State Gymnastics: Carmel awaits coronation
BY CHRIS WALKER Contributor February 17, 2012 10:42PM
Jacobs freshman Allison Riedel competes in the floor exercise Friday. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
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Updated: February 22, 2012 12:13PM
Technically, Carmel hasn’t won its third consecutive state girls gymnastics title yet, but the probability of it becoming official on Saturday is extremely high.
The Corsairs scored 150.925 points during Friday’s preliminaries in Palatine and have a significant cushion between themselves and second-place Stevenson — 150.925 to 148.925.
Senior Kristin Mirski led the way for the Corsairs, finishing second in the all-around competition with a 38.4 points.
“I’m actually really happy with the results,” Mirski said. “Of course there were little mistakes here and there, but we came out here confident with what we could do and I think we accomplished our goals.”
The Corsairs will have several chances to increase their team score during Saturday’s championship finals in individual events. Mirski advanced in all four events, Lauren Feely qualified in everything except the bars, while Sarah Cohen-Smith (vault), Anna Brandmeier (bars) and Jen Zeller (floor) also advanced to the finals.
Stevenson will have to rely on Ali Castriano to raise its score. The senior was fourth in the all-around with a 38.05 and qualified in all four events.
DeKalb/Sycamore Co-op senior Alyssa Lopez won the all-around crown with a score of 38.45.
Lopez advanced in all four events, scoring a 9.7 on the bars, 9.675 on the vault, 9.6 on the floor and 9.475 on the beam.
“This is icing on the cake to win this meet,” Lopez said.
Prairie Ridge Co-op is in third place with 148.05, followed by Fremd (146.475), Lake Forest (144.5), Lyons (144.475), Glenbard North (143.45) and New Trier (141.725).
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