1st in vault and floor exercise
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Northfield, the defending state Class AA champions and the top-ranked team in Minnesota, paid a visit to Farmington Thursday night and although the Raiders lived up to their billing, the local team held its own.
The unbeaten Raiders left town with a 149.225-138.625 win. The Tigers' point total was their second highest of the season.
"The girls are really starting to improve," Tiger coach Lynn Bauman said. "We were without one varsity member (Kathryn Beckett) due to sickness. We're looking forward to having a healthy team next week."
Nadia Lorencz had a big night against Northfield, winning the vault (9.65) and floor exercise (9.5) events. She also took fifth on the uneven bars (8.85) and her all-around total of 36.975 points placed second.
Kylie Wharton
5th on balance beam
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Kiana Lord scored fifth place finishes in vaulting (9.175) and floor (9.2) and also placed fifth in all-around with 34.575 points. Kylie Wharton earned fifth place points on the balance beam with a score of 9.05.
Northfield won the junior varsity competition 133.8-121.3. Racquel Beckett finished runner-up on beam and in floor exercise to pace Farmington.
The Tiger JV scored its highest team score of the season (125.80) Saturday at a four-team meet in Cottage Grove. Rachel Kiminski and Tori Sontag finished second and third respectively in vaulting and Gina Mercution took fifth in floor exercise to lead the Farmington effort.
The Tigers vauslt back into action Friday night, Feb. 3, when they host Chaska/Chanhassen at the District Service Center.
