Apple Valley TAGS Gymnasts Compete at 2 Area Invites

Teams of gymnasts from TAGS South in Apple Valley competed well at the Rising Star Invite and North Lights Classic, both held in March, in St. Paul and Minneapolis, respectively.

Rising Stars Invite

The Level 7 team from TAGS South competed at the Rising Stars Invite held March 17-18 at North St. Paul High School. The gymnasts scored a team total of 109.725 there.

The Level 7 team had many stellar performances, coach Mindy Kiff wrote. On the vault, Teagan Ramboldt of Eagan led the team in scoring with a 9.1. Taylor Thorberg of Farmington followed closely with an 8.9. Taylor Zoellner of Lakeville earned a third place finish in her age division with an 8.5.

The team had high scores on bars from Sarah Wilken of Eagan, leading the team with a 9.25. Thorberg earned herself a high score of 9.225 with her routine. Placing first in her age division with a 9.0 was Taylor Zoellner. Zoellner earned another first place finish on beam with a 9.1. Sarah Wilken and Kayla Brunner of Eagan both earned scores of 8.9. Lauren Casey of Eagan followed closely with an 8.775.

The team tumbled their way to success with Teagan Ramboldt’s huge score of 9.6. Taylor Thorberg earned an impressive 9.5 for her floor routine. Following closely was Abby Schwartz of Farmington earning a 9.475. Taylor Zoellner went on to earn another first place finish in her age division with a 9.35. Kelsey Dolejs and Lexie Johnson of Apple Valley both earned respectable scores on floor exercise. Dolejs earned a 9.15 and Johnson scored an 8.7.

Thorberg led the team in the all around with a 36.25. Zoellner took home another first place finish in her age division with a 35.95. Following closely was Lauren Casey with a 35.75.

Northern Lights Classic

The Level 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 girls teams from TAGS South competed at the Northern Lights Classic competition held March 9-11 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

It was the final meet of the season for the Level 4 Team. They earned a total score of 105.9.

The Level 7 team placed fourth with a high score of 109.5. The Level 9 team had an outstanding second-place finish with a team score of 108.350.

Level 4

There were a number of excellent individual performances by the Level 4 team. On the vault, the team’s top score came from Olivia Gore of Lakeville with a 9.3. There was a four-way tie with a 9.0 between Holly Bernardin of Rosemount, Olivia Fiedler of Lakeville, Ailey Kuehn of Eagan and Hannah Maccarone of Eagan. Ella Hillis of Lakeville and Madison Nguyen of Farmington both received a score of 8.9. Jaden Rivera of Lakeville earned an 8.8.

The team earned high scores on the bars, with Olivia Gore leading the event with an impressive score of 9.1. Keegan Messner of Rosemount followed closely with a 9.05. Ailey Kuehn swung her way to an 8.9.

Olivia Fiedler had the top score on beam with an 8.6. Ailey Kuehn and Brynn Hemphill of Lakeville both received an 8.0. Rounding out the top three was Olivia Gore with a 7.9.

On the floor exercise, Olivia Gore tumbled her way to the top again with a 9.15. Madison Nguyen followed closely with a score of 8.9. Finishing out the top three was Brynn Hemphill with a score of 8.6.

Top all around scores for the level 4’s came from Olivia Gore, with an impressive 35.45. Olivia Fiedler and Ailey Kuehn both finished out their meets with a 34.4. Madison Nguyen topped it off with a 34.15.

Level 7

The Level 7 Team had impressive performances and earned a fourth-place finish as a team.

Taylor Thorberg and Abby Schwartz, both of Farmington had superb vault performances both scoring a 9.35. Other top vault scores came from Lauren Casey of Eagan who scored a 9.15. Kelsey Dolejs of Apple Valley and Teagan Ramboldt of Eagan both earned an 8.95.

Sarah Wilken of Eagan led the team in scoring on the uneven bars with a 9.3. Thorberg also had a stellar performance on bars earning an 8.8. Taylor Zoellner of Lakeville had a great routine earning an 8.8 on the uneven bars.

Thorberg lead the team again on balance beam with a 9.175. Lauren Casey of Eagan showed great balance with an 8.9. Sarah Wilken went on to receive an 8.875. Kayla Brunner of Eagan wasn’t far behind with an 8.825.

The Level 7 team tumbled their way on the floor with high scores from Thorberg with a 9.475. Abby Schwartz posted a high score of 9.225. Both Lauren Casey and Taylor Zoellner both earned a score of 9.025. Lexie Johnson of Apple Valley performed very well on her floor routine and earned a 9.0.

Leading the team in the all around with an impressive total score of 36.8 was Taylor Thorberg.

Level 8

The Level 8 team saw the podium with Olivia Larson of Lakeville placing second on uneven bars with a 9.025. Larson received second place on floor with a 9.2 as well as another second place in the all around with a score of 36.375.

Shelby Neumann of Eagan earned an impressive score of an 8.9 on floor along with an explosive vault that earned her an 8.7.

Level 9

The Level 9 team had several phenomenal performances. Sophie Harris of Minnetonka showed that her vault was one to watch, earning a 9.5. Harris also placed third on the floor with a 9.325 and had a great all around score of 36.125. This performance earned her a third place finish.

Kalli Opsal of Farmington showed poise on the balance beam, earning a first place finish with a score of 9.25. Opsal swung her way to a third place finish on bars with an 8.9.

Devynn Saunders of Lakeville performed a memorable floor routine earning a second-place finish with a score of 9.6. Saunders also earned a second-place finish in the all around with a score of 36.275. Saunders represented the level 9 team in the event finals on the floor exercise earning an impressive sixth-place finish with a score of 9.25.

Level 10

The Level 10 team was represented by Caroline McCrady and Hannah Wilken both of Eagan. McCrady earned an 8.9 on the vault and a pair of 8.4’s on balance beam and floor exercise.

Wilken had a stellar balance beam performance for an impressive 9.175.

The next competition for TAGS South will be the Level 8-10 regional meet in Minneapolisthe weekend of April 20-22.

Information submitted by TAGS coach Mindy Kiff