MEMBERS OF THE MILBANK GYMNASTICS TEAM are pictured with their Sixth Place Trophy following the State Meet last weekend in Watertown, SD. Team members shown above are front row, left to right, Marley Pinkert, Nuria Rodriguez and Timbree Spors. Back row are Michele Benike (coach), Kelly Wollschlager (coach), Jada Leigh Wellnitz, Aria Prasnicki, Gemma Street, Hannah Brown, Mady Sletten, Macyn Dunnihoo, Raina Untalan, Amber Fraasch (coach) and Miranda Dunnihoo (coach). (Submitted photo.)
Milbank places sixth at State; Brown fourth on Vault
The Milbank Area Bulldogs competed at the State Gymnastics Meet at the Watertown Civic Area Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15. Team day was Friday and individual day was Saturday.
On team day, the team pulled through with a sixth place finish. After starting on bars, and beam having a rough start, the team finished strong with their second highest vault team score of 34.383 and their highest team floor score of the season of 35.917. The floor score was also the second highest of the meet behind Estelline-Hendricks with a 38.233.
Senior Hannah Brown and sophomore Madilyn Sletten of Ortonville High School are members of the Milbank Gymnastics team.
Scores for the bulldogs on team day:
Vault: Hannah Brown 8.967; Macyn Dunnihoo 8.733; Madilyn Sletten 8.4; Jada Leigh Wellnitz 8.283; and Gemma Street 8.15.
Bars: Brown 7.633; Wellnitz 7.567; Aria Prasnicki 7.5; Sletten 7.25; and Dunnihoo 6.633.
Beam: Brown 8.333; Marley Pinkert 7.9 (Personal best); Dunnihoo 7.683; Raina Untalan 6.933; and Street 6.9.
Floor: Dunnihoo 9.417 (Personal best); Brown 9.133; Untalan 8.75 (Personal best); Nuria Rodriquez 8.617; and Street 8.083.
All-Around: Brown 34.066; and Dunnihoo 32.466.
On Individual Day, Milbank had eight girls compete on at least one event. Medal winners were Macyn Dunnihoo on Floor taking eighth place and Hannah Brown on Vault taking fourth place.
Scores:
Vault: Brown 8.933 4th place; Dunnihoo 8.5, 23rd; Sletten 8.433, 25th; and Wellnitz 8.317, 30th.
Bars: Wellnitz 7.633, 29th; Prasnicki 7.45, 33rd; and Brown 7.333. 35th.
Beam: Brown 8.333, 16th; Dunnihoo 7.733, 30th; and Untalan 7.55, 33rd.
Floor: Dunnihoo 9.183, 8th; Brown 9.017, 13th; Rodriquez 8.7 (Personal Best), 19th; Untalan 8.533. 27th; Street 8.367, 32nd; and Wellnitz 8.217, 35th.
In All-Around, Hannah Brown scored a 33.6166 for 14th place.
