Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:38 PM PST

Here is a list of competitors and times for the 2011 state girls gymnastics meet Friday and Saturday at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion:

Class A

Team competition starts at 11 a.m. Friday; individual competition is 11 a.m. Saturday

Area teams competing include No. 2 Becker and and No. 3 Melrose

Area individuals competing include: Mikayla Dockendorf (Sartell, vault, floor, all-around); Hailey Brinkman (Melrose, bars, beam, floor, all-around); Jailyn Brinkman (Melrose, bars, beam, floor, all-around); Lydia Butkowski (Melrose, bars, floor); Maddie Bearson (Sartell, bars, beam, all-around); Autumn Robinson (Becker, vault, floor, beam, vault, all-around); Maria Zimmerman (Becker, bars, all-around); Paige Hardekopf (Becker, vault), Alyssa Fladebo (Becker, floor); Alyssa Haus (Becker, bars); Rachelle LeBlanc (Little Falls, floor).

Class 2A

Team competition starts a 6 p.m. Friday; individual competition is 6 p.m. Saturday

Teams competing include No. 6 St. Cloud Tech

Individuals competing include: Mariah Miller (Tech, bars, floor, vault, all-around); Paige Beuning (Tech, vault, beam, all-around); Chole Timm (Sauk Rapids, bars, floor, vault, beam, all-around); Sydney Schindler (Sauk Rapids, beam).

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Gymnastics: Schedule Set For Saturday's Class Championships

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:58 AM PST

The CIAC has released the schedule and qualifiers for Saturday's three class girls gymnastics championships at New Milford High:

CLASS L, 1 p.m.

In the field: Glastonbury, Southington, Conard-West Hartford, New Milford, Norwich Free Academy, Trumbull, Staples, Greenwich.

CLASS M, 5 p.m.

In the field: Woodstock Academy, Pomperaug-Southbury, Wilton, Hand-Madison, Darien, Farmington, Hall-West Hartford, Fairfield-Ludlowe

CLASS S, 9 a.m.

In the field: Valley Regional-Deep River, Killingly, RHAM-Hebron, Law-Milford, Stonington, Foran-Milford, Wethersfield, Oxford

Deutsch on her final stretch for ISU gymnastics

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:10 PM PST

"From what I've been told, I flipped out of the crib," said senior Hannah Deutsch.

Ever since she could remember, Deutsch has been competing in gymnastics, traveling across the country while improving her skills year by year.

Unfortunately for this senior, a 20-year career with gymnastics seems to be coming to a close as Deutsch finishes her last semester at Illinois State.

For Deutsch, growing up and practicing in the same gym as Olympians Carly Patterson and Nastia Liukin only made it seem right to pursue gymnastics.

She was quickly drafted out of high school and has become a successful college competitor ever since.

"We worked really hard to get her to come here," ISU head coach Robert Conkling said. "She was a high prospect coming out of high school, and she has done a great job living up to her expectations throughout these past four years."

For years, the Plano, Texas native has worked hard at becoming an all-around gymnast: someone capable of competing in all four events.

Yet, for Deutsch, two out of these four have gotten her far enough. In every meet she competes in both the balance beam and floor exercise.

Deutsch's gymnastics career at ISU includes reaching Regionals on the balance beam, representing team USA at the World Maccabiah Games in 2009, as well as being on the AFNI Athletics Honor Roll three years running.

For this senior, though, her most memorable moment occurred quite recently.

This last Friday, after being recognized on Senior Night, Deutsch performed in one of her best meets to date. She not only took first place in both the beam and floor, but scored a career-high of 9.925 on the beam.

"It's always been a goal of mine to hit a 9.9 on the beam," Deutsch noted. "And to hit it on Senior Night makes it that much better. It definitely ranks as one of my favorite meets."

This year the gymnastics team has been consistently hitting high scores, ranking them 37th in the nation. The 'Birds now sit only one seed out of reaching Regionals.

Yet, for Deutsch, this goal is now more important than ever as she heads into her final stretch of her gymnastics career.

Deutsch, a public relations major, understands that continuing her career in gymnastics means Olympics, which is not in her plan of study.

"Gymnastics isn't one of those sports that include many options after college," Deutsch said. "It's rare to even find gymnasts that stick with it throughout college, there's a constant strain on your body and a list of injuries that follow."

After graduation, Deutsch doesn't plan on retiring from gymnastics. She plans on making gymnastics part of her agenda even after graduation as a graduate student for the next two years at ISU.

"It's going to be tough not competing, and I know I'll miss that the most," Deutsch said. "Gymnastics isn't part of my career path, but that doesn't mean it won't still be a part of me."

As Deutsch continues to work on reaching her goals during her last semester at ISU, she understands that however it ends, she was able to tap her potential.

As an ISU student-athlete, her experiences alone will always be something she can hold onto.

For as long as gymnastics has been part of her life, Deutsch can walk away with a smile this spring, simply stating, "It's been fun."

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

“Area state prep gymnastics teams, competitors” plus 2 more

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