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MARSHFIELD – Hanna Merkel won the uneven bars and the all-around, and Alexis Mushel earned first-place finishes in the vault and floor exercise as the Marshfield gymnastics team to a 129.35-121.825 victory in a Great Northern Conference Large Division dual meet Tuesday at Marshfield High School.
Mushel won the vault with a score of 8.85 and the floor with a score of 8.775, and Merkel earned the win in the uneven bars with a score of 8.25 for the Tigers.
Merkel also finished second in the balance beam (915) and the floor (8.625), and was fifth in the vault (8.55) to finish with a meet-best all-around score of 33.575.
Kim Backaus finished third in the vault (8.65) and the beam (7.7), Mushel was third in the bars (7.55) and Jensen third in the floor (8.45) as well for Marshfield.
Marshfield’s next meet is Jan. 26 at Mosinee.
Marshfield 129.35, Ashland 121.825
All-around: 1. Hanna Merkel (MAR) 33.575; 2. Catie McPherson (ASH) 32.575; 3. Ellie Jensen (MAR) 30.45; 4. Tessa McFarlane (ASH) 30.3; 5. Jaycee Erickson (ASH) 29.45; 6. Brianna Quaderer (ASH) 27.95.
Vault: 1. Alexis Mushel (MAR) 8.85; 2. McPherson (ASH) 8.75; 3. Kim Backaus (MAR) 8.65; 4. Sophie Nikolay (MAR) 8.6; 5. Merkel (MAR) 8.55; 7. Jensen (MAR) 8.45.
Uneven bars: 1. Merkel (MAR) 8.25; 2. Serenah Tippett (MAR) 7.65; 3. Mushel (MAR) 7.55; 4. McFarlane (ASH) 7.5; 5. Erickson (ASH) 7.45; 6. McPherson (ASH) and Jensen (MAR) 7.35; 10. Courtney Deering (MAR) 6.55.
Balance beam: 1. McPherson (ASH) 8.35; 2. Merkel (MAR) 8.15; 3. Backaus (MAR) 7.7; 4. Phoebe Hernandez (MAR) 7.35; 5. Jade Scholl (MAR) 7.15.
Floor exercise: 1. Mushel (MAR) 8.775; 2. Merkel (MAR) 8.625; 3. Jensen (MAR) 8.45; 4. McFarlane (ASH) 8.25; 5. Erickson (ASH) 8.2; 8. Nikolay (MAR) 7.7; 9. Hernandez (MAR) 7.6.