Madison Gymnasts Qualify For State Championship

VIENNA, VA—The Madison High School gymnastics team finished the season on a promising note, finishing second in regionals and sending two girls to the VHSL State Championship in Leesburg this weekend.

Kelly Jackson qualified for the all-around event and Chloe Breedlove qualified for the floor event. It will be held Feb. 16-17.

The Madison Warhawks finished less than two points behind McLean High School, the defending champs, in Regionals Feb. 8 at Washington-Lee High School. Madison took second place in front of Yorktown High School, a strong contender. Jackson took second place in vault and uneven bars and third place in beam and all around, while Breedlove placed fourth in floor to qualify for states.

In January, the Warhawks won the Concorde District Title for the first time in three decades. Eight athletes qualified for the Northern Region D Championship, including Jackson, Breedlove and Eliza Loftus on all-around, Christie Noble on vault and beam, Casey Wilkinson on floor, Cammie Kolat on vault, beam and uneven bars, Carina Yano on uneven bars and Megan Ngu on floor.

This was the first year since 2011 Madison had gymnasts qualify for states and 30 years since the team advanced past district championships.

For more on what Madison athletes are achieving, visit www.warhawksports.org.

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First image of Kelly Jackson, all-around 1st, Chloe Breedlove 2nd and Eliza Loftus 3rd at the Concorde Gymnastics Championship. Photos Courtesy Madison Gymnastics