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Championships handed out at state gymnastics meet

Estelline-Hendricks’ Sadie Johnson performs on the beam during the Class A team competition portion of the South Dakota State Gymnastics Meet last season at the Golden Eagles Arena. Johnson won all-around honors in Class A at this year's state meet Saturday in Pierre. Photo by John Davis taken 2/10/2023

PIERRE – Sadie Johnson of Estelline-Hendricks repeated her all-around title during the Class A individual portion of the state gymnastics meet on Saturday, while Katelyn Maeschen of Harrisburg won the Class AA all-around crown.

Johnson won the vault, floor and beam on the way to earning all-around honors.

Area gymnasts recorded top-10 finishes on the day.

Britton-Hecla’s Sterling Mertens moves down the runway as her teammates cheer her on in the background during the Class A team competition portion of the South Dakota State Gymnastics Meet last season at the Golden Eagles Arena. Mertens had three top-10 finishes during this year’s state meet in Pierre on Saturday. Photo by John Davis taken 2/10/2023

Sterling Mertens of Britton-Hecla finished fifth in vault, while Hannah Brown of Milbank was 10th in that event. Hannah Cutshaw of Deuel and Mertens tied for seventh in bars, Mertens tied for fifth on floor with Cutshaw seventh, and Cutshaw finished ninth in all-around.

Aberdeen Central’s top finisher on the day was Johanna Jarrott who tied for 22nd in vault, just ahead of teammate Madelyn Walberg. Meanwhile on bars, Walberg and Izzy Loecker recorded identical totals to tie for 26th, and Regan Lust tied for 29th on floor. Alexis Bomesberger had Central’s top place on beam finishing 34th.

Aberdeen Central’s Johanna Jarrott competes on the bars during a recent Last Chance Meet at Central High School. Jarrott had Central’s highest finish Saturday at the state meet in Pierre. Photo by John Davis taken 2/1/2024

CLASS AA

Vault: 1, Olivia Prunty, Mitchell, 9.783; 2, Katelyn Maeschen, Harrisburg, 9.750; 3, Keyana Kelley, Mitchell, 9.550; 4, (tie) Meredith Hruby, Harrisburg, 9.416, and Delilah Fuls, Brookings, 9.416; 6, Ailee Johnson, Harrisburg, 9.266; 7, Brinly Sanderson, Harrisburg, 09.216; 8, (tie) Bentley Bates, Mitchell, 9.200, and Jersy Tryon, Harrisburg, 9.200; 10, Aubrey Gelderman, Mitchell, 9.183.

Aberdeen Central results: 22 (tie) Johanna Jarrott, 8.833; 24 (tie) Madelyn Walberg, 8.800; 30, Addison Everson, 8.650; 33, Breckan Santjer, 8.583; 38, Alexis Bomesberger, 8.400.

Bars: 1, Bentley Bates, Mitchell, 9.766; 2, Katelyn Maeschen, Harrisburg, 9.633; 3, Olivia Prunty, Mitchell, 9.550; 4, Kyanna Gropper, Mitchell, 9.366; 5, Jersy Tryon, Harrisburg, 9.150; 6, Brinly Sanderson, Harrisburg, 9.016; 7, Abby Helleloid, Mitchell, 8.883; 8, Ailee Johnson, Harrisburg, 8.766; 9, Keyana Kelley, Mitchell, 8.716; 10, Hadley Moody, Harrisburg, 8.700.

Aberdeen Central results: 26 (tie) Madelyn Walberg, 8.000, and Izzy Loecker, 8.000; 32, Johanna Jarrott, 7.883; 38, Addison Everson, 7.566.

Beam: 1, Bentley Bates, Mitchell, 9.650; 2, Katelyn Maeschen, Harrisburg, 9.616; 3, Brinly Sanderson, Harrisburg, 9.450; 4, Shauna Evenson, Watertown, 9.433; 5, Aubrey Gelderman, Mitchell, 9.400; 6, Lilly Gusso, Harrisburg, 9.300; 7, Ava Koller, Yankton, 9.283; 8, Meredith Hruby, Harrisburg, 9.250; 9, (tie) Olivia Prunty, Mitchell, 9.216, and Jersy Tryon, Harrisburg, 9.216.

Aberdeen Central results: 34, Alexis Bomesberger, 8.116; 38, Regan Lust, 7.250; 39, Johanna Jarrott, 6.833.

Floor Exercise: 1, Katelyn Maeschen, Harrisburg, 9.800; 2, (tie) Bentley Bates, Mitchell, 9.683, and Brinly Sanderson, Harrisburg, 9.683; 4, Ava Koller, Yankton, 9.616; 5, Aubrey Gelderman, Mitchell, 9.600; 6, Shauna Evenson, Watertown, 9.550; 7, (tie) Meredith Hruby, Harrisburg, 9.533, and Delilah Fuls, Brookings, 9.533; 9, Lilly Gusso, Harrisburg, 9.516; 10, Jersy Tryon, Harrisburg, 9.483.

Aberdeen Central results: 29 (tie) Regan Lust, 8.883; 35, Addison Everson, 8.700; 37, Alexis Bomesberger, 8.583.

All-Around: 1, Katelyn Maeschen, Harrisburg, 38.799; 2, Bentley Bates, Mitchell, 38.299; 3, Olivia Prunty, Mitchell, 37.899; 4, Brinly Sanderson, Harrisburg, 37.365; 5, Jersy Tryon, Harrisburg, 37.049; 6, Keyana Kelley, Mitchell, 36.566; 7, Meredith Hruby, Harrisburg, 36.482; 8, Ava Koller, Yankton, 36.065; 9, Nevaeh Karber, Pierre, 35.682; 10, Kathryn Pellicotte, O’Gorman, 35.432.

CLASS A

Vault: 1, Sadie Johnson, Estelline-Hendricks, 9.783; 2, London Sudbeck, Parkston-Ethan-Hanson-Mount Vernon; 3, (tie) Karlie Nelson, Madison, 9.133, and Alexys Rueb, Wagner-Bon Homme, 9.133; 5, Sterling Mertens, Britton-Hecla, 9.066; 6, (tie) Amelia Jones, Chamberlain, 9.050, Rory Juhnke, Parkston-Ethan-Hanson-Mount Vernon, 9.050, Kylah Biggins, Chamberlain, 9.050, and Kenzy Beare, Estelline-Hendricks, 9.050; 10, Hannah Brown, Milbank, 8.966.

Bars: 1, Kiera Allen, Hot Springs, 9.150; 2, Portia Trias, Estelline-Hendricks, 8.983; 3, Sadie Johnson, Estelline-Hendricks, 8.883; 4, London Sudbeck, Parkston-Ethan-Hanson-Mount Vernon, 8.733; 5, Karlie Nelson, Madison, 8.633; 6, Kylah Biggins, Chamberlain, 8.466; 7, (tie) Hannah Cutshaw, Deuel, 8.433, and Sterling Mertens, Britton-Hecla, 8.433; 9, Peyton Stewart, Hot Springs, 8.333; 10, Alexys Rueb, Wagner-Bon Homme, 8.316.

Floor Exercise: 1, Sadie Johnson, Estellline-Hendricks, 9.833; 2, Alexys Rueb, Wagner-Bon Homme, 9.683; 3, Amelia Jones, Chamberlain, 9.450; 4, Karlie Nelson, Madison, 9.433; 5, (tie) Kylah Biggins, Chamberlain, 9.400, and Sterling Mertens, Britton-Hecla, 9.400; 7, Hannah Cutshaw, Deuel, 9.366; 8, Kiera Allen, Hot Springs, 9.300; 9, Peyton Stewart, 9.300; 10, Rory Juhnke, Parkston-Ethan-Hanson-Mount Vernon, 9.033.

Beam: 1, Sadie Johnson, Estelline-Hendricks, 9.483; 2, Amelia Jones, Chamberlain, 9.416; 3, Peyton Stewart, Hot Springs, 9.283; 4, Portia Trias, Estelline-Hendricks, 9.216; 5, Jasmine Gilbert-Ruelas, Wagner-Bon Homme, 9.200; 6, Jaylee Berwald, Estelline-Hendricks, 9.183;7, Karlie Nelson, Madison, 9.150; 8, Landon Sudbeck, Parkston-Ethan-Hanson-Mount Vernon, 9.116; 9, Rory Juhnke, Parkston-Ethan-Hanson-Mount Vernon, 8.983; 10, Kiera Allen, Hot Springs, 8.966.

All-Around: 1, Sadie Johnson, Estelline-Hendricks, 37.982; 2, Karlie Nelson, Madison, 36.349; 3, Kiera Allen, Hot Springs, 36.199; 4, Amelia Jones, Chamberlain, 36.116; 5, Alexys Rueb, Wagner-Bon Homme,  35.948; 6, London Sudbeck, Parkston-Ethan-Hanson-Mount Vernon, 35.815; 7, Peyton Stewart, Hot Springs, 35.449; 8, Rory Juhnke, Parkston-Ethan-Hanson-Mount Vernon, 35.349; 9, Hannah Cutshaw, Deuel, 35.265; 10, Kylah Biggins, Chamberlain, 35.166.

So see complete meet results, click on the following link:

https://listen.sdpb.org/sports-rec/2024-02-10/2024-sdhsaa-state-gymnastics-individual-results?_gl=1*120eeop*_gcl_au*MTkwNzk0NjYyLjE3MDMxMDcyNTY.

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