(photos by Jim Lindquist)
The theme for the 2011 Tiger Invitational was appropriately "Jungle" and the Tigers ruled as kings.
Farmington scored first place finishes in all four individual events, won the all-around competition and registered 139.7 points in winning the four-team meet held Saturday, Jan. 15, at the District Service Center.
Austin finished a distant second at 133.2 followed by Minneapolis South 121.2 and Columbia Heights 102.7.
"It was a great day," Farmington coach Lynn Bauman said. "We tried many new skills and we had some falls doing so, but we have a lot more potential with those new skills.
"Our beam was a little shaky except for Kiana (Lord) who was sold for a win. Kathryn Beckett started to get her floor routine back together and that was also exciting."
Lord won the all-around title with 35.5 points that included the win on the beam (9.25); a runner-up finish in floor exercise (9.35); a third-place tie in vault (8.7) and a fourth place tie on the uneven bars (8.2).
There other Tigers placed in all-around: Kylie Wharton (2nd; 34.0); Nadia Lorencz (3rd; 33.9) and Tahra Eckert (5th; 33.25).
Individual champions (l to r)
Terra Klima (left), bars; Nadia Lorencz, vault; Kathryn Beckett (below), floor
Individual event winners included Lord on beam (9.25); Lorencz in vault (9.25); Terra Klima on bars (9.1) and Beckett on floor (9.4).
Other Tigers earning place points in the victory included Beckett and Eckert fifth (tie) in vault; Wharton second and Lorenz third on bars; Klima second and Wharton fifth on beam and Wharton fourth (tie) and Eckert fifth on floor.
The Tigers vault back into action Tuesday night, Jan. 18, with a home dual meet with Chaska/Chanhassen.
