By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STEVENS POINT — Marshfield senior Olivia Tierney will compete at the WIAA State Gymnastics Championships after finishing second in the floor exercise Saturday at the Division 1 sectional at Stevens Point Area Senior High.

Tierney placed in a three-way tie for second in the floor with a score of 9.25 to earn a spot at the state meet, which will be Saturday, March 7, at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School.

The top five finishers in each event and the top teams earned spots in the state meet.

Tierney placed seventh in the all-around with a score of 35.0, missing a state spot by 0.45 points.

Stevens Point and Gale-Etrick-Trempealeau earned the spots in the team state meet, which is Friday. Marshfield was fifth out of the eight teams at the sectional.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

2015 WIAA Division 1 Gymnastics Sectional

Feb. 28, at Stevens Point

(* denotes state meet qualifier)

Team scores: *1. Stevens Point 138.85; *2. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 138.275; 3. Eau Claire Memorial/North 135.35; 4. Hudson 133.525; 5. Marshfield 128.65; 6. Superior 121.7; 7. Wisconsin Rapids 113.8; 8. Chippewa Falls 106.65.

Balance beam: *1. Tia Dorshorst (WR) 9.2; *2. Miranda Severin (EC) 9.175; *3. Giselle Sziron (SUP) and *Jenny Drazkowski (GET) 9.0; *5. Kali Schierl (SP) 8.975; 9. Olivia Tierney (MAR) 8.65; 26. Megan Smith (MAR) 7.15; 29. Macey Smith (MAR) 6.95; 30. Isabelle Jensen (MAR) 6.675; 33. Audrey Horvath (MAR) 6.325.

Floor exercise: *1. Olivia Koehler (HUD) 9.4; *2. Tierney (MAR), Sziron (SUP) and Isabelle Kick (GET) 9.25; *5. Schierl (SP) 9.225; 23. Ma. Smith (MAR) 8.4; 25. Me. Smith (MAR) 8.325; 26. Emma Boson (MAR) 8.3; 28. Jensen (MAR) 8.025.

Uneven bars: *1. Dorshorst (WR) 9.075; *2. Koehler (HUD) 8.7; *3. Schierl (SP) 8.6; *4. Maddie Nelson (HUD) 8.575; *5. Sziron (SUP) 8.55; 9. Tierney (MAR) 8.2; 21. Me. Smith (MAR) 7.425; 23. Jensen (MAR) 7.375; 24. Boson (MAR) 7.35; 27. Ma. Smith (MAR) 7.2.

Vault: *1. Schierl (SP) 9.45; *2. Drazkowski (GET) 9.3; *3. Dorshorst (WR) and Kick (GET) 9.175; *5. Severin (EC) 9.075; 8. Tierney (MAR) 8.9; 16. Ma. Smith (MAR) and Me. Smith (MAR) 8.65; 24. Jensen (MAR) 8.4; 30. Boson (MAR) 8.1.

All-around: *1. Dorshorst (WR) 36.575; *2. Schierl (SP) 36.25; *3. Drazkowski (GET) 35.825; *4. Sziron (SUP) 35.7; *5. Koehler (HUD) 35.45; 7. Tierney (MAR) 35.0; 18. Me. Smith (MAR) 31.55; 19. Ma. Smith (MAR) 31.2; 20. Jensen (MAR) 30.475.