invitational on Saturday at Tomah High School.
Marshfield tallied a school-record 133.75 points to outdistance Menomonie by 2.6 points.
“The girls had set the goal of reaching that school record and worked hard to get there today,” Marshfield coach Allie Dryer said. “There was some strong competition today, and I think that pushed the girls a little bit to try and earn every tenth towards their team goal.”
Macey Smith took third in the balance beam (8.65) and ended up second in the all-around with a score 33.625 for the Tigers.
“I hope this will be a great confidence boost for Macey as today she was near the very top of the podium in the all-around, amongst athletes who qualified for the WIAA state tournament in the all-around last season,” Dryer said.
Emma Haugen took third in the vault (8.525) and fifth in the floor exercise (8.95), Brooke McGrath was fourth in the floor exercise (9.325), and Melanie Haffenbredl finished fourth in the uneven bars (8.3) for Marshfield’s other top-five finishes.
Marshfield hosts Stevens Point in a Great Northern Conference dual meet Tuesday.
Peppermint Twist Invitational
Varsity
Team scores: 1. Marshfield 133.75; 2. Menomonie 132.15; 3. Chippewa Falls 129.1; 4. Antigo 124.325; 5. Arcadia 112.125; 6. Westby 107.725; 7. Tomah 99.925; 8. Sparta 38.8.
Winners and Marshfield finishers
All-around: 1. Grace Braatz (MEN) 35.475; 2. Macey Smith (MAR) 33.625; 6. Isabelle Jensen (MAR) 32.775; 8. Emma Haugen (MAR) 32.225.
Vault: 1. Braatz (MEN) 8.8; 3. Haugen (MAR) 8.525; 6. Brooke McGrath (MAR) and Smith (MAR) 8.375; 8. Jensen (MAR) 8.3; 13. Melanie Haffenbredl (MAR) 8.1.
Uneven bars: 1. Izzy Spooner (CF) 8.7; 4. Haffenbredl (MAR) 8.3; 6. Haugen (MAR) 8.1; 7. Smith (MAR) 8.05; 9. Jensen (MAR) 7.825; 14. Shantel Nienast (MAR) 7.225.
Balance beam: 1. Braatz (MEN) 9.075; 3. Smith (MAR) 8.65; 6. Jensen (MAR) 8.2; 9. Nienast (MAR) 8.05; 10. Bailey Schmitt (MAR) 7.95; 26. Haugen (MAR) 6.65.
Floor exercise: 1. Addy Bengston (CF) 9.325; 4. McGrath (MAR) 9.1; 5. Haugen (MAR) 8.95; 8. Smith (MAR) 8.55; 9. Jensen (MAR) 8.45; 20. Ally Bakke (MAR) 7.6.
JV
Team scores: 1. Marshfield 116.85; 2. Chippewa Falls 89.75; 3. Antigo 86.9; 4. Westby 85.2; 5. Arcadia 78.45; 6. Tomah 33.0; 7. Menomonie 9.1.
Winners and Marshfield finishers
All-around: 1. Jaylen Glenzinski (ARC) 22.5.
Vault: 1. Brooklyn Farnhana (CF) 8.05; 2. Makenna Gramza (MAR) 8.0; 4. Bakke (MAR) 7.8; 5. Merrissa Immerfall (MAR) 7.7; 6. Makenna Yeske (MAR) 7.6; 15. Amara Arndt (MAR) 6.8.
Balance beam: 1. Lily Spooner (CF) 8.0; 1. Alexis Mushel (MAR) 7.8; 3. Yeske (MAR) 7.7; 4. Haffenbredl (MAR) 7.6; 9. Julia Michalek (MAR) 6.1.
Floor exercise: 1. Haffenbredl (MAR) 8.85; 2. Nienast (MAR) 7.65; 3. Mushel (MAR) 7.35; 4. Schmitt (MAR) 7.2; 6. Michalek (MAR) 6.7.
Uneven bars: 1. Bakke (MAR) 7.2; 3. Schmitt (MAR) 6.3; 5. Gramza (MAR) and Kim Backaus (MAR) 6.0; 13. Raianna Simonne (MAR) 4.2.