VHSL A/AA State Gymnastics Qualifier

(Feb. 15, 2009) – Loudoun County High School senior Vicki Vesecky finished second in the All-ARound Saturday at the VHSL A/AA state qualifier Saturday at Harrisonburg High School to lead a group of 14 Loudoun girls who will move on to the state open meet.

Vesecky scored 36.425 to finish runner-up to All-Around champion Caitlyn Cook-Furr of Poquoson who captured the bars, beam and vault while scoring 37.4.

Vescecky’s teammate Jessica Drews also qualified in the All-Around with a fourth place finish at 35.275. Another Raider, Liz Asai just missed the cutoff for All-Around, taking fifth at 35.2.

The top eight in each event, in addition to the top four All-Around, will compete at Saturday’s VHSL state open which gets underway at 1:30 p.m. at West Potomac High School with awards slated for 6 p.m.

Vesecky finished runner-up on the bars (9.25), beam (9.025) and tied for second on the floor exercise (9.4).

Taylor Boyle of Orange, who finished third in the All-Around with an 36.1, captured the floor with a 9.5 routine.

There was no team competition as class A and AA do not have enough teams in the state to hold team championships. Individual gymnasts, however, can qualify to compete in the VHSL Open and 11 girls from Loudoun will join Vesecky and Drews including Asai, who was third on the beam (9.0), tied for sixth on the floor (9.05) and seventh on the bars (8.45). Another Raider, Jessie Sheehan qualified in the vault, beam and floor.

Others moving on from Loudoun include Allie Daczkowski (bars, vault, floor), Sarah Brown (bars), Emily Tatman (beam) and Lauren Smith (beam) all of Potomac Falls.

Freedom’s Alexis Chaet (bars and vault), Lauren McClure (bars) and Lilly Nguyen (vault) both qualified as did Park View’s Britany Zartman (beam) and Linda Poplawski (vault). Broad Run’s Crystal Nochese qualified on the beam.