Gymnastics sponsored by Apex Gymnastics
By: Dan Sousa
Leesburg (Jan. 10, 2008) – Katy Bauer, Libby Messina and Jessie Sheehan swept the top three all around spots Wednesday to help Loudoun County capture a gymnastics meet at Heritage High School that featured five AA Dulles District teams.
The Raiders scored 133.650 with host Heritage at 119.375 and Freedom in third (112.375). Park View (102.4) and Dominion (60.575) rounded out the meet.
Bauer set a school record while winning the bars with an 8.8 and her winning 9.1 vault tied a school record. She finished with 35.050 to win the all around.
Messina scored personal beset 9.0 to win the beam and Heritage’s Bria Nunley set a school record by winning the floor with a 9.1.
Loudoun County Notes
Bauer tied a school record in the vault and set a school record on the bars. Messina had a PR on the beam to win and she finished second on the bars.
Sheehan and Liz Asai were tied for fourth on the bars. Asai finished sixth in the all around. Sheehan was also third on the beam with Bauer third.
Sheehan, Asai and Messina went 5-6-7 on the floor.
The Raiders push their record to 14-6 and will compete next Tuesday at Freedom
Heritage Notes
Cora Dodson and Bria Nunley both set school records in the meet Wednesday with Dodson posting an 8.9 vault which placed her fourth and Nunley taking first in the floor with a 9.1.
In the vault, Nunley was also fifth and Anita DiPietro met the qualifying standard for the regionals.
Dodson took sixth on the beam and she tied for third with teammate Brittany Moyer in the floor with Moyer now qualified for regionals.
Dodson finished fifth in all around.
Also for the Pride some “personal bests” were registered before their home fans, including: Kelsea Frueh (beam), DiPietro (beam, floor, vault), Ariane Chretien (all around, floor), Natasha Gloger (floor) and Moyer (floor).
The Pride will compete next Tuesday at Freedom.
Freedom Notes
The Eagles were led by Miranda Roman (sixth vault, third bars) and Lilly Nguyen (sixth vault) and Abby Heimann (fifth beam).
Park View Notes
Linda Poplawski led the Patriots with a second on the vault.
Dominion Notes
Brigitte Thieme-Burdette took fourth place in the all around to lead the Titans. She built her all around showing on a third in the vault, sixth in the bars, and fourth on the beam.
Team scores
1st Loudoun County 133.650
2nd Heritage 119.450
3rd Freedom 112.375
4th Park View 102.4
5th Dominion 60.575
Vault:
1st Katy Bauer LC 9.1
2nd Linda Poplawski PV 9.0
3rd Brigitte Thieme-Burdette D 8.950
4th Cora Dodson H 8.9
5th Bria Nunley H 8.8
6th Lilly Nguyen F 8.7
6th Miranda Romano F 8.7
Bars:
1st Katy Bauer LC 8.8
2nd Libby Messina LC 8.450
3rd Miranda Romano F 8.0
4th Liz Asai LC 7.550
4th Jessie Sheehan LC 7.550
6th Brigitte Thieme-Burdette D 7.30
Beam:
1st Libby Messina LC 9.0
2nd Jessie Sheehan LC 8.6
3rd Katy Bauer LC 8.450
4th Brigitte Thieme-Burdette D 8.3
5th Abby Heimann F 8.2
6th Corad Dodson H 7.950
Floor:
1st Bria Nunley H 9.1
2nd Katy Bauer LC 8.7
3rd Brittany Moyer H 8.150
3rd Cora Dodson H 8.150
5th Jessie Sheehan LC 8.10
6th Liz Asai LC 8.050
All Around:
1st Katy Bauer LC 35.050
2nd Libby Messina LC 34.00
3rd Jessie Sheehan LC 32.750
4th Brigitte Thieme-Burdette D 32.50
5th Cora Dodson H 32.150
6th Liz Asai LC 31.850