 The 2013 IHSA Girls Gymnastics State Finals are slated for Friday and Saturday, February 15-16 at Palatine High School in Palatine. The 2013 tournament marks the 37th season that a State Series will be contested in girl’s gymnastics and the 35th consecutive year that Palatine High School will serve as the host.
The team champion, individual All-Around champion and state champions in the Vault, Uneven Parallel Bars, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise will all be crowned on Saturday. Friday’s prelims will determine the Top 10 competitors in each event that move on to Saturday’s finals. Team points are accumulated on Friday, but competitors can add to their team total on Saturday with a higher scoring routine.
Carmel won the past three IHSA Girls Gymnastics team state titles, but won’t be a part of the team field in 2013, nor will last year’s runner-up Stevenson, leaving several perennial powers and newcomers alike with state championship aspirations.
Prairie Ridge (149.525) and Lyons (149.250) both enter in search of their first state titles in school history after respectively posting the two highest Sectional team scores in the state this season.
After placing third in the state a year ago, Prairie Ridge returns a strong one-two punch in sophomores Riley Mahoney and Rachael Underwood. Mahoney was a Sectional champion in the balance beam this season, while Underwood was second in the state a year ago in that event and is also expected to contend for medals in the uneven parallel bars and vault.
Lyons was sixth in the state in 2012 behind Kelsy Kurfirst, who tied for the state title in the uneven parallel bars as a freshman. Kurfirst will be a top contender for the All-Around title as a sophomore, having already posted the top Sectional score in the state a week ago.
Meanwhile, Fremd looks to make it 13 in 2013, as the Vikings’ last state title in 2008 put the program at an even dozen overall. The team is led by sophomore Sydney Plitchta, who tallied Top 10 state finishes in the uneven parallel bars and balance beam a year ago.
Carmel’s team may not be back for a chance at a fourpeat, but seniors Sarah Cohen-Smith and Lauren Feely will both be in Palatine to represent the Corsairs as individual qualifiers, as they look to defend their vault and balance beam state titles, respectively.
VAULT
2012 State Champion: Sarah Cohen-Smith, Carmel (9.875)
2013 Sectional Champions: Lauren Feely, Carmel (9.850); Rachael Underwood, Prairie Ridge (9.850); Erin Morgan, Hinsdale Central (9.725); Mariah Matesi, Glenbard North & Rachel Dugan, St. Charles North (Tie, 9.550)
UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS
2012 State Champion: Amanda Quinn, Glenbard North & Kelsy Kurfirst, Lyons (Tie, ,9.600)
2013 Sectional Champions: Kelsy Kurfirst, Lyons (9.700); Kerry Scafidi, New Trier (9.625); Maggie Phillips, Glenbard West (9.600); Rachael Underwood, Prairie Ridge (9.600)
BALANCE BEAM
2012 State Champion: Lauren Feely, Carmel (9.575)
2013 Sectional Champions: Riley Mahoney, Prairie Ridge (9.525); Alyssa Weisberg, Stevenson (9.500); Erin Morgan, Hinsdale Central (9.425); Amber Broucek, Glenbard West (9.275)
FLOOR EXERCISE
2012 State Champion: Alyssa Lopez, DeKalb & Kristin Mirski, Carmel (Tie, 9.700)
2013 Sectional Champions: Amelia Rafferty, Elk Grove Village (9.700); Lauren Feely, Carmel (9.650); Kelsy Kurfirst, Lyons (9.525); Mariah Matesi, Glenbard North (9.450)
ALL-AROUND
2012 State Champion: Alyssa Lopez, DeKalb (38.450)
2013 Sectional Champions: Kelsy Kurfist, Lyons (38.350); Lauren Feely, Carmel (38.175); Abby Madden, St. Edward (37.950); Mariah Matesi, Glenbard North (37.375)
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SITE
Palatine HS (Palatine)
Directions
SCHEDULE
Friday, February 15
5:00 p.m.- Parade of
Competitors followed by: Vaulting, Uneven
Parallel Bars, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise.
Saturday, February 16
5:30 p.m. - Parade of
Competitors followed by:
Vaulting, Uneven Parallel Bars, Balance Beam
and Floor Exercise.
QUALIFIERS & RESULTS
Qualifiers
Results: Friday
Saturday
INTERACT
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Photos
Video
Chat
WATCH
A highlight package from the tournament will be posted on www.IHSA.tv in the days that follow the tournament.
TICKETS
$10 per session
LISTEN
No audio broadcasts currently scheduled for this event
HISTORY & RECORDS
2013 State Series Results
Record Book & Past Champions
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