Owatonna gymnastics flipping to victory
January 25, 2022
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Freshman Jozie Johnson executes a pike jump on the beam.
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The team cheers on junior Jayna Martin before she begins her floor routine.
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Sophomore Arianna Chavez lands her front handspring to front layout on floor.
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Freshman Jozie Johnson finishes her bar routine with a stuck layout full dismount.
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Sophomore Emma Johnson ready to complete her bar routine with a giant to layout dismount.
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Senior Janessa Moore runs down the vault runway ready to show off her tsuk.
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Freshman Jozie Johnson completes a back tuck on the four inch wide balance beam.
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The girls gymnastics team at OHS have had a successful season and continue to do well, placing first at all meets except the Faribault Invite on Jan. 8, 2021, coming in second to the Wayzata Trojans with a 2.40 point differential.
Thriving for more success, the team has been on top of their practices. Sophomore Emma Johnson said, “So far, the season has been going well. Our team is working hard.” Currently, the team’s top score for Varsity is 144.375 placing OHS first in the Big 9 conference and seventh in state.
All-around gymnasts, those who participate in all four events (bars, beam, floor and vault), Johnson and freshman Avery Roush, have been pushing themselves lately, doing well at their meets with each gymnast maintaining a 34.6 point average. Junior Kaitlyn Cobban has achieved a spot on the podium at every meet on beam with an average score of 8.994. There are still many meets to come and many records to be broken.
OHS Gymnastics Head Coach Evan Moe is very expectant for their upcoming meet. He said, “We have been practicing extensively and keeping our skills up to date.” The girls are hopeful for continuing their successful season. The next meet will be Thursday, Jan. 27, at Mankato K & G Gymnastics at 6:30p.m.
