Haugen earns two top-five individual finishes

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MOSINEE — The Marshfield gymnastics team set a new school scoring record with 131.7 points and finished third in the Large Division competition at the Great Northern Conference Gymnastics Meet on Saturday at Mosinee High School.

The Tigers broke the school mark for the third time this season, eclipsing the past mark by 1.1 points

“I’m really happy with our performance today,” Marshfield coach Allie Dryer said. “We had exceptional vault and floor. Our first three events had no major errors though we did still struggle on beam in the last round. We know we have room to improve coming into the sectional tournament.”

Sophomore Emma Haugen had the Tigers’ top two finishes, taking third in the floor exercise with a score of 8.925 and fourth in the vault with a score of 8.925.

Isabelle Jensen was fifth in the floor (8.6), Melanie Hafenbredl took seventh in the floor (8.575), and Brooke McGrath was seventh in the vault (8.775) for the Tigers.

Stevens Point won the team title with a score of 138.235 and tied Ashland for the overall conference championship.

Haugen ended up fifth in the all-around scoring with a 33.525.

Wisconsin Rapids’ Tia Dorhorst won the floor (9.075), uneven bars (9.6), vault (9.35), and the all-around title (36.625).

Marshfield will compete at the WIAA Division 1 sectionals Saturday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m.

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

2017 Great Northern Conference Gymnastics Meet

Large Division

Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 138.235; 2. Ashland 133.15; 3. Marshfield 131.7; 4. Antigo 130.175; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 126.4.

Final overall team standings (combined dual meet record and conference meet points): 1. Stevens Point and Ashland 14; 3. Marshfield 8; 4. Antigo 4; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 0.

Winners and Marshfield finishers

All-around: 1. Tia Dorshorst (WR) 36.625; 5. Emma Haugen (MAR) 33.525; 6. Isabelle Jensen (MAR) 33.2.

Floor exercise: 1. Dorshorst (WR) 9.075; 3. Haugen (MAR) 8.925; 5. Jensen (MAR) 8.6; 7. Melanie Hafenbredl (MAR) 8.575; 14. Brooke McGrath (MAR) 8.425; 16. Ally Bakke (MAR) 8.35.

Uneven bars: 1. Dorshorst (WR) 9.6; 11. Jensen (MAR) 7.825; 12. Macey Smith (MAR) 7.775; 14. Haugen (MAR) 7.75; 19. Hafenbredl (MAR) 7.4; 20. Bakke (MAR) 7.2.

Vault: 1. Dorshorst (WR) 9.35; 4. Haugen (MAR) 8.925; 7. McGrath (MAR) 8.775; 9. Jensen (MAR) and Smith (MAR) 8.7; 14. Makenna Gramza (MAR) 8.45.

Balance beam: 1. Lauren Woyak (SP) 9.1; 10. Jensen (MAR) 8.075; 13. Smith (MAR) and Haugen (MAR) 7.925; 23. Cierra Neufeld (MAR) 7.4; 24. Bailey Schmitt (MAR) 6.975.