Eastern Montana Gymnastics

Sixteen gymnasts from Eastern Montana Gymnastics competed in Fargo, North Dakota at the TNT Winter Challenge on January 27 and 29, 2023. Once again leading their teams were Lina Smith and Ila Lehner. Ila was first, out of 40 gymnasts, in the Bronze level for all-around and balance beam, and Lina was second on balance beam and third all-around, out of 71 gymnasts in the Gold level. Also in the Gold level with top 10 overall placings were Ava Hove, who was eighth on uneven bars, tied for fourth on balance beam and tied for fifth all-around, and Aspen Boje, who was seventh on balance beam. In Bronze, Allie Olson won floor out of all 40 gymnasts. In the Silver level, Peyton Cool had a 9.6 on uneven bars, which garnered her second place out of all 63 Silvers.

Since there were no age groups in Bronze, several other gymnasts had top 10 placings. Cora Hove was tied for sixth on balance beam, Emersyn Knuth was tied for fifth on uneven bars, Allie was tied for eighth on balance beam and tied for ninth on vault, and Paislee Hanson (in her first gymnastics meet) was tied for fifth on floor. In addition to her first places on balance beam and all-around, Ila was fourth on vault and tied for fifth on floor. At her first gymnastics meet, Mallory Meissner had a strong showing, placing tied for eleventh on vault, tied for twelfth on balance beam, tied for fourteenth on floor and eleventh all-around. The Bronze team placed second, and all six attending athletes' scores counted towards the team score (top three scores for each event), which demonstrates how crucial each athlete is when counting team scores. EMG's Bronze team had the highest floor score and was tied for the highest balance beam score, out of five teams.

In the Silver level, Peyton was first on uneven bars in her age group of 13 gymnasts, as well as tied for seventh on both balance beam and floor and sixth all-around. Macy Rau, in the same age group, was tied for sixth on vault, fifth on balance beam and third on floor. In the Child age group of 12 gymnasts, Jud Rehbein was sixth on vault, tied for third on uneven bars, first on balance beam, and fourth on floor and all-around.

There were nineteen gymnasts in the Child age group of Gold gymnasts Ava, Justine Massar, Aubrey Ziegler and Emma Hove. Ava was first on balance beam, second on vault, fourth on uneven bars, eighth on floor and tied for second all-around. Justine was tied for ninth on uneven bars, tied for eighth on balance beam, third on floor and sixth all-around. Emma hit the balance beam routine she's been working unbelievably hard at, and placed fourth. She was also seventh on vault and ninth all-around. Aubrey was tied for tenth on vault, tied for ninth on uneven bars and tenth all-around.

In the older age group of Golds, comprised of twenty gymnasts, EMG once again had some top placings. Lina was tied for first on vault, tied for second on uneven bars, second on balance beam, tied for fourth on floor and first all-around. Aspen was tied for seventh on vault, fourth on balance beam, and tied for tenth on floor and all-around. In her first meet as a Gold gymnast, Ali Gibbs was ninth on uneven bars and sixth on balance beam. The Gold team placed fourth out of seven, with their highest placing being the balance beam, where they were second.

EMG's next meets will be in the middle of February, with all team members traveling to Watford City, ND, followed by some Silvers and Golds visiting Minneapolis, MN for a meet.

Bronze Scores (Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor, All-Around):

Ila Lehner (Circle)-9.5, 9.175, 9.5, 9.35, 37.525

Allie Olson (Circle)-9.35, 8.85, 9.3, 9.575, 37.075

Mallory Meissner (Circle)-9.25, 8.95, 9.2, 9.025, 36.425

Cora Hove (Circle)-8.95, 9.1, 9.35, 8.725, 36.125

Paislee Hanson (Circle)-8.65, 8.725, 8.9, 9.35, 35.625

Emersyn Knuth (Circle)-7.9, 9.35, 8.8, 8.875, 34.925

Silver Scores (Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor, All-Around):

Peyton Cool (Glendive)-8.6, 9.6, 8.75, 8.55, 35.5

Jud Rehbein (Richey)-8.575, 9.0, 9.05, 8.675, 35.3

Macy Rau (Glendive)-8.75, 8.5, 8.9, 8.775, 34.925

Gold Scores (Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor, All-Around):

Lina Smith (Richey)-9.05, 9.1, 9.55, 9.25, 36.96

Ava Hove (Circle)-8.95, 9.2, 9.45, 9.05, 36.65

Justine Massar (Circle)-8.45, 8.925, 8.8, 9.35, 35.525

Emma Hove (Circle)-8.65, 8.75, 9.0, 8.95, 35.35

Aspen Boje (Glendive)-8.85, 7.85, 9.35, 9.025, 35.075

Aubrey Ziegler (Glendive)-8.5, 8.925, 8.7, 8.8, 34.925

Ali Gibbs (Circle)-8.55, 8.725, 9.2, 8.325, 34.8

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