Marshfield gymnastics edges Ashland

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ASHLAND – Gracie Holland won all four events to take first in the all-around and lead the Marshfield gymnastics team to a narrow 131.425-128.775 win over Ashland in a Great Northern Conference dual on Thursday at Ashland High School.

Holland won the floor exercise with a score of 9.1, the balance beam with a 9.0, the vault with a 9.3 and uneven bars with an 8.9 to finish with an all-around score of 36.3 for the Tigers.

Jade Scholl earned a second-place finish in the balance beam with a score of 8.9, and Alexis Mushel tied for second in the vault with a score of 8.7 for Marshfield.

Marshfield is off until next Thursday, Jan. 16, when it hosts Stevens Point.

Varsity
Marshfield 131.425, Ashland 128.775
All-around:
1. Gracie Holland (MAR) 36.3; 2. Catie McPherson (ASH) 33.475; 3. Elaina Seeger (ASH) 33.35; 4. Abigail McPherson (ASH) 31.2; 5. Kamrin Peterson (ASH) 28.225.
Floor exercise: 1. Holland (MAR) 9.1; 2. A. McPherson (ASH) 8.75; 3. Seeger (ASH) 8.65; 4. Sophie Nikolay (MAR) 8.6; 5. Hanna Merkel (MAR) 8.2; 6. C. McPherson (ASH) and Alexis Mushel (MAR) 8.0; 8. Jade Scholl (MAR) 7.675.
Balance beam: 1. Holland (MAR) 9.0; 2. Scholl (MAR) 8.9; 3. C. McPherson (ASH) 8.875; 4. Seeger (ASH) 8.75; 5. Merkel (MAR) 7.6; 8. Vivian Nikolai (MAR) 5.925; 9. Ellie Jensen (MAR) 5.6.
Vault: 1. Holland (MAR) 9.3; 2. C. McPherson (ASH) and Mushel (MAR) 8.7; 4. Nikolay (MAR) and Avria Dugger (ASH) 8.6; 6. Scholl (MAR) and Phoebe Hernandez (MAR) 8.45.
Uneven bars: 1. Holland (MAR) 8.9; 2. C. McPherson (ASH) 7.9; 3. Seeger (ASH) 7.8; 4. A. McPherson (ASH) and Merkel (MAR) 7.5; 6. Nikolai (MAR) 7.375; 7. Jensen (MAR) 7.275; 8. Mushel (MAR) 7.175.
JV
Marshfield 116.05; Ashland 95.0.
All-around:
1. Kim Backaus (MAR) 28.7; 2. Makenna Zak (ASH) 25.15.
Balance beam: 1. Kyra Huff (MAR) 7.8; 2. Dugger (ASH) 7.7; 3. Hernandez (MAR) 7.6; 4. Backaus (MAR) 7.2; 5. Rainna Simone (MAR) 7.1; 6. Mushel (MAR) 6.65.
Uneven bars: 1. Courtney Deering (MAR) 6.55; 2. Annie Goldberg (MAR) 6.4; 4. Nikolay (MAR) 5.95; 5. Izzy Paape (MAR) 5.85; 6. Backaus (MAR) 5.5.
Floor exercise: 1. Jaycee Erickson (ASH) 7.7; 2. Backaus (MAR) 7.3; 5. Hernandez (MAR) 6.95; 6. Deering (MAR) and Paape (MAR) 6.9; 7. Sydney Ott (MAR) 6.5.
Vault: 1. Backaus (MAR) 8.7; 2. Ott (MAR) 8.4; 4. Merkel (MAR) 8.3; 6. Huff (MAR) 8.15; 7. Casey Franklan (MAR) 8.0.