Badlands Gymnastics Results Starstruck Qualifier January 19

Badlands Gymnastics took their competitors on the road for the second time in 2019, competing at the Starstruck Qualifier in Mandan, ND on January 19. They had a great competition, coming home with one team trophy and a number of 1st place finishes.

Level 3 Team Results: 1st American Gold Gymnastics (Fargo) 112.350; 2nd Gymagic Gymnastics (Minot) 111.350; 3rd Badlands Gymnastics 111.20; 4th Bismarck Gymnastics Academy 110.550; 5trh Dakota Star 107.750; 6th Western Stars (Williston) 105.150; 7th Dickinson 102.150; 8th Eastern Montana (Circle) 50.900

Badlands raised their team score by an incredible 7 full points + to take the third place position among tough competition, including last year's Level 3 State Champion American Gold. Second year competitors Fallon Sampsel and Navy Barker stepped up for their best AA's of the year, contributing heavily to the team score increase. First year newcomers Skye Cutshall & Bayley Brooks also contributed to the team score. A 7 point increase in gymnastics would be like a basketball team increasing their output by 50 points!

Badlands Level 3 Top Ten Results:

For the second meet in a row, Badlands Amelia Wisness grabbed the 1st place All Around title, this time out of 69 competitors. She set a new Badlands All Around Score record at 37.550.

Amelia Wisness: 4th Bars 9.400; 1st Beam 9.350; 7th Floor 9.500; 1st All Around (AA) 37.550

Fallon Sampsel: 6th Vault 9.350; 7th Tie Beam 9.00; 9th Floor 9.450; 4th AA 36.00

Bayley Brooks: 2nd Vault 9.450

Navy Barker: 7th Tie Beam 9.000

Also competing for Badlands: Emree Wold, Mackenzie Goguen, Aurora Holt, and Lenora Arnold.

Level 4 Team Results: 1st American Gold 108.750; 2nd Gymagic Gymnastics 106.550; 3rd Bismarck Gymnastics 106.450; 4th Badlands Gymnastics Club 105.700; 5th Dickinson 101.950; 6th Eastern Montana 96.950; 7th Western Star Gymnastics 66.200; 7th Sidney Gymnastics Club 31.750

Getting closer! Badlands finished just outside of the trophy range, yet increased their team score by more than a point over the previous weekend.

Badlands Level 4 Top Ten Results:

49 Level 4 athletes were at the Starstruck. Badlands absolutely dominated the Balance Beam portion of the competition, with 3 out of the 4 top places on this event. Annabelle Coughlin had a great meet, bringing home first place finished on the Bars and the Beam, while narrowly missing the AA title at second place.

Annabelle Coughlin: 1st Bars 9.300; 1st Beam 9.350; 9th Floor 9.100 2nd AA 35.700

Addy Gendreau: 4th Bars 9.100; 4th Beam 9.000; 7th AA 34.800;

Kaitlyn Osborn: 3rd Beam 9.100;

Averi Riedel: 5th Vault 8.800

Also Competing: Hailey Getchell, Lyrik Olson

Level 5 Team Results: With two full teams (3 athletes) vying for the 1st place Team Award, Badlands came out second.

1st American Gold 103.025; 2nd Badlands 99.350 3rd Gymagic 69.600; 4th Dickinson 312.350

Badlands Level 5 Top Ten Results:

11 Level 5 athletes were at the Julie Ziegler

Age Group 9-11:

Eastyn Wold: 3rd Vault 8.825; 2nd Bars 7.950; 4th Beam 7.750; 3rd Floor 8.750; 3rd AA 33.275

Age Group 12-13

Emma Coughlin: 2nd Vault 9.100; 4th Bars 7.900; 4th Beam 7.950; 2nd Floor 8.450; 3rd AA 33.350

Caroline Dreffs: 5th Vault 8.125; 5th Bars 7.850; 1st Beam 8.800; 5th Floor 7.950; 5th AA 32.725

Badlands Level 6 Top Ten Results:

22 Athletes competed at Level 6

Avery Barker: Junior Division: 9th Vault 7.500; 8th Bars 7.750; 8th Beam 8.075; 6th Floor 8.650; 9th AA 31.975

Badlands Level 7 Top Ten Results:

11 Athletes competed at Level 7

Halle Opsal: 6th Vault 8.650; 7th Bars 8.525; 1st Balance Beam 9.150; 7th Floor 8.850; 3rd AA 35.175