Class AA State Meet Gymnasts
Kiana Lord didn't seem to mind the pressure of her first state gymnastics meet.
The talented Tiger sophomore scored 9.40 for her balance beam routine and earned all-state honors with a sixth place finish at the Class AA State Gymnastics Championships held Saturday night, Feb. 26, at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.
Lord, who also qualified for the state finals in all-around, accumulated a personal best score of 36.675 to finish 19th in that category.
Nadia Lorencz, another Tiger sophomore, scored a top 10 finish at state, placing tenth in the vault competition with a 9.60 mark that broke her own school record.
Senior Terra Klima, who ranked sixth among uneven bars performers at state last season, registered a score of 8.55 in the event this year to finish 26th in the final rankings.
"Terra was struggling due to injuries," coach Lynn Bauman said, "but the positive was that she was able to return to state and have the amazing opportunity to compete with Minnesota's best high school gymnasts."
The state meet performances capped a stellar season for the Tigers who won the Austin and Farmington Invitational meets, placed second at the Section 1AA Championships, set a new team scoring mark and erased several school records in individual events.
"It was a long and very late meet for the girls and we are very proud of them," Bauman said of the state meet experience. "It was very rewarding to see three talented girls representing Farmington at the state tournament."
